Alma Group
Trustee Annual Report for the Period: 1[st] February 2023 – 31[st] January 2024.
Aim and purpose
Alma Group aims to advance the conservation and improvement of the physical and natural environment for the benefit of the public in any part of the world by providing capacity building activities, advancing environmental education, raising awareness and carrying out scientific research.
Objectives and activities
During the planning of our objectives and activities for the year, the board of trustees specifically considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. In particular, the ‘Objectives and activities’ and ‘Achievements and performance’ sections provide a brief summary of the efforts undertaken for the overall aim to improve the physical and natural environment, together with a confirmation that the board of trustees have had regard to our guidance on public benefit.
The primary objectives during this period were to:
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Raise awareness of the charity using communication channels
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Horizon scan for potential grant/funding opportunities
Achievements and performance
Following the completion of the project entitled Ba Nyamo Tanko, Alma has been horizon scanning for potential grant opportunities for the next project. Throughout this period, no grant programmes were deemed suitable.
Financial review
The balances carried forward on the 31[st] January 2023 on unrestricted funds totalled £18.79. Between 1[st] February 2023 to 31[st ] January 2024, total receipts on unrestricted funds amounted to £254. These funds were obtained through two donations of £204 and £50 from one of the trustees on the 13[th] and 16[th] of October respectively.
A total of £264.00 was spent on maintaining the website and leasing the domain for the charity and Ba Nyamo Tanko. Between the period in question, total expenditure was £264.
The net result for the year was an excess of payments over receipts by - £10.00.
Adding bank and deposit balances brought forward at the beginning of the year, the balances carried forward on the 31[st] January 2024 on unrestricted funds total £8.79.
Structure, governance and management
Alma Group is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation and is governed by its constitution. The board of trustees are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the charity including on how any funds are spent. The method
of appointment to the board of trustees is set out within the constitution. The board of trustee’s met a total of 2 times during this period.
Reference and administrative details
Charity name: Alma Group
Registered charity number: 1183977
Charity’s principal address: 147 Manor Drive North, York, YO26 5SD.
Current Board of Trustees:
Alexander Kent
Maria Potouroglou
Patricia Arenas Gonzalez
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signature(s): Full name(s): Alexander Kent Position: Head Trustee Date: 13/11/2024 Signature(s): Full name(s): Maria Potouroglou Position: Trustee Date: 13/11/2024
Signature(s): Full name(s): Patricia Arenas Gonzalez Position: Trustee Date: 13/11/2024
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ALMA GROUP
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] OF JANUARY 2024
| Alma Group | Alma Group | Alma Group | Alma Group | Alma Group | 1183977 | CC16a | ||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | ||||||||
| For the period from |
01/02/2023 | To | 31.01/2024 | |||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||||
| to the nearest £ |
to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||
| Private Donations | 254 | - | - | 254 | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
254 | - | - | 254 | - | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| **Total receipts ** | 254 | - | - | 254 | - | |||
| A3 Payments | ||||||||
| Squarespace Inc | 245 | - | - | 245 | ||||
| Squarespace Inc | 19 | - | - | 19 | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| **Sub total ** | 264 | - | - | 264 | - | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| **Totalpayments ** | 264 | - | - | 264 | - | |||
| Net of receipts/(payments) | - 10 | - | - | - 10 | - | |||
| A5 Transfers between funds | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| A6 Cash funds lastyear end | 19 | - | - | 19 | - | |||
| Cash funds thisyear end | 9 | - | - | 9 | - |
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories | Details | Details | Details | Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||||
| B1 Cash funds | Current Account Balance | 9 | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| Total cash funds | 9 | - | - | ||||||
| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | |||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | - | |||||||
| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - | - | |||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
| - | - | ||||||||
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
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| Details | Fund to which liability relates |
Amount due (optional) |
When due (optional) |
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| B5 Liabilities | - | ||||||||
| - | |||||||||
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval |
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| Alexander Kent | 13/11/2024 | ||||||||
| Maria Potouroglou | 13/11/2024 |
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