## **Charity Registration number: 1209886** ## **Connor Brown Trust** **Annual Report and Unaudited Financial Statements For The Period of September 2024 to March 2025** Page | 1 ## **Connor Brown Trust** ## **Contents** Legal and Administrative Information Overview Structure, governance and management Objectives and public beneft Our approach and what makes it efective Summary of activities and achievements during the period Education and awareness in schools and education settings The Trainee Detective Programme Youth justice and probation related work Community and youth sector engagement Bleed control kits, awareness and community readiness Partnerships and recognition Communications and digital presence Volunteers and people Financial review and fundraising Plans for the next period Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities Public Beneft Statement Approval Page | 2 ## **Connor Brown Trust** ## **Overview** The Connor Brown Trust was established in 2020 by Tanya Brown following the tragic and fatal stabbing of her son, Connor Brown, in February 2019. Connor’s death had a profound impact on his family, the city of Sunderland, and the wider community. The overwhelming public support received during this time became the foundation for the charity’s mission to prevent serious violence and improve safety and life chances for children, young people, and communities. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the charity did not begin delivering activities until September 2021. During this period, significant work was undertaken to ensure the organisation was properly prepared, including training in governance, financial management, policies and procedures, and the development of high-quality educational programmes. The charity initially operated as a Community Interest Company (CIC), during which time it delivered a wide range of educational workshops, established strong partnerships with schools and educational providers, and built a solid foundation for future growth. A major milestone was the successful hosting of the Knife Angel sculpture in Sunderland in June 2024, which attracted significant public engagement and strongly aligned with the charity’s educational and preventative objectives. Recognising the need for a more robust and sustainable structure, the organisation transitioned to a Charity Incorporated Organisation (CIO) in 2024, strengthening governance, leadership, and accountability. The Connor Brown Trust was formally registered as a CIO in September 2024. The charity’s purposes are to promote community safety, prevent serious violence, and support the wellbeing and life chances of children, young people, and the wider community. Its direct beneficiaries include children, young people, students, and community members who receive education, targeted interventions, and support. The wider public benefits through increased awareness, improved community resilience, stronger safeguarding, and a reduced risk of serious harm. The charity also provides support to young people and families affected by knife crime, including access to emotional support, peer support, and counselling services delivered by external agencies and funded by the charity. The Connor Brown Trust confirms that there are no undue restrictions on who may benefit from its activities, and that any eligibility criteria applied are reasonable and necessary to ensure support is targeted where need and risk are greatest. Page | 3 ## **Connor Brown Trust** ## **Legal and Administrative Information** Charity name Connor Brown Trust Charity number 1209886 Trustees Mr Gavin Willis (Appointed August 2024) Miss Kayleigh Torrence (Appointed August 2024) Miss Hannah Day (Appointed August 2024) Mr Adam Cambrook (Appointed August 2024) Miss Danielle Meir (Appointed August 2024) Registered Address 5, Trent Road Thorney Close Sunderland SR3 4PQ Key staff One part time employee, 20 hours per week (delivery and operational support). Reporting period 4th September 2024 to 31st March 2025 Website www.connorbrowntrust.com Social Media FB - @connorbrowntrust Page | 4 ## **Connor Brown Trust** ## **Structure, governance and management** The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) and is governed by its constitution. Overall responsibility for the charity rests with the Board of Trustees, who meet regularly to provide strategic direction and to oversee the charity’s activities. Trustees review performance against objectives, safeguarding arrangements, financial position, risk management, and regulatory compliance, and agree priorities for service delivery and fundraising. The charity’s activities are delivered primarily by volunteers. During the reporting period, the charity operated with a small core team, including significant unpaid involvement from the founder, and was supported by a wider group of approximately 10 to 15 volunteers throughout the year. In addition, one paid member of staff was employed for 20 hours per week, with the post funded from a government grant / project based and fundraising income. The charity works in partnership with schools, youth and community organisations, statutory agencies, and other charities in order to deliver its objectives effectively. Where appropriate, the charity obtains external professional advice. Financial oversight is supported by a trustee with relevant accountancy expertise, with independent checks in place to support effective financial management and control. Page | 5 ## **Connor Brown Trust Objectives and Public Benefit** ## **Charitable Objects** The charity’s objects, as set out in its governing document, are: **To promote