
## **Trustees’ Annual Report And Accounts for the period** 

**From  1/10/24         Period start date   To 30/09/25             Period end date** 

**Charity name:  Kindred Co-housing** 

**Charity registration number:   1206319** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ADULTS WITH<br>LEARNING DIFFICULTIES IN WOKINGHAM,<br>BERKSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA<br>BY THE PLANNING, ESTABLISHMENT,<br>CONSTRUCTION, PROVISION AND<br>RUNNING OF APPROPRIATE LIVING<br>ACCOMMODATION AND LONG-TERM ADULT<br>LIFE CARE SERVICES FOR SUCH PERSONS<br>AND ASSISTING IN THEIR SUPPORT, CARE<br>AND TREATMENT.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|THE CHARITY WAS FORMED in 2023.  THE<br>MAIN ACTIVITIES TO DATE HAVE BEEN<br>RESEARCH, PLANNING AND DESIGN FOR<br>THE PROVISION OF ACCOMODATION AS<br>OUTLINED IN THE PURPOSE.   BEING A<br>VERY LONG TERM ENDEAVOUR, THIS<br>PHASE WILL LAST AT LEAST TWO YEARS|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|CONFIRMED.  OBJECTIVES HAVE NOT<br>CHANGED SINCE FORMATION.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|THE CHARITY DOES NOT MAKE<br>GRANTS|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|THE SOCIAL PURPOSE OF THE<br>CHARITY IS UNCHANGED WITH A<br>CLEAR SOCIAL BENEFIT SHOULD IT<br>SUCCEED IN ITS OBJECTIVES|
||Para 1.38|THE CHARITY HAS NO EMPLOYEES<br>AND RELIES ENTIRELY ON ITS<br>VOLUNTEERS, INCLUDING TRUSTEES.|





Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|THE CHARITY HAS ASSEMBLED<br>VOLUNTEERS WITH DIRECT<br>CONNECTIONS TO THE TARGET USER<br>GROUP.   IT HAS RESEARCHED THE<br>DEVELOPER MARKET, THE<br>COMMERCIAL STRUCTURES IN USE,<br>DEMAND POTENTIAL FOR SERVICES<br>AND POSITION OF OUR LOCAL<br>COUNCILS.<br>IT USED THIS TO DEVELOP A<br>TEMPLATE AND OUTLINE DESIGN FOR<br>THE TYPE OF ACCOMODATION THAT IS<br>NEEDED.<br>IT HAS ENTERED INTO NEGOTIATIONS<br>WITH SOME POTENTIAL SOLUTION<br>PROVIDERS.<br>AFTER THE YEAR END THIS<br>RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND<br>NEGOTIATIONS BEGAN TO CRYSTALISE<br>INTO A VIABLE SOLUTION THAT WE<br>HOPE WILL BE LIVE IN 2027|



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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|SEE ABOVE|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|N/A THE CHARITY HAD NO<br>FUNDRAISING OBJECTIVES IN YEAR<br>ONE, RELYING ON VOLUNTEERS|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A|
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## **Financial Review** 

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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|THE CHARITY HAS A BANK ACCOUNT<br>WITH A NOMINAL BALANCE.  IT HAS<br>HAD NO EXPENDITURE IN THE YEAR<br>AND FUNDRAISING WAS NOT<br>NECESSARY.  ALL WORK WAS<br>COMPLETED BY VOLUNTEERS|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|AT THE YEAR END WE HELD A<br>NOMINAL SUM OF £20 IN THE BANK TO<br>KEEP IT ACTIVE.  WE ARE NOT YET<br>HOLDING RESERVES.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£20|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A SEE ABOVE|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|NONE.  THE CHARITY HAS NO<br>FINANCIAL OBLIGATIONS  OR DEFICIT|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|SINCE YEAR END THE PROJECT HAS<br>DEVELOPED FURTHER IN A POSITIVE<br>WAY.  THERE WERE NO GOING<br>CONCERN ISSUESAT YEAR END|
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|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47|<br>TRUSTEE DONATION|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|THE PRINCIPAL RISK FACING THE<br>CHARITY IS THAT IT IS NOT ABLE TO<br>SECURE THE PROJECT THAT IT NEEDS<br>TO FULFIL ITS LONG TERM PURPOSE.|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO FOUNDATION MODEL<br>CONSTITUTION|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|<br>Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|NEW TRUSTEES ARE APPOINTED AT A<br>MEETING OF THE TRUSTEES.  A<br>TRUSTEE MUST BE OVER 16 YEARS OF<br>AGE AND BE A NATURAL PERSON (IE<br>NOT A CORPORATE)|



