Central Eurasian Partners
(Registered Charity No 1121497)
Trustees Annual Report
For the year ending 5 April 2025
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1.Establishment and Purpose
Central Eurasian Partners was established by a Trust Deed dated 7 March 2007. The charity’s main purpose is to provide financial and other support for our Christian partners for their mission work in many Eastern European countries.
2.Trustees and Officers
During the year the following served as Trustees:
Mr Paul Carter (chairman & treasurer)
Mrs Katherine Hillcoat (communications)
Mr Sam Bantu
Mrs Sandra Carter
Mr Michael Couzens
The number of Trustees may not be fewer than three or more than eight. The appointment and removal of Trustees vests in the existing Trustees.
3.Address
The principal address of the charity is
Central Eurasian Partners
3 Albert Illsley Close
Reading RG31 5PJ
4.Objects and Main Activities
The objects of the charity are the general purposes of such charitable bodies or for such other charitable purposes as the Trustees may from time to time decide as shall be exclusively charitable.
To achieve this object, the main activities are:
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Supporting individual projects that fit the objects of Central Eurasian Partners
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Creating awareness of the needs of the people in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
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Developing and maintaining a network of advocates
5. Public benefit
The Trustees have complied with the duty (set out in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2006) to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. The Trustees consider that public benefit is provided by the focus of the donations on education and training, relief of poverty and community development, together with religious activities.
Specific activities during the year, assisted by our donations, included:
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Subsidised school places.
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Counselling and support for war widows in Ukraine.
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Help for Ukrainian refugees in Poland
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All partners sent representatives to a CEP conference held on Zoom at which activity reports were given showing how donations were being used and future needs prioritised.
6.Donations
Donations passed on to Partner mission organizations totalled £102,213.28
compared with £84,334.10 in the previous year.
7.Reserves
The Trustees do not seek to maintain a general reserve beyond the needs of providing a reasonable level of working capital, and if any significant accumulation of such funds were to occur, giving to Partners would increase accordingly.
8.Risk Assessment
The Trust exists to benefit the promotion and encouragement of Christian missionary work overseas.
The major source of income to the Trust is from donations from individuals.
The Trustees consider that the greatest risk to the Trusts ability to continue its activities is that donations would diminish. Were income to decrease substantially, the trust would have to reduce the level of its financial help to Partners.
Regarding the risk of losses arising from dishonest activities or negligence on the part of officers or Trustees, the Trustees consider that internal check procedures already in place provide reasonable assurance.
This report was approved by the Trustees at a Board meeting on 28 May 2025
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Signed (File copy signed by Paul Carter) date 28 May 2025
Paul Carter (Trustee & Chairman)
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| Central Eurasian Partners - Registered Charity Number 1121497 | Central Eurasian Partners - Registered Charity Number 1121497 | Central Eurasian Partners - Registered Charity Number 1121497 |
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| Management Accounts for the year to 5 April 2025 | ||
| Income | ||
| Donated income for Partners | 70,838.56 | (Including Gift Aid taxback) |
| Donated income for General Fund | 6,519.29 | |
| Interest | 0.00 | |
| Total | 77,357.85 | |
| Expenditure | ||
| Restricted Grants to Partners | 93,982.50 | |
| Unrestricted Grants to Partners | 8,230.78 | |
| Total | 102,213.28 | |
| Operating costs | ||
Bank Charges |
62.40 | |
Travel & Christmas cards |
484.54 | |
| Current Assets | ||
| Bank Account | 27,482.94 | |
| Funds | ||
| Restricted Funds balance | 17,587.26 | |
| Unrestricted Funds balance | 9,895.68 | |
| Total Funds | 27,482.94 | |
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| . CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner’s Report
- Report to the trustees/ members of | Central Eurasian Partners
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Charity no | 1121497
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust’) for the year ended 5/4/2025.
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Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act’).
| report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
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Name: | Dale Brusby
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Relevant professional |[ACMA][CGMA]
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qualification(s) or body (if any):
Address: | 11 Woodstock Court, 158 Northfield Road.
Birmingham B30 1DX
Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
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October 2018