## **Family Thing Trustee Annual Report 2023 - 2024** 





## **Contents -** 

|Administration|………………………|3|
|---|---|---|
|Structure, Governance and Management|………………………|3|
|Charitable Object|………………………|4|
|Activities|………………………|4|
|Main Achievements|………………………|5|
|Financial Review|………………………|6|
|Declaration|………………………|7|
|Receipts and Payments Accounts|………………………|8&9|



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## **Trustee’s Annual Report for the period 6th April 2023 - 5th April 2024** 

## **Administration:** 

Charity name. Family Thing Charity registration number.  1203834 

Address - 128 Carden Hill 

BN1 8DD 

## **Structure, Governance and Management:** 

CIO governed by constitution adopted Thursday 29th June 2023. 

Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees, in accordance with the constitution. 

In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. 

## **Trustees:** 

Kate Busaka (Chair) Jo Lake Mags Flanagan 

## **Senior Staff:** 

Samantha Simson (Operations Manager) 

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## **Charitable Object** 

The object of the CIO is to advance performing arts for the public benefit by providing dance and performing arts classes for people with learning differences and diverse abilities. 

*For the purpose of this object, ‘Learning differences and diverse abilities’ means people who have been diagnosed, or are recognised, as having learning, mental and/ or physical disabilities. 

## **Activities** 

We provide opportunities for people with learning differences and diverse abilities to feel empowered, to be supported and to have a sense of belonging. We also improve physical and mental health and well-being for this population of individuals. We do this through the provision of dance classes and workshops with a base in commercial dance, and by supporting our dancers to take part in performances throughout the year. 

All trustees have read and understood the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. 

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## **Main Achievements** 

Family Thing successfully registered with the UK Charity Commission in July 2023. 

In April 2023 a class of 6 adults called the ‘Dance Ninjas’ was set up, and was successfully funded later in the same year by the East Brighton Trust. The classes were a great success with positive feedback from all participants and their support workers. The grant from East Brighton Trust also enabled Family Thing to offer ten weeks’ of dance sessions at St John's College, a specialist provision college in the East Brighton area. 

In May 2023 Family Thing engaged with students from the University of Sussex, who volunteered their support with advertising. 

Family Thing dancers performed 4 times, at Unity Clubnights for Brighton Pride in June and July 2023, at Dance Active in December 2023, and in house at our Family Thing 2023 Christmas party. 

In November 2023 we successfully secured a £10,000 grant from the National Lottery. This led us to hire a new member of staff, Tabitha, who completed her training and induction to begin working as a teacher for Family Thing by the end of January 2024. 

In February 2024 the Youth Class supported by the lottery grant began working together; 11 new young people joined Family Thing. It was such an enormous success that plans were made to create a second youth class to begin in April 2024. 

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## **Financial Review** 

Cash in the bank at the end of this financial year is £6,403. 

We were extremely grateful to have been successful with two significant grants this year, one from the National Lottery and another from East Brighton Trust. Other income has been generated by class fees which has been able to support some operational costs for the charity. There was also a fundraising event in July 2023 where we raised £425. 

The majority of the National Lottery grant will be used in the next financial year due to the running dates of the project. 

In order for the charity to continue to run successfully other grants will need to be sourced in the next financial year as continuation funding is not guaranteed. However, the board feels confident that following such a positive start that this will be possible. 

In this financial year two bridging loans were given by Family Thing Trustees in total £250. 

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## **Declaration** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees -** 

**Full name:** 

Joanna Lake 

**Signature:** 


**Date:** 

5/2/24 

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