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2023-03-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report Trustees' Annual Report for theperiod for theperiod for theperiod
From Period start date To Period end date
01 04 2022 31 03 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Connect Talent CIO

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1169975

Charity's principal address St James’s House Pendleton Way Salford Postcode M6 5FW

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 (ifany)
John Bradbury
KellySamuel
Adegboyega
Arogundade
Olubunmi Adeleke

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)

Type of adviser Name
Address
Name
Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Oladimeji Ojerinola

Oladimeji Ojerinola

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by Trustees Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

  1. To promote social mobility and access to better life opportunities for students of African and Caribbean descent.

  2. Although our services are primarily for the students of Black African and Caribbean descent, where there is spare capacity, we will not exclude students from other minority ethnic groups who are facing barriers to progression post-university.

  3. The target group are students in higher education who feel that they are not given suitable opportunities to achieve their full potential. The hope is that as a result of our support these individuals will realise their

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true potential and become leaders within their chosen field

Our main work this year has been to continue to support people with their claims for settled status. We have supported 24 people in total.

Our work in partnership with the Connect Institute means that we have signposted people to other opportunities where Connect Institute was not appropriate or additional support was required.

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)

All of our work is currently supported by volunteers and trustee members.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main 24 people have been supported through the Settled Status process achievements of the charity during the year

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Section E Financial review

Our policy is to hold three months reserves.

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

Our sole source of income this year has been from the Digital Assisted You may choose to include Service for work done to support visa applications. 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
John Bradbury
Chair
8/11/2023

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Connect Talent CIO
Connect Talent CIO
Connect Talent CIO
1169975 CC16a
For the period
from
Period start date
4/1/2022
To Period end date
31/03/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts
Grants
-
Sales
2,150
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2,150
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-
Sub total -
Total receipts 2,150
A3 Payments
Website costs
828
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-
Sub total 828
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-
Sub total -
Total payments 828
Net of receipts/(payments) 1,322
A5 Transfers between funds
-
A6 Cash funds last year end
1,326
Cash funds this year end 2,648
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
to the nearest £
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Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
Endowment
funds
Total funds
to the nearest £
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2,150
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2,150
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2,150
828
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828
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828
1,322
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1,326
2,648
Last year
to the nearest £
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2,150 -
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1,322 -
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- 2,648 -

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

Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B5 Liabilities
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
Details
Current Account
Details
Details
Details
Details
Signature
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
to nearest £
to nearest £
2,648
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2,648
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OK
OK
to nearest £
to nearest £
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Cost (optional)
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Cost (optional)
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Print Name
John Bradbury
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
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OK
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
John Bradbury 11/8/2023