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2025-06-30-accounts

Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date 01 JULY Pen¢)Y end date JUNE 2025 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity namo Remade Worcestetshire CIO Othor nam08 charlty l• known by Remade Worc8Ster Registorod charity numbor {if any) 1203768 Charity8 prlncipal addro 34 Reddiffe Street Worcester Postcodo WR3 7AP Names of th• Charity tru•t••• who manago th• ch•iity Tru•t•o n•m• Olll¢•111 •ny Nam• of p•r•on (lx body) •ntlUod Int tru•t•• Illn •*r SAFry G M Hutchinson Chair L Cornpton G Whittaker Treasurer 8 Killigrew J Courtney 11 November 2024 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Nam•• of the tru$toes for th• ¢harlty.11 any. (for oxample, any cust¢)dian trusto08) Name Datss actod If not for whole TAR March 2012

Names and addresse8 of advisers (Optional Inforniatlon) of adviser Name Address Name of ¢hl•l axacutiv• or names of sènlor staff mombors (Optional infomiatlon) Section B Structure, governance and mana ement Description of the charity'$ trnsts CIO Foundation Constrtution Type of goveming document How the charty is (x)nstituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods Appointed by members of the current board Addltlonal gov•rnanc•188ue8 (Optlonal infomiatlon) The number of policies and procedures are increasing 88 we understsnd more about what the Charity requir88 With increasing volunteers, opening hours and staff. Wrth a compliment of 6 trustees who are gradually getting to know how Remade works, all 6 are getting invofved with aspeGts of the work, e.g. encouraging sewing skills in our offer, identifying businesses and other charities we can work with and bringing a legal view on Remade as a whole. You may Choo￿ lo include additional information. where relevant, about: policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with vthich the charty works., relation8hip with any related parties- trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Trustees are impressed with the amount of donated goods that is available and are now only concerned about the storage needed as Remade becomes more WKlely known. The main ￿ncernS now related to managing staff effecttvety finding more outlets for the plethora of goods available The contingency bank account FS reviewed regularly to ensure v continue lo build up to 3 months trading costs. Section C Ob"ectives and activities To advance arts and crafts in particular but not exclusively by.. • FacÉlitating the use and provision of recycled scrap or surplus materbals as a ￿ative resour￿ to adults and children with the aim of improving their social welfare and conditions of life and mentsl health and wellbeing and by.. Inspiring individual and group creativity for the publlc benefit and for the benefft of the environment To protect and preserve the environment for the public benefit in articular but not exdusivel b Summary of tho objects of the charlty set out In its govoming doGumgnt TAR March 2012

. Promoting reuse, recycling, use of recycled products and the use of surplus scrap. and by • Advancing the educab'on of the public about waste, recyding and use of surplus or scrap A year on fr(xn opening the shopping Crowngate Shopping C8ntre in Augusvseptember 2023, the offer of fabr￿, yarns, haberdashery and papercraft is becoming tetter known. The 5 sessions a week have been increased by the length of opening hours. During every day open w8 ieceive donations from the publ￿ which increase and greatly vary the stcdt available. We have gone on to ￿NIt further voluntsers and had about 30 in place, working on a rota to process, present and sell fabrics for shows and the shop. We attended Malvem Quilt show in October and May and were able to promote our message as well as provKl6 low cost craft fabrics to a wide range of customers. We also had a tsble at the Worcester Cathedral Craft Fair and Hellens Manor, Much Marcle for iwo events. The range of workshops open lo Ihe public has increased as volunteers step up to share their skills. These provide opportunrties to try new techn￿UeS and skills. We have made these as bw cost as possible, charging from £5 per session including using our newest donations of leather fiom Morgan Motors. We have had very positive feedback and are now developing further workshop opportunitres and group sessions. Customers are tellin9 US that they want more workshops over a greater range of times and days. We have understood how this is helping with the health and mental wellbeing of those attending. Summary of th• maln •ctlvllle• undortakon for th• public benefit in relation to these object8 (include within this soction th• 8tatutory doclaration that trusle•8 hav• had regard to the guldanrA 188ued by the Charity Commi88lon on public bonefltl We are also conlTibuting to the education of young peopte in fashion and sewing. Wle hekl a series of workshops for thildren between 8 and 18 partnering with IDC sewng centre to teach thèm how to make their own Fantasy Fashion ouffits for a show in February 2025. This was a great success. with over 1¢￿ attending to see the ouffits modelled by the makers, who WO￿ their costumes with pride over their newfound skills. Some of the participants went on the Sewing for Pleasure Show at the NEC and exhibtsd to a much wthr audience. Our pilot of boxeslbags of fabrics and craft materbals to community groups, charities and schcK)Is has le(J us to recruiting an Intem from Bimiingham Universty to study the feasibilty of rolling this out furthef. We intend to recruit a project worker to perform an outreach roK8 to contact a wide range of groups. We have formed a ck>se relationship with Qui￿$ 4 You. a community group who work wth refugees in the Wychavon area of Worcestefshire to teach sewing skills. We provide fabric and some sewing machines to assist in this worf(. As we have been able to grow our volunteer vK>rkforce, we have drawn on their skills and ideas to create new "products.. This workforce has staffed the shop, helped customers greaty with their range of skills and knowledge and has made it possib￿ to process the vast quantty of donations to make attractive shop displays as well as making it easy for u$tomer5 to find *that they are looking ft)r. TAR March 2012

