## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 15[th] December 2023 To 31[st] December 2024** **Charity name: We Are Listening** ## **Charity registration number: 1206228** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote social inclusion for the public benefit
by preventing people from becoming socially
excluded, relieving the needs of those people
who are socially excluded and assisting them to
integrate into society.| |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|We offer a telephone and/or correspondence
based befriending service using trained
volunteers providing a weekly contact for elderly
clients who may feel isolated and vulnerable.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We confirm the trustees have had regard to the
Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|We Are Listening does not make grants| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|We Are Listening has not made any investments| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We Are Listening volunteers have worked with us
to develop and launch the charity and to put the
necessary infrastructure in place for growth.
They have undertaken research, developed
marketing and promotional materials, conducted
outreach activities including identifying potential
referrers and delivered front line services to
beneficiaries.| |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|In our first year, we have established banking
facilities. We have public and employers liability
insurance. We have developed a database to
monitor all referrals, volunteers, programme
operations, fundraising and costs. Our policies
and procedures are now in place.
We have established a good working relationship
with a number of higher education
establishments across the UK and many of our
volunteers are mature students undertaking
Business Management and Health & Social Care
courses.
At present we have some 30 volunteers engaged
in project work and/or delivering frontline
services.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|First 12 months operation:
* Grants fundraising (target £50,000)
Actual (£36,000)| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|None set| |Other||Funding received in November enabled the
recruitment of a part-time Programme
Coordinator to manage volunteer recruitment and
client referrals.| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|First 12 months Income £35,833
First 12 months expenditure £ 931
Bank balance at year end £34,902| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|None held| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|None| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|As a small charity with no employees in 2024 and
no overheads, the Board considered it
inappropriate to hold reserves.| |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|We have secured funding to support employment
of a part-time Programme Coordinator for a
minimum 18 months.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**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|During 2024 we applied for funding to over 100
Charitables Trusts and Foundations.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|None| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principal risk is a lack of funding. At present
we have adequate funding to ensure a minimum
18 months operation/delivery. We will continue
to focus our efforts on fundraising and
maintaining a healthy bank balance.
Volunteer recruitment is a potential risk but we
have worked hard to establish strong and
mutually beneficial partnerships with a number of
higher education providers and have been
encouraged by the positive response from
students.| |Other||We are increasing our client referrals through
contacts with NHS agencies and care homes.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document|Para 1.25|Foundation Model Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|CIO| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of|Para 1.25|Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee
must beappointed for a term of three years by a
resolution passed ata properly convened meeting of
the charity trustees.| any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
On-line training material for Good Call telephone
befriending and for Postbox postal befriending.
Policies and procedures Policies on Equality & Diversity, Recruitment,
Para 1.51 Safeguarding and Volunteering.
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees
We have three Trustees.
The charity’s organisational We work with :
Para 1.51 - Charity Excellence
structure and any wider
- The Fundraising Regulator
network with which the
charity works
No formal relationships
Relationship with any related Para 1.51
parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|We Are Listening| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1206228| |Charity’s principal address|6 Dunedin Drive
Shrewsbury
Shropshire
SY3 9BH| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||TerryWilliams|Chair of Trustees||| ||LesleyFry|Trustee||| ||Howard Rutherford|Trustee||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** None Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |None||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None 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 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 None ## **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)** Lesley Fry **Full name(s)** Terrence Paul Williams **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chair Trustee **Date** 26.02.2025 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES We ATr Llstgnlng Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from 0101.2024 31.12.2024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment lunds Totsl lun(ts Lastyèar n•*rn*t£ ts>th•n•gr••t¢ toth• Trw4r•stt A1 Recel 3oes8 rants NIA Sub total(Gross Ancom& for AR) 25￿33 36M33 A2 Asset and trnvgstm?nt sales, (see table). None Sub totsl 35,833 A3 Payrn¢nts T£*phone. & w>*age Pnntin9. pDs*, stakn8ry&0￿p￿19r suppks 249 249 082 Sub total 931 931 A4 Asset and investment PU￿haS¥S.{See ¢ablel Sub total 931 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the peTiod Unrestri¢t¢d funds tr¥ Tr•Ar•stt Restricted funds Endowment funds Cateyories B1 Cash funds IfM$ yeW¢ ts4.*D2 Total cash funds 34,902 Uhrestrlcted furtd¥ Endowmont funds funds Curl•rrt￿Iu• E)etails Dno Cost B3 Investrnont assets Fundtowhich 47M*t b Cur[u￿y￿l￿• Dotails Non¢ B4 Assets retalned for the charity's own use DcE.3I15 BB Llabllltl08 SvJneo tyyonoor1￿V tsLWteBson behalf of all the tnjgteeg Datè of val s￿natUre Print Narne oz. Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of We Are Listening Charity (a CIO) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the We Are Listening Charity (the Trust} for the year ended 31 De￿mber 2024. Responsibilities and basis of report A5 the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {'the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried OLrt under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Garrying out my examinab'on I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Chanty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect.. 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of Trust as required by seciion 130 of the Act" or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Name: Relevant professional qualification or membership of professional bodies (if any): Address: C9￿ CKrosJ j Ckn oéro frLOSJJP Y StrRal PsrtiQi, Sf 5 8Pop Date