2025-01-01-accounts - The Gift Tree

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/11/2024 Period start date To 31/10/2025 Period end date

Charity name: The Gift Tree

Charity registration number: 1206487

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Work with at least 2 causes (children’s hospitals, children’s help center’s) per year and obtain (via donation), repair and make gifts for sick and underprivileged children in time for Christmas. Additionally, try to obtain (via donation) baby equipment (baby grows, nappies etc) to allow emergency requests from new mothers as and when required throughout the year. This objective may change to include additional gift distribution throughout the year at a later date. Agreements will be made with all causes chosen to agree what would be accepted).
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	Initial meetings held with the charities Baby Basics and Bundles of Hope to start building partnership. Please note that due to sickness and family bereavement to a couple of the trust members, the charity was paused and will restart in December 2025.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All guidance issued in the past year has been printed (where applicable) and presented to all trustees.

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

SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related

investment N/A Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers N/A 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	Initial meetings held with the charities Baby Basics and Bundles of Hope to start building partnership. Please note that due to sickness and family bereavement to a couple of the trust members, the charity was paused and will restart in December 2025.

Additional information (optional)

Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	N/A
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A

Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	No funds received nor spent
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	N/A
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	0.00
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None

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	Public
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	None
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Trustees incorporated as a body
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	Trustee meeting held to discuss the person, the benefits it would bring to the charity and also an concerns any trust member would have. The final decision goes to a vote of all trustees.

Additional information (optional)

Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)	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	All guidance released by the commission is printed (or copied to a PDF), distributed to all trust members and discussed during the trust meetings.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	Ken Charnock – Chair Susan Charnock – General Secretary Abbie-Joy Charnock – Trustee Josie Fantam – Trustee Jacqui Hamnett - Trustee
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	Started discussion of partnership with Baby Basics and Bundles of Hope in Long Eaton
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Gift Tree
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1206487
Charity’s principal address	128 Longmoor Road Long Eaton Nottingham NG10 4EJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Ken Charnock	Chair	1
Susan Charnock	General Secretary	1
Abbie-Joy Charnock	Trustee	1
Josie Fantam	Trustee	1
Jacqui Hamnett	Trustee	0.6

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

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 No donations taken this year. held in this capacity

Name and objects of the N/A 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

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

Please note that due to sickness and family bereavement to a couple of the trust members, the charity was paused and will restart in December 2025.

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) Ken Charnock

Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)

Date

02/12/2025

Charity Commission

Charity Commission Annual Return 2025

THE GIFT TREE

Charity registration number: 1206487

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Financial period

Financial period start date

11/01/2024

Financial period end date

01/01/2025

Income and spending

Income £

£0

Spending £

£0

Number of contracts from government

How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

Number of grants from government

How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?

Income breakdown

£0

Other charities

£0

Other organisations that are not charities

£0

Trustee payments

Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return?

⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid

Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return?

Income from outside the UK

Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom

Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

Spending outside of the United Kingdom

Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return?

Trading subsidiaries

Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?

Employment contract types

People were permanently employed by your charity

People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity

Self-employed people were working for your charity

Governance policies

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Declaration

Your role at the charity (select one):

⊠ Trustee

Given names	Kenneth

Family name	Charnock

Telephone	07584248481
number

Email	kjcharnock@gmail.com

Date submitted	19/10/2025

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