## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 15 May 2025 14 May 2026 **From To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
Better Tomorrow Trust
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1211507
**Charity's principal address** 80 Titus Way Colchester **Postcode CO45GD**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**
**Name Dates acted if not for whole year**
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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted
Trust deed
Trust
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by board of trustees
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
**To relieve the needs of those in need by reason of youth, old age, ill health, disability, financial hardship or other social and economic disadvantage through the provision of grants to registered charities and/or others organisations to relieve their needs.**
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|**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken for the**
**public benefit in relation to**
**these objects (include within**
**this section the statutory**
**declaration that trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the Charity**
**Commission on public**
**benefit)**|During the year, Better Tomorrow Trust carried out fundraising activities
that created a central pool of unrestricted funds available for the award of
grants. The trustees identified specific charitable projects and
organisations whose work aligned with the charity's objects, and awarded
grants – following formal assessment and approval – to support initiatives
delivering direct public benefit to people in need.
Grants were awarded across a range of causes [e.g. children's welfare,
health and hospice care, medical research], reaching beneficiaries who
would not otherwise have had access to this support. In total, £27,500
was awarded in grants to 6 organisations during the period.
The trustees confirm that, throughout the year and at each relevant
decision-making point, they have had due regard to the guidance
published by the Charity Commission on public benefit. The trustees are
satisfied that all activities undertaken, and all grants awarded, were
carried out for the public benefit and in furtherance of the charity's
charitable objects, with no private or personal benefit arising.||
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## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
Grant-making policy. Better Tomorrow Trust makes grants in accordance with its Grant Policy (BTT-002). Applications are submitted and processed through the charity's own grants management system, which provides a single, auditable record of each application from receipt to award. Every application is assessed against the charity's objects and is subject to due-diligence and risk assessment of the applicant organisation before it is considered by the trustees. In line with the charity's governance, grants require the independent approval of the You **may choose** to include trustees, and no single trustee can authorise a grant or a payment alone. further statements, where Approved grants are issued under agreed terms and conditions relevant, about: (BTT-008), and are subject to varying levels of monitoring (based on a policy on grant making; risk assessment) to confirm that the funds are applied for the intended policy programme related charitable purpose. investment; Programme-related investment. The charity did not make any contribution made by programme-related investments during the year.
- contribution made by volunteers.
Volunteers. The charity has no paid staff. Its work is carried out entirely by the trustees, who give their time on a voluntary basis to administer fundraising, assess applications, award and monitor grants, and manage the charity's governance and reporting.
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Section D Achievements and performance
## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Since our financial year began on 15 May 2025, 3 fundraising activities have taken place:
- Christmas Dinner — 17 November 2025
- The Big Dive 2025 — 17 April 2026
- Golf Day 2026 — 14 May 2026
£32,957 was raised through fundraising activities, corporate partnerships generated a further £6,000 in available funds, donations contributed £6,025.
Between 15 May 2025 and 14 May 2026, grants to the value of £27,500 were awarded and paid to 6 causes aligned with our charitable purpose.
During the period, £27,500 was paid out in grants and £20,484 was spent on the costs of fundraising.
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## **Section E Financial review**
Better Tomorrow Trust does not have a policy on reserves.
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
N/A
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
## **Section F Other optional information**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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Signature(s)
Full name(s) Lee England Tony Bramley
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**Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
Secretary
**Date** 16th July 2026
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||**Better Tomorrow Trust**
**1**|**Better Tomorrow Trust**
**1**|**Better Tomorrow Trust**
**1**|**211507**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**
**from**|5/15/2025|**To**|5/14/2026||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|**A1 Receipts**
Donations
**6,025**
Fundraising
**32,957**
Corporate Partnerships
**6,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**44,982**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 44,982**
**A3 Payments**
OperatingCosts
**607**
Bank Charges
**16**
FundraisingCosts
**20,484**
Grant Payment
**27,500**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 48,606**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 48,606**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ - 3,624**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**17,156**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 13,532**
**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)**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**6,025**
**32,957**
**6,000**
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**-**
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**44,982**
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**44,982**
**607**
**16**
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**48,606**
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**48,606**
**- 3,624**
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**17,156**
**13,532**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**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|**Details**
Bank Account - HSBC
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
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**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**13,532**
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Print Name
Lee England
TonyBramley
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||#VALUE!|Lee England|
16th July2026|
||#VALUE!|TonyBramley||
## **Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees of The Better Tomorrow Trust Charity Registration Number: 1211507 Financial year ended: 14/05/2026**
## **Independent Examiner's Report**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Better Tomorrow Trust ("the charity") for the year ended 14[th] May 2026.
## _**Direction 1:**_
- I have checked and confirm that the Better Tomorrow Trust falls below the charity audit threshold applying to the accounts and is eligible for an independent examination rather than a full audit.
