## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From** 01/07/2022 **To** 30/06/2023
**Charity name:** The Sky Project
**Charity registration number:** 1186737
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purposes of the charity are:
1.
To advance the education of the public
and public sector professionals on the
issue
of
forced
marriage
and
honour-based abuse throughout England
and
Wales,
in
particular,
but
not
exclusively by:
i) Delivering awareness talks and workshops
in local communities and to professional
bodies
ii)
Providing
training
to
a
professional
standard
to
organisations
that
provide
services that further the purposes of the
charity.
2.
To address the needs of people suffering
from,
or
who
are
at risk of, forced
marriage and honour-based abuse, by
signposting to appropriate support and
services.
3.
Creating
a
multi-agency
network
of
available services and professionals to
increase awareness of, and access for
those people.|
|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|The
charity’s
main
activity
remains
the
provision of educational, awareness raising
talks and training presented to community
and professional groups. Training workshops
continue to be delivered through a mix of
face to face and online platforms according
to audience preferences and availability.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The charity takes full consideration of the
Charity Commission’s guidance on public
benefit. Many charitable and third sector
organisations that provide direct support to
victims have adapted to hybrid working. This
financial year has seen ongoing demand for|
the Sky Project’s training from wider groups and is testimony to the vital need for increased awareness of these issues and appropriate signposting for victims at the earliest opportunity.
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The
charity’s
volunteers
have
been
of
enormous
value
to
the
team
including
undertaking training and taking the lead on a
range of administrative, research and policy
related activities to further the aims of the
charity. Furthermore, they have undertaken
personal fundraising ventures in support of
the charity.|
|Other|||
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## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|The Sky Project team have upskilled in
hybrid and full virtual training sessions and
continues to respond to the ongoing demand
and
need
for
its
workshops
and
vital
awareness raising campaigns.
The
Sky
Project
has
delivered
level
1
training to over 300 professionals across a
range of sectors. 100% of respondents in
2022 rated the training sessions “excellent”
and
feedback
is
consistently
positive
throughout.
Our appointed training consultant Charlotte
Gage completed her evaluation process and
achieved CPD accreditation. Charlotte is a
real asset to the team and is engaging and
well received in every training session she
organises and delivers.|
|Links have been established in South Wales|
|---|
|to deliver a regular programme of training to|
|trainee and qualified GP’s as part of their|
|safeguarding adults CPD. The programme|
|has become well established and further|
|links to primary care in Wales are being|
|developed.|
|In July 2022 the charity continued to mark|
|the
National
Day
of
Remembrance
for|
|victims of so called ‘Honour’ based abuse.|
|The event this year focussed on victims of|
|HBV and forced marriage from the LGBT|
|community,
featuring
talks
from
leading|
|charity
Naz
and
Matt
Foundation,
and|
|Hidayah.|
|We continue to be grateful to all those who|
|have attended the Forced Marriage Working|
|Group this year. Multi-agency working and|
|collaboration is key to reduce the number of|
|forced marriages and ‘honour’ based abuse|
|cases in the South West. Work is also|
|underway to align the group within Keeping|
|Bristol Safe Partnership and this continues|
|into 2023 and beyond.|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
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## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Funds held in the charity bank account at the
end of this financial reporting period were £8,
801.|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity has fixed essential annual
expenses that must be met for the charity to
remain operational. These costs include
annual renewal of CPD accreditation, charity
insurance, virtual training platform fees and
website hosting fees. The amount to cover
these costs is £1,682 currently.
The team are exploring options for reducing
some of these essential costs, which may
include alternatives to banking options to
avoid fees and switching virtual platform
providers.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|An agreed amount of £2,000 is to be always
held within the current bank account. This
sum is only to be used in the event of
donations not being made for any one
financial year.|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|
N/A|
|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|The following present potential risks to the
charity continuing its work:
1.
The charity is dependent on donations
and grant funding which is unpredictable.
Implementing a reserve fund would
provide 12 months security in the event
of no grants or donations being awarded
in any one financial year. The cost of
living crisis and levels of inflation has had
a significant impact on bookings and
donations for training in this reporting
period.
2.
2 trustees are also trainers who provide
their services voluntarily alongside their
full-time employment. To help mitigate
against lack of availability to deliver
sessions the charity has taken on a
freelance trainer who is paid per session
delivered, and for time used for any
essential administrative work (e.g.
meeting minutes, transcribing, arranging
training sessions).
3.
The trustees are currently exploring the
option of increasing their number for
added security and hope to do so within
the next financial year.|
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
The charity’s principal and sole source of
funding comes from donations and grants
which totalled £626.|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Not Applicable|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|As described above|
|Other|||
The Sky Project Registered charity number 1186737 Statement of accounts for financial period 01/07/2022 - 30/06/2023
||Unrestricted funds|
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|RECEIPT|to the nearest £|
|Donations for training delivered directly and via Eventbrite|604|
|Team Fundraising|22|
|Net Total|626|
|PAYMENTS|Payment to the nearest £|
|Zoom subscription for training delivery|177|
|Consultant Fees|330|
|Liability Insurance|109|
|Professional and website fees|1,129|
|Charity event and speaker fees|464|
|staff expenses|327|
|Net Total|2,536|
|Opening balance for this financial period|10,711|
|Total income|626|
|Total expenditure|-2,536|
|Total funds held at the end of financial reporting period|8,801|
|Other monetary Assets|Approximate Value|
|Company laptop|500|
## **Agreed and signed on behalf of all trustees**
## SPiro��
Sabeena Pirooz
Director
**DATE: 18[th] April 2024**
**Structure, Governance and Management**
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|The charity’s constitution was updated and
adopted in October 2019, from the original
version produced in 2010.|
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|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|New trustees are currently selected through
recommendation by the existing members.
The charity is actively looking to increase the
number of trustees to ensure wider
representation of the professional groups it
aims to work with.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|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||
|Other|||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The Sky Project|
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Registered charity number|
1186737|
|Charity’s principal address|1 The Croft,
Oldland Common,
Bristol
BS30 9SL|
|||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
**Name of**
**person**
**(or**
**body)**
**entitled**
**to**
**appoint**
**trustee**
**(if any)**
December 2019-present
December 2019-present
December 2019-present|
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|**1**||Sabeena Pirooz|Director||
|2||Shagufta Kauser|||
|3||Dr Farook Sarfraz|Treasurer/Safeguarding
lead||
|4|||||
|5|||||
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
|Description of the assets
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|N/A|
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||N/A|
||N/A|
## **Additional information (optional) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|
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||**Bank**|HSBC|62 George White Street, Cabot Circus, Bristol BS1 3BA|
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|**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||||
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date**
SPiro�� Sabeena Pirooz Director 18th April 2024