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

## **From 01/01/2023             Period start date   To 31/12/2023     Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Career Compass** 

## **Charity registration number: 1192775** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 


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SORP reference<br>Summary of the purposes of  Para 1.17  The advancement of education for the<br>the charity as set out in its  public benefit of socially disadvantaged<br>governing document  young people who are secondary school<br>students in state education in London or<br>elsewhere in the UK, in particular but not<br>exclusively by educating said young people<br>in the working practices and methods of<br>professional organisations by offering<br>mentoring programmes and seminars from<br>industry experts.<br>Summary of the main  Para 1.17 and  Career Compass offers the following<br>1.19<br>activities in relation to those  programmes to state educated sixth form<br>purposes for the public  students in London:<br>benefit, in particular, the  -  Mentoring programmes, designed to<br>activities, projects or  improve the students’ employability:<br>services identified in the  o  CV Workshop<br>accounts.  o  Interview Skills Training<br>o  Email Etiquette Class<br>o  Financial Education<br>Workshop<br>o  Personal Statement Training<br>o  Cover Letter Writing Class<br>o  Apprenticeship vs. University<br>Workshop<br>o  Coaching to help students<br>unlock their full potential<br>-  Industry overview session to give<br>students an insight into an industry<br>that is of interest to them<br>o  Currently covering 10<br>different industries<br>-  Provision of work placements and<br>days in the office in the industry of<br>interest.<br>-  Advertise partner programmes, that<br>are majorly aimed at BAME and<br>female students, as well as students<br>from underprivileged backgrounds.<br>Statement confirming  Para 1.18<br>whether the trustees have<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N/A Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 


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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
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|SORP reference|||
|||Career Compass is currently working with|
|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|150+ state sixth forms across London. So<br>far, we have helped 6,000+ students gain<br>work experience and get into the university<br>of their choice. We are closely working with<br>each student to clearly identify their need<br>and help them best prepare for their future<br>working life.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||Para 1.41|We have aimed to be working with 150<br>schools by the end of the 23/24 school year<br>and we confidently reached this goal.|
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Achievements against<br>objectives set<br>N/A<br>Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives  Para 1.41<br>set<br>N/A<br>Investment performance  Para 1.41<br>against objectives<br>Other<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**We are holding in cash £490 and have**<br>**liability of £2882.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**We ensure we have sufficient funds to**<br>**meet the ongoing financial**<br>**commitments.**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£490|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|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|No uncertainty as we have secured<br>funding.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 


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Description of charity’s<br>trusts:<br>Type of governing  Para 1.25  Constitution<br>document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)<br>How is the charity  Para 1.25  CIO<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)<br>Trustee selection methods  Para 1.25  (a)  Every charity trustee must be<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|
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|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|Type of governing<br>document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)<br>Para 1.25<br>Constitution|||
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)<br>Para 1.25<br>CIO|||
|Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|(a)<br>Every charity trustee must be|
|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||a natural person.<br>(b)<br>No individual may be<br>appointed as a charity<br>trustee of the CIO:<br>•if he or she is under the age<br>of 16 years; or<br>•if he or she would<br>automatically cease to<br>hold office<br>(c)<br>No one is entitled to act as a<br>charity trustee whether on<br>appointment or on any re-<br>appointment until he or she<br>has expressly acknowledged,<br>in whatever way the charity<br>trustees decide, his or her<br>acceptance of the office of<br>charity trustee.<br>(d)<br>At least one of the trustees of<br>the CIO must be 18 years of<br>age or over. If there is no<br>trustee aged at least 18<br>years, the remaining trustees<br>may only act to call a meeting<br>of the charity trustees, or<br>appoint a new charity trustee.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Every new trustee will be given a copy of<br>the current governing document, accounts,<br>as well as a presentation about the current<br>state of affairs by the COO.|
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider|Para 1.51|N/A|





|network with which the<br>charity works|||
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|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|N/A|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 


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Charity name Career Compass<br>Other name the charity uses Previously The Property Prize<br>Registered charity number 1192775<br>Charity’s principal address  175A Hoe St, London E17 3AP<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>




## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 


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Dates acted if not for whole  Name of person (or body) entitled<br>Trustee name  Office (if any)<br>year to appoint trustee (if any)<br>1 Arsalan Khalique  Since 14/12/2020<br>2 Jessica Brown  Since 14/12/2020<br>3 Ross McCaskill  Since 14/12/2020<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## – 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 N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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(s)** <br>**Full name(s)** <br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**||
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||Arsalan<br>Khalique|
||<br>Trustee|
||Date 23/08/2023|
||Date 23/08/2023|





**REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: CE024359 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1192775** 

## Report of the Trustees and 

## Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 

for Career Compass 

HKL Accountants Limited 45 Cheriton Avenue Clayhall, Essex IG5 0QL 



Career Compass 

Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 

||Page|
|---|---|
|Report of the Trustees|1|
|Statement of Financial Activities|2|
|Balance Sheet|3|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|4 to 8|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|9|





Career Compass 

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 

## Report of the Trustees 

The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). 

## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT Governing document** 

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Company number** 

CE024359 (England and Wales) 

## **Registered Charity number** 

1192775 

## **Registered office** 

175a Hoe Street Walthamstow London E17 3AP 

## **Trustees** 

A Khalique R McCaskill J Brown 

## **Company Secretary** 

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 23 August 2024 and signed on its behalf by: 

A Khalique - Trustee 

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|Statement of Financial Activities|||
|---|---|---|
|for the Year Ended 31 December 2023|||
||31.12.23|31.12.22|
||Unrestricted||
||fund|Total funds|
|Notes|£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**|||
|Donations and legacies|15,319|10,000|
|**EXPENDITURE ON**|||
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Education and Training|-|200|
|Other|24,389|21,814|
|**Total**|24,389|22,014|
|**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**|(9,070)|(12,014)|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**|||
|**Total funds brought forward**|6,678|18,692|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|(2,392)|6,678|



The notes form part of these financial statements 

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## Balance Sheet 

## 31 December 2023 

|||31.12.23|31.12.22|
|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted||
|||fund|Total funds|
||Notes|£|£|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**||||
|Cash at bank||490|8,983|
|**CREDITORS**||||
|Amounts falling due within one year|5|(2,882)|(2,305)|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS/(LIABILITIES)**||(2,392)|6,678|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**||||
|LIABILITIES||(2,392)|6,678|
|**NET ASSETS**||(2,392)|6,678|
|**FUNDS**|6|||
|Unrestricted funds||(2,392)|6,678|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**||(2,392)|6,678|



The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2023. 

The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2023 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. 

The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for 

- (a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and 

- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. 

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. 

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 23 August 2024 and were signed on its behalf by: 

A Khalique - Trustee 

The notes form part of these financial statements 

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** 

The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. 

## **Income** 

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. 

## **Expenditure** 

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. 

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure. 

## **Taxation** 

The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. 

## **Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. 

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. 

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. 

## **Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits** 

The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate. 

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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 

## **2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** 

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2023 nor for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

## **Trustees' expenses** 

There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 December 2023 nor for the year ended 31 December 2022. 

## **3. STAFF COSTS** 

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows: 

||31.12.23|31.12.22|
|---|---|---|
|No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.|||
|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL**|**ACTIVITIES**||
|||Unrestricted|
|||fund|
|||£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**|||
|Donations and legacies||10,000|
|**EXPENDITURE ON**|||
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Education and Training||200|
|Other||21,814|
|**Total**||22,014|
|**NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)**||(12,014)|
|**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**|||
|**Total funds brought forward**||18,692|
|**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED**|||
|**FORWARD**||6,678|



## **4. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** 

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## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 

|**5.**|**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|||
|---|---|---|---|
|||31.12.23|31.12.22|
|||£|£|
||Tax|2,882|2,305|
|**6.**|**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**|||
|||Net||
|||movement|At|
||At 1.1.23|in funds|31.12.23|
||£|£|£|
||**Unrestricted funds**|||
||General fund<br>6,678|(9,070)|(2,392)|
||**TOTAL FUNDS**<br>6,678|(9,070)|(2,392)|
||Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:|||
||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
||**Unrestricted funds**|||
||General fund<br>15,319|(24,389)|(9,070)|
||**TOTAL FUNDS**<br>15,319|(24,389)|(9,070)|
||**Comparatives for movement in funds**|||
|||Net||
|||movement|At|
||At 1.1.22|in funds|31.12.22|
||£|£|£|
||**Unrestricted funds**|||
||General fund<br>18,692|(12,014)|6,678|
||**TOTAL FUNDS**<br>18,692|(12,014)|6,678|



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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 

## **6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** 

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: 

||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|10,000|(22,014)|(12,014)|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|10,000|(22,014)|(12,014)|



A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: 

|||Net||
|---|---|---|---|
|||movement|At|
||At 1.1.22|in funds|31.12.23|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|18,692|(21,084)|(2,392)|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|18,692|(21,084)|(2,392)|



A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: 

||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|25,319|(46,403)|(21,084)|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|25,319|(46,403)|(21,084)|



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Notes to the Financial Statements - continued 

for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 

## **7. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** 

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2023. 

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## Detailed Statement of Financial Activities 

## for the Year Ended 31 December 2023 

|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities<br>for the Year Ended 31 December 2023|||
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||31.12.23|31.12.22|
||£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**|||
|**Donations and legacies**|||
|Donations|15,319|10,000|
|**Total incoming resources**|15,319|10,000|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Grants to individuals|-|200|
|**Other**|||
|Wages|20,025|19,491|
|Pensions|912|936|
|IT, Computer, Website cost|212|367|
|Advertising|2,750|490|
|Post and Stationery|490|530|
||24,389|21,814|
|Total resources expended|24,389|22,014|
|**Net expenditure**|(9,070)|(12,014)|



This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements 

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