Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Pericxl start date
PericK1 end date
fear
January 2023
Year
2024
From
January
Section A
Reference and administration details
Charity n•ne
The Just Love Project
Other names charity is known by
Rogistered charity number (rf any)
1197367
Charlty's prlnclpal address
45. St. Ive's Road, Leadgate,
Consett.
Co. Durham
Postcodo
DH87PZ
Nam•s of tha charity Irusts•4 who manage the ¢harfty
Tru•t•• nam•
Chllc• ¢11 *ry)
Nam of pernon {or body) •ntitl•d
Int tru•tso
Ifan
Mrs. Jean Huntley
Ms. Heather
Thompson
Ms. Joanna
Hopper
Mrs. Elizabeth
Pratt
Mrs Fiona Nichol
Mr Michael Twiss
Mrs Judrth Twiss
Chalr
3111 December 2022
21* July 2022 - resuned
8th November 2023
318t December 2022
Treasurer
31•1 December 2022
3181 D8cember 2022
4th October 2023
4th October 2023
Secretary
FurKling officer
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Names of the trustses for tha charity. rf any. (for 0￿Mple. •ny custodian trustees)
Name
Dates acted If not for whole
Nam98 and addres￿$ of advisors (Omional Snfornmtion)
of advlser
Nam•
Addr088
Iloyds
Bank
Name of chief executive or names of Mnlor staff members (Opoonal Inforniatlon)
Section B
Structure,
overnance and mana
ement
Description of tho charlty's ITu8ts
Constrtution
Type of governing document
How the charity 18 constiiuted
cio
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by board of existtng trustees
Additional gov•rnanco IMue8 (Optlonal InforM￿On)
The polkles and procodurns we follow indude our :. GuKlelines for
conducting Meetings; Trustees Code of CorKlud', Guidelines on roles and
responsibilrties) Chair. Secretary, Treasurer)., Financial policy and
Financial rules and guidelines,. Dats protection Policy and Procedure;
Safeguarding Policy. Equaltties and Opportunities Policy and our
overarching governing Constrtution.
You may choose to include
additional information, wh8re
relevant, about..
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees.,
the charty's organisational
structure and any wider
ne￿Ork wrth which the charty
works.,
• relationship with any related
parties.,
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
We have adopted a rigorous checks and measures system of
accounting for all monies. packs of hygiene and sanitary items and
products donated.
To clearly demonstrate our commrtment to the Code of Fundraising
Practice, from the start of the new year we register&J wth the Funding
Regulator.
Organisational Structures:. Though we have adopted the
Iraditional structures and key roks and responsibilities for the
conduct of our meetings, we embrace a collegiate approach
her with a shared set of values vthere each of us has the

and procedures to manage
them.
necessary training and materials availab￿ to enable each to fulfil
anotherfs role. We have a strong team of volunteers to support our
endeavours.
Neiworking:"
We ddNer our packs via local foodbanks, schools, churches and
voluntary organisations and have worked Glosely wtih our local
Area Partnership team, whose guidan￿ and 8xp8rtise have
proven invaluable. We have also enlisted the support of the County
Cabinet Member for Social Inclusion and he has ensured that the
issue of hygiene Foverty is being closely considered. Close
working relationship with Foodbanks , other Gharities, schools and
college, churches and c(xnmunty groups.
Major Rlsk•:.
our major risk would be the project having to close through lack of
funding
RepuLqtional damage
Operational premises {access drfficulties)
Injury risk to volunteers {pad(ed prod￿t8 weight) -packing and
delpiery
Section C
Ob'ectives and activities
To relieve people living in Durham and the surrounding area who are in
need by reason of their age, ill healih, financkgl hardship or social
circumstances in such ways as the trustees shall think fit.
Summary of the objects of th•
charlty ￿t out In Its
govemlng document

From the outset ￿ decKled that our focus should be centred around the
provision of Fersonal. family and household hygiene and sanitary
products to people in need.
Aims I:.
To distribute our 8 categories of sanitary care and hy8iene
packs targeting people in need across all age groups:_ through
food banks. schools. churches and voluntary sector organisations
in order to:.
To make thanges to enable people to start to access their Ilfe
chances
To improve the sense of isolation in people emerging from
lockdowns due to a major epidemlc;
To allevlate poverty amongst those m05t in need;
To Improve physical and mental ill health though Improving the
sense of well-bein& self-esteem:
Reduction of demands on social, welfare and psychological
healthcare services;
To improve the purchasing power of individuals and famllles In
receipt of our packs enabllng choice In food purchases etc;
In the plannlng and compllatlon of our patks we have kept In mlnd the
Charlty Commlsslorfs 8uldance on publlc beneflt.
In the first year of operdtFon of our Charity we received funding to enhance
our visibility and to conduct two pilot projetts which provided valuable leamlng
experiences. Feedback indicated that users found our packs hlghly beneficial,
particularly durln8 the on80in8 Cost -of -living crisis.
Savlngs we made from efficlent purchase5 were all reinvested into the projects
I community. enhand￿ our Impact across multiple food banks, a college and
schools. We ended the year on a high note. having been successful In achlevlng
funding from our A.A.P to pr¢)vide our hy8•ene pack5 for local food bank5 and
communlty 8roups.
Throughout the first year of operation we had been storing our products and
operating from a range of venues. hirlng a hall for the major packs. Given the
extent of the work involved in delivering even one major project it was clear
that V￿ needed a more pemianent base. Having appmached Countless
property holders in the area with little 5ucce55 we were delighted when our
local CIU commlttee offered us the use of one of their rooms. free until we had
"found our feef
Havlng the space enabled us to have groups of coifege students and staff
en8a8ed in packing our bags to 8ive to their colle8e for distribution.
Having this facility enabled us to apply for more fundin8 and widen our area of
operation as well as hold ever*ts like our"Elvis Nighf to raise funding ourselves
Our successful appltcatKin to Durham Community Foundation meant that we
could supply household , famlly, male and female packs to schools as well as
foodbanks in a wider area. A further project in Durham Dales through Believe
Housing allowed us to supply different foodbank5 from those we supplied In
our earlier proiert there.
Feedback has attested to a great need for our pack5 across our communities.
Continuous consuttation and paying attention to feedback and reports on the
Summary oltho maln
activitles undertaken for th•
publlc beneflt In relatlon to
these objects {in¢lude withln
this Soction the statutory
declaratlon that trustees hav•
had rogard to the guidanc•
18sued by the Charlty
Commlsslon on publ1¢
bamflt

