Lapis Lazuli Schools Charlty no. 1143632 Report and Accounts Year ended 30th Aprll 2025
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31mi APRIL 2025 Page I Pa8e$ 2-3 Pa8e 4 Page 6 Paqes 74 Legal & fvAlmSnSstratl¥e Detslls Trustees, Report Independent Examlnerfs Report Statement of A55ets & Liabilitles Note5 tothe Accounts
CFwiifY NAME Lap15 Lawll Sdwts cwrry REGisfRATION NUMBER 1143632. The charltywa5 retffied wlth the CharltyCoMmlss . I September 2011 Erldge Road Erfidge Green Tunbrldge Wels TN3 9JU GOVERNING EMXUMÉNT Ded ofTru5t D•ted OVWII MANAGING THE CHARTrI mclka Harper Natal TubellthHaH Vlncent Barrett Mkh•el Hall (Treawrer) W4KERS PO Oox 4931 SN44PL INDEPENDENT EXAMINER J¢thn Helm ACA TdeM ACC(ntI Lbmlted 17 HeathvlHe Road N193AL
Lapls Lawll SdM>oIs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30Th APRIL 2025 The Trustees have pleasure in submitt1 the Report and Accourts for the year eNled 30 Aprfl 2025. ObJeets ofth• dwlty The objects of the trust for the public beneflt are to advance educatlon by 5uth means as the trustees may conslder appropriate Indudlng by means of estsbltshln8 and operatlng any educatlonal establlshment or establtshments In central Asla and In such other parts of the worfd as the trustees rnay from tlme to tlme thlnk fft and to fulfil such other purFws whlth are ex¢lusively charitable accordlrq to the law ot Eland and Wales and are connerted wlth the charftable work of the trust Lapls Lazull Schools ralses fur to SUPPOrt educatlon In Central A51a. In the past deude the Charfty has bultt a school on land donated by the local communKy In Kabul. Af8hanlstsln .The maln flnanclal support comes from Pop Up 38, a charity boutlque operatlr4 In ¢entral London *thlch glves 100% of Its woceeds to the school. A slster 5chryA Is planned. One of the maln oblertives of the Charity is to ensufe that Iys and 81rfs receNe a hlgh stan(krd of
ducatlon In a nurturtn8 envlronment. Many of the puplls we supwt have been vlctlms of war and
dlwacement through perse¢utlon. We alm to provlde o stsble enroThment for these chlldren and help them to work towards a better future for theMSetr5. The polldes and operatin8 de¢bions of the Chartty rest wlth the Trustees who meet rUlaV to oversee the actIvIe$ of the Charity. Fund Ralsl The rnalorlty of fvnds ralsed the Tnjst come Pop Up 38, the charity boutye founded solety tor that purpose. It15 run by volunteefs and the stock ts largefy donated. Money rnlsed. net of bas1¢ expenses and bu$lness rats& Is all 8l¥en to the sCtrK and 8ssoclated projerts. Alms for 2025 We are thankful that our School In Kabul contlThJes to owate a8aln5t the odds. Thfs Is due to the extraordlnary sacrmces made ty the local 5faff there - acceptln8 pay cuts •nd *rkIng under very dffficult condftlons. WFth the benefft of advice from other orlanisatlons that operate In Af8hanlstan we were able a8aln to give finandal support dlrectly to the School. The School ha5 plans for number of projects to enhance the facilltles for 5ts 690 pup115 and staff. The Trust Intends to help with the costs of the construcuon of a second xhool.
