## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 22/11/2021 To 31/03/2023**
## **Charity name: OFF THE CURRICULUM**
## **Charity registration number: 1196701**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance education of any persons**
**under the age of 25 years for the public**
**benefit by developing their mental,**
**physical and moral capabilities through**
**extra-curricular educational activities, in**
**such ways as the charity trustees think**
**fit. **|
|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|**Off the Curriculum provides educational**
**services to young people from diverse**
**backgrounds through both in-person and**
**online events, aimed at empowering them**
**to achieve success.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Off the Curriculum has ensured that it is**
**being operated for public benefit only.**|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**Grant making does not form any part of**
**our charity activities.**|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**Social investments do not form part of**
**our charitable activities.**|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Voluntary contributions enable Off the**
**Curriculum to operate. This is typically**
**captured by time donated to the charity**
**by the volunteer. At the time of writing,**
**Off the Curriculum is supported by a**
**team of >45 volunteers. Attempts were**
**made for the completion of monthly-time**|
**sheets, yet due to drop-out issues this failed. Nonetheless, typically all volunteers work at a frequency of five hours per week.** Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
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|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|**Achievements and Performance**|
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|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|**Off the Curriculum has conducted over**
**100 in-person and online learning**
**opportunities (lecturers, one-to-one**
**mentoring, online learning opportunities)**
**covering topics ranging from climate**
**change and sustainability to astronomy.**
**These live events garnered significant**
**attendance, with each session attracting**
**more than 25 participants across the**
**United Kingdom. Alongside these live**
**events, our students have actively**
**engaged with our online educational**
**materials, which are hosted on the**
**EDUCO platform, amounting to a total of**
**100 unique users. Additionally, our**
**academic mentoring program has been**
**available to 35 students over a two-year**
**period, demonstrating a tangible impact**
**on the young individuals involved in the**
**charity’s educational initiatives. Below**
**are a few student testimonials outlining**
**the influence of our educational services**
**on them:**
**"During my time attending OTC seminars,**
**I found myself developing a new interest**
**in neuroscience. It has been really**
**rewarding not only because of the**
**knowledge I’ve acquired from particular**
**areas of study, but also because it**
**enabled me to share and exchange ideas**
**with other like-minded peers. OTC has**
**pushed me to get out of my comfort zone**
**through delivering a presentation for an**
**assessment piece, which has increased**
**my confidence and allowed me to**
**develop my oral skills as well as**
**understanding about the brain and**
**addiction. My OTC experience has been**
**intriguing and exciting and I look forward**
**to attending more sessions!" Jeriel,**
**Programme Participant.**
**"OTC is definitely a unique experience**
**which few extracurricular academic**
**programmes have achieved in my**|
**opinion. It has provided its students with a tailored agenda according to a vote on the next specific subject for the new term. This not only makes the participants look forward to the sessions, but it also gives them a sense of involvement instead of being directed by the volunteers by an already-given plan. The experts brought in to talk have a wide-ranging background from all around the world, giving the students an insight into the different fields and institutions they themselves may desire to be involved in later. The content is also astoundingly high-level which distinguishes it from what a student would study from day to day at school; I have as a result benefited from an expansion in vocabulary, ideas, and cognizance of topical and important affairs such as climate change and neuroscience. The self-determined assessment at the end of each chosen course acts as a consolidation of knowledge and is also a method of getting the students to focus throughout the sessions for their assessment to be reflective of their dedication to the programme. This feature certainly is special to OTC only!" - Raghad, Programme Participant.**
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Other||**N/A**|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The Charity held the equivalent of**
**£0.97 in the bank at the end of the period.**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£ 0**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|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|**N/A**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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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|**N/A**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**None**|
|Other||**N/A**|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**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|**Trustees have been chosen based on**
