2024-03-31-accounts - Q. Learning Nepal Trust CIO

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] April 2023 (period start) To 31[st] March 2024 (period end)

Charity name: Q. Learning Nepal Trust CIO

Charity registration number: 1192365

Objectives and Activities

Objectives and Activities
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	The objects of the CIO are to advance the education of young people living in the Hangdewa region of Nepal (and neighbouring areas) in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including (but not limited to) by: (a) Making grants and providing facilities for schools in Nepal. (b) Awarding to such young people scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants in order to further their education. (c) Providing funds for their education, to undertake travel in furtherance of that education or to prepare for entry to any occupation, trade or profession on leaving any educational establishment.
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.	The main activities of the CIO are fundraising for regular, one off and other larger donations (principally from UK individuals with Gift Aid elections) to enable the provision of grants to specific Hangdewa schools for the education of c260 children and young people from reception classes up to class 8, as well as some c25 bursaries for support at class 9 and 10 in local schools and/or university. School leavers averaged a B+ (all students and all subjects) in the public Basic Education Exam. It is recognised as the best school in the district - indeed for the whole area - and all classes are full with a waiting list. We take pride in providing equal opportunity for education to girls and poorer families in Hangdewa by subsidising their education and fees more than boys in the region and encouraging families to send their girls for a global standard of high quality and broad education evidenced by our results and the life chances provided to our pupils. Projects during this period have included enhanced learning experience through new buildings, widened extra-curricular activities and school trips; attention

Objectives and Activities

Summary of the purposes of the
charity as set out in its governing
document

The objects of the CIO are to advance the education
of young people living in the Hangdewa region of
Nepal (and neighbouring areas) in such ways as the
charity trustees think fit, including (but not limited to)
by:
(a) Making grants and providing facilities for
schools in Nepal.
(b) Awarding to such young people scholarships,
maintenance allowances or grants in order to
further their education.
(c) Providing funds for their education, to
undertake travel in furtherance of that
education or to prepare for entry to any
occupation, trade or profession on leaving
any educational establishment.

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.

The main activities of the CIO are fundraising for
regular, one off and other larger donations
(principally from UK individuals with Gift Aid
elections) to enable the provision of grants to specific
Hangdewa schools for the education of c260 children
and young people from reception classes up to class
8, as well as some c25 bursaries for support at class
9 and 10 in local schools and/or university.
School leavers averaged a B+ (all students and all
subjects) in the public Basic Education Exam. It is
recognised as the best school in the district - indeed
for the whole area - and all classes are full with a
waiting list.
We take pride in providing equal opportunity for
education to girls and poorer families in Hangdewa
by subsidising their education and fees more than
boys in the region and encouraging families to send
their girls for a global standard of high quality and
broad education evidenced by our results and the life
chances provided to our pupils.
Projects during this period have included enhanced
learning experience through new buildings, widened
extra-curricular activities and school trips; attention

	to indigenous, poorer and vulnerable children and those struggling with school subjects; and engagement with other schools in the UK and Nepal through volunteer teachers, student visits and inter- school competitions.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	In adopting the constitution, and in planning our fundraising and grant making activities and policies, the trustees have given due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission.

Achievements and Performance

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.

The major achievements for this year have been in
seeing funding result in schools and students
making progress in: school results obtained;
enhanced learning experience through new
buildings, widened extra-curricular activities and
school trips; attention to indigenous, poorer and
vulnerable children and those struggling with school
subjects; and engagement with other schools in the
UK and Nepal through volunteer teachers, student
visits and inter-school competitions.
Specifically:
1) Funding the Q. Learning Nepal School in
Hangdewa, NE Nepal, thereby enabling 262
children aged 4-14 to receive a quality
education. School leavers averaged a B+ (all
students and all subjects) in the public Basic
Education Exam. It is recognised as the best
school in the district - indeed for the whole
area - and all classes are full with a waiting
list. It achieved the local government status
as an approved location for taking public
exams.
2) Funding 28 school leavers aged 14-16 to
attend Kangchenjunga School in Taplejung
as weekly borders. This years' leavers all
passed their School Leavers Exam with 7
obtaining scholarships to attend the South
Western State College in Kathmandu to
study sciences and computers at Plus 2 level
(aged16-18).
3) Commissioning, completing and opening the
second building at the Early Years
Montessori School with 2 classrooms, an
office and a computer room/library, toilets
and a shower. The Montessori School has 5
classes and 150 students.
4) Funding the widening of the school's extra-
curricular activities to include boys' and girls'
football, badminton, table tennis, martial arts,

