NIALL STRINGER FOUNDATION
1202781
2024 Annual Report
1[st] January 2024 to 31[st] December 2024
Objectives & Activities
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document
The Niall Stringer Foundation was founded from the sadness of a young man taking his own life and because his family, friends and community of volunteers wanted to do their part in creating a lasting legacy in honour of Niall Stringer.
sports clubs and sporting environments at all levels, with a focus on club rugby through:
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making grants to support mental health work related issues and initiatives
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working with other organisations and partners to raise awareness of mental health
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provide insight and support improvement.
activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.
from a group of well-meaning volunteers with a limited bandwidth, to a national charity that is passionately fundraising to support teenagers, a�ected by poor mental health in the UK, with the appropriate controls to ensure modest but consistent fund-raising growth.
As we moved into our second full year as a Charity we wanted to broaden the reach of the charity, set ambitious but practical fundraising targets and delivery value for money from the donations and contributions we received to deliver on our core ambitions and goals as a Charity.
so across the UK. We have continued to deliver individual grants to those most in need of access to professional support services. In addition, a core focus as well was to deliver a long-lasting partnership with a Charity partner to maximise the support opportunities we could provide to young people most in need of access to services.
Commission on public benefit
Grant making policy
The Charity has a policy on grant making and this is reviewed annually by the Trustees.
Contribution made by volunteers
We have had another 20 volunteers who have supported us on a local level. The contribution has been greatly appreciated and has been largely confined to fund raising tasks, such as sponsored walks etc.
Achievements & Performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the di�erence the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.
Making mental health a discussion topic has been a key achievement. Supporting sports clubs to give us the maximum bandwidth has been key to this, whilst supporting a small number of teenagers with private therapy has been massively rewarding.
We have also been able to support our larger ‘Partner Charity’, Sane UK, via matched funding. They have a much larger infrastructure and experience of putting together best value services on a large scale.
Achievements against objectives set
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2023
Establish the Chairty as a registered entity for charitable purposes Achieved
Build brand recognition and awareness of the Charity Achieved
Create a platform for fundraising and charitable activities Achieved
Establish a grant making policy and begin to make our first awards Achieved
2024
Expand the experience of the Trustees to include safeguarding and finance leads Achieved
Formally establish a firm core charity partner, SANE to support service delivery Achieved
Expand our MHFA training programme In Progress
Establish wider sector support in the Financial Services sector Achieved
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Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set
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2023
Raise £30,000 to establish the charity Exceeded
Initiate long term donation plan to support Sane Achieved
Develop a range of smaller fundraising activities for the Charity Achieved
2024
Raise £40,000 to build a sustainable platform for the Charity Exceeded
Expand funding to SANE to deliver dedicated service line for Niall In Progress
Develop match funding and external event fundraising opportunities In Progress
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Financial Review
which allow for us to build on further high-profile campaigns in 2025. We expect the position to only further improve.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held
The charity has set a minimum level of reserves of £10,000 each year.
Amount of reserves held
The current reserves held are £41,428.90
The charity’s principal sources of funds
The principal source of funds for the charity was the proceeds from a one-o� fundraising event, hosted by one of our Trustee Ambassadors with the remaining funds from online donations.
Structure, Governance & Management
Governing Document
During the later months of 2022 the NS10 Working Group began to undertake the work to formally launch The Niall Stringer Foundation. The formal constitution of The Niall Stringer Foundation was approved on 5[th] January 2023 and later amended on 5[th] April 2023. It is established as an unincorporated association and has remained so since its registration.
Trustee Selection Method
The initial Trustees were drawn from key members of the NS10 Working Group. The NS10 Working Group was established to deliver the plans associated with NS10 and it comprised of key family, friend and local volunteers, drawing together di�erent expertise. These individuals were in place until the formal establishment of The Niall Stringer Foundation.
to the growth and evolution of the charity.
In 2024 we refreshed the Trustees of the Charity to broaden the experience and demographics of the Trustees to ensure we are both more represented and able to deliver the best possible focus and outcomes for our work.
