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

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 23 3 2020 **To** 31 1 2021 

## Section A                        Reference and administration details 

**Charity name** The Melissa Bell Foundation **Other names charity is known by** N/a **Registered charity number (if any)** 1188721 **Charity's principal address** First Floor 17 – 19 Foley Street London **Postcode:** W1W 6DW 

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

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||Alexandra Burke|Chair|||
||Nicholas Stuart Kett<br>Robinson||||
||Nalini Raquel Boyce||||
||David Burke||||
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**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

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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)** 

N/a 

## **Section B              Structure, governance and management** 

## **Description of the charity’s trusts** 

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted 

- (eg. trust, association, company) 

Appointed by Board Trustee selection methods 

- (eg. appointed by, elected by) 

## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: 

- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; 

- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; 

- relationship with any related parties; 

- trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. 

## **Section C                    Objectives and activities** 

The objects of the CIO are: 

**Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** 

(1) The preservation of health by raising awareness of Strokes, Diabetes and Kidney Failure. 

(2) The advancement of education of children and young people in the performing arts and to further develop their appreciation of and 

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participation in the arts. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacted the Melissa Bell Foundation’s ability to deliver key fundraising and educational initiatives. Our annual Spring Ball fundraising gala was cancelled, affecting funding for programmes, and our annual summer scholarships to the Sylvia Young Theatre School were disrupted, though we maintained contact with beneficiaries. 

To adapt, we partnered with Islington Council to donate laptops to children in need of home-schooling and used social media to continue raising awareness of diabetes, strokes, and kidney failure. Despite these challenges, we remain committed to reinstating our key programmes and **Summary of the main** continuing our mission to support young people in health education and **activities undertaken for the** performing arts. **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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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: 

- policy on grantmaking; 

- policy programme related investment; 

- contribution made by volunteers. 

## Section D                      Achievements and performance 

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## Section D                      Achievements and erformance p 

• Maintained engagement with beneficiaries despite disruptions to the **Summary of the main achievements of the charity** annual Sylvia Young Theatre School scholarships. **during the year** • Partnered with Islington Council to donate laptops to children in need of home-schooling, ensuring continued access to education. • Used social media channels to raise awareness of diabetes, strokes, and kidney failure, reaching a wider audience during restrictions. • Continued efforts to secure funding and plan for the reinstatement of key programmes and fundraising events, including the Spring Ball gala. 

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## **Section E                    Financial review** 

**Brief statement of the** 

**charity’s policy on reserves** 

The Trustees will not commit to making any donations for charitable purposes greater than the amount of cash already in hand. In the longterm the trustees will aim to hold cash to cover six months average expenditure. 

**Details of any funds materially in deficit** 

N/a 

## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** 

You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: 

- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); 

- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; 

- 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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 

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**Charity Name The Melissa Bell Foundation** 

**No (if any) 1188721** 

## **Receipts and payments accounts** 

Period start date 

Period end date 1/31/2021 

**For the period from** 

**To** 

3/23/2020 

**CC16a** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds** 

**Total funds Last year** 

|**A1 Receipts**<br>Fundraisingevents<br>**9,900**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,900**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Sub total                               -**<br>**Total receipts                    9,900**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>**-**<br>Professional fees<br>**500**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Sub total                           500**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Sub total                                -**<br>**Total payments                       500**<br>**Net of receipts/(payments)                    9,400**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**-**<br>**Cash funds this year end                    9,400**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**Sub total**(Gross income for AR)<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**<br>**9,900**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,900**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,900**<br>**-**<br>**500**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**500**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**500**<br>**9,400**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,400**|**to the nearest £**|
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>Cash in bank<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature<br>**Total cash funds**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**9,400**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**9,400**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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