## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 5/06/23 Period start date To 31/03/24 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Friends Altogether in Rother** ## **Charity registration number: 1203412** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The promotion of social inclusion for**
**the public benefit amongst people over**
**60+ in East Sussex in particular but not**
**exclusively those who are excluded**
**from society, or parts of society who as**
**a result of one of the following factors**
**are: living alone, no dependents,**
**financial hardship, unemployment,**
**disability, house bound.**| |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|**Providing monthly Socials that include**
**advice and support by Health &**
**Wellness professionals including a GP,**
**a Cancer Café and Befriending**
**‘Companionship Calls’**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees are fully aware of this**
**guidance.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**We do not make grants.**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Essential. The charity would not deliver**
**any of its services.**| Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|**ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFORMANCE**
**Charitable activities**
**During the period ended 31 March 2024**
**the charity launched a monthly Social**
**Event 'Tilling, Tea and**
**Cake' in Rye,( 1st 5 months 202**
**attendees) where two Health &**
**Wellbeing organisations plus a GP**
**provide information, support and**
**guidance plus hand massages provided**
**by professionally trained volunteers.**
**A Murder Mystery Lunch event attended**
**by 55 people.**
**Started development work on a**
**befriending service to provide**
**companionship calls.**
**FUTURE PLANS**
**Launching a Cancer Cafe in**
**collaboration with The Community Hub**
**on Rye Hill in**
**(January 2025).**
**Launch Befriending ‘Companionship**
**Calls in September 2025.**
**Develop the 'Tilling, Tea**
**and Cake' model in other rural areas of**
**Rother starting with Battle.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Completed by our accounts, reviewed**
**by our Treasurer and approved by the**
**board.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**To work towards holding 6 months in**
**reserves.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**Funders not being flexible in their**
**approach to funding applications and**
**therefore granting funding.**| |
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|
**approach to funding applications and**
**therefore granting funding.**| |---|---|---| |**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|**Grants and Donations**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**Ensuring any available monies are held**
**on deposit.**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Unsuccessful funding applications from**
**funders who are not flexible in their**
**approach to awarding funding.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||**Constitution**| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**CIO Foundation**| |How is the charity
constituted?|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|**Trustees are selected for their relevant**
**skills to ensuring the charity delivers as**
**per the governing document.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Friends Altogether in Rother| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|FAiR| |Registered charity number|1203412| |Charity’s principal address|52, Vidler Square, Rye, TN31 7FP.| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr Nick Forman|Treasurer||Founder/Board| ||Dr Sarah Jacques|CompanySecretary||ditto| ||Sarah-Joe Mohun-
Smith|Trustee|22/09/23|ditto| ||Mr Martin Symons|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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** ## **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)** Christopher Pollard ## **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 Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary. Chair, etc) Date REGISTERED CHARrrY NUMB￿. 1203412 REPORT OF THE TRIISTEES AND UNAiIDrrED FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 5 JUNE 2023 TO 31 MARCH 2024 FOR RJENDS ALTOGETHER IN ROTH Gibbons Mannington & Phipps LLP Chartered P£countants Landgate Chambers 24 Landgate Rye Ea* Sussex TN31 7LJ FIUENDS ALTOGEfHER IN ROThER CONIENTS OF THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS FOR THE PEIiIOD 5 JUNE 2023 TO 31 MARCH 2024 Page Report of the Tru5te•s I to 2 ament of Financial Actlvltles Statement of Nnanclal Posftlon Notes to the Flnènclal Ststements 5 to 7 Detalled Statement of Financial Activities FRIENDS ALTOGEfHER IN ROThER REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE PERIOD 5 JUNE 2023 TO 31 MARCH 2024 The trustees p￿seTht their report wlth the fin￿￿￿1 st*meftts of the chartty for the period 5 June 2023 to 31 Marth 2024. The trustees have adopted the provlslcfis of Accountlng and Report4ng by ChariUe5: statement of Recommended Pratttce applicable to charitles preparing thelr accounts In accordan￿ with the Finondal Rwrtlng Standard applicable In the UK and Republlc of Ire5and (FPS 102) (efFectfve i January 2019). OBJEcmiES AND ACllVITIES Objertlves and alms Our focus is on relie￿ng people who are In need. in partiajlar but not exclu￿welv, those who are lonely and I￿lated In the ward of Rother Dlstrlct Coundl and the surroundlTrJ areas by the provi*"on of support servios induding a Befvending seTvlce and facllltie5 in the intere* of social welfare for retreati￿ and