## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/09/2023 Period start date To 31/08/2024 Period end date** **Charity name: Les Petites Voiles** **Charity registration number:** 1196130 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The object of the CIO is to advance the
education of the public in particular but not
exclusively children issued from francophone
families and living in the area covered by
Southend on Sea Borough Council by:
a. Teaching French language as an
extracurricular activity, and;
b. Organising cultural events to
develop understanding of
francophone cultures and traditions.| |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|The main activities undertaken for the public
benefits are, depending of the children level:
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Providing a forum to improve
understanding of French culture
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Learn about customs, geography and
history
All allowing children to understand their roots,
their partial heritage to help progress toward a
resilient adulthood, respectful of cultural
differences.
To note, this year 23/24 the charity operated a
limited amount of activities at no cost due to
logistic issues. It is however it is all set to
restart full activity for 24/25| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We hereby declare that the trustees have had
regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.| **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** ||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 main achievements of the charity has been
to:
* Provide access to French culture by various
ways
* Keep charity running despite logistics
challenges| **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|Carried out by chair trustee| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity activities have been limited this
year, relying on volunteering, using public
places and existing material. Physical reserves
from previous year in the form of material
have been used.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|0| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|It is the charity policy that the families
contributions remain as low as possible, and
any spare revenue is refunded to participating
families.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|No deficit| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Na| **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|Charity principal source of funds is from
families membership when operating fully, for
23/24, limited activities were carried out using
existing resources and volunteering setting the
spending at 0| |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:||3 trustees| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust deed (by default)| |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|Voluntary - trustees| **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|Les Petites Voiles| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charitynumber|1196130| |Charity’s principal address|37 avenue Road
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Anne Norton||From 10/11/2024|| ||Pierre Zilliox||From 10/11//2024|| ||Helene Bataille|||| ||Anne Charlotte
Hanford|||| ||Camille Anderson|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved |**Director name**||| |---|---|---| |Helene Bataille|10.11.2024|| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| 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|na| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|na| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own
assets|na| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**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)** Anne Norton **Full name(s)** Helene Bataille Ep Minson **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Secretary **Chair, etc) Date** 29.01.2025