undertying issues underpins the progress and developments we have made to
our processes and procedures to date
As knowledge of our work has spread. we have received more individual
donations.
We hit a major problem with our operating premise5 in August. The CIU club
Was closed due to arcumstsnces entirely beyond our control. We managed,
through working with another local charity. to develop a project with our
secondary academy to move oll our stock to premises on a local business park,
where staff from the school and two year 11 dasses packed 440 bags allowin8
us to fulfil commitments to funders.
Across the range of projects. we have undertaken thls year we have been able
to supp)rt 1209 household5 and 5805individuals through givlng out 463
Female. 506 male. 512 Family and 697household packs.
Slgnlficantly, our savings made. through our ability to access products from a
charity outlet. has allowed us to make and dlstrlbute 699 extra packs. since we
plough back all savings and benefits into the projett. This in turn has brought
fflo￿ benefrt to our local economy through increasing the spendlng capacity of
Indlvlduals and families,
Addltlonal detalls of obJo¢llves and actlvftles (Optlonal Inforn)atlon)
All trustees gNe their time voluntarily and rece5ve no remuneration or
other benefits.
INe are extremely grateful to our team of volunteers for their hours of
dedicated work" packing. transferring stock, stock keeping, delivenng
across our area, helping with fund raising and more.
You may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant. about..
We would also like to thank our local community for supporting us
through drop boxes, and all of those venues who hav6 given and those
who offered us spaces to worf< from - freeing up our dining tables and
policy on grantmakir¥J;
policy programme related
investment.,
contribution made by
volunteers.
Many thanks to all individuals who have given us donations to further our
A special thanks to Le*e CIU arKS their committee for giving us
storage and packing Spa￿ free, a pla￿ to gather all of our stock and
resour￿$ together and make packing more viable and a more pleasant
experien￿ than having to cart materials from venue to venue across the
town.

Section D
Achievements and performance
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charity
during the year
Voluntsersl team building
The key changes this year t￿ught for us was having an operational
base. This has enabEed us to develop a wider group of volunteers with a
stable meeting place; to maintain a healthy stock rotation, as well as
allowing the facilty to pack and store a good number of packs at a time
thus ensuring a rats'onal feedthrough of packs to the users across the
projects taken on bc
As a small tharty, even having an area to take a break for five minutes
has been a bonus as well as having space to dwlay the on -going
project requirements and achievements has been most beneficial in
being able to keep all the volunteers ab￿ast with the work in progress
and developing a team spirit. This in tum has seen the development of
fnendships and Meet ups to develop other events to ben8frt the charity as
y￿11 as the whler communty fvrther.
Broadenlng Reach
Vle have been able to broaden the area of reach of the charity supplying
to a wider range of foo&banks, sthools and community groups than in
our previous year.
Incr•aslng Number of Succo8sful Bld•
Enhancing the Team of trustees to includ8 a FurKling Officer has
increased the number of successful projects achieving funding
The addrtional number of proie(ts has substantially increased the number
of indivKluals and households we have been able to help as well as
bringing more benefft to the economy of our area.
We have been atAe to ervJage more young people in the 'd81ivery' of the
charty through eThJaging them in the packing woces8.

Section E
Financial review
Currenty . none
Brief statement of the
charitys policy on reserves
Detsil$ of any funds materialty
In deficit
Not applicable
Further financlal rnvlew datalls (Optional inf0m￿tiOn>
Prfncipal Sources of Funding:_
You may choose to indude
additional information, where
relevant about..
the charity'$ principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);
how expenditure has
Supported the key obj8Ctive8
of th8 charity"
inve8trnent policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
AAP Derwont Valley Parlnershlp Vle've Got You Projecr
Elvls Nlght (June 23) a furKling event CIU dub
Durham Communlty Foundatlon July .23 Stanley Schools and
foodbanks)
Te8co BI￿ Tokons August .23 :_ support for project working
Consett Academy studwts d&lNering bags across community
Genesls Oct 23 Bags for young people
rroo donatlon from a fuThJrai8ing event from another group
Indfvldual donallon:. £20 per month { paying for PLI insurance)
FIl￿d9 Across Borders :. £184 d)arity event and
Individual donation:. £3CM)
( paying towards Household ,family , male, and female bags for college
students and communty group)
Le Café :. Leadgate Arts and Craft Group :. £100 donation from craft
fair held in CIU club
Salvation Amiy and other drop boxes

Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
Tho d•Glaro that th•y have approvod tha trusto0s' report above.
Slgn•d on bthalf of th• tharftys truBIo08
Slgn•tsr•(s)
Full n•M(s)
Posftlon (eg Sxr•tsry.
Chalr. et¢)
Jean Hun
naH
Chair
Tr888urer
30 |8190w.
TAR
Mard) 2012

CHARITY COMM155ION
FOR ENGLANO AND WAiES
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