PH TLAS HARITAJJLe FQUNDATION Phat Lads Charitable Foundation Charity No: 1204 882 Trustees, Annual Report & Statement of Financial Activity for the period 2. April 2024 to 1st Api il 2i- Trustees Paul Bate Kerry Kent Lee Johnson Vivien Bentley 30 December 2025
Phat Lads Chèffitable Foundation Trustees, Annual Report & Statement of Financial Activity nd for the period 2 April 2024 to I" April 2025 Contents Introduction....................................................... Charitable Objects................... OveNiew (Executive Summaryl........................................................................ Activities & Achievements.......................... ................................................ Outputs & Outcomes...-...............................-...........................-...................... Poliries on Grant-Makin8 aftdloi Sotial Investments..-.................-........ The Roles & Contribution5 of Volunteers...........................-.......................... How the Public Have Benefitted.........-............................................................ Looking Ahead..............---.............................-..-........................--..................... Financial Review............................................................................... Details of Any Funds Materialty in Deficit..................... Policy on Reserves..............................................................................-............ Principal Sources of Funding...........................-......................... Investments Policy & Objectives..-.................................................................. Description of the Principal Risks Facing the Ch3rity....................................... Remuneration of Trustees......-......................... Statutory Statements on Liabilities............. Reference and Administration Details.......................................................... Charity Name & Regsstratbon.----.--................................. CharlS Principal Address_................................................................... Names ofthe Trustees Who Manage the Charity...............................-........... Bank Ico-operative Bankl........................................................- . IndepeNdent Examiner.... ........................................ .......................... Structure. Govemance & Management.............................................. Type of Governing Document.......................................................................-.- Charitable Objett5.. Statutory DeclGration...... Trustee Selection Methods.............................................._..-............................. Phot Lod5 Choritoble Fourjdution.. TnJ5tees'Annuol Report& finonoo15totemerfs Poge2 of ti
Trustees Annual Report & Statement of Financial Activity for the period 2. April 2024 to I" April 2025 l. Introduction 1.1 Charitable Objects The charity'5 charTlablt obiects. as set oui in its g0vemir document. The object of the CIO is the relief to those in need by reason (, youth, age, ill bealth. dL&Rkility, financial hardship or Other social or economic di5advartsge bi the provi510n oflsnanciai , elief and assistance forthe pvblic benefit of tlmise people residing in the West MFdlands: Fast V15G.aJlOS piid North West of England regions. 1.2 Overview (Executive Summary) Our second year as 2 Cn3.-:1%i .tlaS Epent helping mostty thiklreF4 & families in tP.e socal . c. focused on children suffering wtth illness, providing support 0 the Roy£l Sokp ChildtE' with regular toy and sweets donètitsns throu8hout the ye3r. sJppofbng small local ch35 Ities- r315ing funds for and awareness of their causes. dtsnaling to many ctrJarit3ble fund raisef5 held ti" odr members for C<uses In line wsth our charitakde objects. don3ted food reÈularty to local 8ank< Homeless shelters, donated money, toys and food to thildren's charities. ctsmm.Jnity tr.. 3t.ves that work with under privtleged children and helping bereayed lèrnilies to payfor head5ton- rortkse-.r babies. 