Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date To Period end date 06 April 2022 05 April 2023
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Reference and administration details
Charity name Unique Knowledge Seekers Academy
Other names charity is known by UKSA
Registered charity number (if any) 1184741 Charity's principal address GROUND FLOOR, Khosla House, Park Lane Cranford, HOUNSLOW Postcode TW5 9WA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| 1 | Hawwa Mbombo | Chair of Trustees | N/A | N/A | ||||
| Tahreem Sabir | Teaching, | N/A | Hawwa Mbombo | |||||
| 2 | Learning and | |||||||
| Assessment | ||||||||
| Beverley | Safeguarding, | N/A | Hawwa Mbombo | |||||
| 3 | Thorpe-Raghdo | Mental health and | ||||||
| Well being | ||||||||
| Mohammed | Qur’aan, Arabic, | N/A | Hawwa Mbombo | |||||
| 4 | Nooruddeen | Halaqah and | ||||||
| Uthmaan Hamani | Premises | |||||||
| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | ||||||||
| Name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |||||||
| Hawwa Mbombo | ||||||||
| Mohammed Hamani | ||||||||
| Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | ||||||||
| Type of adviser | Name | Address | ||||||
| N/A | ||||||||
| Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) |
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Section B
Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
UKSA’s governing document is the foundation constitution of a charitable Type of governing document incorporated organisation (CIO), whose only voting members are charity (eg. trust deed, constitution) trustees. UKSA also ensures that trustees sign a Trustee Code of Conduct upon induction. UKSA is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) UKSA advertises for potential charity trustees in its newsletters, on its Trustee selection methods website as well as various online recruitment platforms. At least 2 trustee (eg. appointed by, elected by) members are present during an interview process. 2 named trustees are entitled to appoint one or more trustees. Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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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.
UKSA employs a comprehensive vetting, induction and training procedure for all newly appointed trustees. We have a ‘Safer Recruitment Policy’ which is reviewed annually and sets out procedures for:
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Advertising, sourcing and interviewing potential trustees 2. Identity checks
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Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks 4. Section 128 Prohibition checks
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Disqualification check Documents which potential trustees are required to read and sign include:
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Trustee code of conduct
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Trustee eligibility declaration
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Trustee fit for purpose declaration
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The charities governing constitution
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Conflict of interest register (if applicable)
The following documents are shared with trustees as part of induction: 1)Charity commission literature for new trustees (including information relating to public benefit)
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2) Past charity meeting records
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Roles and responsibilities for each trustee 4. Business plan
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Policies including Safeguarding children, Expenses,
Admissions, Health and Safety and Conflict of interest 6. Finance information Training provided to trustees upon induction include: 1)Safeguarding children in education 2) Prevent 3) FGM
Induction training (covering the objectives and activities of the charity and role and responsibilities of the trustees)
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UKSA organisational structure is as follows:
Chair of Trustees Trustees Governors Leadership Team Staff Volunteers
The charity works with the local authority to access staff CPD opportunities as well as the Equalities and Inclusion team at Hounslow Council. The charity works with the local Councillor and local schools to promote community cohesion. The charity takes part in initiatives to promote healthy living such as the TFL Stars Travel campaign.
| Section C Objectives and activities |
Section C Objectives and activities |
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| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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) |
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| To advance education for the public benefit by providing a full-time, Ofsted registered, Independent school for children to advance knowledge, understanding, and skills in National Curriculum subjects as well as Islamic curriculum subjects. To advance education for the public benefit by providing out of school education services for children, young people and adults in the form of after school and weekend clubs where we advance knowledge, understanding and skills in literacy, numeracy, science, religious education, Arabic and Qur'aan reading. |
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| Unique Knowledge Seekers Academy (UKSA) undertakes 2 primary services to meet its objective of advancing education for the public benefit by providing a full time, Ofsted registered primary school as well as a supplementary, out of school provision which operates after school, on weekends and during school holidays. |
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
| Youmay chooseto include further statements, where relevant, about: ● policy on grantmaking; ● policy programme related investment; ● contribution made by volunteers. |
Unique Knowledge Seekers Academy trustees have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. The Charity Commission's guidance are provided to all new trustees as part of the charities trustee induction procedures |
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Achievements and performance
Section D
| Section D | Achievements and performance |
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
The charity's full time school, Unique Academy, opened on 21st April 2021 and has provided holistic education to over 70 pupils since opening. The charity's supplementary school, UMTA, has provided educational support services for over 200 pupils since its inception in March 2018. The children who access the charity's services are supported academically, spiritually and mentally to become well rounded, global citizens who will make a positive contribution to their communities and society. The charity operates to ensure the highest of educational standards and this was recognised through its Ofsted inspection in May 2022, where Unique Academy was rated as ‘Good’ in regard to its quality of education, pupil behaviour, pupil outcomes, early years provision and leadership and management. |
| Section E |
Financial review |
| Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details Youmay chooseto include additional information, where relevant about: ● the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); ● how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; ● investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. |
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| The charity aims to develop a reserves policy within the next 2 years which will outline the purpose of the reserve funds. |
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Section F Other optional information
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Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) H.Mbomb� Full name(s) Hawwa Mbombo Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Chair of Trustees
Date
05/02/2024
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Charity Name No (if any) UNIQUE KNOWLEDGE SEEKERS ACADEMY 1184741 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 06/04/2022 05/04/2023
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Fee Income 127,237 - - 127,237 91,075
Donation 17,793 - - 17,793 11,473
Books Sale - - - - -
Other Income - - - - 2,226
JRS Grant - - - - -
Government Grant 103,601 - - 103,601 73,907
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Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 248,632 ] - - 248,632 178,681
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Private Loan - - - - 76,800
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Sub total - - - - 76,800
Total receipts 248,632 - - 248,632 255,481
A3 Payments
Bank Charges 90 - - 90 -
Advertisement 593 - - 593 2,834
Cleaning 2,084 - - 2,084 40
Equipment Hire 1,161 - - 1,161 2,231
Information and publication - - - - 1,188
Light and heat - - - - 120
Insurance 198 - - 198 101
Meals to Students 13,543 - - 13,543 651
Postage 13 - - 13 39
Stationery and Printing 956 - - 956 4,494
Uniforms - - - - 2,592
Rates 3,923 - - 3,923 5,076
Motor Fuel 489 - - 489 1,276
Training and Welfare 52,316 - - 52,316 8,928
Water 229 - - 229 295
Websites - - - - 1,866
Office Supplies/Expenses 5,353 - - 5,353 8,981
Professional Charges 5,947 - - 5,947 16,460
Rent 66,020 - - 66,020 110,535
Repairs 10,300 - - 10,300 3,799
Software./Computer - - - - -
Telephone 1,035 - - 1,035 811
Subscription 1,834 - - 1,834 1,917
Wages 73,215 - - 73,215 57,731
Accountancy 700 - - 700 980
Recruitment - - - - 378
Travel/Car rental 10,087 - - 10,087 2,434
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Sub total [ 250,085 ] - - 250,085 235,756
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 250,085 - - 250,085 235,756
Net of receipts/(payments) - 1,453 - - - 1,453 19,726
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 4,625 - - 4,625 4,625
Cash funds this year end 3,172 - - 3,172 24,351
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
05/02/2024
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Bank Account-1 Details Details Other Creditors Details Social tax and securities Social tax and securities Bank Account-2 Cash Reserve Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 7,097 - - 427 - 3,498 - - 3,172 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) Paye and NI 3,359 Pension 943 Wages Payable 8,782 - - Print Name Mrs. Hawwa Desire Mbombo |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - |
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| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 05/02/2024 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
05/02/2024
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