## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 18/10/2019 **To** 31/03/21 **Charity name:** The Raymond Nicolet Trust ## **Charity registration number:** 1185870 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17||Object 1:for the public benefit, to advance
the education of children in selected
establishments in Serbia, by providing
financial support and other assistance at
the discretion of the trustees and which is
supplementary to local government funding.
Object 2:for the public benefit, to relieve
the needs of disabled children in selected
specialized schooling and care
establishments in Serbia by providing
specialized teachers training and
counselling and any other support as the
trustee see fit to give.| |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||Our primary aim was to provide for the
period to 31/03/2021 financial support for
school equipment and improvement of
buildings of the following schools: The
Children and Youth Centre _Miroslav Mika-_
_Antić_ in Sombor, The _Vuk Karadzić_Centre
in Sombor, The _Jovan_
_Jovanović Zmaj_ School in Pancevo,
The_Jovan Arandjelović_ school in Crvena
Reka and The_Sveti Sava_ school, Bajina
Basta, Serbia.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18||Yes, all three trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making |Policy on grant making||| |---|---|---| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|All people working for the Trust are
volunteers and except for some minor and
essential running costs
(website/advertisement), all our income
goes to support our causes. The Trust is
determined to keep administrative costs to
the barest minimum. All legal and financial
services are covered by volunteer team
members.| |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||We have raised so far:
-£4,000 for The Children and Youth
Centre _Miroslav Mika-Antić_ in Sombor
to buy sport equipment for the poorly-
equipped school playground that the
children are using for their sport activities.
Most of the children live there all year
round, it is the only external facility they
have for leisure and sport.
- £10,000 for The _Vuk Karadzić_Centre in
Sombor to replace the current van which is
20 years old and unreliable. The van is
crucial for the transportation of children and
meals between the school's two main sites
and to external sporting events. This
purchase is still outstanding at the end of
the period, but will take place in the next
period.
-£2,000 for The _Vuk Karadzić_Centre in
Sombor to buy IT equipment.
-£4000 for The _Jovan_
_Jovanović Zmaj_ School in Pancevo to
refurbish the IT room (buy computer desks
and chairs for both pupils and teachers)
and refurbish the library (buy new furniture,
shelves and desks). The need of a fully
functional IT facility at school is even more
essential now and in the future with the
current pandemic.| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|| |---|---|---| |You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|In the year ending March 2021, we planned
to assist three schools and we have raised
the money to do this in the period with one
outstanding purchase to finalize.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|See above.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the period the charity’s
account is in credit by £7,248| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Trust has so far contracted no
obligations and is spending only funds that
have been received in cash. The trust is
young and so far, has been operating on
the basis of minimum cash balances.
Reserves will be built to manage potential
future liabilities and costs when
appropriate.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Nil| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The Trust has no obligation to perform and
only give to beneficiaries when the
cashflow allows expenditure of the agreed
donation.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity's main source of income is:
-Crowdfunding for particular goals.
-Donations by individuals that support our
cause.
-Cake sales organised by team members.
-Annual gala dinner ticket sale excess after
costs.
-Piano concerts.
-Sponsored races run by team members.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|N/A| |Other||N/A| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation| |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|Trustees in place are the first trustees, new
ones are appointed by trustee vote.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|-Child and Safeguarding Policy.
-Financial Management, Control Policy and
Procedure.