2. Activities & Achievements 2.1 Outputs & Outcomes Examples of the wor* we dtd was raise fisnds and payfor headstones for three babies pYret.= could not affortl to give them a memorÈal-thF5was (knne via Phat Lad5 Competrtion's Ee",proiis donations. We also raised a substsntial amotEnt of money£l.5W for Royal Stoke Childrer. i Hosp.'¥), jy sponsored Potter5'Arr lTha Thiarathon wtih the staff of Phat Lad5 Competitior¢s to raise Y:Jctri tunds for their Neo Natal Vein F6nder appeal_ We did a large toy driveforthe Royal Stoke Children's h05PitEI and have becorp.e their:.,,'Icial'.Jnd. raising partner forthe UHNM tharity. We bought hundTeds OT toys fgr children and thei." iiblit4gi whc had to spend Christmas in PTro"pital due to illness and the Op.CL¥logyWards Christma5 P-" ' i'l. 2.2 Policies on Grant-making and/or Social Investments The charity does not make any grants. or make sociJ or programme-related inkiestmer.. 2.3 The Roles & Contributions of Volunteers We'd like to thank Phat iarts Competition5 for their gekerous dtrn3titsn5 of money throJhhout iiif year and their time in taK4ng part Trn the Potterfs'Arfto ra15e iiinds ior Royal >toke Chilt,i..n's Hospital. We'd also like to thank Kerry Kent for her endeavouTS as our Chairof Twstees. She has -;pppe: Jtsiv-, from that role but WEIS renJairi on the board as a Trustee. Phot lod5 Choritoble Fotsndotion.. Twstees'knnuol Reportk FinonoolStotement5 of 6
2.4 How the Public Have Benefitted We hope tnat riiatr,y iQ¥Tilii&3 iidwe IkiietitEG r¢)m the donation5 to Food banks ancl those.J. made to the v3ri0us Children's Hosp4ta15 and m3dè lrfe slightty more bearale frsr Ehe ¢hilc.'- under8oln8 treatment havL' -.n wh.ist 2.5 Looking Ahead As an offi£ial fund-raising Partnerof UHNM we hope to continue to raise money t-wardl: 4 %ji er Finder Appeal for the Children's hospital and we want to develop greater lnks Witri mor charities and will be looki at restructuring by bftnginÉ in a ne%¥ Trustee to spearhead the devèlopment and increase tht amount of charitablÈ activity we do. Paul 8ète wll be tskirig oyer L)e role of Chair of Trustees. supported by the newTrusteeVivien Bprdev. 3. Financial Review 3.1 Details of Any Funds Materially in Deficit The Charity has no funds which are materially in deficfÉ. 3.2 Policy on Resenies The CIO will keep some of its Charitable funds'to one side, as a Lontingeniy and for cash r ¥.Y reasons, commitments such as InSUnCe, IT liCer & Domain i enewals and to be able t- s-. ve enough funds to enabte us to donate to specifK cause5 and proiect5 on a regulai basis. 3.3 Principal Sources of Funding The principal source ol fundinr IJ Lfri2,'liabl- donations by Phat Lads Ltd 3.4 Investments Policy & Objectives There are currentty no Investrrent policies Jr objectives. 3.5 Description of the Principal Risks Facing the Charity There 3nC JrIncipaI risks faced by the C;.0 3.6 Remuneration of Trustees All Irustees act in a voluntary capaaty and re1Ve no remunelation ort)ther material ber.e-. ts trom their seN5 to the Car',iy. Out-of-pod(et expenses necessarily and reasonabty incurred by Trustees in promotirwthE piJrposès of the Charity are reimbursed at cost 3.7 Statutory Statements on Liabilities TheTrustees declare thai.. The Chaty has glven no guarantees where potential liability under the guarante& &s QUtsl6J4 the date of this Staiement leg." any outstandindongoing contTart or legal undertaking to or provide spÈtiflc seroJ."esI,' The charity has no debt outstanding at the date of this ststemerbt which 15 owed by the Cli! ènd which 15 Secured by an express charge on any assets ofthe CIO leg." a mortgage on property owned by the tharityl. PhctLods thtsritoble Foun(lution.' Trustees'AnnuolReport& finonoolstotements Poge4trf6
