2023-09-30-accounts - Room To Learn

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Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period

From: 1[st] October 2022 To: 30[th] September 2023

Charity name: Room To Learn

Charity registration number: 1165428

Company number: N/A

Objectives and activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance education and relieve poverty amongst children aged 3-15 for public benefit, primarily but not exclusively in India, by the provision of school buildings, teachers, equipment, and transport to meet their educational needs.
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 focus of our activities is using pre- existing educational facilities for below poverty line children in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India. In planning our activities Trustees have kept in mind the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Yes

Additional information (optional)

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SORP reference

N/a

Policy on grant making Para 1.38 N/a Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment All trustees give their time on a voluntary basis and receive no net remuneration or other benefits. Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers N/a Other Achievements and performance Room To Learn works with a number of existing schools in Kalimpong to provide education. Summary of the main Para 1.20 The charity has successfully continued to achievements of the charity, generate funds during the last 12 months.

identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to Room to Learn’s website was developed in the circumstances of its prior years to enable online gifting, which beneficiaries and any wider has made donating funds more accessible, benefits to society as a and this is a growing source of our income – whole. at least in terms of people choosing to donate via it. In an earlier year a small school bus was bought with the funds from a very generous supporter and continues to bring our children to school from further afield, and is particularly valuable in the rainy season.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Achieved – the charity supported educational services for another year. The charity remains stable and able to continue due to the reserves held.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	Achieved. However we wish to expand fundraising in future years and this will be a major focus point.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	Achieved – the charity still holds an appropriate and sustainable level of reserves.
Other		N/a

Financial review

Financial review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	At 30thSeptember 2023 we held funds of £55,462.61, all of which is unrestricted funds. These funds are held in order to meet planned expenditure for the expansion of the Kalimpong schools and nearby areas in coming years.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We aim to hold at least 3 years planned expenditure in reserve
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£55,462.61
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	N/a

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Our main source of fund raising has been individual donations. Covid-19 restrictions were lifted during the year and as a result the charity held its annual garden party which was successful. The effects on income are likely to have been impacted by the cost of living issues faced in the UK.
Investment policy and	Para 1.46	N/a

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

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document: for example,trust deed, memorandum and articles of association etc	Para 1.25	Constitution (adopted 03/02/16)
How is the charity constituted? for example limited company, unincorporated association, CIO	Para 1.25	CIO (charitable incorporated organisation)
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	Trustees appointed by CEO once ratified by the Board of Trustees

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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

Minster Lovell OX29 0RN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Ann Mills	Founder
Des Mills	CEO
John Fleming	Chair
Jacques Honore	Secretary
Stephen Bradshaw
Tom Instone	Treasurer	until 28/3/23
Jennifer Maxwell
Brian Mills	Founder
Corrina Whitfield
Frances Mills	Treasurer

– 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	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 for	N/a
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 adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
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	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) Desmond Mills Full name(s) Desmond Mills

Position (for example CEO Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date 160424

	Room To Learn UK Charity Name	Room To Learn UK Charity Name	Room To Learn UK Charity Name	Room To Learn UK Charity Name	CC16a
	For the period from	01/10/2022	To

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 22,897 - - - - - - - 22,897 - - - 22,897 16,134 - - - - - - - - 16,134 - - - 16,134 6,763 - 48,699 55,463	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £	Last year to the nearest £
	22,897		-	22,897 - - - - - - - 22,897	18,118
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	22,897				18,118

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
			-	22,897	18,118

	16,134		-	16,134 - - - - - - - - 16,134	14,780
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**Sub total **	16,134				14,780

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*				16,134
			-		14,780

	6,763		-	6,763	3,338
	-		-	- 48,699	-
	48,699		-		-
	55,463		-	55,463	3,338

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

17/04/2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature D B L Mills Details Details Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - 55,463 - 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 D B L Mills	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
	D B L Mills	D B L Mills	08/04/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

17/04/2024