2021-08-31-accounts - Zenith Education

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 Sep 2020 31 Aug 2021

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Zenith Education Other names charity is known by n/a Registered charity number (if any) 1157788 Charity's principal address 9 March Square Chichester West Sussex Postcode PO19 5AN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Benedict Charles Marsh	Chair
Emma Marsh	Trustee












Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Articles of Association

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by the trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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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

For the public benefit to advance the education (including social and physical training) of children in the developing world, in particular but not exclusively, in India, in such ways as the charity trustees think fit. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

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Aims & Purpose:

After being established initially to support just one school, Zenith Education now supports fourteen schools. This significantly improves the lives and education of the socio-economically impoverished children across four slum areas in the northern part of Mumbai.

Achievements:

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Children in Malwani, one of the largest slums in Asia, are trapped in the well documented ‘Poverty Cycle’. It is nearly impossible for families to escape this cycle without outside intervention.

Zenith Education continues to work through its expanding group of schools to provide children with an education. Education is recognised as one of the most important factors in allowing individuals to escape poverty. Zenith is also very proud to provide at least one working toilet in every school and has been involved with funding construction of toilets, in schools where none was available. Open-air defecation continues to be a huge challenge in India and all Zenith Group children have access to a toilet and clean water during the school day.

Public Benefit:

The Trustees, when making decisions, have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main During this reporting period, Zenith Education has continued to be achievements of the charity severely impacted by the Covid pandemic. As has been widely reported during the year in the media, India and in particular, its major metropolitan areas, has been severely affected.

As a result of the continually evolving landscape and context, Zenith has responded appropriately. The schools have been closed (under government instruction) since early 2020. However, coaching classes have been permitted and so where possible, and where resources have allowed, some Zenith schools have offered these classes on a limited and safe basis. Zenith believes that whilst remote learning is necessary and pragmatic during this period, it is not optimal and cannot replace face-to-face learning.

Each school has continued to provide teaching and learning remotely where possible, but the range and impact of this has been limited by access to technology within each school’s cohort. Access to phones, laptops, pads and internet access is very limited within the slum communities and so education for Zenith’s children has been impacted.

The division of the Zenith Group into two clusters of schools continues to prove very successful. The clusters have been able to cooperate and support each other during the pandemic. Once the pandemic is over, the aim is still to develop and grow Cluster 2, and then repeat this process during the next few years, with an ambition to take the methodology national.

Zenith has taken the first steps in supporting the mothers of children from its schools, via a local initiative. Many children have been kept away from school by families who require them to work or perform home duties. Zenith recognises that providing income for families, frees the children to attend school. Zenith is therefore supporting a project, helping mothers to make and sell paper crafts. This has already provided measurable success for the families and children.

Fundraising remains a challenge, as always, for the charity. As with all charities, the pandemic has affected Donor motivation. Travel restrictions also continue to impact Zenith’s work. Trustees remain unable to visit the projects and continue to rely on remote communications. This has been successful, but again, is not optimal.

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Section E Financial review

Wherever possible, funds are allocated to a specific cost or project; if no Brief statement of the such project is pending, funds are retained by the charity for future use charity’s policy on reserves by the schools.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

n/a

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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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) Benedict Charles Marsh Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) 25/5/22

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Zenith Education			1157788
Receipts and payments accounts				CC16a
For the period from	01-Sep-20	To	31-Aug-21

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 2,199 401 - - - - - - 2,600 - - - 2,600 - 69 - - - - - - - 69 - - - 69 2,531 - 70,919 73,450	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,315 6,315	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 2,199 401 - - - - - - 2,600 - - - 2,600 69 - - - - - - - 69 - - - 69 2,531	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	2,199				21,563
Gift Aid	401				375
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	2,600				21,938

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Donationspaid	-				450
Cost of charitable activities(incl travel)	69				2,724
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**Sub total **	69				3,174

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					3,174

	2,531	-	-	2,531	18,764
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	70,919	6,315	-	77,234	58,470
	73,450	6,315	-	79,765	77,234

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

15/03/2022

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Details Details From last year Balance this year Balance this year Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 70,919 6,315 2,531 - 6,315 73,450 6,315 OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Benedict Charles Marsh	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
		Benedict Charles Marsh	25/03/2022

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

15/03/2022