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2021-04-05-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 6th April 2020 To 5th April 2021 Charity name: Advance Pro Bono

Charity registration number: 1164918

Objectives and Activities

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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 To help non-profit organisations
purposes of the charity become more effective by applying
as set out in its strategic thinking and results-oriented
governing document analysis
To become the pre-eminent vehicle
through which junior consultants offer
their skills to charities
To create meaningful professional
development opportunities for our
volunteers
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Provision of pro bono consulting
1.19
activities in relation to services to non-profit organisations
those purposes for the
public benefit, in Example project for Malaria
particular, the activities, Consortium - Advance Pro Bono helped
projects or services the charity explore how to increase
identified in the their impact in key countries by:
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accounts. Assessing the med-tech
landscape to better understand
which digital tools could support
Malaria Consortium’s objectives
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Providing an understanding of
the broader geo-political
landscape and national
infrastructure to help assess
which technologies could be
successfully integrated
The impact of these projects is
considered to serve the public benefit
because the recipients of Advance Pro
Bono’s services are non-profit
organisations which themselves serve
a public benefit
The people who can benefit from
Advance Pro Bono’s services are not
defined by reference to any protected
characteristic
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Trustees confirm that they have
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whether the trustees had regard to the guidance issued by have had regard to the the Charity Commission on public guidance issued by the benefit and are satisfied that the Charity Commission on purpose and activities of Advance Pro public benefit Bono satisfy both the ‘benefit aspect’ and ‘public aspect’ of the guidance

The Trustees believe there is incidental benefit to its volunteers, who gain the benefit of developing their own skills while undertaking projects with the non-profit organisations

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SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment
The contribution of volunteers is
Para 1.38 essential to achieving Advance Pro
Contribution made by Bono’s purposes
volunteers
All volunteers have professional
management consulting experience,
equipping them with relevant
problem-solving and analytical skills.
They are therefore able to provide
services to non-profit organisations
which may have insufficient
capabilities / resources to perform
such work in-house
Other
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Achievements and Performance

SORP reference

Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
diference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any
wider benefts to society
as a whole.		 Para 1.20 Advance Pro Bono provided advisory
services to a number of charities and
social enterprises, enabling them to
make better informed strategic
decisions, including which areas of
their service ofering to expand, and
how best to execute, and how to
communicate their strategy and the
beneft of their work to society as a
whole

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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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Financial Review

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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The CIO had £810 in reserves at the
financial position at the end of the period
end of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Surplus funding is being held in
policy for holding reserve to put towards the next
reserves stating why period’s costs
they are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £810
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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The charity’s principal sources of funds Para 1.47 (including any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the Para 1.46 principal risks facing the charity Other

Structure, Governance and Management

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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Foundation
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 One trustee, Camilla Warner, resigned
methods including during the period. The position was
details of any filled by a new trustee, Alexander
constitutional provisions Hurst, by a vote of the remaining
e.g. election to post or existing trustees
name of any person or
New trustees can be appointed by
body entitled to appoint
majority vote of the existing trustees
one or more trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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Reference and Administrative details

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Charity name Advance Pro Bono
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1164918
number
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Charity’s principal 24 Glebelands Avenue
address ILFORD
IG27DN
United Kingdom6 Milkwell Gardens
Woodford Green
IG8 7BX
United Kingdom
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Prashant Chand-
1
Bajpai
2 Dylan Jones
3 Sarah Spriggs
Camilla Warner 06/04/2020 –
4
12/10/2020
Alexander Hurst 12/10/2020 –
5
05/04/2021
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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

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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

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Prashant Chand-Bajpai Full name(s) Sarah Spriggs Position (eg Trustee Trustee Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date 18/01/22

1164918

Advance Pro Bono

Receipts and payments accounts

4/6/2020

4/5/2021

For the period from

To

Section A Receipts and payments

Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds funds funds funds

to the nearest £

to the nearest £

to the nearest £ to the nearest £

A1 Receipts

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Sponsorship funds - L.E.K. Consulting 1,500 - - 1,500
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- - - -
- - - -
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1,500 - - 1,500
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 1,500 - - 1,500
A3 Payments
Insurance (Keegan and Pennykid) 352 - - 352
Website hosting - backpayments (Dylan
Jones) 394 - - 394
Website hosting - current year (Fasthosts
Internet) 25 - - 25
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Sub total [ 770 ] - - 770
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 770 - - 770
Net of receipts/(payments) 730 - - 730
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 81 - - 81
Cash funds this year end 810 - - 810
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted
Categories Details funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Cash funds 810 -
- -
Total cash funds
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810
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds
B2 Other monetary assets Details to nearest £
-		 to nearest £
-

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-
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- -
- -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional)
B3 Investment assets
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B4 Assets retained for the Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional)
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charity’s own use -
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Fund to which Amount due
Details liability relates (optional)
B5 Liabilities
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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name
Sarah Spriggs

Prashant Chand-Bajpai

CC16a

Last year

to the nearest £

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-

-

81 81

Endowment funds

to nearest £ - - - -

OK

Endowment funds to nearest £

-

Current value (optional)

-

Current value (optional)

-

When due (optional)

Date of approval

1/18/2022

1119n022