Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 06/04/2023 Period start date To 05/04/2024 Period end date
Charity name: E J Spice Charitable Trust
Charity registration number: 1151013
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | Relief for those in need, in particular by relieving the suffering of those affected by AIDS in the Third World and / or poor and / or underdeveloped countries |
| 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 |
Making grants to organisations and individuals; grants made in 2023-24 totalled |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | They have had regard to issues of public benefit and are satisfied that they have followed that guidance |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | |
|---|---|
| Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on grant making | |
| Para 1.38 | |
| Policy on social investment | |
| including program related | |
| investment | |
| Para 1.38 | |
| Contribution made by | |
| volunteers | |
| 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 | Extensive feedback from recipients, and in particular detailed evidence of work with both West and East African agencies to support mothers and children affected by AIDS, and in hospitals in Zambia and Sierra Leone to install / extend solar panel systems |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | £643,907 |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The trustees do not consider it necessary, as a grant-making charity, to hold reserves as there are no contingent liabilities |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | Not applicable |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | It is the trustees’ intention to distribute the whole of the remaining funds during the current year, and then to close the trust |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | Not applicable |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | Not applicable – see above |
Additional information (optional)
| Additional information (optional) | 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 | Investment income and bank / building society interest |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | None so far as the trustees are aware |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
Benefit of the public through providing relief for those in need and in particular by relieving the suffering of those affected by AIDS in the Third World and/or poor and/or underdeveloped countries |
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|---|---|---|
| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust Deed (16 July 2012) |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Three Trustees (details below) |
| 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 | Appointed on incorporation; subsequent appointment by resolution |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | EJ Spice Charitable Trust |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | N/a |
| Registered charity number | 1151013 |
| Charity’s principal address | c/o Winckworth Sherwood 2 Chawley Park Cumnor Hill Oxford OX2 9GG |
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canon Dr Vivian John Howard Rees |
Trustee | 2012-present | ||
| Mr John Philip Tonkin |
Trustee | 2012-present | ||
| Mr David William Edward Tonkin |
Trustee | 2012-present | ||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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) Vivian John Howard Rees ~~a~~ Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc) ~~ee~~ Date 22 January 2024 ~~Pp~~