Lapis Lazuli Schools
Chartty no. 1143632
Report and Accounts
Year ended 30th April 2024

Lapls Lazuli 5dwls
Cop￿Er4Ts
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30Th APRIL 2024
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Legal & Administrative Details
Trustees, Report
Independent Examiner's Report
Receipts and Payments Account
Statement of Assets & Liabilities
Notes to the Accounts

LEGAL & ADMINISTrATIVE o￿AlL5
FOR THEYEAR ENDED 30TH APRIL 2024
CHARITY NAME
Latms La2uli Schoo
CHARfTY REGISTRATrON NUMBER 1143632. The charty was registered th the Charity Commission on
I September 2011
ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE Ebenezer Cotts8e
Er￿e Road
EridEe Green
Tunbridge Wells
TN3 9JU
GOVERNING DOCUMENT
Deed ofTrust Dated OV(￿n011
OBJECTIVES
The objects of the trust for the public benefit are to advance
education by such means as the trustees may consider appropriate
includin8 by means of esta￿lShing and operating any educational
eStabl￿hMent or establishments in ￿ntral Asia and in such other
part5 of the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit and
to fulffil such other purposes which are exclu5Nely charitable
according to the Law of England and Wales and are connected with
the charitable work of thè trust.
TRUSTEES RESPONSIBLE FOR
MANAGING THE CHARITY
Naomi Brons-Harper (Chairl
Monbka Harper
Ewaz Amari
Natalie Tubeileh-Hall
Wincent Barrett
Mithael Hall [TreasU￿rI
BANKERS
The Ctroperative Bank
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER
John Helm ACA
Tandem AccoLtnting ￿rnited
17 Heathville Road
London
N19 3AL
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Law Lazuli Schools
REPORT OF THE TRusfEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3rn1 APRIL 2024
The Trustees have pleasure in submitting the Report and Accounts for the year ended 30 April 2024.
Objerts of the charity
The objects of the tn￿t for the public benefft are to advance education by such means as the
trustees may consider appropriate including by mean5 of estsbltshing and operating any educational
estsblishment or estsblishments in central Asia and in such other parts of the world as the trustees
may from time to time think fft and to fvffil such other purposes which are exclusively charitable
according to the law of England and Wales and are connected with the charitable work of the trust.
Lapis Lazuli Schools raises funds to support education in Central Asia. In the past decade the Charity
has built a school on land donated by the local communty in Kabul. Af8hanistain. The main financial
support comes from Pop Up 38. a charity boutique operatirE in central London which gives IlTh of
its Droceeds to the school. A Sister school is planned.
One of the main objectives of the Chartty is to ensure that boys and girls receive a high stsndard of
education in a nurturing environment. Many of the pupils we support have been victim5 of war and
displacement through persecution. We aim to provide a stable environment for these children and
help them to work tovffirds a better future for themsefves.
Govemance
The policies and operating decisions of the Chafity rest with the Trustees who meet regularly to
oversee the actNities of the Charity.
Summary of the charitys main aC￿vItIeS and achlevements
The Chartvs main focus is to provide a quality edUcat￿n for girls and boy5 in Afghanistan and works
predominantly with the Hazara rninortty who continue to be tsrgeted and receive fewer
opportunities than most Afghan citizens. Our students continue to e￿1 academically and
consequently this leads to better employment opwrtunities in AfghanÈstan. Up until the tumultuous
events of August 2021 when the Taliban took control of the country, the School was thriving and
academic targets being met. Work on the new School in Bamiyan moved rdpidly and we were nearly
finishing the outward strutture of the fifth floor. Solar panels hod been installed in our school in
Kabul to provide enough electricity for the running of the Shokoh School in Kabul. As a result of the
political change a lot of families We￿ forced to leave the country including our head teacher who
continues to direct the 5cTrK)ol fmm Canada.
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Fund Raisi
The majorÈty of the fund5 raised come from Pop Up 38. the charity boutique founded solely for that
purpose. It is run by volunteers and the qualbty stock is largety donated. Apart frorn basic expenses
and business rates, all monies raised are gtven to school projetts. The Charity works closely with the
landlords from Shaftesbury to Secu￿ attracti¥e spaces for a peppercom rent mainly in Soho and
Kings Cross. We have regular supporters who follow us and donate generously to the Charity. We
We￿ asked to put on a Charity Fashion Show at the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors for thei
Christmas Sustainable event. We have been invited to do another fundraising event there in March
2025.
Alms for 2024
We are thankfvl that our School in Kabul is operating against the odds. This is due to the
extraordinary Sacrifices made by the local staff there - accepting pay cuts and working under very
difficult conditions. We would like to be able to 8tve them the much needed sUPPOrt they deserve
and are trying our best to look at every p05Stble option of sendin8 re8ular money to support the
School there. Due to the current unstable polttical situation we have been severely re5trirted. We
are in the process of looking at organisations that are Specifically able to get funds into Afghanistan.
We are also appealing to The Charity Commission to advise us.
Financial review
Income for the year to the 30th of AprTI 2024 amounted to £61.742 and the expenditure for the
same period was £29.135. Bank balances at 30th April 2024 totalled £181,825.
Reserves policy
The Board of the Charity has established a p)licy V￿￿rebY free reserrfes held by the Charity should
be maintained at a minimum level due to the Charity not having fixed commitments to expenditure.
Risk sL*ement
The Trustees have reviewed the risks to which a small charity operating overseas is exwsed.
Appropriate procedu￿ been put in place to identify. monitor and review these risk5 on a
regular basis.
Responslbllltles of trustees
Charity law requires us as Trustees to prepare financial statements for eath accountin8 year which
cord the receipts and payments of the charity forthe year.
We are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy
at any time the financial posttion of the charity and enable us to ensure that the finandal ststements
comply with the Charities Act 2011.
We a150 have a respon5ibiltty to safeguard the assets of the charity and to tske reasonable steps to
prevent fraud or any other irregularttres.
Approval
This ￿pOrt was approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf by:
ts.2.102>
Michael Hall

