Trustees’ Annual Report for the period from 1[st] January 2024 Period start date to Period end date 31[st] December 2024
Charity name: Noble Matters
Charity registration number: 1203165
Author: Imran Ali
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The objective of the CIO is to provide support to underprivileged school children by funding their school meals (where they are ineligible for government free meals and cannot fund themselves) - funding and provisioning school meals or groceries for their families - funding after school activities (such as sports club) - funding school trips - funding any clothing requirements the children may have - funding school kitchen to open up to local community for provisioning of free meals (outside of school hours) It should be noted that the Noble Matters will not come in direct contact with the children as all the activities will be between Noble Matters, the school staff and/or parents. |
| 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 |
During the financial year 2023, Noble Matters made successful arrangements with Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley, West Sussex to establish a mechanism for identifying deserving pupils for school meals, provisioning of meals and ongoing oversight and governance. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | As trustees of Noble Matters, we confirm that we have adhered to the guidance as issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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| Policy on grant making | Para1.38 | Grant criteria |
The following criteria is used to assess the needs of potential beneficiaries (agreed with the Pound Hill Junior School): Meal Funding Identify those children whose application for free government school meals has been refused. School receive a copy of rejection/acceptance letters from the government. School’s Family Liaison Assistant office holds significant information on children from households with low incomes or facing financial difficulties. Use this information for the children who have had their free meal application rejected.
The school shall provide information on both of the above two points on an ongoing basis. It should be noted this information will be anonymized to ensure data privacy. This information will be used to carry out assessment by ranking the most deserving children based on their circumstances (as per school’s advice and allocate funds for their free meals subject to budget availability. For funding of meals, below process will be followed:
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The grant will only cover funding for the selected extracurricular activity.
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The grants shall be proactively provided by charity based on the assessment conducted. No applications will be necessary as their circumstances would already have been assessed based on authentic information from the school.
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The charity will provide funding for school meals directly to school. The Charity does not intend to provide ready meals.
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School will then add the appropriate amount to school’s meal app wallet.
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It should be noted that once the amount has been credited by school in the meal app, children’s parents will be informed who will then be able to make daily meal orders.
School reports will also show meals that have been ordered but haven’t been utilized. School will provide monthly uptake report of these meals. Charity will ensure to monitor receive and monitor these reports and take appropriate measures. Charity will decide how to utilize any unspent amount and whether to continue funding or not as appropriate based on the information provided by school. It should be noted that there is no charge if the meals are not ordered. In case of the meals being ordered but not being utilized - funding shall be withdrawn if 25% of meals have not been utilized over a term This threshold shall be calibrated once the initiative commences and the data starts coming in. These assessments shall be carried out on quarterly basis. The grant making policy shall be reviewed and revised on on-going basis to ensure a fair, robust and fit-for-purpose control mechanism is in place.
Achievements and Performance
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| 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 the 2024 Financial Year, Noble Matters provided funding for 610 meals for 21 deserving pupils at the Pound Hill Junior School, Crawley, West Sussex. |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | During the financial year 2024, Noble Matters recorded income of £2,691 from donations. Total expense for this period amounted to £2,189 (for funding of school meals), closing the year with net assets of £502. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Amount of reservesheld | Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | N/A |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | N/A |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | None |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document | Para 1.25 | Governing Document / Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? |
Para 1.25 | Charitable Incorporated Organisations (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 | (1) Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of three] years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. (2) In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administrationofthe CIO. |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charityname | NobleMatters |
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| Other name the charity uses | None |
| Registered charity number | 1203165 |
| Charity’s principal address | 27 Holtye Walk Furnace Green Crawley RH10 6QP |
Financial Accounts
| Date | Money In | Money Out | Balance |
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| 16/12/2024 | -£291.5 | £634.5 | |
| 09/12/2024 | £20.0 | £926.0 | |
| 07/11/2024 | £20.0 | £906.0 | |
| 07/10/2024 | £20.0 | £886.0 | |
| 09/09/2024 | £20.0 | £866.0 | |
| 07/08/2024 | £20.0 | £846.0 | |
| 22/07/2024 | -£297.0 | £826.0 | |
| 08/07/2024 | £20.0 | £1,123.0 | |
| 07/06/2024 | £20.0 | £1,103.0 | |
| 20/05/2024 | -£319.0 | £1,083.0 | |
| 07/05/2024 | £20.0 | £1,402.0 | |
| 15/04/2024 | £376.0 | £1,382.0 | |
| 08/04/2024 | £20.0 | £1,006.0 | |
| 02/04/2024 | -£385.0 | £986.0 | |
| 02/04/2024 | £500.0 | £1,371.0 | |
| 19/03/2024 | -£385.0 | £871.0 | |
| 07/03/2024 | £20.0 | £1,256.0 | |
| 12/02/2024 | £1,000.0 | £1,236.0 | |
| 07/02/2024 | £20.0 | £236.01 | |
| 11/01/2024 | £100.0 | £216.01 | |
| 08/01/2024 | £20.0 | £116.0 | |
| 04/01/2024 | -£511.5 | £96.0 | |
| 04/01/2024 | £475.0 | £607.5 | |
| Total | £2,691 | £2,189 | £502 |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any) |
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| Imran Ali | ||||
| Aisha Khan | ||||
| Sharaf Khan |
Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name
Imran Ali Aisha Khan Sharaf Khan
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) Imran Ali Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 15 September 2025