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2025-06-30-accounts

OVERSEAS DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION (ODE)

Charity Number: 1188338

Strengthening Education & Global Partnerships for a Brighter Future

Trustees' Annual Report & Financial Statements for the Period 1[st] July 2024 to 30[th] June 2025

Contents

Reference & Administration Details

Charity Details:

Name: Overseas Development and Education (ODE) Number: 1188338 Address: 12 Brownberrie Gardens, Horsforth, Leeds, LS18 5PS UK

Trustees of the Charity

Name

Appointed

Mr James A Cape 4[th] March 2020 Mrs Evelyn D Cape 4[th] March 2020 Mr Leo James Cape 4[th] March 2020 Mr John Cape 4[th] March 2020 Mrs Anne-Marie O’Connor 4[th] March 2020 Mrs Rosemarie D McDonald 4[th] March 2020 Ms Danielle F Cape 1[st] April 2023 Dr April J Baral 3[rd] December 2024

Names & Addresses of Advisors

Role Name Address Bank Virgin Money 94 – 96 Briggate, Leeds LS1 6NP Bank Wise 56 Shoreditch High Str., London E1 6JJ

Names of Trustees, Roles with Delegated Responsibilities

Role

Name Role Mr James Anthony Cape Chair Mrs Evelyn Donado Cape Liaison & Communication Mr John Cape Finance Mrs Anne-Marie O’Connor Secretary Mrs Rosemarie Donado McDonald Social Media

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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of the Charity's Trusts

Type of Governing Document:

Constitution

How the Charity is Constituted:

Charitable Incorporated Organisation - Foundation Registered 4[th] March 2020

APPOINTMENT OF TRUSTEES

As set out in the Articles of Association, the maximum number and minimum number, respectively, of the trustees may be determined from time to time by ordinary resolution. Subject to and in default of any such determination the maximum number of trustees is eight and the minimum number of trustees shall be three. New trustees will be appointed and thoroughly vetted prior to appointment by the current trustees. It is not expected that any of the trustees will resign from the charity. There is no formal training programme provided to trustees, however they are briefed on their legal responsibilities and supplied with a copy of the Memorandum and Articles of Association. They are also made aware of external training opportunities and encouraged to participate if appropriate. They commit to uphold the aims, vision, mission and values of the organisation. A list of trustees who served during the financial year ending 30[th] June2025 is included on page 2 of this report.

Additional Governance Issues

MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARITY

The charity is governed by the board of trustees, which meets three times a year. The composition of the board is monitored on a regular basis to ensure that all members have the necessary skills and expertise to govern the charity. A budget is set annually and submitted to for approval.

REMUNERATION The trustees are the key management personnel of the charity, in charge of directing, controlling, running, and operating the charity on a day-to-day basis. All work is voluntary and there is no remuneration.

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Objects

Statutory Declaration on Public Benefit

The trustees declare that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on

public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or duties.

Fund Raising

ODE raises fund from the public but does not work with professional fundraisers or commercial participators. Additional funding was acquired through the sales of mugs, clothing, buns and cakes.

Lincoln Road Kitchen A special thank you to the Rochdale and Salford Team for your great donations of cakes which raised essential funds for ODE.

Dragon Boat Festival, Bradford On June 29[th] Team ODE took part in the Dragon Boat Festival in Bradford. Organised by Dr. A J Baral, one of the trustees, the ODE Dragons acquitted themselves very well ,winning most of their races. Congratulations to the fantastic team. The event was processed using the Total Giving fundraising platform.

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Executive Summary

Activities, Achievements & Performance

ODE is a recently formed British charity which was registered on 4th March 2020 in England & Wales. Money has been raised through sponsored walks and a Dragon Boat Festival in the UK as well as through the sale of mugs, clothing and buns. All of the monies and donations raised have been paid out as awards or equipment with a small balance held as a reserve.

The charity has already started to grow, yet despite its size has made a significant impact on the lives of many disadvantaged students, particularly those in remote areas of The Philippines.

