# ## ## # ## ## ## |||||||SORP reference|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Summary||ofthe purposes|||of|Para 1.17|The objectives ofthe charity are: to promote the||| |the charity as set|||out|in its|||benefit ofthe Bulgarian
citizens in Kent|and the|| |governing||document|||||Medway area by:||| ||||||||(a) the advancement
ofeducation
and training;||| ||||||||(b) the provision ofrecreational
facilities||in the| ||||||||interests ofsocial welfare with the object||of| ||||||||improving
their conditions oflife;||| ||||||||(c) to advance education ofthe public on||all| ||||||||as ectsofthe Bul arian histo
and culture.||| |Summary
activities||ofthe main
in relation to those||||Para 1.17and
1.19|In 2021 ABCiM supported
the following||| |purposes||for the public|||||activities:||| |benefit,|in particular,|||the|||||| |activities,||projects|or||||In relation to Objective a)||| |services||identified|in|the|||||| |accounts.|||||||Classes for adults:||| ||||||||ABCiM continued
with its two adult English as||| ||||||||a Second Language classes —abeginners||class| ||||||||and an intermediate
class. The classes are||| ||||||||taught by aBulgarian
speaking tutor, which is||| ||||||||helpful to people who have very little||| ||||||||knowledge ofEnglish and need more||| ||||||||explanation ofwords and grammatical
rules.||| ||||||||This has helped to improve their||| ||||||||communication
skills, access to local||| ||||||||information
and services, employability|and|| ||||||||integration.||| ||||||||We also had two adults'
folk dancing class||| ||||||||which were open to people from all abilities for||| ||||||||fitness. The class brings together people|from|| ||||||||across Kent who have a shared love of||| ||||||||Bulgarian folklore and dance.||| ||||||||Classes for children:||| ||||||||The charity runs a Saturday Bulgarian school|The charity runs a Saturday Bulgarian school|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||||for children,
which in 2021 provided
education||| ||||||||to children
from year Rto year 8 in Bulgarian||| ||||||||language,
literature,
history and geography.||| ||||||||This education
is recognized
by the Bulgarian||| ||||||||Ministry ofEducation
and children
returning||to| ||||||||Bulgaria do not need to sit exams in these||| ||||||||subjects but can go direct back to school.||| ||||||||There were three folk dance classes for||| ||||||||children,
split into age groups.||| ||||||||In relation to objective b)||| ||||||||We organised
the celebration oftwo national||| ||||||||holidays - the National
Independence
day in||| ||||||||March and the day ofthe Cyrillic alphabet|and|| ||||||||Bulgarian
language
and culture
in May. This||| ||||||||year, due to COVID measures,
these were in the||| ||||||||classrooms
and online via Teams. For the||| ||||||||periods oflockdowns
the classes were run||| ||||||||through
distance learning.||| ||||||||We also provided
information
and support to||| ||||||||parents
in relation to the British educational||| ||||||||system —e.g.GCSEs, A-Levels and 11+exams,||| ||||||||community
safety with the help ofKent Police.||| ||||||||We have supported
the Bulgarian orthodox||| ||||||||mission St StKonstantin
and Elena in Cuxton.||| ||||||||The association also regularly
disseminates||| ||||||||information
to members
about local events,||| ||||||||concerts, sports clubs, elections, etc.that might||| ||||||||beofbenefit to the community.||| ||||||||In relation to objective c)||| ||||||||We provided
materials
and presentations
to||| ||||||||local community
groups. Due to Covid rules,||| ||||||||the traditional
community
events were||| ||||||||cancelled.||| |Statement|||confirming|||Para 1.18|When planning
these activities, the trustees||| |whether|the trustees||||have||had due regard to the Charity Commission's||| |had regard|||to the|guidance|||public benefit guidance.||| |issued by||the Charity|||||||| |Commission|||on public||||||| |benefit|||||||||| |dditional||information|||(optional)||||| |ou ma|choose to include|||||further statements|where relevant about:||| |||||||SORP reference|||| ||||||||NIA||| |||||||Para 1.38|||| |Policy on||grant making|||||||| ||||||||NIA||| |||||||Para 1.38|||| |Policy on||social investment|||||||| |including||program||related|||||| |investment|||||||||| ## ||||||We value greatly the contribution|We value greatly the contribution|by our| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Contribution
volunteers|made|by|Para|1.38|volunteers,
