2022-04-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] May 2022 Period start date To Period end date

30[th] April 2023

Charity name: Children in Bangladesh

Charity registration number:1124389

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the education and welfare of poor children and Families in Bangladesh by making grants of money or paying for items, services or facilities.
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	Grants to pay for 2 schools for 5 to 11 year olds outside Bandardban. Grants to by 3 wheel taxi for use by the women, sewing machines and accessories Grants to students to continue nurse training and college education. Grants for residential secondary school children.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have followed the guidance on public benefit

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

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	To receive email requests for grants from known persons in Bangladesh and following visits to the country.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	Short term deposits held with Cambridge and Counties.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	None

Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
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	1. Establishment and Maintenance or 2 schools for 5 to 11year olds for the Khayeng community outside Bandarban. These will be taken over by the government after 5 years. 2. Grants to maintain Kheyang students at Moanoghar residential secondary school. 3. Grants for girls in nurse training. 4. Grants for improving village welfare such as the purchase of ducks, goats, fish and brick making

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

Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	We are a small charity with a good reserve on deposit with a building society. Expenditure has been balanced by personal donations and gift aid.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Up to May 2023 reserves were held due to generous donations. These will be reduced due to increased expenditure and it is expected that they will be reduced again in the following year.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	93K
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	On going commitments to the maintenance 2 junior schools including the teachers for the first 5 years. School fees for Khayang students at Moanoghar school and nurses in training.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	None

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Individual donations
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	Short term deposit bond with Cambridge and Counties
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	None. The expenditure is dependent on the income of the charity. Reserves are kept in order to cover education fees for children in secondary, university and nursing education.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		Trustees
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust Deed January 2008
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charity created by a Trust Deed to be administered by the Trustees.
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	Selected with regard to skills, knowledge and experience.

Additional information (optional)

Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)	Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
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	In UK supported by the Rotary club of Wrexham Erddig and in Bangladesh by the Rotary Club of Kawran Bazaar in Dhaka.
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Children in Bangladesh
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1124389
Charity’s principal address	40 Trem yr Eglwys, Wrexham, LL12 7QE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
		Graham Arthurs	Chairman
		Jacqueline Cliff	Treasurer
		Malcolm James
		Menai Arthurs
		Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name None
		Director name
		None

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
None

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 None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and	addresses of advisers (Optional information)	addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser	Name Address
None
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) Malcolm James Full name(s) Graham Arthurs Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 10/08/2023

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			Receipts and payments accounts	Receipts and payments accounts	Receipts and payments accounts	Receipts and payments accounts		CC16a
			For the period from	May 1st 2022	April 30th 2023	April30th	2023
Section A Receipts		and	payments
			Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds		Last year
		to the nearest £		to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £		to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
DepositstoBank			20,600				20,600	26,042
HMRCGift Aid			9,500				9,500
Interest			2,079				2,079	2,576
Sub total(Gross income for AR)			32,179				32,179	28,618
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
	Sub total
Total receipts ^			32,179		] [		32,179][	28,618
A3 Payments
ToBangladesh			30,100				30,100	58,213
TransferCharges			43				43	457
HMRCBank charges			60				60	20
	Sub total		30,203				30,203	58,690
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
	Sub total
Total payments £			305031				**30,203	**
Net of receipts/fpayments)			1,976				1,976	30,072
A5 Transfers between	funds
A6 Cash funds last year end			91,416				91,416	121,488
Cash funds this	year	end	93,392				93,392	91,416

		Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
		funds	funds	funds
		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Cambridge&Counties	85,237
	HSBC	8,155
	Total cash funds	93,392
	(agree balanceswithreceipts and payments
	account(s))
		Unrestricted	Restricted	Endowment
		funds	funds	funds
		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets
		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets
		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the
charity's own use
		Fund to which	Amount due	When due
		liability relates	(optional)	(optional)
B5 Liabilities
Signedbyoneortwo trusteeson behalfofallthetrustees	Signature	Print Name		Dateof approval
		Graham	Arthurs
		Malcolm	james	i> V	>

Independent Examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Children In Bangladesh On accounts for the year 30 April 2023 Charity no 1124389 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 to 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The responsibilities of charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 trustees and examiner of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: • examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act, • to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and • to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the examiner’s statement Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair' view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ) Independent 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the examiner's statement requirements: • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act have not been met; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: R A Fogg Date: 10/08/2023 Name: R A Fogg Relevant professional A.C.A. qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:* 98 Erddig Road Wrexham LL13 7DR

CIB Accounts April 2023

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

CIB Accounts April 2023

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