Trustees, Annual Report for the period Period start date Day Month Year 31$t October 2023 Period end date Day Month To 30th October COMMISSI Year 2024 From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name GLOBAL VILLAGE ACTION Other names charity is known by Registered charity number {if any) 1178320 Charity's principal address 62 Seymour Court Road MARLOW Buckinghamshire Postcode SL7 38E Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not forwhole ear Trustee name Office lif any) Name of porson lor body) entitled oint trustèe if an CYRIL PITCHER CHAIR Overseas Liaison JOHN OKONKWO 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear DOUG WILLIAMS STEVE ARMAH TAR Mard) 2012 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) e of adviser Name Address NONE Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members Ioptional inforniationl Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charlty's trusts Type of governing document Constilution How the charity is constituted {CIOl Charilable Incorporated Organisalion Truslee selection methods Voluntary foundation Irusteès Additlonal governance Issues (Optional Infom)ationl You may choose lo include additional information, where relevant, about.. Global Village Action is a small charity which is run by voluntary trustees domiciled in London and the surrounding suburbs. There were again limited activities in the Current year due to the disruptions and continuing affects caused by the SARS COVID-19 pandemic. Also due to the passing away in 2021 of the then Operational Liaison trustee and this year another trustee contracting a stroke. This has limited the ability of the remaining trustees lo meet or run the core programmes of the charity. In addition, fundraising objectives continued to be suspendèd with the charity becoming semi-dormant throughout this financial year. policies and prO￿dUreS adopted for the induction and training of Irustees., the charity's organisational stru¢tur8 and any wider network with which the Charity works., relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities Prevention and relief of poverty and the advan￿ment of Christian evangelical religion by providing access to food, clothing, shelter. Skills training, pastoral counselling, internships. exchange programmes and evangelical outreach. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document TAR March 2012 Continuing awareness of the SARS COVltk19 virus and it's variants and the lack of personnel. were negatively impathl on activities again in this current financial year. GVA'S limited activities were focused on maintaining the charity's operations backbone and potential partnership in readiness for the point when rt can begin to move forward again with its stated activities and pro9rammes. Evangelical outreach programmes: Feeding programmes. Selecting I training a pioneer star trainee.. Continue with the design concept I developments. drawings and models for the future live-in facility for indigent persons. 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) The charity trustees have complied with the dLrty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard lo the public benefit guidan published by the Chanty Commission. Additional detsils of objectives and activities (Optional inforniationl There were no grants, investments, or structured contributions made by volunteers. You may choose to include further statetnents, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking. policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year The Global Village Action charity has been semi-donnant with regard to activities and programmes throughout this financial year due in part to the continuing SARA COVID-19 awareness, insufficient funding and personnel. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves As a small charity with no employees, limited funds, negligible overheads, and flexible programmes, GVA aims lo keep less than 50h of raised funds in resetve to meet its public interest programmes and emergencies. Details of any funds materially in deficFt None Further financial review details (Optional information) You may Choose to include additional information, where relevant aboLrt". the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)., how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. GVA received limited cash donations in the amount of £113.00 from private sources in the financial year. Donations were applied to support backbone activities outlined above. Trustees continue to work to raise meaningful funds with which to accelerate the intervention programmes outlined above. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signaturels) Full name(sl Position leg Secretary, Chair, etc) CYRIL PITCHER CHAIR Date 2510812025 TAR Maych 2012 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WAIES GLOBAL VILLAGE ACTION Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For thè pèriod from To 3111011023 3011012024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowm8nt fynd¥ to the nBareBt£ Total fund8 Last year to tho neawt to tho nfrar&ot£ tothp noare•t £ to the nwrest £ A1 Rgrgl t8 tk>n8bons 88nk Inl8Yesl 7S 75 38 ta ss Income AR) 324 8et an See tablel. nve8tmen NONE *VALuei IVALUEI Total recelpts A3Pa m•nts NONE #VALUEI Sub total #VALUEI A4 A$$trt and Inve8tmenl urcha8es Bee table NONE #VALUEI Sub total •VALUEI Total payments #VALUEI Net of re¢glpts/(payments) A5 Transfers b•tw4en funds A6 Cash flsnds last year end Cash funds thls year end #VALUEI NE #VALUEI #VALUEI #VALUEI 113 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 2310812025 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to npare5t £ Endowment funds iaiegories to nearèst£ to nearoSt£ 81 Cash funds NONE Total cash funds l•Jree balarwv¢iih receipts ￿ pay￿￿￿t$ ac¢cwntisii Unrestricted funds to neaTest £ Restricted funds to nearest£ Endowment funds to nearest£ NONE Funtt to whlch a￿t belon Current Value onal Details NONE Cost (optionall B3 Invo$tm•nt assets Fvnd to which asset belon Details NONE cost loptlot)ill rrent value onal 84 Assets retained for tho charity's own use Fund to whith r•lates Amouni du8 tional When due OptknRiIs NONE B5 Liabilitie$ Signed by one or h¥0 trustees on b&h8ff of all the trustees Date of roval Signature Print Narre CYRIL PITCHER 2510W2025 CCXX R2 awunts ISSI 2310812025