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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period start date Period end date Period end date
Day Month Year Day Month Year
From 01 01 2024 To 31 12 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Peace Partners

Charity name Peace Partners Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) EW 48138 Charity's principal address 23 Hilltop Road Whyteleafe Surrey Postcode CR3 0DE

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
David Hughes Trustee Chair
Christopher Pease Finance Trustee
Nidhi Chouhan Trustee
Administrator
Alex Coupland Trustee
Tracee Cossey Trustee -
Partnerships
Christine Waite Trustee Though 2024 to 1stOct
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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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)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

The governing document referred to as “CIO” can be found on the Type of governing document Charity’s website. (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Advertisement, Interview, Discussion amongst relevant Trustees, Trustee selection methods References where considered necessary. All new appointments need ID (eg. appointed by, elected by) verification.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

The Charity is managed by the board of Trustees in monthly meetings, and all volunteers and Trustees get together in the monthly All Team Meeting.

New Trustees (and volunteers too) are given an induction pack on joining the Charity, and also a “Buddy” to help integrate them into the team. Major risks and the systems to manage them are discussed and agreed as required in the board meetings and recorded in the minutes. Where necessary they are circulated to the volunteers.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the “To advance the education of the public in the subject of Personal charity set out in its Peace” governing document The Work with Partners to achieve that aim Governing document is set out How we put that into practice is set out in the box: ”Additional Details of overleaf in “Summary of the Objectives and Activities” main activities undertaken for The Governing document is set out overleaf in “Summary of the main the public benefit”. activities undertaken for the public benefit”.

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Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)		 Governing Document
Peace Partners is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). The
Governing Document also referred to as the CIO is presented in full (23
pages) on the Peace Partners website; but as a useful introduction: - the
Objects outlined in the CIO are printed below:
a) To advance the education of the public in the subject of Personal
Peace through the Message of Peace and the Peace Education Program
based upon the teachings of Prem Rawat, throughout the UK, and also
across the world.
b) To support production of various promotional, multi-media teaching
materials and support to help facilitate structured curriculum courses
through the Peace Education Program courses which are held in
education institutions, community groups, Prisons, veteran groups, and
other interested parties throughout the UK, and also across the world.
c) For the public benefit, to help with relief and assistance of people who
need food and access to safe clean water, by supporting and partnering
with international charity organisations, in particular The Prem Rawat
Foundation – www.tprf.org - and other similar charitable organisations
across the world.
d) Advancing health for the public benefit through supporting the teaching
of basic hygiene skills and agriculture techniques, in the communities
where the Food for People facilities are operational (currently India,
Nepal and Ghana), to improve the health and hygiene standards in that
community.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Youmay chooseto include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
•policy on grantmaking;
•policy programme related
investment;
•contribution made by
volunteers.		 Public BenefitAs a charity Peace Partners is required by the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 to produce an annual report
which makes clear the Public Benefit arising from its activities in 2024
Having been previewed on the meeting of 9th August, this report was
discussed and signed by the Trustees on 29thOctober 2025, having
given due consideration of “Public Benefit” as laid out in the above
regulations.
Peace Partners performs its functions through a group of unpaid
volunteers who collaborate on specific projects such as Promotions,
Fundraising Events and individual Peace Education Programs. Meetings;
organisation and communication are conducted through the internet.
Wherever possible we work with Partners with similar goals to achieve
these objectives, in particular the Prem Rawat Foundation.
Underpinning this is the website which lays out what the Charity does,
lists the volunteers with their duties, profile and photo. The site also
promotes appeals, accepts and processes online donations. There is an
accessible archive containing important documents such as this one, and
News updates.
This Charity is entirely managed and supported by Volunteers; this
includes those who volunteer in a Trustee capacity.
The making of Grants is decided and agreed by the Trustees in one of
their monthly meetings. The objective of helping people find personal
peace would include basic needs such as nourishment and shelter.

