
## **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** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The objects of Compass Education**<br>a) Support and enhance education for<br>refugees and asylum seekers.<br>b) Improve skills and education attainment of<br>refugee youth through coaching and<br>mentoring.<br>c) Capacity building provision through<br>training and contribution to education<br>research.<br>d) Reducing poverty, enhancing livelihood<br>and wellbeing through education|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|1. Provision of training services<br>2. Provision of homework club sessions<br>and mentoring for young people<br>3. Provision of adult literacy sessions<br>4. Provision of educational awareness<br>forums<br>5. Promotion of refugee education<br>research and publication of useful<br>results|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees of the charity have kept regard<br>to Charity Commission’s guidance on public<br>benefit in all its governance and activity<br>implementation cycles.|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>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<br>making per say but we tend to target donor<br>who primarily tend to fund our kind of<br>activities we engage.|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|None|





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



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**During this reporting period we have**<br>**achieved the following results:**<br>•<br>We set up and continue to facilitate<br>an ESOL class that benefited a group<br>of adult students to learn the English<br>language, led by an experienced<br>tutor and dedicated volunteer. This<br>has improved literacy,<br>communication, and social<br>interaction skills.<br>•<br>Facilitated much needed drop-in<br>session that responded community<br>needs in interpretation, benefit<br>application and follows, liaising with<br>utility companies and other core<br>services that the community needed<br>help with.<br>•<br>Delivered school homework club<br>provisions to 20 vulnerable refugee<br>children and young people. Many<br>were able to catch up with their peers<br>in school, many improved their<br>attitude to learning and overall school<br>performance in core subjects.<br>•<br>Engaged with educational outreach<br>activities in one local school including<br>art activity, facilitation of refugee<br>week school assembly and refugee<br>voices|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|As recently registered and launched charity<br>we have progressively met some of our<br>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**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Compass Education have raised some<br>income through project proposals to fund<br>some of its activities|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>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<br>reserves|Para 1.22|The funds raised were project specific and<br>was used to implement some designated<br>activities and any funds carried forward to<br>the next year are donor funds for an ongoing<br>activity.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|None|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|There is no any uncertainty for the<br>continuation as a going concern|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|We raised funds through project proposals to<br>donors to support fund our charity activities**.**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|None|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principal risks are limited funds and<br>shrinking donor landscape.|
|Other||None|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees are elected to the post by<br>trustees/committee members|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51|There is any adopted policy and procedure<br>for induction and training of trustees.|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|The charity has registered as a member with<br>Bolton Community and Volunteer service<br>(Bolton CVS)|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|None|
|Other||None|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Compass Education|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1196810|
|Charity’s principal address|16 Salisbury Street, Bolton<br>BL3 5DR|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Abdirashid Ahmed||||
||Moulid Hujale||||
||Rawda Farah||||
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– 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**||
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## **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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||Abdirashid Ahmed||
||<br>Chair of Trustees||
||14/12/2023||
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**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**|
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|**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**|