Policies and procedures adopted for the charity
We have a wide breadth of approved policies and procedures in place to support our activity; these can be seen below:
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints handling
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Social media policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
Reference & Administrative Details
Key administrative information
| Key administrative information | |
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| Charity name | Niall Stringer Foundation |
| Other name the charity uses | NS10 Foundation,NS10 |
| Registered charity number | 1202781 |
| Charity’sprincipal address | 62 Picketts Avenue,Leigh-On-Sea,Essex,SS9 4HW |
Record of Trustee information
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Trustee Name Office Dates acted for
1 Philip Stringer Chairman 1 [st] January 2024 to 31 [st] December 2024
2 Stefano Aylott 1 [st] January 2024 to 24 [th] April 2024
30 [th] July 2024 to 31 [st] December 2024
3 Robert Jupp 1 [st] January 2024 to 31 [st] December 2024
4 Gary Christopher Secretary (former) 1 [st] January 2024 to 24 [th] April 2024
5 Mark Elliott Treasurer (former) 1 [st] January 2024 to 24 [th] April 2024
6 Kim Parker 1 [st] January 2024 to 24 [th] April 2024
7 William Lloyd Treasurer 24 [th] April 2024 to 31 [st] December 2024
8 Melanie Elves 24 [th] April 2024 to 31 [st] December 2024
9 Alexandra Johnston 30 [th] July 2024 to 31 [st] December 2024
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Declarations
The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors
Signature: Full name: Robert Paul Jupp Position: Trustee Date: 29[th] October 2025
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Th8 Niall St¥inger Foundation 1202781 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from 0110112024 3111212024 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds toth8 noarost Restricte funds Endowment funds Totsl fund Last year tots nr•S1£ to the nearestE to the nparèst £ totho t)o•ro$t£ A1 Receipts DatIOnS. Legac$ 8nd Gianis FuThdraisin9 Eyenis 50.126 50,126 12,261 21,239 Sub total (Gross income for AR) 50,126 50,126 33,500 A2 Asset and Investment sales, Isee table). Sub total Total recw'pts 50.126 50.126 33.500 A3 Payments Giants and tknabon5 Pad Web511e Costs Cost ol charitab A¢bwb¢S 27.196 27.196 10.770 497 497 283 Sub total 30.993 30,993 1t.204 A4 Asset and investment purchases, Isee table) Sub total Total payments 30,993 30,993 11,204 Net of receipts/{payments) A5 Tiansfers between fund5 A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 19.133 19.133 22,296 22,296 41,429 22,296 41.429 22,296 CCXX R1 acceLJnls ISSI 3111012025
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to rrest £ Restrlcted funds to nearest £ Endowment funds Categories Details to nfrarest £ B1 Cash funds al bar 41.429 Total cash funds 41.429 x<wsiI OK UntrIcted funds to nearesl£ OK Restriete funds to npare5t £ OK Endowment funds Detalls to noarest £ Fund to which as$èt belon Detai15 Cost Iopiionall Current value B3 Investment assets Fund to %YhKh asset bOn rrent value Details Cost loptionall B4 Assets retained for the charity's own us Fund to which rèlatss Amount duo tioThal When due Details BS Liabilities Signed by one or Iwo ttvsiees behalf of 211 the trustees Date of roval Signaty Print Name Rort Jupp William Lbyd CCXX R2 a¢¢ounts Issi 31110r2025
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE NIALL STRINGER FOUNDATION 1202781
We report to the charity trustees on our examination of the accounts of The Niall Stringer Foundation (“the charity”) for the period ended 31 December 2023 (‘‘the period’’).
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
We report in respect of our examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out our examination we have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiners’ statement
We have completed our examination. We confirm that no material matters have come to our attention in connection with the examination giving us cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the accounts do not accord with those records.
We have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Jeffrey Stanley for and on behalf of Mudd Partners LLP
Address: Lakeview House 4 Woodbrook Crescent Billericay Essex CM12 0EQ
Date: 17 December 2024