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2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report

for the year ended 31 March 2025

Charitable Incorporated Organisation

Registered Charity Commission 1207684

21/12/2025 1.0

Trustees’ Annual Report

for the year ended 31 March 2025

1. Reference and Administrative Details

Charity name: Amare Hospice at Home

Registered charity number: 1207684

Legal structure: Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Foundation model)

Principal office: Wansbeck Workspace, Rotary Parkway, 23 Prospect Place, Ashington, NE63 8QZ

Trustees during the year:

No trustees received any remuneration or benefits during the year.

2. Structure, Governance and Management

Amare Hospice at Home is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered on 2 April 2024. It operates under a Foundation Model Constitution , meaning the trustees are the charity’s only voting members.

Trustees are appointed in accordance with the constitution, based on skills, experience, and commitment to the charity’s objects. New trustees will receive an induction pack including the constitution, latest accounts, and relevant policies.

The trustees meet regularly to oversee governance, financial stewardship, risk management, and strategic development.

3. Objectives and Activities

Charitable Objects

As set out in the constitution, Amare exists:

“For the public benefit, the relief of need of those suffering from ill-health and their family members and carers, living in South-East Northumberland and the surrounding

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area, primarily by: (a) the provision of end-of-life care at home and associated services; (b) the provision of support to other palliative care providers.”

Main Activities During the Year

As this was the charity’s first year of operation , activities focused on:

No care services were delivered during this period, as the charity is in its pre-launch development phase.

4. Public Benefit Statement

The trustees confirm they have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when planning the charity’s activities.

Amare’s work is directed toward improving access to specialist end-of-life care for residents of Southeast Northumberland — an area with significant health inequalities and no existing hospice-at-home service.

All planned activities are designed to deliver clear, measurable public benefit.

5. Achievements and Performance

Although early in its development, Amare achieved several important milestones:

Strategic Development

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Community and Stakeholder Engagement

Fundraising Foundations

Governance and Compliance

These achievements lay the groundwork for Phase 1 of the development plan.

6. Financial Review

Overview

For the year ended 31 March 2025:

Reserves Policy

As a newly formed charity, Amare is building reserves to support future operational stability. The trustees aim to develop reserves equivalent to 3–6 months of operating costs once service delivery begins.

Going Concern

The trustees consider the charity to be a going concern. The focus for 2025–26 will be securing grant funding and expanding community fundraising.

7. Funds Held

All funds at year end were unrestricted . The charity held no restricted or endowment funds during the period.

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8. Risk Management

The trustees have identified key risks and begun mitigation planning:

A full risk register will be developed during 2025–26.

9. Plans for Future Periods

During 2025–27, Amare will progress through the two phases outlined in the Development Plan:

Phase 1 – Establishing Foundations (Year 1)

Phase 2 – Preparing for Service Delivery (Year 2)

The long-term aim is to support 200–300 patients per year once fully operational.

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10. Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the accounts in accordance with applicable law and the Charity Commission’s requirements for CIOs.

They must ensure that:

11. Approval

This report was approved by the trustees on 21 December 2025 and signed on their behalf by:

John Harrison

Chair of Trustees

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