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No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during the year.
No trustee received any remuneration or benefit during this or the previous year.
Governance · Procedural statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 10
The charity received £652 for the Woven Book Publication Project in restricted funds.
Woven Book Publication Project - 652 652 - -
Financial · Funding statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 10
The charity received £25,000 from One Community for the Household Support project in restricted funds.
One Community - Household Support - 25,000 15,245 - 9,755
Financial · Funding statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 10
The charity received £69,323 from the National Lottery Community Fund in restricted funds.
National Lottery Community Fund - 69,323 69,323 41,463
Financial · Funding statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 10
The charity received £1,050 from the Jo Cox Foundation in unrestricted funds.
Jo Cox Foundation 1,050 - 1,050 -
Financial · Funding statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 10
The charity benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax, but not from VAT.
As a charity the organisation benefits from rates relief and is generally exempt from income tax and capital gains tax but not from VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the cost of those items to which it relates.
Financial · Policy statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 9
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further the general objectives of the charity.
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity.
Policy · Policy statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 9
The trustees have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis under section 133 of the Charities Act 2011.
The trustees have taken advantage of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011 and have prepared the accounts on a receipts and payments basis.
Financial · Procedural statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 9
Restricted funds are subject to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or through the terms of an appeal.
Policy · Policy statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 9
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on July 17, 2026.
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustees on 17/7/2026
Governance · Procedural statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 8
The charity's restricted funds total £33,380 as at November 2025.
Total cash funds 1,046 33,380 34,426 16,315
Financial · Metric statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 8
The charity's unrestricted funds total £34,426 as at November 2025.
Total cash funds 1,046 33,380 34,426 16,315
Financial · Metric statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 8
The charity engages in cross-community activities to help the NHS and other third-party sector partners.
By entering into cross-community engagement we help the NHS and other Third Party Sector Partners. This involves our Service Users in helping other groups, and opportunities for our workshops to be delivered to those groups.
Service · Procedural statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 5
The charity's activities demonstrate community benefits through statistically significant improvements in mental health and positive outlooks.
The consistent, “across the board” statistically significant improvement in the mental health and positive outlooks of our Service Users shows demonstrable community benefits for a significant number of people.
Service · Observational claim · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 4
The charity's trustees view rigorous outcomes monitoring as good evidence of the Service Users' personal stories and improved quality of life.
Our rigorous outcomes monitoring is viewed by our Trustees as good evidence reflective of the Service Users’ personal stories. It has proved better quality of life resulting in understanding our communities better, putting central to our core objectives the voices of those we serve.
Service · Observational claim · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 4
The charity's activities are underpinned by risk management and safeguarding policies.
In recognition of the vulnerability of people with mental health issues, all our activities are strongly underpinned by risk management and safeguarding policies.
Governance · Procedural statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 5
The charity's activities involve peer support mentoring, where individuals use their own experiences to help others.
We provide Peer Support Mentoring where individuals use their own experiences and testimonies to help other Service Users address numerous issues across a wide sector.
Service · Procedural statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 4
The charity's activities include sign-posting Service Users to relevant authorities for problem resolution.
We help by sign-posting to authorities. Service Users with current problems are directed to relevant authorities to help get them resolved.
Service · Procedural statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 4
The charity obtained three one-off grants to provide cost of living crisis support for Service Users.
For this Financial Year only, we obtained three “one-off” grants to provide Cost of Living Crisis / Welfare Support against food and utility bills for those of our Service Users who are most in need.
Financial · Funding statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 5
The charity's financial reserves are below the policy level, indicating a need for additional funding.
The charity's free reserves, at the year end were £1,046. To maintain ongoing sustainability, it is the policy of this Charity to where possible maintain Unrestricted Fund Reserves between an upper and lower level to ensure that liabilities are covered. The upper level roughly approximates to 12 months and a lower level of 3 months’ worth of costs and liabilities (equivalent to between £20,500 and £82,000).
Financial · Risk statement · From Serendipity Creative Writers' Group — annual report and accounts, year ending 30 November 2025, page 5