Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1 April 2025 Period start date Period end date 31 March 2026
Charity name: Kids First Nepal
Charity registration number: 1165160
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| 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 programs, 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 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. |
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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 successfully developed, delivered, and implemented a 2-day workshop in March 2026 on emotional well-being and resilience in Manekharka, Nepal, to a group of 65-year-old secondary school students. This program was developed with the charity’s mentorship, due diligence, and monitoring, but was delivered by a recent Nepali Psychology graduate and a V Bhutanese social worker. This program’s beneficiaries, young village women in rural Nepal, showed increased awareness of school and daily-life stresses and learned coping strategies that will serve them well as they navigate life choices in late adolescence. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | We were able to raise the needed funds and meet targets for the secondary school project through charity runs in the UK |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
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 | None |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Fundraising through sports events and social media- plans to diversify |
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| 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 | Due to difficulties transferring funds to Nepal through regulated banking systems, with long delays at CAK Bank UK, we hand-carried cash (cash courier) with the Founding Director and Trustee for funds required for the project in Nepal in March 2026, totalling 360 GBP. This was closely monitored, and no risk was involved. Detailed receipts were obtained for all spending in Nepal, and all was accounted for. |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| 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 | In the governing document |
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| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | Updated policies and procedures on safeguarding |
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| 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
| 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
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paula Bronson | FoundingDirector | |||
| Tristan Harger- Bronson |
Trustee | |||
| Mark van der Zeyden |
Trustee | |||
– 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 |
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|---|---|---|
| Paula Bronson | Tristan Harger-Bronson | |
| Founding Director | Trustee | |
| 15 August 2026 | ||
| 15 August 2026 |