## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 01 April 2020 31 March 2021 **To**
**From**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1180557 **Charity's principal address** Kemp House
Life Brooks International
157 – 160 City Road London **Postcode EC1V 2NX**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole year**
**Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)**
- 1 Omolola Sidiku
- 2 Olafiyinfoluwa Taiwo
- 3 Omotola Odukoya
- 4 Teresa Taiwo-Gormley 5 6 7 8 9
- 10 11 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 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**
Constitution
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated organisation whose only voting members are its How the charity is constituted charitable trustees (eg. trust, association, company) Charity was set up by some of the trustees and others are appointed by Trustee selection methods the board of trustees
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
- the charity’s organisational structure 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 Objectives and activities**
**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document**
To act as a resource for young people living in deprived areas / communities by providing advice, information and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of:
- a) helping young people to develop their skills, capacities, and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals,
- b) providing recreational and leisure activities in the interests of social welfare for people who are isolated and are in condition of
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|**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)**|need by reason of age, sickness, disability, poverty or social and
economic circumstances.
The prevention or relief of poverty by providing or assisting in the provision
of education, training, healthcare, food and all the necessary support
designed to enable families with children and young people to generate a
sustainable income and be self-sufficient.|
|---|---|
||We provided out of school sessions to children and young people from
deprived communities in the UK and aim to build their confidence, self-
esteem, self-worth and aspirations so that they can become responsible
and fulfilled members of society.
We delivered financial literacy classes, arts and crafts initiatives, leisure
activities, coaching and mentoring programmes including trips to notable
companies to boast confidence whilst providing opportunities to explore
different career options.
We organised arts and crafts sessions in the UK for children and young
people in care.
Internationally we provided children and young people in deprived
communities with essential (educational and healthcare) supplies needed
so that they can attend local primary and secondary schools in their
communities, improve school attendance and raise educational
attainment.
We delivered business training to young widows with children and young
women in vocational trades with a small grant to buy essential business
equipment.
The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.|
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- 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**
Since 2020, the Charity has distributed over 2500 sanitary packs to female students in major examination classes. Over 100 widows’ children benefited from the Dare to Achieve Back to School packages.
We delivered specialised workshops to build the skill capacity of 150 young widows with children and young women in vocational trades to enable them run profitable small-scale enterprises.
The beneficiaries determined the language of delivery for the training sessions and we were able to successfully deliver the session in the chosen languages (Yoruba and English). Mentors provided beneficiaries with practical advice and information tailored to each individual’s business needs.
50 Looked after children were supported through educational and personal development training.
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## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the**
Life Brooks International has a Reserve Policy of 6-month operational cost to ensure a measure of sustainability.
**charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about:
- 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.
## **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**
**Signature(s)** taiwofiyinf **Full name(s)** Olafiyinfoluwa Taiwo **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc) Date** 23.12.2021
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## **LIFE BROOKS INTERNATIONAL**
**Registered Charity Number: 1180557**
**27 December 2021**
**Period of accounts Start date:** 1[st] April 2020 **End date:** 31[st] March 2021
**LIFE BROOKS INTERNATIONAL**
**Registered Charity Number – 1180557**
## **STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021**
|**INCOME**
Balance B/F
GRANTS
UNRESTRICTED
RESTRICTED
ASSET TRANSFER
NET INTEREST
**TOTAL INCOME**
**EXPENDITURE**
PROJECT
ADMINISTRATION
BANK/MONEY TRANSFER CHARGES
**TOTAL EXPENDITURE**
**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**
**BALANCE CARRIED FORWARD AT 31ST MARCH**|**2021**
**£**
2559.43
540.57
0.00
0.00
**3,100**
2,247.75
40.25
10.00
**2,300.00**
**800.00**
**800.00**|**2020**|
0.00
3,212.43
550
**3,762.43**
-
47.25
33.00
**1203.00**
**2,559.43**
**2,559.43**|
|---|---|---|---|
|||**£**||
**LIFE BROOKS INTERNATIONAL**
**Registered Charity Number – 1180557**
**ADDITIONAL INCOME AND FINACIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH**
## **2021**
We appreciate all our donors and supporters who donated to Life Brooks International particularly the following individuals for their in-kind donations:
Management Committee for contributing their time, skills and expertise to Life Brooks International and projects.
Trustees donated approximately 1500 hours of time overseeing projects, fundraising and developing strategy.
We are also grateful to the following organisations for their donations and support:
Salford CVS for the tailored support to deliver institutional capacity development, strategic planning and organisational development, trustee training, fundraising support among others.
**LIFE BROOKS INTERNATIONAL**
**Registered Charity Number – 1180557**
**NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[st] MARCH 2021**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **INCOME**
Income resources are included gross and are accounted for on a receipt basis.
## **EXPENDITURE**
Resources expended are shown gross and are accounted for on a payment
basis. Costs are allocated directly to the category to which they relate, where
this allocation is not possible, costs are allocated within “administration.”
## **2. RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED FUNDS**
No funds were received in the year with restrictions attached to their use.
**LIFE BROOKS INTERNATIONAL**
**Registered Charity Number – 1180557**
## **BALANCE SHEET AT 31[ST] MARCH 2021**
|**CURRENT ASSETS**
BALANCE AT BANK
**TOTAL ASSETS**
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**|**2021**
**2020**
**£**
**£**
800
-
**800**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**800.00**
**-**|
|---|---|
Signature: omotolaodukoya Designated Role: Trustee/Treasurer
Name: Omotola Odukoya
**LIFE BROOKS INTERNATIONAL**
**Registered Charity Number – 1180557**