## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/01/2024 To 31/12/2024** ## **Charity name: OneRio** ## **Charity registration number: 117036** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**OneRio aims to create a safe and**
**enabling environment for vulnerable**
**children and young people up to the age**
**of 25, where they can develop skills, and**
**gain access to services and**
**opportunities**
**to build bright, successful futures for**
**themselves and their community. Using**
**rugby as a platform to enable support**
**through education and healthcare,**
**OneRio provides tangible and**
**interconnected opportunities for**
**educational, professional and personal**
**development. **| |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|**OneRio has continued to raise money**
**and support our partner organisation in**
**Brazil, UmRio. This has been done**
**through provision of restricted funds for**
**spending by UmRio, as well as a stipend**
**to our Country Director in Brazil,**
**enabling**
**him to oversee our supported activities**
**in**
**Brazil, ensuring that the activities**
**contribute to OneRio's wider strategic**
**goals. **| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**In planning and implementing the**
**activities for the year, the trustees**
**consulted the guidance on public**
**benefit**
**issued by the Charity Commission.**| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20||**OneRio has continued to support our**
**partner charity UmRio operating in**
**Brazil.**
**In 2024 they supported disadvantaged**
**young people through five pillars:**
**Rugby:**
**Rugby is a central part of**
**UmRio/OneRio’s identity and**
**methodology. It serves as an entry point**
**to our interventions, providing a safe**
**and**
**enabling environment where we can**
**ascertain need.**
**As a non-traditional sport in most LMIC**
**contexts, rugby is able to generate**
**interest in youth who may not feel**
**included in more traditional activities**
**like**
**football. In being a team sport, values**
**such as teamwork, communication and**
**respect can be harnessed as an**
**interface**
**to ascertain data on needs, interests and**
**vulnerabilities within a safe and playful**
**environment.**
**In 2024, UmRio expanded its rugby**
**programming beyond EM João Brazil -**
**where it has operated since 2013 - to**
**include EM Paulo Feire.**
**Data collected on rugby playing**
**participants showed the following:**
● **26% improvement in self**
**confidence**
● **20% improvement in self**
**regulation**
● **20% improvement in mental**
**health**
● **64% improvement in physical**
**fitness**
**Girls are nearly twice as likely than boys**
**to spend over 4 hours per day on**
**domestic chores. This is a major barrier**
**to education, play, and personal growth,**
**exacerbating gender inequalities.**
**Participation in rugby disrupts this**
**reality for girls. Girls enrolled in our**
**rugby programme are 44% less likely to**| **carry the burden of unpaid domestic labour than girls who do not play rugby. Girls who play rugby report being significantly more self-confident, feel more supported, and have stronger communication skills than their peers. Participation in rugby is associated with better outcomes for LGBTQIA+ students compared to non-rugby-playing participants.** ● **+31% mental health** ● **+43% self confidence** ● **+71% confidence communicating** ● **+20% self-esteem** ● **+6% sense of belonging Education UmRio delivers a number of education programmes including: English classes, educational support classes, prep courses for university entrance exams, robotics, coding, literacy programmes, storytelling, and drama. The methodology of each of these programmes is informed by data around learning preferences and need. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, UmRio has monitored the long-term impact of prolonged school closures and digital exclusion on the educational outcomes of children and young people in our communities. What began as an urgent challenge has escalated into a full-scale education crisis. In response to this urgent need, UmRio launched its first-ever Literacy Programme in 2024. This programme is designed to support children who have fallen behind in reading and writing. This marks a significant step in expanding — our educational support ensuring that young people not only stay in school but gain the foundational skills necessary to succeed in life. UmRio’s Robotics prog ramme was launched in 2022, in response to evidence showing a vaccum in access** **to technology during the COVID-19 pandemic. UmRio data has found that not only do students who participate in robotics perform better in their academic subjects, but they also achieve better scores in soft skills. 2024 milestones:** ● **2024 National Robotics Champions** ● **Expanded Robotics to EM Portugal Neves** ● **Access to robotics at UmRio has tripled. Our English programme - launched in 2016 - has since become a key part of our programming. The programme adopts a kinaesthetic approach to learning, serving as an entry-point to a second language for our participants. Participants of UmRio English in 2024 scored higher on many soft-skill indicators:** ● **10% higher scores in communication skills** ● **22% higher scores in selfregulation** ● **9% higher scores in self-efficacy Our university entrance exam prep course launched in 2017 as one of UmRio’s first education progr ammes. It was designed to break a key barrier - the absence of local courses to prepare Morro do Castro’s youth for this notoriously tough exam. Just 5% of adults in Morro do Castro have made it to university. In 2024, 11 students were accepted into local universities, with students at UmRio 8x more likely to make it to university. In the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic, our communities have faced an education crisis unlike anything before. The combination of prolonged school closures and digital exclusion has had devastating consequences. Portuguese proficiency among 9thgrade students has dropped by 59%, and rates of functional illiteracy are rising. When children can’t read, they are locked out of learning and out of** **opportunities. In response, UmRio launched its first-ever Literacy Programme - a bold initiative to help children recover essential reading and writing skills. This page shares the impact of that programme: stories of progress, data that shows real change, and the steps we’re taking to ens ure that no child is left behind.** ● **90% of students developed capacity to read and write** ● **92% registered positive scores in self-confidence** ● **88% registered positive scores in self-efficacy Launched in 2022, Theatre & Improvisation was created to support children and young people as they returned to school after nearly two years of disruption following the COVID-19 pandemic. This programme helps them reconnect with learning, rebuild confidence, and rediscover the joy of literature through creativity, expression, and play. Participants of UmRio Theatre & Improvisation class in 2024 scored higher on numerous soft-skill indicators:** ● **+19% self-esteem** ● **+30% mental health** ● **+11% resilience Employability UmRio’s Employability Pro gramme was created to equip the young people we serve with the skills, guidance, and practical experience needed to navigate the job market with confidence. It supports them through application processes and in gaining experience in workplace settings. 