## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 01/06/2024 **Period start date to** 31/05/2025 **Period end date** **Charity name:** CHIT CHAT 4 U ALL ## **Charity registration number:** 1205216 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|A Group dedicated to standing up against
knife crime, gangs and youth violence. We
are here to support our youngsters, raising
awareness and funds by auction, events,
and community activities across Stoke-on-
Trent and beyond. Mentoring Training Youth
Projects Community projects Providing work
experience Youth work Detached Youth
Work Youth clubs Combatting knife
crime/Gangs/Youth violence and Antisocial
behaviour Creating opportunities| |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 main activities are as follows.
•Community Fun days
•Fundraising events
•Christmas Light Switch and events
•Monthly Community Markets
These activities are open to all ages
regardless of their personal background,
faith gender or personal circumstances and
brings our community together.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In planning our activities for the year, we
kept in mind the Charity Commissions
guidance on public benefit at our trustee
meetings| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We are grateful for our volunteers and
without this valuable time and contribution of
time, energy and expertise we would not
have been able to achieve so much.| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **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|Our community fun days and fundraising
events have been a big success and have
brought our community together. We have
offered arts and craft days, movie days,
monthly community markets across the city
and so much more. We have made a
difference to so many families regardless of
their personal background, faith gender or
personal circumstances. We have offered
activities during school holidays and set up a
community library for children and adults.
We have a number of young volunteers and
all these activities have helped to build their
self-confidence, socials skills and practical
skills| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Cash at the bank as of 31.05.25 was
£395.00. The funds are to help towards
young people’s projects, knife amnesty bins
and control the bleeds kits across the city.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|No concerns| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Our main source of funds this year have
been donations and entrance fees for our
activities at our events. The funds are to help
towards young people’s projects, knife
amnesty bins and control the bleeds kits
across the city.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Not applicable| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Not applicable| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|| |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|| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|CHIT CHAT 4 U ALL| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1205216| |Charity’s principal address|40 GRICE ROAD
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Larissa Cooke|||| ||Winston Jay
Gardiner|||| ||Kathryn Pilling|||| ||David Fern|||| ||LynseyRogers|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Larissa Cooke Winston Jay Gardiner Lynsey Rogers 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 Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable 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 Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** **Future Plans –** The coming year will see a continued emphasis to raise funds for our projects and other structured activities to build the confidence and support young people and families across Stoke on Trent. We aim to offer more community support group within our community. ## **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**||| |---|---|---| ||LYNSEY ANN ROGERS|| ||
DIRECTOR|| ||06.02.2026|| ||06.02.2026||