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|||||||reference||
|Summary||ofthe purposes|||of||The Soma Leo objects CIO are:|
|the charity as set|||out|in its|||1. The advancement<br>ofeducation<br>for the|
|governing||document|||||public benefit of children<br>and adults<br>living|
||||||||in East Africa,<br>in particular<br>by the|
||||||||establishment<br>and support ofschools.|
||||||||2. Such other purposes as are exclusively|
||||||||charitable<br>in accordance<br>with the laws of|
||||||||England<br>and Wales as the trustees<br>may|
||||||||from time to time determine.|
|Summary<br>activities||ofthe main<br>in relation to those||||Pare 1.17<br>and 1.19|Continued<br>funding<br>ofthe running<br>costs ofSoma<br>Leo Nyiera Academy<br>in Kenya, which we|
|purposes||for the public|||||established<br>in 2015.|
|benefit,|in particular,|||the||||
|activities,||projects|or||||The school provides<br>education,<br>support<br>and|
|services||identified|in|the|||nourishment<br>for significantly<br>disadvantaged|
|accounts.|||||||young<br>children<br>in its community.<br>The school is|
||||||||established<br>as an early years' pre-primary<br>and|
||||||||primary - registered as a primary<br>school|
||||||||regulated<br>by the Kenyan<br>Ministry<br>of Education.|
||||||||During 2021 the school had approximately<br>200|
||||||||pupils. The school is non-denominational,<br>with|
||||||||the poorest children<br>from the local community|
||||||||attending.|
||||||||Through<br>aTrustee visit in February 2020, and|
||||||||through<br>regular communication<br>with key|
||||||||stakeholders<br>in Kenya, the Trustees are satisfied|
||||||||that our objectives and activities are in line with|
||||||||Soma Leo's stated purpose<br>and<br>in accordance|
||||||||with the public benefit requirements<br>ofthe Charity|
||||||||Commission.|
||||||||Clean water and nourishment<br>are a key|
||||||||component<br>for the public benefit provided,|
||||||||helping<br>the children to be healthy<br>and have the|
||||||||ener<br>to learn. The school and our resources|





