Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/04/2023 Period start date To 31/03/24 Period end date
Charity name: Foleshill Creates
Charity registration number: 1201785
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. |
| 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 |
Arts and Crafts sessions in the community, regular sessions on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and additional projects with local organisations and institutions. In this period we have delivered 50 Tuesday sessions and 50 Wednesday sessions. We have delivered the following projects in partnership with local organisations: - Curation of contemporary art at Warwick Arts Centre - Exploring strength through drama with Underground Lights - Embrace Festival - Play Days with Highly Sprung - JOY with the Herbert Art Gallery - Crochet Sessions with Warwick University Maths Department |
Statement confirming Para 1.18 All trustees have received instruction on whether the trustees have the Charity Commission Guidance and had regard to the guidance have received regular updates on the issued by the Charity relevant information about their roles as Commission on public trustees and their responsibilities. benefit
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
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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 | The charity has successfully engaged with sections of the local community from a variety of backgrounds and circumstances. We are proud of our achievements in bringing different sections of the community together and our ability to create and deliver services that help people to feel part of a community. We are particularly proud of our ability to bring people together to help people overcome loneliness and isolation, make friends and improve wellbeing. Our Tuesday and Wednesday arts and Crafts sessions, and our participation in local arts events and partnership working with other services and venues in the city has enabled us to expand our reach and attract more local people to take part and feel part of the community. Our commitment to run welcoming and inclusive sessions furthers our mission to overcome exclusion and open up opportunities to participate to people who may feel underserved and marginalised. |
Financial Review
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The charity secured funding from the National Lottery reaching communities fund to continue to deliver Wednesday sessions for the next 12 months. Our reserve levels are sufficient to continue with our Tuesday sessions. |
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| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | We aim to maintain reserve levels of at least £1000 which will help us to maintain a Tuesday service for at least 12 months and gives us capacity to raise additional funds |
| for more sessions. This figure covers room hire, materials, refreshments and monthly facilitators. |
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| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £1837 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | Not applicable |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | Not applicable |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | Not applicable |
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 | 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 | The charity openly advertises for trustees, who are required to submit an application and are then interviewed for their suitability by a panel made up of participants, the lead and trustees against a set criteria. The recruitment panel is able to collectively decide on recruitment decisions. |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Foleshill Creates |
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| Other name the charity uses | N/A |
| Registered charity number | 1201785 |
| Charity’s principal address | 31 Droylsdon Park Road Coventry CV3 6EQ |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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| Trustee name | Office (if any) | acted if not for whole |
body) entitled to appoint trustee (if |
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| 1 | Davinder Kaur | Treasurer | 31/01/23 - to date |
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| 2 | Nermaljit Samra | 31/01/23 - to date |
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| 3 | Melissa Smith | 31/01/23 - to date |
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
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)
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| 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
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Signature(s)
Davinder Kaur
Full name(s) Melissa Smith
Position (eg Trustee Trustee
Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date 20/01/25
20/01/25
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Receipts and payments acco
For the period 1/4/2023 To from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted funds
Restricted Endowment funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
| A1 Receipts | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Universityof Warwick | 150 | - | |||||||||
| Cash donation | 5 | - | - | ||||||||
| Donation | 300 | - | - | ||||||||
| Donation Givey | 5 | - | - | ||||||||
| Fundraising | 75 | - | - | ||||||||
| National Lottery | 9,792 | - | |||||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 385 | 9,942 | - |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, | |||||||||||
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| (see table). | |||||||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | ||||||||
| **Total receipts ** | 385 | 9,942 | - |
A3 Payments
| A3 Payments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Room Hire | 200 | - | - | ||
| ActivityMaterials | 81 | - | - | ||
| Refreshments | 178 | - | - | ||
| Facilitators | 1,222 | 1,834 | - | ||
| Insurance | 90 | - | - | ||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | |||
| **Sub total ** | 1,771 | 1,834 | - |
| A4 Asset and investment | ||||||||||||
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| purchases, (see table) | ||||||||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||||||
| - | - | - | ||||||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | |||||||||
| **Total payments ** | 1,771 | 1,834 | - | |||||||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | - 1,386 | 8,108 | - |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
01/20/2025
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| A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
- | - | - | ||
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| - | - | - | |||
| - 1,386 | 8,108 | - |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted |
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| Categories unds monetary assets |
Details Cash at Bank Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ funds |
| 3,073 | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| 3,073 | ||
| Agreement Error | ||
| to nearest £ Unrestricted funds |
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| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - | ||
| - |
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
Fund to which Details asset belongs
B3 Investment assets
Fund to which Details asset belongs
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
01/20/2025
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Details
Fund to which liability relates
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
| Signature #VALUE! #VALUE! |
Print N |
|---|---|
| Melissa | |
| Davinde |
CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
01/20/2025
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201785
ounts
CC16a
31/3/2024
Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £
| 150 | - | |
|---|---|---|
| 5 | - | |
| 300 | - | |
| 5 | - | |
| 75 | ||
| 9,792 | ||
| - | - | |
| 10,327 | - |
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| - | - | |||||
| - | - | |||||
| 10,327 | - |
| 200 | - | |
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| 81 | - | |
| 178 | - | |
| 3,056 | - | |
| 90 | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| - | - | |
| 3,605 | - |
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| 3,605 | - | ||||||
| 6,722 | - |
CCXX R4 accounts (SS)
01/20/2025
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| - | - | |
| 6,722 | - |
e period
| e period | |
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| to nearest £ 7,958 - - 7,958 Restricted funds |
to nearest £ Endowment funds |
| 7,958 | - |
| - | - |
| - | - |
| 7,958 | - |
Agreement Error OK Restricted Endowment funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £
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| - | - | |
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Cost (optional)
Current value (optional)
| Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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Cost (optional)
Current value (optional)
| Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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CCXX R5 accounts (SS)
01/20/2025
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Amount due When due
(optional) (optional)
7,958
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Date of
Name
approval
Smith 1/20/2025
er Kaur
1/20/2025
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CCXX R6 accounts (SS)
01/20/2025
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