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Section D Achievements and performance

The Peace Education Program Summary of the main An innovative series of video-based workshops; it helps people discover achievements of the charity their own inner strength and personal peace. “The program gives during the year participants the opportunity to focus and reflect on their own humanity, and their inner resources such as choice, hope, and dignity. Rather than describing or defining personal peace, the program empowers individuals to reach their own understanding; it has proven effective in a variety of settings including community centres, youth groups, schools, adult education programs, veterans’ groups, healthcare settings, senior centres, homeless shelters, drug rehabilitation facilities, and correctional facilities. The Prem Rawat Foundation (TPRF) provides access to the course materials to organizations and volunteers free of charge, making the Peace Education Program readily available to diverse populations in more than 80 countries and in 40 languages”. Peace Partners promotes funds, assists and runs TPRF Peace Education Programs (PEP) in the UK. There are two types Physical – i.e. in a hall and Virtual – Zoom. This year, in addition to running and supporting existing Peace Education Programmes we have: • Trained 22 PEP facilitators using a Virtual format. We also have expressions of interest from a further 35 people. • Supporting PEPs run by the Mental Health Teams in Wales for their own staff. • Agreed to continue supporting Greek virtual PEP courses by continuing to include them in our Zoom Account. This helps support what is still a fledgling project. Promoting the Peace Education Programme • Showings of the film “Power for Change” produced by the CIC Celebrate Life, mainly in locations in the North West of England. • In Croydon, the showing of a Film by TPRF on the progress in Changing Gang Culture in South America through the programme • Demonstration PEP episodes run for Microsoft Teams and a voluntary organisation that supports offenders in Truro and Plymouth Crown Courts. • The Showing of the Film “Power to Change” at the 6[th] World Congress of Probation and Parole:”The Future of Probation and Parole” held at the Hague Netherlands in the Spring of 2024. 500 people from 61 countries attended and we financially supported a team from Celebrate Life to screen their film “Power to Change” (Air Fares and Accommodation etc). A team from TPRF was also there to promote the Peace Education Programme. • Financially supporting an Educational Event in Dubai hosted by TPRF to introduce the Peace Education Programme to Dubai and other Middle Eastern countries. Within Peace Partners • Away day in London for volunteers to meet (other than Zoom) the Trustees. Out of this came a strategy to develop our Media Team. • Adoption of Xero accounting Software. Fundraising and other Grants • Funding support from our wonderful subscribers and donors who responded to appeals. This year we raised £10,865. • Grants to support Celebrate Life CIC at the 6[th] World Congress of Probation and Parole, and for TPRF at the above event in Dubai. • Responses to Appeals by TPRF throughout the year. • Total awards on Grants and Appeals was £11,124.

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Section E Financial review

Minimum of £3,000 in the bank

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

No Gift Aid claims were made this year due to the lack of an “Authorised Details of any funds materially Official” with HMRC. This has been remedied and claims are being put in deficit through in 2025 as normal by our Authorised Official.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

The principal source of the Charity’s funds are long standing donors who support the aims of Peace Partners and the Prem Rawat Foundation. This core group and a larger cohort also respond to online appeals by the Foundation, supported by Peace Partners.

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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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Peace Partners
Charity Name		 Peace Partners
Charity Name		 Peace Partners
Charity Name		 1166456
No (if any)		 1166456
No (if any)		 1166456
No (if any)		 CC16a
For the period
from		 01/01/2024
Period start date		 To 31/12/2024
Period end date
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
2,801
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90
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2,891
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2,891
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1,949
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364
146
432
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248
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4,696
- 1,805
- 4,381
6,565
379		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
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7,374
600
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7,974
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7,974
7,080
2,795
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9,875
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9,875
- 1,901
4,381
5,740
8,220		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
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to the nearest £
2,801
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14,571
- 3,706		 Last year
to the nearest £
Income - Non Appeal 2,801 -
Income TPRF Generic - -
Income UK Peace Eduction Projects - -
Gift Aidpayment HMRC 90 -
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Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 2,891 28,951
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
28,951
All TPRF Payments - -
UK Peace Education Projects funds sent - -
Grants 1,949 -
BankFees 168 -
Zoom Accounts 364 -
Insurance 146 -
IT software & Website 432 -
Staff Training 1,349 -
Fees Paypal,Stripe & Go Cardles 248 -
General Expenses
**Sub total **
29,969
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
29,969
- 1,805 - 1,901 - - 3,706 - 1,018
- 4,381 4,381 - - -
6,565 5,740 - 12,305 -
379 8,220 - 8,599 - 1,018

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Details
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Details
Details		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
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379
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Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
liability relates		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £
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8,220
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Restricted
funds
to nearest £
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Cost (optional)
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Cost (optional)
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Amount due
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Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Current value
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When due
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Signature Print Name Date of
approval

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