the prevention of crime and the saving of lives** , including but not limited to the provision of bleed kits in public places throughout Northeast England and the provision of training on how to use those kits. **To help young people so as to develop their capabilities as members of society** by working with schools, youth groups and agencies to promote the prevention of knife crime by raising awareness of the negative impact on all of those affected by it. ## **Public Beneft** The Trustees have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in carrying out the charity’s activities. The charity provides public benefit by advancing the prevention of crime and contributing to the saving of lives. This is achieved through the placement of bleed kits in public locations across Northeast England and the delivery of training to enable members of the public and partner organisations to respond effectively to catastrophic bleeding incidents. The charity also provides public benefit by helping young people to develop their capabilities as members of society. This is delivered through preventative and educational work with schools, youth groups and partner agencies, focusing on raising awareness of knife crime and its negative impact on individuals, families and communities, and supporting informed and safer decision-making. The charity’s activities benefit the general public and specific groups identified through partnership working. The Trustees confirm that any private benefit arising from the charity’s activities is incidental and necessary to the achievement of its charitable purposes. Page | 6 ## **Connor Brown Trust** ## **Our approach and what makes it effective** The charity’s education and awareness work is grounded in real-life experience and focuses on helping young people and communities understand the human impact of knife crime. Sessions draw on factual cases, such as the murder of 18year-old Connor Brown in 2019, who was fatally stabbed in Sunderland. The circumstances of his death and the subsequent impact on his family and community are used sensitively to illustrate the real-world consequences of knife crime, helping participants understand the physical, emotional, and social ramifications for victims, families, and communities. Sessions are designed to be accessible and engaging for diverse audiences. Where statistics or case details are used, they are embedded within narratives to make them meaningful, avoiding a purely numbers-based approach. This method supports participants in connecting emotionally and cognitively with the material, encouraging reflection on the consequences of knife crime and promoting informed decision-making. Safeguarding is central to all delivery. Sessions in schools or youth settings are delivered by an appropriate responsible adult, and the charity works closely with partner organisations to ensure content is age-appropriate and delivered safely. The charity takes particular care regarding photography, video, and other communications involving children and young people, and schools or partner agencies manage permissions and safeguarding decisions for any media, in line with best practice guidance. Page | 7 ## **Connor Brown Trust** ## **Summary of activities and achievements during the period** ## **Education and awareness in schools and education settings** During the reporting period, the charity delivered a comprehensive programme of knife crime awareness education across a broad range of educational settings throughout Northeast England. Delivery took place in primary schools, secondary schools, alternative provision settings, colleges, and higher education institutions, reflecting the charity’s commitment to early intervention, targeted prevention, and risk reduction. Delivery was structured to ensure both wide reach and targeted support, and included the following formats: - **Whole-school and whole-year group assemblies and workshops** , including intensive delivery days during which multiple sessions were delivered to maximise pupil reach within a single setting. - **Targeted small-group interventions** , delivered at the request of schools for pupils identified as being at heightened risk of harm, exploitation, or involvement in violence or criminal activity. - **Alternative provision delivery** , supporting young people who are unable to attend mainstream education and who may face additional vulnerability and safeguarding risks outside the school environment. During the year, the charity engaged with approximately **40 schools and education settings across the Northeast** , in addition to further colleges and higher education institutions across the wider reporting period. In addition to frontline delivery, the charity contributed to professional safeguarding networks and sector events, strengthening partnerships with education and safeguarding professionals and generating further referrals and delivery opportunities. This included participation in two online safeguarding events attended by approximately 40 professionals on each one, as well as engagement at an in-person safeguarding conference held at Ramside Hall, Durham. ## **The Trainee Detective Programme** A flagship element of the charity’s preventative and early intervention work during the reporting period was the Trainee Detective Programme , delivered in partnership with policing and education partners. This programme provides an intensive, week-long intervention for young people, typically aged 11 to 16, who are identified through school and multi-agency referral processes as being at increased risk of harm, exploitation, or involvement in harmful