Timperley Duke of Edinburgh Award Centre
Annual Report September 2021
TIMPERLEY DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD CENTRE ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 30[TH] SEPTEMBER 2021
| CONTENTS | |
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| 1. Introduction | 3 |
| 2. Review of the Year | 4 |
| 3. Financial Report | 6 |
| 4. Participation & outputs | 8 |
| 5. Contact Details | 10 |
| Appendix 1 – Awards & Certificates of Achievement Completed | 11 |
| Appendix 2 – Independent Examiners Report | 12 |
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TIMPERLEY DUKE OF EDINBURGH AWARD CENTRE
1. Introduction & Background
The Timperley DofE Award Centre is a Licenced Organisation of the Duke of Edinburgh Award (DofE). This report covers the year ended 30[th] September 2021.
The Centre is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) governed by a governing document which is available on the Charity Commission website. Its Charitable objects are:
To help young people in the Trafford area by providing opportunities for them to participate in the Duke of Edinburgh Award and thereby to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.
The DofE Award provides a balanced programme of activities that develops the whole person – mind, body and soul – in an environment of social interaction and teamworking. Young people progress through three levels of DofE programmes to achieve a Bronze, Silver or Gold Award. Taking part builds confidence and develops self-esteem. It requires persistence, commitment and has a lasting impact on the attitudes and outlook of all young people who do their DofE. It is open to participants aged between 14 and 24.
Further information concerning objectives of the Award are set out on its website at: http://www.dofe.org/
All participants are registered with the DofE through the eDofE website. This tracks participation in the three elements of the Award which comprise:
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Volunteering – this is about making a difference to other people’s lives. From conservation to youth work to fundraising for charity or caring for animals – there is an extensive list of projects that the members are involved in. Our community is benefiting from over 180 hours per week of volunteering through the Award
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Physical – through this section participants achieve greater physical fitness and become healthier through a wide range of activities both personal or through teamwork.
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Skills – this is all about developing practical and social skills and personal interests. There is an extensive list of skills which the young people may develop
In addition participants take part in expeditions which involve overnight camping for one night for the bronze award, two nights for silver, and three nights for the Gold Award.
A number of adaptations have been made to the Award to address restrictions necessary during the coronavirus pandemic. For more information please refer to :
https://www.dofe.org/dofewithadifference
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2. Review of the Year
We launched the 2020-21 season for the first time with an online launch event hosted by the DofE North team on Microsoft Teams. The event was well attended and we were pleased to welcome a new cohort of Bronze members.
2021 has been a challenging year for our members and their families and we were pleased that it was possible to re-commence expeditions. The DofE put in place a number of modifications to the Award which we took advantage of. These included flexibilities which allowed expeditions to take place closer to home with a reduction in the requirements for camping and the scope to merge qualifying and practice expeditions for those advancing to the next Award level.
Training Session on Microsoft Teams
Unfortunately because we were catching up with a backlog of expeditions from the prior year we were unable to offer expeditions to Bronze members joining in October 2020 but they did compete the Certificate of Achievement and we are actively encouraging them to register for Silver for the 2021-22 season.
At Bronze level we delivered both practice and qualifying expeditions. 8 groups took part (50 members). Training days took place in the previous year (2020) near Dunham Massey and Antrobus. The practice expeditions took place in Alderley Edge and Antrobus, and the qualifying expeditions in Chorley.
Completion of Awards has inevitably been delayed due to the pandemic so we have reported completion of Awards over a 15 month period from 1[st] October to 31[st] December 2021 . During this period 20 members completed their Bronze Award (see Appendix 1).
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Silver team expeditions
At Silver level 8 groups (53 participants) successfully completed their expeditions. This included some groups for whom the Silver Practice expedition also counted as their Bronze Qualifier taking advantage of the flexibilities introduced by the DofE. The practice expeditions took place in the Macclesfield Forest area of the Peak District and the qualifying expeditions in the Goyt Valley (Errwood) to Buxton area of the Peak District.
During the 15 month period from 1[st] October to 31[st] December 2021 12 members completed their Silver Award (see Appendix 1).
We were keen to ensure that the Gold Award continued to include camping and both our practice and qualifying expeditions took place in Cumbria and included overnight camping.
34 members successfully completed their Qualifying expedition and we are hopeful that a substantial number of these will complete the full Award.
