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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 1 October 2023 to 30 September 2024** 

**Charity name: The Erayim Aid Trust UK** 

## **Charity registration number: 1163524** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|1)The advancement of education among the<br>people of the Kyrgyz Republic by the provision<br>of English language classes, facilities and<br>equipment for education<br>2) The development of the capacity and skills<br>of the members of socially and economically<br>disadvantaged communities in the Kyrgyz<br>Republic in such a way that they are better<br>able to identify and help meet their needs and<br>toparticipate more fullyin society|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Alongside our partners at Women’s Public<br>Union Erayim in the Kyrgyz Republic, we ran a<br>professional development course for 35<br>teachers of English in Talas in June 2024,<br>enabled by funds and three volunteers from<br>Erayim Aid Trust UK, while also inducting<br>three Kyrgyz trainers.<br>Our work at the Buchur Center in Bishkek<br>continues to flourish and expand, thanks to a<br>continuing grant from the Swiss Fondation de<br>Mire-Mont. 300 disadvantaged children, the<br>majority girls, attended up to six free sessions<br>every week, being taught English and ICT by<br>three full-time local teachers outside their<br>basic school hours. In addition, our staff<br>offered their IT expertise to school colleagues.<br>Our work continues to expand, despite the<br>increased bureaucracy and suspicion with<br>which foreign NGOs are viewed in the Kyrgyz<br>Republic.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have had due regard to the<br>Commission’s public benefit guidance when<br>exercising any powers or duties.  They believe<br>that they adhere to this guidance through the<br>charity’s objectives and activities.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 



SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|With the professional development course<br>for 35 teachers of English, both their<br>standard of English and their enthusiasm<br>for teaching was increased as teachers<br>became familiar with new teaching<br>methodology. This enthusiasm and<br>pedagogical expertise will improve the<br>experience of thousands of children in their<br>lessons in the future.<br>At the Buchur Center, 300 children of<br>secondary school age from two deprived<br>areas directly benefit from extra-curricular<br>English and ICT lessons, which<br>considerably enhance their future career<br>prospects.<br>The profile of both types of educational<br>activity continues to rise within the Kyrgyz<br>Republic, especially as the children take<br>part successfully in local competitions,<br>increasing interest from local and national<br>media and other educational<br>establishments.|



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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
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|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The reserves held by the charity continue<br>to be depleted, as the costs of our work<br>outweigh the numerous generous<br>donations.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held in the charity’s CAF<br>bank account to be used for further<br>educational projects in the Kyrgyz<br>Republic.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£12,584|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/A|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Occasional political instability in the Kyrgyz<br>Republic<br>Mistrust of the authorities towards foreign<br>NGOs caused by the Russian cultural and<br>political influence<br>Gradual depletion of funds held by the<br>charity|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||Charitable Incorporated Organisation<br>(CIO)|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Co-option|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|Partnerships with:<br>•Women’s Public Union Erayim,<br>Kyrgyz Republic (KG)<br>•Buchur Development Center, KG<br>•Charities Aid Foundation (CAF)<br>•Fondation de Mire-Mont, Switzerland|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|The Erayim Aid Trust UK|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1163524|
|Charity’s principal address|Flat 209, The Metropole<br>The Leas<br>Folkestone<br>CT20 2LU|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Caroline MOOR||||
||Catherine OWEN||||
||Anne Victoria<br>DAVIS|Chair|||
||Jean GLASBERG||||
||Claire REEVES||||
||Frances HUCKLE||||



## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
|---|---|---|
|**adviser**|||



**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 




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