||||||provided a safe and caring environment|provided a safe and caring environment|provided a safe and caring environment|for the|for the||
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||||||education<br>and care for our<br>u ils.||||||
|Statement<br>confirming<br>whether the trustees||have||Para 1.18|The Trustees<br>have at all times had regard to the<br>guidance<br>issued by the Charity Commission<br>on||||||
|had regard to the guidance|||||public benefit||||||
|issued<br>by|the Charity||||||||||
|Commission<br>on public|||||||||||
|benefit|||||||||||
|Additional|information||(optional)||||||||
|You ma<br>choose to include||||further statements<br>where relevant about:|||||||
|||||soRp|||||||
|||||reference|||||||
|Policy on|grant making|||Para 1,38|Not relevant||||||
|Policy on <br>including|social investment<br>program<br>related|||Para 1.38|Not relevant||||||
|investment|||||||||||
|Contribution<br>made by<br>volunteers||||Para 1,38|The engagement<br>and support ofemployees<br>of<br>Pound Gates continues<br>to be a critical element|||||in|
||||||the progress Soma Leo has made,||whether||||
||||||through<br>organising<br>and|participating|in|fund|||
||||||raisin<br>events orsim<br>I|donatin<br>mone||.|||
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|Achieve|m|en|ts|and|Per|formanc|e|||
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|||||||reference||||
|Summary<br>ofthe main<br>achievements<br>ofthe charity,||||||Para 1.20|Following 2020's extensive<br>Kenyan government<br>mandated<br>school closures, 2021 was an intense|||
|identifying||the difference|||the||period<br>in the classrooms'<br>with the completion|of||
|charity's|work||has|made|to||2020 curriculum<br>in the early part ofthe year,|||
|the circumstances||||of its||||||
|beneficiaries|||and any wider||||By retaining<br>our teachers throughout<br>2020 and|||
|benefits|to|society||as a|||supporting<br>our learning<br>community<br>outside|||
|whole.|||||||school during<br>closures our children<br>adapted|well||
||||||||to the return to school and progressed<br>through|||
||||||||the 2021 curriculum<br>in accordance<br>with the|||
||||||||government's<br>timetable.|||
||||||||We continued<br>to fund Covid mitigation<br>measures|||
||||||||to keep the school asafe environment<br>for pupils|||
||||||||and teachers and have made infrastructure|||
||||||||improvements<br>in accordance<br>with changing|||
||||||||guidelines<br>from the Ministry of Education.|||
||||||||We have also funded<br>new curriculum<br>books|for||
||||||||the children<br>and new uniforms<br>for some pupils.|||
||||||||Having facilitated<br>Samwel Mande,<br>our key|||
||||||||stakeholder<br>in Kenya, moving<br>to the Nyiera area|||
||||||||we now benefit from greater levels of|||
||||||||understanding<br>ofthe priorities<br>at the school,|||
||||||||effective implementation<br>of solutions<br>and higher|||
||||||||levels of en a ement with our beneficiadies.|||
|Additional||information|||(optional)|||||
|You ma|choose to|||include further statements<br>where relevant<br>about||||||
|Achievements<br>objectives set|||against|||Para 1.41|Costs at school covered<br>Greater transparency<br>with activity and priorities||in|
||||||||Kenya established|||
||||||||Infrastructure<br>improvements<br>to school made|||
||||||||Financial reserves<br>im<br>roved|||
|Performance<br>offundraising<br>activities against objectives||||||Para 1.41|After not being able to organise<br>any fundraising<br>events during 2020 (due to Covid restrictions)|||
|set|||||||2021 commenced<br>with a "steps challenge" for|||
||||||||employees<br>of Pound Gates, which raised|||
||||||||significant<br>funds and we were able to hold a|golf||
||||||||day in the Autumn.<br>The Pound Gates participator|||
||||||||arrangement<br>contributed<br>funds through<br>to August|||
||||||||2021.|||
|Investment<br>a ainst ob||performance<br> ectives||||Para 1.41|N/A|||
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|Financ|ial<br>Review|ial<br>Review|||||||
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|Review <br>financial|ofthe charity's<br>position at the||end||Para 1.21|Income generated<br>in 2021 f24,615.<br>Expenditure<br>in the period<br>P4.16,647.|||
|ofthe|edod||||||||
|Statement<br>explaining||the|||Para 1.22|The Trustees recognise that funds received|||
