2020-12-31-accounts - Jamhour Alumni - UK (Ja-Uk)

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						SORP reference
Summary		ofthe purposes			of		To Provide full or partial financial
the charity as set out				in its			assistance to under-privileged students
governing		document					ofthe Notre-Dame de Jamhour (nNDJn)
							high school; and to provide full or
							partial financial assistance tosponsor
							educational projects or initiatives
							undertaken b NDJ
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation to those				Para 1.17and 1.19	We organise events to reunite Notre- Dame de Jamhour alumnus in the UK
purposes		for the public					and to raise funds to support the needy
benefit,	in particular,		the				among the current students at the
activities,		projects or					school.
services	identified in		the				However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic,
accounts.							no events were or anised in 2020
Statement		confirming				Para 1.18	The trustees confirm that that they have
whether	the trustees			have			had regards to the guidance issued by
had regard to the guidance							the Charity Commission on public
issued by		the Charity					benefit
Commission on public
benefit
Additional		information		(optional)
You ma	choose to include				further statements		where relevant about:
						SORP reference
							The aim ofthe charity is to support the
						Para 1.38	work ofthe Notre-Dame de Jamhour
Policy on		grant making					school in Lebanon, owned and managed
							by the Jesuit mission to Lebanon.
							Therefore, donations are ultimately
							funnelled to the school following a
							specific request or report from the
							school officials. The trustees meet to
							discuss such requests and vote to
							a ree on the rants.
						Para 1.38
Policy on		social investment					NIA
including		program related
investment

						Volunteers generally contribute to
					Para 1.38	fundraising and organising logistics for
Contribution			made by			reunions and events.
volunteers						However, due to the Covid-19 pandemic,
						no major volunteering effort was
						undertaken in 2020.
						NIA
Other
Achieve	m	e	nts	and Performance
					SORP reference
						Following the acute financial crisis and
						explosion ofthe Beirut Port in August
						2020, the school suffered major
Summary of achievements			the of	main the charity,	Para 1.20	damages combined with increased difficulty in collecting tuitions.
identifying		the difference the				JAUK was able to make a grant ofGBP
charity's	work has made to					115,000to contribute to the
the circumstances				of its		reconstruction project valued at USD
beneficiaries			and	any wider		795,000.
benefits to		society as a				The grant had asignificant impact as it
whole.						contributed to the return to school of
						over 400students.

				The grant in 2020 was significantly	The grant in 2020 was significantly
				above the	average ofprevious years in
Achievements		against	Para 1.41	view ofthe	exceptional circumstances
objectives set				in Lebanon	following the Beirut port
				explosion	in August 2020
				JAUK does not set objectives for
				fundraising.	However, donations for
Performance offundraising activities against objectives			Para 1.41	2020was also above average given the high response to our appeal related to
set				the Beirut	Port explosion and the
				significant	structural damages to the
				school
				JAUK does not have an investment
				porffolio
Investment	performance		Para 1.41
against objectives
Other

Review ofthe charity's			Para 1.21	As at 31/12/2020 JAUK	As at 31/12/2020 JAUK	held GBP	held GBP
financial position at the	end			5,474.76 in its bank account at			Virgin
ofthe eriod				Mone
Statement explaining the			Para 1.22	No reserves	held
policy for holding reserves
statin wh the are held
Amount ofreserves held			Para 1.22	Nil
Reasons for holding zero			Para 1.22	JAUK does	not have any running
reserves				expenses and therefore		does not have
				an reserves	olic
Details offund materially		in	Para 1.24	NIA
deficit
Explanation ofany			Para 1.23	NIA
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Additional information	(optional)
You ma choose to include		further statements		where relevant	about
				JAUK's only	source of	funding	is
				fundraising	principally	from alumni of
The charity's principal sources offunds (including			Para 1.47	the school based in the UK, through Virgin Money Giving page				the
any fundraising)
				No portfolio
Investment policy and objectives including any			Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
				No material	risks identified
A description ofthe principal			Para 1.46
risks facing the charity
				NIA
Other

Description ofcharity's	Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of governing	document	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity		Para 1.25	Charitable	unincorporated	association
constituted'?
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Trustee selection	methods	Para 1.25	New trustees are cowpted		by existing
including details ofany			trustees and need to be alumni of Notre-
constitutional provisions e.g.			Dame de Jamhour School		and residing
election to post or name of			in the UK.
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or	more
trustees

					NIA
Policies adopted	and procedures for the induction			Pars 1.51
and training		oftrustees
					NIA
The charity's structure and			organisational any wider	Pars 1.51
network	with		which the
charity works
					NIA
Relationship			with any	Para 1.51
related	parties
Other

	Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted ear	ifnot for whole
	Pierre Abou-Sakr	Trustee	Appointed	24/03/2020
	Bechara Nasr	Trustee
3	Rouane Nahas	Chair	Appointed	10/07/2019
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Cor orate trustees —names ofthe directors at the date the re ort was a	roved
Director name
NIA

Trustee	name	Dates	acted	ifnot	for	whole	ear
NIA

Names an	d addresses ofadv	isers (Optional information)
Type of	Name	Address
adviser
NIA
Name of	chief executive or names ofsenior staff members		(Optional	information)

	Categorioa	Details		Un(seato(sr funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
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			Total cash funds	stays
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83Investment assets		Nil				(opaonall
84Assets retained for the		Details		Fund towhich asset twlonea	o~(~	Callant VahN (optloaldl
charity's	own use	Nll
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85 Uabiiitles		Nil
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