This year has seen a period of expansion as we now support 15 schools. The newer schools are generally smaller and located in often more difficult to access or remoter villages. The main focus has been the building of relationships, first between the trustees and the Headteachers of the nominated schools and potential future schools and secondly, developing an official core group of Filipino supporters who will act as local representatives. We would also like to develop our new relationship with Freestuff LS 19 which we were able to join in April. Lastly we want to attempt to develop partnerships between schools in The Philippines and the UK. This we believe is the direction for future progress which we would hope to build upon.

The Board of Trustees selected a number of Elementary schools in The Philippines and provided them with some of the resources necessary to improve the quality of their education. Five schools were initially selected, three on and next to the island of Panay, one on the island of Mindanao and one in the mountainous region of Ifugao in the north of the country. This has now increased to fifteen with and additional schools in the Gigantes Islands, Ifugao, Ilocos and Cebu. The focus of support during 2024 – 2025 has been to target these schools in providing additional resources as the impact of this work has now evidenced improvements in learning. Trustees have agreed to explore additional schools who could benefit from these resources

Transparency

ODE operates with complete transparency and all money raised, has been used solely for charitable purposes. The charity has no expenses and any work undertaken has been done so on a voluntary basis.

Local Representatives

ODE continues to work with local representative to follow up and monitor any resources given.

Trustees

This year we were able to welcome Dr A J Baral as our new trustee. She brings a great deal of enthusiasm and youth to the charity.

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Schools

During the last year the number of schools we have supported has increased to 15, mainly due to staff relocations. We now help two schools in Ilocos in the north of the country and three in Ifuago. Three are on the island of Panay while we now support five in the Gigantes and Calagnaan iislands. There is one in Cebu and one on the island of Mindanao.

Pindongan Elementary, Ifugao Kiangan Central Elementary, Ifugao

A wide range of materials and supplies have been provided during the current report period. These included books, desktops, laptops a projector and other supplies.

During 2024-2025 Trustees have been carefully evaluating the impact of this targeted support. Evidence provided from school leaders, reinforced by personal visits to all the schools by Trustees, who have confirmed the resources provided by ODE have made a real difference in improving pupils’ learning.

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Visits

During the year trustees were able to visit Caparispisan and Cabigbigaan in Ilocos, Kiangan Central, Pindongan and Hucab in Ifugao, Pook and Dao on the island of Panay and General P Del Rosario in Toledo, Cebu.

Cargo

A total of 42 medium boxes were sent from the UK during the reporting year via Forex UK. The contents of these boxes were:

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Books 12127
Tablets 9
Laptops 6
Desktop Computers 3
Integrated Computers
9
Printers 9
TVs 3
Monitor 1
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School Impact Feedback

Caparispisan Elementary School, Ilocos Norte –Jay-ar Valera

Caparispisan expresses its deepest gratitude for your generous donation of books. These valuable resources will be used in improving reading skills of our learners. The engaging books are being shared among the learners, fostering a love for reading. …. This support will significantly enhance our learners’ reading abilities

Cabigbigaaan Elementary School, Ilocos Sur – Bernadette Tenoso

Thanks Again, thank you very much ODE group for the books, desktop and printer, they love reading and they say Wow have a Good Smell, some says smell abroad.

Kiangan Elementary School, Kiangan,

Ifugao – Claire Aliguyon

Reading is much fun our Literacy Remediation clienteles take pride in reading books sent by ODE. Once again, our sincerest thanks to the ODE family …. The books will surely ignite the love for reading among our learners.

Muchos gracias ODE for the blessings of books, we now have books to use in the implementation of Literacy remedial program

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Hucab Elementary School, Kiangan, Ifugao - Estella Aliguyon

Hucab Elementary School would like to express our gratitude and appreciation to ODE family for these books that we are using now for this remediation. There are 30 learners having reading enhancement this vacation, these learners take turns for these interesting books. Thank you for reaching out to us …. These will increase the interest of learners to love reading more and win again during the Read-aThon contest later.

