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| Summary | ofthe purposes of | YYY Foundation has the following objects: |
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| the charity | as set out | in its | ~ prevention and relief of poverty in |
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| governing | document | Nepal; and | ||||
| ~ advancement ofeducation in Nepal |
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| Summary activities |
ofthe main in relation to those |
Para 1.17and 1.19 |
In the last financial year ended 30September 2022 2833 has been raised by the charity from |
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| purposes | for the public | fundraising initiatives in the UK. |
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| benefit, in particular, activities, projects or services identified in accounts. |
the the |
Two ofthe charity's Trustees were able to visit Nepal in March 2022 and to recommence activities following the pandemic. The Trustees visited all ofthe schools which the charity has |
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| previously assisted and provided stationery and |
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| other resources for the staff and children. In the |
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| year, the charity also funded a new fence and | ||||||
| gateway around the school at Kalinchowk, and |
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| additional improvements to the structure and |
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| classrooms, and funded four visits to provide |
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| Womens Health services to secondary schools. |
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| YYY Foundation has entered into a non-legally |
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| binding Memorandum of Understanding with |
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| Edutech Nepal, to assist with the provision of |
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| computer rooms to secondary schools in Nepal, |
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| co-funding alongside Edutech Nepal. |
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| The schools we have funded in recent years are |
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| providing good quality infrastructure and |
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| teaching to hundreds ofchildren, mostly of |
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| lower caste, who would otherwise have had no |
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| access to school. | ||||||
| Statement | confirming | Para 1.18 | The Trustees can confirm that they have | |||
| whether | the trustees | have | complied with their duties to have due regard to |
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| had regard | to the guidance | the Charity Commission's public benefit |
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| issued by the Charity Commission on public |
guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. |
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| benefit |
| SORP reference | Potential projects for rebuilding ofschools or |
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| providing other assistance are generally put |
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| forward by the charity's Partners in Nepal. |
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| Where projects are for rebuilding of schools, |
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| where possible these sites are visited by one |
or | |||||
| more ofthe Trustees. | ||||||
| The charity also provides resources to the | ||||||
| schools with which it has a relationship, and of |
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| Womens' Health services to girls at schools and |
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| their associated communities, working with its |
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| partner in Nepal for Women's Health, Days 4 |
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| Girls. | ||||||
| The Trustees evaluate and discuss all potential |
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| projects, Our Partners are required to provide |
a | |||||
| budget forthe project, which is reviewed and |
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| discussed by the Trustees. |
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| Where approved by the Trustees, funding is |
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| provided directly to the Partner in Nepal against |
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| the budget. | ||||||
| Progress of all projects is followed by the | ||||||
| Trustees, with information provided regularly |
by | |||||
| the Partners along with photographic and other |
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| evidence. | ||||||
| Again, where possible completed projects are |
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| visited b one or more ofthe Trustees. |
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| Para 1.38 | ||||||
| Policy on | grant making | Not applicable | ||||
| Para 1.38 | ||||||
| Policy on | social investment | Not applicable | ||||
| including | program | related | ||||
| investment | ||||||
| Contribution volunteers |
made | by | Para 1.38 | During the year, the only active volunteers were the trustees, who oversaw the activities ofthe |
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| charity | ||||||
| Other |
| SORP reference | |||||
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| YYY Foundation raised in total f833 in the year |
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| (2021 E5,318). | |||||
| Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to the circumstances of its |
Para 1.20 | The Trustees were able to recommence activities this year, following the pandemic, with a trip to Nepal in March 2022. All ofthe schools which the charity has previously helped were visited, and resources provided. |
