2024-12-31-accounts - Groundbreaker (UK)

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Jan 2024 Period start date To Dec 2024 Period end date

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	For the public benefit, the advancement of education of young people in the Global South by the provision of education for young adults. In furtherance to this objective, but not further or otherwise, the trustees should have the following powers: to raise funds.
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 trustees had raised funds in this year, unfortunately due to a death of the secretary at the time Sebastien Carney, had been unable to transfer funds out to fund the charity works. The Charity Commission have been formerly notifies and updates to the charity made. Thr trustees will be transfering funds in 2025 to support the charity projects.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	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.

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment

Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other

	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 trustees have ran a number of Justgiving campaigns over 2024 and held an event in London, raising funds at a breakfast event to support the talents program, educating young females in remote farming villages of Uganda with an educational schollarship.

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
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	£34,040.68
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Any and all funds will be held in a bank account whose funds will be treated transparently. Due to a death with a trustee who managed the banking this years funds have remained in the bank but are nomeans a regular reserve amount expected in the accounts.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	N/A
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 where relevant about:	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:	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	The charities source of funds is corporates, often in the IT/Telecoms space.
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

Description of charity’s trusts:
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	Appointed by members

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

Charity name	Groundbreaker (UK)
Other name the charity uses	GroundBreaker
Registered charity number	1196788
Charity’s principal address	1 North Side, Shadforth, Durham, DH6 1LJ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	LyndseyCharlton		18/7/22 – PRESENT
	Loeoni Rossberg		15/08/2024 - PRESENT
	Jochen Berger		26/11/21 – PRESENT
	Paul Worthington		18/7/22 – PRESENT
	Serge Bell		26/11/21 – PRESENT

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Type of Name Address adviser

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

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Paul Worthington Full name(s) Lyndsey Charlton Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 29/09/2025