Street Rights Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Review For year ended 31[st] March 2024
Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Review 2023/24
Street Rights’ charity number: 1190631
Date of registration: 29[th] July 2020
Trustees:
Matthew Hocken, Chair (17[th] October 2022 – date) Simon Le Gouais, Treasurer
Siân Wynne
Registered address:
Street Rights, Room 4 St Margaret’s House, 15 Old Ford Road, London, E2 9PJ
This report covers the period 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024
1. Street Rights’ Charitable Purpose
The objects of Street Rights are:
To promote human rights (as set out in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and subsequent United Nations conventions and declarations), particularly but not exclusively for street-connected children, throughout the world by all or any of the following means:
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Monitoring abuses of human rights;
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Obtaining redress for the victims of human rights abuse;
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Relieving need among the victims of human rights abuse;
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Research into human rights issues;
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Providing technical advice to government and others on human rights matters;
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Contributing to the sound administration of human rights law;
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Commenting on proposed human rights legislation;
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Raising awareness of human rights issues;
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Promoting public support for human rights;
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Promoting respect for human rights among individuals and corporations;
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International advocacy of human rights;
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Eliminating infringements of human rights.
In furtherance of that object but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power:
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Street Rights Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Review For year ended 31[st] March 2024
To engage in political activity provided that the trustees are satisfied that the proposed activities will further the purposes of the charity to an extent justified by the resources committed and the activity is not the dominant means by which the charity carries out its objects.
2. Public Benefit
The Trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit to review the charity’s aims and objectives and ensure its activities and future-planning are focused on achieving the charity’s aims and objectives.
3. Activities, achievements and performance in 2023/24
Street Rights’ aim is to promote street-connected children’s rights worldwide. This year marks a step change for Street Rights as we move from planning and building our work to action.
We have embarked on a multi-year collaborative partnership with Umthombo and Centre for Child Law in South Africa to secure justice for street-connected children. Both Umthombo and Centre for Child Law are highly regarded as experts in their fields and we are excited to be working together.
Umthombo has decades of experience working directly with street-connected children and youth in Durban, South Africa to transform their lives. With a multi-disciplinary team of social workers, community workers and former street-connected children Umthombo provides direct support to street-connected children and youth. This ranges from counselling to drug support to skills-based training to family reintegration. Umthombo is an active member of civil society in South Africa and has worked with local government to improve services for street-connected children. Centre for Child Law is a legal advocacy organisation, based at the University of Pretoria, South Africa and has been at the forefront of protecting children’s rights nationally in South Africa and, increasingly, internationally in global fora. Centre for Child Law provides legal representation to children in South Africa and has worked on varied issues from education to challenges facing migrant and undocumented children.
This year we received funding to deliver the first phase of our programme in the summer of 2024 – consultations with street-connected children to identify the rights violations that most affect them. As streetconnected children are a highly marginalised and vulnerable group, we are seeking ethical approval for these consultations from the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
We remain a member of the Consortium for Street Children – the global network for street children organisations – both to learn from our peers and contribute to the sector.
Please note that Street Rights’ sole volunteer took time off for maternity from 21[st] September 2023 for the remainder of this reporting year and as such our activities were reduced.
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4. Structure, Governance and Management
The Trustees are responsible for the administration of the charity. The Trustees meet quarterly (four times a year) to agree and set the charity’s strategic direction, discuss policy matters and review the operational performance of the charity. This includes through reviewing and updating the charity’s risk register and putting policies and procedures in place to mitigate those risks.
Street Rights’ Constitution sets out how new Trustees are appointed – existing Trustees can appoint new Trustees at any time. When selecting new Trustees, regard is had to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for effective administration of Street Rights. Trustees serve for a period of three years and can be reappointed up to three times.
Street Rights currently has one volunteer, part-time and she took time off for maternity from 21[st] September 2023 for the remainder of the reporting year.
5. Financial review 2023/24
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and financial review of Street Rights.
Income and expenditure:
Street Rights’ income was £3,604 and expenditure £60 for the period 2023/24. A total of £4,299 was carried forward.
| 2023/24 | £ |
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| Income | 3,604 |
| Expenditure | 60 |
| Total Funds | 4,299 |
Street Rights has no loans, no debts and no funds held by a custodian Trustee.
Reserves:
The Trustees have considered the risk environment and operating costs of the organisation and have determined a desired range of reserves to be within three to six months’ operating costs plus any legal or redundancy costs associated with winding-up the organisation. At present there are no committed ongoing costs and any wind-up costs would be very limited. The reserves as of 31[st] March 2024 are therefore within the required range.
As the organisation increases its income and begins to incur ongoing operating costs, the unrestricted reserves will be reviewed against the reserves policy as part of the management accounts and going-concern assessment by the Board of Trustees.
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6. Trustee Declaration
The Trustees declare that they approve the Trustees’ Annual Report and Financial Review above. Signed on behalf of Street Rights’ Trustees:
Matthew Hocken, Chair of Trustees 8[th] October 2024
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Street Rights |
Street Rights |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 4 - - - - - - 4 - - - 4 60 - - - - - - - 60 - - - 60 - 56 - 755 699 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 3,600 - - - - - - - 3,600 - - - 3,600 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3,600 - - 3,600 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 3,600 4 - - - - - - 3,604 - - - 3,604 60 - - - - - - - - 60 - - - 60 3,544 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | 16 | |||||
| Interest | 4 | 1 | ||||
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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Bank fees |
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| Office costs | 240 | |||||
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| **Sub total ** | 60 | 312 | ||||
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 312 | ||||||
| - 56 | 3,600 | 3,544 | - 295 | |||
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| 755 | - | 755 | 1,050 | |||
| 699 | 3,600 | 4,299 | 755 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
14/10/2024
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at | the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds |
Signature Details Details Unrestricted funds Details Details Bank balance GBP Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 699 3,600 - - - - 699 3,600 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) 755 - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Simon Le Gouais |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Date of approval |
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| Simon Le Gouais | 11/09/2024 | ||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
14/10/2024
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