CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the perlod
from
To
0110112023
3111212023
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds
Restrirted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last y•ar
tothe nearest
tothe nparestÈ
tothp nea￿¥1£
tvthe ne&restÉ
thp neaTEYt£
A1 Receipts
15.000
15.000
71.000
Sub total(Gross income for
ARJ
15.000
15.000
71.0th)
A2 Asset and Inv&8tment 8al88,
15ee table).
Sub total
15,000
1S,ODD
71,000
A3Pa
ments
Legalfees
A¢wun1anw Igeg
1.122
1,B45
341
14431
1.122
1,845
341
1{431
1.lJ20
1,722
314
67,956
Donations io Univ8rsiiyof Oxford
PrDGES￿ng lee
Sub total
17.739
17.739
71.012
A4 Assèt and Investmènt
purchas88,
see table
Sub total
17,739
17.n9
71,012
Net of receipts/(paymentsJ
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
2,739
2,T39
12
4,473
1,734
4,473
1,734
4,485
4,473
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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Restricted
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Endowment
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1,734
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1,734
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the period
From
0110112023
Period end date
Period start date To
3111212023
Charity name: MaxEm Trust
Charity registration number: 1172867
Objectives and Activities
SORP r8fereDr
Summary of the purposes of
the chari(y as sel out in its
governing document
P8ra1.17
The objects of the charity are for the public
benefit..
1. to advance edLJcation- and
2. to help young people advance in life
through providing support to
develop their skills,
capacities and
capabilities lo enable them to meet
their needs and participate fully in society-
in particular, bul without limitation, among
those who by virtue of any kind
of social disadvantage may have reduced
prospects of entering and
flourishin
her education and be ond.
The charity assists young people who are
SOCl8lly disadvantaged by
providing them with
i Mentoring and guidance from a select
group of individuals
Ivolunteersl, primarily from the business
sector, lo help equip
them with the skills, competence and
confidence lo thrive al
university, and eventually to enter and thrive
in their chosen field
after graduating.,
i Financial assistance if relevant lo help
remove practical barriers
to studying al higher education inslilutions.
The benefits of the organisation. which are
closely linked, are".
1. Giving individuals from disadvantaged
backgrounds the chance to
access higher education, so that lack of
social confidence, or lack
of resources or support do not form baniers
to effectively
completing higher study and pursuing
successful careers, and so
that these individuals are not at a relative
disadvanta
e to those
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.
P8ra1.17and
1.19

from more advantaged backgrounds.
2. By virtue of 111 above, bringing about
greater equality, diversity
and social mobility in higher education
and, ultimately, in the
professional and business sectors which the
beneficiaries will
enter after their education. The benefits of
diversity to educational
institutions, workplaces and society as a
whole are widely
acknowled ed.
The trustees confirm that they have had
regard lo the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.
Statement eonfiming
whether the Iruslees have
had regard lo the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
P8ra1.18
Additional infomiation (optional)
You ma
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
Para 1.38
Contribution made by
volunteers
Other

Achievements and Performance
SORP r8ferenGe
Since the inception of the Promentor
Programme. the University's Careers
Service has played an integral part
helping students from low income
backgrounds access alumni mentoring
opportunities and internships. as well as
careers support more generally.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity s work has made lo
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.
Para 1.20
In the year 2022-23.
This year awareness of the programme
has been increased through a variety of
events and marketing campaigns listed
bg10w:
1. Information Evenin
November
2022.. The Careers Service and
Internship Office
hosted for
prospective mentees who were
given an opportunity to hear from a
former mentee and mentor in a
relaxed yet informative in person
session ahead of the application
window. The Director of the Careers
Service introduced the programme
and the Promentor Programme
Administrator gave an oulline of what
being part of the programme
involved. The session ended with a
talk from a current mentor and then
a Q&A session.
2. Celebration Evenin
Februa
2023.. The event was used lo launch
the Promentor Programme Linkedln
GroLJP,and discussing the benefits of
networking
and
encouraging
mentors and menlees lo sign up.
The evening was featured on the
Careers SeNice and Linkedln Page
which currently has 2768 followers.
3. Linkedln Grou
Group has been
formed to encourage and foster a
sense of community amongst our
current mentors and menlees. 11 is
also open lo alumni who are
interested in mentoring but are not
yel matched with a mentee. Due to
the sensitivity around the students
involved
several
administration
processes were implemented to
maintain a level of confidentiality.

