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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name GROUNDBREAKER (UK)
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1196788
Charity's principal address 1 North Side Shadforth Durham Postcode: DH6 1LJ
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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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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| LEONI ROSSBERG | 15/08/2024- PRESENT | ||||
| SERG BELL | 26/11/21 – PRESENT | ||||
| JOCHEN BERGER | 26/11/21 – PRESENT | ||||
| LYNDSEY CHARLTON | 18/7/22 – PRESENT | ||||
| PAUL WORTHINGTON | 18/7/22 – PRESENT | ||||
| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | |||||
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
CONSTITUTION
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) APPOINTED BY MEMBERS Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
For the public benefit, the advancement of education of young people in the Global South by the provision of education infrastructure for children and young adults. In addition the charity is working in
Uganda providing scholarships for young women from deprived backgrounds, training in IT and software engineering, alongside mentorship programs. In furtherance to this objective, but not further or otherwise, the trustees should have the following powers: to raise funds.
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The trustees has sought to put in structures to enable the charity to progress, but have struggled as the requirements for a bank account have evolved, we understand that this is common with other CIOs. The charity has essentially (other than administration) not ‘traded’. The Trustees are actively looking for solutions to this so that the purpose the charity was formed to deliver can still be realised.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
The trustees are aware of the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance and have regard to it when exercising any of their powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant, this includes the activities of the charity.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
The charity has had limited success due mostly to struggling to setup a bank account as a CIO. The trustees want to ensure that funds are handled properly before raising funds. This bank is now in place as of January 2024.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Any and all funds will be held in a bank account whose funds will be treated transparently.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
N/A
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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The charities source of funds is corporates, often in the IT/Telecoms space.
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
As the charity is new and has struggled to get a bank account as a CIO, we have limited details to report.
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Lyndsey Charlton Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date
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| GroundBreaker (UK) |
GroundBreaker (UK) |
GroundBreaker (UK) |
1196788 | CC16a | |
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Period start date 1/1/2023 |
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Period end date 12/31/2023 |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Details Details Details Details Details Signature Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name LydseyCharlton Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| LydseyCharlton | 10/24/2023 | ||