2023-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 29/11/2021 To 31/03/2023

Charity name: Compass Education

Charity registration number: 1196810

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The objects of Compass Education a) Support and enhance education for refugees and asylum seekers. b) Improve skills and education attainment of refugee youth through coaching and mentoring. c) Capacity building provision through training and contribution to education research. d) Reducing poverty, enhancing livelihood and wellbeing through education
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	1. Provision of training services 2. Provision of homework club sessions and mentoring for young people 3. Provision of adult literacy sessions 4. Provision of educational awareness forums 5. Promotion of refugee education research and publication of useful results
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees of the charity have kept regard to Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit in all its governance and activity implementation cycles.
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements		where relevant about:
	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	We don’t have any specific policy on grant making per say but we tend to target donor who primarily tend to fund our kind of activities we engage.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	None

Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Volunteer time contribution has been key in our activity implementation
Other		None

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	During this reporting period we have achieved the following results: • We set up and continue to facilitate an ESOL class that benefited a group of adult students to learn the English language, led by an experienced tutor and dedicated volunteer. This has improved literacy, communication, and social interaction skills. • Facilitated much needed drop-in session that responded community needs in interpretation, benefit application and follows, liaising with utility companies and other core services that the community needed help with. • Delivered school homework club provisions to 20 vulnerable refugee children and young people. Many were able to catch up with their peers in school, many improved their attitude to learning and overall school performance in core subjects. • Engaged with educational outreach activities in one local school including art activity, facilitation of refugee week school assembly and refugee voices
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements		where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	As recently registered and launched charity we have progressively met some of our initial set targets.
Performance of fundraising	Para 1.41	No specific fundraising targets we set.

activities against objectives set None was set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives None Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Compass Education have raised some income through project proposals to fund some of its activities
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity does not hold any reserves
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Not applicable (0)
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	The funds raised were project specific and was used to implement some designated activities and any funds carried forward to the next year are donor funds for an ongoing activity.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	There is no any uncertainty for the continuation as a going concern
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	We raised funds through project proposals to donors to support fund our charity activities.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	None
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The principal risks are limited funds and shrinking donor landscape.
Other		None

Structure, Governance and Management

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	Charitable Incorporated Organisation (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 are elected to the post by trustees/committee members
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	There is any adopted policy and procedure for induction and training of trustees.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The charity has registered as a member with Bolton Community and Volunteer service (Bolton CVS)
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	None
Other		None

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Compass Education
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1196810
Charity’s principal address	16 Salisbury Street, Bolton BL3 5DR

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)
	Abdirashid Ahmed
	Moulid Hujale
	Rawda Farah

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

Director name Not applicable

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Not applicable

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for None safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Abdirashid Ahmed
	Chair of Trustees
	14/12/2023
	14/12/2023

Compass Education: Income and Expenditure Account for the accounting period 29/11/2021 to 31/03/2023

Bank balance at the start of the accounting period	£0
Income
Grants	£9,950
Donation	£275
Total income of the accounting period	£10,225
Expenditure
Rent and utilities	£3,150
Tutor	£3,200
Volunteer expenses	£242
Equipment	£778.08
Office Supplies	£575.47
Insurance	£231.45
Total expenditure of the accounting period	£8,177
Summary of the financial period
Total income	£10,225
Total expenditure
Surplus of income over expenditure	£2,048
Total funds brought forward	£2,048