|policy for holding<br>reserves||||||(income)<br>will vary greatly<br>on a month<br>by month|||
|stating|why they are held|||||(and yearly) basis as such a significant<br>proportion|||
|||||||is generated<br>from one-off events. As such|Soma||
|||||||Leo will continue to build and hold short term|||
|||||||reserves to cover known or anticipated<br>future|||
|||||||expenditure,<br>which<br>may include one-off costs for|||
|||||||building<br>development<br>work. We have no policy on|||
|||||||building<br>and holding<br>reserves<br>beyond this|||
|||||||approach<br>to establish<br>reserves<br>in order to|afford||
|||||||desirable<br>future expenditure<br>that adds to the|||
|||||||public benefit.|||
|||||||Significant reserves established<br>in 2019were|||
|||||||used<br>in part to off-set the lack of fundraising|||
|||||||events and activity during 2020 due to Covid-19.|||
|||||||These reserves<br>have been re-established|during||
|||||||2021.|||
|Amount|ofreserves|held|||Para 1.22|Just in excess ofE14,000|||
|Reasons for holding||zero|||Para 1.22|N/A|||
|reserves|||||||||
|Details <br>deficit|offund materially|||in|Para 1.24|N/A|||
|Explanation<br>of any<br>uncertainties<br>about||the|||Para 1.23|N/A|||
|charity|continuing<br>as a going||||||||
|concern|||||||||
|Additional<br>information|||(optional)||||||
|You ma|choose to include|||further statements<br>where relevant<br>about|||||
|The charity's<br>principal<br>sources offunds<br>(including|||||Para 1.47|Soma Leo's primary source offunds<br>is through<br>donations<br>from Pound Gates, and, donations||and|
|any fundraising)||||||events organised<br>by Pound Gates and its|staff.||
|||||||The Trustees wish to continue to broaden|the||
|||||||base of supporters,<br>which may include|||
|||||||artnershi<br>s with schools and businesses.|||
|Investment<br>policy and<br>objectives<br>including<br>any|||||Para 1.46|N/A|||
|social investment<br>policy|||||||||
|adopted|||||||||
|A description<br>ofthe principal<br>risks facing the charity|||||Para 1.46|Uncertainty<br>around<br>future<br>building<br>costs, teaching<br>supplies<br>and other operating<br>expenses,<br>although|||
|||||||financial reserves<br>should<br>provide sufficient|cover||
|||||||in the immediate<br>term.|||
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|Description|of charity's|||N/A|||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|trusts:|||||||
|Type of governing<br>document<br>(trust clear<br>i royal charter)|||Para 1.25|Constitution<br>adopted 15"January 2015|||
|How is the charity<br>constituted?|||Para 1.25|Company<br>(CIO)|||
|(e tj rlnlnr;ot|porateo||||||
|assor:iaiion|CiO)||||||
|Trustee selection methods<br>including<br>details of any|||Para 1.25|Appointed<br>by current Trustees<br>in accordance<br>Constitution||with|
|constitutional|provisions|e.g.|||||
|election to post or name||of|||||
|any person|or body entitled||||||
|to appoint one or more|||||||
|trustees|||||||
|Additional<br>information||(optional)|||||
|You ma<br>choose to include further statements<br>where relevant about|||||||
|Policies and <br>adopted for|procedures<br> the induction||Para 1.51|Any new Trustees receive induction<br>on their <br>Trustee responsibilities,<br>the Constitution||CC|
|and training|oftrustees|||document,<br>current financials<br>and a briefing|on||
|||||issues around<br>current<br>riorities.|||
|The charity's<br>organisational<br>structure<br>and any wider|||Para 1.51|Companies<br>owned<br>by Kevin Collins (Pound<br>Gates Group Ltd and associated companies—|||
|network<br>with|which the|||here known as Pound Gates) continue to|support||
|charity works||||Soma Leo by providing<br>various resources|without||
|||||charge to help with Soma Leo's administration|||
|||||and fundraising.|||
|||||The companies<br>also cover some costs that would|||
|||||otherwise<br>be incurred<br>by Soma Leo eg insurance|||
|||||and some costs associated<br>with hosting<br>fund|||
|||||raising events.|||
|||||The Trustees are employees<br>of Pound Gates||and|
|||||receive no remuneration<br>or other benefits|from||
|||||Soma Leo. There is no conflict between<br>their||role|
|||||as Trustees ofSoma Leo and as employees||of|
|||||Pound Gates.|||
|Relationship<br>with any<br>related<br>arties|||Para 1.51|See above|||
|Other|||||||



