
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01/04/24      Period start date   To 31/03/25      Period end date** 

**Charity name: Lisa Ullmann Travelling Scholarship Fund Charity registration number:1203903** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP||
|---|---|---|
||refere||
||nce||
|Summary of the<br>purposes of the|Para<br>1.17|Lisa Ullmann was a distinguished teacher of movement and dance, whose unique work contributed<br>to the dance education of countless students, dancers and teachers.|
|charity as set out<br>in its governing||The aim of this small charity is to provide fnancial support to individuals who wish to travel abroad<br>or in the United Kingdom to attend a conference, to pursue a research project or undertake a short|
|document||course of study in the feld of movement or dance.|
|||Applications are welcome from UK residents aged over 18 irrespective of nationality, gender or|
|||previous training. Set up in memory of Lisa Ullmann, since 1987 the Fund has awarded travel|
|||scholarships to help people to pursue an extraordinarily wide range of projects.|





|||||The diversity of the projects realised and the consequent communication between diferent sectors<br>of the dance community world-wide is very much in tune with Lisa Ullmann’s own life and work.|The diversity of the projects realised and the consequent communication between diferent sectors<br>of the dance community world-wide is very much in tune with Lisa Ullmann’s own life and work.|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||Summary of the<br>main activities in<br>relation to those<br>purposes for the<br>public benefit, in<br>particular, the<br>activities, projects<br>or services<br>identified in the<br>accounts.|Para<br>1.17<br>and<br>1.19||Grants were made to individuals e.g. to travel for projects in India, USA, Argentina, Germany & Brazil.||
||Statement<br>confirming<br>whether the<br>trustees have had<br>regard to the<br>guidance issued<br>by the Charity<br>Commission on<br>public benefit|Para<br>1.18||Yes||
||||S<br>O<br>R<br>P|||





ref er en ce Travel grants were made to 10 individuals to pursue projects. Reports from them have shown that they have benefitted from their experiences and that they will be using them in their performance and teaching work available to the public. Summary of the main achievements of the charity, Pa identifying the ra 1. 20 difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. 

## **Financial Review** 

Review of the charity’s Pa The charity’s financial position is healthy. Investment income has increased due to ra financial position at the 1. higher interest rates. end of the period 21 Statement explaining Pa n/a ra the policy for holding 1. reserves stating why 22 



|they are held|||
|---|---|---|
|Amount of reserves<br>held|Pa<br>ra<br>1.<br>22|None|
|Reasons for holding<br>zero reserves|Pa<br>ra<br>1.<br>22|There is a restricted fund of £10000.|
|Details of fund<br>materially in deficit|Pa<br>ra<br>1.<br>24|n/a|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a<br>going concern|Pa<br>ra<br>1.<br>23|None|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s<br>principal sources of<br>funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para<br>1.47|The charity has relied on legacies in the past.<br>Currently, the charity relies on donations, investment income and royalties.|





The charity relies on applications from individuals, the number of which has declined in recent years. The charity relies on donations, investment income which will reduce as travel scholarships are distributed in the future. Funds dispersed at the current rate will last 5 years. A description of the principal risks Para 1.46 facing the charity 

## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

Description of charity’s trusts: Type of governing P Constitution a document r a (trust deed, royal 1 . charter) 2 5 How is the charity P CIO constituted? a r a (e.g unincorporated 1 . association, CIO) 2 



||5||
|---|---|---|
|Trustee selection<br>methods including<br>details of any<br>constitutional<br>provisions e.g.<br>election to post or<br>name of any person<br>or body entitled to<br>appoint one or more<br>trustees|P<br>a<br>r<br>a<br>1<br>.<br>2<br>5|The Fund has completed a skills audit and also a list of key skills required. This is reviewed<br>on a regular basis.<br>Potential trustees are selected with those having the required key skills given priority. They<br>are interviewed by a governance sub-committee who make recommendations to the<br>board.<br>All existing Trustees then interview the recommended applicants. References are taken up<br>and if satisfactory the potential trustee is invited to join the Board. It is not a given that<br>they will join the board.|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Lisa Ullmann Travelling Scholarship Fund|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity<br>uses|LUTSF|
|Registered charity<br>number|1203903|
|Charity’s principal address|1 Hattons Green Cottages<br>Plumpton Green<br>Lewes<br>East Sussex BN7 3DG|





