2025-04-05-accounts - Advance Pro Bono

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 6th April 2024 To 5th April 2025 Charity name: Advance Pro Bono

Charity registration number: 1164918

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To help non-profit organisations become more effective by applying strategic thinking and results-oriented 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 activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Provision of pro bono consulting services to non-profit organisations Example services provided include: - Competitive research and analysis - Market sizing and growth analysis - Impact assessment - Business plan support 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 whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees confirm that they have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and are satisfied that the purpose and activities of Advance Pro Bono satisfy both the ‘benefit aspect’ and ‘public aspect’ of the guidance The Trustees believe there is incidental benefit to its volunteers,whogain the benefit of

developing their own skills while undertaking projects with the non-profit organisations

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The contribution of volunteers is essential to achieving Advance Pro Bono’s purposes 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

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits 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 offering to expand, and how best to execute, and how to communicate their strategy and the benefit of their work to society as a whole

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Continued to deliver projects to charities, helping them to achieve their strategic objectives.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	Received sponsorship in line with requirements.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The CIO had £2,149 in reserves at the end of the period
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Surplus funding is being held in reserve to put towards the next period’s costs
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£2,149
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Corporate sponsorship
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	Main risk is loss of sponsorship from LEK Consulting
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Foundation
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	New trustees can be appointed by majority vote of the existing trustees

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	Advance Pro Bono
Other name the charity uses
Registered charitynumber	1164918
Charity’s principal address	24 Glebelands Avenue ILFORD IG27DN United Kingdom

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Prashant Chand- Bajpai
	Dylan Jones
	Sarah Spriggs
	Alexander Hurst

– 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

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Sarah Spriggs	Prashant Chand-Bajpai
	Trustee	Trustee
	01/05/25
	01/05/25

	Advance Pro Bono	Advance Pro Bono	Advance Pro Bono	1164918	CC16a
	For the period from	06/04/2024	To	05/04/2025

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 1,500 - - - - - - - 1,500 - - - 1,500 413 35 - - - - - - - 448 - - - 448 1,052 - 1,097 2,149	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 1,500 - - - - - - - 1,500 - - - 1,500 413 35 - - - - - - - 448 - - - 448 1,052	Last year to the nearest £
Sponsorshipfunds - L.E.K. Consulting	1,500				1,500
Sponsorship funds - Prashant Chand- Bajpai	-				10
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	1,500				1,510

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-
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*Sub total*	-				-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					1,510

Insurance(Keegan and Pennykid)	413				402
Website hosting - current year (Fasthosts Internet)	35				22
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**Sub total **	448				424

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*
					424

	1,052	-	-	1,052	1,086
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	1,097	-	-	1,097	11
	2,149	-	-	2,149	1,097

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

25/06/2025

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Signature Details Details Cash funds Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details 2	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 2,149 - - - - - 2,149 - 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 Sarah Spriggs Prashant Chand-Bajpai	Endowment funds to nearest £
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		-
		-
		OK
		Endowment funds to nearest £
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		-
		-
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		Current value (optional)
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		Date of approval
	Sarah Spriggs	01/05/2025
2	Prashant Chand-Bajpai	01/05/2025 25/06/2025