The OutHouse CIO. Registered Charity No: 1204555 THEOUTHOUSECIO OUT H(WSE TRUSTEES, REPORT 2023-2024 Raglstered Charlty No: 1204555 Prfnclpal Addr• 19 East Hill, Colche8ter, E88 C012QX Nam•* of trustoe• & commltlo• SA Mannhx-Tru8t8e J Silver8tone- Trustee J Newell- Tru8188 N Goodchiid-Tru8tee (Appolnted 01 September 2023) F N Edw8rd8-Twst8e (Appolnted 01 September 2023) J Mlah- Trusteo {Appointed 1 Sjuly 20241 E Cousin8-Tru8toe (Appointed 15 July 2024) L Il$ley- Tru81ee (Appolnled 15 July 2024) Prof•••lonal Advl•or Legal Adv180r'•: Stone Klng LLP Upper Borough Court IUBC) Upper Borough Waus 88th BA11RG 8ankorn: TBA- Notyet appointed Independ•nt Examln•r TBA- Not yet appointed
The OutHouse CIO. Registered Charity No: 1204555 Govornlng Document CIO- Reglstered 01 Seplember2023. OUT H(WSE Management and governaneo arrangements For good governance and accountsbility, a minimum of three twstees are required. Where there 18 a requirement for newlrustees, these would be identlfled 8nd 8ppolnted by re801ution 8t a meetlng of trustees al whlch there18 a malorfty of the Trustees pre8ent The trustees annually review the risks thai th8 charty faces. The CIO Is currently only shadowlngTh8 OutHou$e, registered charity number 1006244, untiltransfer of assets to the CIO Can bo completed. Alm8 and purp•1 The objects ot The OulHou8e are, for the publ1¢ beneflt, In partlcuiar but without Ilmltatlon In Essex and surroundingareas: 1) the promotion of equality and diverslty for the publlc benefit by: al workingto 8liminat6 di8crimin8tion and inequality on the grounds of gender identity. gender expres$lon and sexu81 orlentation. bl advanclng education and raising awaréne$8 of188ues reiatlng to 8exu81 orient8tion or gender identtyand discrimination andthe need8 of LGBTQ+ people and the issues affectingtheircommunitie8: c} cultivating a sentiment in favour of equaknty and diverslty In relellon to people who Identlfy as LGBTQ+: and dl providlng a safe envlronmenl in which LGBTQ+ p8opl8 may oonnect and build 8 sense of communlty. 21 the promotlon of 80¢ial inclusion for the public benefit amongst people who ar8 excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of sexual orientation. gender identity, gender expression or gender re-8ssignrnent preventing such people from becoming socielly excluded. rellevlng the need$ of 8u¢h people and asslstlngihem to Integrate Inio 8oclety. For the purpose of this cI8u8e:'LGBTQ' refors to lesbian, gay, bisexual, trgn3gender, questioning or queer 8nd'+' refer8 to other categories including non-binary and pansexual; reference8 to'LGBTQ+ people. includes, byexiension,theirtsmily memberslpartnerslfrbends.
The OutHouse CIO. R8gister8d Charity No.. 1204555 Summary ot the maln actlvltlos durfng the year Back in 2019, The OutHou8e'8 Board of Twstee8 propo8e(I to the AGM to mo charity to a CIO. The OutHouse Trustees 8fter much delib&r8tlon, concluded th8t 8 different vehicle w88 required to hold the assets invested in the Charity and to take forward the aim8 and purposes that it had been set up to achieve and further develop the organisatlon. It was there conclusion that a CIO was the most 8ult8ble v8hlcle for th18 purpos8. The Intent of the CIO In this initial period is to establish the org8nls8tlon structure. poli¢ie8 and strategies. prlor to Importing the assets of The OutHouse Charity. Th& new memo and artlcles wlll better refloct the current day to day running ofthe ch8rlty. OUT IIPYSE We aro Currentlyaimingfora September 202S transition from The OutHouse- 100624411991- pre8entl to The OutHouse- 1204555 CIO. A8 part of the process. we willft)rmally bewritingtoall ourfunders lo makethem aware of the d818 and change. Stat•m•nt on th• charlty8 pollcy on r8serve• Until the ass918 are transferred from The OutHouse to the CIO alt ftnance remaln8 wlth The OutHouse whose Trustees. have revlawed the policy on reserve and in the current financlal year the aim. 18 to m8in18in a reserve balance of unrestrict8d funds of no18s8 than £65.000. This is to ensure adequate provision for unforeseen expenditure. As at 31 March 2024. the charity had reserves of £899,652, of which £341.408 is r8$tri¢ted. which will allow it to continue for the foreseeable future and maintain the provi8ion for unsean expenditure. The CIO concurs with thls policy Accounts As expleined 8bove 811 fbnance Currently re8ide8 in The OutHouse land has been r8POrted to the Ch8rity Commission under thelrcharlty regi8tratlon number 1006244. To date no funds have passed to the CIO. Signed on behall of the charity's tru8t888 D8te Mrjordan Newell-Int8rim Chair