## **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|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**<br>**for whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled to**<br>**appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Mercy Nabirye|Deputy<br>Chair||All Trustees|
||Andrew<br>Holdsworth|Treasurer||All Trustees|
||Avril Hitman|||All Trustees|
||Rebecca<br>Stancliffe|||All Trustees|
||Laura Jackson|||All Trustees|
||Karen Brodie|||All Trustees|
||Nichola Ivory-<br>Chapman|||All Trustees|
||Ian Abbott|||All Trustees|
||Laura Careless||09/05/24-31/3/25|All Trustees|



## **Declarations** 

## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** Mercy Nabirye **Full name(s)** Mercy Nabirye 



**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 

Acting Chair 6/10/2025 



REC]STERED CIIARITY NUMBER: 1203903
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Fund
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? Bath Mews
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Lisa Llllmann Ttavellin
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Conten
of the Financial Stst
for the Yeat Ended 31 March ?025
Rwrtofthe Tn&￿5
In<kputhtt Examin¢¢s Rery¥rt
stat￿¢￿ of Financial Aaivitics
Notcs to thc FiEWKia] &a￿tI
tkniled Statement of Financial ActtYili¢s

Li5e Ullmann Trdv¢llin
Fund
rt of the TrusLtrS
or thc Year E
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Th¢truste¢spresent theirTCPDrtwith the financial slatementsofth¢ch￿1ty, ford*year¢nded31 .Marth 2025.Thets￿Ste
have ad￿￿edthe provisions orth¢ &ataneniof Fitcommended Prxtice (SORP}'A(xWTinga￿j ReN)rting by ChaTiiies'
issued in March 2￿5.
REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DtrAILS
Registtrtd Charity number
l?Oi903
PrillctpAI addres5
l H&ttOTt5 Gr¢ctL Cott4tTes
Plumpton grt
Lem'es
BN7it
Trustee5:
Dr Mercy H Nabirve {Chwr)
Mr J A Hold5worth (Tr￿Urer)
Appointed
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Karen Bnxiie
Nichala Ivorv_thapmatt
Avril Hillnart
Dr Rebecca Stancliffe
Laura CarelE5S
taTt Ab￿tt
(WOif207-
2010if>o?4
11403r￿24
Irtdependent examitttr
Ui5c Ne￿￿Tran & Co Ltsl
2 Bath Mew5
Bath Parnde
ChelteTrham
Gloucestetshire
GL5) 7HL
STRucfLR[ GOVEKYANCE AYD MANAGEMEpir
GDverninw doc0￿ent
Tht ¢h8rity was regisiertsl as a dwi¢able Or￿1￿l￿n on 7 July 2023 ar*1 is (X)nTrolled bv its8ovcrning th)cumen¥ •
)nstitutes an in(wx)rated charity.
Risk
The trugTees h&￿'e adutw th idatttfy all￿review therisks towhiththcL*aritv is W$edand￿ thtsur¢8ppT¢)pri&e c4)ntrnl$
arc in p12te to proi'ide re&wrtable aJi¥M fraud a￿1 ¢rror.
Approved bN' or<tcr of the offnJMegson...._....--.--...._...._...._._ and si￿￿d OTr its bd]a]f bv:
Dr M Nabirve - (Chairl

