## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 06/04/2024 To 05/04/2025** **Charity name: OXFORD ARMENIA FOUNDATION** ## **Charity registration number: 1193788** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF
POVERTY IN ARMENIA BY PROVIDING:
GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO
INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR
CHARITIES, OR OTHER
ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO
PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND
SCIENCE AND ASSISTANCE IN THE
PROVISION THEREOF TO ENABLE
INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A
SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-
SUFFICIENT.| |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.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|Extracurricular/after school clubs activities
in arts, humanities, sport, science, IT,
foreign languages; Reading & discussion
clubs to enhance literacy, understanding of
current affairs, creative & critical thinking;
Leadership & management skills training
courses; Basic computer & social media
literacy, basic coding skills; Educational
trips to museums, science centres,
historical sites.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that they have had
regard to the Charity Commission’s
guidance on public benefit. They are
satisfied that the charity’s activities
advance its charitable purposes and
provide public benefit through improving
access to education for disadvantaged
communities.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Internal Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** |||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---| |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.||Para 1.20|**A. Expanded Summer Camp**
**Programmes**
**One of the core goals was to enhance**
**summer camp activities for rural**
**children with engaging arts, culture, and**
**language opportunities.**
**Outcomes:**
•
**The 2025 OAF Summer Camp**
**programme ran for 8 weeks in**
**July–August across three**
**communities in the Shirak region,**
**with activities such as pottery,**
**visual art, dance, and English**
**classes.**
•
**Increased participation: Camp**
**capacity was expanded to include**
**children from additional villages,**
**bringing the total number of**
**beneficiaries to approximately**
**160 children.**
**Volunteer teachers and partners**
**(including Armenian Caritas) helped**
**coordinate logistics and delivery,**
**ensuring activities were culturally**
**relevant and accessible to children with**
**limited previous opportunities.**| ||||**B.****_Steppingstones to Reading —_**
**_Teacher Training & Support_**
**A priority programme focused on early**
**literacy and socio-emotional skill**
**development for preschoolers and**
**teaching staff.**
**Outcomes:**
•
**The****_Steppingstones to Reading_**
**initiative provided professional**| Internal ||||**development sessions for**
**educators.**
•
**The programme involved**
**partnerships with local**
**educational NGOs to strengthen**
**early childhood literacy.**
**This approach recognises that quality**
**education begins with well-prepared**
**teachers equipped with effective tools**
**and resources.**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**C. English Language and Conversation**
**Classes**
**To address disparities in access to**
**language learning:**
**Outcomes:**
•
**OAF ran online English**
**conversation clubs starting in**
**May 2024, reaching teenagers in**
**community centres in Gyumri**
**and Gavar.**
•
**Sessions were delivered by**
**volunteer teachers (including**
**Oxford University students),**
**improving language fluency,**
**listening skills, and cultural**
**exchange opportunities.**
**This enhanced language proficiency**
**supports broader academic engagement**
**and future opportunities for rural youth.**| ||||**D.****_Karda & Books for Hope_ Literacy**
**Programmes**
**Core to sustainable education is**
**fostering a love of reading and access to**
**learning materials:**
**Outcomes:**
•
**OAF’s Books for Hope initiative**
**continued to donate books to**
**rural school libraries. In 2024,**
**books were donated to at least**
**three schools, selected in**
**partnership with****_Teach For_**
**_Armenia_, benefiting both**
**teachers and pupils.**
•
**The KARDA programme**
**supported literacy and critical**
**thinking across multiple schools,**
**encouraging structured reading**
**and discussion.**
**In previous years (e.g., 2023), OAF**
**formalised its partnership with****_Teach_**
**_For Armenia_, donating books to 12 rural**
**libraries (one per month) and serving**
**hundreds of pupils across regions such**
**as Ararat, Gegharkunik, and Vayots**
**Dzor.**| Internal **3. Financial and Operational Considerations Although the GoFundMe campaign did not fully succeed in reaching its projected financial goal, the** _**fundraiser**_ **helped reinforce awareness of OAF’s mission and attracted donor contributions toward ongoing programmes. The Foundation’s ongoing work is overseen by a voluntary team, and its official UK charitable status indicates robust operational practices and compliance with reporting requirements.** **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| Internal ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**At the end of the reporting period, the**
**charity was in a stable financial**
**position. Income received during the**
**year was used to support the delivery of**
**charitable activities, and the charity met**
**all its financial obligations as they fell**
**due.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The trustees keep the charity’s reserves**
**policy under regular review. Given the**
**charity’s size and project-based funding**
**model, the trustees aim to apply funds**
**promptly to charitable activities rather**
**than accumulate reserves.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**At the end of the reporting period, the**
**charity held no free reserves.**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**The trustees consider it appropriate to**
**hold no reserves at this time, as funds**
**received are designated for specific**
**charitable projects and are applied**
**within the reporting period. The charity**
**has low fixed overheads and no long-**
**term financial commitments.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**There were no funds in material deficit**
**at the end of the reporting period.**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**The trustees have considered the**
**charity’s financial position and are**
**satisfied that the charity remains a**
**going concern. There are no material**
**uncertainties that cast significant doubt**
**on the charity’s ability to continue**
**operating for the foreseeable future.