Trustees. Annual Report for the period Pericxj start date Period end date 2024 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Bulgarian British Foundation 'St George" Other names charity is known by BBF "St George" Registered charity number (if any) 1164441 Charitys principal address 16 King William Drive Cheltenham Gloucestershire Postcode GL53 7RP Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Trustee name otrice (if any) Name of person lor bodyl entitled to appoint trustee lif any) Dr Malinka Vrabclheva Mr Ivan Kovachev Mrs Iliana Akinmutande Mr Stanimir Adanev 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted If not for whole year February 2024
Names and addresses of advisers {Optional infomiation) ype of adviser Name Address ameo ie execu Ive Section B Structure, governance and management Descrlptlon of the charlty's trusts Constitution Type of goveming do1ment [ey. LIUbL UEeu, WllSLILUU( How the charity is constituted Foundation vi Truslee selection methods Appointed by the tKJar(l of trustees Additional governance issues {Optional inforniation) The Charity's organizational stnjcture nSISts of main office with governing body the board of Iruslees and local branthes govemed by managing committee. You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; the charily'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 prOdreS to manage them. The structure of Ihe main charity is as follows: Board of Iruslees (by conslitution up lo 121, currenuy 5= 1. Chair 2. Secretary 3. Treasurer 4. Members All Injsleeswere nominated and formally app)inted by the existing trustees. The Structure of the Managing committee is as follows: 1. Chair of the managing committee- avaYS one of the trustees 2. Members- associate members to which the board of Iruslees delegate the role of member of the managing committee and delegate rights to act on behalf of the charity in on speciffically specified matters. To govem the local branch. we have developed and accepted the following wlicies.. 1. Aswale membership Terms conditio 2. Proposed Agreement for opening a local branch ofthe Bulgarian British Foundats"on -st George" Section C Objectives and activities February 2024
The objects ofthe CIO are". For the public benefit to advance the education of children in the subjects of the Bulgarian language and the history, geography and culture of Bulgaria. To promote social inclusion forthe public benefit of people in the Bulgarian community who are sc*ially excluded on the grounds of their ethnic origin. To promote Bulgarian culture and heritage by providing opportunities for people lo participate in traditional Bulgarian folk-dance classes Such charitable purFxJses for the public benefit as are exclusively haritable according to the laws of England and Wales as the trustees may from time to time detemiine. Surnmary ofthe objects ofthe charity sel out in its goveming document 1. Forthe public benefit to advan the education of children in the subjects ofthe Bulgarian language and the history, geography and culture of Bulgaria Bulgarian schools e children in the community are a top priority for our Foundation. It is our esponsibility as parents lo keep the Bulgarian language and traditions alive and to and them over to future generations. urrendy the 88F- St George- maintains three Sunday schools Icheltenham, Bristol nd Newcasde} where more than 120 children leam atK)ul Bulgarian language, islory and tradition. or the past year we have seen an increase in the number of children enrolling at the chools, particularly the Cheltenham based Bulgarian school. This school alone has ow enrolled 105 children. e Bulgarian sch(K)Is were founded wth lols of love and dedicalior) more than 7 years go. Under the guidance of the BBF. St George" the schools achieved excellent esulls and were recognised as a rnember of the Association of the Bulgarian schools broad. nder the guidance of BBF Sl George". the teaching teams in Bristol, Chellenham, nd Newcastle successfully. established contact and exchanged information with imilar SChIS in Great Britain, Europe 8nd 8round the world. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects {include wilhin this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to Ihe guidan issued by Ihe Charily Commission on public benefit} e schools work with children divided in the following groups.. reparalory grtyjp {children under the age of 5 and such whose first language is not ulgarian) hildren from Year 110 Year 4 he children are grouped according to their knowledge and abilities. not according to ge. he children study Bulgarian language and Lileralure, as well as History and eography of Bulgaria,. Bulgarian folklore tradilionsl. Specialised books for children iving abroad are used in the educalion pr$$ from the approved curriculum of the ulgarian Ministry of Edu(alion and Science. e annual fee is minimal. and Ihe collected fvnds cover the rent of the premises, as ell as the teachers, payments. Al the end of the first academic year, thanks lo the