## **Trustees Annual Report 2024/2025** 8 Stanley Park Road Wallington Surrey SM6 0EU ## **Board** Lola Barrett Chairman Jean Davis Treasurer Ayan Adan Trustee Titilayo Reynolds Trustee Temi Johnson Trustee Sonia Francis-Mills Non trustee, Secretary Charlie Millett Non trustee, Development Manager, Lead Officer ## **Structure** The Fantastic Freddie Foundation is a charity aimed at supporting young disabled people with activities and services that enable them to live their best lives. Day to day services are managed by the lead officer, Development Manager, Charlie Millett. Overall governance is the responsibility of the Trustees. The organisation utilises volunteers to support the board and to support delivery of day to day services. Trustees are recruited from the community and the organisation is always keen to appoint trustees from the user group who are more likely to understand the needs and barriers faced by young disabled people. ## **Activities and Objectives for the year** As a relatively young charity our objectives are related to obtaining financial security and building trust and confidence amongst our users, carers and family members. To this end we have; - Held regular focus groups to determine the needs and aspirations of disabled young people - Undertook fundraising to assist in subsidising activities that are beyond individual budgets - Partner with agencies that offer leisure services that have been inaccessible to clients - Respond positively to requests for high octane activities and usually inaccessible sports - Deliver a calendar of regular events that fulfil the needs and desires of client group - Look out for opportunities to extend our remit and to find new and improved services. ## **Achievements during 2024/2025** During the last year of operation we have been delighted to have a number of activities and events that keep the user group stimulated and committed. These include quarterly club nights, wellness days, festival trips and sporting activities both participating and observing. Some users simply want the ability to undertake normal activities that their peers take for granted. We are proud to have established a monthly pub quiz night which has been going from strength to strength. We engaged with over 100 individuals in the community, listening and learning about their desires. We extended our reach to 3 London Boroughs and became well established and thought of within Sutton and the disabled communities major players. We were lucky to partner with 8 organisations to host events and focus groups. Our fundraising targets were met and exceeded by the end of the year, allowing us to forward plan and grow our services for a bigger and better 2025/2026. With this funding came planning. We commenced talks with national DJ’s to start an accessible DJ Academy, Scheduled Weekend trips in the summer and most notably were able to finalise new initiatives such as ‘Mates and Dates’ amongst others, ready for launch in April 2025. This year's events and future plans have ensured that our clients gain access to activities that encourage and support their needs and give specialist practical support where they may have faced barriers in the past. THE FANTASTIC FREDDIE FOUNDATION Financial Review Statement of account for the year to 31 January 2025 Income Fundraising proceeds Donations Service fees Grants received £1,867.04 £31,975.86 £233.68 £30,128.00 £64,204.58 Total income Expenditure Wages and associated costs Administration (including stationery and printing) Telephone Travel expenses Event & Service costs Marketing and branding Subsistance Training costs £15,906.83 £631.70 £56.97 £262.89 £6,763.11 £1,466.42 £647.03 £30.CKJ Total expenditure £25,764.95 £38.439.63 Surplus for the year Balance sheet at 31 January 2025 Balance on General Account £38,439.63 Bank account balances General acount Salaries account £24,340.21 £14.099.42 £38,439.63 Jean Davis Treasurer THE FANTASTIC FREDDIE FOUNDATION Inde endent Auditors Re ort Independent examinerfs report on the accounts RepDrt to the Irusteesl rnertiers ol Fantastic Freddie Foundats'on On accounts lor the y￿1 ended Set O￿On page 6 31 January Chathy no. 20709) Respethe responslblllues The chartys trustees that an audrt B not required for this year luTr*r of trustees aad exarninef 43121 of Chariti2s Att 1993 Ilhe AGtI,as an￿rK￿ try 5 28 d It* CharitiES Ad 2m61 and that an 1rKleFÈrL￿nk exarThnatKXI ts r*th. reS￿￿bIltytO." exaMi￿tr* acwjnts lurthr 8ectsJn 43 Of￿ A< as a￿er￿Jed), to folk)w the pr(xx(lures knKI d)wn In trE Gerpral DIr￿tIO￿ gNen tw the CFvrrty C¢N))ff1s￿tsn lurx*r s&tion 43(nibl Oft￿ Ad, asamerthffj. arK1 to Ststew￿￿r Ferbr#Jar rrotters f0veconE to ry attent￿. 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