During the 15 month period from 1[st] October to 31[st] December 2021 7 members completed their Gold Award (see Appendix 1).
Our volunteer group has gone from strength to strength. We now have over 40 volunteers in a variety of roles. Six new volunteers have come forward for the 2021/22 season.
The Stores team, lead by Louise Hayward, took advantage of the period during lockdown to undertake a complete review of the stores. Peter Hayward repaired a number of Vango tents bringing 6 back into service. The kit booking system was updated and it was a credit to our members and the stores team that we were able to return all group deposits in full at the end of the season.
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Stores Kit Checking Day at AKRFC
Since it was was launched 75 members have completed their Certificate of Achievement (see Appendix 1).
A large part of this success is down to the encouragement our eDofE mentor team provide to participants to ensure they sign off on the Award sections. This team is lead by Charlotte Skitterall with support from Michelle Ball and Liz Stagg and Sarah Newton. Steph Carter from the Bowdon Church DofE Centre continues to be very supportive and performs the role of independent verifier.
During the year one of our long standing eDofE mentors, Fiona Buckley, sadly died. Fiona was a passionate supporter of the Centre and the DofE Award and is very much missed. We are planning to launch an Award in Fiona’s memory from the 2021/22 season onwards.
Following relocation Andy Allan stood down as Centre Manager. We are pleased that Emma Deighton Brown has now taken up this post. Emma lead the successful 2021/22 season launch in November and is working with the leadership team to deliver our 7[th] season.
The Trustees of the Charity are as follows:
Andy Allan (Chair) Ben Morgan Sarah Newton (appointed 6[th] October 2021) Caroline Royle (appointed 6[th] October 2021) Roz Swarbrick
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3. Financial Report
| 3. Financial Report | ||||||||
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| Timperley DofE Award Centre | CC16a | |||||||
| For the period from |
01/10/2020 Period start date |
To | 30/09/2021 Period end date |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations & other sundry income | 300 | - | - | 300 | 345 | |||
| Expedition fees | 2,825 | - | - | 2,825 | 34,135 | |||
| Grants | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Kit hire | 495 | - | - | 495 | 10 | |||
| Registration fees | 4,075 | - | - | 4,075 | 6,640 | |||
| Bank interest Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
4 | - | - | 4 | 11 | |||
| 7,699 | - | - | 7,699 | 41,141 | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). | ||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 7,699 | - | - | 7,699 | 41,141 | ||||
| Accommodation | 192 | - | - | 192 | - | |||
| Camping fees | 1,904 | - | - | 1,904 | 495 | |||
| Expedition training days | - | - | - | - | 250 | |||
| Expedition food & beverages | 28 | - | - | 28 | - | |||
| Per Diems | 630 | - | - | 630 | - | |||
| Registration packs | 2,170 | - | - | 2,170 | 3,471 | |||
| Supervision fees | 8,106 | - | - | 8,106 | - | |||
| Transport | 30 | - | - | 30 | - | |||
| Approved ActivityProvider(AAP)fee | 500 | - | - | 500 | - | |||
| Admininstration support | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Bank & Paypal charges | 27 | - | - | 27 | 94 | |||
| Equipment & Gas | 1,495 | - | - | 1,495 | 438 | |||
| General expenses | 86 | - | - | 86 | 246 | |||
| Hall rental | - | - | - | - | 1,000 | |||
| Insurance | 673 | - | - | 673 | 645 | |||
| IT & software | 742 | - | - | 742 | 214 | |||
| Leader training | 457 | - | - | 457 | 520 | |||
| Licence fees | 1,320 | - | - | 1,320 | 1,320 | |||
| Maps | 138 | - | - | 138 | 21 | |||
| Printing, postage & stationery | 62 | - | - | 62 | 69 | |||
| Refreshments | - | - | - | - | 165 | |||
| Repairs | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| Storage fixtures & fittings | 77 | - | - | 77 | ||||
| Telephone & Internet | 40 | - | - | 40 | - | |||
| Tents | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| **Sub total ** | 18,677 | - | - | 18,677 | 8,948 | |||
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| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Storage container | - | - | - | - | 852 | |||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | 852 | |||
| 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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| 18,677 | - | - | 18,677 | 9,800 | ||||
| (10,978) | 0 | (10,978) | ||||||
| (10,978) | 0 | 0 | (10,978) | 31,341 | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| 44,106 | - | - | 44,106 | 12,766 | ||||
| 33,128 | - | - |
33,128 | 44,107 |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds Lloyds bank current a/c 2,613 - -
Lloyds bank savings a/c 30,514 - -
Total cash funds 33,128 - -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
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Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B3 Investment assets - -
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Details asset belongs Cost (optional) (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own Storage container - - -
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The accounts show that the centre made a cash loss of £10,978. The majority of expedition fees had been paid in March 2020, prior to the implementation of coronavirus restrictions and postponement of the expeditions. As a result income received in the prior financial year related to expeditions delivered in the 2020/21 financial year.
