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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 03 March 2021 02 March 2022
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name EKHAYA SKILLS CENTRE Other names charity is known by NONE Registered charity number (if any) 1168953 Charity's principal address C/O Roial Nurture 60 Gold Street Northampton Postcode NN1 1RS
EKHAYA SKILLS CENTRE
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Rutendo Nyatsine | ||||
| Ian Mapp | ||||
| Brendan Dunphy | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
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| NONE | |
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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
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Constitution adopted on 30 August 2016 How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed or reappointed at AGM Trustee selection methods
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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DBS checks requirement by all trustees and volunteers
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Safeguarding policies and procedures in place and updated
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Trustees oversee the day-to-day operations on voluntary basis
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Trustees ensure policies are in place for inclusiveness to young people and volunteers.
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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To provide basic business skills programmes designed for young entrepreneurs (aged 18-30) in the informal economies of the United Kingdom
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To provide microfinance schemes to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.
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To help reduce poverty of capable young people through education and training.
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Provision of a one-week, skills-based entrepreneurship workshop at no cost to participants
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Arrangement of a one-week placement for one or two beneficiaries of the workshop with a business entity
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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)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
We are grateful to the student volunteers from the University of Northampton for the time they spent volunteering for Ekhaya Skills Centre. Listening to and encouraging our participants and members during the financial hardship experienced throughout the projects.
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main During the period under review, the charity brought together 13 young achievements of the charity people and supported them in acquiring basic business skills as a during the year stepping stone toward further skills development. .
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Section E Financial review
Ekhaya Skills Centre’s main priority was to maintain a positive financial Brief statement of the position and prevent the charity from falling into a negative balance charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially None in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
Sourcing funding to the workshops during the period was difficulty; hence no income was generated. It was out of goodwill of trustees and volunteers that the charity objectives were met.
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
None
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) Rutendo Nyatsine Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 15 April 2026
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