
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From 6 January 2020 To 31 December 2020 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Break Off Labs** 

## **Charity registration number: 1187213** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The objects of the CIO are to advance**<br>**the education of the public in the**<br>**subjects of science, technology,**<br>**engineering and maths (STEM), by the**<br>**provision of grants and financial**<br>**support and by promoting research and**<br>**disseminating the useful results of that**<br>**research.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Due to COVID Break Off Labs was not**<br>**very active in its first year.  A small**<br>**amount of funding was raised to**<br>**contribute towards the objects.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**Break Off Labs has ensured that it is**<br>**being operated for public benefit only.**|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

SORP reference 



|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**Break Off Labs setup a virtual round-**<br>**the-world relay to raise funding for**<br>**climate change research and associated**<br>**charitable causes.  People record their**<br>**activities using Strava and donate to the**<br>**Charity.  This was commenced in**<br>**December, so only a small amount of**<br>**funding was raised.  Prior to that the**<br>**website was built and minimal activity**<br>**due to COVID.  Money raised from the**<br>**virtual relay has not been used towards**<br>**any research as of the end of the**<br>**financial period, but some has been set**<br>**aside for charitable causes in this area.**|
|---|---|---|



## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The Charity held the equivalent of £478**<br>**in cash, with a portion of that set aside**<br>**for PlantYourFuture.**|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Funds were raised at the end of the year**<br>**and not deployed.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Equivalent of £231 net of liabilities**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**None**|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**“Foundation” model Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees have been chosen based on**<br>**their skillset and knowledge of specific**<br>**areas or general charity management.**|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Break Off Labs|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1187213|





43 Berkeley Square London W1J 5AP United Kingdom 

Charity’s principal address 

## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Hamish Magoffin|-|-|-|
||Ilija Rasovic|-|-|-|
||Matthias Tietze|-|-|-|



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**N/A** 

## **Declarations** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Hamish Magoffin **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 27 October 2021 



**Break Off Labs Charity Number 1187213 Annual Accounts Year End 31 December 2020** 



**Break Off Labs Balance Sheet As of 31 December 2020** 

**4:04 PM 27/10/21 Accrual Basis** 

|**ASSETS**<br>**Current Assets**<br>**Cash at bank and in hand**<br>**Total Current Assets**<br>**TOTAL ASSETS**<br>**LIABILITIES & EQUITY**<br>**Liabilities**<br>**Current Liabilities**<br>**Accounts Payable**<br>**Total Current Liabilities**<br>**Total Liabilities**<br>**Capital and Reserves**<br>**Profit for the Year**<br>**Shareholder funds**<br>**TOTAL LIABILITIES & EQUITY**|**31 Dec 20**|
|---|---|
||479.61|
||479.61|
||**479.61**|
||248.13|
||248.13|
||248.13<br>231.48|
||231.48|
||**479.61**|



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**4:05 PM 27/10/21 Accrual Basis** 

## **Break Off Labs Profit & Loss January through December 2020** 

|**Ordinary Income/Expense**<br>**Income**<br>**Gifts and Donations Income**<br>**Total Income**<br>**Gross Profit**<br>**Expense**<br>**Donations**<br>**Miscellaneous Expense**<br>**Payment Processing Fees**<br>**Total Expense**<br>**Net Ordinary Income**<br>**Profit for the Year**|**Jan - Dec 20**|
|---|---|
||478.00|
||478.00|
||478.00<br>211.48<br>24.00<br>11.04|
||246.52|
||231.48|
||**231.48**|



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