## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 22[nd] April 2021 To 31[st] March 2022**
## **Charity name: TIYENI (CIO)**
## **Charity registration number: 1194177**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The relief of poverty in Malawi and
neighbouring countries by the provision of
financial assistance to support training and
education of farming communities with a
focus on the conservation of natural
resources in order to help prevent food
poverty.|
|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|In December 2020, the Trustees of Tiyeni
Fund (charity n° 1113274) decided to
incorporate under the name of Tiyeni. This
new CIO was registered with the Charity
Commission on 22ndApril 2021; but for
reasons outside the Trustees’ control, the
CIO was unable to commence operations
during the period covered by this Report.
For a record of all operational activities
during this period, please see the Annual
Report for Tiyeni Fund.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees have regard to all relevant
guidance issued by the Charity
Commission.|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Tiyeni does not make grants.|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Tiyeni CIO was not operational during the
period covered by this return.|
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
During the period up to 31 March 2022,
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
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|||During the period up to 31 March 2022,|
|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|Tiyeni CIO was non-operational, while
waiting for Lloyds Bank to open a new
bank account.
All fund-raising and operational activities
continued to take place through Tiyeni
Fund (charity n° 1113274) which will be
replaced in due course by Tiyeni CIO.
For a record of all operational activities
during this period, please see the Annual
Report for Tiyeni Fund.|
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|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|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Tiyeni CIO was not operational during the
period covered by this Return; while waiting
for Lloyds Bank to open a new bank
account for the charity. Accordingly, the
Accounts for this period show no income
and no expenditure.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Tiyeni has no reserves at present.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Tiyeni has no reserves at present.|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Tiyeni CIO was not operational during the
period covered by this Return.|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable.|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|A bank account has eventually been
opened with the Co-operative Bank (in
October 2022), which will enable Tiyeni
CIO to become operational and to replace
the charitable trust (Tiyeni Fund) in 2023.|
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You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
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|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|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document Para 1.25 Constitution approved by the Trustees and
(trust deed, royal charter) registered with the Charity Commission on
22 [nd] April 2021.
How is the charity Para 1.25 The charity is a CIO.
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection methods Para 1.25 The election/appointment of new Trustees
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|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|**Structure, Governance and Management**|
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|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)
Para 1.25
Constitution approved by the Trustees and
registered with the Charity Commission on
22nd April 2021.|||
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Para 1.25
The charity is a CIO.|||
|Trustee selection methods|Para 1.25|The election/appointment of new Trustees|
|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||is governed by clause 9 in the CIO’s
Constitution. There must be a minimum of 5
and a maximum of 12 Trustees. New
Trustees are, and will be, selected in order
to best meet the needs and objectives of
the charity, as and when a need arises. All
new Trustees begin with a trial period of 6
months before being invited to take on a
more permanent role.
Ulele Andrews was appointed as a new
Trustee in September 2021. John Crossley,
the founder of Tiyeni Fund in 2005, with his
wife Elizabeth, both decided to retire as
Trustees in March 2022, following John’s
90thbirthday. They were thanked for the
enormous contribution they had both made
to the establishment and growth of DBF in
Malawi; and for the many subsistence
farmers and their families who had been,
and would continue to be, taken out of food
poverty as a result.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|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|Tiyeni CIO has been set up to replace the
charitable trust (Tiyeni Fund) which was
established in 2005, and which has been
operating since then. The transfer of assets
to the CIO, and the handover of all
operational activities, will take place in
2023.|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|**TIYENI**|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|**1194177**|
|Charity’s principal (contact)
address|**1 St Andrews Terrace**
**Colyton, Devon EX24 6LP**|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Dates acted if not for Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
whole year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Colin Andrews Chair
2 Andrew Burrows Secretary
3 Andrew Roberts Treasurer
4 John Crossley Retired 31/03/2022
5 Elizabeth Crossley Retired 31/03/2022
6 Rupert Douglas-Bate
7 Ian Kerr
8 Ulele Andrews From 10/09/2021
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– 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
held in this capacity|Not applicable|
|---|---|
|Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|Not applicable|
|Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|Not applicable|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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|**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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||
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||Andrew Burrows|
||
Secretary & Trustee|
||30/01/2023|
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