## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** ## **From** Period start date Period end date **To** Day 01 Month 04 Year 2020 Day 31 Month 03 Year 2021 ## Section A Reference and administration details March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Charity name** IYENGAR YOGA CENTRE for ESSEX **Other names charity is known by** IYCE **Registered charity number (if any)** 1161362 March **2012** **TAR** 2 **Charity's principal address** 154 Long Brandocks ## Writtle ## Chelmsford **Postcode CM1 3JR** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)** March **2012** **TAR** 3 1 2 Susan Jane Long Chair Michael Paul Brown 3 Claire Elizabeth Hanrahan Secretary 4 Sharon Murphy 5 Michelle Galliano **TAR** March **2012** 4 6 7 8 Nicola Jane Hollas Stephannie Percy Treasurer Sandra Hitchcock 9 March **2012** **TAR** 5 io li 12 13 14 TAR March 2012 15 16 17 18 19 TAR March 2012 20 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2012** **TAR** 8 ## **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** Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) FOUNDATION CONSTITUTION How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) CIO March **2012** **TAR** 9 Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) ELECTED BY EXISTING TRUSTEES - MUST BE A QUALIFIED AND REGISTERED IYENGAR YOGA TEACHER ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - 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. IYCE REMAINED AN AFFILIATED CENTRE TO IYENGAR YOGA (UK), THE NATIONAL IYENGAR YOGA ORGANISATION ## **Section C Objectives and activities** ## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To advance public education and understanding of the classical teachings of all aspects of Iyengar yoga in Essex including the study and practice of therapeutic effects of yoga as a means of improving physical, mental, emotional and spiritual health. ## **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)** ## 1) To promote public education Workshops and yoga events designed to provide an opportunity for students of various levels to learn, experience, and deepen their understanding of Iyengar Yoga were limited to online events due to Covid restrictions. General information about Iyengar Yoga for members of the public and information about classes in Essex is available on the IYCE website. Information requested by members of the public was provided by email, text and telephone. It included advising individuals about appropriate classes taking account of their yoga experience, or lack of it, and any health problems they had. Individual students were provided with advice and information by email and telephone. ## 2) Provision of dedicated space Trustees suspended the search for suitable premises where classes, training, therapeutic work and teacher training can be conducted in appropriately equipped premises due to Covid-19. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 10 - The events organised this year were restricted due to the Covid-19 lockdowns. - Our planned weekend in April with Jayne Orton was cancelled. We were able to reschedule it as an online event for 31 October and 1 November. - Some of our teachers provided online classes The three students continued to become teachers through the mentoring programme. Much of this work had to be done online due to the lockdowns. The Teachers’ Support Group was curtailed by the lockdowns in 2020 and 2021. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2012** **TAR** 11 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** - 1 Provision of workshops and yoga events – see above - 2 Provision of advice and information about Iyengar Yoga to members of the public – see above ## **Section E Financial review** March **2012** **TAR** 12 ## Opening balance at the start of the financial year £30,203 **Brief statement of the** Balance Financial Year end £30,863 **charity’s policy on reserves** Reserves will be used to further charitable objects **Details of any funds** Not applicable **materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include Gains from subscriptions £24 (Subscription fees were waived additional information, due to Covid-19) where relevant about:  the charity’s principal Gains from donations £1172 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 G Declaration** ## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** S J Long S J Percy **Full name(s)** March **2012** **TAR** 13 Susan Jane Long Stephannie Percy **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Chair Treasurer **Date** March **2012** **TAR** 14 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANQ ANO WALES Receipts and pa ments accounts CC16a For th• p•rfjod from Il Iplio To Section A Receipts and payments UnrTr51ricled fund¥ R•th¢t•d fvrrtl• Eiidowmèni fund# To41 lund$ Last year i•￿•￿•￿¢£ th• n•*••t£ A1 R•c•l ts Sub total(Gr￿S forAR) A? •nd Inv•strn•nt •al••. t*bl• . 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