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2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2024 Period start date To 31/03/2025 Period end date

Charity name: Better Life Charity

Charity registration number: 1195214

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 Supporting homeless & disabled people.
Free education and training in the sphere
of barber training.
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		 Free haircuts & grooming for disabled
and elderly people.
Identifying projects which will support
elderly, disabled and homeless people.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18 Yes guidance is being followed.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference None at this time Para 1.38 Policy on grant making None at this time Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment None at this time Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers N/A 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 The charity is not currently able to
support its beneficiaries due to inability
to obtain banking facilities which it is
actively trying to open.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:


Achievements against
objectives set
Para 1.41
We are seeking new sources of funding
and projects that require support.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41 None as per the current banking
situation.
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41 N/A
Other N/A

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 N/A
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22 N/A
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 N/A
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22 No banking facilities in place.
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24 N/A
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23 The need to open a bank account for the
charity is a key concern at this time, we
hope to have an account open shortly.
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 Donations from public and potential
sponsorships from corporate entities.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46 The charity aims to invest into social
projects to support the homeless, elderly
and vunerable members of society. By
providing free education to people
seeking skilled gainfull employment
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46 General economic climate.
Other N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:		 N/A
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25
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 By appointment of founder.

Additional information (optional)

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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees		 Para 1.51 Relevant experience & educational
background related to charities core
training initiatives.
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works		 Para 1.51 Trustees, volounteers, donors.
Relationship with any related
parties		 Para 1.51 N/A
Other N/A

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Better Life Charity
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1195214
Charity’s principal address 464 Green Lanes
Palmers Green
London
N13 5PA

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee(if any)
Nihat Tohumcu Nihat Tohumcu
Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name
Nihat Tohumcu
Director name
Nihat Tohumcu

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Nihat Tohumcu

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held at this time 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 Envisaged segregated account for third party assets. safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
adviser		 Name
Address
N/A

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

None in place at this time

Other optional information

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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		 NT
Nihat Tohumcu
Trustee
16/01/2026
16/01/2026

Charity Name No (if any) Better Life Charity Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2024 31/03/2025

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
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to the nearest £
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to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £
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to the nearest £
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A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Total receipts -		 -
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A2 Asset and investment sales,
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**Total receipts ** - - - - -

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A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)		 -
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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)

16/01/2026

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Details
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Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
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Details
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Details
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Details
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Signature
Nihat Tohumcu		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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OK
OK
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
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liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
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Print Name
Nihat Tohumcu		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
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Current value
(optional)
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Current value
(optional)
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When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
Nihat Tohumcu Nihat Tohumcu 16/01/2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

16/01/2026

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