We are fortunate to have accumulated a healthy level of reserves which mean that we are no longer reliant on grant funding for equipment. The Trustees have discussed the use of the surplus and determined that it will be utilised as follows:
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to provide headroom / contingency during a period when the fixed costs of the Centre will increase following appointment of a salaried Centre Manager
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funding for a rolling programme of equipment replacement
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funding for fully supported places on DofE for those from disadvantaged backgrounds
Roz Swarbrick continues to perform the role of Treasurer and thanks are due to Roz for her hard work in keeping track of growing numbers of subscriptions and expedition / operating expenses. We are also grateful to Deborah Chalcraft for conducting an independent review of the accounts.
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4. Participation & outputs
Participation
Although Timperley is a relatively affluent area the Centre places great emphasis on taking an ‘everyone welcome’ approach which encourages participation from a range of children from varying socio-economic and ethnic groups. The Centre is an Open Award centre promoted throughout Trafford. Most members are drawn from local schools and come from the Altrincham area.
Participation by ethnic background, gender, disability and school attended is set out below. This is based on eDofE system data for registered participants:
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8 2 1 1 3 2 3 1 7 4 57 89
8 2 1 1 3 2 3 1 7 4 57 89
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82 2 4 1 89
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Applications by school and gender are set out below. Please note that the statistics in tables above and below are drawn from different systems and there are a number of factors which mean the numbers do not match.
| Applications by school Altrincham Grammar School for Girls Altrincham Grammar School for Boys Altrincham College of Arts Blessed Thomas Holford CC Sale Grammar School St Ambrose Loreto Wellington School Urmston Grammar School Other Gender Male Female |
9 14 0 2 54 1 2 9 0 19 |
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| 110 | |
| 60 50 |
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| 110 |
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Volunteering and community outreach
The impact that participants have on their communities through volunteering activity is viewed by the Centre as an important output of the programme. Bev Stackhouse has coordinated volunteer activities and has provided support for members by working with local charities to signpost opportunities. Bev has performed this role for a number of years and is now handing over responsibility to Sarah Newton. We would like to thank Bev the time she has put into this role and welcome Sarah to the team.
Examples of volunteer activity undertaken during the year include :
Helping people in need Event Management Academic Tutoring (STEM) After school club Helping children Student Representative Sports Leadership + Tutoring Helping people in skating helping at a rugby club Assisting club members Supporting the infants ukulele sessions on a weekly basis Charity Shop Helping the NHS Baby Bag Project - making crochet hats for new-born babies for charity through Sure Start. Netball coaching Working at tge Garrick Theatre rspca charity event helping in library Faith communities Rainbows Charity Shop Rainbows Helping children Helping at Brownies (Girlguides) Coaching at Grade 1 Jazz Fundraising Football Coaching U10s Hockey, 10.30a.m-11.30a.m Sundays Assisting with coaching and refereeing of a primary school netball club Helping at my local scout group and at dunham scout camp Dance Leadership Coaching and guiding younger brother for his 11+ exam. Tutoring my younger sibling Sports Leadership Work team leadership Supporting sibling Friends of the Bowdon Bollin Sports Leadership Environment
