Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
From 01 05 2022 To 30 04 2023
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by
NUHA Foundation
Registered charity number (if any) 1160523
Charity's principal address 5 Lyttleton Court
Welsh Street Chepstow Postcode NP16 5LN
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 (ifany) |
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| Hafez Virjee | Chair and Treasurer | |||
| Ambroise Desplechin |
Secretary-General | |||
| Raya Tueny | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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) |
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| Type of adviser Name Address |
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| Bank | HSBC | 165 Fleet Street, London, EC4A 2DY |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Natalie Limbasan (Community Development Director) Henry Pannell (Finance Director)
Hamza Virjee (Operations Manager and Managing Editor)
Section B Structure, governance and management
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Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution (adopted 17 February 2015) Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable incorporated organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a Trustee selection methods three-year term by a resolution passed by a 75% majority at a properly (eg. appointed by, elected by) convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
All trustees and team members give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits.
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The objects of the NUHA Foundation are the advancement of education for the public benefit in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including but without limitation by designing and running annual competitions such as annual writing competitions open to all anywhere in the world which will:
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promote original and critical thinking on and interaction around questions of education; and
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promote the self-confidence of non-native speakers of the language of the competition to write in that language as a means of developing their ability to participate in a global knowledge society.
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The main activity undertaken by the NUHA Foundation was to run the Blogging Prizes, namely an annual writing competition designed in accordance with the objects of the charity, as set out above. The Blogging Prizes were held annually from 2011 to 2019, and interrupted these past two years due to the pandemic. We hope to resume them again in the next financial/reporting year.
We confirm the trustees had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
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)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
The NUHA Foundation is entirely run by volunteers, without whom we could not function. Their valuable contribution of time, expertise and energy has allowed us to carry out our activities for the public benefit.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
NUHA Foundation’s volunteer team was adversely affected by the Summary of the main pandemic, and the main operations continue to be on hold. However, the achievements of the charity hope is to resume its activities in the next financial/reporting year. during the year
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Section E Financial review
We hold around £2,000 in a savings account, which earns interest. These Brief statement of the funds are held in order to meet future expenditures in relation to the charity’s policy on reserves development and expansion of the charity and to also meet any unforeseen expenditure that may occur.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
N/A
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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) Hafez Virjee Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 26 February 2024
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NUHA Foundation 1160523 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period 01-May-22 30-Apr-23 To from
Section A Receipts and payments
| Unrestricted funds |
Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | |||||
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| to the nearest | £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||
| Donations received | 210 | - | - | 210 | 116 | |||||
| Other income | 11 | - | - | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Loan from Chairman | - | - | - | - | 20 | |||||
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| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
220 | - | - | 220 | 136 |
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 210 11 - - - - - - 220 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 210 11 - - - - - - 220 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations received | 210 | - | - | 210 | 116 |
| Other income | 11 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| Loan from Chairman | - | - | - | - | 20 |
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
220 | - | - | 220 | 136 |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
- - - 220 210 64 20 - - - - - - 294 - - - 294 - 74 - 3,237 3,163 |
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- - - 220 210 64 20 - - - - - - 294 - - - 294 - 74 - 3,237 3,163 |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 136 | |||||
| Funds spent on charitable activities | 210 | 116 | |||
| Other expenses | 64 | 15 | |||
| Repayment of loan from Chairman | 20 | - | |||
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| **Sub total ** | 294 | 131 | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 131 | |||||
| - 74 | - | - | - 74 | 5 | |
| - | **- ** | - | - | - | |
| 3,237 | - | - | 3,237 | 3,232 | |
| 3,163 | - | - | 3,163 | 3,237 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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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 CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Savings Account Community Account Details |
Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Savings Account Community Account Details |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| 1,962 | - | - | |||||
| 1,202 | - | - | |||||
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| 3,163 | - | - | |||||
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Details Signature 2 |
Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Hafez Virjee |
When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Hafez Virjee | 26-Feb-24 | ||||||
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