
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 1-Aug-2022 Period start date   To 31-Jul-2023  Period end date** 

## **Charity name: BULGARIAN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION MOIATA AZBUKA** 

## **Charity registration number: 1181694** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|For the public benefit, to advance the<br>education of the public, in particular (but<br>not exclusively) children up to the age of 18<br>of Bulgarian origin and their families, in the<br>subject of Bulgarian language, geography,<br>history, culture and heritage, primarily (but<br>not exclusively) through the provision of<br>supplementary education services.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|For children:<br>•<br>Provision of Bulgarian language<br>classes<br>•<br>Provision of Bulgarian History &<br>Geography classes<br>•<br>Provision of traditional folk dance<br>and singing<br>•<br>For children & adults, and for<br>general public/local community<br>(non-members)<br>•<br>Preparation and Celebration of<br>“Survakari” festival<br>•<br>Preparation and Celebration of<br>famous heritage festival “Kukerite”<br>•<br>Preparation and Celebration of<br>Bulgarian Traditional day called<br>“Baba Marta” & “Martenitza<br>•<br>Preparation and Celebration of<br>National Feast Days  (3 March) and<br>the Day of Cyrillic Alphabet (24<br>May)<br>•<br>Celebration of important to Bulgaria<br>historically related days<br>•<br>Additional celebrations, such as<br>Christmas, Orthodox Easter, St<br>George’s Day, Mothers’ Day,<br>Fathers’ Day|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance|Para 1.18|Trustees had due regard to Charity<br>Commission public benefit guidance when<br>they are planning each of these activities.|





issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit 

|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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||SORP reference||
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|As ever, the understanding, support and<br>contribution by volunteers, parents and<br>carers make our impact greater and wider.|
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## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Our organisation continues to expand in<br>the 4 London boroughs where many<br>children between age of 5 and 15, their<br>families and carers have been impacted by<br>the activities, celebrations and festivals<br>provided and organised by the association.<br>The return to relative normality, in 2022,<br>following the two year period of lockdown<br>has been marked by the resumption in two<br>of the four schools of face-to-face lessons,<br>while, at the wish of the parents, the<br>continuation of lessons by remote online<br>link has been preferred in the other two<br>schools.|





## **Additional information (optional)** 

|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**||
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|You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Other||N/A|





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The charity continues to benefit the<br>purposes for which it was set up, and<br>enjoys a healthy financial position with the<br>pro-active collaboration of the parents.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We hold some reserves in case of<br>unforeseen events and we have funds to<br>put deposits on new lease agreements|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£3,000**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|N/A|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

|**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**||
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|You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|• Registration fees<br>• Education<br>• donations|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|N/A|
|Other||N/A|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Nominated and elected by the members|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

N/A Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees N/A The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works N/A Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties N/A Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Bulgarian Educational and Cultural Association Moiata<br>Azbuka|
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|Other name the charity uses|Bulgarian School Moiata Azbuka|
|Registered charity number|1181694|
|Charity’s principal address|4 Booth House<br>High Street<br>Bretford<br>Middlesex<br>TW8 8LL|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||DessyTsolova||||
||Daniela Petkova||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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 

N/A 

## **Other optional information** 

N/A 



## **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)** Daniela Petkova **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee & CEO **Chair, etc) Date** 28 May 2024 




## **Charity Name BULGARIAN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION MOIATA AZBUKA** 

**No (if any) 1181694 CC16a** 

## **Receipts and payments accounts** 

**For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01-Aug-22 31-Jul-23 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**-**<br>**23,386**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**23,386**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **23,386**<br>**15,496**<br>**2,365**<br>**426**<br>**400**<br>**1,300**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **19,987**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br> **19,987**<br>**3,399**<br>**3,613**<br>**7,012**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**23,386**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**23,386**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**23,386**<br>**15,496**<br>**2,365**<br>**426**<br>**-**<br>**400**<br>**1,300**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**19,987**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**19,987**<br>**3,399**<br>**3,613**<br>**7,012**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
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|School Fees|**23,386**||||**19,300**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**23,386**||||**19,300**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**||||||
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|**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_ **<br>**A3 Payments**||||||
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|<br>School expenses|**15,496**||||**17,146**|
|<br>Premises Expenses|**2,365**||||**2,879**|
|<br>Travel Expenses|**426**||||**430**|
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|<br>Professional services|**400**||||**775**|
|Other expenses|**1,300**||||**1,161**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**19,987**||||**22,391**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>~~**purchases (see table)**~~||||||
|~~**,**~~<br>**Laptop Asus**|||||**600**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||**600**|
|**_Total payments_ **<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||
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||**3,399**|**-**|**-**|**3,399**|**-                 3,691**|
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||**3,613**|**-**|**-**|**3,613**|**7,304**|
||**7,012**|**-**|**-**|**7,012**|**3,613**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

23/05/2024 

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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**|Signature<br>**Details**<br>Metro Bank<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**7,012**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**7,012**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Daniela Petkova|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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|||Daniela Petkova|23/05/2024|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

23/05/2024 

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