The Betty Game Opportunities Trust Trustees' Annual Report
For the year ended 31December 2021
The trustees present their report along with the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 December 2021. The accounts comply with the Trust's rules and applicable law.
The Betty Game Opportunities Trust is based at 1 Drapers Way, Stevenage, Hertfordshire SG1 3DT, is a registered charity (No. 1133370) and is governed by a trust deed dated 12 November 2009 on which date the Trust was founded.
The trustees who served throughout the year are as follows:
| Mr Norman Herbert | Chairperson |
|---|---|
| Dr Robin Bailey | Treasurer |
| Mrs Patricia Milliner | Secretary |
| Councillor Sharon Taylor OBE | |
| Revd Mervyn Terrett | |
| Mr Frank Ogilvy | |
| Ms Margaret Ashby | Died 08.03.2021 |
| Mr Terry Tyler | Resigned 15.12.2021 |
New trustees are appointed by the Board as a casual vacancy occurs. New trustees receive a copy of the trust deed, annual accounts, trustees’ minutes and other literature to acquaint them with the aims of the trust.
Aims and Organisation
The object of the Trust is to advance education of the residents of the Stevenage Borough Council area, in particular, but not exclusively, by provision of grants to enable them to take higher education courses.
Review of Progress
The trustees continue to meet quarterly during the year, in 2021 this was sometimes by Zoom due to the Covid pandemic, and to consider applications for grants and to plan forthcoming fund raising events. Most significantly, towards the start of the year, founder trustee Ms Margaret Ashby died and bequeathed a sum of £50,000 to the Trust. During the year, income (including the bequest) was £53,749 raised from grants, donations and fund raising. Grants of £9,350 were paid to 19 successful applicants. The balance of funds in the bank at 31 December 2021 was £57,217
Reserves Policy
The trustees have a policy to hold substantial reserves so that the trust can make more and larger grants to successful applicants as the work of the Trust reaches a wider audience. Reserves at 31 December 2021 stood at £ 57, 217
Public Benefit The trustees have considered the guidance published by the Charity Commission on Public benefit and believe that they comply in that grants can be made available to any
applicant from residents of the very wide geographic area of Stevenage Borough Council - Post code areas SG1 and SG2.
Statement of Trustees Responsibilities
The Charities Act 2011 requires the trustees to prepare a statement of accounts for each financial year which comply with the regulations made under the Act.
The trustees are responsible for keeping accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the charity and contain entries showing from day to day all monies received and monies expended by the charity and the matters in respect of which those transactions took place and also contain a record of assets and liabilities of the charity. The law also sets out the trustee’s responsibilities for the presentation and content of the trustees Annual Report.
The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding assets of the charity and ensuring their proper application under charity law and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Signed on behalf of the trustees
Norman Herbert 22.09.2022
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent ExamineVs Report Report to the trusteesl members of --fy GAr-(i OPPDL i uNifjI-S TKUS On accounts for the year ended 3isk Charity no (if any) 115337(J Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trusf> for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {llhe Acn l port in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Chanty Commission under section 145(5}{b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. l Gonfinn that no material matters have come to my attention ( .} in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordan with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wtih the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concems and have Gome a¢7oss 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. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: Ig_io-lol Signed: Name: S E MAfrL'iRE Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (if any): FCCR Address: s, sr STEfEff h &E HERTFORDSIIIRF. kiYE IER October 2018