## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From** 01/07/2024 **To** 30/06/2025
**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
organisations|
continuing to seek education around forced marriage. The economic climate and rising cost of living has undoubtedly resulted in fewer donations and financial contributions towards the Charity’s work. The Sky Project remains committed to its stance of providing training and workshops without compulsory fees to ensure those most in need of this support are fully equipped to support and protect victims.
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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 continue to provide
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.|
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## **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|The Sky Project team maintain their skillset in
hybrid and full virtual training sessions
allowing the team to respond to the ongoing
demand and need for its workshops and vital
awareness raising campaigns. To improve
functionality
and
accessibility
across
organisations we work with, the team have
moved over to Microsoft Teams as the
preferred and more secure virtual platform for
training delivery. This move has also incurred
a significant annual cost saving compared to
Zoom.
The Sky Project has delivered level 1 half day
training to the refugee settlement team at
Bristol City Council and general ad hoc
training online for anyone that wishes to
attend.
Links have been maintained 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 runs on a
rolling rota basis with each new intake of
trainee doctors, most recently being delivered
in January 2025.
Fundraising
activities
have
included
a
sponsored silence in response to 16 days of
Activism Against Gender Based Violence.
The Sky Project have also been invited to
hold stalls at events including local schools.
In response to a growing need across the
Bristol area, our director Sabeena now
provides specialist consultancy on Forced
Marriage and ‘Honour’-Based Abuse. This
work has included supporting individual
cases, offering long‑term guidance for
those at risk, and advising professionals
on best practice. Sabeena continues to
provide consultancy to a wide range of
clients, ensuring that those professionals
dealing with such cases receive informed,
and effective support.
The Harmful Practices group, aligned under
the Keeping Bristol Safe Partnership (KBSP)
continues to strive to bring agencies and
organisations together to share best practice.
The Sky Project continues to collaborate
strongly so that we can all help safeguard
those at risk and raise awareness of harmful
practices as widely as possible.|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
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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
£6, 458. (nearest £)|
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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 £1,100.
The team has actively explored options for
reducing some of these essential costs,
saving approximately £500 this financial
reporting period through changing website
hosts and 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
continued to have 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 continue to explore the
option of increasing their number for
added security. Given the specific nature
of the charity’s work this has proved to
be a challenge. Trustees are keen to|
ensure anyone invited to join as a trustee has a relevant skill mix that can enhance the work of the charity and the enthusiasm and drive to collaboratively take it forward from strength to strength.
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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 £973. (nearest £)|
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|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|
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|The SkyProject||
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|Registered charitynumber 1186737||
|Statementofaccountsfor financialperiod 01/07/2024 -30/06/2025||
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|RECEIPT|Unrestricted funds
(nearest £)|
|Donations and Grants
Donationsfor training delivered directly andviaEventbrite|140|
|Team Fundraising|283|
|Consultancy work|550|
|Net Total|973|
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|PAYMENTS|Payment (nearest £)|
|Zoomsubscription fortraining delivery|203.87|
|Consultant Fees|80|
|LiabilityInsurance|125.80|
|Professional Fees (CPD,Bank Acc, Google)|914|
|Website Hosting Fee|72|
|speaker fees|0|
|staffexpenses|11.52|
|NetTotal|1,407|
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|Opening balancefor thisfinancialperiod|6,891|
|Total income|973|
|Totalexpenditure|1,407|
|Total fundsheld at the end of financial reporting period|6,457|
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|Other monetaryAssets|ApproximateValue|
|Companylaptop|500|
**Agreed and signed on behalf of all trustees**
SPirooz. Sabeena Pirooz Director
**DATE: 22[nd] March 2026**
**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 Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The Sky Project|
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|Registered charity number|1186737|
|Charity’s principal address
(Updated this year)|256 Bath Rd,
Keynsham,
Bristol
BS31 1TG|
||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of**
**person**
**(or**
**body)**
**entitled**
**to**
**appoint**
**trustee**
**(ifany)**|
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|**1**|Sabeena Pirooz|Director|December 2019-present||
|2|Shagufta Kauser||December 2019-present||
|3|Dr Farook Sarfraz|Treasurer/Safeguarding
lead|December 2019-present||
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity N/A Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this N/A falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets N/A from the charity’s own assets
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**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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**Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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## **Declarations**
Dr Farook Sarfraz Treasurer 22[nd] March 2026
SPirooz Sabeena Pirooz Director 2nd April 2026