## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From April 2022 Period start date To April 2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Tardigrade International Organisation**
## **Charity registration number: 1189249**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the education of the pupils**
**in Nigeria by providing and assisting in**
**the provision of facilities not required to**
**be provided by the local education**
**authority for education at the school**|
|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|**Tardio carried out various outreach**
**programmes to the following public**
**primary schools in Akwa Ibom State,**
**Nigeria:**
**1. St. Anthony’s Catholic School in**
**Obong/Ikono, Etim Ekpo Local**
**Government area, Akwa Ibom State.**
**Where children were provided with**
**learning material such as learning desk,**
**school materials including school**
**uniforms, writing materials like exercise**
**books, pencils, white board pens pencil**
**cases etc.**
**Tardio hopes to organise a fundraising**
**in the UK to help repair their leaking**
**roof in order to protect the children from**
**harsh weather and to also protect their**
**books in their library which almost in**
**ruin due to rain.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had absolute regards**
**to the guidance issued by the charity**
**commission on public benefit.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not Applicable currently|
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|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**Not Applicable currently**|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Volunteers in our pilot area (Nigeria)**
**have been representing the charity in**
**outreaches in assessment visits to**
**schools and also with gift and school**
**materials presentations.**|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|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|**Tardio carried out various outreach**
**programmes to the following public**
**primary schools in Akwa Ibom State,**
**Nigeria:**
**1. St. Anthony’s Catholic School in**
**Obong/Ikono, Etim Ekpo Local**
**Government area, Akwa Ibom State.**
**Where children were provided with**
**learning material such as learning desk,**
**school materials including school**
**uniforms, writing materials like exercise**
**books, pencils, white board pens pencil**
**cases etc.**
**Activities can be found on TARDIO’s**
**website and Facebook Social media**
**platform.**
**The headmaster and teachers of St.**
**Anthony’s Catholic school were elated**
**at the transformation that Tardio**
**impacted on the children where they**
**attained the 3rd position on uniform on**
**children’s day for the very first time.**
**Tardio hopes to organise a fundraising**
**in the UK to help repair their leaking**
**roof in order to protect the children from**
**harsh weather and to also protect their**
**books in their library which almost in**
**ruin due to rain.**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**We intend to launch TARDIO in a year**
**from now which will kick off our fund-**
**raising activities.**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not Applicable currently**|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**We have left the financial content of the**
**charity account as insitu as an**
**executive decision was made by the**
**trustees that expenditure from the**
**charity bank account would commence**
**after the soft launch**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Not Applicable currently**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Not Applicable currently**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Not Applicable currently**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not Applicable currently**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**Not Applicable currently**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Due to insufficient funds in TARDIO’s**
**account, the founder of TARDIO (Mrs**
**Ruth Uchechi Anyanwu) has continued**
**to fund these activites her personal**
**purse.**|
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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|**There are no risks currently.**|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||**Not**|
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Foundation CIO Model governing**
**document**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**The Charity is constituted as a CIO**|
|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|**Trustees are selected by method of**
**recommendations and putting it through**
**a voting process**|
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Tardigrade International Organisation (TARDIO)|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charitynumber|1189249|
|Charity’s principal address|P O BOX 952.
Stockport
SK3 3DJ|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Ruth Uchechi
Anyanwu|Trustee Chair|23.06.2024||
||Mr TimothyOsuji|Trustee|22.10.2023||
||Mrs Nkeiru Anonde|Trustee|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets Not Applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not Applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not Applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature Full name)** Ms Ruth Anyanwu **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 11.10.20243