Yesai and Maria Mazmanian Foundation
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Yesai and Maria Mazmanian Foundation
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1193417
Yesai and Maria Mazmanian Foundation
Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2022
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Yesai and Maria Mazmanian Foundation
Conterrts of the Unaudlted Flnanclal Ststements for the year ended 31 December 2022
Reference and AdministratSv¢ Informatlon of Trustees
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 Dec 2022
Statement of Hnandal Actlvftles
Statemeht of Assets and U•billtles
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Yesai and Maria Mazmanian Foundation
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Trustees:
Sarkls Mazmanlan (Chalr of the Board, Chair of the Scholarship and Grants
Committee, Chair of the Socio-economit Development Comrnitteel
LIIIt Mu8h4lyan Ivice Chair of the Board, Chalr of the Fundraisln8
Committee) (Appointed Vice Choir 14.05.22J
Aram Mazmanlan (Hon Treasurer) fAppointed Hon Tre05urer 14.05.22J
Levon Ohanian Ichair of the Finance and Risk Comrnitteel
Anna Tsaturyan (Appolnted Trustee 24.09.22J
8arret Kupelian (Re￿gned 14.05.22J
Panteli5 Dlmitriou (Resigned 06.12.22)
Secretary:
Maneh Selranlan
Legal Counsel:
Rou Vanlan (Appointed Legal Counsel 26.09.22)
Governlng D¢xument: Constitution
Charlty Number:
1193417
Prfnclple Address:
167- 169 Great Portland Street.
5th floor,
London,
WIW SPF
Bank:
HS8C UK Bank plc
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Yesai and Maria Mazmanian Foundation
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r ended 31 Dec
The Trustees present their annual report together and financial statements of the Yesai and Maria
Mazmanian Foundation I'the Charity.. 'the Foundation.. YMMF'I for the year entled 31 December
2022, the second year of the operation of the Charty.
As per Sertion 133 of the Charities Act 2011, the Charty Trustees has elected to prepare:
A receipts and payments account, and
b. A statement of assets and Ilabilities.
Obje¢tl¥es and Alm$
The Charity was set up..
To odvance educationfor the publlc benefit of srudentsfrom Cyprns, Armenia, of Grek-
Cypriot descent or of Armenian descent, through the provision of 5cholorshlps to these
students to study ot UK universities ond by provlding such other educotionolsUPPOrt ond
facilities os the trustees deem appropnt7te,'
n?e relief offinonclal need ondsuffering within Armenlon or Greek-cypriot communities by
moking gront5 to locol ond internotional orgoni5Qtions such os the Red Cros5 providlng
humgnltarAon old,. ond
To promote Armenian ond Greek-cypriot art5. culture and heritoge in the UK. through such
means as the trustee5 deem appropriote. Induding but not Ilmlted to events such os movie
screenlngs, concerts and exhibitions
To supportsuch choritoble purpose5 accordinq to the lows of England and Wole5 thot
promote Greek-cypriot undArmenion community development os the trustees may in their
bsolute dA5cretion determlne through theprovision of gronts to registered Chori¢￿5, NGOS
ond any other non-profit orqantsotions ond institutio
In furtherance of the Foundation's objertives. the Trustees offer scholarship grants to Armenlan and
Cypriot students studying in EnBland, and grants to organisations and in5titutlons that support the
socio-economic development rnain￿ of the Lori and Shirak regions of Armenia primarily focuslng on
th• promotion of oducation, Cul￿re ond arts.
Chan8es to the Constitut1¢￿. Following the unanimous approval of all Trustees and the approval of
the Charity Commission, the Trustees agreed to make a change to the constitution of the CIO. This
change was implemented to allow the Charity to not only donate to charities but also NGOS and any
other non-profit organisations and institutions as deeme(l appropriate by the Trustees. Thè change
to the wording in respett of the fourth Charity objectrve was as per the below.-
From..
ro supportsuch charitable purposes according to the lows of Englund ond Wale5 that
promote Greek-cypriot andArmenion community development os the trustees may in thelr
absolute discretion determine thmugh the provision of grants to registered chorities.
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To..
ro support such choritoblepurposes according to the lows of Englond and W¢71es thot
promote Greek-cypriot ondArmenion community development as the trustees moy in their
absolute discretion determine through the provision of grants to registered chcrities. NGOS
and any other non-profit orgonisutions ond Instltutlons.
Structure, Gi>vernance & Management
The Foundation is a re8lStered Charitable Incorporated Organisatlon ICIOI without wider
membership. It Is a corporate body whose onty members are the Trustees. The Foundation has a
constitution as its 8overnin8 document. The Foundation was establlshed by the Sarkis and Aram
Mazmanian brothers a5 an appreciation to their parents, Yesai and Maria Mazmanlan, for providing
them funding and the opportunity to study abroad. It wa5 registered with the Charity Commission on
5 February 2021. The Foundation'5 Income has so far been by donations of the Trustees and frlends
of the Charity via Fundraisers which have been doubled by corporate matching schemes. The Charlty
will look to expand its fundraising sources In the future.
New Trustees are appointed by existing Trustees. There is no maxlmum serving perlod. The CIO
provldes for a mlnlmum of 3 Trustees and a maximum of 16 Trustees. There Is a minimum of one
8oard meetlng a year althou8h the Foundation aims to have a meetlng per quarter. During these
board meetings, Trustees agree the broad strategy and areas of activiry for the Foundation,
including considerations of grant makin& investments, risk management, policies and performance.
While decisions are taken at the board level, a number of committees have been set up to provide
recommendations for board approval. These commrttees a￿ all chaired by board members of the
Foundation and Whe￿ required supplemented by other non-trustees. The Committees are..