behaviour. Page | 8 The programme is designed as a highly immersive learning experience, using authentic case materials, real-world scenarios, and multi-agency professional input. It aims to support participants to better understand consequences, develop empathy, and build practical life skills including communication, teamwork, critical thinking, and problem solving. The structure of the programme typically includes: - Immersive, media-based learning , using CCTV footage and contextual materials to explore real-life scenarios, decision-making points, and consequences. - Witness statement work and learning about joint enterprise , supported by specialist professional input. - Crime scene investigation and forensic learning , including evidence handling principles and the development of analytical and reasoning skills. - Clinical input on the reality of stabbing injuries and emergency response , including practical demonstrations and scenario-based learning to reinforce the seriousness and impact of violence. - Court-based learning , including exposure to court processes and participation in a structured mock trial using real documentation. This is followed by supported decompression activities to safeguard participant wellbeing after engaging with challenging material. - A presentation and recognition day involving families , designed to reinforce learning, celebrate achievement, and extend the impact of the programme into the home and wider community. ## Outcomes and Impact Although formal evaluation is still being developed, qualitative feedback from participants, families, and schools indicates strong positive impact. Many participants were reported to have spoken at length at home about what they had learned during the programme, suggesting significant engagement and reflection beyond the classroom setting. Several schools also reported improved engagement in learning, increased aspiration, and positive peer influence, including instances of participants sharing their learning with other pupils through assemblies and group presentations. The programme is considered by partners to provide a powerful early intervention model, increasing understanding of risk, consequences, and personal responsibility, while also strengthening young people’s confidence, communication skills, and engagement with education and positive pathways. ## Youth justice and probation related work During the reporting period, the charity delivered targeted intervention sessions in partnership with Youth Justice Services. This work typically consisted of a structured programme of sessions delivered each year, adapted to meet the needs of individual services and participants, and delivered either on a one-to-one basis or in small group settings as appropriate. Page | 9 These interventions focus on supporting young people who are already within the youth justice system to better understand the consequences of carrying knives and engaging in serious violence. The approach is explicitly **trauma-informed** , recognising that many participants have themselves experienced harm, exploitation, or significant adversity. Sessions are designed to explore: - The physical, psychological, and legal consequences of knife carrying and kniferelated harm - The impact of violence not only on victims, but also on offenders and on the families, friends, and communities around them - Personal responsibility, decision-making, and alternative strategies for managing conflict and risk This work forms an important part of the charity’s secondary and tertiary prevention activity, aiming to reduce reoffending, strengthen insight and empathy, and support young people to move towards safer and more positive life choices. ## Community and youth sector engagement In addition to school-based delivery, the charity provided prevention education and awareness-raising sessions across a wide range of community settings during the reporting period. These included youth groups, sports clubs, Scouts and Guides, and other community organisations. Delivery took place in diverse environments, including grassroots football teams and academy-linked provision, martial arts clubs, and community youth groups, enabling the charity to reach young people who may not always be engaged through formal education settings. Alongside structured sessions, the charity invested in relationship-building through attendance at community events. This created opportunities to engage directly with parents, carers, and other community members, providing advice on safety, signposting to support services, and guidance on how families and communities can play an active role in prevention. This community presence helps ensure that safeguarding messages extend beyond schools and into homes and neighbourhoods, supporting wider, shared responsibility for keeping young people safe. In addition, the charity delivered targeted sessions for specific learner groups, including: - SEND group sessions, tailored to meet the needs of learners requiring additional support. This combination of large-scale awareness activity and targeted, inclusive provision ensures that prevention messages are accessible to a broad and diverse range of young people. ## **Bleed control kits, awareness and community readiness** A core operational priority during the reporting period was the continued expansion, maintenance, and promotion of publicly accessible bleed control kits across the region. During the year, the charity installed approximately 50 new kits in communities, significantly increasing public access to life-saving emergency equipment. Page | 10 The kits were placed in a wide range of highly