## **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
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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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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 Ncts1 1.1 RS 1roi FRSIté.' IOlSQFPk 1741 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