## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From: Period start date - 01.01.2024 To: Period end date – 31.12.2024 Charity name: Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation UK** ## **Charity registration number: 1165180** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects for which the CIO is established for
the public benefit are the relief of those in need
by reason of youth, financial hardship or other
disadvantage in any part of the world but
primarily in Vietnam and in
South East Asia generally by:
(a) providing a safe environment, legal and
other support, guidance,
healthcare, food and any education or training,
which may include vocational training,
necessary to alleviate a vulnerable child’s or
young person’s needs;
(b) providing children living on the street or out
of their familial homes with suitable
accommodation;
(c) providing financial and other assistance to
the immediate families of children and young
people who require assistance or have
been assisted in accordance with paragraphs a
and b above;
(d) supporting the work of Blue Dragon
Children’s Foundation International and
cooperating and liaising with other entities with
similar objectives to raise funds and/or promote
awareness of the CIO and the objects of the
CIO.| |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|The CIO has been raising funds through
individual donors and supporting fundraisers
and spreading awareness of the CIOs cause.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance|Para 1.18|Trustees understand that the CIO should be ran
respecting the guidance on public benefit
issues by the Charity Commission. Trustees| issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit receive impact reports for Blue Dragon International to ensure that funds are going towards the public's benefit. ## **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|Over the course of 2024, BDUK supported
a sponsored run ran by Marlborough
School which raised £70,000. Furthermore,
BDUK worked towards spreading
awareness of the CIOs work through
delivering presentations to relevant
organisations, attending events and
through receiving the Vietnam International
Award. These activities assisted in
increasing the visibility of Blue Dragon in
the UK and helped increase donors. BDUK
also continued to receive receiving
donations from regular donors via
fundraising platforms or directly on the
Charity’s bank account.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set |||| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |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|At the end of 2024, BDUK was able to send
£240,000 to Blue Dragon International to
assist their work helping vulnerable
communities in Vietnam.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|BDUK hold a reserve of £10,000 in case of
unforeseen need. The organisation doesn't
need larger reserves as our operating costs
are minimal due to having no office or staff
costs.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|BDUK keep £10k in the bank account and
sends the surplus to Blue Dragon
International| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|n/a| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|There are no concerns| **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|| |---|---|---| |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|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**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|**Election by existing directors**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |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** |Charity name|Blue Dragon Childrens Foundation| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1165180| |Charity’s principal address|Flat 7, Campbell House, Churchill Gardens, London, SW1V
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||LesleyBleakley|Chair||| ||Georgia Jones|Compliance Officer||| ||Lilian Ngo|Secretary||| ||Janet Dolman|Treasurer||| ||HangNguyen|Media Officer||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**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** |Charity Name: Blue Dragon UK|Charity Name: Blue Dragon UK|CharityNo|1165180|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||CompanyNo||||| |Annual accounts for theperiod|Period start date: 1.1.24|||To period end date: 31.12.24||| |**Section B Balance sheet**||||||| |**Fixed assets**
**Intangible assets (Note 15)**
B01
**Tangible assets (Note 14)**
B02
**Heritage assets (Note 16)**
B03
**Investments (Note 17)**
B04
**_Total fixed assets_**
B05
**Current assets**
**Stocks (Note 18)**
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**Debtors (Note 19)**
B07
**Investments (Note 17.4)**
B08
**Cash at bank and in hand (Note 24)**
B09
**_Total current assets_**
B10
**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year (Note 20)**
B11
**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**
B12
**_Total assets less current liabilities_**
B13
**Creditors: amounts falling due after one**
**year (Note 20)**
B14
**Provisions for liabilities**
B15
**_Total net assets or liabilities_**
B16
**Funds of the Charity**
**Endowment funds (Note 27)**
B17
**Restricted income funds (Note 27)**
B18
**Unrestricted funds**
B19
**Revaluation reserve**
B20
**Fair value reserve**
B21
**_Total funds_**
B22
Guidance note||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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**income**
**funds**
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**funds**
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**year**
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**year**
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dd/mm/yyyy| |---|---| |Janet Dolman|21.10.25| ||| ||| |Signature|Date dd/mm/yyyy| |LesleyBleakley|22.10.25| ||**Print name**| CC17a (Excel) 23/10/2025 1 1053 CC17a IExc&ll 2311012025 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the members** Blue Dragon UK **of On accounts for the year** 31st December 2024 **ended** **Set out on pages** 1-2 of Accounts Blue Dragon **Responsibilities and basis of report** My report to the members on my examination of the accounts of the above organisation for the year ended 31/12/2024. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me no cause to believe that in any material respect the accounts did not accord with the accounting records, other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Signed:** _K Lindsey_ **Date:** 21/10/25 **Name:** Kira Lindsey, KD Accounting **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** AATQB MAAT **Address:** 83 Burnham Green Rd, Burnham Green, Herts, AL6 0NH