## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 21/06/2023 Period start date To 20/06/2024 Period end date**
## **Charity name: THE VAYYU FOUNDATION Charity registration number: 1181313**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The charity exists to protect the**
**environment and support vulnerable**
**communities.**It raises awareness and takes
action on environmental issues like ocean
and river plastic, marine life, reforestation,
and sustainable food growing—especially
engaging ethnic, isolated, and marginalised
groups.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The charity delivers public beneft through
two key programmes:**UOCEAN**and
**UEARTH**.
**•**
**UOCEAN**focuses on tackling
plastic pollution in rivers and oceans
across the UK through community-
led cleanups, youth education
programmes, and the promotion of
blue environmental action. It
engages diverse and often
underrepresented communities in
environmental stewardship, fostering
green skills and inclusion in
conservation efforts.
**•**
**UEARTH**supports reforestation,
mindfulness, and green living. It
combines tree planting with
wellbeing initiatives such as
meditation and nature connection,
encouraging individuals and
communities to reconnect with the
natural world. UEARTH also
promotes sustainable food growing
and biodiversity restoration in urban
and rural spaces.
Both programmes are rooted in education,
direct environmental action, and inclusion,
with a strong emphasis on empowering
young people and marginalised groups to be
part of the solution.|
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|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confrm that they have had due
regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public beneft when
exercising their duties and carrying out the
charity’s aims.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference
||Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
The charity may provide grants to
individuals or organisations whose work
aligns with its charitable objectives,
particularly in the areas of environmental
protection, education, humanitarian aid, and
community resilience.
**Key principles:**
**•**
**Purpose-aligned**: All grants must
further the charity’s aims as outlined
in its governing documents.
**•**
**Due diligence**: Appropriate checks
will be carried out to ensure that
recipients are capable of delivering
the agreed outcomes and that funds
are used effectively.
**•**
**Transparency**: All grant decisions
are made by the trustees and are
recorded in meeting minutes. A clear
rationale will be provided for
approvals and refusals.
**•**
**Monitoring and reporting**: Grant
recipients are required to report on
the use of funds and the impact of
their work, and the trustees may
request evidence of outcomes.
The charity does not make grants to
individuals for private beneft. Grants are
not awarded on the basis of personal
relationships or for purposes outside the
charity’s objects.
Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
Para 1.38|
|---|---|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers are at the heart of the charity’s
work. Through both**UOCEAN**and
**UEARTH**, volunteers contribute thousands
of hours to environmental protection,
community engagement, and education.
From leading river and ocean cleanups to
planting trees, delivering workshops, and
supporting events, their passion and
commitment drive the charity’s impact on
the ground.
Volunteers also play a key role in reaching
marginalised and underrepresented
communities, helping to build inclusive,
locally led environmental movements. Their
efforts not only support the charity’s core
programmes but also inspire others to take
action and become environmental stewards
within their own communities.
The trustees recognise and deeply value the
time, energy, and expertise generously given
by volunteers, without whom the charity’s
work would not be possible.|
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|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|Over the past year, the charity has made a
signifcant difference through its core
programmes,**UOCEAN**and**UEARTH**,
improving the environment and empowering
communities across the UK.
**•**
**UOCEAN**has removed tonnes of
plastic and waste from rivers, canals,
and coastlines through regular
cleanups led by volunteers. These
efforts have not only protected
marine life and improved local
ecosystems but have also raised
environmental awareness within
schools, youth groups, and
marginalised communities.
Educational outreach has equipped
young people with knowledge and
green skills, inspiring a new
generation of conservationists.
**•**
**UEARTH**has led multiple tree-
planting and rewilding initiatives,
encouraging nature connection,
mindfulness, and sustainable living.
The project has supported
individuals' mental wellbeing,
provided biodiversity benefts, and
promoted climate resilience through
green space regeneration and food
growing.
The charity’s work has empowered ethnic,
isolated, and underserved groups by
involving them directly in environmental
action. This has fostered social inclusion,
strengthened community cohesion, and
created new pathways for skills
development and civic engagement.
