2021-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period

From: 1 APRIL 2020 To: 31 MARCH 2021

Charity name: MOUNT KENYYA TRUST

Charity registration number: 1175321

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) To promote for the benefit of the public the preservation, conservation and protection of the environment of Mount Kenya's biodiversity and natural resources. (2) to advance the education of the public in subjects relating to the preservation, conservation and protection of Mount Kenya's biodiversity and natural resources.
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	Primarily fund-raising in the UK in support of project-based work in Kenya
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Yes.

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	This was our second full year of operations. We developed and approved a Fund-raising Strategy in preparation, but due to COVID- related restrictions we had to cancel most of these plans and events. We still managed to raise various funds online from individual donors, including some who sponsored cyclists in a ‘virtual’ mountain bike race on Mount Kenya. We also secured a grant from the Worldwide Fund for Nature for reforestation work on Mount Kenya. We were able to send £20,000 to the Mt Kenya Trust in Kenya for their ongoing projects in support of our charitable objectives.

Financial review

Financial review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	While expenditures slightly exceeded income during the year, this was mainly due to our significant donation to conservation and development projects in Kenya.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We retain a buffer of around £16,000 to cover routine operating costs in case of a shortfall in core funding.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£17,457 at the of the financial 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	N/A

Structure, governance and management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document: for example,trust deed, memorandum and articles of association etc	Para 1.25	Trust Deed dated 20thOctober 2017.
How is the charity constituted? for example limited company, unincorporated association, CIO	Para 1.25	Trust
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	Trustees selected according to personal links to Kenya, interests specific to the Mt Kenya region, potential contacts with sources of funds and skillsets that are complementary, 2-year appointment with option for re-election.

Reference and administrative details

Charity name	Mount Kenya Trust
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1175321
Charity’s principal address	Barn Cottage, Moorland Street, Axbridge, BS26 2BA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Peter Gibbon	Chair
	Hugh Sloane	Trustee
	Kailesh Patel	Trustee/Treasurer
	Sara Spendrup	Trustee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	None
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 N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors

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Signature(s)
Full name(s) PETER GIBBBON
Position (for example CHAIR
Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date
9/12/2021
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR FNGLAND AND WALES Mount Kenya Trust Annual accounts for the Charily No 1 f 75321 nod slart dato Perkxl 0110412020 3110312021 Section A Statement of financial activities R•comm•nd•d cat•gorl•s by actlvlty UnrHtrbct•d Income Endowm•nt fund¥ funds nd8 Prlor >•ar Total funds fvnd• Incoming r￿OUr¢9# (Notè 3) F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 I￿0￿& and endo¥Ment8 from.. Dowwons and log8Q Chtthabbxtlv￿s Sol 14,011 14.011 37,778 S02 11,gJ4 Otsr tsling S03 3,854 S04 Strwat8 matsrf81 itam of In￿Tr S06 506 Total Resource5 experKled (Noto 61 Expendlture on: S07 14.011 41,632 S08 5,889 20,000 4,117 ehBrfrtablè athwgs S09 20,000 Sepjrate rM*erpJl item clexpense S111 S11 730 26,619 730 Total S12 N•t incomel(expondlture) before Invostrnont galn$l{losses) S13 12,608 11,gN)4 704 27,190 tgainsllbss8$1 on In¥88tmonts S14 Net Incomel(expendlture) Extraordlnary item8 Transf•rs b•tw•8n funds Other recognlsed galnsl{103ges): S15 12,808 11,9)4 704 27,190 S18 S17 r8V8lwkn olfu•J 8588ts forthè LW S18 OthBr gainsllkns%•s1 81 Net movwnent In funds 12,608 11,W4 704 Recondllatlon of funds.. Totsl funds brou9htbfv4ar¢ S21 17,161 17,161 16,457 44.351 17.161 Total funds carrled fonvard $22 11.904

Section B Balance sheet Restrlct¢d Unregtsl¢ted ineorne fvnd5 funds End(wmtsnt Total thls funds year Totsl last Fixed assets Intanglblo a8sets Tanglble assets H8ritagg assets Investrnents F01 F02 (Note 15) {Note 141 {NDte 16) (Noto 171 Total Ilxed assets F03 F04 F05 Current assets stocks (Note 18) D&btors {Note 191 Investments (Note 17.4) Cash at bank and In hand (Nots 24) Total cunvnt a3sels 16.457 16.457 B10 17.161 7.161 Creditor8: amounts falllng due wFthln one year INote 201 Net cunFnt assets/(liabiliii•$) 812 16.457 7.161 Tolal assets less curnt Ilabilwes B1J 7.161 Credftors: amounts falling due after one year Note 20) Provlslons for Ilab51111•5 B14 B15 rotal nel assets or liabilfflties Funds of the Charity Endowment funds (Note 271 Restrfcted Income funds (Plote 271 Unrestrlcted funds Ravaluation re￿rY6 B16 16.457 16,457 .181 B17 818 819 16.457 16.457 17.161 BXJ Total fvnds B21 16.457 16.457 ,161 Slgnerj by one or tsyo trus￿5 on beham of al the Iru5tees &gn81uro Dat of apyoval Imml Prinl Narne KAILESH PATEL frréo 1(2& CC17a (Excell 27J011202

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Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of MOUNT KENYA TRUST On accounts for the year ended 31 MARCH 2021 Charlty no lif any) 1175321 Set out on pages l¥iJinÉnibfj.r Its Ir$di￿o. liK P3qe niJmLY..,s of &ddilii%ll471-. I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trust.) for the ye8r ended 31103 12021. As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in ac￿rdance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Yhe Act") I report in ￿ped of my examination of the Trust's aGcounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act ar)d in carrying out my examination, I have followéd all the applicable Directions given by the Chanty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have compl8t8d my examination. I corfirni that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with Ihe examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to belteve that in, any material rèspect.. the aGGounting ￿cOrdS were not kept in acGordance with $8dion 130 of the Charrties Act.. or Ihe accounts did not accord with th8 accounting records. or the accounts did not comply wilh the applicable ￿qUirements ¢on¢8ming the fomi and content of accounts sel out in the Chariti8s (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Xrue 8nd fairf 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 able a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Responslbllities and basis of report Signed: Date: Name: I LANJ P￿￿EL AS Relevant professlonal qualifiGation<s) or body (If any): 5th FLOOR. WATSON HOUSE 54-60 BAKEFI STRFET LONDON W1U 7BU TELEPHONE.. [phone] Address: c kifv)o CHAfftQEQ PrCCtufvJThi 5*4 ¥LooR 54-GO GAkeR &)Lu 71 IER Oct 2018