Thank you very much ODE family. These books will be used for the National Learning Camo comes this summer. The arrival is very timely. We will first browse then distribute to the grade levels base on appropriateness of content. Surely these will improve the reading performance of our learners. The books are not only interesting but also attractive which invites the curiosity of learners to pick their taste, to look what’s inside, and arouse their interest in reading. These mean a lot to us.

Pook Elementary School, Kalibo, Aklan – Joray Ignacio

Thank you so much ODE family for the newly arrived parcel, our gratitude and appreciation for your generosity

Our learners will kick off the coming school year empowered by a treasure trove of fresh resources.

To our ever-generous sponsors at ODE, a big thank you for your unwavering love and support. Rest assured, every page will be put to inspiring, purposeful use.

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Igpaho Elementary School, Tubungan, Iloilo – Fely Paniza

Thank you is not enough. ….. We do believe that all these instructional materials will greatly help our learners for their academic performance. It will motivate them to love in reading to improve our literacy and develop critical thinking, to explore and appreciate the outside world. Both teachers and learners are very excited. Once again thank you.

Dao Primary School, Alimodian, Iloilo Neljane Aldep-Noble

These books will not only enrich their academic journey but also open to doors of new knowledge and imagination. It brings joy and inspiration to our dear pupils to love reading.

Many thanks ODE for giving such colorful and interesting books that suits our pupils needs. Your donated books and 1 unit laptop means so much to us.

Granada Elementary School, Gigantes Norte Island, Granada, Carles, Iloilo Marlon Macalino

Sending Kararating lang po nag box papuntang Granada ES.

Granada Elementary School is very happy having ODE Foundation as our partner in shaping little minds. Reading will be fun for hem having all these stuffs.

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Granada National High School, Gigantes Norte – Fely Alarcon

Sending here our deepest appreciation to ODE for the package received by GNHS …. The books you donated is very much appreciated and very useful to our learners.

Granada National High School Ballesteros Extension expresses its sincere gratitude to Overseas Development and Education (ODE) for the generous donation of books. This gift of hope will undoubtedly foster a love of reading among our students and open doors to brighter futures. Your investment in our community is deeply appreciated.

Lantangan Elementary School, Gigantes Sur, Estrilleta Guillem

Our sincere thanks to all of you especially for another box of books for Lantangan Elementary School. These are truly what we need as additional tools for learning. They will help expose our learners to more reading materials and foster their love for reading.

Ballesteros National High School, Gigantes Sur – Fralyn Leones

Thank you ODE Family. Your generous donation is a testament to your commitment to education and growth. We are grateful for your support in providing access to valuable learning resources in our LAN Program.

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Talingting National High School, Calagnaan Island – Maria Judee

Thank you ODE family … Your generous donation is a testament to education and growth. We are grateful for your support in providing access to valuable learning resources in our LAN Program.

So grateful to all the ODE trustees Our deepest appreciation from Talingting National High School, Calagnaan Island

General P Del Rosario Elementary School, Toledo, Cebu – Joan M Largo

On behalf of General P Del Rosario Elementary School we extend our deepest gratitude to the ODE for the generous donation of learning materials. Your support has brought new opportunities for our learners to grow, discover and dream. ….Your efforts have truly made a difference in our school community.

Balila Elementary School, Lantapan, Bukidnon –Rey Dela Mance

Another blessings from ODE Overseas Development And Education thru the effort of the Board of Trustees worth to thank and celebrate for since Balila ES learners and teachers are enjoying utilizing them in our newly opened school mini library. We are forever grateful to all our ODE family.

Balila ES staff is forever grateful to ODE and it’s personnel for their collaborative efforts to extend love and support to us thru the books we recently received. Truly these help teachers and learners improve school reading performance.

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The Future

Web presence &social media

Website - https://www.ode.org.uk

The Overseas Development and Education website will continue to be improved and regularly updated.

Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ODEinPh

ODE has slowly managed to grow an online presence through Facebook. Regular updates can be easily viewed by supporters.

Instagram - overseasdande

ODE have opened an Istagram account

Fundraising Platforms

We have organised fundraising pages on Wonderful.org and Total Giving and now use Easy Fundraising as well as Give as you Live who provide us with a donation when our supporters use their service.

Help provided

We would like to thank the following for their assistance to ODE. Kualo for the their free webspace, Forex Cargo UK, Elite Printing Kalibo, World of Books Foundation, Give as You Live, Wonderful and Easy Fundraising and Ka-Fei House in Bradford.

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Financial Review

Statement of the Charity's Policy on Reserves

The risk of unforeseen emergency or other unexpected need for funds or finding ‘seedfunding’ for an urgent project. Aims to set aside £250 initially which would be derived from the sale of merchandise. Surplus funds to be held in OED’s bank account.

Details of Any Funds Materially in Deficit

The Trustees declare that the charity had no funds which were materially in deficit at the date of the statement of assets & liabilities.

State of the Charity’s Finances

Restricted/Designated Funds

The Trustees declare that the charity has no restricted or designated funds.

Particulars of Any Outstanding Debt

The Trustees declare that the charity has a policy of never operating in a (negative environment) and has no deficit.

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Receipts and Payments for the period 1[st] July 2024 to 30[th] June 2025.

Receipts
Balance b/f
Donations
Profits from sale of mugs, clothes, soap
Other Income
Total
Payments
Computers and Equipment
Cargo
Clothing & Mugs
Expenses
Total
Balance
Total		 Unrestricted Funds
£ 1,691
£1,371
£20
£ 26
£78
£2262
£260
£9
£3108
£3,108
£2609
£499
£3,108

Declaration

The Trustees declare that they have approved the above report and authorised that it be signed on their behalf.

J A Cape

A M O’Connor

Mr J A Cape (Chairman)

Mrs A M O’Connor (Secretary)

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Appendix i

Getting Around

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Appendix ii

Distribution of Resources

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Appendix iii

As some of the schools have no address they can be found using www.what3words.com or the what3words app. Here is where to find them

Caparispisan Elementary School, Ilocos Norte - Cabigbigaan Elementary School, Ilocos Sur - Hucab Elementary School, Kiangan, Ifugao - Pindongan Elementary School, Kiangan, Ifugao - Kiangan Central School, Ifugao - Pook Elementary School, Kalibo, Aklan - Igpaho Elementary School, Tubungan, Iloilo - Dao, Primary, Alimodian, Iloilo - Lantangan Elementary School, Gigantes Sur, Iloilo - Ballersteros High School, Gigantes Sur, Iloilo - Granada Elementary School, Gigantes Norte, Iloilo - Granada High School, Gigantes Norte, Iloilo - Talingting High, Calagnaan Island, Iloilo - General Rosario elementary, Toledo, Cebu Balila Elementary School, Lantapan, Bukidnon -

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Overseas Development and Education (ODE) Overseas Development and Education (ODE) Overseas Development and Education (ODE) 1188338
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
For the period
from		 01/07/2024 To 30/06/2025

Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Endowment Restricted funds Total funds Last year funds funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Donations 1371 1817 Profits from Sales 20 300 Other Income 26 38 Sub total (Gross income for 1417 2155

Sub total (Gross income for AR)

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).

Sub total

Total receipts Total receipts 1417 2155
A3 Payments
Clothing 260
Computers & Computer equipment 78 1131
Cargo 2262 507
Expenses 9
Awards
Sub total 2609 1638
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
Sub total
Total payments 2609 1638
Net of receipts/(payments) -1192 517
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end 1691 1174
Cash funds this year end 499 1691

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment Categories Details funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ 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		 Total cash funds
Details
Details
Details
Details
Signature
JA Cape
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
JA Cape J A Cape