2023-08-31-accounts - Zenith Education

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 1 Sep 2022 31 Aug 2023

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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) Type of adviser Name Address	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address	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 achievements of the charity during the year

During this reporting period, Zenith schools have steadily recovered from the impacts of the Covid pandemic. Communities within the slums where Zenith works and operates have been resilient and life has returned to more normal routines.

All of the Zenith schools are open and fully-functioning. Numbers of students remains lower than pre-Covid and this puts pressure on each school’s finances. It is also hard for the schools to predict resourcing requirements as numbers are still variable.

The return to face-to-face education has been undeniably positive, with educational standards returning to normal and children able to engage in activities such as sport and play. Academics are also able to take precedence again and across the Zenith schools there is a commitment to try and make up for the teaching and learning which had been impacted over the last two years.

The Zenith Group is still operating the two clusters of schools – a model which continues to prove very successful. Cooperation within each cluster and across the two clusters has enabled the individual school members to be resilient and successful.

Zenith has provided a variety of resourcing support for the schools during this reporting period. School furniture has been funded in some schools and stationery has been funded across every school within the group; in some cases this stretched to allow the purchase of school bags and uniforms. Various items of technology have also been funded and donated, allowing a slow, but steady improvement in access to IT facilities for the children and their communities.

Whilst fundraising remains a constant challenge, the Trustees remain positive about the future and are continuing to make strategic plans for the next five-ten years. Now that the worst of the pandemic appears to be over, a period of consolidation is necessary, but there is a focus on the future. These plans focus on strengthening the existing network of schools and planning for growth and development of the Group. We are aiming to expand to 20 schools, by the end of the academic year 2024.

Early discussions are also taking place with a number of intervention partners. The trustees are considering more training for teaching staff through a UK-based training organisation; a mentoring program for the Heads is being considered allowing them to develop and improve their leadership skills and the trustees are also hoping to implement a character-development program though martial arts, with the support of a UAE-based training academy. The trustees believe that a significant part of their role is to utilise connections to improve awareness and encourage support for the schools.

Zenith continues to support 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, allows 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.

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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) 13/6/24

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Zenith Education			1157788
Receipts and payments accounts				CC16a
For the period from	01-Sep-22	To	31-Aug-23

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 43,434 10,402 - - - - - - 53,836 - - - 53,836 3,553 9,937 - - - - - - - 13,490 - - - 13,490 40,346 - 68,626 108,972	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 6,315 6,315	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 43,434 10,402 - - - - - - 53,836 - - - 53,836 3,553 9,937 - - - - - - - 13,490 - - - 13,490 40,346	Last year to the nearest £
Donations	43,434				1,957
Gift Aid	10,402				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	53,836				1,957

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
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Donationspaid	3,553				1,000
Cost of charitable activities(incl travel)	9,937				5,781
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**Sub total **	13,490				6,781

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*
					6,781

	40,346	-	-	40,346	- 4,824
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	68,626	6,315	-	74,941	79,765
	108,972	6,315	-	115,287	74,941

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

21/10/2023

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 B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) From last year Balance this year Balance this year Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 68,626 6,315 40,346 - 108,972 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	25/10/2023

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

21/10/2023

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinetrs Report Report to the trusteesl members of Zenith Education On accounts for the yoar ended 31 August 2023 Charity no lif any) 1157788 Set out on pages 1 to2 I report to the truslees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") far the year ended 3110812023. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Cornmission under section 145{5)Ibl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of Ihe Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's ststement I have no concerns and have come aGross no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 2610312024 Name: Rob Lelliott Relèvant professlonal quaiification{sl or body (if any): FMA4T1101336511 Address: Lelliott & Co Heath Place, Ash Grove. Bognor Regis, P022 9SL IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs lo highlight matters of concern {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclos8. IER October 2018