2022-08-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date 1.9.2021 To Period end date

31.8.2022

Charity name:Slovak School and Community Manchester

Charity registration number:1185004

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Assist social Inclusion and sustain national heritage for first generatio of Slovakian children Build cooperation and relations within international community in the UK and wordlwide
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Slovak Language Teaching Organizing Charitable Events Cooperation with other charitable causes and organizations
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Our trustees are helping purely on volunteering basis with no renumeration

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

	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	The only grant source we have is Slovakian Office for Foreign Nationals but for this period we haven’t received any grant
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	Not Applicable
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	£7460 (for the above stated period)

Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	School supported Slovakian expatriates in the UK during very challenging Covid times. Slovakian expats in the UK have no families here and it was very challenging times, we also helped vulnerable mums and cooperated with other charities and referred them to professionals whereas we acted as first point of contact. We also organized small events, Covid rules permitted for children not feeling well. We also had weekly lessons online, out of which some are still actively held Management are actively participating on implementation of GSEC into English School System. We also hosted Slovakian Charity at our premises and created links with Slovakia. Our pupil successfully made exams in Slovakian schools. We teach language on weekly basis. And Supported Ukraine, we made collections with Ukrainian charity in Manchester and management team member personally delivered it to Ukraine and stayed volunteering there. The school cooperates with other Slovak Schools in the UK as well and is a member of the Association of Czech and Slovak Schools in the UK.

SCCM also cooperates with other Charitable organizations in the UK and actively supports care homes with “act of kindness” activities with children. The charity also works closely with the Embassy of Slovakia in London. The trustees identified as the major risk to our activities frequent lack or limited number of suitably qualified teaching staff, so we are on a constant look-out for new colleagues. All our events as well as main activities are run by the trustees. lt is our current aim to try to involve more our community in the everyday running of the organisation. That said, we are very grateful to the parents of the children enrolled at the school who support our events with contributions to our food stalls or tombolas and who help with some of our events. For unexpected situations, although we do not have an official policy on reserves, we monitor our cash flow very carefully and always have funds to cover the vitals costs during the year, such as rent and teachers' payments. We plan to continue cooperation with local charities and actively promote social inclusion which is our purpose and passion of our people.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	We organized few events where we fundraised for school premises.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	No investments
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Done with qualified accountant. Targets set
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We hold reserves in amount of £2500 each time of the period minimum
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£2500
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	NA
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	NA
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	NA

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Volunteering contributions and grants from Slovakia
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	NA
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	We hold reserves to protect us from unexpected risks and to cover our annual premises expense
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution of charity establishment
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Long term references, professional status, personality, volunteering aspirations, charisma, drive, charitable spirit

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Volunteering sheel Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees Manchester Branch Warrington Online ranch The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any Para 1.51 related parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Slovak School and Community MAnchester
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1185004.
Charity’s principal address	2 Silchester Dr, Manchester M40 8NT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Msc. Anna Pazdurova	2 Silchester Dr, Manchester M40 8NT	Acted as trustee all period	Anna Pazdurova Msc
	Ingrid Harandza		1.1.2022
	Sandra Nazarejova		Acted as trustee all period
	Lucia Potocka		Acted as trustee all period but ended at the end ofperiod

– 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 held in this capacity	No Assets help
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	Child Safety Policity in place Sageguarding Policy is in place

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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) Pazdurova Full name(s) Anna Pazdurova Position (eg Secretary, Chairman Chair, etc) Date 29.6.2023

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