Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period
From: 1[st] October 2019 To: 30[th] September 2020
Charity name: Room To Learn
Charity registration number: 1165428
Company number: N/A
Objectives and activities
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SORP
reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 To advance education and relieve
of the charity as set out poverty amongst children aged 3-15
in its governing for public benefit, primarily but not
document exclusively in India, by the provision of
school buildings, teachers, equipment,
and transport to meet their educational
needs.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The focus of our activities is running an
activities in relation to 1.19 educational facility for needy children
those purposes for the in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India.
public benefit, in
particular, the activities, In planning our activities Trustees have
projects or services kept in mind the Charity Commission
identified in the guidance on public benefit.
accounts.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 Yes
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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SORP reference N/a Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/a Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related
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investment
All trustees give their time on a
voluntary basis and receive no net
Para 1.38
Contribution made by remuneration or other benefits.
volunteers
N/a
Other
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Achievements and performance
Room to Learn’s School in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India uses an existing school premises and infrastructure. Summary of the main Para 1.20 The property owner is engaged to run achievements of the RTL’s ‘Happy Days’ school, providing charity, identifying the Classrooms, Teachers etc to RTL’s difference the charity’s requirements. work has made to the circumstances of its The charity has successfully continued beneficiaries and any to generate funds during the last 12 wider benefits to society months. as a whole. Room to Learn’s website was developed in prior years to enable online gifting, which has made donating funds more accessible. A school bus was bought with the funds from a very generous supporter and now brings our children to school from further afield.
Our evaluation projects aimed at providing an additional income to parents who currently are below the poverty line have been developed successfully and will form an ongoing part of our work in Kalimpong.
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Achieved – the charity supported educational services for another year. Para 1.41 Achievements against The charity remains stable and able to objectives set continue due to the reserves held. Achieved – however an annual ‘Garden
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Para 1.41 Party’ fundraising event did not occur
Performance of due to the impact of Covid-19.
fundraising activities
against objectives set
Achieved – the charity still holds an
appropriate and sustainable level of
Para 1.41
Investment performance reserves.
against objectives
N/a
Other
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Financial review
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 At 30 [th] September 2020 we held funds
financial position at the of £32,018, all of which is unrestricted
end of the period funds.
These funds are held in order to meet
planned expenditure for the running
and expansion of the Kalimpong school
in coming years.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 We aim to hold at least 3 years
policy for holding planned expenditure in reserve
reserves stating why they
are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £32,018
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/a
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/a
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/a
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going ] concern
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Our main source of fund raising has
been individual donations.
Para 1.47
The charity’s principal
sources of funds This would usually be boosted by a
(including any major fund-raising event (Garden
fundraising) Party) that occurs on an annual basis,
however due to Covid-19 restrictions
this was unable to occur in 2020.
In the coming year, we are hopeful of
raising additional funds through local
events and broadening our supporter
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base. N/a Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted N/a Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity N/a Other
Structure, governance and management
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution (adopted 03/02/16)
document: for example,
trust deed, memorandum
and articles of
association etc
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO (charitable incorporated
constituted? organisation)
for example limited
company, unincorporated
association, CIO
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Trustees appointed by CEO once
methods including details ratified by the Board of Trustees
of any constitutional
provisions e.g. election to
post or name of any
person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
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N/a Para 1.51 Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees N/a Para 1.51 The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works
N/a Para 1.51 Relationship with any related parties N/a Other
Reference and administrative details
Charity name Room To Learn Other name the charity uses RTL / RTL UK Registered charity number 1165428 Charity’s principal address Manor Lodge Old Minster Lovell Witney OX29 0RN
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
Ann Mills CEO
1
2
Des Mills
3
John Fleming Chair 4 Nicola Mayes Secretary 01.10.2019 to 16.09.2020 5 Jacques Honore Secretary From 16.09.2020 6 Stephen Bradshaw 7 Tom Instone Treasurer 8 Jennifer Maxwell 9 Brian Mills
io Corrina Whitfield li 12 13 14 15 16 17
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name N/a
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year N/a Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others Description of the assets N/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements N/a 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 N/a
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/a
Other optional information
N/a
Declarations
The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors
Signature(s) T.Instone Full name(s) Thomas Instone
Position (for example Treasurer Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date 31/07/2021
Charity Name No (if any) Room to Learn 1165428
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period Period start date Period end date To from 10/1/2019 30-Sep-20
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds
Total funds
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
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19,186 - - 19,186
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- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
19,186 - - 19,186
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 19,186 - - 19,186
A3 Payments
10,679 - - 10,679
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- - - -
- - - -
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- - - -
Sub total [ 10,679 ] - - 10,679
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 10,679 - - 10,679
Net of receipts/(payments) 8,507 - - 8,507
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 23,511 - - 23,511
Cash funds this year end 32,018 - - 32,018
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted | Restricted | ||||
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| Categories | Details | funds | funds | ||
| B1 Cash funds | Total cash funds | to nearest £ 32,018 - - 32,018 |
to nearest £ - - - - |
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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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| B3 Investment assets | Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) - - - - - |
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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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| B5 Liabilities | Details | Fund to which liability relates |
- - - - - Amount due (optional) |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Name | |||
| T.Instone | T.Instone |
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Last year
to the nearest £ 18,294 - - - - - - - 18,294
18,294
7,556 - - - - - - - - 7,556
7,556 10,738 - 12,773 23,511
Endowment funds
to nearest £ - - - -
OK
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional)
When due (optional)
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Date of
approval
7/31/2021
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