2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 April 2023 Period start date Period end date 31 March 2024

Charity name: Kids First Nepal

Charity registration number: 1165160

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	For the public benefit, to relieve the needs of children and young people in Nepal and Bhutan, in particular, but not exclusively, by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training programmes, healthcare projects and any necessary support designed to enable such individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.
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	To provide medical, livelihood, and educational assistance to children and young people in Nepal and India, and Bhutan.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Yes, the trustees have had guidance.

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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 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	We have successfully changed our governing document to include providing assistance in Bhutan and have developed networks with local charities there. Potential projects include training young people to work in community- based rehabilitation. We have appointed a new Regional Director for Sindhupalchok, Nepal, who is liaising locally to identify the need for health promotion workshops. We are developing a community mental health awareness programme at local secondary school and are working with a recent Nepali psychology graduate to deliver the presentation,

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

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Yes, no liabilities
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22
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

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Fundraising through sports events and social media
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	None
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	CIO Foundation constitution
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	We have one newly appointed trustee in 2023

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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
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Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Kids First Nepal
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1165160
Charity’s principal address	Flat 1-3 275 New North Road London,UK N1 7AA

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)
	Paula Bronson
	Tristan Harger- Bronson
	Mark van der Zeyden

– 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) Full name(s) Paula Bronson Tristan Harger-Bronson Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date 22 November 2024

Receipts and Payments Accounts

Charity Name:

Kids First Nepal

Charity

Commission

1165160

For the period from (start date) 1 April 2023

to (end date) 31 March 2024

	Section A	Receipts and payments	Receipts and payments	Receipts and payments
		Unrestrict ed funds to the nearest	Restricted funds to the nearest	Endowme nt funds to the nearest	Total funds to the nearest	Last year to the nearest ~~£~~ 195 195
	~~A1 Receipts~~ Donations through fundraising	~~£~~ 756	~~£~~	~~£~~	~~£~~ 756	~~£~~ 195
	Sub total	756				195
	A2 Asset and investment sales,
		~~756~~
	etc
	Total receipts
	Sub total A4 Asset and investment purchases, etc Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end
		536

Cash funds this year end

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A3 Payments: £415 cci March 2012: new format

Section B the period

Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of

B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets Detail s Donations-payments Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Detail s Details Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 415 415 Unrestricte d funds to the nearest £ Fund to which asset ~~belongs~~ B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities Details Details Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability r~~elates~~ ned by one or two trustees on Signature Print name Date	Detail s	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £
	Donations-payments	415
		415
		Unrestricte d funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowmen t funds to the nearest £
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Paula Bronson 22 Nov 2024

Tristan Harger-Bronson 22 Nov 2024

March 2012: new format

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