CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 0110412024 Period ond date Period start date To 3110312025 Charity name: WEST BERKSHIRE DRAUGHTBUSTERS Charity rngi8tratlon number. 1200506 Objectives and Activities Surnmary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document Pa¥a 1.17 For the public benefit, the relief of those in need by reason of financial hardship, in West Berkshire and the surrounding area. by means of but not exdusively. providing practical help indudiNJ home insulation and draught-proofing, support and infomiation in orderto help people to stay wam and reduce their ener bills. The ¢harity Fxovide services to anyone with a serious heah condition,. who meets vulnerabilty criteria e.g. recently homeless., or is daiming social security benefits. Clients may be referred by organisatior in¢luding the local authority, Cttizens Advice Bureau. By providing energy saving advi and helping to install insulation and draughtproofing in ctients homes the Charity will help to reduce clients, energy costs and make their homes more comfortable. Summary of the main a¢tivitie$ in relation to those putposes for the putAic benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identthed in the accounts. Par8 1.17 and 1 19 Statement confinning whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para1.18 The Trustees operate the charity with due regard for the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. Additional infomiation (optional) You ma choose to indude further statements where relevant aty)ut'. SORP rfeffjn¢e The Charity does not make grants Para 1.38 Policy on grant making The Chartty does not make social investments Para 1.38
PoliGy on social investrnent including program related investment I serVIS to dients are provided by unpaid volunteers who visrt ¢lients homes in pairs P*a 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other Achievements and Perfonnance SORP referenct Dunng this reporting period, the main activrty of the Charity was in making vists to dients in Newbury and Thatcham to address their draughtproofing needs. Summary of the main achievements of the charty. identifying the drfferen¢e the charity's work has made to the circurnstances of its beneficiaries and any wider beneffts to SOetY as whole. Para 120 Additional inft>rmation (optional) You ma hoose to indude further statements where revant about: Achievements against objectives set Pa¥a 1.41 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set Investment performance against obj'ectives Para 1.41
Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Pwa 1.21 During the period the charity incurred expenditure on draughtproofing materials and on awareness raising about its seprfices via a web site, Facebook adverkn'sing. and flyer5. The inrtial grants received in 2022 remain sufficient to fund activrties until at least 2025. l available funds will be held in a ¢urrent a¢¢ount. Trustees intend to hold reserves of at least £1,(X)O in order to respond to any sudden demand for its Servi8. £1000 nla Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held Para 1.22 Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund malerially in defi¢it Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity conlinu1ng as a going concern Para 1.22 Parn 1.22 Para 1.24 Para 123 Twstees are Gonfident that the Charty has the finanGial resources to meet demand fc rts services for the foreseeable future. Additsonal infomiation (optional) You ma hoose to include further statements wpere relevant about: The Gharity's wincapal souros of furKls (including any fundraising) Pqva 1.47 Investment policy arKI objectives includirtrj any social investment policy adopted Para 146 Despite extensive advertising of the tharity's servIs, demand has been less than anticipated, as a fesurt of which the Trustees are considering how the charity should operate in future A description of principal risks facing the tharity Para l 46 OtPEr
Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's Irusts= Type of goveming document Ilrust deed. ro al charter How is th8 charity constttuted? le.g unincorporated association, CEO Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entit to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 The Charity is governed by a Deed dated 2VAu ust 2022 The Charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation {Foundation Structure) P•rn 1.25 P•ra 1.25 Every charity trustee musl be a natural person. No individual may be appoirrted as a charity trustee of the CIO: rf he or she is underthe age of 16 years; or rf he or she is disqualrfied from acting as a charity trustee by virtue of se(*ions 17&180 of the Charities Act 2011 (or any statutory re- enactment or modification of that provision). At least one of the charity trustees of the CIO must b8 18 years of age or over. If there is no charity trustee aged at least 18 year the remaining tharity trustees may onty act to call a meeting of tharity twstees, ora int a new cha trustee Addlllonal Infomiatloft {optlonal) You ma choose to indude further statements where relevant about.. Policies and procedu adopted for the induction and training of trustees Parn 1.51 The charity's organisational structure and any wider netsvork wrth which the charity woths Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties ra 1.51 Other Reference and Administrative details
Char name Other name the chari uses Re istered chari number Charity's principal address West Berkshi Drau htbusters 1200506 1 GRASSMEAD THATCHAM Berkshire RG194FP
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets held in this capacty Name and 0tr4.ects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity's objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's own assets Additional infomiatlon (optional) Names and addresses of adviser51Optional inforniation) Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executlve or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiati¢>n) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for nondisdosure of ke rsonnel details Other o tional information
Names of the Charity trustees who manage the charity Date¥ a¢t•d rfnot forTNoho]• Trustse nam• Office (If any Nam• of person lor body) entitled nt trustee ifan Steve Ardagh- Walter David Marson Chaian Trustee Kenneth Neal Trustee lan Young Trustee 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Dlr•ctor n•n rtwasa ved Name of trustees holding trtle to woperty belonging to the charty Tnmtee name D•tss a¢tsd Ifnot forv•*
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