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

## **From  01/01/2021 Period start date   To 31/12/2021   Period end date** 

## **Charity name: FUNDA TRUST** 

## **Charity registration number: 1184414** 

## **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|To advance education for the public benefit<br>by providing teachers with training and<br>development in under-performing South<br>African schools.|
|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|The trust’s main activities are in the<br>following areas:<br>1. Safeguarding in Schools;<br>2. Early Childhood Education;<br>3. Mathematics, Science and Reading<br>Recovery;<br>4. Sexual Reproductive Education and<br>Sexuality;<br>5. Physical Education;<br>6. Arts and Music Training;<br>7. Unification of criteria for professional<br>development among main teacher unions<br>in South Africa;<br>8. Discovery and promotion of shared<br>values among stakeholders: students|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that they have had<br>regard to the guidance and issued by the<br>Charity Commission on public benefit.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment 



Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **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|Due to the COVID 19 pandemic<br>restrictions, very little progress was<br>achieved for 2021. What the break in<br>momentum did was to inspire the trustee to<br>embark on a new strategy which is in<br>response to the restricted COVID<br>environment. The trustees decided to<br>develop a virtual learning platform that will<br>make it easier for the programme to be<br>accessed by many teachers. The e-<br>learning platform is called eFundisa, initially<br>it will have 36 short-termly courses that will<br>cover the entirety of the curriculum. The<br>platform is still in development stage.|



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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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Other

## **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|No funding and/or investment has been<br>secured yet for the charity.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|0|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|No funds were raised.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|No funds were raised.|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|Financial burden and lack of investment is<br>a major concern and risk for the charity.<br>The inability to raise funds.|



**Additional information (optional)** 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||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||None|
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation<br>document|
|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|The trustees are appointed by a resolution<br>passed at a properly convened meeting of<br>the charity trustees. The potential charity<br>trustees must have regard to the skills,<br>knowledge and experience needed for the<br>effective administration of the CIO.|



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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Funda Trust|
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|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1184414|
|Charity’s principal address|316C Station Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 8DZ, Essex,<br>United Kingdom.|
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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(if any)**|
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||Themba Ndlwana||2019||
||Unathi Ndlwana||2019||
||Christin Rauter||2019||
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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<br>held in this capacity|None.|
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|Name and objects of the<br>charity on whose behalf the<br>assets are held and how this<br>falls within the custodian<br>charity’s objects|None|
|Details of arrangements for<br>safe custody and<br>segregation of such assets<br>from the charity’s own<br>assets|None|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Additional information (optional)**<br>**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Additional information (optional)**<br>**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Additional information (optional)**<br>**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional**<br>**information)**|||
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## **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)** Themba Ndlwana **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 05/04/2022 