Wider societal benefts include a growing
public consciousness around environmental
responsibility, increased community
resilience in the face of climate challenges,
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## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
**Objective I:** _To promote environmental_
_protection and advance the education of the_
_public in conservation and the physical and_
_natural environment._
•
The charity has successfully
delivered dozens of environmental
cleanups through the**UOCEAN**
programme, removing signifcant
volumes of waste from rivers and
coastlines.
•
Environmental education sessions
were delivered in schools,
community centres, and youth
groups—engaging hundreds of
individuals, particularly from ethnic
and marginalised backgrounds.
•
Awareness campaigns and
community-led action days
empowered the public to take
ownership of local blue and green
issues, from plastic pollution to
reforestation.
**Objective III:** _The promotion of such other_
_charitable purposes recognised under the_
_law of England and Wales._
•
Additional work aligned with
charitable objectives has included
promoting mental wellbeing through
**UEARTH**, which combines
environmental restoration with
practices like meditation,
mindfulness, and nature connection.
•
The charity also contributed to
public beneft by involving hundreds
of volunteers in meaningful, skill-
building environmental work,
boosting personal development and
social inclusion.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41|
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||Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
Other|
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the fnancial period, the charity
remains in a stable fnancial position.
Income generated through grants, donations,
and fundraising activities has supported the
delivery of core programmes, including
UOCEAN and UEARTH, without incurring
signifcant defcits.
Expenditure was primarily directed towards
project delivery, volunteer support,
educational outreach, environmental
cleanups, and operational costs. The trustees
have exercised prudent fnancial
management, ensuring that resources were
used effciently to maximise public beneft.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are being carefully maintained to
ensure the sustainability of future operations
and to provide a buffer for unforeseen
circumstances. The charity continues to seek
diversifed income streams to strengthen
long-term fnancial resilience and expand its
impact.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£15,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity’s principal sources of income
during the fnancial period were grants from
corporate partners and companies. These
funds supported the delivery of key
environmental and educational programmes,
including UOCEAN and UEARTH.
Public fundraising campaigns were limited
during this period as the rising costs of
living. The trustees are grateful for the
ongoing support of corporate funders, whose
contributions have enabled the charity to
deliver meaningful impact across its areas of
work.|
|---|---|---|
||Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
**N/A**
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity
Para 1.46
**Funding Dependency**
The charity relies heavily on corporate
grants as its main income source. A
reduction in corporate giving could affect
programme delivery.
_Mitigation:_The charity is actively exploring
funding diversifcation through new
partnerships, individual giving, and grant
opportunities.
**Volunteer Engagement**
Many core activities depend on consistent
volunteer participation. A decline in
volunteer numbers could limit
environmental actions and outreach.
_Mitigation:_The charity invests in volunteer
recruitment, training, and retention by
fostering an inclusive and rewarding
volunteer experience.
Other|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
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Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are appointed in accordance with
the provisions set out in the charity’s
governing document. New trustees are
selected based on the skills, experience, and
commitment they can bring to support the
charity’s objectives.
Trustees may be appointed by a majority
decision of the existing board.
