CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGMD AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1st September 2024 Perfod start date To Pariod end dats 31st August 2025 Charity name: The Rook Famlty Trust Charfty registration number. 1210197 Objectives and Activities Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Para 1.17 | A5 set out in the charlty's governlng I document the purpose of the charity Is TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE . PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW | OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE Frr FROM TIME TO TIME BY MAKING GRANTS AND. TO FURTHER SUCH OTHER PURPOSES | WHICH MAY BE CHARITABLE | ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME BY MAKING GRANTS. In the period the charity has made | donations to charitable causes totalllng £12,000. Summary of the main activf(ies in relation to tFv)se purposes for the public benefft, in particular. the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidar issued by the Charity Commission on public benefrt P8F8 1.17 1.19 Parn 1.18 The tThteeS have reviewed and considered the Charity Commission's guidance on publlc benefit and confirm that our activities align with these prlnciples. Additional Infomiatlon (optional) You ma choose to indude further statements where relevant aboutr. NIA optional. Pa 1.38 Policy on grant making WA optional. P8 128
Policy on social investment including program related investment NIA optional. Parn 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers NIA optional. Other Achievements and Perfonnance In the period the charity has made donations to charitsble causes totalling £12,000. Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefrts to society as 8 whole. Paa 120 AddStional information (optlonal) You ma choose to include fijrther statements where relevant about. NIA optlonal. Achievements against objectives set Paa 1.41 NIA optional. Perfomiance of fundraising activities against obJ'ectNes set P¥a 1.41 NIA optlonal. Investment perfomian against objectives pwa 1.41
NIA optlonal. Other
Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the eriod Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are hdd Para 1.21 The charity has £58,664 of assets belng Cash on hand. ft has no liabllitios. The charlty has no runnlng costs. The | ttee$. pollcy Is to hold reserves to . fund planned grant-making over the medium term. £58,664 Held in support of the larger grant-making programme planned for 12026 to 2027 and be ond. INIA PaTa 122 Amount of resee5 held Para 1.22 Reasons for holding zero res8rves Details of materially in deficit Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concem Pard 122 Para 124 NIA no material deficiL Para 123 Gfven the financial position and no flnancial commltments or obllgations, there are no uncertaintles about the cha continuln oin conGern. Additlonal Infomiation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant abouL' MIA optional. The charty's principal sources of funds (includin9 any fundraising} P¥a 1.47 WA optlonal. Inveslment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted P•a 1.46 NIA optional. A description of the principal risks facing the chartty Pwa 1.46 NIA optional. Olher
Structure. Governance and Management Description of chaTity's trusts= Type of governing document trust deed, ro al charter How is the charity constttuted? {e.g unincorporated association CIO Trustee selection methc*ls including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or Dame of any person or body entitd to appoint one or more trustees Pard 1.25 The charlty Is constituted by a trust deed dated 22nd Au ust 2024. | The charity is constituted by a trust deed dated 2W' August 2024. Pata 125 Parn 1.25 There must be at least 3 trustees. Every trustee must be appointed by a resolutlon of the trustees passed at a special meeting. In selectlng indlviduals for appointment as trustee5, the trustees must have regard to the skills. knowledge and experience needed for the effective admlnlstration of the charity. There are no constitutional provisions regarding election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more Additlonal Infomiation (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about NIA optional. Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees Pwa 111 NIA opllonal. The charity's organisational structure and any wider nemork with which the charty works P¥a 1.51 NIA optional. Relationship w51h any related parties Pwa 1.51 During the perlod 1 September 2024 to 31 Augusl 2025. the charity received donations totalling £50,038.58 from Mr Clive Rook. a trustee of the charity from Inceptlon on 22 August 2024 untll his resignatlon as Chair and trustee on 8 Jul 2025. These com rlsed Iwo Related Paty Transactions