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| beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a |
Funding was provided for a fence and other improvements at Kalinchowk school —the fence |
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| whole. | and new gateway have been completed. |
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| The charity has also undertaken to fund a fence |
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| around the grounds ofthe school at Ukhubari. |
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| In partnership with Days 4 Girls, Women' s |
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| Health services were delivered tofour secondary | |||||
| schools, providing life changing help and |
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| materials for many girls and women. |
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| The charity also entered into a non-binding |
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| Memorandum of Understanding with NGO |
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| Edutech Nepal, to assist with and co-fund the |
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| provision of computer rooms to secondary |
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| schools in Nepal. |
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| The Trustees have also recommenced |
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| fundraising initiatives in the UK with a view to |
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| raising new funds to support their work going |
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| forwards. |
| Achievements against |
Para 1.41 |
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| objectives set | |
| Performance offundraising |
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| activities against objectives | Para 1.41 |
| set | |
| Investment performance |
Para 1.41 |
| against objectives | |
| Other |
| Financial Review |
Financial Review |
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| Review ofthe charity's | Para 1.21 | With almost no fixed costs, the charity was in a | ||||
| financial position at ofthe eriod |
the | end | good financial position as at the end ofthe period, with unrestricted cash funds off30,100. |
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| Statement explaining |
the | Para 1.22 | The Trustees consider that the ideal minimum | |||
| policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
level ofreserves as at 30September 2022 is E2,000. Free reserves held at the year-end were f30,110. In practice, the Trustees intend |
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| to keep at least f10,000ofcash available, so | ||||||
| that they can be in a position to commit | to | |||||
| project expenditures knowing that the |
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| necessary funds are in place; on this basis at | ||||||
| the year end YYY Foundation had funds |
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| available for projects of820,100,which |
it plans | |||||
| to enhance with fundraising over the coming |
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| months | ||||||
| Amount ofreserves | held | Para 1.22 | 630,110 | |||
| Reasons for holding | zero | Para 1.22 | ||||
| reserves | ||||||
| Details offund materially | in | Para 1.24 | ||||
| deficit | ||||||
| Explanation ofany |
Para 1.23 | |||||
| uncertainties about |
the | None | ||||
| charity continuing as a going |
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| concern | ||||||
| dditional information |
(optional) | |||||
| ou ma choose to include |
further statements | where relevant about: | ||||
| The principal source offunds is a range | of | |||||
| The charity's principal sources offunds (including |
Para 1.47 | fundraising activities organised by the Trustees in the UK |
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| any fundraising) | ||||||
| Investment policy and objectives including any |
Para 1.46 | AII funds are held in cash, either in a current or savings account |
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| social investment policy |
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| adopted | ||||||
| The charity insures itself as appropriate |
for | |||||
| public liability purposes, in relation to its |
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| A description ofthe |
principal | Para 1.46 | fundraising activities |
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| risks facing the charity | The charity does not carry out directly any | |||||
| activities in Nepal, other than visiting to |
review | |||||
| and assess projects —these are done on the | ||||||
| charity's behalf by experienced partners |
in | |||||
| Nepal | ||||||
| The Trustees and all others who provide | ||||||
| Other | assistance from time to time are unpaid. |
As a | ||||
| result, costs are generally very low |
| Description | Description | ofcharity's | ofcharity's | |||||
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| trusts: | ||||||||
| Type of | governing | document | Para 1.25 | CIO Constitution (Foundation Model) |
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| 'trust deed, | ro al charter) | |||||||
| How is the | charity | Para 1.25 | CIO | |||||
| constituted? | ||||||||
| (B.g uninco | porated | |||||||
| association, | CIQ) | |||||||
| Trustee | selection methods | Para 1.25 | ||||||
| including | details of | any | The charity has four trustees. The trustees |
do | ||||
| constitutional provisions election to post or name |
e.g. of |
not anticipate adding further trustees in the foreseeable future |
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| any person | or body entitled | |||||||
| to appoint | one or more | |||||||
| trustees | ||||||||
| Additional | information | (optional) | ||||||
| You ma | choose to | include further statements | where relevant about: | |||||
| Policies | and | procedures | ||||||
| adopted | for | the induction | Para 1.51 | |||||
