2022-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date
**From **	01	Jan	2022	To	31 Dec	22

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Stephen’s Children

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1142392

Charity's principal address PO Box 1022, HORSHAM

Postcode RH12 9TU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
	Magda Gobran		From 24-03-2022
	GeoffreyHopper	Treasurer
	Heather Shakespeare
	Simon Smith
	Graham White	Chairperson

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document Trust Deed dated 29[th] September 2010

• (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Trust

Trustee selection methods Appointed by the trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Trustees are selected on the basis of their experience and skills. They are people who are prepared to take an active interest in running the charity, and are in agreement with its vision and values.

• policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;

• the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;

• relationship with any related parties;

• trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship anywhere in the world by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable Summary of the objects of the individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient. charity set out in its governing document To advance the Christian faith for the benefit of the public in accordance with the statements of belief. Summary of the main The charity supports the work of charities in Egypt which operate for the activities undertaken for the benefit of disadvantaged children and their families. This work has been public benefit in relation to in existence since 1989 and cares for children, many of whom live in these objects (include within extreme poverty. this section the statutory declaration that trustees have The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity had regard to the guidance Commission on public benefit. issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The trust made grants for the work of Stephen’s Children in Egypt which works with poor and needy children.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

The trust’s policy is to hold a reserve of £2,500, which is enough to cover several months of operating costs in case of fluctuations in incoming donations. As donations accumulate beyond the £2,500 they are sent periodically as grants to Egypt. The size and frequency of the grants takes into account the desire to get the grants to the beneficiaries as soon as possible, balanced against the cost of each overseas funds transfer.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Graham White Position (eg Secretary, Chairperson Trustee Chair, etc) Date 16 October 2023

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Independent examinerfs report on the accounts CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of STEPHEN'S CHILDREN On accounts for the year ended 3111212022 Charfty no (If any) 1142392 Sot out on pages Ro8POCtlve responslbllltles of tru8tees and •xamln•r The charity's trustees are re8pon8ible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audrt is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charitie5 Act 2011 {Ihe Charities Acr) and that an independent examination is needed. It 18 my responsibilty to- examine the a¢￿Unts under sedion 145 of the Charities Act., follow the procedures laKI down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under 8ection 145{5)Ib) of the Charities Ad., and 8tate whether pa￿'CUlar matter8 have come to my attention. Ba•1• of Ind6p•ndent My examination was carried out In accordance with general Direction8 given oxamlnorf• •tatom•nt by the Charty Commission. An examination in¢lude$ a review of the accounting records kept by the chaftty and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also in¢lude8 consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provhle all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no oplnion is given as to whether the accounts present a Irue and fairf view and the report is limited to those mattern Set out in the stalement below. Independent In connectK)n with my examination, no material matters have come to my Oxamlnerfs statsment attention which give me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordanc8 With section 130 of the Charib'es Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting ￿cords., or the accounts did not comply y￿th the applicable requirements conceming the fomi and content of a¢¢ount$ set out in the Charftl88 {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the a¢￿Unts give a Ime and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have come auoss no other matters in connection wth the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be read)ed. IER December 2017

Slgned: Dats: 10 October 2023 Name: TANYA BRYDON Rolevant professlonal quallfi¢atlon(s) or body (If any): Retired Finance Manager Addrnss: 9 Great Lime Kilns Southwater, Horsham RH13 9JL Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight malenal matters ol concem (see CC32, Independent examinat￿ of charity actounts.. directh)ns and guKlanc for examiners). Glvo horn brlef d•talls of any Itom8 that the xamlnerwlhe• to dlsclose. IER December 2017

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