4. Mentee and Mentor Profile Pieces:
This year, ideas around digital
content have been developed to
promote the Programme more
widely.
5. Foundation Team:
The Programme Administrator has
begun to work with the Oxford
Foundation team to expand the
Programme to include Foundation
Year students. Promotion to this
group of students will start in earnest
in the Michaelmas Temi 2023.
6. Alumni Relations:
This year stronger links have been
forged with the Alumni office and in
particular the Acting Director,
Claire Grainger, with 8 view to
encouraging
more Aumni to
become mentors. The Programme
Administrator was
invited to
present at an Alumni event and the
Programme has featured in the
Alumni office social media feeds.
Promenter programme highlights:
10 first year students recruited onto the
programme each matched with
mentors
22 applications were received, 14
students interviewed
• 27 new mentors were recruited to the
Programme
67 mentees and mentors joined the
Promentor Linkedln Group.
23 mentees and mentors attended our
first celebration evening event.
Feedback from the programme has
been excellent from both the mentors
and mentees, with 100QA of mentors
agreed that the programme met their
expectations. For the mentees 100Q/o
agreed that the programme helped them
think about helped them think about
employability and fueled their motivation
to pursue their desired career path with
confidence and offered expert insight
into their chosen industry. increasing
their understanding of a particular
sectorlorganisationlor job role. 97 /
agreed that the programme allowed them
to reflect on and cultivate their
employability skills and 910/0 agreed that
the
ramme
ened networkin

opportunities. 1000/0 agreed that the
programme
met their expectations,
mentoring partnership was a good
And Consider being a mgntor in thg
future.
From Michaelmas 2023. the Programme
will broaden its reach to also welcome
students
from
under-represented
backgrounds on thelr Foundatlon Year.
The mentees will be recruited from the
centralised Astropharia Foundation Year
Programme at the University of Oxford
which will be up and running with
approximately 30 students.
Additional infomiation (optional)
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant about..
Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
sel
Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
other

Financial Review
Review of the charity's
financial position at the end
of the
eriod
Stslement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stalin
wh the are held
Amount of reserves held
Para 1.21
The charity had approximately GBP
1.734 on account at the end of
December 2023.
The charity has a small amount of deflclt
In current year. however expected to
continue with sur
lus in
er
etuit
The charity had approximately GBP
1.734 on account at the end of
December 2023.
Reserves are not requlred
Para 1.22
P8ra 1.22
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
P8ra 1.22
P8ra 1.24
None
Para 1.23
None
Additional infomation (optional}
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant about..
The charity's principal
sources of funds lincluding
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.48
Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts..
Type of governing document
P£rg 1.25
Constitution
How is the charity
constituted?
IL.g unincorporated
icETh￿l9t1ntrTr n.lni
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
Par8 1.25
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
Icioi
P8r8 1.25
Appolnted by the Board of Trustees
Additional information (optional}
You ma
choose to include further statements where relevant about..
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees
P8r$ 1.51
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
P8r8 1.51
During the year charity received
donations of £15,00012022: £71,000}
from trust09 Rayhan Davis without any
onditions.
Relationship with any
related parties
P8r¥ 1.51
Other
Reference and Administrative details
Charity name
Other name the chari
uses
Re
istered charil
number
Charity's principal address
The MaxEm Trust
1172867
10 Queen Street Place,
London
EC4R 1BE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dale$ acted if noi forwh¢)le
8ar
Trustee name
Office lif any)
Name ¢)f person lor bodyl entitled
toa
oint trust88
if an
Rayhan Davis
10 Queen Street
Place,
London
EC4R 1BE
Acted for the whole year
Katrien Gunst
10 Queen Street
Place,
London
EC4R 1BE
Acted for the whole year
Frewyeni Kidane
University of Oxford
Development Office.
University Offices,
Wellington Square,
Oxford, OX12JD
Acted for the whole year
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
orate trustees- names of the directors at the date the re
Dlrector name
rtwasa
roved
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee namo
Dates acted If not for wholo
ear

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity s objects
Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets
Additional infomiation (optionall
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chlef executlve or names of senlor staff members (Optlonal Informatlonl
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
ersonnel details
Other o
tional information

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees
Signature{sl
Full name{sl
Position leg Secretary,
Chair. etcl
Rayhan Davis
Chair
Date
25 Jul 2024