-Trustee Code of Conduct.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|N/A| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Raymond Nicolet Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1185870| |Charity’s principal address|43 The Row
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**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Christine Hilcenko||Wholeperiod|| ||Florence Bachelard||Wholeperiod|| ||AnthonyTaylor||Wholeperiod|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity 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 ## **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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Raymond Nicolet Trust1185870 No (if any)
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 10/18/2019 3/31/2021
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Charity Dinner 1/12/2018 610 - - 610
Charity Raffle 15/12/2018 165 - - 165
Cake sale Bristol 16/12/2018 135 135
Judo Throw competition 1/2/2019 285 285
Cake Sale 4/2/2019 122 122
Gift individuals 04/2019 375 375
cake sale March 2019 80 80
Gala dinner Cambridge June 2019 4,746 4,746
Cake Sale Avril 2019 141 - - 141
Gift France Avril 2019 151 - - 151
Marathon Richmond May 2019 288 - - 288
Space Race Marathon July 2019 357 - - 357
Cake Sale July 2019 112 112
Charity school collection 23 23
Concert Ljubica October 2019 361 361
Lucas Fort Charity run October 2019 201 201
Cake Sale October 2019 103 103
cake sale November 2019 178 178
Co Masonic Benevolent Fund 2,000 2,000
RNT Raffle November 2019 147 147
Concert Patrick Hermele December 2019 912 912
Don't send me a Card December 2019 153 153
Paris Marathon April 2020 606 606
Elise and James Skydive April 2020 90 90
Gala Dinner Cambridge May 2020 2,636 2,636
Platform raisings ( easy, amazon) 80 80
EBRD Crowdfunding campaign 10,344 10,344
Tombola Clementine December 2020 87 87
RNT Gathering Tombola December 2020 343 343
Paypal giving Fund 25 25
Don't send me a card December 2020 104 104
Donation Individuals Janv/Feb 2021 670 670
Crowfunding receipts Feb/March 2021 2,059 2,059
- - - -
- - - -
28,687 - - 28,687
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 28,687 - - 28,687
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A3 Payments
Ingredients dinner december 2018 135 - - 135
Web site Jan 2019 125 - - 125
Rental QC Entreprises for Gala dinner
06/2019 774 - - 774
Food Gala dinner 06/2019 2,580 - - 2,580
Expenses Concert 06/2019 110 - - 110
Promotional T Shirts and sundries 05/2019
81 - - 81
expenses Concert player Oct 2019 53 - - 53
expenses Concert player December 2019 30 - - 30
Marathon registration 110 110
Web site Nov 2019/2020 325 325
Promotional materials and sundries 15 15
trainer for school expenses ( 2 trainings) 278 278
Donation Vuz Karadzic center 2,000 2,000
Promotional gifts and T shirts Feb 2020 262 262
Deposit for Gala dinner May 2020 801 801
Refunds Gala dinner May 2020 650 650
Promotional gifts and T shirts June 2020 255 255
Transport of books and toys 09/20 2,500 2,500
Promotional gifts and T shirts Oct 2020 1,243 1,243
Promotional gifts and T shirts Dec 2020 623 623
Donation school furniture 3,958.00 3,958
website Dec 2020 84 84
Donation school Pancevo 4,013 4,013
website Jan 2021 216 216
Bank account fees and fx charge 219 - - 219
Sub total [ 21,439 ] - - 21,439
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 21,439 - - 21,439
Net of receipts/(payments) 7,248 - - 7,248
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - -
Cash funds this year end 7,248 - - 7,248
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## **The Raymond Nicolet Trust** **Support Childhood in Serbia** ## **Our Ref: 2021/CC/001** 31 October 2021 The Charity Commission PO Box 211 Bootle L20 7YX Dear Charity Commission, ## **First Annual Return & Independent examination.** We are enclosing this letter in lieu of an independent examiner's report of our first accounts report to the Charity Commission, to advise you that we have assumed that since this first report extends over more than a 17 months period (18/10/19 to 31/03/21) and the reported average annual income is about £19,756, an external independent report is not required as this annual income Is below the £25,000 threshold. We hope that this is acceptable and trust that all information presented is clear in the two documents uploaded on the Charity Commission website. Should you require any further information, do not hesitate to contact me. Yours sincerely, Christine Hilcenko Trustee **The Raymond Nicolet Trust 43 The Row Sutton CB6 2PD** **Website:** www.raymondnicolettrust.com **Email us:** info@raymondnicolettrust.com **UK**