donations of É25,000 each (on 22 and 23 January 2025). both made under Gift Ald. and a payment of £38.58 | representing a refund received | personally by Mr C Rook from a third- party supplier which was forwarded to l the charity. In the precedlng stub period 1 (22 to 31 August 2024), the charity recelved an Initial donation of £6,600 I from Mr Rook under Glft Aid. All donatlons were made on ternls consistent with arm's length givlng, no benefrt was conferred on Mr C Rook in return. and Mr C Rook took no part In any trustee declsion ¢oncernlng the lication of hi5 donations. Reference and Administrative details The Rook Famil Trust The Rook Famil Charitable Trust 1210197 18 Faraday Court Durham County ThaM DH14FG Chari name other name the Cha uses istered char number Charitls principal address Susbsequenty changed to 13 Grove Park Square Newcastle upon Tyne NE3 1BN
Names of the charity trustees who rnanage the charity Offlce {If any) Dates a¢t8d if not for wholg •ar Appointed 22 August 2024 until 8° July 2025 Appointed 22 August 2024 Trustee nam• Namè of r$On lor budyl entltled toa olnttrustee ifan NIA First Trustee Clive Rook Chair Jonathan Rook Trustee (Appointed Chair 18 September 2025) Trustee NIA First Trustee Stuart Rook Appointed 22- August 2024 Appointed 22 ALMJUSt 2024 NIA First TTUStee Rachel Mann Trustee NIA First Trustee 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Cor rate trustees- names of the directors at the date the re Dhrector narne ortwasa roved None Name of trustees holding tiUe to property belonging to the charity Dat•s actsd rfnotlorvAltt Trustee Dom• None
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets None. held in this capacity Name and objects ofthe charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian chgrlty's obj'ects None. Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity's ¢)wn assets None. Additional Inforniation (optional) Names and addrèsse8 of advlurn (Optlonal Infomiation) Type of Name Address . adviser NIA optional. Name of chlef execu¥8 or names of senlor staff members (Optlonal Informatlon) NIA optional. Exemptlons from disclosure Reason for non4isclosure of ke rsonnel details NIA Other o tional inforniation NIA optional.
Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trustees Signature{s) el Mann Full name(s) Posltion {eg Secretary, Chair. etc) Jonathan Rook Rac Chair of Trustees /¥&S Date /?6
CHARITY COMMIS510 FOR ENGLAND AND WALE The Rao.'3ml Trust Cliaiity numaèr. 12IQ197 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from 18E Sepleyter 2)24 31sE Augusl 2025 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Regtrlcted fvnds Endowm6nl funds tt rM*stÉ nearo8t£ Totsl fund6 Lastyaar tothO rMarest£ Al Recel 6.50D 164 (Ind1 GIftid) Sub tolal(Gn)ss income f(K . AR) A2 As$8t and Investment $ales. l$ee tablel. SI total 64.164 A3Pa ments t)Qnatn¥ 12 A4 Assetand Invostment 5oe table 12,0 Ngt ofre¢•lpts/(paymentsJ A5 TransfèTS belwn funds A8 Cash funds last year ond Cash funds tIMs yearend ." 6.500 CCXX Rl accounts ISSI 1410512026
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period unStrICted lunds toneoreFt e 06.664 Restricted funds to neareFt £ Endowment fund8 to nearèst£ Categories Details B1 Cash funds C88h at Bank Totsl cash fvnds Unre$trlctsd funds tone8rèst E Resbltted fund$ Endowmènt funds to nearèst£ Detalls ¢0 nearg¥t È B2 Other monetsry a$$ats towhi¢h •tbaion Cc6t loptlornll Currontwdlufr on•1 D*tsll$ B3 Investment assèts whlth sset bol Current wa9 Details CostioOn•1} B4 Assets rotained for the charitys own usg Fundttswhlch relatBS Amount due Whfrn due loptioNII Detalls B5 Liabillllos SigMd by one ortMYJ trustaes on behll of all trustees Signature Print Name Date of approval Jonathan Rook Iql¥12d26 CCXX R2 accounts1SS) 1410512026
J4. Reason for unquallfled report Subject to recelpt of the sl8ned letter of representatlon from the trustees {Sectlon l) and thelr s58ned approval of the accounts and trustees, annual report, all the matters l am requlred to report on under re8ulatlon 31 of the Charltles (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 have been satlsfled. My report Is therefore unquallfled. Sl8nature: Name: Capaclty: Independent Examiner Date:
S*nature: Narne: broJ Capadty: Independent Examiner Date: Relevant professlonal quallfiatlon or membershlp of professlonal bodie5 (if any): F.Ilou) Ynember cf Jie Address: 57 The Meadows. Fawdon. Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 3NA