All trustee appointments are recorded in
meeting minutes and are subject to a formal
induction process to ensure a clear
understanding of legal duties,
responsibilities, and the charity’s strategic
direction.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
||Charity name
THE VAYYU FOUNDATION
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number
1181313
Charity’s principal address
THE VAYYU FOUNDATION, 63 MONTAGUE ROAD, LE2
1TJ, LEICESTER, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20||||~~**(if any)**~~|
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
Trustee name
Dates acted rf not for whole year
**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional** ~~**information)**~~
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**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**
**Charity Name No (if any) The Vayyu Foundation 1181313**
## **Receipts and payments accounts**
Period start date Period end date **To** 6/21/2023 6/20/2024
**For the period from**
## **CC16a**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds**
**to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £**
## **A1 Receipts**
|Online Donations||**1,904**||||**-**||**1,904**||**1,325**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Grants||**-**||||**-**||**-**||**20,204**||
|CompanyDonations||**121,846**||**-**||**-**||**121,846**||**50,110**||
|Educational Projects||||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|
**Sub total**(Gross income for AR)||**123,750**||**-**||**-**||**123,750**||**71,639**||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**(see table).**||||||||||||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**Sub total**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||||||||||||
|**Total receipts **||**123,750**||**-**||**-**||**123,750**||**71,639**||
|**A3 Payments**
Postage / suppliers
**3,462**
Website / Marketing
**2,505**
Educational Projects
Equipment
**9,357**
Wages
**9,089**
Charitable Activities
**42,531**
Motorpurchase
Motor expenses
**5,292**
Loan to employee
Phone
**40**
Subsistence
**13,696**
Travel
**4,620**
**Sub total 90,592**|**A3 Payments**
Postage / suppliers
**3,462**
Website / Marketing
**2,505**
Educational Projects
Equipment
**9,357**
Wages
**9,089**
Charitable Activities
**42,531**
Motorpurchase
Motor expenses
**5,292**
Loan to employee
Phone
**40**
Subsistence
**13,696**
Travel
**4,620**
**Sub total 90,592**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**3,462**
**2,505**
**-**
**9,357**
**9,089**
**42,531**
**-**
**5,292**
**-**
**40**
**13,696**
**4,620**
**90,592**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Postage / suppliers|**3,462**|**-**|**-**|**3,462**|**631**|
|Website / Marketing|**2,505**|**-**|**-**|**2,505**|**4,807**|
|Educational Projects||||**-**|**6,857**|
|Equipment|**9,357**|**-**|**-**|**9,357**|**2,667**|
|Wages|**9,089**|**-**|**-**|**9,089**|**8,945**|
|Charitable Activities|**42,531**|**-**|**-**|**42,531**|**30,608**|
|Motorpurchase||||**-**|**3,950**|
|Motor expenses|**5,292**|**-**|**-**|**5,292**|**1,114**|
|Loan to employee||||**-**|**5,000**|
|Phone|**40**|**-**|**-**|**40**|**265**|
|Subsistence|**13,696**|**-**|**-**|**13,696**|**982**|
|Travel|**4,620**|**-**|**-**|**4,620**|**5,945**|
|**Sub total **|**90,592**|**-**|**-**|**90,592**|**71,772**|
|**A4 Asset and investment**|||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||||
||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||||
|**Sub total -**|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||||||||||||
|**Total payments 90,592**|||**-**||**-**||**90,592**||**71,772**||
||||||||||||
|**Net of receipts/(payments) 33,158**|||**-**||**-**||**33,158**||**- 133**||
|**A5 Transfers between funds**|**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**384**||**-**||**-**||**384**||**517**||
|**Cash funds this year end 33,542**|||**-**||**-**||**33,542**||**384**||
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|**Details**
**Cash at bank as at 20 Jun 2024**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Total cash funds**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**33,542**
**-**
**-**
**33,542**
OK
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||OK|
|||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
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|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
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|||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|**-**|
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**-**
## **B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
## **Details**
**Fund to which Amount due When due liability relates (optional) (optional) - - - - -**
Date of Signature Print Name approval MRS REBECCA ABRAHAMS 4/18/2025
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **members of** The Vayyu Foundation **On accounts for the year** 20 June 2024 **Charity no** 1181313 **ended (if any)**
## **Set out on pages**
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
- **Respective**
- **responsibilities of**
- **trustees and examiner**
- The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
- **Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
**Independent** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention **examiner's statement** (other than that disclosed below *)
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
- have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
* _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._
**Signed: Date:** 18 April 2024 **Name:** M.Z Gara **Relevant professional** Chartered Certified Accountants **qualification(s) or body (if any):**
1
**March 2012**
**IER**
**Address:** The Zak Partnership Limited 20 Ashfield Road, Leicester LE2 1LA **Section B Disclosure**
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
2
**March 2012**
**IER**
**Give here brief details of** N/A **any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
3
**March 2012**
**IER**