Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 04 2024 To 31 03 2025
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name The Society for Entrepreneurial Education and Development
Other names charity is known by S.E.E.D. and SEED Registered charity number (if any) 1177089 Charity's principal address 3D Sheen Gate Gardens East Sheen London Postcode SW14 7PD
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| NICHOLAS BENEDICT RIDGE |
Treasurer, member of Board of Trustees |
Board of Trustees | |||
| ALAN RICHARD CHARLESWORTH |
Secretary, member of Board of Trustees |
Board of Trustees | |||
| SHAKEEB NIAZI | Chair, member of Board of Trustees |
Board of Trustees | |||
| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | |||||
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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) |
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| Legal & IP | Jonathan Exell | 16 Weston Road Bromley BR1 3RH |
| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) | ||
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
CIO Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO - Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected Trustee selection methods
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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;
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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
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The objects of the CIO are:
(1) The advancement of education for the public benefit, in particular but not exclusively in the subjects of digital and entrepreneurial techniques and methodologies.
(2) The relief of unemployment for the benefit of the public by such means as the trustees see fit including assistance to find employment, helping people start up their own businesses or income-generating ventures and the provision of land or buildings at below market or subsidised rents to businesses starting up.
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
(3) The promotion of social inclusion by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society.
- For the purposes of this clause ‘socially excluded’ means people who are excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one or more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; crime (either as a victim of crime or as an offender rehabilitating into society) or who are within, or have experienced, the public care or penal system.
The main activities were to:
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Connect and engage with organisations that support the targeted beneficiaries and establish working relationships.
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W3 found office space for the charity to help us organise its matters and provide a place where the beneficiaries could visit and work with the charity.
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We continue to define its fundraising 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)
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We are now working on defining our engagement and support for the beneficiaries (supported living for young people). We have engaged with young people car providers and organisations also interest in providing support. We are looking to create a digital learning space in each property.
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One of the key issues have been finding project managers due `to my ill health (Shakeeb Niazi founder). I had a stroke in December 2024.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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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;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The main activities were to:
- Connect and engage with organisations that support the targeted beneficiaries and establish working relationships.
We have started to work and run events with:
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BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT
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Institute for Engineering and Technology
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University of East London
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University of West London
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To find homes with 4-6 bedrooms that can be used supported living space for young people.
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We are in discussion with a care agency who have trained staff in this area.
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To define its engagement and support for the beneficiaries (based on the funds and space available).
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Continued developing the education programme and entrepreneur toolkit to be used is such training sessions.
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Continued developing workshops, mentoring sessions and general support activities.
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Section E Financial review
This is a charity on its start-up journey and has raised a small amount of Brief statement of the funds from its activities. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially none in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
To date (of this reported financial year), the charity has not entered into You may choose to include any agreements where costs would be incurred by the charity. additional information, where relevant about:
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In addition, any minor expenses have been covered by N-Tire Systems
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• the charity’s principal Limited and Shakeeb Niazi. 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
The challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic continue during 2024/2023 to impact our all programmes resulted in us suspending them. We decided not to launch any new or incur any new costs and keep the charity moving forward by developing plans and building the underlying content. We also agreed to review the situation on a regular basis.
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Shakeeb Niazi Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 5th September 2025
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I CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES 1177089 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from To 3110312025 Section A Receipts and payments Unr•$tri¢ted funds R¢stri¢ted fund$ Endowment funds Total funds Last year to th• nearest £ tr*the nearest£ tothe nearMt£ to thv near•st£ ttythe nernt£ A1 R•e8lpts Donatior Sub total(Gross incom8 for AR) set and Snvestm•nt sa {se¢ table). Sub total A3Pa Sub total A4 Assèt and Investmont ur¢hase8 $•• table Sub total Net of re¢elpts/{paym•nts) A5 Transf•rs betw••n funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year end 9.288 9.288 9.288 9.288 CCKX R18ccount5 ISS) 0510912025
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