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5. Further Information
For further information please email: membership@dofetimperley.org.uk
Call 07342 122 144 or contact the relevant member of our team :
Emma Deighton Brown Centre Manager emma.db@dofetimperley.org.uk Charlotte Skitterall eDofE Manager charlotte.skitterall@dofetimperley.org.uk - Martin Deighton Brown Expedition Manager martin.deighton brown@dofetimperley.org.uk Holly Waddell Bronze Expedition Manager holly.waddell@dofetimperley.org.uk Ben Morgan Silver Expedition Manager ben.morgan@dofetimperley.org.uk [TBC] Gold Expedition Manager Roz Swarbrick Treasurer roz.swarbrick@dofetimperley.org.uk Louise Hayward Stores Manager louise.hayward@dofetimperley.org.uk Caroline Tynan Safeguarding Officer caroline.tynan@dofetimperley.org.uk Sarah Newton Volunteering Co-Ordinator sarah.newton@dofetimperley.org.uk Andy Allan Chair of Trustees andy.allan@dofetimperley.org.uk
Bronze practice walk day
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APPENDIX 1 – AWARDS COMPLETED 15 months from 1[st] October 2020 to 31[st] December 2021
Name Completion Date
| Bronze Award | |
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| Zakaria Al-Mula Abed | 29-Oct-21 |
| Sebastien Ball | 08-Dec-21 |
| Ceri Birchall | 08-Dec-21 |
| Lily Campling | 08-Dec-21 |
| Lauren Christmas | 08-Dec-21 |
| Sarah Issa | 08-Dec-21 |
| Oscar Joyce-O Keeffe | 08-Dec-21 |
| Bhaktee Kandale | 29-Oct-21 |
| Noah Meacock | 08-Dec-21 |
| Freya Morgan | 08-Dec-21 |
| Riya Pillai | 29-Oct-21 |
| Louis Poyser | 08-Dec-21 |
| Emma Rhodes | 08-Dec-21 |
| Marcus Royle | 29-Oct-21 |
| Yamann Sawan | 08-Jan-21 |
| Anna Stackable | 08-Dec-21 |
| Sid Wallace | 29-Oct-21 |
| Benjamin Wilson | 08-Dec-21 |
| Michelle Yang | 08-Dec-21 |
| Sarvan Perumal Yeramilli | 29-Oct-21 |
| Silver Award | |
| Iram Al Farouq | 08-Jan-21 |
| Oliver Atkinson | 08-Dec-21 |
| Lorna Hope | 08-Dec-21 |
| Benjamin Huntley | 29-Oct-21 |
| Bhaktee Kandale | 29-Oct-21 |
| Sami Kishawi | 08-Dec-21 |
| Freya Malalagama | 08-Dec-21 |
| Keshika McCabe | 08-Jan-21 |
| Riya Pillai | 08-Dec-21 |
| Mya Raithatha | 08-Jan-21 |
| Flo Stagg | 08-Dec-21 |
| Grace Wareing | 08-Dec-21 |
| Gold Award | |
| Rachel Buckley | 01-Nov-21 |
| Hannah Burch | 03-Nov-20 |
| Will Geddes | 13-Dec-21 |
| Thomas Morgan | 13-Dec-21 |
| Ben Redman | 08-Jan-21 |
| Elizabeth Skitterall | 13-Dec-21 |
| Joshua Spinks | 13-Dec-21 |
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APPENDIX 1 – CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT 15 months from 1[st] October 2020 to 31[st] December 2021
| Completion | Completion | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Date | Name | Date |
| Bronze Certificate of Achievement | Silver Certificate of Achievement | ||
| Sebastien Ball | 30-Sep-20 | Ghaleb Abdulrazak | 18-Nov-20 |
| Bella Baxter | 08-Feb-21 | Zoe Bowyer | 23-Feb-21 |
| Ceri Birchall | 09-Nov-20 | Olivia Bradley | 10-Aug-20 |
| Dan Bradley | 03-Aug-21 | Madelaine Byrne | 01-Mar-21 |
| Lily Campling | 16-Nov-21 | Selin Chang | 04-Jan-21 |
| Eleanor Cheah | 06-Apr-21 | Holly Hazelhurst | 07-Mar-21 |
