| Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | Trustees' Annual Report | for theperiod | for theperiod | for theperiod | ||
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| From | Period start date | To | Period end date | ||||||
| 01 | June | 2022 | 31 | May | 2023 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
The Escape Charity
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1162810
Charity's principal address 21 Holbeck Lane Cheshunt Hertfordshire EN7 6QH
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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| Ijeaku Mezue | Chair | ||||
| JennyIrish | |||||
| MayOduah | |||||
| 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)
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Name Address |
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| 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 Constitution adopted in July 2015 (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by Trustees at an Annual General (eg. appointed by, elected by) Meeting
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include There is a safeguarding and risk management additional information, where policy in place. relevant, about:
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policies and procedures All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive adopted for the induction and no remuneration or other benefits. 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 object of the CIO is the prevention and relief of poverty for the public benefit through
supporting the education of young people in disadvantaged communities of England and Nigeria.
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In planning our activities this year, we kept in mind the Charity commissions 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)
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We successfully provided subject tuition for secondary school students.
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We continued providing scholarships for University students in Eastern Nigeria
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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;
A great contribution has been made by our two volunteers in England who helped with tutoring students in the library and our volunteer in Nigeria who supported us with advice and organisation of the Scholarship scheme in Nigeria. Their energy, commitment and expertise enabled us make the progress we have in this our first year.
- contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main The charity increased the number of scholarship students to fourteen. achievements of the charity during the year
Section E Financial review
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All income received is kept in our bank to be used Brief statement of the for student scholarships. Our policy is to keep charity’s policy on reserves two-thirds of the total amount committed to school fees in the current year in reserves at the end of each year. The amount is decided at the annual general meeting based on the amount committed for school fees in the current year. This is to ensure we fulfil our commitment to the students Details of any funds materially in deficit Not Applicable
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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You may choose to include Our primary funding source this year has been additional information, where from our tutoring activities and fundraising. relevant about: the charity’s principal Our primary source of expenditure has been sources of funds (including paying tutors
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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) Ijeaku Mezue Full name(s) Ijeaku Mezue Position (eg Secretary, Chair,etc)[Chair]
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Date 1210812024 TAR Maich 2012
| The Escape Charity Charity Name |
The Escape Charity Charity Name |
The Escape Charity Charity Name |
1162810 No (if any) |
1162810 No (if any) |
CC16a | |
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| For the period from |
1st June 2022 Period start date |
To | 31st May 2023 Period end date |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 98,327 120 - - - - - - 98,447 - - - 98,447 79,887 4,944 232 2,160 2,499 132 2,955 234 93,043 - - - 93,043 5,404 - 22,113 27,517 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 98,327 120 - - - - - - 98,447 - - - 98,447 79,887 4,944 232 2,160 2,499 132 2,955 234 - 93,043 - - - 93,043 5,404 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Sales | 98,327 | - - - - - - - - - |
98,327 | 54,876 | ||
| Donations | 120 | 120 | 790 | |||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
98,447 | 98,447 | 55,665 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total | - | - | - | |||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | 98,447 | 55,665 | ||||
| Wages | 79,887 | - - - - - - - - - - |
79,887 | 30,965 | ||
| HMRC | 4,944 | 4,944 | 1,463 | |||
| Telephone | 232 | 232 | 596 | |||
| Professional Fees | 2,160 | 2,160 | 1,698 | |||
| Website Expenses | 2,499 | 2,499 | - | |||
| Bank Charges | 132 | 132 | 114 | |||
| General Expenses | 2,955 | 2,955 | ||||
| Payroll Expenses | 234 | 234 | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 93,043 | 93,043 | 34,836 | |||
| 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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| - | 93,043 | 34,836 | ||||
| 5,404 | - | - | 5,404 |
20,829 | ||
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| 22,113 | - | 22,113 | 1,284 | |||
| 27,517 | - | - | 27,517 | 22,113 |
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 B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Not Applicable Details Details Not Applicable Bank Balance Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Not Applicable Details Not Applicable |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 27,517 - - - - - 27,517 - OK 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 |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| OK | |||
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of The Escape Charity On accounts for the year 31[st] May 2023 Charity no 1162810 ended (if any) Set out on pages 2 PAGES I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/05/2022.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustee, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent The charity’s gross income does not exceed £250,000, and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of The Association of Accounting Technicians .
I have completed my examination. Apart from consistent accountability, I confirm that the only matters that have come to my attention are as disclosed below, in connection with the examination, which gives me cause to believe that in any material respect:
I have no other matters concerning the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Date: 31[st] March 2024 Name: Janet Johnson – Educational Finance Solutions Ltd MAAT Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 31 Hamilton Crescent Palmers Green, London, N13 5LN
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
The advice to the charity is to keep improving the consistency in the accounting and bookkeeping administration so that pieces of information and transactions are easily explained.
The basics will be in invoicing, keeping weekly or monthly—regular cash reconciliation for money transfers. Also, reconcile the payroll with payment so that discrepancies are adhered to at the time of payment.
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