clivity of the Foundation, Irough fundraising activities funds were raised to support he development of the SchC. which allowed us lo reduce the annual Ivition by £60 er child and to offer a discounl for a second Child at the same school. A third child rom Ihe same family reiVeS free education. e textbcKJks. as well as all other materials and equipment are free for the children. Bulgarian School Mobile library e mobile library was founded and is maintained by Mrs Ivelina Spasova- Dimilrova, parent at Bul arian schwl 'Hristo Botev,. The libra boasts a collection of arian books for children and adults. donated by Bulgarians living in Great Britain Bulgaria. At present the library is open only during the school working hours but ope to have our own building in the future. February 2024
2.To promote social inclusion for public bonofit of p8opIg in the Bulgarian community who are socially excluded on the grounds of their ethnic 0ri9in. Building life in a new culture brings about a variety of challenges for immigrants. Like many other recent immigrants. Bulgarians face language and cultural adjustment challenges and struggle with the dilemma of total assimilation and preservation of their own cultural heritage which is loo often the root cause of tensions beeen family and or other community members. Bulgarian children and particularfy Ihose who are second generalion Immigrants fa additional challenges due to the absence of or presence of fragmented memories about Bulgarian culture. Identity confusion and a disconnection from Bulgarian cultural heritage present risks for the development of these children. We address these challenges by creating opportunities forgenerations of Bulgarian immigrants and their families to socialize and reconnect with their cultural heritage. The gatherings also help younger members of the Bulgarian community to fill the gaps that may already exist in their memories of Bulgarian language, culture and tradition. The encouragement of stable identity facilitates the integration in the UK society and culture. We organise and govem a Sunday school where young children leam Bulgarian language and history. We have a mobile library with collection of books in Bulgarian language to help them learn about Bulgarian literature. 3.To promote Bulgarlan culture and herltage by provldlng opportunltles for people to partlclpate In tradltlonal Bulgarlan folk4ance classes We continue to run traditional Bulgarian fOlk-dan classes. These classes are now linked lo the Sunday Bulgarian schcM)l and njn by the parents of the school children. These classes help building up a community spirit and contribute lo the development of the Bulgarian Sunday schools. February 2024
Addltlonal delalls of objectlves and actlvltles (Optlonal Infomiatlon) Contribution made by volunteers A major driving for of the BBF" Sl George" are our volunteers who give up their free time for popularising Bulgarian heritage culture and keeping the Bulgarian spirit alive. You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. They organise theme events around every holiday- Christmas, Easter, Baba Marta, Bulgarian Liberation Day. All members give the best they can. We have 25 regular volunleers. policy on grantmaking-, policy programme related investment- contribution made by volunteers. FEBRUARY 2024
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year We have created opportunities for generations of Bulgarian immigrants and their families.. 1. We continue the tradition of organising the tx)mmunity family fun day 'BG Picnic". It has become a tradib.on to organize this event during the month of June. We have organized the 8 BG Picnic during June 2023 - social gathering for generations of Bulgarian immigrants and their families to socialize and reconnect with their cultural heritage. This also helped younger members of the Bulgarian community to fill the gaps that may already exist in their memories of Bulgarian language, culture and tradition. The encouragement of stable identity f8cili18tes the integration in the UK society and culture. We have raised vital funs trough fvndraising activities such as Iraditional Bulgarian food, souvenirs and voluntary donations. 2. We conb.nue to organise and govem Sunday language and tradition schools where young children leam Bulgarian language and history. 3. We continue lo have a mobile library with collection of books in Bulgarian language to help them leam about Bulgarian literature. 4. We continue to run Bulgarian Folk dance classes for children and adults alongside our Bulgarian Sunday schools. These classes are run by the parents of school children and play important role in the community life. Most of all we have achieved the respect and support from our Bulgarian community which ran be seen from some of the comments about ourwork from our supporters.. he Bulgarian-Brilish Foundation is a wonderful charity that wo$ very hard lo keep the Bulgarian spirit alive in the young community as well as bringing together and supporb.ng the Bulgarian community as a whole" Iva Vrablcheva 'BBF crealeswonderful opportunities for the community to socialise and leam with special care for children and their parents and strives to deliver high standards lo all activities that il organises., Raia Androvska hey are very kind, ni and reliable foundation." Daniela Petkova "So proud of St George foundationl Well donel. Zomica Miladinova FEBRUARY 2024