Lapls LazulS Schools
I report to the trustee5 on my examin*irm of the accounts of laws Lazuli Sch(#Jls tharity'l fr)r the year ended Xl
April 2024 on pages 5 to 7 followin&
This report is made solety to the Trustees in accordarKe with sectfjon 145 of the Charities Act 2011 lthe Artl. My
independent eyamination ha5 been undertaken so th* I might state to the Trustees those matters l am required to
state to them in an independent examinerfs report and for no other purpose. To the fvllest extent permstted by the
law, I do not 3ccept responsibilbtyto aryone other than theTrustees for independent examination. for this report.
orthe qmnions I have fonned.
RESPEcnvE RESPONSIBILrnESOF THETRiISTEES AND EXAMIIIER
The Trustee5 tonsider that an audtl is not require(I for this perfod (under section 144(2} of the Act) and that
Independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
Examtne the accounts (under seclion 145 of theActl;
To follow the procedures laid down in the General Direction given ty the Charity Commission (under section
14515llbl of the Act),. and
To state whether parbcular matters have come to my attentitin.
BASIS OF INDEPENDEP￿ EXAMINERS sfATEMENT
My examination vrd5 (3fTied OLrt in accordance with General Direttions given ty the tharity Comffli55ioners. An
examination includes a review of the accounti1￿ record5 kept by the charity and a compari50n of the accounts
presented wth those record5. It also indudes consideration of any UrTu￿al items or disdosu￿s in the accourhts and
seeking explanations from the Trustee5 concerning any such matters. The procedures uThJertaken do not provide all
the evidencethat would be wuired In an audit. and consequently I do not eXp￿sS an aud¥t opIn￿n on the accounts.
INDEPENDEKf EXAMIIIEIVSSYATEMENT
In the course of my eyamination. matter has come to my attention:
I have completed my eyaminatir)n. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attèntion in connection with
the eyamination 8iwn8 me causeto believe that in arry material respecL
l. accounting records were not kept in respect of the thurth as required lry sectton 130 of the Art: or
2. the accounts do not accord wth those rec(Kds: or
3. the accounts do not comply with the appI￿able requirements concerning the fom and content of accounts set out
in the Charities (Accounts and Reportsl Regulation5 2fMJ8 other than any requirement that thè %counts glve a 'tn
and fair view. which is not a matter considered as part of an independent exaffiinat?on.
I have no cOn￿rn$ and have come acr05s no other matters in connection the examination to whith attention
should be drdwn in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be re3thed.
Jcthn Hèlm ACA
25 Februory 2025

Generdl Funts
Funds
2024
2023
Grdnts and donations le￿r￿1
Olher receipts
Shop Income
X)279
30.279
20,972
31.463
31.463
94.381
61.742
61,742
115.353
Cost of raisin8funds
Charltsble actwIt￿5
Grants paid
11.264
4.869
11.264
4.869
10,805
3,737
26972
41.514
6.757
6.757
22,378
29.135
Netof receiptsl Ipay7nentsl before
transfers
39364
16,7571
32,607
73839
39.361
16.757)
32.607
73.839
Cash fundsas at last yearend
142,461
6.757
149.218
75,379
Cashfimds atthis par end
181.825
181.825
149.218
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UnrestTiCted
6￿al Funds
fvnds
2024
2023
A Cash funds
Cash at bank with immediate access
Other tash
Petty cash
181.825
I￿25
2.550
145,888
780
149218
i￿5
iA25
0￿r monetaryassets
Gift aid due to charity
Other debto
13.136
13,116
13,136
C Total a55ets
194,961
194.961
162,354
D Liabilities
Loans
Trade credito
Taxes due
Fee for Independent Examination
Total net assets
193,361
193.361
160.354
The accounts were approved by the trustees and signed on their behalf
date
2£. 2. 2025
Mlchael Hall
The notes on pages 7 fom) part ofthese accounts.
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Toi•l
Totsi
11264
11.264
I￿64
10.9)5
Total
Yotal .
8ank charges
ForeW ￿ar8edd¥VerKe
OthercD5ts
L253
3.051
12.rx191
T£
6245
9,252
IiA36
14.336
757
26Jn
•tW.0524
#30.0424
i4￿1
6.757
6L742
IU378J
16,757J
129
18L825
6L742