other lelsure tlme ￿￿patIOn with obj.ett of improving thelr condltions of Ilfe Slgnlflcart attlviti•s Develcoin9 collaborafJons wlth Health & Wellness orgartsats'(*ts across East Sussex. Publlc banefft The Tru*ees confimi that they have complied with thelr duty to have due regard to the Charlty Commlsyon's publlc benefit gUIdan￿ when exercislng any powers or dubes to which the guiknce is levant. ACHIEVEMENT AND PERFOR14ANCE Chrdritable activities DuriThJ the perlod ended 31 Marth 2024 the tharity launched a monthly Sodal Event 'Tllliroi Tea and Cake, In Rye, where two Health & Wellbelng organls8tyons plu5 a GP provide infomiatlon, gjpport and guidance plus harij massages provlded by prcéessionally tral￿d volunteers. We also held a Murder My*ery Luntt) event attended by 55 people and garted development wsxk on a befrreThJlng service to provide coffpaniorthip call& FINANCIAL REVIEW Reservès policy The tru#ees have set a goal of holtllng finandd reser￿e5 equal to 6 months running cost The charity wlll be launthng a cancer c&e in collaboraticr with The Communlty Hub on Rye Hill In January 2025. Lt also plans to launth befriending companlorGhlp Calls In September 2025 and develop the 'TIIIIIyJ* Tea and Cake, rrwxlel in other areas startlng ¥¥lth &*le. SYRUCTUR4 GOVERNANCE AND t4ANAGEMEKr Governlng document The charity is controlled by ts goveming documert. a constitution adopted upon ￿gIstratIon as a Charitable Incorporated Organi5ation (ao). Recrultment and appoirtment of new truste Trustees have been recruited tssed on thelr indivldual *ill-sets arttj how tw ￿ (nntribute to the runnln9 and gro71th of the charlty, Where necessaryi trustees havir¥J been provlded tralnlng on appointmenL REFERENCE AND ADMINisfRAnvE D￿Alls Register•d CharFty number 1203412 Prfnclpal address 52 Wdler Square Rye TN31 7FP Page I FRIENDS ALTOGEfHER IN ROTHER REPORT OF THE TRusfEES FOR THE PERIOD 5 JUNE 2023 TO 31 MARCH 2024 N K Forman (appotnted 51612023) S Jacques (appoTrnted 51612023) M 5vff￿ns (appointed 516/2023) S Mohun-smlth (appointed 221912023) Approved by order of the board of trustee5 on .... by: and agned on Its behalf N K Forman - Trustee Paye 2 FRIENDS ALTOGEfHER IN ROTHER srATEMENY OF Flf4ANCIAL Ac￿v[rIEs FOR THE PERIOD 5 JUNE 2023 TO 31 MARCH 2024 Unrestrttted fund Note5 Donations and legacles 23,138 Charltable artlvltles Events 241 Invesiment income 249 Total EXPENDITURE ON Charitable activities Events 1.611 Other 3,917 Total 5.$28 NET INCOME .100 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD .100 The not¢s form part of thÈse financi?1 st•térner*ts Page 3 FRIENDS ALTOGEfHER 114 ROTHER srATEMENT OF FifiANCIAL POSrnON 31 MARCH 2024 Unre5tTFtted fund Notes Tangible assets 1,320 Debtors Cash at bank 405 18,788 19,193 CREDrroRS Amow)ts falling due wthln one year (U13) NEf CVRRENT A%Ers 16,780 TOTIIL ASSEfs LESS CURRENT 18.100 18.100 FUNDS Unrestritted funds 18,100 TOTAL FUNDS 18.100 The finarrial *&ements were approved by the Board of TTUStees and authorised for sssiie on . and were slgned on Its behalf bv: N K Foman - Tru￿ee The notes ftjrm ￿rt of these ftnartdal 5tatrments Page 4 FRIENDS ALTOGEfHER XN ROTHER NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEP4TS FOR THE PERIOD 5 JUNE 2023 TO 31 MARCH 2024 STATUTORY XNFORMATION Frlends Atogether in Rother 15 a charftable Incor￿ated organlsatlon. reglstered in England and Wales. The tharfty's reglstered nLmber and ￿gIste￿d address can be found In the Report of the Trustees. AccouKfiNG POLICI BASXS OF PREPARING THE FINANCIAL SfATEMErirs The finanoal statemerts of the tharity. which is a public benefit entlty under FRS 102, have been prepared in accord4ynce wlth the Ch￿tIeS SORP (FRS 102) 'Accountlng and Reporting by Charitles.. statement of Recommended PractTce appllcable to charltles preparfng their accounts In accordan hyith the Finanoal Reporting Standard applicable Tn the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) leffecb've l January 2019),. Fhnantial Reporting Stsndard 102 'The Finantial Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc cl Ireland, and the Chafltle5 Att 2011. The flnanclal statements have been prepared Lnder the hlsknical co* convents"on. There are no materlal uncerta6ntfe5 In relab.on to the charity's ablllty to continue a5 a g￿ng concem, these finanaal *atements have therefore been prepared on the going concern bas15. INCOME l income is reccgni5ed in the Statsment of finanaal Activities once the th￿lty has errtitlemEnt to the fund5. It Is probable that the income wlll be recetved arKI the amount can be mea9Jred rellably. EXPENDrnIRE Uabllltle5 are recognlsed a5 expendlture as as there Is a legal or constructlve obllgadon o)mmitting the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be wulred In settlement and the amount of the obllgatlon can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an aQTuals bags and has been dasgfied under headings that aggregate all Cost related to the category. whe￿ costs cannot be directly attributed to partIc￿ar headinos t have been allocated to attivities on a bas consistent with the use of resources. Depreciati¢)n is prowded at the fdlowing annu￿ rates in order to wrlte off eath asset over fits estimated useful life. xture5 and fittlngs Computer equlpment 20* on redudng balance 3346 on cost TAXATION The tharity is exempt frorn tax on charitable actlvlties. FUND ACCOLINnNG Unie*ricted funds can be used in Kcordan￿ with the charitable objettives at the discretion of the tru*ees. Re*ritted funds can only be used for pèrticular restAtted purposes wthln the objects of the charlty. Restricts'¢)ns arise when spedfled by the donor or when fun