## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/09/2024 Period start date To 31/08/2025 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Cannock Chase Advice Centre**
## **Charity registration number: 1209864**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To provide non-judgemental, non-
discriminatory service of listening,
understanding, support and advice for
people of the community and surrounding
area|
|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|Advice and help with benefits including the
completion of forms especially PIP, AA,
Blue Badge and food vouchers, Universal
Credit, and housing|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Yes|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|All staff are volunteers|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|Many thousands of pounds has been
obtained in benefits for clients which
means an improvement to their well-being
and ability to feed themselves and keep
warm especially our vulnerable clients.
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## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set Para 1.41
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None
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives Para 1.41
Other
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|£54438|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We hold £3000 to cover any liabilities in the
event of closure of the centre|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£3000|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Cannock Chase Council, Staffordshire
County Council|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity||Loss of Grants|
Para 1.46
Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution adopted|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|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|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed from Cannock
Chase Council and Staffordshire County
Council. Others can be appointed by
resolution at the AGM|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
Under development|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any
related parties||Work closely with Penkmoneywise offering
debt management for clients of the centre|
Para 1.51 Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
Charity name Cannock Chase Advice Centre Other name the charity uses Registered charity number 1209864 Charity’s principal address 23 Park Road, Cannock, Staffs WS11 1JN
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Hyra Sutton|Chair|18/1/2021||
||Peter Kruskonjic|Vice chair|||
||Sheila Cartwright||||
||Jaquie Prestwood||||
||Martin Murray||||
||Lynn Franklin||||
||Sue Thornley||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name N/A**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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|**N/A**|||
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **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)** Susan Searle **Full name(s)** Susan Searle
**Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
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