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## Trustees Annual Report 2024-2025 Mama T’s
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01.03.2024 to 01.03.2025**
**Charity name: Mama T’s Charity registration number: 1208308**
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## **Objectives and Activities**
## **Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document:**
To advance the education of all participants of all ages residing in socially and economically deprived communities by the provision of opportunities to participate in dance classes and performances.
## **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.**
Mama T’s CIO provides free weekly street dance and performing arts sessions for children aged 0–11 and families living in Hull’s most disadvantaged areas. Our sessions support physical health, mental wellbeing, confidence, and creativity, especially for children who face financial, social, or emotional barriers to participation. We work in community centres across deprived estates, creating safe, inclusive spaces where children can express themselves and thrive.
## **Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit**
All Trustees have been given and read the guidance related to public benefit issued by the Charity Commission.
## **Achievements and Performance**
Mama T's have been delivering free, weekly street dance and performing arts sessions for over 150 children aged 0 –11 across five areas of Hull’s most deprived communities: Endike Lane, North Bransholme, Gipsyville, Ings, Orchard Park estates. These areas have limited access to extracurricular activities, and the families we work with often cannot afford dance classes. Each session is designed to be inclusive, energetic, empowering, helping children build confidence, physical fitness, and social skills in a safe and supportive environment. Many of the children who we work with are shy, anxious, or dealing with complex home lives this project gives them space to engage, have fun, be active and belong to a group.
The project has been using a mix of parent & Tots dance, street dance, performing arts, and music-led games to keep sessions fun and engaging. We also run two performance showcases so families can see their children’s progress and feel part of the journey.
Parents have been involved from day one. We value the importance of regular connection with families, encouraging peer support, and creating a space where children feel valued not just dancers, but as young people with big potential.
The charity aims to do more than just teach dance, we want to build confidence, a sense of community, create opportunities for children who often miss out. Our goal is to make parent & tots dance, street dance and performing arts accessible to 150+ children/families aged 0– 11 living in poverty across five Hull estates. These children face daily barriers from financial hardship, low self-esteem and many have never had the chance to explore their creativity. We want every child to feel included, inspired, and empowered. We want to see the shy
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ones come out of their shell, the energetic ones channel their energy, and all of them feel proud of who they are. We aim to boost physical and emotional wellbeing, helping children stay active while also improving mood, motivation, health and focus. We want to give families something to feel hopeful about. By involving parents in the journey and offering two community performance showcases, our aim is to create a sense of pride in the children/families and their community.
Mama T’s has been developed by including and listening to the voices of the children and families who access our sessions. Regular feedback from parents, carers, and young people during and after sessions help us to understand what they need, what’s working, and what’s missing. As a result of this, the message has been clear: they want more opportunities that are fun, safe, inclusive where children can dance, be themselves, and build confidence without cost being a barrier. This input has guided everything from how often we run sessions to where we should host them. Parents requested more consistency, school holiday options and performance events so they can see their children shine. The children have also been involved in the choice of music, routines, what they enjoy, how and what they would like to perform. They help pick themes and songs. This project will be heavily influenced by the children and young people, as the performances reflect their voices, their ideas, and their energy. That’s why it works. Because it’s a community project led by the community.
## **Financial Review**
## **Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period:**
Although there have been some periods where money has not been coming in, we are now in a more advantageous position, and we are growing with new larger funding pots coming in. Our initial projects were delivered on a lean budget, not allowing for reserves to build, however now that larger funding is being applied for and with local funding and careful cost management, we are now in a position whereby we will be able to allocate some unrestricted funding to building reserves. We remain committed to establishing financial security and is being applied for and with local funding and careful cost management, we are now in a position whereby we will be able to allocate some unrestricted funding to building reserves. We remain committed to establishing financial security and stability to continue with our service delivery.
## **Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held:**
As a newly registered CIO, Mama Ts is in the early stages of formalising its financial forecasting, including our reserves policy. The trustees have agreed to hold the equivalent of 3 months core operating reserves in unrestricted reserves, to allow a safety net in any event that funding maybe delayed, for any unexpected costs or any unforeseen short-term disruption to programme delivery.
## **Amount of reserves held:**
£0
## **Reasons for holding zero reserves/ Details of fund materially in deficit:**
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All funds obtained are used month to month for projects at present. We are not in deficit with any funds.
## **Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern:**
No uncertainties in continuing, we are obtaining regular funding for projects to take place.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Type of governing document:**
Foundation Model Constitution.
## **How is the Charity constituted?:**
CIO.
## **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:**
Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
## **Reference and Administrative details**
**Charity name** Mama T’s **Registered charity number** 1208308 **Charity’s principal address** 90 York Road Hull HU6 9QT
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||KerryAllan||||
||Dawn Bennett||||
||Samantha Evers||||
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
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|Description of the assets held in this capacity:|NONE|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are|N/A|
|held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects:||
|Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such|N/A|
|assets from the charity’s own assets:||
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
**Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details:** N/A, all information has been disclosed.
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)** Patricia Rimmer **Full name(s)** PATRICIA RIMMER **Position (eg Secretary,** CHARITY MANAGER **Chair, etc) Date** 03/04/25
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|MAMA T’S
|MAMA T’S
|**No (if any)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**For the period**
**from**|**28/02/24**|**To**|**28/02/2025**|
|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**
Donations, legacies andgrants
**4,195**
Fund Raisingevents
**3,081**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**7,276**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 7,276**
**A3 Payments**
Costs of charitable activities
Cost of fundraisingevents
**6,956**
Wages/Salaries
**225**
Rent/Hire of rooms
**554**
Governance costs
**350**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 8,085**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 8,085**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ - 810**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ - 810**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**
**51,044**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**51,044**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**51,044**
**41,707**
**-**
**4,589**
**1,559**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**47,855**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**47,855**
**3,189**
**-**
**-**
**3,189**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**55,239**
**3,081**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**58,320**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**58,320**
**41,707**
**6,956**
**4,814**
**2,113**
**350**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**55,940**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**55,940**
**2,380**
**-**
**-**
**2,380**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|||**-**|**55,239**|**-**|
|||**-**|**3,081**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**58,320**|**-**|
||||||
|||**-**|**-**||
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
||||||
|||**-**|**58,320**|**-**|
||||||
|||**-**|**41,707**|**-**|
|||**-**|**6,956**|**-**|
|||**-**|**4,814**|**-**|
|||**-**|**2,113**|**-**|
|||**-**|**350**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**55,940**|**-**|
||||||
|||**-**|**-**||
|||**-**|**-**||
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
||||||
|||**-**|**55,940**|**-**|
||||||
||**3,189**|**-**|**2,380**|**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**3,189**|**-**|**2,380**|**-**|
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
Bank balance
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Accruals
Directors loan account
Signature
KerryAllan
Dawn Bennett
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Bank balance (excess to account for
liabilites)|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**- 810**
**3,189**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**- 810**
**3,189**
OK
OK
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**2,225**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Unrestricted
**350**
Unrestricted
**1,875**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
KERRY ALLAN
DAWN BENNETT
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**When due**
**(optional)**|
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|||||
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||||Date of
approval|
||KerryAllan|KERRY ALLAN|01.04.2025|
||Dawn Bennett|DAWN BENNETT|**01.04.2025**|
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees** Charity Name Mama Ts **On accounts for the year** 28/02/2025 **Charity no** 1208308 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
**Report to the trustees**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **28 / 02 / 2025** .
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
- the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**Signed: Name:** Victoria Parkinson **Relevant professional** ICAEW (FCA) **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 188 Victoria Avenue, Hull, HU5 3DY
**Date:** 17/03/2025
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## **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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