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

## **From 13/08/2020 to 31/08/2021** 

## **Charity name: Creative Opps CIO** 

## **Charity registration number: 1190916** 

## **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 object of the CIO is to advance<br>disadvantaged people aged between 6 and<br>30 in life through:<br>(a) facilitating their access to knowledge,<br>learning opportunities and experience;<br>(b) providing support and activities which<br>develop their skills, capacities and<br>capabilities to enable them to participate in<br>society as responsible individuals;|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The CIO was not in operation during this<br>financial year, as receipt of funds for<br>activities was delayed by Covid-19.|
|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|The trustees have had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the Charity Commission<br>on public benefit.|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|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|The CIO was successful in securing an<br>instalment of £10,000 from the Mohn<br>Westlake Youth Achievement Fund for the<br>next financial year. This funding will be used<br>for core costs at the charity, allowing staff to<br>deliver projects that provide support and<br>activities to young people, to develop their<br>skills, capacities and capabilities.<br>We also opened a business bank account<br>with The Co-Operative Bank.|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The CIO did not hold any funds this financial<br>year.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|As yet, a reserves policy has not been drawn<br>up by the trustees, as the CIO is not<br>currently in receipt of any unrestricted<br>funding.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|See above.|
|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:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|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|The charity trustees may at any time decide<br>to appoint a new charity trustee, whether in<br>place of a charity trustee who has retired or<br>been removed.<br>A new trustee is selected via an open<br>recruitment process, whereby a specific role<br>(for example, Chair) is advertised. Applicants<br>take part in an interview, and one person is<br>selected provided there is a quorum of the<br>sitting Board.<br>The charity trustees will make available to<br>each new charity trustee, on or before their<br>first appointment:<br>(a) A copy of the constitution and any<br>amendments made to it.<br>(b) A copy of the CIO's latest trustees'<br>annual report and statement of accounts.|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Creative Opps CIO|
|---|---|
|Other name the charityuses|Creative Opps|
|Registered charitynumber|1190916|
|Charity’s principal address|MILDMAY COMMUNITY CENTRE<br>WOODVILLE ROAD<br>LONDON<br>N16 8NA|



## **Names of trustees:** 

Joshua Pugh of 79 Bennett Court, Salterton Road,London N7 6BD 

Polly Robbins of 103 Beresford Road, London, N8 0AG 

Emer Mary Morris of 3 Foundry Cottages, Foundry Lane, Lewes, BN7 2AS 

## **Senior staff:** 



Ashar Smith (CEO) of 73 Duffryn Street, Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales, CF43 4EW 

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

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



## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **N/A** 

## **Declarations** 

## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

## **Signature:** 

## **Full name:** 

Joshua Pugh 

## **Date:** 

08/03/2022 



**Creative Opps CIO** 



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## **Receipts and payments accounts** 

**For the period from** 

13/08/2020 31/08/2021 

**To** 

## **Section A Receipts and payments** 

|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**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>**-**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**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>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**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>**-**|**Total funds**<br>**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>**-**<br>**-**|
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|**NOTE**<br>**The organisation was not financially**<br>**operational during this financial year. It did not**<br>**hold any funds, nor were any funds received or**<br>**paid out.**|**-**||||
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|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

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

|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the<br>trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own**<br>**use**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br> <br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Signature|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

03/03/2022 

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## **CC16a** 

## **Last year** 

**to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - -** 

**-** 

**-** 

CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 

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**Current value (optional) - - - - -** 

**Current value (optional)** 

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Date of approval 

CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 

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