Hnandal r•¥law Income for the ar to 30 A1 2025 amounted to £38,463 and the expendlture for the same perlod was £51,022. Bank balances at 30th Apdl 2025 totalled £169,266. Ouring the year we have been able remlt money to the school through a reputable local Hawala that was recommended to us by another lar8er NGO that i)perates In Af8honistsn. The Board of the Charlty has establlshed a w15cy whereby free reser hekl by the Charlty should be malntained at a mlnlmum level due to the Charlty not havln8flxed commltments to expendlture. Rlsk stst•mwrt The Trustees have revlewed the rfsks to whlth a small chaTIty operattn8 overseas Is exposed. Approprlate procedures have been put in place to klentlfy, monltor and review these rtsks on regular basls. R•sponslbllltl•s of tnMt• Charfty law requ[ us as Tntss to prep•re financlal statements for eath •¢countlng year whlth record the welpts and payments of the tharlty for the year. We are responble for keeplng proper accountln8 records whlch dlsdose with reasonable accuracy at any tlme the flnanclal posltlon of the tharlty and enable us to ensure that the finandal ststements comply wlth the Charltles Art 2011. We also have a responslblllty to safe8uard the assets of the charlty and to tske reasonable steps to prevent fraud or any other Irre8ularEtles. Thls port was approved bythe trustees and 518r& on thelr behalf by: Mk*w•l Hall Date 31. IQ. 202S
Lapls Lazull Sch¢)ols I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Ui&Ns i•zull sdls charw) forthe year ended 30 Aprll 2025 on pages S to 8followln8. Thls report is made sdety to the Trustees In accordance wtth sèckn 145 of the Charliles Act 2011 Ithe Artl. W . indepÈwtdent examInatiL has been undertaken so th I mlght stats to the Trustets those mattets l Im requlred to state to them in an independent examine5 rewrt and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permltted by the law. I do not accept responslbllmy io anw>ne otherthan Truste•s for indernd•nt examlnafjon, for thls ieport, orthe opinions I have fomied. RESPECTIVÉ RESPOIISI8IUTIES OFYHÉ TAUSTEESAND EXAMIIIER The Trustee5 ¢onslder that an audlt Is not fequlred thls perlod (under se¢Yon 144(21 of the ktl and that an Independent examlnaikn ts needed. It Is my sponSIbIlIty to.. Examlne the accounts lunder 5ecUon 145 ofthe Act): To follow the procedures lahl down In the General Dlrectlon Bn ty the Charlty Commissi¢)n lunder sectlon 145ISllbl of the Artl- and To stste whether partkular matters come to my atten¥on. a4SIS OF INDEPENDENT EXAMIIIEIYS STATEMfNr My examination was othed out in aOrdance Genernl Dlrtttyons glw) ty the Charfty Commlssloners. An ey2mlnatlon Indudes ¥ revlew of the accountln8 re¢¢rds kept by the chorfty and a comparlson of the xcounts presented wlth those records. It also Indudes CderatIon of ary unuwal Item$ or dlsclosures In the a¢ts)unts and seekln¥ exanatIonS from the Trustees concemln8 arry Such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provkle all evldence that wwld be requlred In an aud1( and Consequent I do not express an audit opinlon ¢)n the accounts. INDEPENDENT LV4MINEVS STATEMENT In the course of my VAarnlnatk>n. no matter has come io my attentlon: I have completed my eyamlnatk)n. I conflrm that no materbal matters come to my attention In connectlon wlth the examlnatlon 8lvln8 me cause to belleve that in any materlal respect.. l. accountin8 records were not kept In respect of the church as requlrtd tr•fsectlon IX) of the Aci. or 2. the accounts do not accord wlth those records: or 3. the accounts do not¢ompty wfth the appll(able requlr•ments concernln8 the forni and content of a¢nts set In the Charbties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations other than arry requlrement that the ac(x)unts 8l%e a 'true and tslr whlch Is not a matter cty)sldered as part of an sndepftt £¥amlnatkn. I have no concems #nd come acmss no other maitws In connecllon with tht èxamlnatton to which attentitsn should be drawn In thls report In orderto enable a propw urbderxand1 of the aco)unts l)e reached. John Hdm ACA 31 December 1015
Tatsl 2025 Grantg and doMUons re¢dved Shop IrKome her re¢dpts 14310 678 14,988 ,ioi 5,374 30,279 31,463 &374 37,n5 678 61,742 Cost of rnIsI1Uttd1 Ch•rknlJle Grants pald 13246 614 36A83 13.246 614 37.161 11,264 13,CK12 U2J59) J2007 C•th •¢l•# y••r•nd 169366 Th• nOtU pJ8os 7. 8form pjrt afthese accwnts.
Fund5 Total Cash at bank wlth Immedlate access 168,fy 1.258 16266 16& 1.258 18L825 ¥825 Other debto 13.136 13,lJ6 C Totsl •M•ts 169266 169.266 194,981 D Lknblllkns Fees for Independert EMam5natlon 3,360 Tot•1 n•t •M•ts The accountswe approwd bythe trustees and s*ned on thelr behall dth 31. ia.20
thartty. 70ts1 nkthary•s 114 614 Totyl 7JJ Th) 6n
r¥•ntrnl fuhds lJ25 3441 169,2fj6