16 students completed the UmRio Pathways Programme in 2024. Healthcare UmRio has been slowly building a network of doctors and healthcare institutes to provide probono consultations and treatment. This network has expanded following the establishment of a partnership in 2023 between UmRio and Fundação Oswaldo** **Cruz (Fiocruz), Latin America’s foremost health & technology institution. Through our work with Fiocruz, we have been able to build relationships with university departments across Brazil and the world supporting the provision of a range of vital health services to the residents of Morro do Castro. In 2024, UmRio partnered with the Department of Medicine at Fluminense Federal University (UFF) to support the early identification of children and young people who may have learning difficulties, based on concerns raised by school teachers. UmRio has established a Healthcare Network through partnerships with university departments, private clinics, and dedicated individual doctors to offer personalized medical support when needed. Together, these partners play a vital role in promoting the health and well-being of our participants. By providing essential medical services that are often financially out of reach or involve long waiting periods, they also offer critical financial relief to the families we serve. UmRio’s mental healthcare programme offers a combination of group therapy and individual consultations. In 2024, three psychologists were engaged to support the programme, allowing us to move beyond relying solely on pro-bono professional support for the first time. Notably, in 2024, home visits by UmRio’s social worker revealed a critical need to extend mental health support to parents and guardians. In response, the programme was expanded to include families, leading to reported improvements in household well-being and family dynamics. A total of 780 consultations were conducted throughout 2024. Social Services Launched in 2021 as schools began reopening after the COVID-19 pandemic, UmRio’s Outreach Programme became a vital bridge between students and opportunity. As the first step of our scalability blueprint, it has deepened our understanding of the social conditions facing the most vulnerable children in the communities we serve. Through this programme, we identify barriers, build** **trust, and connect young people to the support systems they need to stay in school and thrive. By cross-referencing school-provided data with our own field research, UmRio’s Outreach Programme creates a detailed map of school abandonment. This map directs door-to-door outreach efforts, where families share firsthand why students are leaving school - laying the foundation for tailored support and intervention. In 2024 alone, 50 children and young people were identified in school abandonment and reintegrated back into school. UmRio’s I Will Be Scholarship programme leverages social indicators and in-depth data on the motivational factors that influence youth behavior to identify and support children and young people at risk of leaving school prematurely. By understanding the unique challenges and aspirations that affect each individual, the programme provides tailored financial assistance and encouragement to keep students engaged in their education. This targeted approach not only helps reduce dropout rates but also fosters a sense of hope and determination, empowering young people to envision and pursue a brighter future through continued learning. In 2024, participants of our Scholarships Programme have experienced remarkable personal and economic growth. Their average daily per-capita income more than doubled, rising from just $0.28 to $0.65. Beyond finances, the programme has fostered stronger social and emotional well-being. There was a 10% increase in the number of participants who feel supported by a non-family network, alongside improvements of around 9-10% in mental health, self-confidence, selfefficacy, and self-esteem. Importantly, all participants reported positive outcomes in these areas, highlighting the programme’s integrated impact. Through our strategic partnership with Fiocruz, UmRio implemented a humanitarian support programme aimed at assisting the most vulnerable families in the Morro do Castro community. Over** **the course of 12 months, the programme focused on delivering essential resources and promoting well-being in this highly marginalized area.** - **123 households supported** - **Per capita income rose 35%** - **100% school enrolment** - **100% of children vaccinated** - **57 organisations trained** ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Income for the period was £69k (FY23:**
**£112k), with the decrease due to a one-**
**off donation in the prior year.**
**Expenditure was £37k (FY23: £39k)– the**
**marginal decrease due to lower travel**
**costs. **| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**OneRio’s reserves consist of**
**unrestricted funds that are not readily**
**available for spending, since the**
**spending of these funds may adversely**
**impact OneRio’s ability to deliver its**
**long-term aims. In line with Charity**
**Commission guidance, when**
**determining our reserves, we**
**consider only unrestricted funds that**
**are not set aside to meet future essential**
**spending.**
**Reserves are held by OneRio for the**
**following reasons:**
● **To provide resilience in the face**
**of unforeseen financial**
**difficulties; and**
● **Yo facilitate future growth of**
**OneRio.**
**In determining the target level of**
**reserves to be held by OneRio, we**
**consider those that are sufficient for the**
**charity to sustain its operations for a**
**period of 12 months, should no**
**additional external funding be received. **| |Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|**£35k (in line with prior year)**| |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|**No uncertainties regarding the ability of**
**the charity to continue as a going**
**concern. The charity has sufficient**
**reserves and no financial liabilities. **| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|
Para 1.25|**Constituion**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**
**(“CIO”)**| |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|**Appointed by a resolution passed at a**
**properly convened meeting of the**
**trustee. Appointments must have regard**
**to the skills, knowledge and experience**
**needed for the effective administration**
**of OneRio.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **OneRio has a partnership agreement in place with Brazilian NGO, UmRio.** The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|OneRio| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charitynumber|1172036| |Charity’s principal address|18 Wilton Road
Beaconsfield
Buckinghamshire
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 31/10/2025 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustees OneRio On accounts for the year ended 3111212024 Charity no (if any) 1172036 Set out on pages Iremember to include the Daae numbers of additlDnal shee1 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended 31112 12024. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees. you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect" the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act" or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 2911012025 Name: JeTbe Ftho",an Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Eligible to register as a CA(SA) Address: 55 Falmouth Road London SE14JN IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. NIA IER Oct 2018