| and training | oftrustees | |||||||
| YYY Foundation works principally with one |
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| Partner organisation in Nepal, Mahendra |
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| The charity's | organisational | Thapa. Mahendra Thapa is a lifelong friend |
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| structure network |
and any wider with which the |
Para 1.51 | and ex work colleague ofthe two founders of YYY Foundation, Sera and Sarah Gurung. He |
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| charity works | is trusted by the charity and has important relationships both with influential Nepalese |
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| bodies and with other sources offunding. | ||||||||
| Mahendra works with several other UK charities |
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| developed an excellent reputation in Nepal. |
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| The charity's partner in Nepal for Women*s |
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| Health services is Days 4 Girls, an international | ||||||||
| organisation providing these services around |
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| the world. | ||||||||
| YYY Foundation has entered into a non-binding |
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| Memorandum of Understanding with |
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| longstanding Nepalese NGO Edutech Nepal, |
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| run by New Zealand tech entrepreneur Mike |
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| Chisholm. The charity plans to work with |
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| Edutech Nepal to provide computer rooms to |
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| schools in Nepal. | ||||||||
| YYY Foundation has no operations in Nepal |
as | |||||||
| such and, other than visiting Nepal to review |
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| projects and assess new project opportunities, | ||||||||
| does not work directly in that country. All its |
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| work is done by its Partner, the Mandala | ||||||||
| Organisation. In this way, YYY Foundation |
is | |||||||
| able to limit its risks. | ||||||||
| All ofthe charity's work is done in the UK, |
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| mostly by the Trustees, who are not paid for | ||||||||
| their work. They are helped by a variety of |
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| people who assist on a voluntary basis from |
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| time to time. |
| Relationship | with any | Para 1.51 |
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| related parties | ||
| Other |
| Chari | name | YYYFoundation | YYYFoundation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Other name the charit | uses | Yak Yeti Yak | Foundation | ||
| Re istered charit | number | 1164116 | |||
| Charity's | principal | address | 12 Pierrepont | Street | |
| Bath | |||||
| BA1 1LA |
| ames | ofthe charity tr | ustees who manage | the charity | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trustee name | Office (ifany) | Dates acted ifnot for whole ear |
Name to a |
ofperson (or body) entitled oint trustee ifan |
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| 1 | Sarah Gurung | Chairman | ||||
| 2 | Philip Rouse | Treasurer | ||||
| 3 | Sera Gurung | Trustee | ||||
| 4 | Helen Keen | Trustee | ||||
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| Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf ofothers | Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf ofothers |
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| Description ofthe assets |
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| held in this capacity | |
| Name and objects ofthe | |
| charity on whose behalf | the |
| assets are held and how | this |
| falls within the custodian | |
| charity's objects | |
| Details ofarrangements | for |
| safe custody and | |
| segregation ofsuch assets |
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| from the charity's own |
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| assets |
| Names an | d addresses ofadv | isers (Optional information) |
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| Type of | Name | Address | ||
| adviser | ||||
| Name of | chief executive or names ofsenior staff members | (Optional | information) |
| Note | Note | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2022 | 2021 | ||||
| f | f | ||||||
| Receipts | |||||||
| Donations | 261 | 261 | 5,120 | ||||
| Fundraising | 572 | 572 | 198 | ||||
| 833 | 833 | 5,318 | |||||
| Payments | |||||||
| Funds Spent | on Projects | 15,781 | 15,781 | 2,048 | |||
| Fundraising | Costs | 36 | 36 | 226 | |||
| Other Costs | 3,406 | 3,406 | 60 | ||||
| 19,223 | 19,223 | 2,334 | |||||
| Excess ofReceipts over Payments | (18,390) | (18,390) | 2,984 | ||||
| Cash at Bank and in Hand at 1October | 2021 | 48,500 | 48,500 | 45,517 | |||
| Cash at Bank and in Hand at 30September | 2022 | 30,110 | 30,110 | 48,501 |
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| f | f | ||||
| Cash Funds | |||||
| Bank Account | 30,087 | 30,087 | 47,882 | ||
| Petty Cash | 23 | 23 | 651 | ||
| 30,110 | 30,110 | 48,533 | |||
| Creditors | |||||
| Sundry Creditor | 32 |
| As mentioned in the Trustee |
As mentioned in the Trustee |
Report, the charity also refunded | Report, the charity also refunded | f4,500 which Sarah and | f4,500 which Sarah and |
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| Sera Gurung had provided |
personally to the community | at Ukhubari | during 2020 in the | ||
| wake ofthe catastrophic | landslide. | ||||
| 30Sept 2022 | 30Sept 2021 | ||||
| f | f | ||||
| Kalinchowk School Fencing |
5,048 | 0 | |||
| Kalinchowk School Improvements |
2,548 | 0 | |||
| Women's Health for Schools |
3,074 | 0 | |||
| Materials for Schools | 612 | 0 | |||
| Ukhubari Relief |
4,500 | 0 | |||
| Rhadha Paudel Foundation |
0 | 2,048 | |||
| 15,781 | 2,048 |