visible and strategically important locations, including community buildings, fire and rescue service sites, and retail and community premises. This ensures that members of the public and first responders can access critical equipment quickly in emergency situations. This programme represents a substantial contribution to community safety, resilience, and emergency preparedness, and directly supports the charity’s wider prevention, education, and early intervention objectives. ## **Partnerships and recognition** The charity’s work during the reporting period was underpinned by strong and effective partnerships across policing, education, health, emergency services, and the voluntary and community sectors. These partnerships are central to the charity’s whole-system approach to prevention, early intervention, and harm reduction. During the year, the charity worked in partnership with a wide range of organisations, including: - **The Police and Crime Commissioner and Violence Reduction Unit** , including collaboration on education-related referral pathways. - **Northumbria Police** . - **Fire and Rescue Services** , including joint work on bleed control kit placement and wider community safety initiatives. - **Youth Justice Services** . - **St John Ambulance** , including collaborative delivery of workshops in higher education settings. - **Education providers** , including schools, academy trusts, colleges, and university partners. - **Employers, community groups, Rotary organisations, and other local and regional networks** . These partnerships enhance the reach, credibility, and effectiveness of the charity’s work, ensuring that activity is well-integrated with local safeguarding, public health, and violence reduction priorities. ## **Connor Brown Trust** Page | 11 ## **Communications and digital presence** The charity maintains a public-facing website (www.connorbrowntrust.com) as a core channel for information about its mission, programmes, and community resources. The website is managed by a trustee, ensuring operational continuity while keeping costs minimal aside from essential domain and hosting fees. Although exact analytics for website users and page views are held privately, the charity reports regular engagement from a growing audience, with ongoing monitoring of user numbers and trends to inform content development and strategic prioritisation. The charity’s social media presence, including its Facebook page, has also contributed to awareness and audience growth. The Facebook page engages community members with stories, updates, and prevention messaging in support of the charity’s work. Typical organic reach on posts has been in the thousands, reflecting strong engagement for awareness content. Social media management is primarily undertaken by the founder, with strategic support from trustees. The charity takes a measured approach to communications, prioritising meaningful content over high volume output, and balancing public awareness with safeguarding and reputational considerations, particularly in relation to work involving education settings. ## **Connor Brown Trust** Page | 12 ## **Volunteers and people** ## Stafing, Volunteers and Capacity The charity’s work during the reporting period was delivered through a small core team supported by substantial volunteer input. The founder contributed significant unpaid time, supported by a small number of volunteers, alongside one paid part-time post responsible for delivery and coordination activity. The charity estimates that volunteer contributions averaged approximately 50 hours per week across the year, recognising that this figure fluctuates, with some periods — particularly during intensive delivery weeks and community events — involving substantially higher levels of volunteer input. The Trustees formally recognise that this level of voluntary commitment represents both a major organisational asset and a potential operational risk. The charity’s impact, reach, and cost-effectiveness are significantly enhanced by this goodwill and commitment; however, reliance on a small number of highly committed individuals also creates risks around sustainability, capacity, and resilience. Accordingly, the Trustees have identified the continued development of volunteer support, wellbeing, and management systems as a strategic priority. This includes improving the tracking and recording of volunteer hours and roles, clarifying responsibilities, and ensuring that appropriate support, supervision, and succession planning arrangements are in place to safeguard both individuals and the charity’s long-term effectiveness. This approach will help ensure that the charity can continue to benefit from strong community commitment while building a more resilient and sustainable delivery model over time. ## **Connor Brown Trust** Page | 13 ## **Financial review and fundraising** During the reporting period, the charity operated with a modest and carefully controlled cost base , with expenditure focused on frontline delivery, essential infrastructure, and the safe and effective operation of activities. The charity relied primarily on a combination of community fundraising, donations, and small grants to support its work. ## Expenditure Key areas of expenditure during the period included: - Stafing costs: Part-time staff costs for approximately 20 hours per week, totalling around £15,000 to £16,000 per annum , including payroll-related costs. - Delivery and travel expenses: Estimated at approximately £5,000 per annum , reflecting the regional nature of delivery across the Northeast. - Core operating costs: Including insurance, printing, website