5cholarshlp and Grants Commlttee: Established to provide recommendations on the
provlsion of scholarships. the Commlttee has estsbllshed a policy concentratlng on thls
process. This include5 an interrfiew of every appllcant being considered by at least two
interviewees.
Flnance and Rlsk Clxnmlitee." Estsblished to provide Ruidance and support the preparation
of account submissSons. This committeè also provldes Risk Mana8ement support.
Fundralslng Commlttee: The Fundraising Committee was established to set up fundralslng
tsrgets and support the fundraising activities of the Charity- A Fundraising Policy has also
been introduced to support the Foundation's fundraising efforts.
Socltreconomlc Development Commlttee: Established to provide recommendatlon on
provision of projects in Armenia mainly focusing on the Lori and Shirak regions. The Grants
Policy also applies for any donations provided by this committee.
All new Trustees must be approved by the current Foundation Trustees. Trustee appolntment5 a
approved at the board meeting before any changes take effert. Committee Chairs mLtst be approved
by the Foundation Trustees. The rest of the committee must be approved by the Committee Chairs
of the respective committee.
All Trustees includin8 volunteers give thelr time freely and receive no remuneration. No expenses
were paid to any of the Trustees or Charrty members during the year.
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Rlsk Manazement
The Trustees have considered all major rlsks whith the Charity 15 exposed to and have reviewed
those risks and established procedures to manage those risks. A Grants Policy and a Fundraislng
Policy are in place to help mitigate those risks. The Grants Policy was specifically developed upon the
advice of the Charity Commission. Since the cash is stored in the banl the Charity is exposed to
Credlt R15k. The bank used by the Charity, HSBC Holding plc is rated as AA- by Fitch Credit A8ency
and Aa3 Mootys Credit A8ency indicating the low default risk of the bank used by the Charity.
Student Awards
Scholarship applicatlons are reviewed by the Scholarshlp Commlttee and Interviews are conducted
following a strlct selection process. Student awards of a totsl of £4,000 were offered to students as
grants in 2022. Thls con51sted of four £l,OCQ grants to four students who were accepted to study at
UK Unlversities. The breakdown of these scholars is..
Kin<5 College London- 2 scholars
The London School of Economlcs and Polrtical klences- I scholar
Universlty of Warwick- I scholar
Future Development
The Foundation intends to contlnue its pollcy of dlstributln8 income recelved to ellglble beneflclarles
In the form of grants in accordance with the Foundatlon's con5tltutlon. Specifically, It Intends to
maintain provlding support to the scholar5 who were eligible for renewal of their grant for another
yea¥, dlstribute about three to eight new scholarships and provide 8rants to Strategic project5 in the
two regions of focus for the Foundation, Lori and Shirak.
Golng Concern
The Trustees have a reasonable expertation that the Charity ha5 adequate resource5 to continue In
operational existence for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they continue to adopt the going
concern basls in preparin8 the financial ststements.
Truslees, resp¢)nslblllties In relatk)n to the financial statements
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees. Report and the financial statements In
accordance with applicable law arKI United Kingdom Accounting Standards.
The Charity has Thjt prepared a statement of accounts under section 13211) of the Charities Att 2011
as that the Charivs gross income in the financial year did not exceed £250,000. In accordance with
settion 133 of the Charities Act 2011. the Charty Trustees have instead elected to prepare..
a. A receipts and payments account. and
b. A statement of assets and liabilities
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Furthermore, based on guidance from the Charity Commission on Charitable Incorporated
Organisations ICIOSI, given that the income of the Charity in the relevant year was less than £25,000,
the Trustees have elected not to request an independent exarninerfs reporL
The Charity has used the receipts and payments accounts CC16 template, which is recommended by
the Charity Commission for non-company charlties with gross income of £250,CK)O or less. Such
harltles can prepare receipts and payments accounts. The Trustees are responsible for keeping
accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position. Since there are
four lines of accounting dats, the accuracy, validity and exlstence of these figures cannot be
questioned.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 16 March 2023 and signed on its behalf bv:
Sarkls Mazmanian- Chalr
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The Yesai and Maria Mazmanlan Foundation {YMMF) Statement of Financial
Actlvlties for the year ending 31 Decernber 2021
Receipts and
payments accounts
For the period
from
0110112022
CC16A
3111212022
Section A Recei
ts and
ments
Unrostrictsd
funds
to tho n•arMI
Total
funds
toth•
n••mt £
Last yoar
to thè
n••rg•t £
A1 Recel ts
Donations
Sub total
24670
24.670
2.050
Total recelpts
670
24.670
A3 Payments
Schol8r¥hip814 . £1,¢￿ grants)
000
000
Regist¥red Offic8 Londc
Bank Charges
Sub total
108
32
Total payments
Net of receipts/(paymentsJ
A5 Transfers between funds
20.562
20.562
A6 Cash funds last year end
2.018
2,018
Cash funds thls year end
21579
22.579
2.018
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the
period
Unrestricted funds
Categories
Details
to nearo•t£
B1 Cash funds
Cash in Bank
22,579
Total cash funds
22.579
Unrgstrlctad funds
to n••rMt £
Details
82 Other monetary assets
Detalls
Fund to whleh a•••t b•lonq•
B3 Invostment assets
D8talls
Fund to whlch •￿9t b•longlJ
84 Assets retained for the
charlty's own use
Fund to whlch Ilablllty r•l•t•¥
Detalls
BS Llablllties
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 16 Marth 2023 and s18ned on its behalf by..
Sarki5 Mazmanlan- Chair
Levon Ohanian FCCA- Trustee
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