**their skillset and knowledge of specific**
**areas or general charity management**|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|**This policy outlines the induction and**
**training process for new volunteers at Off**
**the Curriculum (OTC). It emphasises the**
**importance of a comprehensive induction**
**to integrate volunteers effectively into the**
**charity's operations. Key topics covered**
**during induction include legal**
**frameworks, roles and responsibilities,**
**essential training, and mentoring**
**opportunities. The policy also details**
**different levels of essential training and**
**procedures for monitoring attendance**
**and compliance. Responsibilities of staff,**
**officers, and trustees are clearly defined,**
**ensuring that induction and training are**
**effectively implemented and evaluated.**
**Additionally, the policy highlights the**
**charity's commitment to equality and**
**diversity, with regular audits to monitor**
**effectiveness and compliance. The**
**document will be reviewed periodically to**
**ensure it remains up-to-date and aligned**
**with organisational needs and legal**
**requirements.**|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**The charity operates with two boards of**
**advisory personnel: our elected**
**trusteeship and our young person’s**
**trustee board. These advisory board**
**members convene annually to review the**
**charity's performance and suggest**
**improvements. Sitting below the trustee**
**boards are the Charity Chair and a**
**broader network of Officers, each**
**fulfilling distinguished roles within the**
**charity. Additionally, the charity engages**
**short-term volunteers to contribute to the**
**delivery of educational materials, such as**
**guest speakers and creators of**
**educational video content. **|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**The wider community with which Off the**
**Curriculum interacts includes our**
**London-based partnered schools and**
**charities, i.e., Gresham College, network.**
**These partners either advertise our**
**upcoming events or collaborate closely**
**with us to support our shared interests of**
**furthering educational empowerment. **|
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|Other||**N/A**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name OFF THE CURRICULUM
Other name the charity uses N/A
Registered charity number 1196701
Charity’s principal address 73 ARNOLD ESTATE
DRUID STREET
LONDON
SE1 2DU
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for whole
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint
year
trustee (if any)
1 Dr Ian Mudway N/A 2021 - 2023 Joseph Levermore
Ph.D.
2 Mushfiqur N/A 2021 - 2023 Joseph Levermore
Chowdhury
3 DR SWETAVALLI N/A 2021 - 2023 Joseph Levermore
RAGHAVAN
4 Shaun Behan N/A 2021 - 2023 Joseph Levermore
5 Dr RASHADA N/A 2021 - 2023 Joseph Levermore
HARRY
6 Dr Stephanie N/A 2021 - 2023 Joseph Levermore
Wright Ph.D.
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name N/A N/A**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year
Dr RASHADA HARRY 2021 - 2023
Mushfiqur Chowdhury 2021 - 2023
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets **N/A** 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)**
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Type of adviser Name Address
N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A
N/A N/A N/A
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
N/A
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**N/A**
## **Other optional information**
**N/A**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
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Signature(s)
Joseph Levermore
Full name(s) Samuel Animashaun
Position (eg Finance Officer Chair
Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Date
08/05/2024
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OFF THE CURRICULUM 1196701
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
Period start date Period end date
For the period
To
from 22/11/2021 31/03/2023
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
Donations 3,026 - - 3,026 -
Other 166 - - 166 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 3,192 - - 3,192 -
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 3,192 - - 3,192 -
A3 Payments
Application service Subscription 1,917 - - 1,917 -
Legal Expense 290 - - 290 -
Travel Expense 23 - - 23 -
General Expense 1,120 - - 1,120 -
Bank Charges 0 - - 0 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ 3,351 ] - - 3,351 -
A4 Asset and investment purchases,
(see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 3,351 - - 3,351 -
Net of receipts/(payments) - 158.81 - - - 158.81 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 159.78 - - 159.78 -
Cash funds this year end 0.97 - - 0.97 -
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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## **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
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Cash at bank
**Details**
**Details**
Trade Mark of OTC Logo
**Details**
Signature
2|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**0.97**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**0.97**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**1,322**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
**Joseph Levermore**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**|
|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Current value**
**(optional)**
**1,322**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**When due**
**(optional)**
Date of
approval
**13/05/2024**
14/05/2024|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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