- The audit exemption statement has been made by the charity.
- Using the accountants pack and bank statements provided by the charity, I have checked and confirm that gross income for the Better Tomorrow Trust is below the £250,000 threshold.
- Receipts and payments accounts have been prepared and checked, reconfirming the charity has gross income below £250,000 and is not trading as a company.
## _**Direction 2:**_
- There are no personal relationships between any member of the Better Tomorrow Trust and me which compromise the independent examining of the charity’s accounts. I have no day-to-day involvement with any part of the charity and there are no circumstances in which my judgement would be anything other than impartial.
- I have worked in finance for the past 24 years, several of these were spent working in commercial finance for the TP ICAP Group. I currently work for multiple clients, across various sectors including global research and consulting, publishing and architecture, as well as a charitable organisation in the education field. I have just finished in assisting in a large audit for one of my current clients so have very recent experience with audit processes and consider myself sufficiently skilled to complete the independent report for the Better Tomorrow Trust.
## _**Direction 3:**_
- The Better Tomorrow Trust has all of their working files and accounts information stored in a OneDrive location which is accessible by the charity trustees. They have all bank statements, expenses, grant documentation and annual reports stored in this location.
- They have a copy of the Accountant pack, trustees annual report and receipts and payments accounts covering the entire year this report covers.
- After undertaking an extensive check of the charity’s records, I can confirm that thorough documentation is kept for all income and expenditure, there are no anomalies between what is shown on the bank statements and what is paid in/paid out of the bank account. All outgoing payments relate to charity expenses, and each grant has the relevant application and approval before being paid.
## _**Direction 4:**_
- I have consulted with a charity trustee to gain insights into the objectives, activities, organisational structure and record keeping of the company, also using the charity website to gain understanding.
- To my knowledge, no areas of concern or improvement have been identified in previous years.
- I do foresee any risks to the charity and no causes for concern have been identified.
## _**Direction 5:**_
- Good accounting records have been kept by the Better Tomorrow Trust. Bank statements have been stored covering the entire accounting period which reconcile with the accountants report, expense receipts/invoices have been provided and tie up with these statements.
- Trustees hold regular meetings to discuss grant applications, finances, upcoming events and prospective fundraising ideas. They regularly review financial controls and all have access to accounts/bank statements to ensure records are being kept accurately. Dual authorisation is required by two separate Trustees when using the bank account to make any outgoing payments.
## _**Direction 6:**_
- Due to the small size of the charity, I was able to examine all bank entries covering this financial year and tie up all outgoing expenses with a relevant invoice/receipt. The only outgoing bank payments without receipts were the recurring monthly Just Giving subscription fees which I believe to be a relevant running cost incurred by the charity.
- All figures on the receipts and expense accounts tie up with the bank statements.
- All figures on the accountant pack report tie up with the bank statements. The full transaction listing matches with what is shown on the bank statements and totals reconcile.
- All incoming funds and expenditure have been correctly reported by the Trustees of the Better Tomorrow Trust.
## _**Direction 7 not applicable – accounts are not prepared on an accruals basis. Direction 8:**_
- All charity funds are held in an independent account. Trustees all have access to this bank account. All monies held in this account have been correctly accounted for and totals match with the amounts reported.
- The accounts do not contain any estimated figures.
## _**Direction 9:**_
- The charity does not operate on an accruals basis. There are no outstanding financial commitments or unsettled bills that pose a potential future issue for the Better Tomorrow Trust.
## _**Direction 10:**_
- The charity has prepared receipts and payments accounts and is lawfully allowed to do so. This report clearly states the funds held by the charity and all accounting statements are present.
## _**Direction 11:**_
- I have completed a complete analytical review of the Better Tomorrow Trust charity accounts. All records are well organised, there are no unreconciled bank entries without corresponding expense receipts and the documentation grant applications/approvals is thorough. All expenses are reasonable and relevant to the charity objectives.
- As a point to improve upon, I would advise storing full, downloaded bank statements to support these accounts rather than CSV statements.
## _**Direction 12:**_
- A copy of the trustees annual report was available which was compared to the accounts. No inconsistencies were identified.
## _**Direction 13:**_
- After completing a full examination of the accounts, I found them to be well kept, thorough records. All documentation was available and well organised, Trustees were available to ask any questions when needed and all figures married with accounts that had been completed. It is my belief that all procedures have been adhered to and the charity is operating under the proper guidelines.
I have completed the procedures recommended in the Charity Commission's CC32a checklist, including consideration of the charity's accounting records, bank reconciliations, income and expenditure testing, restricted funds, trustees' annual report, balance sheet disclosures and other matters required by the Charity Commission's Directions.
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.
## **31/08/2026**
## **Independent Examiner**
Gemma Atherton gemmaatherton@gmail.com
6 Rose Garden Close, Harold Wood, Essex 07450 831243