## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** Feb 2024 **Period start date To** Feb 2025 **Period end date** ## **Charity name: Serens Wish** ## **Charity registration number: 1201796** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Seren’s Wish is established as a Charitable
Incorporated Organisation (Foundation) with
the sole object of preventing or relieving
poverty in Gloucestershire. It achieves this
by providing essential items—such as
toiletries, clothing, and equipment—to
children, babies, and their parents or carers
who are in need due to social or economic
circumstances| |
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|

To fulfil its charitable objective of preventing
or relieving poverty among children, babies,
and their parents or carers in
Gloucestershire, Seren’s Wish delivers the
following public-benefit programmes and
services:
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Annual Christmas and Celebration
Gift Appeals: Seren’s Wish organises
an annual toy appeal, delivering
sacks of Christmas gifts, birthday
presents, and special-occasion
hampers to children who would
otherwise receive nothing,
distributing over 750 gift packs
across Gloucestershire and beyond.
•
Year-Round Essentials Provision:
The charity supplies everyday
essentials—such as hygiene packs,
toiletries, clothing, and baby
equipment—to families in need,
helping to alleviate the daily impact of
poverty on their lives.
•
Holiday Activities & Food (HAF)
Schemes: During school holidays,| |~~R1 accounts SS~~|~~1~~|
~~15/09~~| CCXX ~~R1 accounts (SS)~~ ~~15/09/~~ 2025 |||Seren’s Wish runs funded play
schemes and holiday clubs, including
tailored sessions for children with
additional needs, providing nutritious
meals and structured activities to
support both learning and well-being.
•
Warm and Welcome Initiative:
Focused on combating fuel poverty
and food insecurity, this programme
distributes food parcels, warm
clothing, and heating-support
resources to ensure families stay
warm and fed during the colder
months.
•
Community Outreach and
Signposting: Through partnerships
with local authorities, schools, and
other charities, Seren’s Wish offers
referral and signposting services,
connecting families to specialist
support such as debt advice, mental-
health services, and social-care
resources.
•
Volunteer Engagement and Capacity
Building: The charity maintains a
network of over 30 volunteers,
recruiting and training local people to
assist in logistics, fundraising events,
and programme delivery—
strengthening community
involvement and ownership.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|n/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|n/a Seren’s Wish does not make grants as
part of its charitable activities| |Policy on social investment
including program related|Para 1.38|n/a| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 15/09/2025 2 |investment||| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers are the beating heart of Seren’s
Wish, offering their time, skills, and
compassion to extend our reach and deepen
our impact. From coordinating the annual
Christmas gift appeal and distributing year-
round essentials to running holiday clubs
and supporting fundraising events, our
volunteer network ensures families facing
hardship receive timely, heartfelt assistance.
By managing logistics, facilitating community
outreach, and sharing talents—from event
planning to storytelling—volunteers amplify
our programmes and cultivate a caring
community ethos across Gloucestershire.
Their dedication turns individual efforts into
sustained hope, enabling us to uplift over
750 families each year.| |Other||n/a| ## **Achievements and Performance** |CCXX||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---| ||~~R3 accounts (SS)~~
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.|~~3~~
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Since its founding, Seren’s Wish has
delivered more than 750 gift sacks,
hampers, and hygiene packs to children and
families facing hardship, organised Holiday
Activities & Food schemes that combine
nutritious meals with holiday clubs for
children of all abilities, provided year-round
essentials—from toiletries and warm clothing
to baby equipment—and built a network of
over 30 dedicated volunteers alongside
1,000+ social media advocates to drive
fundraising, logistics, and community
outreach.
These achievements have transformed
beneficiaries’ lives by ensuring every child
experiences the magic of Christmas,
relieving the daily burdens of poverty with
essential support, enhancing children’s well-
being and social development during school
breaks, and reducing isolation for struggling
families. Beyond individual impact, Seren’s
Wish has strengthened Gloucestershire’s
social fabric—mobilising local resources and| ||||| partnerships that foster resilience, solidarity, and a sustained culture of volunteerism across the region. |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|n/a| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|n/a| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|n/a| |Other||n/a| CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 15/09/2025 4 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Stable – minimal reserves held in line with
policy| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity hold minimal reserves and has
low operating costs – as a going concern we
hold 1 months operating costs (£500)| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£500| |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|The charity has minimal operating costs and
is secure in its continuity due to this.| ## **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|| |---|---|---| |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||| CCXX R5 accounts (SS) 15/09/2025 5 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||none| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Foundation Model CIO| |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 at AGM, with a minimum of 2
trustees| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Seren’s Wish| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1201796| CCXX R6 accounts (SS) 15/09/2025 6 Charity’s principal address 38 Little Grebe Road, Bishops Cleeve, GL52 8HP CCXX R7 accounts (SS) 15/09/2025 7 ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Peter Marschall|Chair||| ||LibbyCleal|CEO||| ||Amanda Jones|||| ||Lee Dixon|||| ||Bethan Davis|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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** CCXX R8 accounts (SS) 15/09/2025 8 CCXXR9accountslSSI 1510912025 ## **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** CCXX R10 accounts 15/09/2025 10 ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** P.Marschall **Full name(s)** Peter Marschall **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 31/08/25 CCXX R11 accounts 15/09/2025 11 ||||Name|Name|No (if any)|CC16a| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||Receipts and payments accounts|||| ||For the period
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nearest£| |Donations & Legacies|-||12,340|-|12,340|5,040| |Charitable Activities|19,573||-|-|19,573|11,900| |Other TradingActivities|-||-|-|-|6,549| |Investments|-||-|-|-|-| |Gift Aid|4,547||-|-|4,547|972| |Other|-||-|-|-|1,831| ||-||-|-|-|-| ||-||-|-|-|-| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|24,120||12,340|-|36,460|26,292| |A2 Asset and investment sales,
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A3Payments||||||| ||||12,340|-|36,460|26,292| |||||||| |RaisingFunds|-||12,340|-|12,340|-| |Charitable Activities|24,489||-|-|24,489|-| |Material Expense Item|-||-|-|-|-| |Other|-||-|-|-|-| ||-||-|-|-|-| ||-||-|-|-|-| ||-|

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