## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 15/2/24 Period start date To Period end date**
## **31/12/24**
## **Charity name: Gamers’ Wellbeing**
## **Charity registration number: 1207030**
## **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 by providing socially interactive
activities throughout lichfield district &
surrounds and other parts of the united
kingdom as the trustees may from time to
time think fit. For the purpose of this clause
‘socially excluded’ means being excluded
from society, or parts of society, as a result
of one or more of the following factors:
unemployment; financial hardship; youth or
old age; ill health (physical or mental);
discrimination on the grounds of sex, race,
disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief,
creed, sexual orientation or gender
re-assignment; poor educational or skills
attainment; relationship and family
breakdown; poor housing (that is housing
that does not meet basic habitable
standards; victim of crime|
|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 Objects of the CIO are: to provide safe
space to support people dealing with social
isolaton, social anxiety & related
comorbidites, through socially interactve
actvites for the Public Beneft. This would
occur throughout Lichfeld District & surrounds,
and other parts of the United Kingdom as the
Trustees may from tme to tme think ft.
We aim to help people who are dealing with
signifcant anxiety and social isolaton by
hostng a supportve space where people can
socialise while enjoying shared hobbies. As a
group, we take a modern approach to
befriending, focusing on video games, crafs,|
|||board games, and Dungeons & Dragons. Our
volunteers are here to make sure clients feel
welcome and get the support needed.
Our costs were room hire of £280 for 10
Wednesday sessions. Though an extra 6
months from our previous incarnaton as Game
Therapy were setled this year. So a total of
£420. Game therapy, the unincorporated
charity that preceded GW, did give GW
£442.31.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.|
## **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|We have run 20 events where we have:-
**1)**helped people who are dealing with
signifcant anxiety and social isolaton
by hostng a supportve space where
people can socialise while enjoying
shared modern day hobbies.
**2)**made sure clients feel welcome and get
the support needed.|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We are in a stable position as our income
exceeded our expenditure.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Given our erratic funding sources we aim to
keep a years’ worth of room hire costs and
PLI cover costs i.e. about £500|
|
Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|~£500|
|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|Assuming funding continues we do not
anticipate difficulties.|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||No trusts|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|CIO governing document|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|CIO - ‘Foundation’ model constitution|
|---|---|---|
|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|Volunteers are approached if they have a
needed skill set and to ensure a variety of
views by gender and age are considered at
meetings.|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Gamers’Wellbeing|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Game Therapy|
|
Registered charity number|
1207030|
|
Charity’s principal address|32 Milne Avenue
Lichfield
WS13 8SQ|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4
5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if**
**not for whole**
**year**
**Name of person**
**(or body) entitled**
**to appoint**
**trustee (if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Anthony Silver|Chairperson|
Full duration
Founding
trustee|
||John Peter
Jourdain Garner|Treasurer|Full duration
Founding
trustee|
||Richard Williams|Vice Chair|Full duration
Founding
trustee|
||Brett Martin William
Nolan||Full duration
Founding
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 None 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
## **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**|
Anthony Silver
John Peter Jourdain Garner
Chairperson
Treasurer
24/1/25||
|---|---|---|
||Gamers' Wellbeing1207030 Accountsyear end 31/12/2024|Receipt|Payment|
|---|---|---|---|
|Transaction
Date|Transaction Description|||
|20/02/2024|Donation from Game Therapy|402.31||
|19/03/2024|Donation from Game Therapytheir final HSBC bank balance|40||
|03/04/2024|WADE STREET CHURCH Upto MARCH||224|
|05/04/2024|LICH CITY COUNCILpayment as result of fundraisingappeal|491||
|01/08/2024|WADE STREET CHURCH venue hire||28|
|18/11/2024|WADE STREET CHURCH venue hire||28|
|21/11/2024|WADE STREET CHURCH venue hire||28|
|21/11/2024|WADE STREET CHURCH venue hire||28|
|21/11/2024|WADE STREET CHURCH venue hire||28|
|23/12/2024|WADE STREET CHURCH venue hire||28|
|06/01/2025|WADE STREET CHURCH venue hire||28|
||Column Total|**933.31**|**420**|
|||||
|||||
||End of Year Reserve>>|**513.31**||