2024-04-05-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 20 September 2023 To 04 April 2024

Charity name: Thriving Through Recreation

Charity registration number: 1204822

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The provision of funds for and support to access, learning or training in recreational pursuits or leisure-time educational activities, for children and young people aged 0-18 years (0-24 years if they are registered with an Education, Health and Care Plan) in the United Kingdom, in the interests of social and emotional welfare with the object of improving the conditions of life.
Summary of the main activities about those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	We focussed on establishing charity operations between establishing in September 2023 and the reporting end date in April 2024. Activities included the following: • Drawing up policies • Agreeing vision, mission and strategy • Opening a bank account • Securing initial funds • Creation of website • Recruiting additional trustee
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
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	During the period between establishment in September 2023 and April 2024, operational capacity was created. With the infrastructure, funds, people, and policies in place, we now have the capacity to benefit individuals and society in the future.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	£5,057.40
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	N/A
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	N/A
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Foundation Model Constitution
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	Our constitution states: “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 are selected and elected by a quorate vote by board members, and no individual person or body is entitled to appoint trustees.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Thriving Through Recreation
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1204822
Charity’s principal address	Badgeworth Manor, Cheltenham GL51 4UL

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Imogen Loxam		FoundingMember
	Richard Carter		FoundingMember
	Elizabeth Riley		FoundingMember
	JennyMcGoldrick		FoundingMember
	Jane Spencer		Elected in January2024

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

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
	Imogen Loxam
	Trustee
	13.1.25
	13.1.25

Statement of Financial Activities

Thriving Through Recreation

For the period 20th September 2023 to 5 April 2024

Account	13 Sep 2023-5 Apr 2024
Income and endowments from:
Donations	5,150.00
Total	5,150.00
Expenditure on:
IT Software and Consumables	18.00
Legal Expenses	74.60
Total	92.60
Total Income/Loss	5,057.40
Reconciliation of funds:
Total funds brought forward	0.00
Total funds carried forward	5,057.40