
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01/04/2020 Period start date   To 31/03/2021 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Genisys** 

## **Charity registration number: 1166761** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance in life and help young people**<br>**aged 18-25 through providing grants,**<br>**support**<br>**and activities which develop their skills,**<br>**capacities and capabilities to enable them**<br>**to**<br>**participate in society as mature and**<br>**responsible individuals.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Speaking in colleges, sixth forms,**<br>**universities and workplaces.**<br>**Offering one-to-one support and**<br>**counselling.**<br>**Internship days**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**I confirm that the trustees have had the**<br>**guidance issued by the Charity**<br>**Commission**|



**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 



||||
|---|---|---|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**Assisted in developing the skills of**<br>**interns in the creative sector.**|
|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Interns through Genisys have developed**<br>**numerous skills, specifically in the film**<br>**and TV sector and have gone on to work**<br>**at prestigious companies. Two relevant**<br>**examples are Apple TV+ and Ogilvy.**|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||||
|---|---|---|
|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
||||





Other

## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**Monies were not generated due to the**<br>**COVID pandemic but we still provided aid**<br>**through online talks and internships.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Josh Wilson appoints trustees**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|GENISYS|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charitynumber|**1166761**|
|Charity’s principal address||





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**<br>**Nam**<br>**e of**<br>**pers**<br>**on**<br>**(or**<br>**bod**<br>**y)**<br>**entit**<br>**led**<br>**to**<br>**app**<br>**oint**<br>**trust**<br>**ee**<br>**(if**<br>**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
||JOSH WILSON|||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||
|||||



Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name Josh Wilson** 

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<br>held in this capacity|N/A|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|N/A|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and segregation<br>of such assets from the<br>charity’s own assets|N/A|



## **Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Additional information (optional)**<br>**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Additional information (optional)**<br>**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Additional information (optional)**<br>**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Additional information (optional)**<br>**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**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)** JOSHUA WILSON **Position (eg Secretary,** CHAIR **Chair, etc) Date** 19/01/2022 




## **Charity Commission Annual Return 2020** 

**GENISYS** 

**Charity registration number: 1166761** 

**Submitted on 19/01/2022** 

**Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked.** 

**This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2020. This document was submitted online by Josh Wilson on 19/01/2022 Do not send a printed copy of this document to the Charity Commission.** 

**PART A - Charity information** 

## **Financial period** 

**Financial period end date** 

01/04/2020 

## **When is your next financial period end date after this one?** 

31/03/2021 

## **Income and spending** 

## **Income £** 

£0 **Spending £** £0 

**Operating outside England and Wales** 



## **Did your charity operate outside England and Wales during the financial period covered by this annual return?** 

No, the charity did not operate outside England and Wales in this financial period 

## **Charity governance** 

**How many UK volunteers, excluding trustees, did the charity have during this financial period?** 2 

## **Does your charity own or lease any land or buildings?** 

No, the charity does not own or lease any land or buildings 

**We currently have no active linked (subsidiary or constituent) charities associated with this charity. If this is incorrect please see our guidance on linking charities for administrative purposes.** 

## **Policies** 

## **Does the charity have a risk management policy?** 

Yes 

**Does the charity have a written investment policy?** 

Yes 

**Does the charity have a written safeguarding policy?** 

Yes 



**Does the charity have a conflict of interest policy?** 

Yes 

**Does the charity have a policy for managing volunteers?** 

Yes 

**Does the charity have written policies in handling complaints?** Yes 

**Does the charity have written policies on paying staff?** 

Not applicable 

**Has your charity reviewed its financial controls during the reporting year?** 

Yes, your charity has reviewed its financial controls during the reporting year 

## **Regulators** 

**Is your charity regulated by any of the following regulator(s) and/or registered with any of the following registrars?** No 

**Please tick any organisations in the following list which you are registered with or regulated** 

**by Finance and funding** 

**During the financial period of this annual return, how much did the charity receive from:** 

**Contracts from central or local government to deliver services £** £0 

**Grants from central or local government £** 



£0 

## **Does your charity raise funds from the public?** 

No, the charity does not raise funds from the public 

## **Was your charity recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid during the last 12 months?** 

No, the charity was not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid 

## **Does the charity have a trading subsidiary?** 

No, the charity does not have a trading subsidiary 

## **Is grant making the main way your charity carries out its purposes?** 

Yes, grant making is the main way the charity carries out its purposes 

## **Does the charity pay one or more of its trustees for acting as a trustee of the charity?** 

No, the charity does not pay any trustees for acting as a trustee of the charity 

## **Send Trustees' Annual Report and accounts** 

**You are required to submit your Trustees' Annual Report and accounts for this financial period.** 

**Do you want to do this now?** 

Yes 

## **Privacy Statement** 

**Any information you give us will be held securely and processed only in accordance with the rules on data protection. We will not disclose your personal details to anyone unconnected to the Charity Commission unless:** 

- **you have consented to their release; or** 

- **we are legally obliged to disclose them; or** 

- **we regard disclosure as either (a) necessary so that we can properly carry out our statutory functions or (b) necessary in the public interest.** 

**We may share and disclose information about you with relevant public authorities, regulatory bodies and agencies, outside the Charity Commission but only if:** 

- **we can lawfully do so; and** 



## • **we decide that disclosure is necessary for national security, crime detection, prevention, and law enforcement, or other issues in the public interest** 

## **Information we collect about you** 

**We will use this information:** 

**To enable us to carry out our statutory functions and duties;** 

**This will include the following actions:** 

## **(a) update, consolidate, and improve the accuracy of our records;** 

**(b) undertake crime detection and prevention and law enforcement and assist the third parties specified above to investigate or prevent crime and carry out law enforcement;** 

**(c) data analysis, testing, research, statistical and survey purposes** 

**Information we receive from other sources.** 

## **Information we receive from other sources** 

**We may combine this information with information you give to us and information we collect about you. We may use this information and the combined information for the purposes set out above (depending on the types of information we receive).** 

**We will ensure that any such disclosure and use is proportionate; considers your right to respect for your private life; and is done fairly and lawfully in accordance with the data protection principles of the Data Protection Act.** 

**The Data Protection Act 1998 regulates the use of 'personal data', which is essentially any information, however stored, about identifiable living individuals. As a 'data controller' under the Act, the Charity Commission must comply with it.** 

**Any changes we may make to our privacy statement in the future will be set out in the replacement version of this form. Please check back frequently to see any updates or changes to our privacy policy.** 

**Check and submit** 

## **Check your annual return** 

**Before you complete the declaration and submit the annual return, you should check the content and accuracy of the information you have provided. You can also save or print a copy for your records.** 

**When you submit the return, we will send an acknowledgement to the charity email address "joshbvwilson@gmail.com" which will include a copy of the completed return.** 

**If you enter an email address in the declaration different to the one we have recorded for the charity, we will send a copy to that email address as well.** 

## **Declaration** 

**By submitting this form I certify that the information I have provided herein is correct to the best of my knowledge and has been brought to the attention of all the trustees.** 



**I further understand that submission is deemed to be acceptance that the trustees have read and understood the Privacy Notice.** 

**Submitted on behalf of all the charity trustees by:** 

**Person making declaration** 

## **Date of declaration** 

19/01/2022 

## **Title** 

Mr 

## **Full name** 

Josh Wilson 

## **Daytime telephone number** 

+447429641041 

## **Email Address** 

joshbvwilson@gmail.com 

