Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date Year Day Month Year From 2 4 2023 To 1 4 2024
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name The Constantinian Charitable Trust
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1182612
Charity's principal address
Flat 1 31 De Vere Gardens London Postcode W8 5AW
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Ian Linden | Chairman | Trustees | |||
| Beatrice Morrison | Secretary | ||||
| Cristoforo Rocco di Torrepadula |
Treasurer | ||||
| Daniel Coyle | |||||
| Isabelle Cochrane | |||||
| Paul O’Shea | |||||
| Florence Wolstenholme |
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| Pietro Rocco di Torrepadula |
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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) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Vetted and appointed by unanimous trustee vote. Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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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
Working with schools containing disadvantaged children, Lebanese and refugees, in Lebanon alongside reliable local partners to maintain these children in education.
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After a busy previous year where the Trust was able to provide practical assistance across a number of areas in the three schools, the current year focused largely on completing some of the smaller projects including urgently needed roof repairs in one of the schools resulting in the retrieval of space used as a play area for the smaller classes.
In addition the Trust was able to deliver 100kg of requested school supplies which were donated by the parents and pupils of a London school.
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)
Finally at the request of our local partner discussions began on the possibility of the Trust and possibly some London schools who have this expertise of collaborating with them to create an urgently needed centre to treat the escalating number of children with severe learning difficulties. The Trustees remain mindful of the guidance provided by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
The Trustees are mindful of the dangers of making grants to local albeit accredited respectable local partners in Lebanon which is experiencing a severe banking crisis and therefore taking great care to follow the Charity Commission guidelines on such transfers.
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
After a relatively busy previous year the Trust focused on completing previous practical projects of direct benefit to the children. The delivery by one of the trustees of 100kgs of requested school supplies to Beirut just before the opening of the school academic year was much appreciated especially that these were donations from the pupils and parents of a London school. The discussions regarding the creation of a centre to treat severe learning difficulties among an escalating number of children in these schools and others by referral were ongoing with our partner. On the fund-raising side a number of events had to be cancelled which was disappointing due to the impact of the ongoing war in Lebanon and much attention being diverted towards the impact of the war in Gaza.
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Section E Financial review
Any surplus funds are held at Lloyds Bank. Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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) Full name(s) Cristoforo Rocco di Torrepadula Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Treasurer Date 20/02/2025
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