## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/01/23 Period start date To 31/12/23 Period end date** ## **Charity name: HEART OF MINE** ## **Charity registration number: 1194909** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To help impoverished communities living near
mining operations better their lives and the
environment through social programs with a
positive impact.| |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|During 2023 the trustees continued to develop
the charity's plans to support communities
living near mining operations. The charity
remained unable to commence fundraising due
to the continued absence of suitable banking
arrangements. The trustees therefore
continued to focus on planning and voluntary
work. Consequently, the charity had no
income, expenditure or assets during the year.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees declare that we have had due
regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit and confirm that
all our operations and activities are in
accordance with such guidance.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**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|The trustees continued to promote the
charity's objectives of reducing mercury use in
artisanal and small-scale gold mining
communities. The laboratory separators
previously obtained for on-site separation
techniques remained available for deployment
to mining communities in the Ivory Coast as
part of the charity's planned mercury
reduction programme. During the year the
trustees also continued planning future
education and community health initiatives.
These activities were undertaken on a
voluntary basis and did not involve any
financial transactions| **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||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity had no receipts and incurred no
costs during the period.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No reserves were held during the period.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|None| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|There is no current need to hold reserves.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|There are no funds in deficit.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| **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||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||There are no trusts.| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|We have a written constitution.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |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|Heart of Mine currently has two trustees which
is the minimum required further to its
constitution.
Further to the constitution, in selecting
individuals for appointment as charity trustees,
the current charity trustees must have regard
to the skills, knowledge and experience needed
for the effective administration of Heart of
Mine.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Heart of Mine
Other name the charity uses N/A
Registered charity number 1194909
Charity’s principal address 46 Albert Street
Fleckney
Leicester LE8 8BA
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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)
1 DEBORA TURNER Chair
RICHARD
2
TURNER
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
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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 None 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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|| |---|---| ||DEBORA TURNER| ||
CHAIR| ||07/07/2026| ||07/07/2026| **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity Name No (if any)
Heart of Mine 1194909
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/01/2023 31/12/2023
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
None - # - - -
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Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ - ] - - - -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts - - - - -
A3 Payments
None - - - -
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
None - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
- - - - -
Total payments
- - - - -
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
- - - - -
Cash funds this year end
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 07/07/2026 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
None
**Details**
**Details**
None
None
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
None
**Details**
None|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Debora Turner|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
07/07/2026| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 07/07/2026 2