## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1[st] October 2023   To                       30[th] September 2024** 

## **Charity name:   Tech4all** 

## **Charity registration number:  1054041** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**Relief of poverty in any manner which is**<br>**charitable according to the laws of**<br>**England and Wales, including (but not**<br>**limited to) through the use of technology**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Past activities have included the**<br>**Voicemail for the Homeless, and grants**<br>**for developments of small community**<br>**workshops in Africa. Currently partnering**<br>**with the Worshipful Company of**<br>**Engineers, to run a competition aiming to**<br>**identify innovations that can reduce**<br>**poverty**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have had regard to the**<br>**guidance issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission on public benefit**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference|
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|Policy on grant making||
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|Policy on social investment||
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|investment||
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|Contribution made by||
|volunteers||
|Other||



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## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Current achievement is the successful**<br>**launch of the new competition with the**<br>**Worshipful Company of Engineers**<br>**(WCE), aiming to identify innovations that**<br>**can reduce poverty. The first winner has**<br>**been announced.**<br>**Past achievements include the Voicemail**<br>**for the Homeless service, which**<br>**benefited over 2,000 UK homeless users**<br>**through improved access to support**<br>**networks and was recognised in a**<br>**Dragon Award from the City of London;**<br>**sponsoring programmes to establish**<br>**small-scale local workshops using**<br>**adaptive manufacturing technology in**<br>**Kenya, linked with local schools, which**<br>**have helped to lift the participants and**<br>**their communities out of poverty. The**<br>**project to reduce transport poverty for**<br>**low-income users demonstrated**<br>**theoretical potential for poverty reduction**<br>**but was postponed when our partner**<br>**withdrew from the project during Covid.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||



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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**Income was £14,147 which was**<br>**substantially in excess of expenditure of**<br>**£609. The expenditure was below income**<br>**as we await the payout of two years of**<br>**winners of the new Award, which is due**<br>**in the upcoming year. The charity**<br>**benefits from a flexible endowment fund.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Reserves are held sufficient to meet**<br>**expected short to medium term**<br>**commitments. These are higher than**<br>**before due to delay in paying out winners**<br>**of the new competition**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£29,324**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**Not applicable**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**None**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**No concerns apparent.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|
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|You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Investment income from a flexible**<br>**endowment fund**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||



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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO – Foundation conversion document**<br>**dated 17th May 2019**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are selected to meet the skills**<br>**required for the operation of the charity**<br>**and are elected by the existing trustees**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Tech4all|
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|Other name the charity uses|None|
|Registered charity number|1054041|
|Charity’s principal address|70 Bedford Gardens London W8 7EH|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Giles Keating|Chair|||
||Peter Heit|Hon Treasurer|||
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||Stefan Kukula||||
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||LucyGarrett KC||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name None** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

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## **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 

**Not applicable** 

## **Other optional information** 

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## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Giles Keating ~~es~~ **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** ~~ee~~ **Date** ~~po~~ 6 June 2023 

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**Charity Name No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To** ~~—~~ **from** 01/10/23 30/09/24 **Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £ A1 Receipts** Investment Income **14,088 14,088 -** Bank Interest **59 - - 59 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total** (Gross income for_ **59 - 14,088 14,147 -** ~~=——=====~~ _AR)_ **A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **[                              - ] - - - -** ~~=~~ _**Total receipts**_ **59 -** ~~————~~ **14,088 14,147 - A3 Payments** investment fees **504 504 -** Bank fees **63 - - 63 -** Expenses **42 - - 42 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **105 - 504 609 -** ~~asa_e~~ **A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) Additions to investment balances - 13,584 13,584 - - - -** _**Sub total**_ **13,584 13,584 -** ~~—~~ _**Total payments**_ ~~===—~~ **105 - 14,088 14,193** ~~=~~ **-** _**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **-                      46 - -   -                      46 - A5 Transfers between funds - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 29,370 -                           - 29,370 -** _**Cash funds this year end**_ ~~===_——>~~ **29,324 - -                   29,324 -** 

CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

15/07/2025 

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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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|||**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Endowment**|
|**Categories**|**Details**|**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**|
|||**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**|
|**B1 Cash funds**|Cash on hand<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>~~<= ==~~|**29,324**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**29,324**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**Restricted**<br>**Endowment**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>~~==~~|
|||**funds**<br>**funds**<br>**funds**|
||**Details**|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**Flexible**<br>**Endowment**<br>**-**<br>**2,764,139**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Details**<br>Managed fund share portfolio<br>~~====~~<br>~~=—===~~||
||**Details**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>~~qa~~||
|||**Fund to which**<br>**Amount due**<br>**When due**|
||**Details**|**liability relates**<br>**(optional)**<br>**(optional)**|
|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Date of<br>approval<br>14/07/25<br>Signature<br>Print Name<br>Giles Keating<br>2<br>15/07/2025<br>~~a~~||



