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| Section A | Reference and administration details |
Charity name Toy Hub Other names charity is known by None Registered charity number (if any) 1198216 Charity's principal address 9 Gaveston Drive Berkhamsted Herts Postcode HP4 1JF
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Rebecca Young 2 Lisa Hardy 3 Rebecca Mitchell 4 Charlotte Simmons 02/04/23 – 29/06/23 5 Louise Barron 02/04/23 – 29/06/23 6 Rachel Francis Appointed 29/06/23
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year none
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
CIO
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Trustee selection methods
Appointed by a resolution
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures
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adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational
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trustees’ consideration of
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major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
For the public benefit, the relief of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage in the Berkhamsted and Tring area of the UK for the parents and guardians affected by financial hardship before Christmas, by providing free Christmas presents for their children.
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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Toy Hub provides relief to parents and guardians affected by hardship (for the reasons mentioned above) by providing free ready-to-wrap Christmas presents for their children. Toy Hub relies on donations of new and like new toys/gifts (suitable for 0 – 18 year olds) from members of the public. We set up donation points where these can be dropped off. We then check, sort and clean every donation received thus ensuring they are of suitable quality. Once all donations have been checked and donation points close we then begin to pack these donations into bags for every child. We aim to provide, (dependant on donations received), a bag of gifts that meets each child’s individual interests. The bags are double checked and are then ready to deliver to the parent/carer who we are providing support to. We aim to have all bags delivered around the first week of December. The charity uses financial donations to purchase additional items where we are lacking in donations. Financial donations are also used to purchase wrapping paper, chocolates, sellotape and essential toiletries. When cleaned and checked, a bag of toys/gifts is made up for each child and these are distributed to families hit by financial hardship in time for Christmas.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
● policy programme related investment;
● contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
During 2025 we received applications for support of 691 children living locally. Sadly this was an increase of 50+ applications in comparison to 2024.
Thanks again to a huge amount of physical donations we received from the public and the financial donations that we also received, we managed to provide bags of gifts for all 691 children. Each bag included 1 x brand new gift, 2 x like new gifts, chocolate coins, a roll of wrapping paper and Sellotape, a book, puzzle or board game, stocking fillers, a soft toy and a toothbrush and toothpaste. The list slightly varied for children aged 11 and over, toys are not as appropriate for this age group. Once we had finished providing support to our parents/carers, we were again fortunate enough to have surplus donations of like-new toys/gifts left over. We were delighted that we able to donate these items to other local organisations who would hugely benefit.
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Section E Financial review
Toy Hub now holds a reserves account.
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
● how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
● investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) R Young
Full name(s) Rebecca Young
Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair
Date 23/07/2026
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