# **THE RAP FOUNDATION Registered Charity, No: 1184576**
**Trustees’ Annual Report & Statement of Financial Activity For the Period Ended 31 March 2021**
## **Trustees**
Patricia Astley Leo Cremonezi Annabel Dumbell Sara Gordon Tracey Marshall Judith Prinsley Deana Puccio
## **The RAP Foundation Trustees’ Annual Report for the period ended 31 March 2021**
## **Charity Name and Registration**
The RAP Foundation is a CIO, registration no: 1184576, registered with the Charity Commission on 24 July 2019.
## **Charity’s Address**
50 Falkland Road, London NW5 2XA www.therapfoundation.com
## **Trustees**
Patricia Astley – appointed 24 July 2019 Leo Cremonezi – appointed 24 July 2019 Annabel Dumbell – appointed 24 July 2019 Sara Gordon (Treasurer) – appointed 21 September 2020
Tracey Marshall (Chair) – appointed 24 July 2019 Judith Prinsley – appointed 2 November 2020 Deana Puccio – appointed 24 July 2019 Sarah Shuter – appointed 24 July 2019, resigned 26 October 2021
## **CEO**
Allison Havey
## **Bank**
CAF Bank, 25 Kings Hill Avenue, Kings Hill, West Malling, Kent ME19 4JQ
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Type of Governing Document**
The RAP Foundation is established by constitution as a CIO and its governing document is based on the Charity Commission’s model governing document for a CIO. It was registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales on 24 July 2019.
## **Charitable Objectives**
As defined in The RAP Foundation’s Constitution, the charity’s objects are:
To preserve and protect the good physical and mental health of young people through the provision of workshops and presentations in the subject of relationship and sex education so that they are better able to make their own informed decisions about their relationships, behaviour, actions and safety.
## **Trustee Selection Methods**
There must be at least three trustees and the maximum number of trustees is 12.
In accordance with the Constitution, Trustees are appointed or re-appointed for a term of three years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees.
In appointing Trustees due consideration is given to ensuring that the Trustees have, between them, the skills and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
## **Activities**
## **Statutory Declaration**
The Trustees of The RAP Foundation confirm that they have paid due regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in deciding what activities the CIO should undertake.
## **Achievements and Performance**
The RAP Foundation delivered its first presentations in schools just before the Covid pandemic struck in March 2020. We then set about adapting the presentations to a virtual format and after a quiet period, whilst schools got to grips with bubbles, social distancing and a plethora of new rules, a number of new enquiries were received and the first Social Skills for Life workshop was delivered virtually on November 16[th] , 2021, to a Comprehensive school in Camden.
Many state school requests followed from all over England. These included a variety of Primary, Comprehensive and Academy schools. We found the deputy heads, safeguarding leads, PSHE co-ordinators and heads of pastoral to be enthusiastic and hands on when booking TRF. Each clearly supported using outside, experienced speakers to deliver RSE presentations on sensitive topics, including peer on peer sexual assault and online pornography to their pupils and parents. We also found them to be very ‘hands-on’ before the presentations and wanted to know specifically what our content would include. We found this very reassuring and were extremely impressed by most teachers, who take care to ensure that their pupils are learning these essential lessons in the most appropriate way.
We also asked each student to complete anonymous RAPF surveys before and after each session, to demonstrate our impact. In all responses given by Years 9-11 there was an increase in understanding of the laws defining consent, the difference between sexual harassment and sexual assault, and understanding how social media and online pornography can influence attitudes. We also learned from the data that during lockdown, students were most distressed by the loss of their social lives, family pressures, and time on social media (too much). Finally, when students responded to the question of where they felt most unsafe, the majority responded when taking public transport or whilst walking around. The RAP Foundation expects to deliver presentations in over 100 schools during the academic year 2021-2022, including schools in a variety of London Boroughs, and others throughout England and Wales.
The RAP Foundation is also piloting its RAP Ambassador Programme at another large Comprehensive school in Camden, this academic year 2021-2022. The aim is to empower students to support younger peers discuss RSE and Sexual Citizenship issues and in particular mutual respect and mutual consent, healthy relationships, toxic masculinity and personal safety issues.
## **Financial Review and Policy on Reserves**
Total income for the period was £18,065, and total expenses for the period were £6,706, generating net receipts of £11,359. All receipts and expenditure were unrestricted funds.
The trustees confirm that at the period end the CIO had no funds which are materially in deficit, no outstanding guarantees to third parties, not any debts secured on the assets of the CIO
The Charity’s policy on reserves is to generate and maintain a balance which is sufficient to cover such items as working capital, unforeseen unavoidable expenditure or an unexpected cessation of income. At the present time, this is deemed to be a minimum of £1,000. As the CIO expands its activities, this figure will be reviewed.
## **The RAP Foundation Receipts and Payments Account for the Period ended 31 March 2021**
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2021 2020
£ £
Income
Donations 17,465 5,500
Other 600 400
Less Expenses
Presenter fees (3,630) (320)
Administrative costs (3,076) (76)
Net income 11,359 5,504
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## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities At 31 March 2021**
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2021 2020
£ £
Cash at Bank 16,863 5,495
Accounts receivable 0 400
Total current assets 16,863 5,895
Less Accounts payable 0 (391)
Net assets 16,863 5,504
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All funds are unrestricted and the net assets represent these unrestricted funds.
The Trustees declare that they have approved the above report and authorised that it be signed on their behalf by Tracey Marshall
1 November 2021