We Are Humans
TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
From 1st February 2024 to 31st January 2025
Charity Name: We Are Humans
Regislered charity number: 1201814
PrincipallRegistered office: 33 Sea Road, Bournemouth, BH5 1DH
Names of Charity Trustees during the period:
Name
Andrew Talbol
Paul Feene
Paul Freeman
Elizabeth Griffin
Debbie Talbot
Edward Talbol
Clive Win
field
steve Easter
Ellie Lawrence
ieRo
Office
CEO
Date a
ointed or resi
ned
Treasurer
Resi
ned 7th October 2024
Resi
ned 26th Se
tember 2024
ointed 30th October 2024
ointed 30th October 2024
ointed 29th Janua
2025
Bankers: HSBC, Crawley, RH10 1UT
Type of governing document: Trust deed
How the charity is constituted: Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Trustee selection methods: Appointed by existing Trustees
Objects of the charity: The prevention and relief of poverty, especially food
povety, by providing food, including cooked food, other essentials and support
and advi￿ to those residents of Dorset and surrounding areas who are
homeless andlor in financial need.
Summary of the main achievements and benefits during the year:
This is We Are Humans IWAH} charity's second annual report. During the year
under review, we consolidated the progress made in the previous year and worked to
make the organization more robust and adaptable. Responsibility for the various
defined funclions performed within WAH, e.g.. collection of food surpluses, storage,
co-ordination of volunteers, has been delegated to named volunteers, and each
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project that provides a service to our Servi￿ users, e.g., Parent's and Kid's Breakfast
Club, Community Pantry, is now managed by a named volunteer. Transforming into a
"Malrix Organisation" has created clearly delineated areas of responsibility, more
ownership, less duplication of effort and greater volunteer satisfaction. Trustees also
take part in WAH activities as volunteers, outside of Trustees, meetings.
In the year under review. our cash inflow increased by 7.4 %, and the channels
through which we re￿iVed this income undeNent a significant change. For the
previous year, restricted grants made up 44 % of our cash receipts, while this year
we received less than 6010 of our income in grants, none of which were reslricted.
Increased awareness of what WAH does, through SOGial media and promotional
literature, led to an increase of 79010 in donations into our bank account and 930/.
in cash donations.
Our costs also rose significantly, by 137 /0. Just over /3 of the increase can be
accounted for by having made a full year of rent payments for our Base (in the
previous year. we paid rent only for the final 2/2 months), plus rising utility and
waste disposal costs. The balance of the increase in costs reflects an increased
demand for our services and food price inflation. However, our spending was
more than covered by our income, and our cash reserve increased by 27 1 and,
at year end, represents slightly over 10 months. expenditure.
Demand for our services increased over the year and WAH undertook the
following activities in the year to 31 st January 2025.
Cooked food. which was distributed to homeless persons in the centre of
Bournemouth on every Saturday and Sunday.
> Cooked food served to homeless persons at our café in Boscombe on every
Monday evening.
> Provided a free pensioners, lunch every Tuesday.
Provided a free children's breakfast on school days. This breakfast is served
inside at a table if the child is accompanied by a parenuguardian, or as a
packed breakfast to be taken away if not accompanied. We know from
asking that most of the children using this service would be going to school
without breakfast if it was not provided by WAH.
> Ran our free Community Café every Saturday afternoon and
Tuesday afternoon where attendees can have a hot drink and food, play
board games orjust chat.
> Opened our free food pantry where attendees can select a limited quantity of
food. This is held once per week on every Thursday throughout the year.
Stored food and clolhing etc., to be used for those in poverty.
Stored laundered sleeping bags that are swapped with homeless persons, wet
sleeping bags.
> Stored insulated Sleep Pods Ihat are provided on loan to homeless
persons as required.
> Gave signposting advice to assist in finding accommodation, employment and
to break a substance dependency habit.
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During the year, we had an average of 800 interactions per week with our seNice users,
which represents a roughly 300/0 increase, year on year.
Additionally, we allow two other charities to use our Base, at times when it is not in
use by WAH, after they lost their former homes. one charity is concerned with
promoting diversity and inclusion, and the other is a men's mental health charity.
We are also in discussions with a third charity, who want to use our Base to run
Iwice monthly sessions for financial outreach to those in poverty.
Emergency food parcelslwelfare packages were also given out during the yèar.
These are given to persons in immediate desperate need, usually due to a change
in circumstances. who are unable to access immediale help elsewhere. For
example. someone who has just become homeless or someone just discharged
from hospital or prison, without any money andlor without any accommodation.