chess, piano keyboard, guitar, singing, traditional dancing, drawing and painting. Extra classes are now given in the Limbu language and culture (the major indigenous tribe), and to help any struggling pupil in school subjects. There are also inter-house and inter-school competitions in spelling (Nepali and English), handwriting, general knowledge quizzes, speech making, drawing, chess and sport; all of which see pupils doing well or excelling. Class 8 (aged 14) again had a funded school-trip to Ilam and Darjeeling, thereby enabling many to travel for the first time more than a few miles from home. They visited a museum, zoo, rock garden, went on a horse, in a boat and in a cable car, as well as experiencing the culture of a different country and visiting a city for the first time. 5) Receiving donations to the CIO which have exceeded costs, thereby enabling the CIO to build a contingency fund. Other non-financial donations to the CIO for the school include 500 library books from Australia, uniforms and books from New Zealand, reconditioned laptops from the Turing Trust in Scotland and monthly sponsorship by approximately 60 'mentors' who sponsor one (or more) child. This covers eye tests and glasses for those who need them, sanitary pads for older girls, food for hungry children and requirements for celebrating festivals. 6) School reviews have been requested and have taken place including: a visit by the Social Welfare Council from Kathmandu who renewed their approval for the school based on the visit and the audited annual accounts; a new format at-risk register focussed on children boarding with villagers, relatives or a single parent (rather than both parents in a stable relationship) and those who walk each way to and from school for more than 2 hours (total 4 hours) each day; and because of the increased value of the buildings and contents, new insurance policies have been funded. 7) Volunteers continue to be encouraged: teachers from Pangbourne College and graduates from the Birmingham Conservatoire were asked to demonstrate new pedagogy in Maths, English, sport and music.7 dentists from Kathmandu made camp for three days at the school and checked all children's and teachers' teeth (and some parents' and grandparents'), filling decayed ones where necessary and

removing some bad ones; they also provided advice to students in dental hygiene and diet. 8) Visitors bring new experiences for the children. 30 teenagers from Millfield School and 15 from Charlotte's Haven on Earth in Kathmandu stayed for 10 days each. They led sports and games and went on joint trips with older children from the school to cultural centres, temples and cafes, as well as treks up Mount Pathibhara and to fly kites.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	The CIO had available cash funds in the bank of circa £50k, representing approximately 74% of regular annual grant provision (before projects), and circa £25k in interest bearing (relatively short term) investments for projects and additional income provision.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	The CIO does not have a formal policy for holding reserves as it aims to cover regular annual grants (before projects) with regular or predictable donations and investment income. Projects are funded either from accumulated funds or specific fundraising aligned to the project.
Amount of reserves held	Due to the focus on recurring and predictable donations (and growing this source of funds to cover regular grants) no formal reserves are held. However, funds invested short term act as a pseudo reserve at these were circa £25k at the period end.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Structure, Governance and	Management
Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	CIO Constitution dated 7thAugust 2020

How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Charitable Incorporated Organisation (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	New trustee proposals are made to align with the needs recognised and discussed by existing trustees and are evaluated based on experience (e.g. Board), vocation (e.g. education sector), understanding of Nepal and the schools we sponsor, fundraising skills or specific needs of the Charity.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Q. Learning Nepal Trust CIO
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1192365
Charity’s principal address	48 Huntsworth Mews London NW1 6DB

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
LesleyWarburton	Chair of Trustees
Karen Cove	Trustee
Mike Cheeseman	Trustee
Tom Crawford	Trustee
Julia Mueller	Trustee	Appointed 16/12/21
Anne Spur	Trustee	Appointed 4/9/23
Roy Blatchford CBE		Trustee resigned 3/9/23Now Patron

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this

falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Lesley Warburton Tom Crawford Position(s) Chair of Trustees Trustee (Finance) Date 31st January 2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Q. Learning Nepal Trust cio On accounts for the year ended 1 April 2023 10 31 March 2024 Charity no lif any) 1192365 Sot out on pages 3and4 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust") for the year ended 3110312024. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordanc& with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carri8d out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5llb) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respe¢t= accounlSng records were not kept in accordance wlh section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enabl8 a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Signed: Date: Name: Chris Beed Relevant professional qualification{s) or body (If any): ICAEW Address: 4 Teasel Close Royston SG8 9NG IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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	Q. Learning Nepal Trust CIO	Q. Learning Nepal Trust CIO	Q. Learning Nepal Trust CIO	1192365	CC16a

	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from	1st April 2023	To	31st Mar 2024


Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Regular donations	14,262	-	-	14,262	10,432
Individual donations	14,782	-	-	14,782	21,756
Online donations	190	-	-	190	-
Corporate donations	30,678	-	-	30,678	2,248
Gift Aid received	5,304	-	-	5,304	3,703
Interest Received	493	-	-	493
School donations	7,618	-	-	7,618
Charitydonations	35,623	-	-	35,623
	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*_(Gross income for AR) _	108,949	-	-	108,949	38,139

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*	-	-	-	-	-

*Total receipts*	108,949	-	-	108,949	38,139

A3 Payments
Cost of fundarising	-	-	-	-	-
Website	950	-	-	950	840
Bank charges	91	-	-	91	54
Educational resources	2,489	-	-	2,489	749
Software & IT	497	-	-	497
Grantspaid for school operation	63,867	-	-	63,867	47,927
Grantspaid for schoolprojects	28,182	-	-	28,182	18,259
Trainingand research	-	-	-	-	50
General expense	55	-	-	55	792
	-	-	-	-	-
**Sub total **	96,131	-	-	96,131	68,671

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	-
**Sub total **	-	-	-	-	-

**Totalpayments **	96,131	-	-	96,131	68,671

**Net of receipts/(payments) **	12,818	-	-	12,818	- 30,532
A5 Transfers between funds	950	-	-	950	49,250
A6 Cash funds lastyear end	36,478	-	-	36,478	17,760
**Cash funds thisyear end **	50,246	-	-	50,246	36,478

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories	Details	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	Bank	50,246	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
	*Total cash funds*	50,246	-	-
	(agree balances with receipts andpayments account(s))	OK	OK	OK
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
	Details	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-

	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets	Bond investment account - liquid	-	-	-
	Bond investment account - invested	25,300	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-

	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-

	Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name		Date of approval
		Tom Crawford		31/01/2025

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