Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
City of Opportunities
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1187112 Charity's principal address 5 Moor Lane, Flat 2212
Postcode EC2Y 9BA London
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
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Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)
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1 Ivo de Wit 2[Elizaveta ] Shaforostova
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
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| Ivo de Wit | ||
| Elizaveta Shaforostova |
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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The objects of the CIO are to advance education by funding research on the subject of urbanisation and its impact on people’s quality of life and the environment ensuring the useful results of such research are published. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document - Organised a roundtable discussion to identify research gaps Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
- Organised a conference together with ULI Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
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Section E Financial review
Cash reserves are in the bank account
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially No deficits in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Ivo de Wit Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc)
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Date 2611012025 TAR March 2012
Charity Name
Charity Name No (if any) Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 1/1/2024 12/31/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts - - - - - - - - - - Sub total - Total receipts - A3 Payments 123 Reg 388 Card SetupFee Bank 27/02 69 - Sub total 457 - - Sub total - Total payments 457 Net of receipts/(payments) - 457 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 2,117 Cash funds this year end 1,660 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Restricted funds |
to the nearest £ Endowment funds |
Total funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - 388 - 69 - - - - 457 - - - 457 - 457 - 2,117 1,660 |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ 1,660 - - - - - 1,660 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name Ivo de Wit Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Ivo de Wit | 10/26/2025 | ||
| Mr Phillips |