Trustees' Annual Report for the period
| Period start date | Period start date | Period end date | Period end date | ||||
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| Day | Month | Year | Day | Month | Year | ||
| **From ** | 1 | Apr | 2022 | To | 31 | Mar | 2023 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Small Acts of Kindness
Other names charity is known by SAOK
Registered charity number (if any) 1175491
Charity's principal address
Wellstead Cottage
Chantlers Hill Paddock Wood, Kent Postcode TN12 6LX
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Peter Danby Chair 2 Edward Barsley Treasurer 3 John Cooper 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
- Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)
CIO Foundation Constitution
Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed by resolution passed at a meeting of charity trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
The charity remains small and based on voluntary work. We have established policies for:
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Induction and briefing of volunteers, including safe-guarding and child protection procedures
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Risk assessment
We continue to work with the principle of engaging with local charities, schools and NGOs.
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
To help young people anywhere in the world impacted by poverty or conflict by providing directly, or through local authorities, voluntary and other organisations, especially but not exclusively:
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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Leadership Development and Life Skills Programmes.
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Teaching, Facilitation and Coaching Projects, Grants and Sponsorship.
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• Micro-financing of small business projects, community and sporting
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projects.
So as to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.
Our original application for charitable status stated:
We run leadership/life skills programmes using sport (rugby, football and cricket) as the vehicle for the learning and development process. We invite volunteers to support the projects and we base our work on local organisations - schools, church, other NGOs - to help with logistics and to ensure lasting impact. In each country we are building a cohort of coaches and facilitators to assist and, eventually, run the programmes.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
In October, we ran an Inspire programme for 60 girls in Kathmandu. We linked with the Padma Kanya School and the Laxmi Pratisthan charity. 12 of the girls came from the Kavre village and we visited the village as part of the programme. We were accompanied on the programme by the COO of the Bates Foundation, an organisation using Tae Kwondo to develop confidence and character. We have supported them in making contacts and establishing a presence in Nepal.
In February, we ran a full set of Inspire programmes in Sri Lanka. We ran a facilitation training programme and then a 3-day Inspire programme in Batticaloa then, the same in Trincomalee. It was an opportunity to reignite the Lead to Lead programme in Batticaloa after the Covid period and was very successful in doing so. We also initiated a new group in Trincomalee and supported the Bates Foundation in their work in Sri Lanka.
We have continued to donate funds for educational projects and small acts of kindness involving individuals (including heart surgery for one of our facilitators).
One of the trustees continued to support small projects in Rwanda with funds and consultancy to enable the work to continue but this has been on a personal basis rather than through Small Acts of Kindness. A Luxembourg based company has raised funds for the Berulo Foundation as a result of our interventions.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
Grant making. We have had no applications for grants to support charitable ventures this year.
Volunteers are central to the Small Acts of Kindness philosophy. We have no full or part-time employed staff and rely on volunteers to run all our projects and the administration of the charity.
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main We have received positive feedback from the Laxmi Pratisthan charity achievements of the charity about the impact of our programme in Nepal. during the year
We have received positive feedback from the Berulo Foundation in Rwanda about the impact of our work.
We have received positive feedback from a number of sources in Sri Lanka about the impact of our work there.
Section E Financial review
The current funds in the charity’s bank account will be used to continue Brief statement of the the work outlined above. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially Not applicable. in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
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The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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| Peter John Danby | Edward Barsley | |
Chairman |
Treasurer | |
| 24 Jul 2023 | ||
| 24 Jul 2023 |
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Charity Name No (if any) SMALL ACTS OF KINDNESS 1175491
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-Apr-22 31-Mar-23
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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Donations |
11,069 | - | - | 11,069 | 576 | ||||
| Gift Aid claims | 500 | - | - | 500 | 250 | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 11,569 | - | - | 11,569 | 826 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 826 | |||||||||
Admin |
34 | - | - | 34 | 29 | ||||
| Project Equipment | 172 | - | - | 172 | |||||
| Travel(volunteers andproject trips) | 3,020 | - | - | 3,020 | |||||
| Accommodation(volunteers andprojects) | 212 | - | - | 212 | |||||
| Project catering/ refreshments | 486 | - | - | 486 | 141 | ||||
| Universitysponsorship | 510 | - | - | 510 | 500 | ||||
| Donation to CACM - Sri Lanka | 610 | - | - | 610 | - | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 5,044 | - | - | 5,044 | 670 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 670 | |||||||||
| 6,525 | 156 | ||||||||
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| 1,483 | 1,327 | ||||||||
| 8,008 | 1,483 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) Categories B1 Cash funds |
1 Cash in bank Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 8,008 - - 8,008 OK |
17/10/2023 Restricted funds Endowment funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - OK OK |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature None Details Details None Details None Details None |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Peter John Danby Edward Barsley |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval | |||
| Peter John Danby | 24-Jul-23 | ||
| Edward Barsley | 24-Jul-23 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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