## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date March 2024 To Period end date April 2025** **Charity name: Buddy_Cups North East** **Charity registration number: 1208178** **Objectives and Activities –** Please Note – this past year has been a transition year for Buddy Cups North East which despite becoming registered in May 2024 has not been able to trade till start of financial year 2025/26 and therefore we have no accounts for financial year 2024/25. Our account is now active, and we will submit accordingly at end of the current financial year **.** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To provide support to all those affected**
**by Breast Cancer and their carers in the**
**North East of England.**| |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|**Provision of a safe environment,**
**support and friendship to group by way**
**of monthly meetings, talks, crafts and**
**other activities.**
**Specific additional events for Carers,**
**Fund raising etc.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees have all read Charity**
**Commission documents prior to**
**becoming a registered charity.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Not applicable**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**Not applicable**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Charity is totally run by volunteers, no**
**paid members.**| 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|**Due to difficulties in setting up our**
**Buddy Cups North East account with**
**National Westminster Bank, we have not**
**been able to trade in this last financial**
**year as new account was not activated**
**till start of this current financial year**
**2025 – 2026.**
**Buddy Cups North East will therefore**
**submit their first accounts next year.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
**Group continues to grow and in the year**
**2024 to 2025 we have had 25 enquiries**
**and welcomed 15 of those enquiries to**
**group as regular members.**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**We have held Craft Fairs, Afternoon**
**Teas, Art evening to raise our own funds**
**with raffles and tombola prizes.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not applicable**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Not applicable at present time**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Not applicable at present time**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Not applicable at present time**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Have not traded as Buddy Cups North**
**East till 2025/2026 Financial Year**
**started.**| |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|**Not applicable**| ## **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|
**Donations, Craft items for sale, Fayres,**
**Raffles, Summer Garden Party with**
**various stalls etc.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**Not applicable**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Not applicable**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||**Not applicable.**| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution.**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**We are an Unincorporated Association**
**with our own Constitution document.**| |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|**Any new appointment is decided by the**
**current serving Trustees together.**| ## **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|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Buddy Cups North East (Trading from 2025 to 2026)| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|Buddy_Cups (Previous name before registering as Charity)| |Registered charity number|1208178| |Charity’s principal address|8 St Oswalds Drive
Durham
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Sue Goulding|Founder||Trustees discuss any
changes to appointments.| ||Michelle Luke|Treasurer||| ||Margaret Harrop|Administrator||| ||Donna Feaney|||| ||Gill Curgenven|||| ||Liz Beaumont|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name Not applicable** ## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |**Not applicable**||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity **Not applicable** Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this **Not applicable** falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets **Not applicable** from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
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**Address**| |---|---|---| |||| ||**Not applicable**|| |||| |||| ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** **Not applicable** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **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,** Treasurer Administrator **Chair, etc)** **Date** Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Cat•gorf Endowment lunda to no8rnBt£ D•talls funds fund rofai cash funds Unrn¥trlcl•d R••trlet•d fund• Endowm•nt fund8 towwl£ Dètails 82 Othor mon•tsry aM•ts Fund to whkh ¢￿1{0￿1￿•1) Curr•ntvalu• nal Detalls Fur￿10 whkh Detalls ¢¢xtlogOoMII Cutt•fitv•lug nal B4 A•*•ts retaln•d for the ¢h•rlty'8 own u8• Futh1 tOTHhich Det3TIs 86 Llabllftlo• SKJnod by one orho truslees on half of all the trustees S￿natUre Pr￿￿ Name Dale of rov81 21 CCXX R2 8rmJnls ISSI 2110912025 Declarations Tho trusteos doclaro that thoy have approved the trustees. report abov& Slgned on béhalf of the chartty'$ trustees Slgnature(s) Full name(s) Posltlon (ég Secretary, Chair, atcl Treasurer Administrator ||**Charity Name**
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**1208178**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**||Period start date
Mar-24||**To**||Period end date
Apr-25||| ||||||||||| |**Section A Receipts and**|**payments**||||||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Buddy Cups North East has not traded in
financial year 2024/25 due to issues in getting
account set up with National Westminster
Bank. Our Buddy Cups North East account
was not opened till after start of this current
financial year 2025/26 so we will submit our
first accounts since becoming a registered
charity at end ofthat period.|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**
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