|Reference and|Administrative<br>details|Administrative<br>details|
|---|---|---|
|Charit<br>name||The Soma Leo Foundation|
|Other name the charit<br>uses||Soma Leo|
|Re istered charit|number|1159964|
|Charity's<br>principal|address|Hyde Park House|
|||Crown Street|
|||Ipswich|
|||IP1 3LG|





|ofthe charity trus|tees who manage|the charity|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Trustee name|Office (ifany)|Dates acted ifnot for whole<br>ear|Name <br>toe|ofperson <br>pointtrustee|(or body) entitled<br>ifan<br>)||
|Kevin Collins|Chair||||||
|David Collins|||||||
|Del Sharrnan|||||||
|Josh Yasar|||||||
|Natasha<br>Bedford|||||||



|Cor orate trustees|—names ofthe directors at the|—names ofthe directors at the|—names ofthe directors at the|—names ofthe directors at the|—names ofthe directors at the|date the re ort was a|date the re ort was a|roved|
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|Director name|||||||||
|NIA|||||||||
|Name oftrustees|holdin|title to|ro eit|belon|in|to the|charit||
|Trustee name|||Dates acted lf not for|||whole|ear||
|NIA|||||||||



|Funds held as custodian|Funds held as custodian|trustees|on behalf ofothers|
|---|---|---|---|
|Description<br>ofthe assets||N/A||
|held<br>in this capacity||||
|Name and objects ofthe||N/A||
|charity on whose behalf|the|||
|assets are held and how|this|||
|falls within the custodian||||
|charit 's ob'ects||||
|Details of arrangements|for|N/A||
|safe custody and||||
|segregation<br>ofsuch assets||||
|from the charity's<br>own||||
|assets||||



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|D<br>CHARITY COMMISSION <br>FOR ENGLAND<br>AND WALES|D<br>CHARITY COMMISSION <br>FOR ENGLAND<br>AND WALES|D<br>CHARITY COMMISSION <br>FOR ENGLAND<br>AND WALES||The|Soma Leo|Soma Leo|Foundation||||1159964||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||||Receipts and payments||||accounts|||||CC~sa|
|||||Forthe period<br>from|||01-Jan-21<br>To|||||31-Dec-21|||
||||~|~|||||||||||
|||||Unrestricted<br>funds|||Restricted<br>funds|Endowment<br>funds|||Total||funds|Last year|
|||||to|the nearest<br>5||to the nearest 0|to the nearest||6|to the|nearest 2||to the nearest f|
|A1 Receipts|||||||||||||||
|Donations||||||24,015|||||||24,615||
|Sub total (Gross income for<br>AR)||||||24,615|||||||24,015||
|A2 Asset and|investment<br>sales||||||||||||||
|(see table).|||||||||||||||
|||Sub total|||||||||||||
||Total receipts|||||24,615||-|||-||24615||
|A3 Payments|||||||||||||||
|Events||||||1,975|||||||1,975||
|Building<br>maintenance<br>and repairs||||||1,620|||||||1,620||
|School Running|Costs|||||11,501|||||||11,591||
|Bank Charges||||||102|||||||102||
|Other misc costs||||||1,550|||||||1,560||
|||Sub total||||16,547|||||||15,047||
|A4 Asset and|investment||||||||||||||
|purchases, (see table)|||||||||||||||
|||Sub total|||||||||||||
||Total payments|||||16,847||-||—|||16,547||
|Net ofreceiptsf(payments)||||||7,768|||||||7,768||
|A5 Transfers|between|funds|||||||||||||
|A6 Cash funds last year end||||||6,386|||||||6,386||
|Cash funds this||year end||||14,154|||||||14,154||





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||||||||Unrestricted|Restricted||Endowment|
||Categories|||Detrnl s|||funds||funds|funds|
||||||||to nearest 5|to|nearest 5|to nearest 5|
|81 Cash|funds|||Barclayd current account|||14,154||||
||||||Total|cash funds|14,154||||
|||||(agree balances|with mcpiptd and payments||||||
|||||||ddddudi(d))|||||
||||||||Unrestricted|Restricted||Endowment|
||||||||funds||funds|funds|
|||||Details|||to nearest 5|to|nearest 5|to nearest 5|
|82 Other|monetary assets||||||||||
|||||Details|||Fund to which<br>adept belon<br>a|Cost (optional)||Current value<br>o tlonal|
|83 Investment||assets|||||||||
|||||Details|||Fund to which<br>asset belon<br>4|Cost (optional)||Current value<br>o tional|
|84Assets retained for the|||||||||||
|charity's|own|use|||||||||
||||||||Fund to which|Amount<br>due||When due|
|||||Details|||llabila<br>relates|o tlonal||o dona(|
|85Liabilities|||||||||||
|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf ofall the trustees||||Signa ure|||Print|Name||Date of<br>a<br>r val|
||||||||Kevin|Colhna||ZDI<br>Z|
||||||||Coskun Yaear|||2 ti<br>2. Z|