The Irustees confirm that they have complied with their duty in the Charities Act lo
have due regard to guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission
Policy on reserves: The trustees believe that. in the long term, it is prudent to hold
unrestricted reserves equivalent lo 9 months of expenditure. This is because the
trustees recognise that WAH has no regular Sour￿ of income, and grant funding is
fickle as well as usually providing only ring-fenced funding. It is believed that
unrestricted reserves equivalent to 9 months of expenditure will give the trustees
confidence to continue funding all aclivities, withoui putting the charity at financial risk
should there be a downturn in income. The trustees are also confident that WAH will
be able to continue to provide our services, free of Gharge at the point of need and
without prejudice or judgment.
Future plans: The landlord let WAH move into Base free of charge when the
previous tenant went out of business, and they are now charging us rent,
admittedly at less than the market rate. It suited the landlord to have the property
occupied instead of vacant. Unfortunately, WAH does not have an ongoing right
to occupy the property. Our occupation is under a Tenancy at Will, which means
that the landlord can ask WAH to leave immediately at any time. The landlord has
advised that he intends to sell the property or install a commercial tenant and then
sell the property.
Taking all the faGtors into Gonsideration and recognizing that the Base has
become a real community hub during our occupation, the trustees decided to
enter into discussions with the landlord in Q3 2024. Initially the approach is with a
view to outright purchase of the Base and, at year end, the negotiations were
progressing well. If wè cannot reach a satisfactory conclusion with regards to
buying the Base. we will endeavour to negotiate a long-term lease. In either case,
the Trustees, aim is lo achieve security of tenure by the end of 2025.
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Declaration:
Thè trustees declare that they have approved the trustees report above on
11 Ih July 2025
Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trustees:
Signature:
Full name: S C Easter
Posltlon:
Trustee
Date..
11" July 2025
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLANO ANO WALES
Wo Arn Huma
1201814
ments accounts
Receipts and
CC16a
For the p•rtod
from
1 Febma
2024
To
31 January 2025
Section A Receipts and payments
Unr•8trict•d
funds
End4)wm•nt
fvnd$
tOthB ngii••t£ to th• nMrwt£ knth• w•Bt£ to th•
fund•
Tot•1 fund•
Last yoar
A1 R•¢01
Grams
Bank donaiio
C8Sh ISDnatson8
12.943
12.810
22.90
8.724
Sub total (G￿ income for
ARJ
31.409
2924S
A2 A￿t and invMtmont
I￿• tsbl•l.
Sub total
Totsl r•colpts
31.409
31N09
29.24$
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utilibe¥ & waste ceii•*ttn
Ftod etc
Van
Capital wrtTha3es
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&312
9.813
3.288
4.410
1.t32
9.813
2,085
t.175
Sub total
24844
11,162
A4 A88Ot and investrnent
urchase8,
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Sub totsl
26,5M
11,102
Nat of rec•ipW(paym•nts)
AS Transférn b•Thw¢en funds
A6 Castt funds last yoar •nd
Cash funds thls y•ar end
4865
4,865
18.083
18,083
18.083
22,948
18.083
CCXX R1 ac￿￿nts ISSI
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Endowment
funds
to n¢aro•t £
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Oetsil$
lund•
no•Mt£
funds
n•arnst£
B1 Ca•h fvnd•
22,9)2
47
Total cash funds
22.949
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funds
to noowt£
fund•
to rwrest £
fund•
r*arwtÉ
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Print Narn•
Date of
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CCXX R2 attr4Jnts ISSI
2￿2￿025

CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examinerfs report on the
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
accounts
Section A
Independent Examin*s Report
Report to the trusts88
On accounts for thè year
ended
31 IAKJdAtLY loz<
Charity no
(if any)
1201SI+
Set out on pages
1 62
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
harty ('the Trust.) for the year ended
Respon$ibilities and
basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with th8 requirements of the Charities Act 2011
lllhe Act.).
I report in respec# of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
under section 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515)(bl of the Act.
Independent tThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to
examlneV8 statement undertake the examination by being a qualrfied member of [insert name of
applicable listed body]]. Delete I l rfnot applicable.
I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matters have
Come to my attention in connection with the examinalion (other than that
disclosed below ") which gives me Cause to believe that in, any material
spect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance wtth section 130
of tha Charities Act.. or
the accounts did not accord wrth the accounting records,. or
the accounts did not comply wtth the applicable requirements
conceming the fom and conlent of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a Irue and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection
with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in
order to ena
a proper understanding of the accounts to be rea¢hed.
Please del
words in the brackets rfth8y do not apply.
Slgned..
Date:
ZL)Z&-.
Name:
Relevant professional
qualifJGallon(s) or body
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Oct 2018

{If anyl:
Address:
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Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs lo hignlight material matte., s of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of chartty accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of
any item8 that the
examlnerwighes to
dlsclose.
IER
Oct 2018