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| Internal Internsl ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**The charity is governed by a****_Charitable_**
**_Incorporated Organisation (CIO) –_**
**_Foundation Constitution_, originally**
**registered on 12 March 2021 and**
**amended on 01 October 2023.**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**The Oxford Armenia Foundation is**
**constituted as a Charitable Incorporated**
**Organisation (CIO), a legal form of**
**charity in England and Wales.**| |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|Para 1.25|**Trustees are appointed in accordance**
**with the charity’s CIO governing**
**document. The constitution sets out**
**procedures for trustee appointments**
**and vacancies, which may include**
**nomination and appointment by the**
**existing board. At the date of this report,**
**the trustees recorded on the Charity**
**Commission register were appointed by**
**the board under these provisions.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|OXFORD ARMENIA FOUNDATION| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1193788| Internal Charity’s principal address 6 Wellington Road, Upper Heyford, OX25 5AL Internal ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Marianna Asatryan|||| ||Martin Lewis|||| ||Inna Harutyunyan|||| ||Talin Muriel Clark|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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** Internal ## **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** Internal ## **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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|M. Asatryan|| |---|---|---| ||MARIANNA ASATRYAN|| ||
Chair|| ||31 January 2026|| ||31 January 2026|| Internal **Oxford Armenia Foundation** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Reg: 1193788
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## **Recei ts and a ments accounts p p y** **CC16a** **For the period** 06-Apr-2024 05-Apr-2025 **To from** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £** ## **A1 Receipts** |**A1 Receipts**||**nresrce**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**||||**to the nearest £**
**esrce**
**funds**||||**to the nearest £**
**nowmen**
**funds**||||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**||||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |30-Apr-24||||||**100**||||**-**||||**100**||||**20,631**|| |2-May-24||||||**50**||||**-**||||**50**||||**-**|| |2-May-24||**-**||||**3,228**||||**-**||||**3,228**||||**-**|| |21-May-24||**-**||||**50**||||**-**||||**50**||||**-**|| |14-Jun-24||**-**||||**602**||||**-**||||**602**||||**-**|| |17-Jun-24||||||**500**||||**-**||||**500**||||**-**|| |26-Jun-24||||||**50**||||||||**50**|||||| |15-Jul-24||||||**50**||||||||**50**|||||| |23-Jul-24||**-**||||**58**||||**-**||||**58**||||**-**|| |26-Jul-24||||||**204**||||||||**204**|||||| |31-Jul-24||||||**100**||||||||**100**|||||| |31-Jul-24||||||**1,212**||||||||**1,212**|||||| |18-Sep-24||||||**100**||||||||**100**|||||| |9-Oct-24||||||**50**||||||||**50**|||||| |29-Oct-24||||||**97**||||||||**97**|||||| |31-Oct-24||||||**50**||||||||**50**|||||| |26-Nov-24||||||**98**||||||||**98**|||||| |6-Dec-24||||||**50**||||||||**50**|||||| |24-Dec-24||||||**96**||||||||**96**|||||| |9-Jan-25||||||**50**||||||||**50**|||||| |13-Feb-25||||||**50**||||||||**50**|||||| |28-Feb-25||||||**391**||||||||**391**|||||| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_||**-**
||||**6,304**||||**-**||||**6,304**||||**20,631**|| 02/01/2026 CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 1_x000D_# Internal |**A2 Asset and investment**|||||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**sales, (see table).**|||||||||||||||||||| |||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**|||||| |||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**|| |**_Sub total_**||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**|| ||||||||||||||||||||| |**_Total receipts_ **||**-**||||**6,304**||||**-**||||**6,304**||||**20,631**|| ## **A3 Payments** |**A3 Payments**|||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |
29-Apr-24
29-May-24
8-Jun-24
14-Jun-24
29-Jun-24
3-Jul-24
29-Jul-24
19-Aug-24
29-Aug-24
29-Sep-24
30-Sep-24
29-Oct-24
29-Nov-24
29-Dec-24
29-Jan-25
26-Feb-25
1-Mar-25
**_Sub total_**|**5**||||**-**||**5**||**18,953**| ||**5**||||**-**||**5**||**-**| ||**100**||||||**100**||| ||**659**||||||**659**||| ||**5**||||**-**||**5**||**-**| ||||**1,710**||||**1,710**||| ||**5**||||**-**||**5**||**-**| ||||**2,192**||||**2,192**||| ||**5**||||**-**||**5**||**-**| ||**5**||||||**5**||| ||||**2,530**||||**2,530**||| ||**5**||||**-**||**5**||**-**| ||**5**||**-**||**-**||**5**||**-**| ||**5**||**-**||**-**||**5**||**-**| ||**5**||||||**5**||| ||||**1,880**||||**1,880**||| ||**5**||||||**5**||| ||**814**||**8,312**||**-**||**9,126**||**18,953**| |**A4 Asset and investment**|||||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**purchases, (see table)**|||||||||||||||||||| |||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**|||||| |||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_**||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**||||**-**|| ||||||||||||||||||||| |**_Total payments_**||**814**||||**8,312**||||**-**||||**9,126**||||**18,953**|| ||||||||||||||||||||| 02/01/2026 CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 2_x000D_# Internal |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|**- 814**||**- 2,008**||**-**||**- 2,822**||**1,678**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**- 814**||**- 2,008**||**-**||**- 2,822**||**1,678**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**|**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
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**funds**
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**asset belongs**|**to nearest £**
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**funds**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| 02/01/2026 CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 3_x000D_# Internal |**-**||**-**| |---|---|---| |**-**||**-**| |**-**||**-**| |**B5 Liabilities**
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**charity’s own use**|**Details**
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**asset belongs**
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**liability relates**|**Cost (optional)**
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M. Asatryan|Print Name
MARIANNA ASATRYAN|Date of
approval| ||MARIANNA ASATRYAN|31-Jan-26| |||| 02/01/2026 CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 4_x000D_# Internal