## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 1st January 2024 to 31st December 2024**
**Born Equal 1182740**
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Born Equal provides support to people affected by in-equality across the world, with particular focus on those considered hidden or ignored. We provide support through grant making, advocacy and supporting the work of other charitable organisations.
Following the coronavirus pandemic, the Trustees took the decision to refocus the priorities of Born Equal towards a period of strategic reflection. The Trustees consider that being able to operate as an effective organisation with appropriate structure and resources to properly support beneficiaries and provide for its legal duties are of paramount importance and it was necessary to take time to consider these duties.
The refocusing of our priorities and objectives has continued into 2024, where the Trustees are continuing to monitor the effect of in-equality all over the world. Whilst our focus remains on persistent, invasive and multi-faceted in-equalities perpetuated by phenomena such as accusations of witchcraft, we are acutely aware of the ever-changing geopolitical landscape and continue to monitor the in-equality experienced by those affected by such events
We have been saddened to observe deepening inequalities caused by political conflict and atrocities in Gaza, Sudan and Ukraine. The impact on all those involved in these conflicts is great, with those already experiencing inequality due to race, religion, gender or sexuality are disproportionately affected. It those experiencing these compounding inequalities that Born Equal considers to be the most in need of support and advocacy.
We have also closely monitored developments in threats to inequality bought about by technological innovations. Of considerable concern has been the rise in deepfakes, which disproportionately affects women and girls.
Born Equal considers that it must be equipped to serve, support and advocate for those affected by longstanding, systemic inequality and those harmed by innovation in technology. While Born Equal has continued to operate through this period the charity has cautiously and intentionally adapted initial plans of growth and scale to best monitor the changing and shifting priorities of those we exist to serve and support.
Born Equal is committed to achieving its objects of the elimination of discrimination and recognises the challenging and unstable landscape in which it operates. The Trustees of Born Equal are committed to the proper management of the organisation to ensure it is able to meet those objects, conduct activities for the public benefit and continue as a vehicle for change.
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## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 1 January 2024 31 December 2024
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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name**
Born Equal
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1182740
**Charity's principal address**
33 Arnold Drive
Rugby **Postcode** CV23 9FU
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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2
3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Lisa Atkinson|Chair|||
||Aimee Smith|Treasurer|||
||Emilie Secker||||
## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
Type of governing document
Constitution
(eg. trust deed, constitution)
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointment
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
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|**Summary of the objects**
**of the charity set out in**
**its governing document**|(1) The promotion of equality and diversity for the public
benefit by:
(a)The elimination of discrimination on the grounds of race,
gender, disability, sexual orientation, age or religion;
(b)Advancing education and raising awareness in equality and
diversity; (c) Promoting activities to foster understanding
between people from these diverse backgrounds;
(d)Cultivating a sentiment in favour of equality and diversity.
(2) The prevention or relief of poverty for the public benefit
anywhere in the world.
(3) The promotion of human rights for the public benefit
throughout the world by all or any of the following means:
(a)Monitoring abuses of human rights;
(b)Obtaining redress for the victims of human rights abuse;
(c) Relieving need among the victims of human rights abuse;
(d)Research into human rights issues;
(e)Providing technical advice to government and others on
human rights matters;
(f) Contributing to the sound administration of human rights
law; (g)Commenting on proposed human rights legislation;
(h)Raising awareness of human rights issues;
(i) Promoting public support for human rights
(j) Promoting respect for human rights amongst individuals and
corporations;
(k) International advocacy of human rights;
(l) Eliminating infringements of human rights.|
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The Trustees’ continue to operate a successful local online community group, celebrating and raising the profile of local charitable organisations in the North West of England. The local charitable organisations are aligned with Born Equal’s charitable objects.
The Trustees remain in a period of strategic reflection and are committed to advancing towards the goal of the elimination and of the promotion of equality and diversity for public benefit in a **Summary of the main** way that achieves value for money. **activities undertaken for the public benefit in** Born Equal Trustees are aware of the guidance issued by the **relation to these objects** Charity Commission regarding charitable activity being **(include within this** completed for public benefit. Trustees have all read the **section the statutory** guidance and are committed to keeping up-to date with this **declaration that trustees** guidance on an annual basis, or sooner where new guidance is **have had regard to the** issued. **guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)**
## 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**
Born Equal administers a successful online community with a membership of nearly 1000. The group celebrates and raises awareness of local charitable organisations in the North West of England. All of the member organisations share charitable objects with Born Equal.
As an organisation with a global remit, Born Equal values and champions local charitable organisations who advance towards our shared charitable objects in a local setting.
Following the first successful pilot of the Small Grants Scheme, the Trustees have continued to undertake a period of strategic reflection. The Trustees consider it is of utmost importance that Born Equal, with a global remit, is continuously aware of inequality across the world and maintains a posture to address and tackle such in-equality.
Owing to ongoing global events, the Trustees have shifted the focus of the charity from growth and scale to monitoring the changing priorities of those already supported by Born Equal and emerging in-equality across the world.
The Trustees consider that Born Equal, a small charity with limited resources, must be able to use those resources effectively in order to achieve the greatest public benefit. It is therefore appropriate that the Trustees take the time to reflect and develop strategy according to greatest need and societal benefit
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**Section E Financial review**
For at least the next year, the Trustees do not anticipate that **Brief statement of the** Born Equal will commit itself to regular financial liabilities and **charity’s policy on** therefore there is no present need to establish a reserve. **reserves** No reserves held.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
There are no funds materially in deficit.
## **Section F Other optional information**
The Charity has no financial liabilities and has little financial expenditure on administrative costs. Born Equal is structured with voluntary labour at the heart of the organisation. This means that Born Equal can maximise the funds donated to it for direct charitable purposes.
Although the Trustees appreciate that Born Equal needs to raise additional funds to support its work there is no present concern that the Charity’s financial position will prevent the delivery of our charitable aims.
## **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)** Lisa Atkinson Aimee Smith **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Treasurer **Chair, etc)**
**Date** 30-10-2025
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## **Recei ts and a ments accounts p p y**
01-Jan-24 31-Dec-24 **To**
**For the period from**
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
## **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds funds funds funds**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
## **A1 Receipts**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**|
|---|---|
|Individual Donations|**120**|
||**-**|
||**-**|
||**-**|
||**-**|
||**-**|
||**-**|
||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**120**|
**120**
**120**
## **A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).**
**-**
_**Sub total**_ **-**
**-**
_**Total receipts**_ **120**
**-**
**120**
## **A3 Payments**
Administrative costs (domain) **29 - - - - - - - -**
**29**
**-**
## _**Sub total**_
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**29**
**29**
**-**
**-**
## **A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)**
**None**
**-** _**Sub total**_ **-**
**-**
_**Total payments**_ **29 - - 29** _**Net of receipts/(payments)**_ **91 - - 91 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -** _**Cash funds this year end**_ **91 - - 91**
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
**Categories Details**
All cash funds
**B1 Cash funds**
## _**Total cash funds**_
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) **Details** None
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**Unrestricted Restricted funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 91 - - - - - 91 -** OK OK **Unrestricted Restricted funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - -**
**B3 Investment assets**
## **Details**
None
**Fund to which asset belongs**
## **Cost (optional)**
**-**
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## **B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
## **B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
## **Details**
None
## **Details**
None
## Signature
**Fund to which Cost (optional) asset belongs - - - - - - - - - Fund to which Amount due liability relates (optional) - - - - -**
Print Name
Aimee Smith (Treasurer) Lisa Atkinson (Chair)
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