## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01 April 2024 Period start date To 31 March 2025 Period end date Charity name: ServePlanet
Charity registration number: 1185910
Objectives and Activities:
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|Summary of the purposes of the charity
as set out in its governing document|Para 1.17|To protect and conserve the marine
ecosystem and bring an end to the
marine litter and plastic pollution
through collaborations and to
eradicate poverty by providing food,
grants, education, training,
healthcare and all the necessary
support designed to enable
i n d i v i d u a l s t o g e n e r a t e a
sustainable income, be self-
sufficient and/or to integrate in
society|
|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|In planning our activities for the year
we kept in mind the Charity
Commission’s guidance on public
benefit at our trustee meetings.
The main activities are as follows:
* Project Trawl
* Project Organic
* Project Underdog
* Project Augury
* Project Elixir
These activities benefit the
environment by providing a cleaner,
plastic-free and peaceful marine
ecosystem which is ecologically
healthy and able to nurture life in all
its diversity and also provide a
better life for people and their
families living under poverty.|
|Statement confirming whether the
trustees have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on
public benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustee(s) hereby confirm that
all the projects and activities
planned and carried out by
ServePlanet are exclusively
charitable activities for the public
benefit.|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|ServePlanet’s grant making policy
sets out the principles, criteria and
processes that govern how the
charity make grants across all fund
types across its priorities. It
complements the Programme
Partnership Policy and Ethical
Donations Acceptance Policy,
which defnes the basis on which
ServePlanet accepts donations
into funds and draws its synergy
from the Compliance Toolkit:
Protecting Charities from harm,
C h a p t e r 2 : D u e d i l i g e n c e ,
monitoring and verifying the end
use of charitable funds assisting
ServePlanet and its Trustees in
identifying good practices to carry
out its legal duties diligently.|
|Policy on social investment including
program related investment|
Para 1.38|None to report|
|Contribution made by volunteers|Para 1.38|The volunteers assisted in
s p r e a d i n g a w o r d a b o u t
ServePlanet’s vision and mission.|
|Other||None to report|
## Achievements and Performance
SORP reference ServePlanet distributed fresh Summary of the main achievements of the vegetables, meat and bakery items charity, identifying the difference the amongst the poor and vulnerable charity’s work has made to the i n d i v i d u a l s i n S u n d e r l a n d , circumstances of its beneficiaries and any Blackpool, Grimsby and Salford wider benefits to society as a whole. using publicly available data.
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|Achievements against objectives set|Para 1.41|ServePlanet distributed fresh
vegetables, meat and bakery items
amongst the poor and vulnerable
i n d i v i d u a l s i n S u n d e r l a n d ,
Blackpool, Grimsby and Salford
using publiclyavailable data.|
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|Performance of fundraising activities
against objectives set|
Para 1.41|None to report|
|Investment performance against objectives|Para 1.41|None to report|
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|Other||None to report|
|Financial Review|||
|Review of the charity’s financial position at
the end of the period|Para 1.21|ServePlanet financial position is as
below:
Income: £ 0
Expenditure: £ 2000|
|Statement explaining the policy for holding
reserves statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|No reserves held as charity did not
raise anydonations.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Not Applicable|
|Reasons for holding zero reserves|Para 1.22|No reserves held as charity did not
raise anydonations.|
|Details of fund materially in deficit|Para 1.24|Not Applicable|
|Explanation of any uncertainties about the
charitycontinuingas agoingconcern|Para 1.23|Not Applicable|
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|The charity’s principal sources of funds
(including any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|Since the charity is still reeling
under various economic crisis, our
main source of funds this year have
continued to be through private
spendings by trustee(s) primarily
towards the expenses (website/
domain/ email/ annual registration
w i th Fu n d r a i s e r R e g u l a t o r /
stationary/ events management/
registered office)of ServePlanet.|
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|Investment policy and objectives including
any social investment policy adopted|
Para 1.46|We have in place the following:
1. Programme Partnership Policy:
This policy on partnership outlines
the principles and approaches that
the organisation has agreed are
fundamental to ServePlanets'
programme partnerships
2. Financial Management Policy:
The purpose of this policy is to
establish guidelines for developing
financial goals and objectives,
making financial decisions,
reporting the financial status of
ServePlanet, and safely managing
its funds.|
|A description of the principal risks facing the
charity|
Para 1.46|Although ServePlanet survived
various global economic crisis,
however it doesn’t have a set
fundraising target for this year but is
committed to doing everything to
helpenvironment.|
|Other||Not Applicable|
Structure, Governance and Management
|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document (trust deed,
royal charter)|
Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity constituted?
(e.gunincorporated 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|**•** Apart from the first charity
trustees, every trustee must be
appointed by a resolution passed
at a properly convened meeting
of the charity trustees.
**•** In selecting individuals for
appointment as charity trustees,
the charity trustees must have
regard to the skills, knowledge
and experience needed for the
effective administration of the
CIO.|
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|Policies and procedures adopted for the
induction and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|1.
Programme Partnership Policy
2.
Risk Management Policy
3.
Financial Management Policy
4.
Code of Conduct
5.
Anti-Money Laundering Policy
6.
Ethical Donations Acceptance
Policy|
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|The charity’s organisational structure and
any wider network with which the charity
works|
Para 1.51|No subsidiary|
|Relationship with any related parties|Para 1.51|Not Applicable|
|Other||Not Applicable|
## Reference and Administrative details
|Charity name|ServePlanet|
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|Other name the charity uses|Not Applicable|
|Registered charity number|1185910|
|Charity’s principal address|128 City Road London EC1V 2NX|
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name : Alok Bhatia
Office (if any) : Trustee
Dates acted if not for whole year : 6th. May 2021- Till date
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) : Not Applicable
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved : NA
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|Trustee name|Dates acted if not for whole year|
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|NA|Not Applicable|
## Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets held in None this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are Not Applicable held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of Not Applicable such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional) Not Applicable
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser : Not Applicable Name Address : Not Applicable Chief executive : Not Applicable Senior staff : Not Applicable Exemptions from disclosure : Not Applicable Reason for non-disclosure : Not Applicable Other optional information : Not Applicable
## **Declarations**
The trustee(s) declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature Full Name : Alok Bhatia Position : Board Trustee Date : 06 January 2026