## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period** **From: 01/01/2024** **To: 31/12/2024** **Charity name: YouCanFreeUs** ## **Charity registration number: 1175146** ## **Company number:** ## **Objectives and activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**1.**
**YouCanFreeUs in the world**
YouCanFreeUs is an international human rights
organisation that is fighting modern slavery
around the world through advocacy, rescue and
rehabilitation since 2010. It is a non-profit
organisation registered in the USA, Canada, India,
Norway, and the UK.
YouCanFreeUs has rescued and successfully
rehabilitated hundreds of women and children in
its safe houses and training centres. It offers long-term
care for victims of modern slavery (up
to 24 months) that includes medical treatment, food
and accommodation, counselling, vocational training
and employment opportunities.
YouCanFreeUs currently operates 3 safe houses and
2 training centres in India. Activities in all other
countries are dedicated to local advocacy and
fundraising to support the operations in India.
**2. YouCanFreeUs in the UK**
YouCanFreeUs UK operates in collaboration with
YouCanFreeUs in other parts of the world
with the same overall mission and branding.
In the UK, YouCanFreeUs is registered as a
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) since
October 2017. The Objectives of the CIO as stated in
the governing document presented and approved by
the Charity Commission are the following:
‘To promote human rights (as set out in the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United
Nations Conventions and Declarations and the
European Convention on Human Rights) by all or any
of the following means:
(1) The relief and assistance of people in need in any
part of the world, who are victims of modern
slavery/human trafficking, including: forced labour,
commercial sexual exploitation, and domestic
servitude; by providing them with long-term care,
protection, rehabilitation tools and opportunities for
self- development, offering accommodation, medical
care, legal and emotional support, life skills training,
specialised vocational training and employment
opportunities.| |||(2) Raising awareness of, and promoting public
support for, human rights issues affecting victims of
slavery/human trafficking including: forced labour,
commercial sexual exploitation and domestic
servitude, in any part of the world, by providing
information through educational programmes in
schools, corporations, civic societies, churches and
any other body.
For the purpose of this clause, Modern Slavery is the
term used in the UK as defined within the Modern
Slavery Act 2015. The Act categorises offences of
Slavery, Servitude and Forced or Compulsory Labour
andHuman Trafficking.| |---|---|---| |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|In 2024 YouCanFreeUs UK continued to engage with
leaders of other organisations, governments and
multilateral institutions regarding the topic of Modern
Slavery.
Fundraising was conducted for the continuing and
expanding operations of India safe houses, training
centres and support for children vulnerable to forced
labour and human trafficking.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees are aware of the Charity Commission’s
guidance on “Public Benefit”, have taken it into
account where relevant, and have not departed from it.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|YouCanFreeUs UK is entirely operated by volunteers
and no remuneration was paid by the charity to any
individual for services rendered.| ## **Achievements and performance** |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|In India YouCanFreeUs continued and expanded its
programmes aimed at Modern Slavery prevention, and
the rescue and rehabilitation of victims of Modern
Slavery. Key achievements for the year were:
- 24 women and children were rescued from modern
slavery,
- 32 women were enrolled in vocational training,
computer literacy and English language instruction,
- 13 verified war widows and their children were given
key living support in Ukraine,
- 333 vulnerable children were enrolled in a child
labour prevention programme involving life skills
sessions, computer training and English language
instruction, with 1 mother involved in the
YouCanFreeUs empowerment programme.| |---|---|---| ## **Financial review** |**Financial review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the reporting period the charity held a
balance of GBP 23,499| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity retains a positive bank balance deemed
sufficient to run its anticipated advocacy and fund-
raising operations throughout the next year.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Reserves are targeted to be retained at GBP
10,000| |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
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constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|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|Current trustees look at the skills, knowledge
and experience of potential trustees. A
minimum of 3 and maximum of 7 trustees
are required, and trustees are appointed for
a term of 3 years by resolution at a trustee
meeting.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|YouCanFreeUs| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|n/a| |Registered charity number|1175146| |Charity’s principal address|Suite # 214
28 Old Brompton Road
South Kensington SW7 3SS| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Clarissa Drysdale-
Anderson|Chair||| ||Sujojohn|Founder||| ||Donald Drysdale-
Anderson|Trustee||| ||Merilyn Wilson|Trustee||| ||Naina Sharon
Anand|Trustee||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|n/a| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|n/a| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|n/a| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **n/a** ## **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)** Donald Drysdale-Anderson **Full name(s)** Clarissa Drysdale-Anderson **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 14th October 2024