2023-06-30-accounts - Global Acts Of Unity

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Period start date Period end date 09 May 2022 30 04 2023

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Global Acts of Unity

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1198868

Charity's principal address

80 Godolphin Road,

London,

Postcode W12 8JW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
Giles Bancroft	Chair	NA	NA
Georgia Shortman	Trustee	Appointed 12 July2022	NA
HarrySavill	Trustee	Appointed 12 July2022	NA
Tahmid Rahman Chowdury	Trustee	Appointed 12 July 2022	NA
Liv Goldreich	Trustee	NA	NA
Shahnawaz Aziz Haque	Trustee	NA	NA
Kasia Brzozowska	Trustee	Appointed 1 June 2023	NA
Nick Corney	Trustee	Appointed 21 November 2023	NA

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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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)

Mike Haines

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

CIO Foundation Document Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected by consent of other trustees. Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

The Trustees are in the process of adopting a Financial Procedures Policy.

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

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Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document 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 purpose of GAU is to: - 1. Undermine extremist narratives 2. Provide positive understanding of difference and diversity 3. Promote tolerance, cohesion, unity and the rejection of hate 4. Reach and empower young people 5. Deliver programmes that achieve these goals
	Global Acts of Unity (GAU) will operate in the interest of the people of the United Kingdom with a focus on its youth. GAU will promote resilience to and the rejection of hatred, as well as encouraging critical thinking. GAU will seek to actively involve youth in the work it undertakes. GAU will equip young people with the tools to positively participate in the society of tomorrow. Global Acts of Unity stands on four pillars: Unity, Cohesion, Tolerance, and Rejection of Hatred. As a charity GAU will work towards bringing an end to hate by building a greater understanding of others. Our work is designed to empower our youth away from acts of hatred, therefore denying fodder for the extremist radicalisers. Our core work will continue to focus on engagement with schools all over the United Kingdom. Secondary school talks and supporting activity that deliver GAU objectives. University and Higher Education College talks and supporting activity that deliver GAU objectives. Institutional talks and supporting activity that deliver GAU objectives. Other youth groups or organisations to carry out activity that deliver GAU objectives.

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its governing
document
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 purpose of GAU is to: -
1. Undermine extremist narratives
2. Provide positive understanding of difference and diversity
3. Promote tolerance, cohesion, unity and the rejection of hate
4. Reach and empower young people
5. Deliver programmes that achieve these goals

Global Acts of Unity (GAU) will operate in the interest of the people of
the United Kingdom with a focus on its youth. GAU will promote
resilience to and the rejection of hatred, as well as encouraging critical
thinking. GAU will seek to actively involve youth in the work it
undertakes. GAU will equip young people with the tools to positively
participate in the society of tomorrow.
Global Acts of Unity stands on four pillars: Unity, Cohesion, Tolerance,
and Rejection of Hatred. As a charity GAU will work towards bringing an
end to hate by building a greater understanding of others. Our work is
designed to empower our youth away from acts of hatred, therefore
denying fodder for the extremist radicalisers. Our core work will continue
to focus on engagement with schools all over the United Kingdom.
Secondary school talks and supporting activity that deliver GAU
objectives.
University and Higher Education College talks and supporting activity
that deliver GAU objectives.
Institutional talks and supporting activity that deliver GAU objectives.
Other youth groups or organisations to carry out activity that deliver GAU
objectives.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Global Acts of Unity has been an active campaign since 2015, from Summary of the main 2019 it has operated as a CIC. Having achieved charity status in achievements of the charity May 2022 it is transitioning its accounts out of the CIC to the CIO. during the year As of November 2023 the CIC holds over £10,000 in its accounts and has secured a further £20,000 of grant funding. Accounts will have been transferred to CIO by the end of the first quarter of 2024

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Charity will keep enough money in its reserves to make sure that a solvent wind up is possible.

Details of any funds materially None in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

N/A

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

N/A

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) Kasia Brzozowska Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer - Trustee etc) Date

March 2012

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	Charity Name Global Acts of Unity	Charity Name Global Acts of Unity	Charity Name Global Acts of Unity	Charity Name Global Acts of Unity	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 5/9/2022	To

Section A Receipts and payments
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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 None Details None Details None Details None Details None 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 Kasia Brzozowska 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)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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			Date of approval
		Kasia Brzozowska