Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01.12.2023 To 30.11.2024
Charity name: Honour Thy Woman Group
Charity registration number: 1201016
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | TO PRESERVE & PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH AND RELIEVE SUFFERING FACED BY WOMEN, THOSE WHO IDENTIFY AS WOMEN, CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED, OR ARE EXPERIENCING DOMESTIC VIOLENCE ABUSE BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, SUPPORT, HOUSEHOLD & PERSONAL ITEMS, INCLUDING IN ASSOCIATION WITH STATUTORY, VOLUNTARY & OTHER ORGANISATIONS & IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW IS OR MAY BE DEEMED BY LAW AS CHARITABLE |
| 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 |
Every client is unique, and we always put your needs first. We encourage you to take an active role in planning your own support and making decisions along the way. Our Peer Support follows a person-centred approach, ensuring that the help you receive is tailored to your individual goals and aspirations. By using motivation and coaching skills, we aim to empower you to reach the outcomes you desire. • 1-2-1 Support – Building Confidence & Resilience • 1 to 1 Gateway Programme – Domestic Abuse Recovery • Remote Advocacy • Emotional Wellbeing • Mental Wellbeing • Bespoke Support within our Family Unit Approach Programme |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Honour Thy Woman Group’s Charity trustees must ‘have regard’ to the commission's public benefit guidance ‘when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Honour Thy Woman Group is entirely volunteer run |
| Other |
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Honour Thy Woman Group has successfully introduced 4 new programmes to our services. We have also included drop in session for women to join coffee mornings and theme talks to empower them and reduce isolation. We have developed our organisation to support the family unit as an extended service. We now support those 7 – 17 within families. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 |
|---|---|
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
|---|---|---|
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Accounts are as submitted |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Reserves aren’t held |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | 0 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | Funding is all restricted. We have a policy of £6,000 if opportunitydevelops. |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | Honour Thy Woman Group does not incur financial liabilities and so should not find itself in deficit |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | None |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: | |
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Grants & Donations, Corporate funding |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | N/A |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | N/A |
| 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 | Constitution |
| 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 | Election |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | |
| 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 | Honour Thy Woman Group |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | HTWG |
| Registered charity number | 1201016 |
| Charity’s principal address | 53 Watermint Drive Tuffley, Gloucester GL4 0SZ |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keasha Kellam | Unit 4, Pyart Ct, Coleford, GL16 8RG |
8thMarch 2022 | ||
| Samantha Francis | Unit 4, Pyart Ct, Coleford, GL16 8RG |
8thMarch 2022 | ||
| Zariq Rosita Hanif | Unit 4, Pyart Ct, Coleford, GL16 8RG |
8thMarch 2022 | ||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
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 held in this capacity
Name and objects 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 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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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|---|---|---|
| Keasha Kellam | ||
Chair |
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| 31.07.2025 | ||
| 31.07.2025 |
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Charity Name No (if any)
Honour Thy Woman Group 1201016
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/12/2023 30/11/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Event Receipts - - - - 16
Grants and Donations - 22,245 - 22,245 2,757
Community Investment Fund - 10,500 - 10,500 10,610
OPCC Fund - 10,000 - 10,000 60,000
Allen Lane Rent Fund - 5,000 - 5,000 -
Fundrasing - 4,000 - 4,000 -
Womans Aid Federation 13,100 - 13,100
- - - -
Sub total - 64,845 - 64,845 73,383
A2 Asset and investment sales,
etc. - - - - -
Total receipts - 64,845 - 64,845 73,383
A3 Payments
Event Expenses
9 - 9 197
Client Welfare Expenses
6,722 - 6,722 9,562
Publicity and Advertising
2,005 - 2,005 9,138
Premises Costs
11,987 - 11,987 3,778
Operational Costs including Administrative
& Client Support Expenses 24,636 - 24,636 28,823
Repairs and Maintence for Rental Unit
1,195 - 1,195 -
OPCC Expenses
- - 2,909
Community Investments Expenses
- - 612
Training Costs
6,415 - 6,415 8,632
Travel Costs
1,466 - 1,466 1,628
Office and Administration
6,848 - 6,848 10,554
Sub total - 61,283 - 61,283 75,833
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, etc. - - - - -
Total payments - 61,283 - 61,283 75,833
Net of receipts/(payments) - 3,562 - 3,562 - 2,450
A5 Transfers between funds
- - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - 7,871 - 7,871
Cash funds this year end - 11,433 - 11,433 - 2,450
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
27/08/2025
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details HSBC Signature Details Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 11,433 - - 11,433 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - Print Name |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - |
|---|---|---|---|
| - | |||
| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
27/08/2025
2
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees Charity Name Honour Thy Woman Group On accounts for the year Charity no November 2024 1201016 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 & 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY .
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Signed: Ben Fisher (Aug 25, 2025 15:40:14 GMT+1) Date: 25/08/2025 Name: Ben Fisher Relevant professional N/A qualification(s) or body (if any):
1
Oct 2018
IER
Address: 8 Wesley ard
Cinderford
GL14 2 JN
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
2
Oct 2018
IER
IER 2024 to 2025 HTWG - 1201016
Final Audit Report
2025-08-25
Created: 2025-08-21 By: Keasha Kellam (keashakellam83@gmail.com) Status: Signed Transaction ID: CBJCHBCAABAA1ZipPrrgpqmaIYw8p8pWreYJC-uG1DH6
"IER 2024 to 2025 HTWG - 1201016" History
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