## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 1[st] May 2024 Period start date To 30[th] April 2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Released To Change**
## **Charity registration number: 1204589**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Released to Change (RTC) is a West**
**Midlands based registered charity which**
**provides intentional, holistic support to**
**prison leavers and people with criminal**
**convictions who would otherwise have**
**very little appropriate rehabilitation**
**support. RTC provide wrap-around**
**rehabilitation centered around providing**
**stable accommodation.**|
|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|**The charity is still in the setup phase**
**and in the process of raising funds; it**
**has not yet started any charitable**
**activities**|
|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 the**
**guidance on public benefit. The**
**governing document clearly states how**
**the CIO delivers public benefit.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|**The charity is still in the setup phase**
**and in the process of raising funds; it**
**has not yet started any charitable**
**activities.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|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**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity only spent monies on**
**essential software.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity has just started and has not**
**yet needed or developed a reserves**
**policy.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£4718**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 05 Sep**
**2023. Constitution document**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|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|**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 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.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charityname|**Released To Change**|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|**1204589**|
|Charity’s principal address|Newbigin house, 28 Handsworth New Road
Birmingham
B18 4PT|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Luke Wilkins||||
||Paul William
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– 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**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**N/A**
## **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**|CW||
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||Christian Weinkamp||
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Chair||
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