| Trust | ees' Annual Report | ees' Annual Report | ees' Annual Report | ees' Annual Report | for theperiod | for theperiod | for theperiod |
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| From | Period start date | To | Period end date | ||||
| 1 | January | 2023 | 31 | December | 2023 |
Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
The Owl Centre Charity
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1191239
Charity's principal address 18 St George’s Place Cheltenham Postcode GL50 3JZ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Heledd Kendrick | Chair | |||
| Joanna Luxton | Trustee | |||
| Marianne Simpson | Trustee | |||
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 Address |
|---|---|---|
| Clinician | Nicola Lathey | 18 St George’s Place, Cheltenham. |
| Independent Charity Advisor |
Faith Griffiths | |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document
Constitution
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by Nicola Lathey, Director of Clinical Services at The Owl Trustee selection methods Centre (eg. appointed by, elected by)
How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
No change to the charity’s organisational structure.
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
The Owl Centre Charity provides bespoke therapy and psycho-education training programmes in the UK and overseas:
Targets:
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To design, organise and implement a training programme in Vietnam for special school teachers.
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To explore new projects and charities to partner with.
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- To establish links and investigate possible partnerships with other
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projects overseas and in the UK.
Our main event was a training programme in Vietnam in June 2023. A team of 6 clinicians; 2 x Speech Therapists, 1 x OT, 1 x Play Therapist, 1 x paediatrician, 1 x autism advisory teacher, trained 30 Special School teachers in British evidence-based practices for children with a diagnosis of autism. We devised the programme and delivered it over a period of three weeks. We continue to try to establish partnerships with organisations in Kirgizstan and Nepal. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the 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:
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and performance
The charity remains small with only one project to focus on. Next year, Summary of the main we plan to re-train the trustees and relaunch the charity. We will then achievements of the charity apply for a wider range of grants closer to home as well as overseas. during the year
Section E Financial review
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The charity is not reserves at present.
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
None
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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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| Heledd Kendrick | Joanna Luxton | |
| Chair | Trustee | |
| 23/11/2024 |
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