domain and hosting, and event and engagement materials. The Trustees consider this cost base to represent good value for money, with a high proportion of expenditure directly supporting charitable activity and frontline delivery. ## Income Income during the reporting period was generated from a diverse range of sources, including: - Community fundraising events , including an annual event generating approximately £1,500 net to support purchase of Bleed kits. - A three-year grant totalling £30,000 (£10,000 per year) from Roseline, with two years of funding remaining at the end of the reporting period. - Project delivery funding of just under £10,000 from the Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner , to support delivery within Hartlepool schools. - Collection boxes located in selected venues, typically generating £40 to £70 per collection cycle . - Small donations received at community events and through donation prompts. This mix of income streams provides a degree of resilience, while also demonstrating increasing confidence from institutional and statutory funders. ## Funding Environment and Forward Position The Trustees note that some grant applications were necessarily restricted during the period due to the charity being newly registered and therefore not yet having filed accounts available to support applications. The submission of the first set of accounts is expected to significantly strengthen the charity’s position in future funding and grant applications. The Trustees remain focused on building sustainable income streams, strengthening reserves over time, and ensuring that all funds are used efficiently and in direct support of the charity’s charitable objectives. Page | 14 ## **Connor Brown Trust** ## Plans for the next period The Trustees have agreed a clear set of priorities for the forthcoming reporting period, focused on strengthening sustainability, improving impact evidence, and consolidating and extending the charity’s reach. Key priorities include: - Consolidating delivery while protecting volunteer wellbeing and sustainability , ensuring that the charity’s impact continues to be achieved in a way that is manageable and resilient. - Expanding paid capacity where funding allows , with the aim of reducing reliance on unpaid hours, strengthening organisational resilience, and ensuring continuity and quality of delivery. - Strengthening monitoring and evaluation , including the development of clearer output and outcome measures, improved participant feedback capture, and more systematic partner feedback. - Growing and maintaining the bleed control kit network , including improved replenishment planning and the expansion of awareness activity to support respectful community stewardship and long-term protection of assets. - Improving internal systems and governance processes , including volunteer recording, safeguarding documentation, and operational planning. - Expanding corporate and community fundraising and pursuing suitable grant opportunities , now that the charity has a set of filed accounts available to support applications. The Trustees believe that these priorities will strengthen the charity’s organisational foundations while enabling it to continue delivering high-impact prevention and harmreduction activity across the region. Page | 15 ## **Connor Brown Trust** ## Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, and for ensuring that proper accounting records are kept and that the charity’s assets are safeguarded. The Trustees are also responsible for ensuring that the financial statements give a true and fair view of the charity’s financial position and for taking reasonable steps to prevent and detect fraud and other irregularities. In preparing the financial statements, the Trustees have: - Selected suitable accounting policies and applied them consistently. - Made judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and - Prepared the financial statements on the going concern basis. ## **Approval** This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on: **29.01.2026** Approved on behalf of the Board of Trustees by: Name: **Mr Gavin Willis** Role: **Chair of Trustees** Date of approval: **29.01.2026** Page | 16 Charlty reglstratlon number.. CE037426 CONNOR BROWN TRUST TRUSTEES. REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE PERIOD 4 SEPTEMBER 2024 TO 31 MARCH 2025 Connor Brown Trust Contents Page Trustees, Report Independent Examiner's Report Statement of Flnancial Activitles Statement of Financial Position Notes to the Financial Statements The following pages do not form part of the statutory accounts.. Detailed Statement of Financial Activities io Connor Brown Trust Trustees, Report For the Period 4 September 2024 to 31 March 2025 The trustees present their report and the financial statements for the period ended 31 March 2025. Objectives and Activities Alms and ObJertlve$ RAISING AWARENESS Young people from disadvantaged comrnunities will have access to an innovative youth work programme, that will help to ftise their aspirations and give them an understanding of how criminal activity can affect themselves and the wider community. HELPING LOW INCOME FAMILIES Young people will gain confidence and self-esteem along with leadership and enterprise skills. They will have opportunities to mentor their peers and be Involved in the dellvery of training, awareness raising workshops. DEVELOP POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS ... Promoting social inclusion by removing inequalities for young people who a￿ predominantly from low-income families ènd do not have the same life