## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/01/2023 To 31/12/2023**
## **Charity name: Stand for Change**
## **Charity registration number: 1203719**
## **Objectives and Activities**
Stand for Change was established as a charity this year, having previously operated as a not-for-profit company since 2022.
The aims of Stand for Change are as follows:
- The promotion of equality and diversity, particularly within educational and sporting establishments by;
- a) Eliminating discrimination based on race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, and religion;
- b) Advancing education and raising awareness regarding equality and diversity; c) Promoting activities that foster understanding among people from diverse backgrounds;
- d) Cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity.
During 2023, we initiated three key projects:
1. The creation and launch of our website.
2. A profile-raising exercise at Emirates Stadium.
3. The commencement of a project with City and Islington College to educate young people about discrimination in general and sport in particular.
## **Duty of Care**
The trustees of Stand for Change confirm that they have complied with their duty under section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. In planning and carrying out the charity's activities for the year, the trustees have considered the Commission's guidance and are satisfied that all of the charity's purposes and activities are undertaken for the public benefit.
Throughout the year, the trustees have:
1. Ensured that the charity's purposes remain focused on delivering identifiable benefits to our beneficiaries and the wider public
2. Balanced any potential detriment or harm against the overall benefits of our work
3. Maintained our commitment to serving the public or an appropriate section of the public, without undue restriction
4. Reviewed our activities to confirm they align with our charitable purposes and deliver public benefit.
The trustees have referred to the Charity Commission's public benefit guides when making key decisions about the charity's operations and future plans. We are confident that Stand for Change continues to meet the public benefit requirement through its work as outlined above.
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## **Achievements and Performance**
## **Website**
Our first project was the creation and publication of our website; standforchange.org.uk
Created entirely in house, with a minimum of expenditure on infrastructure, the website outlines our goals and activities and, supported by our social media presence, gives our position on news events as they impact marginalised groups
## **Profile raising**
We created and distributed T shirts free of charge around Arsenal’s Emirates stadium. This acted as the starting point for discussions around discrimination at professional sporting events and within the professional sports industry.
## **CANDII project**
Working in partnership with the business department of the City and Islington FE college, we have presented a series of talks and run a module of the Business and IT courses. Over the course of the year we have drafted a brief for the students, critiqued their work and provided feedback. The project continues this academic year and will expand into new courses and we will provide more input.
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## **Financial Review**
The small costs of the charity have been borne by donations from the Trustees. The Trustees have committed to seeking external funding this year.
The bank account was established this year and shows a small balance.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
Stand for Change is structured as a CIO governed by constitution.
Trustees are selected on the recommendation of the existing trustees and via our extended networks. There is an interview process before trustees are selected.
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Stand for Change|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|None|
|Registered charity number|1203719|
|Charity’s principal address|Sibley Chew Ltd
5 Margaret Road
ROMFORD
RM2 5SH|
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Trustee Name Office (if any) Date acted if not
for whole year
Patrick Spence Chair
Andrew Fox
Steve Mersereau
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## **Advisors**
No paid or unpaid advisors acted on behalf of the charity during the course of the year
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## **Declarations**
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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Signature(s)
Full name(s) Stephen Mersereau
Position (eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
Date
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Stand for Change 1203719
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period 01/01/2023 31/12/2023
To
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations 400 - - 400 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 400 ] - - 400 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 400 - - 400 -
A3 Payments
Email, website 250 - - 250 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 250 ] - - 250 -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 250 - - 250 -
Net of receipts/(payments) 150 - - 150 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 150 - - 150 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
28/10/2024
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|**Section B Statement**|**of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|**the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|
|**Categories**|**Details**|**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|
|||**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Cash on hand|**150**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**_Total cash funds_**|**150**|**-**|**-**|
||(agree balances with receipts and payments||||
||account(s))|OK|OK|OK|
|||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|
|||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|
||**Details**|**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||**Details**|**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**
**(optional)**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|||**-**|**-**|
|**charity’s own use**|||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
|||**Fund to which**|**Amount due**|**When due**|
||**Details**|**liability relates**|**(optional)**|**(optional)**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|||**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
|**Signed by one or two trustees on**
**behalf of all the trustees**|
Signature|Print|Name|Date of
approval|
|||**Stephen**|**Mersereau**|**28/10/2024**|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
28/10/2024
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