| Lauren Christmas | 06-Oct-21 | Benjamin Huntley | 08-Jul-21 |
| Harry Deighton-Brown | 29-Jun-20 | Arjun Jay | 30-Jul-21 |
| Olivia Effingham | 25-Sep-20 | Sami Kishawi | 20-Sep-21 |
| Charlotte Goodwin | 25-Nov-20 | Anya Lloyd | 23-Sep-21 |
| Charlie Harding | 22-Mar-21 | Freya Malalagama | 08-Nov-21 |
| Niamh Hardwick | 15-Mar-21 | Rohan McCabe | 22-Nov-21 |
| Emily Harries | 28-Mar-21 | Noah Meacock | 28-Sep-21 |
| Ben Hayward | 29-Jun-20 | Freya Morgan | 15-Oct-21 |
| Samuel Headrige | 30-Mar-21 | Aimee Needham | 28-Oct-20 |
| William Hitchen | 30-Nov-20 | Ellie Newton | 10-Sep-20 |
| Amy Horner | 02-Feb-21 | Tom Parkinson | 27-Aug-20 |
| Oscar Joyce-O Keeffe | 24-Jun-21 | Riya Pillai | 19-Oct-21 |
| Bhaktee Kandale | 12-Oct-20 | Emma Rhodes | 16-Nov-21 |
| Holly Macnamara | 24-Nov-20 | Akanksha Sashikumar | 23-Feb-21 |
| Rohan McCabe | 19-Sep-20 | Yamann Sawan | 17-Oct-21 |
| Noah Meacock | 15-Nov-20 | Katie Sinclair | 07-Nov-20 |
| Rahul Minocha | 24-Mar-21 | Flo Stagg | 29-Jun-20 |
| Freya Morgan | 27-Aug-20 | Scott Swarbrick | 29-Jun-20 |
| Charlotte Moss | 18-Mar-21 | Charlotte Thomson | 04-Oct-21 |
| Riya Pillai | 10-Aug-20 | Grace Wareing | 08-Jun-21 |
| Louis Poyser | 01-Nov-20 | ||
| Emma Rhodes | 30-Mar-21 | Gold Certificate of Achievement | |
| Harvey Rhodes | 11-Nov-21 | George Abraham | 20-Jul-21 |
| Marcus Royle | 16-Dec-20 | Ella Crabb | 27-Nov-20 |
| Akash Rudralingam Perez | 29-Mar-21 | Jack Deighton-Brown | 29-Jun-20 |
| Arun Rudralingam Perez | 29-Mar-21 | William Geddes | 01-Nov-21 |
| Arvin Sashikumar | 04-Jan-21 | Thomas Morgan | 10-Nov-21 |
| Hannah Sharp | 30-Mar-21 | Elizabeth Skitterall | 18-Nov-20 |
| Lottie Smith | 28-Mar-21 | Joshua Spinks | 09-Feb-21 |
| Anna Stackable | 01-Nov-21 | Annabel Wright | 12-Nov-21 |
| Amr Tahoun | 25-Jun-21 | ||
| Charlotte Thomson | 10-Sep-20 | ||
| Sid Wallace | 21-Oct-20 | ||
| Michelle Yang | 01-Nov-21 | ||
| Sarvan Perumal Yeramilli | 12-Nov-20 |
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APPENDIX 2 – INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS
Gold Team at the start of their 4 day expedition from Coniston to Kendal
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examlnerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R•port to th• trusto••l m•mborn of PoK4 n ARQ &- IE6 On accounts for th• yur •nded Ch•rlty no (If any) 30 &Pcfv-&kw I Sot ¢)ut on pag I report to the tnjstees on my examtnation ol the accounts of the above Charity (Ihe Tru8f) for thè year end.30 loq l aLiI I . Rospon•lbllltl•• and A8 the chanty trust•u of the Tru8t, you are resp)nsible for tha preparation •h of rgport of the a(%ount6 in ith the mquitnents of tho CharrtKg8 Act 2011 (Ihe A<). I report in resparA of my exInatIon of th• Trusf8 accounts carried out under section 145 of tha 2011 Act and in Carrn9 Out my examin8tKn, I have fdStrwed the applicable Directn8 given by the Charty Commi88ion under iadion 145(5)(b) of the Act. I hw• conpleted my exarninatiDn. I confirni that no material matters have corm to my attention ( ') in connthion with the examlnat¥)n which giv me causo lo believe that in. any material Indepondont •xamlneffs Statement accounting records wern not kept In rn)rdance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not Kcord with the ac0nting records I h•4e no concems and have come xross no otkftr matters in connection with the ex8minatDn to attenn shoukl be drawn in order to enable proper undernlanding of th• accounts to t)e rea¢ed. . Please (tsbte Iho in th• brnd(ets rf they do not apply. Slgn•d: 11. Ioli Nam•: Relevant prof•s•lonal quolfflcallon(•) or body (If any): Addrem: Pi IER Octobor 2018