## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/01/2025 Period start date To 31/12/2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: CRAFT CIRCLE**
## **Charity registration number: 1199333**
## **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 advance the education of the public**
**in arts and crafts and to promote art by**
**building skills and interest in craft, in**
**particular but not exclusively the arts**
**and crafts of beading, papercraft and**
**sewing.**|
|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|**Craft Circle encourages people to try**
**craft – to learn new skills, build social**
**bonds across their community, and for**
**positive mental health. We make crafting**
**accessible through affordable supplies,**
**education and outreach with charities**
**and community groups. We reduce**
**waste by encouraging sharing and re-**
**purposing of craft supplies. And we**
**inspire people across the UK to be**
**creative and try something new.**|
|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 followed the guidance**
**on public benefit.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment
Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **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|**Strategy and workshop schedule have**
**been agreed for the next 12 months.**
**Social media outreach and email**
**marketing list are both growing**
**organically. New people added after**
**every event, which shows our growing**
**reach. Regular emails to this group**
**maintain a strong connection with our**
**supporters.**
**New online crafting tutorials have been**
**created and promoted on social media.**
**These now exist across jewellery,**
**quilting, sewing, and general crafting.**
**We will continue to add to these**
**categories over time. A new website has**
**been completed to make it easier to get**
**these tutorials out to the public.**
**Donations of craft materials are coming**
**in, and processes have been improved**
**on sorting them for reuse. We have**
**created a new storage system for these**
**materials to keep them organised and**
**protected.**
**Our in-person workshops have been a**
**great way to reach new people and get**
**them to try something new. Feedback**
**has been excellent, and booking**
**administration is running smoothly. We**
**regularly get 5 star reviews for these**
**workshops, along with repeat bookings.**
**We have also put a system in place to**
**review recent workshops at each board**
**meeting to refine and improve for the**
**future.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against
Para 1.41
|objectives set|||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|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|**2025 Operating Income - £1,669.56**
**2025 Operating Expense - £1,211.45**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Balance on hand of £878.48 at 31**
**December 2025, will be held in reserve**
**for 2026 expenses for workshops and**
**storage of donated supplies.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£878.48**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**No concerns. We are confident that**
**interest is strong in workshops and**
**tutorials for 2026.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Foundation Model Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO - Charitable Incorporated**
**Organisation**|
|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|**Board of trustees is stable at current**
**level.**
**Any applicants for future positions will**
**be reviewed by the current board, based**
**on experience, skills needed and**
**expected contribution.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|CRAFT CIRCLE|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1199333|
|Charity’s principal address|17 Coleshill Place
Bradwell Common
Milton Keynes
MK13 8DG
United Kingdom|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Tanya Butler|Chairman|||
||Sheena Burrus|Treasurer|May2024 onwards||
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||Emma Hanby||||
||Sue Lee-Delisle||May2024 onwards||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name (none)**
## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for N/A 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
## **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)** Tanya Butler (signed electronically) **Full name(s)** TANYA BUTLER **Position (eg Secretary,** Chairman **Chair, etc) Date** 11 March 2026