## **Trustees' Annual Re ort for the eriod p p** 

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

**From** 

**To** 

## 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** 

|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 to**<br>**appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Giles Bancroft|Chair|NA|NA|
||Georgia Shortman|Trustee|Appointed 12 July2022|NA|
||HarrySavill|Trustee|Appointed 12 July2022|NA|
||Tahmid Rahman<br>Chowdury|Trustee|Appointed 12 July 2022|NA|
||Liv Goldreich|Trustee|NA|NA|
||Shahnawaz Aziz<br>Haque|Trustee|NA|NA|
||Kasia Brzozowska|Trustee|Appointed 1 June 2023|NA|
||Nick Corney|Trustee|Appointed 21 November<br>2023|NA|
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## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** 

**Name Dates acted if not for whole year** 

March **2012** 

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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** 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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



## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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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 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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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** 

March **2012** 

**TAR** 

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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** 

**TAR** 

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||**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Global Acts of Unity**<br>|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Global Acts of Unity**<br>|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Global Acts of Unity**<br>|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**Global Acts of Unity**<br>|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>5/9/2022|**To**<br>|||
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## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|**Details**<br>None<br>**Details**<br>None<br>**Details**<br>None<br>**Details**<br>None<br>**Details**<br>None<br>Signature<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Kasia Brzozowska<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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