Addltlonal detall• of obJ•ctlv•• and actlvltig• (Optlonal Information) You may choo80 to include further slatements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking; policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance Summary oftho main achievement8 of tho charity during tho yoar Increased our volunteer workforc8 to at teast 30 Recruited a part time manager and a part time volunteer administrator Attended 7 days of the Mafvern Quitt show with our stock Held numerous workshops and drop in sessions for the public Received aLM)ut a shopping trolley a day from donating customers Saved at least 3 metric tonne of vRste from landfill Attracted support from a further business, some of whom had ceased trading. induding sole traders Built our sustsinability by being able to put aside a small reserve Held a successful Fashion show event and featured the worf< of around 40 chikdren and young people Chose two Artists in residen￿ from the fashion show entrants who have worked on a costume prO￿rt for the Cathedral and training young desyners TAR M¥th 2012

Section E Financial review We currenity have £28.000 in separate bank account as a reserve, From July 2025, we intend to employ more staff to help build the charity and its offer. and we recognise that we need a reserve to ensure we can honour our commitment to staff, any suppliers, and the expens85 that our volunteers occur Brlef statoment of th charity's poli¢y on reserve• Detsils of any funds matsrially in deficlt Further financial rnvlew detai18 {Optional informatlon) You may choo80 to include Sdditional infonnation, where relevant ab)ut'. the charity's prlncipal sources of funds (including any fundraising)., how èxpendrtur8 has supported the key objectives of the ¢harity; investrnent policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration Tho truste88 declare that they have approved tho tru8toes' rèport above. sign￿ on behalf of the ¢harity'• tru$t•g8 3ignaturel• LJL Full name(s) Posltlon leg Secretary. Chair, Susan Ann Fry Chair Gordon Whittaker Dato 16 February 2026 TAR MaTdJ 2012

CHARITY COMMISSION FOII ENGLAND AND WALES Remade Worcesterslre CIO 1203768 Recei tsandpa 011012025 ments accounts 3011)812025 CC16a For tho P•rtod To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted lund• lo ** bwm•¢ £ tsith• n•rntt£ tr• o•u••tz toth•f••r••t£ Restrlcled fund• Endowment funds Totsi fundb L••t y•ar trj th• rwMt£ A1 Rgcgl IM ol Doht•d GoodB Sundry 8•1 w0￿p¥ •tr Int•rg•t Rocqlv•d Sewln Club Comrnunrty P DoMW•n• 192 1•4 9.476 rt)ss income AR) 105 X,334 •n nv M,10 W• In•urn 8howll4ork4h Vdunwr e Colt•C11on c￿1• Paeki Crndit Caf(VE Sund E ul Sund Oth•rex 28hO• 539 IfjTJ 778 1,110 778 1.610 917 Ch• 112 Ir• 100 102 Sub tot•1 1$0 35.382 1,370 A4 A•••t and Inv••tm•nt Sub total 1.612 36.914 1S0 9,032 Ne¢ 01rn￿lpt￿paYrn￿￿) AS Transfern bfrlween fund• AS Cash funds last ymr end Cash funds this Y￿rand 12.136 19.041 21AQ 21,30 CCXX R1 armunts ISSI

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrictod funds Rastrict&l fundj trii•rnlE Endowment funds to htrarvBt£ Categorles Details B1 Ca8h funds C••h In h•nd 32JiO 6￿1$ Total cash funds Unre•trfct•d funds R•strfct fund rwJ•r••t£ Endowm•nt fund• n••v••t£ Dthails Fund lowhlGh Detalls Co•t (opow￿l ¢wr•nt¥•lu• 83 Invo•tm•nt •8••ts Fund b) ¥¥hkh Curr•nt ¥lu• loMI Detai18 Tll 84 As••ts rnt•ln•d lor th• harfty'• ¢)wn u•0 X*7 7T1 rnountd •n du• Details 85 Llablllti s￿aned ty one LY trusteBS On behav of all tho trustee natur• Print Nwne roval SAFry CCXX R2 xcowits Issi 1f4ozf2026