2024-03-31-accounts - Iyengar Yoga Centre For Essex

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year 01 04 2023 31 03 2024 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name IYENGAR YOGA CENTRE for ESSEX

Other names charity is known by IYCE

Registered charity number (if any) 1161362 ~~fF~~

Charity's principal address	154 Long Brandocks
	Writtle
	Chelmsford
	Postcode	CM1 3JR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name ~~ee~~ ~~a~~	Office (if any) ~~ee~~ ~~ee~~	Dates acted if not for whole year
Susan Jane Long ~~ee ~~ ~~ee~~ ~~a~~ ~~ee~~	Chair ~~ee~~ ~~ee~~ ~~ee~~ ~~es~~	~~ee~~ ~~ee~~
Vashti Davis ~~a~~ ~~ee~~	~~ee~~ ~~es~~	From October 2023 - ~~ee~~
Claire Elizabeth Hanrahan ~~ee~~ ~~ee~~	~~es~~ ~~es~~	~~ee~~
Sharon Murphy ~~ee~~ ~~ee~~ ~~ee ee~~	Secretary ~~es~~ ~~ee~~ ~~es~~ ~~ee~~	~~ee~~ ~~ee~~
Michelle Galliano ~~ee ee~~ ~~ee~~	~~es~~ ~~ee~~ ~~es~~
Nicola Jane Hollas ~~ee ee~~ ~~ee~~ ~~ee ee~~	~~es~~ ~~ee~~ ~~ee~~ ~~es~~ ~~ee~~	~~ee~~
Stephannie Percy ~~ee ee~~	Treasurer ~~es~~ ~~ee~~ ~~ee~~
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	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)

Type of adviser	Name Address	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] 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 IYCE REMAINED AN AFFILIATED CENTRE TO IYENGAR YOGA (UK), additional information, where THE NATIONAL IYENGAR YOGA ORGANISATION 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

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parties;

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 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)	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.
	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. 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. Information is also provided on social media plateforms. Support the training of potential new Iyengar Yoga Teachers and the ongoing support of existing Iyengar Yoga Teachers.

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its governing
document
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)

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.

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.
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.
Information is also provided on social media plateforms.
Support the training of potential new Iyengar Yoga Teachers and the
ongoing support of existing Iyengar Yoga Teachers.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grant making;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

The events organised this year were as follows –

A teachers Professional Development Day for teachers with Susan Long in September 2023
A Yoga Day with Judi Sweeting and Tig Whattler in October 2023
Free classes were held in Chelmsford, Highwood and Orsett to mark National Iyengar Yoga day in January 2024
A Yoga Day with Nikki Hollas and Sandra Hitchcock in March 2024

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The two students preparing to become teachers through the mentoring programme took their assessment in Edinburgh in December 2023. We have two more qualified teachers in Essex.

The Teachers’ Support Group continued throughout the year.

In addition three of the Trustees taught a yoga day to help raise funds for other charities:

A day with Susan Long for the Turkiye/Syria Earthquake Appeal in April 2023
A day with Nikki Hollas and Sandra Hitchcock for the Unstoppable Foundation on 10 March 2024

Section D Achievements and performance

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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

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Opening balance at the start of the financial year £33,578 Brief statement of the Balance Financial Year end £34,112 charity’s policy on reserves

Reserves will be used to further charitable objects

Details of any funds materially Not applicable in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

IYCE Supporters receive information about Iyengar Yoga in Essex. There is no subscription for this.

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) S J Long S JPercy Full name(s) Susan Jane Long Stephannie Percy Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Treasurer Date April 2024	Signature(s) S J Long S JPercy Full name(s) Susan Jane Long Stephannie Percy Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Treasurer Date April 2024	Signature(s) S J Long S JPercy Full name(s) Susan Jane Long Stephannie Percy Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair Treasurer Date April 2024
	Chair	Treasurer
	April 2024
	April 2024

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