## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date 12 January 2021 31 December 2021
**From**
**To**
## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** Bright Start Education and Mentorship Programme **Other names charity is known by** Bright Start UK **Registered charity number (if any)** 119305
**Charity's principal address**[14a Har][p][enden Road]
St Albans
**Postcode**
AL3 5AD
## **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
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
Andrew George Chairman
1
Porton
Zilla Margaret Secretary
2 Schuurmans-
Stekhoven
3 Andre Strydom Treasurer
Katherine Roslyn Trustee
4
Kelly
Charles Anthony Trustee
5
Pringle
6 Jill Yvonne Heyes Trustee
Wendy Theresa Trustee
7
Garrard
Amy Iris von Trustee
8 Engelhardt-
Schoenheyden
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## **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**|
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|**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
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
> [Constitution ]
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)[Charitable Incorporated Organisation]
Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)[By a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. ]
## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:
- policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
The following policies were adopted:
- Data Privacy Policy
- Grant Making Policy
- Memorandum of Understanding between Bright Start South Africa and Bright Start UK
- the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
- relationship with any related parties;
- 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**
For the public benefit, to advance the education of children living in deprived or disadvantaged areas in South Africa including but without limitation by providing grants to Bright Start South Africa to support education and provide activities and projects that are charitable according to the laws of England and Wales
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## Main activities undertaken:
- Selection of Bright Start South Africa as the core charity to support and signature of the memorandum of understanding between the 2 organisations
- Provision of coaching and mentoring to staff in South Africa
- Establishing a structure for managing the charity such as: creation of website, Social Media presence, opening of a bank account and fundraising channels, registration for Gift Aid
**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)**
- Capacity development and strategic input to Bright Start South Africa
- Fundraising
All trustees declare that they have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on Public Benefit
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
Main achievements:
- Progress made in conversations with potential fundraisers
- Agreement and relationship development with Bright Start South Africa
- Capacity development and strategic advice given to Bright Start South Africa
- Development of the Website and Social Media presence
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Section E
Financial review
The charity was nol yet operational during 2021 and therefore no
operational expenses vre. or needed to be, incurred.
Brief statement of the
charity's policy on reserves
With operations s8t to cunmence in 2022. the Board of Tw5tees will
determine the ChariVs operational reserve policy to ensure financial
stability should any unplanned expenses come up.
Details of any funds materially
in deficit
No deficit to reporL
Further financlal revlow detslls (Optional Infomiatlon)
The principle source of funds will ba donations from tha public through
various fund raising initiatives.
You may choose to indude
additional information, where
relevant about:
the charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);
how expenditure has
supported th8 key objectives
of the charity:
investment policy and
objectives in¢luding any
ethical investment policy
adopted.
Section F
Other optional information
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved Ihe trustees, report above.
Signèd on b6half of the charlty's trustees
Slgnature(s)
Full name(s)
Posltlon (eg Secretaryp Chair.
etc)
Tony Pringl8
Chairman
Andre S
Treasurer
Date
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