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Period start date||||**To**|Period end date||||||| |||23|01||2023||31|10|||2023||| |Section A||Reference and administration details|||||||||||| |||**Charity name**|||||TORBAY PRIDE||||||| ||||||||||||||| ||**Other names charity is known by**||||||||||||| ||||||||||||||| ||**Registered charity number (if any)**||||1201697||||||||| ||||||||||||||| |||**Charity's principal address** 91 GRENVILLE AVENUE|||||||||||| ||||||TORQUAY||||||||| ||||||DEVON||||||||| ||||||**Postcode**|||||**TQ2 6DP**|||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
Christopher Smith
Luke Cook
(Appointed 12/04/2023)
Anthony Blueball
(Appointed 24/03/2023)
Richard Peart
Jed Stevenson
Alan Nicholl
(RESIGNED 27/02/23)
Allan Debenham
(RESIGNED 19/07/23)| |---|---| ||| ||**Name**| ||Alan Nicholl
Allan Debenham| 1 March **2012** **TAR** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**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
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
TRUSTEE DEED
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
CHARITABLE
Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Appointed by majority vote||| ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - ●policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - ●the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - ●relationship with any related parties; - ●trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. |**Section C**
**Objectives and activities**|**Section C**
**Objectives and activities**| |---|---| |**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its governing**
**document**|| ||To promote equality and diversity for the benefit of the public in Torbay and
the
surrounding areas, in particular, but not exclusively, by:
a). The elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or
gender identity;
b). Advancing education and raising awareness of equality and diversity
and
the issues faced by LGBQT+ people whether by teaching, interaction,
performance
or producing and displaying artistic and other materials and cultivating a
sentiment in favor of equality and diversity;| March **2012** **TAR** 2 c). Delivering an annual LGBQT+ parade and festival as well as smaller events and activities held for the LGBQT+ community and its allies throughout the year, in order to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds Torbay Pride and its trustees have held a number of fundraising events over the last year ranging from Drag Bingo to quizzes and tried to foster a sense of community. The Annual event held on 2nd September was well attended with an estimated footfall of over 5,000 people at any one time. Feedback from the event showed the event held on 2nd September demonstrated the need for this annual event and that it hit a wide demographic of people within the local Torbay area and the wider community with some people travelling as far away as Cheshire, London and Birmingham to attend. Comments were made about how inclusive the event was with some saying it was the best event of the summer and one that Torbay has **Summary of the main activities** needed for years. **undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these** These activities were carried out in line with our Consitution which was **objects (include within this** formed on 9th October 2022 and states the following objectives. **section the statutory declaration that trustees have** To promote equality and diversity for the benefit of the public in Torbay and **had regard to the guidance** the **issued by the Charity** surrounding areas, in particular but not exclusively, by: **Commission on public benefit)** a). The elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity; b). Advancing education and raising awareness of equality and diversity and the issues faced by LGBQT+ people whether by teaching, interaction, performance or producing and/or displaying artistic and other materials and cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity; c). Delivering an annual LGBQT+ parade and festival as well as smaller events and activities held for the LGBQT+ community and its allies throughout the year, in order to foster understanding between people from diverse backgrounds’ ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 3 March **2012** **TAR** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D ## Achievements and performance The main activity was the Torbay Pride Festival which was held on Torre **Summary of the main** Abbey Meadows on Saturday 2nd September we have seen some **achievements of the charity** trustees leave and the process has been a huge learning curb for the **during the year** trustees of the charity, We are now in a stronger position at the end of the financial year with a reserve pot going forward for 2024/25. 5 March **2012** **TAR** **Section E** **Financial review** Reserves are held for the following year and should be held in the **Brief statement of the** Charities main bank account these funds will go towards any future **charity’s policy on reserves** fundraising in the coming year and to put on the annual event in 2024. **Details of any funds materially** Not Applicable **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)** Christophe�H Smt� Luke Cook **Full name(s)** Christopher Smith **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chairman Trustee **Date** 21/08/2024 March **2012** **TAR** 6 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Torb4v Pridp 1201697 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthe perfod from 2310112023 3111012023 Section A Receipts and payments Unre$trl¢te funds to th9 nBara•t Restricted funds Endowment funds lo Ihe noareit £ Total fund5 Last year to t￿ nBarest £ to thB roarost É lo the nearest £ A1 Recel t$ Donations & S 23.802 9.37B 7.978 23,882 9.378 7,978 events Granls received Sub totalfGross incomo forAR} 4t.238 41,238 A2 Asset and Investment sal68, $89 table Sub total Total rnCo￿t$ 41.230 41,238 A3Pa mgntg evenlB C0513 6.047 2S.¥09 Event hoslin Sub total 31,906 31,956 A4 Asset and Inv¢8tment pu￿h88¢s, Isee table) Sub total Totalpaym•nts 31.956 31,958 N8t of rg¢elpts/(payments) A5 Transfer5 between fund$ A6 Cash fund5 last year end Cash funds thls year end 9,282 9,282 9,282 9.282 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nèarèst £ Restricted funds Endowment funds Categortes Details io nwarpwt £ to nBaro8t £ B1 Cashfund$ Bank AccouTrt 9,242 Total cash funds 9,282 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI OK l)K unl￿1￿¢1¢d ndg R•strfct•d funds End4)wmont fund5 D•talls FurHI towldch au•t t I￿r￿lI Curr•rt tmlue D•talls 83 Inv•stment assets Fund t0￿cha￿OI Qrr¢rt D•talls 84 Assets retained for th• chartty's oym ?n loptltywll Dètslls Il•WIIty tol8tO9 BS Liabilit1•8 Spjned by onè Or￿¥) trJstaa8 on bohawol all the tsust8es Sh3nabJe Print Name Date olapproval CCXX R2 accounts (SSI 2110812024 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinetrs Report Report to the trusteesl members of On accounts for the year ended OcEoVrf ZQIS Charity no lif any) IIOILqI Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the ccounts of the above charfjty I'lhe Trust I for the year ended si / i oltoz) Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act'i. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charty Commission under section 14515llbl of th& Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that Tro material matters have come to my attention lolher than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come acros5 no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Pleas delete the words in the br8ckels if they do not apply. Signed- Date- Name: Relevant professional qualificationls} or body lif any): Address: )&f) fia3 IER October 2018 Section B Disclosure on￿ complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and gutdance for examiners)- Glve hero brt•f dotails of any itsms that the examiner wishe8 to dl8c1080. IER Octobor 2018