2024-03-31-accounts - Kineara Charity

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 8 March 2023 31 March 2024

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1202252

Kineara Charity

Charity's principal address Selby Community Centre London Postcode E1 5BX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
AmyGutcher	Chair
Radhika Bynon
Maria Morgan
Melanie Sirinathsingh		Appointed 22ndFebruary 2024

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)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

CIO

(eg. trust, association, company)

Appointed by the Board of Trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

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.

Kineara Charity was established in March 2022, with three independent Trustees. The charity is connected to Kineara CIC, a social enterprise that works with vulnerable households, for example those in insecure or temporary accommodation.

For the first year of operation, the charity has focused on developing its strategy, and the Trustees have identified the key risks being:

ability to fundraise sufficient amounts to deliver its strategy
safeguarding of vulnerable adults and children
attracting and retaining talented people to work for the charity
managing its relationship with Kineara CIC

The Trustees have established governance processes to manage these risks, including Safeguarding policies and procedures, Conflict of Interest policy, and bringing in fundraising expertise.

Section C Objectives and activities

The objects of the CIO are, for the public benefit:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The relief of those in need through financial hardship, and the prevention and relief of poverty for people who are homeless, at risk of becoming homeless, or living in adverse housing conditions in the UK, in particular but not exclusively by:

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Providing them with specialist support;
Advancing research and promoting awareness on issues around housing and homelessness

For the first year of Kineara Charity, the Trustees have, for the public benefit, started fundraising activities – including a winter appeal – and developed key relationships within the sector.

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 charity has also begun fundraising for its activities, especially towards providing new services to vulnerable households in South London.

The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit when deciding on the strategy and activities for the charity for the year.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

Kineara Charity has benefitted from voluntary support and pro bono support from individuals as well as from Kineara CIC, particularly on administration and governance.

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

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

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main The main achievements during 2023 to March 2024 were:
achievements of the charity • Running a winter appeal, which raised awareness of the
during the year challenges faced by vulnerable households and those in temporary accommodation, and raised £620 for supporting these beneficiaries in the future
• Obtaining a grant of £3,000 from Taroe Trust Ltd, which is unrestricted for Kineara Charity’s charitable purposes
• Starting fundraising activities and building relationships with organisations such as Impact on Urban Health and with the National Lottery Community Fund
• Establishing key governance policies and processes, and holding regular Board meetings

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity aims to hold sufficient reserves to cover it’s core administration costs for three months – as the charity has only just been established this level is still under review by the Board.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

For the first year, the principal sources of funding have been individual donations and grants. As these amounts were raised towards the end of the financial year, no expenditure has been committed by the year end; in the next financial year it is planned to raise more funding and begin support activities in South London initially.

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

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) Amy Gutcher Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 14/1/25

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Charity Name No (if any)
Kineara Charity 1202252
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period
To
from 08/03/2023 31/03/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Donations 619 - - 619 -
Grants 3,000 - - 3,000 -
Charitable activities - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 3,619 ] - - 3,619 -
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 3,619 - - 3,619 -
A3 Payments
Programmes - - -
Administration - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments - - - - -
Net of receipts/(payments) 3,619 - - 3,619 -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
Cash funds this year end 3,619 - - 3,619 -
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Cash at bank *Total cash funds* Details None Details None Details Details None Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 3,619 - - - - - 3,619 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - Print Name Amy Gutcher	Endowment funds to nearest £ - -
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 14/01/2025

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