## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1 April 2022 TO 31 March 2023** ## **Charity name: Nowans Community Trust** **Charity registration number:1137971** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Nowans Community Trust was founded in 2010
and works to but not exclusively with orphans,
young people, Black Asian Minority Ethnic
communities, and marginalised communities in
the UK, and in Kenya, in ways that strengthen
both, culturally, socio-economically and through
education.| |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|Through Lives of Colour, we have worked to
elevate the voices of marginalised
communities through education, events, and
training| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We are aware of the guidance and have
complied with our duty regard to the
Commision’s public benefits guidance when
exercising our powers for dtuties to which
the guidance has been relevant.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We have had 10 volunteers which enabled
the charity to deliver 6 projects for the benefit
of the public and for the organisation to grow,
develop, and be effective this year.| |||| N/A 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|Over the last few years, our organisation has
achieved remarkable success in despite its size.
We have experienced significant growth in the
numbers of volunteers, trustees, fundraising
efforts, and outreach. However, due to the
increasing demand for our services, there is now
an urgent need to expand our capacity in order
to effectively deliver our programs. These
achievements we have attained so far can be
attributed to our resourcefulness and creativity,
agility and adaptability, and our organisations
commitment to a community-centred approach.
Additionally, our collaborations and partnerships
have played a crucial role in our
accomplishments.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|N/A| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/A| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |Other||N/A| |||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|£336| |
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A| |
Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A| |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|N/A| |**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|Grants
Sponsorships| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|None| |Other||N/A| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |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|Unincorporated| |
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|Through organisation and contacts with with
the charity.| |**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|
Trustees training| |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|None| |Other||N/A| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Nowans Community Trust| |---|---| |
Other name the charity uses|
Lives of Colour| |Registered charity number|1137971| |
Charity’s principal address|2B, 3 Grafton Road, Cheltenham. GL50 2ET| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6
7
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17
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
**Nam**
**e of**
**pers**
**on**
**(or**
**bod**
**y)**
**entit**
**led**
**to**
**app**
**oint**
**trust**
**ee**
**(if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---| ||Dr. Lauren Denkins|Interim Chair|5th April 2023| ||Ms. Hilda
Gillingham||7th September 2023| ||Sarah Pickering||7th September 2023| ||Moira William
Sharp||| ||Femi Omisore||| ||Feyi Atinuke||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Not applicable Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |Not applicable||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|Not applicable| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|Not applicable| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|Not applicable| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||| ||**Accountant**|Christine
Adedokun|17 Parr Crescent, Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom, HP2
7LJ| ||||| ||||| ||||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||| ||Not applicable||| ## **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)** Lauren Denkins **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 20 February 2024 |CHARITYCOMMISSIONINOWAN~~OMMUNITYTRUST
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