## **Friends of Dorset Care Leavers CIO** 

## Trustees Annual Report 01/11/23 – 31/12/24 

Charity number: 1205526 

## **Charity address** 

37 Bridport Road, Dorchester, Dorset.  DT1 2NG 

## **Trustees during the reporting period** 

- Katharine Hurst 

- Kaye Wright 

- Tony Galpin 

## **Charitable Objectives** 

- To reduce isolation 

- To promote a positive sense of self 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

- Oct’23  Cinema vouchers donated for National Care Leavers Week 

- Dec’23 Christmas gifts bought for approx. 300 young people 

- Oct’24  Air fryers and cinema vouchers donated for National Care Leavers Week 

- Dec’24 Christmas gifts bought for approx. 300 young people 

## **Finances for year ending 31[st] December 2024** 

|**Income £**|**Expenditure £**|**Assets £**|**Liabilities £**|
|---|---|---|---|
|2,868|7,260|0|0|



## **Sources of income** 

- Annual fundraising week with bake sales, quizzes, raffles and silent auctions. 

- Donations from organisations and the public, undertaking their own fundraising 

- In the reporting period, there is greater expenditure than income. Prior to registering with the charity commission and as a small charity, there was already a balance in the account to meet this expenditure and the account remains healthy. 

## **Plans for the Future** 

- The charity has had a quiet accounting period due to limited grant making capacity amongst the trustees and committee members, who are all volunteers. The charity has a refreshed trustee structure and with that, brings the capacity to return to regular grant making. 

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