## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 23.02.22 Period start date To 28.02.23 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Safempowerment**
## **Charity registration number: 119028**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To act as a resource for young people
up to the age of 20 living in Dorset
and the surrounding area by
providing advice and assistance and
organising programmes of physical,
educational and other activities,
including in the topics of mental
health, relationships, substance abuse
and personal safety, as a means of: a.
Advancing in life and helping young
people by developing their skills,
capacities and capabilities to enable
them to participate in society as
independent, mature and responsible
individuals|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The main activities of the charity are workshops
held in school for students aged 11-18 and
mentoring sessions within and out of school for
young people aged 8-18
Key projects have included assemblies in
schools and speeches on knife crime and
gangs|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the
Charity Commissionʼs guidance on
public beneft when planning all
events and determining how best to
utilise funds raised|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Safempowerment would not survive if it
were not for the generosity of grants.
Schools no longer have spare funding so
without grants being obtained the young
people would not have the educational
benefit we are offering|
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|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
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|Contribution made by
Volunteers||We work alongside Bournemouth
University students and we would not be
able to run our workshops without them.
Our work is run in pairs with a retired police
officer and a volunteer taking each session|
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|With the grant money we were able to
speak to over 5000 students in our
workshops. Through these workshops we
have opened up awkward conversations
such as sexual assault, sexting etc. We
have had approx. 50 students stay behind
to speak 1 to 1 with one of the retired
officers to ask for advice and guidance as
they themselves have been victims of
crime of a “friend” has.
We had one boy who was upset after a
session and when asked why, he said “I
didn’t realise that my actions have been
scaring girls”.
I myself heard a boy ask his girlfriend after
a session on harassment if “the amount of
times I text you a day is ok with her”.
Our mentoring programme has increased
ten fold due to grant money and I am
hoping this avenue of work will increase
over time as many of our young people
sadly don’t have an adult to look up too.
We have acted as appropriate adults in the
police station this year when some of our
younger people have got into trouble. We
see this as an honour as the bond of trust
is clearly there for them to ask us this.|
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
Whilst no formal objectives are set for
any given period, the Trustees are
constantly striving to increase the
amounts that are raised through
fundraising and grants to enable us to
reach more vulnerable young peoplel
on a year-by-year basis and that was
achievedthis year|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
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|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of this period there is £10374 in
the charity account|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Not applicable as we are such a small
charity with no assets|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|not applicable|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|we are a small charity with no assets|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|none|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No concerns whatsoever. We are in
demand no more than ever|
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Grants and our own fundraising (golf day,
cake sale etc)|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|none|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Our main principal risk in not being able to
raise grant money. In this cost of living
crisis there is less money around. As a
small local charity we are limited to the
grants we can apply for|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO foundation structure dated 2022
Whose only voting members are its trustee|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|The CIO shall have a Board of
Trustees comprising at least 3
persons. 19. (a) regard to the skills,
knowledge and experience needed for
the efective administration of the
CIO. (b) The Trustees may, by and
from their number and from time to
time, elect such ofcers (chair,
secretary,treasurer) asthey seeft.|
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
. Each new Trustee must receive, on
or before his or her frst appointment:
7 (a) a copy of the current version of
this constitution; and (b) a copy of the
CIO's latest Trustees' annual report
and statementofaccounts.|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|N/A|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|none|
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Safempowerment|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1198028|
|Charity’s principal address|12 Coombe Gardens
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH10 5AG|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Janice Scott||Wholeyear||
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||Jane Chappell||Wholeyear||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name** Sharon Ellis-Gillard
## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets none held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
As retired police officers working from our home address we request any documentation does not show our home address due to safety
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Janice Scott
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date**