chances as their more privileged peers. OPPORTUNITIES TO PARTICIPATE ... Providing learning activities to the wider cornmunity through the organisation of community events, presentations in schools and media articles. EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS ... Maximising the Involvement of volunteers and developing collaborative methods of worklng wlth new partnerships, local businesses and community organisations. Public Benefit The Trustees have had £Jue regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit In carrying out the charity's The charity provides public benefit by advancing the prevention of crime and contributing to the saving of lives. This is achieved through the placement of bleed kits in public locations across Northeast England and the delivery of training to enable members of the public and partner organisations to respond effectively to catastrophic bleeding incidents. The charity also provide5 public benefit by helping young people to develop their capabilitie5 as metnbers of society. Thi5 15 delivered through preventative and educational work with schools, youth groups and partner agencies, focusing on raising awareness of knife crime and its negative impact on individuals, families and communities, and supporting informed and safer decision-making. The charity's activities benefit the general public and specific groups identified through partnership working. The Trustees confirm that any private benefit arising from the charity'5 activities is incidental and necessary to the achievetnent of it5 charitable purposes. The trustees confirm that they have complied with the requirements of Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Comtnission's guidance on public benefit. Reference ond Admlnl$tratlve Detsll$ Trustees Adam Cambrook (appointed 04/09/20241 Gavin Willls (appointed 04109120241 Hannah Day lappointed 04109120241 Kayleigh Torrence lappointed 04109120241 Danielle Meir (appointed 04109120241 Charity Number CE037426 Prlnclpal Address Page I Connor Brown Trust Trustees. Report {continued} For the Period 4 September 2024 to 31 March 2025 5 Trent Road Sunderland SR3 4PQ Independent Examiner Justln Turner Page 2 Connor Brown Trust Trustees. Report {continued} For the Period 4 September 2024 to 31 March 2025 The trustees, report was approved by the board of trustees and signed on its behalf by.. Gavin Willis Trustee 2910112026 Page 3 Connor Brown Trust Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Connor Brown Trust For the Period 4 September 2024 to 31 March 2025 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Connor Bmwn Trust Ithe Trust) for the period ended 31 March 2025. Responslbllltles and Basls of Report As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible for the preparation of the account5 in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 I-the Act"). I report in respert 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Cornmission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Independent Examiner's Statement I have completed my exarnination. I confirm that no material matters have come to rny attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material ￿Spect.. l. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as ￿quIred by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those ￿COrds. or 3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable reouirements concerning the forrn and contents of accounts *t out in the Charities IAccountS and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view. which is not a rnatter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have cotne across no other matter5 in connection with the exarnination to which attention should be dnwn In this report In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Justin Turner 2910112026 Page 4 Connor Brown Trust statement of Financial Activities For the Period 4 September 2024 to 31 March 2025 31 March 2025 Unrestricted Restricted fund$ fund$ Total funds Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donation5 ond legacies 18,127 9,825 27,952 EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable activities.. 117,9051 117,9051 NET INCOME 222 9,825 10,047 Transfers between funds 10,151 10,151 NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS 10,373 9,825 20,198 RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS: Total funds brought forward TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 10,373 9,825 20,198 The notes on pages 7 to 9 forrn part of these financial statetnents. Page 5 Connor Brown Trust statement of Financial Position As At 31 March 2025 31 March 2025 Unrestricted Restricted fund$ fund$ Total funds Notes CURRENT ASSETS sh at bank and in hand 10,373 9,825 20,198 10,373 9,825 20,198 NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABILITIES) 10,373 9,825 20.198 TOTAL AsS￿s LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 10,373 9,825 20,198 NET ASSETS 10,373 9,825 20,198 FUNDS OF THE CHARITY Restrlcted Funds Unrestricted Funds 9,825 10,373 TOTAL FUNDS 20,198 On behalf of the board Adam Cambrook Trustee 2910112026 The notes on pages 7 to 9 forrn part of these financial statetnents. Page 6 Connor Brown Trust Notes to the Financial Statements For the Period 4 September 2024 to 31 March 2025 l. General Information Connor Brown Trust is a charitable incorporated organisation registered with the Charity Cornmission, registered charity number CE037426. The principal address is 5 Trent Road, Sunderland, SR3 4PQ. 2. Accountlng Pollcles 2. 1. Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021 "Accounting and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective I January 20191. Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland 2nd the Charities Act 2011. The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102. 2.2. Incoming Resources Income All incoming resources are included In the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity,. it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and rhe amount can be reliably measured. The followlng speciflc pollcles are applied to particular categories of Income.. incorne from donation5 or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the glft, recelpt is pmbable and its amouni can be measured reliably. legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement Is established. incorne from donated goods Is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this Is irnpractical to meosure relioblyi in which case the volue 15 derived from the c05t to the donor or the estimated resale v31ue. Donated facilities and services are recognised In the accounts when received if the value can be reliably tneasured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers. income fmm contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contrarted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it rnay be ￿garded as restricted. 2.3. Resources Expended Expenditure Expenditure 15 recogni5ed on accruals ba515 as a liability is incurred. Expenditure 15 classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates.. expenditure on rnising fund5 includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events. non-charitable tradlng actlvities, and the sale of donated goods. expendlture on charitable activities Includes all costs incurred by a charity In undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating tts the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of it5 expenditure on charitable activities. All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activitles they contribute to on a reasonable, lustlfiable and consistent basis. 2.4. Cash and Cash Equivllents Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash In hand and deposits held at call with banks, other short-terrn highly liquid investment5 that tnature in no more than three rnonths frorn the date of acquisition and are readlly convertible to a known amount of cash wlth Insignlficant rlsk of change In value, and bank overdrafts. 3. Income from Donatlons and Legacles Page 7 Connor Brown Trust Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For the Period 4 September 2024 to 31 March 2025 31 March 2025 Unrestricted Restrirted Total fund$ funds fund$ Oonation5 and gifts Member subscriptions and 5pon50rship5 Grants 5,694 3,853 8,580 5,694 3,853 18,405 9,825 18,127 9,825 27,952 4. Government Gr•nts Government grants ￿CogniSed In the accounts were as follows.. Sunderland City Council £8,580 to provide bleed kits In the North East Cleveland Police Crirne Cotnrnisioner £9,825 to provide project delivery across Haruepool 31 March 2025 18,405 5. Analysis of Expenditure 31 March 2025 Grant fundlng of activitie5 (see note 61 Actlvltles undertaken ire¢tly Totsl 16,940 965 17,905 6. Grants Payable 31 March 2025 Grants to Institution$ 965 7. Stsff Costs Staff costs were as follows.. 31 March 2025 Wages and salaries 2,880 No employees received ernployee benefits (excluding employer pension costs) for the reporting period of more than £60,000. 8. Average Number of Employee5 Average number of employees during the perlod was.. I Page 8 Connor Brown Trust Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) For the Period 4 September 2024 to 31 March 2025 Movement in Funds Asat4 September 2024 Asat31 March 2025 Income Expenditure Transfers Unrestricted funds General.. General unrestritted fund Restricted funds 18,127 117,9051 10,151 10.373 Wages 9.825 9,825 Total funds 27,952 117,9051 10,151 20,198 As the Connor Brown Trust was converted From a CIC to a CIO on 0410912024 the bank balance at the time has been transferred to the charity and is held In the unrestricted general fund. 10. Transactlons wlth Trustees None of the trustees received any rernuneration or any other benefits from an employment with the charity tsr a related entity during the current year. No trustee expenses have been incurrei1. 11. Related Party Disclosures There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period that require disclosure. Page 9 Connor Brown Trust Detailed Statement of Financial Activities For the Period 4 September 2024 to 31 March 2025 31 March 2025 Total fund$ INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM: Donations and legacie$ Donations from Indlviduals Donations from organlsatlons Committed Iregularl giving Sponsorships Government Grants 1,676 3,808 210 3,853 18,405 27,952 27.952 EXPENDITURE ON: Charitable Activities: Bleed Kits 112,7671 11201 17961 12,8801 11501 12271 19651 Coun5elling Provided Advertisingi marketingi direct rnail and publicity Wages and salaries Vehicle fuel costs Insurance Grants to institutions 117.9051 117,9051 NET INCOME 10.047 Page 10 ## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF CONNOR BROWN TRUST** I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the **Connor Brown Trust** for the year ended **31 March 2025** . ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity’s trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 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 examiner’s statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect: 1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 3. the accounts do 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. ## **Name:** Justin Turner **Date:** 29/01/2026