Section E Fi ancial review Brief statement of the charily's policy on reseNes Details of anyfunds materially in deficit Furtherfinancial review details (Optional in miation You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about= the charity's principal SoUrS of funds {including any fvndraisingl- 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 D claration The trustees declare Ihat Ihey have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name{s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Dr Malinka Vrabtcheva Chair Date 1610212025 FEBRUARY 2024
Charity Name No (if any) Bulgarian-British Foundation "St George" 1164441
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period Period start date from 5/1/2023
Period end date 4/30/2024
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
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| Event Receipts | 11,041 | - | - | 11,041 | 8,876 | ||||||
| Donations | 2,580 | - | - | 2,580 | 2,054 | ||||||
| School Fees | 31,878 | - | - | 31,878 | 34,533 | ||||||
| Project Income | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Gift Aid | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Other Income | 50,977 | - | - | 50,977 | 47,751 | ||||||
| Prioryear income adjustment | - | - | - | - | |||||||
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| Sub total | 96,476 | - | - | 96,476 | 93,214 | ||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, | |||||||||||
| etc. | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| **Total receipts ** | 96,476.00 | - | - | 96,476 | 93,214 |
A3 Payments
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| Event Expenses | 5,568 | - | - | 5,568 | 5,684 | ||||||
| Donations | |||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| School Expenses | |||||||||||
| 73,618 | - | - | 73,618 | 63,328 | |||||||
| Premises Costs | |||||||||||
| 18,182 | - | - | 18,182 | 13,953 | |||||||
| Equipment Expenses | - | - | - | - | 569 | ||||||
| Travel Expenses | - | - | - | - | 281 | ||||||
| Governance Expenses | |||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| Other Expenses | |||||||||||
| 5,141 | - | - | 5,141 | 1,864 | |||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| **Sub total ** | 102,509 | - | - | 102,509 | 85,679 | ||||||
| A4 Asset and investment | |||||||||||
| purchases, etc. | - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| **Total payments ** | 102,509 | - | - | 102,509 | 85,679 | ||||||
| **Net of receipts/(payments) ** | - 6,033 | - | - | - 6,033 | 7,535 | ||||||
| A5 Transfers between funds | |||||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||||
| A6 Cash funds last year end | 48,900 | - | - | 48,900 | - | ||||||
| **Cash funds this year end ** | 42,867 | - | - | 42,867 | 7,535 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Barclays Bank Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 42,867 - - - - - 42,867 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Report to the trustees/ members of Bulgarian-British Foundation "St George" On accounts for the year Charity no (if any) 1164441 ended[30][th][ April 2024 ] Set out on pages 1 to 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) Respective The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year responsibilities of (under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act)) and that an trustees and examiner independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to • examine the accounts (under section 43 of the Act), • to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 43(7)(b) of the Act), and • to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with General Directions given examiner’s statement by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention (other examiner's statement than that disclosed below ) 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the trustees have not met the requirements to ensure that: • proper accounting records are kept (in accordance with section 41 of the Act); and • accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act; or 2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: 27/02/2025 Signed: Name: Anthony Smith Relevant professional AFA qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:* 2 Tylea Close, The Reddings Cheltenham Gloucestershire GL51 6RB
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December 2005
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Disclosure section
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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December 2005
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