- Reference and Administration Details 4.1 Charity Name & Registration Name of the Charity: Phat L3d5 Charitable FounJatlon= Charity No: 1201882 Re8istered wbth Rerfllnue & Custotns Yes 4.2 Charitws Principal Address Wood House, Etruria Road. Hanley. Stoke on Trent sri 5NQ mall: info@phat13dsfoundation.oTg website: www.phatladsfoiindation.org 4.3 Names of the Trustees Who Manage the Charity Nome Re5igntd Paul Sate C_ryair 6" Qar ober 2023 4.4 Bank The Co-operative bank- eusines5, PO Box 4931, Swindon. SN4 4PL 4.5 Independent Examiner Sempar Accountancw & Ta4 UnÉt 3, R1vefse, 2 Carnpbek Rd, Stoke on Trefit. ST4 4RJ
- Structure, Governance & Management 5.1 Type of Governing Document CIO- FOUNDATION Registered 09 Feb 2023 5.2 Charitable Objects The object of the CIO i- th¢ lief to those in need by rea50n of yoLrth. a8e, ill health, disaD45ity. financial hardship or othei Social or econom4c di53dYdntage by the provisn of financi- -&lIEf dnd 3SSIStsnce for the publit benefit of those people residing in the West Mtdlands. East Midlands %tnd North West of England regns. 5.3 Statutory Declaration The Tiusiees corifirril L.. Iiave patd due regard to theEance Issued M t%e Chc..rtt." Comrnt5sion on public benefit Én dectding what artiirities the charity should undertake. 5.4 Trustee Selection Methods Trustees are selected irc#n members of the Phat iads Commiinlty who briNd a variety c-, -.k-11 sets and experiences to the tèam. In accordance with the Constttution,Trustees ale apwinted or rfrappointed a Lerrr." ,. years by a resollrtion passed at a propedy convened meeting of the charitytrustees. In appotntingTrustees due considef3tton isgiven to ensuring that the Tnstees have, beti¥een them. the skills and experience necewry to manage the charlty effe¢tÈvety and in accJrdanc" v.'.th c",".artEy law. h.. ee Phot lods Chorituble Foundotion." TStee5,nnOlReport & Finon(ialSt¢rtementK Pcige 5 016
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf. 30 Decfvr".ber 2025 Paul Bate l(hairl Phot Lads ChoritLTble Foundotirn.. Trustees'Annu¢Jl Repart& finonctolstoternents Poge6of6
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES PHAT LNDS CHARITABLE FOUNDATIIYI 1201882 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from 02104r2024 0110412025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds RtstTlCttrd fund¥ Endtswment fvnd$ Tolal fund5 Last year iOlh• hO•rSi ty) Ihrtartt£ toth• n4rOStE A1 Rec81 DUnatn£ Fundrats 3.25 3.250 ev15 Sub total(Gross incon78 for AR) 3.25 3.250 A2 **¥et and Investment 8ale8, 1888 tsblel. Sub total Total r•c•lpls 3250 3.250 A3Pa ments C0$1 ¢lfundraisifflg evenls Ftefflyhire oTrO8 320 32 Adv8ilis DUnatn9 Pft)l•$$its)ai leè$ and PR 1.854 72Q 720 Sub total A4 As¥et and Investment urcha883, 8•0 tablo Sub total Total payments Net of recelpts/(paymentsJ A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 310 310 1.970 1,970 2280 CCXX R1 aCnts ISSI 2210112026
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted nds tts nearest E Restricted funds tts neartst£ Endowment funds Ca¢egories B1 Cash funds Bank 1280 Total cash funds Unrt$trfct•d fund$ Restrlcted fund¥ Endowm8nt fund$ Details to nH&rnJt£ to FThd towhlcth b•k Crr•TrI ¥olu• Details ¢pxtlWon•ll FuThdtothlc Curr•nl •• tlonal Detalls B4 Assets r•tsln•d for th• charlty's own us• FVj>Wh1th r•lats mDunt du •n du* Details B5 LSabllltles Signed by one or trusws behalf of all the trustees &gnature Piint Narne Date of roval KERRY LORRAINE KENT 24Jan2 CCXX R2 aCnts ISSI 2210112026