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|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51|<br>TRUSTEES ARE APPOINTED WITH<br>REFERENCE TO THE SKILLS,<br>KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE THEY<br>BRING TO THE CHARITY.  ALL<br>TRUSTEES HAVE ACCESS TO THE<br>FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS.<br>WHILE NOT A REQUIREMENT, IN<br>PRACTICE ALL HAVE SIGNIFICANT<br>EXPERIENCE DEALING WITH ADULTS<br>WITH LEADING DISABILITIES, THE<br>PRIMARY BENEFICIARY GROUP.|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|THERE IS NO FORMAL STRUCTURE TO<br>WHICH THE CHARITY BELONGS SAVE<br>THAT OUTLINED IN THE<br>FOUNDATIONAL DOCUMENTS.|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|N/A|
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|KINDRED CO-HOUSING|
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|<br>Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charitynumber|**1206319**|
|Charity’s principal address|LAVENDER COTTAGE<br>FINCHAMPSTEAD<br>BERKSHIRE<br>RG40 4JR|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**<br>**Nam**<br>**e of**<br>**pers**<br>**on**<br>**(or**<br>**bod**<br>**y)**<br>**entit**<br>**led**<br>**to**<br>**app**<br>**oint**<br>**trust**<br>**ee**<br>**(if**<br>**any)**|
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||BARRY<br>DELEHANTY||<br>1/10/24 - 30/9/25|
||ALISON ISSAC||1/10/24– 16/6/25|
||AMANDA<br>REYNOLDS||1/10/24 – 16/6/25|
||JOHN LANGFORD||1/10/24 – 31/12/24|
||VICTORIA<br>DELEHANTY||1/10/24 - 30/9/25|
||Alison Maunder||13/7/25 - 30/9/25|
||Gill Bradbrook||13/7/25 - 30/9/25<br>16/6/25 - 30/9/25|
||Brenda Heys|||
||Kate Stonehouse||16/6/25 - 30/9/25|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** BARRY DELEHANTY BRENDA HEYS JACQUELINE MACKENZIE VICTORIA DELEHANTY KATE STONEHOUSE ALISON MAUNDER GILL BRADBROOK DAWN ADAMS NOORZARINA THOMAS DONNA BENNET 



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 N/A 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 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**n/a** 

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## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** Barry Delehanty **Full name(s)** Barry Delehanty **Position (eg Secretary,** SECRETARY **Chair, etc) Date** 6/06/25 



## Registered Number 1206319 

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF KINDRED COHOUSING CIO 

## FOR THE PERIOD 1/10/24 TO 30/09/25 

TRUSTEES: 

BARRY DELEHANTY BRENDA HEYS JACQUELINE MACKENZIE VICTORIA DELEHANTY KATE STONEHOUSE ALISON MAUNDER GILL BRADBROOK DAWN ADAMS NOORZARINA THOMAS DONNA BENNET 

REGISTERED ADDRESS: Lavender Cottage, Finchampstead, Berkshire, RG40 4JR 

BANKERS: National Westminster Bank, 5 High Street, Bracknell, RG12 1DH 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY: The principal activity in the period was to relieve the needs of adults with learning disabilities in Wokingham and the surrounding area by the planning, establishment, provision and running of appropriate living accommodation and long term adult life care services for such persons and assisting in their support, care and treatment. 



KINDRED COHOUSING CIO 

## BALANCE SHEET 30/09/25 


2025 **ASSETS** CASH AT BANK £20 TOTAL ASSETS £20 **CAPITAL AND RESERVES** UNRESTICTED RESERVES £20 TOTAL RESERVES £20 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** Barry Delehanty **Full name(s)** Barry Delehanty **Position (eg Secretary,** Chairman **Chair, etc) Date** 6/06/26 

