## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01/01/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: THE ANDREW CLARK TRUST**
## **Charity registration number: 1104134**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The charity’s object is to offer free education,
healthcare, and social welfare to relieve
poverty, contribute to vocational training, and
aid the development of the people of Lintha
village, Myanmar|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Providing financial support for poor children
to receive state education including material
needs for schooling, additional tuition fees,
and clothing
Providing English language classes from 3
years of age to adulthood, preschool
facilities for 3-5 year olds, maths classes for
4 to 10 year olds, computer classes, teacher
training, social welfare for children in need,
music tuition|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All trustees have regard to this guidance|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|In the face of continuing political issues in
Myanmar, the school has managed to
develop far beyond its targets although
these issues have resulted in serious
deprivation in the area. Despite continued
difficulties with banking and fund transfer the
trust has managed to provide significant
expansion to its aid and education
programmes|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The trust has enjoyed continued and
considerable support via its donor and
sponsorship programmes|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|A policy of maintaining strong reserves
continues to protect our future plans in a
politically unstable region|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£197,713|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|NONE|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Via pupil sponsorship and donation|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust deed**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Election of trustees and re-election of
officers at AGM|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Mandatory ICPC check for any prospective
trustee|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The Andrew Clark Trust|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1104134|
|Charity’s principal address|Courts Cottage, Acrise, Kent, CT188LJ UK|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Robert Howell|Chair|||
||Patricia Wilkinson|Administration officer|||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **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
## **Other optional information**
## **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)** Robert Allen Howell
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date** 02.07.2024
## **Andrew Clark Trust For the year ended 31.12.2023 Receipts & Payments Accounts**
|**Details**
RECEIPTS
Sponsorship & donors
HMRC gift aid
Other & myanmar
Capital introduced
**subtotal**
asset Sales
**Total receipts**
**PAYMENTS**
School & tuition fees
Healthcare & food costs
Wages
Charitable activities
Other & website
subtotal
Assets & Investments
**Total payments**
**Net Receipts**
cash funds from last year end
cash funds from this year end|**UnrestrictedRestricted Total funds**
**funds**
**funds**
**2023**
£62,333
£62,333
£7,317
£7,317
£0
&0
£0
£0|
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||**£69,650**
**£0**
**£69,650**|
||£69,650
£0
£69,650|
||£7,041
£7,041
£7,348
£7,348
£29,998
£29,998
£1,340
£1,340
£960
£960
£46,687
£0
£46,687|
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£0
£0
**£46,687**
**£0**
**£46,687**|
||**£22,963**
**£0**
**£22,963**|
||£174,750
£0
£174,750|
||£197,713
£0
£197,713|
**Statement of Assets & liabilities As at the 31.12.2023**
|Bank Account 1
Bank Account 2
**closing balance**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
£186,552
£11,161
**£197,713**|
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**Approved and signed on behalf of all the trustees**
**Signature Print name date** ROBERT HOWELL 02.07.2024
**Total funds 2022** £81,633 £6,856 £0 £0 **£88,489**
£88,489
£13,415 £17,607 £32,699 £20,122 £900 £84,743 £0 **£84,743 £3,746** £171,003 £174,750
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT**
## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the trustees of The Andrew Clark Trust Charity no. 1104134.**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31 December 2023.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
The charity’s trustees 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 Charitable 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 Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
- (1) I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention which in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
- the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
- the accounts do not accord with the accounting records.
- (2) 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.
## **Chaweevan Williams FCCA**
Date: 02 July 2024
Chartered Certified Accountant Verdant Accountants Limited 20-22 Wenlock Road London N1 7GU
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