work ofthe
Assistants|who have supported
charity as Teaching
and members ofthe|the
Parent's| ||||||association.||| |Other|||||||| ## |Achieve|men|ts|and Per|formance|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||SORP reference|| ||||||Over 200 children
and their families| ||||||from across Kent; and around 40adults| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe charity,||||Para 1.20|benefitted
from the classes offered by
the association.| |identifying|the|difference the|||The Bulgarian school is the only one in| |charity's
work has made to
the circumstances
of its|||||Kent and has benefitted
people spread
across a large geographic
area. It has| |beneficiaries
and|||any wider||an important
social benefit, not only for| |benefits to society as a|||||education,
but wider - it brings people,| |whole.|||||who could otherwise
be isolated and| ||||||poorly informed
-together, allows them| ||||||to exchange
information,
share| ||||||experiences
and support each other.| ||||||The work was greatly impacted
by| ||||||COVID and the lockdowns.| ||||||We operated distance
learning
and| ||||||Teams meetings
during
lock downs to| ||||||keep the education
and community| ||||||contacts and support going.| |Achievements|against|Para 1.41| |---|---|---| |objectives set||| |Performance|offundraising|| |activities against objectives||Para 1.41| |set||| |||Para 1.41| Investment performance against objectives Other ## |Financial
Review|Financial
Review|||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's
financial
position at the end
ofthe
eriod||Para 1.21|At the end ofthe period, the charity was
in a good financial position.|| |Statement
explaining
the||Para 1.22|We do not hold reserves|| |policy for holding
reserves||||| |statin
wh
the
are held||||| |Amount ofreserves
held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves||Para 1.22
Para 1.22|We do not hold an
reserves.
The money is fully spent on the
activities. The aim isto provide|the| ||||services at a minimum
cost to allow as|| ||||man
eo le as
ossible to benefit.|| |Details offund materially|in|Para 1.24|NIA|| |deficit||||| |Explanation
ofany
uncertainties
about the||Para 1.23|There are no uncertainties
at present|| |charity continuing
as a going||||| |concern||||| |Additional
information
(optional)||||| |You ma
choose to include|further statements||where relevant about|| ||||The principal sources offunding|are:| |The charity's
principal
sources offunds (including||Para 1.47|Course registration
fees
Grants —the only grant in 2021
was the one received from the|| |any fundraising)|||Bulgarian
Ministry ofEducation|| ||||Fundraising
at community|events| ||||was not possible this year due to|| ||||covid measures.|| ||||NIA|| |Investment
policy and
objectives
including
any||Para 1.46||| |social investment
policy||||| |adopted||||| ||||Change ofthe policy ofthe Bulgarian|| ||||Ministry ofEducation could stop|or| |A description
ofthe principal||Para1.46|reduce the grant they provide for the|| |risks facing the charity|||school.|| ||||Political and economic changes|may| |Other|||affect the living standards
and|| ||||circumstances
ofBulgarian families|| ||||livin
in Kent.|| ## |Description
ofcharity's|||| |---|---|---|---| |trusts:|||| |Type ofgoverning
document||constitution|| |trust deed, ro al charter)|||| |How is the charity|Para 1.25|association|| |constituted?|||| |(e.g unincorporated|||| |association.
CIO)|||| |Trustee selection methods
including
details ofany|Para 1.25|Nominated|and elected by the members.| |constitutional
provisions e.g.
election to post or name of|||| |any person or body entitled|||| |to appoint one or more|||| |trustees|||| ## |Additiona|l
information
(optional)|l
information
(optional)|l
information
(optional)|| |---|---|---|---|---| |You ma|choose to include further statements|||where relevant about:| |Policies|and|procedures||| |adopted|for the induction||Para 1.51|| |and training||oftrustees||| |The charity's||organisational||| |structure|and|any wider|Para 1.51|| |network|with|which the||| |charity works||||| |Relationship||with any related|Para1.51|| |parties||||| |Other||||| ## |Chari|name|||Association
ofthe Bul arian Communi|Association
ofthe Bul arian Communi|in Medwa| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Other name the chari|||uses|ABCiM||| |Re istered charit||number||1151138||| |Charity's|principal|address||The Thomas Aveling School||| |||||Arethusa|Road|| |||||Rochester|ME1 2UW|| ## ## ## ##