## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/01/2024 to 31/12/2024**
**Charity name: Nurture Nepal**
## **Charity registration number: 1195595**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Nurture Nepal (NN) exists to advance
education for poor, deprived people
anywhere in the world, particularly in Nepal,
to complete higher education by providing
them with financial support and sponsorships
for board and lodging, mentoring, training,
support and access to higher quality
education facilities which they could not
otherwise afford or gain access to.
The relief of financial hardship anywhere in
the world, particularly in Nepal,
by working with local leaders toprovide
items and services to individuals in need,
assisting in the provision of education,
training, healthcare projects and all the
necessary support required 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|In 2024 we provided regular financial support
to a Nepali NGO – Living Water Hostel
(LWH), in Kathmandu, Nepal.
LWH provides accommodation, food and all
that is needed for youth, aged 16-24, to stay
there in order to pursue their chosen further
education.
Trustees kept in regular contact with the key
workers running LWH.
NN continued to support website promotion
of the charitable work by funding a NN
website domain and the site itself.
NN is not yet supporting the relief of need
purpose or starting any community
development projects, other than support to
LWH as outlined above.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|From our charity’s inception the trustees we
have adhered to the guidance on public
benefit issued by the Charity Commission.|
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SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|None in 2024|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
|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.|SORP reference
Para 1.20|Over the whole year – 2024 – NN has
fulfilled its commitment to send regular
sums of money contributing to LWH’s
delivery of its services to the beneficiaries.
The hostel started the year with a total of
36 students:
9 males and 27 females,
and ended the year with a total of
34 students:
8 males and 26 females
**During 2024:**
In terms of the academic year – ending in
September 2024:
2 new female students arrived at the
Hostel and 6 students left, having
completed their A’level equivalents,
whereas a further 14 students who
completed the same qualification stayed
on to commence their Bachelor’s Degrees.
One student, having completed his
Degree, decided to stay on as part of the
Leadership Team.
Other outcomes include;
29 students completing a 2-day First Aid
Training and after taking a First Aid Test,
19 students gained a certificate in First Aid
Training
● Many of the students have completed
about 60 hours of volunteering||
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● Trips: Watched a football match (Nepal vs China), went rock climbing, hiking, and went bowling ● Pokhara: Went Hiking, visited caves, went boating, went to the lake, went to the waterpark, took all students to a restaurant with cultural dances, ● Cultural evenings: Mexican, Italian and Chinese were held by the students ● There was an award night, and graduation evening for all students who completed their A’level qualifications
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
In terms of the NGO in Nepal which NN
funds many outcomes have been achieved.
In terms of achieving a fuller compliment of
trustees we have not managed to rise
above the minimum of three from Feb.2024
Because of the low number of trustees
numbers capacity has been limited,
notwithstanding many other pressures and
changes in the lives of all trustees in 2024.
However, a full and complete Safeguarding
Policy was finally adopted in early 2024.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Less money was raised in Fundraising
initiatives this year than had been hoped for
and budgeted for.
However, our base of regular donors has
remained stable due in part to regular
encouragements and the occasional
newsletter.
Because of this, we have been able to
sustain a minimum level of monthly
donations to the NGO in Nepal.|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The fund balance of around £2.5K in the
bank at the end of 2024 was of some
concern, being not too far above the £1.5K
reserve fund threshold. With regular loyal|
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|||monthly donors and only a relatively small
shortfall each month, the claiming back Gift
Aid in 2025 should help ensure viability in
the short to medium term. We are still
exercised and challenged re. increasing our
regular donor base and it is recognised that
we shall probably need to obtain grants
and / or other significant fundraising income
or the Charity to be able to pursue and
develop all its objectives.|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|From the start trustees have agreed that
three months’ worth of regular outgoings
should be held in reserve to give any
NGO/s, that we are supporting, time to
access alternative funding should Nurture
Nepal need to cease operations.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|This is currently held at £1500 as monthly
outgoings are £500/m|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|As the monthly shortfall between income
and outgoings is around £100, we currently
have around 10 months left to run unless
things change.|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The principal source of funding in 2024 was
that of personal donations from individuals.
One charitable venture at the end of 2024
raised £130.
We are yet to organise a more sustainable
fundraising plan.
It is believed that launching a “Sponsor a
Student” programme may encourage more
donors to come on board and one trustee
in particular is exploring commandeering a
volunteer to help with this in 2025.|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Continued shortage of money being
donated for the charitable aims. It is
thought the “Cost of living crisis” may
impact this.
Potentially limited trustee capacity – in
terms of: time for the work involved in
running the charity, including fundraising,
health issues and the loss of trustees
retiring at the end of trusteeship tenures.
Most of 2024 has seen the minimum
number of trustees of three so there is a
considerable challenge to increase the
number on the Board.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Nurture Nepal’s governing document is
referred to as a Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|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|Recruitment has hitherto been through
personal contacts of existing trustees.
Each prospective candidate is given a
selection of documents and links, including:
NN’s vision, values and mission; social
media info; duties of a trustee document.
If they express a desire to be trustees the
following are asked for:
1. Reason for wanting to be a trustee of NN
2. CV
3. Details of referees.
Following this there is an interview by at
least 2 current trustees. Trustees decide on
appointment-pending references.|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|A probationary period of 3 months (during
which the prospective trustee attended
meetings and was included in all
discussions / messages) and which was
agreed on before the candidate was
officially appointed, has now been adopted
for future new appointees.|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The charity is managed by the board of
trustees, which, for the first 2 months of
2024 comprised five trustees, soon became
a board of three trustees (the minimum
requirement) near the start of 2024, when
one of the first trustees retired from the role
and the other stepped down for a year due
to other commitments but in the hope of
returning in Feb. 2025, with job retirement
pending.
There is a Management Team –
incorporating leaders / key personnel
directly responsible for any NGO/s that NN
is in partnership with.
Meetings have taken place in 2024 much
as before ie. around once a month - with
half hour long meetings for 2 out of 3 and
an hour long meeting once a quarter.
Much of the communication continues to
take place 1:1 between trustees and NGO
key workers, as and when necessary, with
both parties providing feedback as
required.|
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|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|None at present|
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Nurture Nepal|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1195595|
|Charity’s principal address|In 2024 this was:
91 Freedom Road
Sheffield
S.Yorks
S6 2XA
England|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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2
3
4
5|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||AndrzejKurpiel|Chair and Signatory|||
||Jayne Elliott|Secretaryand Signatory|Until Feb. 2024||
||Zdenek Bergl|Treasurer and Signatory|||
||Simon Copley|Secretaryand Signatory|Until Feb. 2024||
||Joseph George|Secretary|||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name NONE**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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|**NONE**|||
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|**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**|||
|Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A||
|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
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
N/A
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
N/A
## **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)** Andrzej Jan Kurpiel
**Position** Chair
**Date** 31[st] October 2024