ent Examin¢f. Re
Lisa Ullmanft Travellin
rt to th¢ TA￿¢¢5 of
holarshi
Fund
I re[￿ on the a¢¢ounts for the year 31 March ￿_)5 sa OUtOD pyges 5evaL
RespxtiY¢ r¢sponsibaities of truste& exa￿1•
The charity's trustees are rcswnsible for th¢ preparation of tht x£ounts. The ¢hwiWs rust￿5 Consid￿ itm an audit is
tK)t for this year lun&r Section 144{?) of the Chariiie5 Act 2011 (the 201 S Actll and that aft independent
xam1r￿tion is rewir
It is mv rcsponsibility to..
tarninc th¢ a¢thunts UJMler knion 145 ofthe 201 I A
io follow the procedurcs laid the Geoeral Dir￿lionS gi¥¢n ￿. the Ch￿lty CoTrJrni&8ion (unts S¢ction
14515Xbl ofthe 2011 .4al'. and
to State whethcrptriicuiar maum Ixi'e wm¢ ￿ mv atrntiorL
B*sis of the iDdepeAd¢Dt tXatrlliDer's report
Mv eXami￿l0￿ carried ou( in ￿0￿déj￿¢ with the Gwal Diterfions given thc ChaTiry CornmissioD. An
¢xarnination includes a review of thc accounitno [￿OrdS by the dwitv and a comwwn of the accounts presented
th those r￿ordS. It 3J5o i￿l￿deS wnsid¢T3tion ol anv unuwl ttffl￿ or disd05urcs in the acix>wits, and seeking
xp12n*ions from a5 trusT¢es ￿n¢￿n1Thg anv such m&ttCTS. The1￿￿knes unLlthak"cndo rmvide all thc evi(lencc
that would IK rcquire<t in an audiL arn1 <x)nsequemlv ￿ opfftion 15 giv¢n as ￿ ￿hthr the gr¢vuttts present a tnEG and
fair N'i¢w' and the report is limiwd T£) tFM)se mattu5 sd out in sueme1￿ bclow.
IMdepe#deDt ex*min¢r'$ststtmeTrt
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thieh givcs me Te850nable¢aw to klieve thaL in anw ma￿jaI T¢specL the requirrJn¢tJts
kw ￿￿￿tIn￿recOr(LS in &£ord8nce with 130 of the 201 l ACL atld
lo pr¢pJre &couNs Vlhich ￿*￿)rd with ts &G￿￿MIng reu)rd5 to L%)rnplv with the &xounting
requirements of th¢201 l Act
have Tr)t been tneL or
(21
hi¢h. my opinion. auenlM)n 5knuld be drawn JD enabl¢ a propÉ¥ Loits5tandirtE of th¢
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2 Bath M¢w5
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LisaUllmaTkn TT
ellino Scholar8hi
al Activitie%
for the Y¢ar Ended 31 March 2025
?la.24
Unrtstritt¢d Restricted Totaj fund5 Total fimds
Noi
INCOMll¥G RESOURCFS
ID¢oming resources from ge•er*ted fllmds
Volufttarv inLX)mC
Royalties
Leowv
Invcsiment irttotne
185
61
185
61
1.285
33
3298
3298
2738
Totsl intoming r¢soNrcts
3544
4.056
RESOURCES LXPENDED
Char¥tsble activities
Grants io Indrvidua15
Other rewirce5 exptDded
6.750
4.143
5.112
5.112
Totsl resourcts expÈ#ded
11605
12.605
10,893
NEf INCOMINCIIOLTGOING)
RESOURCES
(9.061)
(9.061)
(6.837)
RECO.WCILIATION OF FUNDS
Totsi ftsttd$ brought forward
61.829
10.1
71.829
78,666
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
52.768
Io.(xx)
62.768
71.829

Lisa Ullmann Trnvellin
Scholarshi
Fund
Balance Sheel
At JI Marh 20?5
31.3.25
i1.3.24
ReYi¢ted TO￿ fil[￿S Tot￿
fund
UrLrestride
CURRENT AssErs
52.768
10.(MK>
62.768
71.829
51768
iO.(KK>
62.768
7L.829
NET CURRENf A&sErs
10.1
62.768
71.829
TOTAL ASSM LESS CURRENr
LI,IBILITIES
51708
io.(
62.768
71.829
NET ASSETS
lo.t
62.768
71.f29
FUIYDS
UT￿eSt[1¢*d fisnds
Restricted funds
52.768
io.0
61,829
10.t
TOTAL FUNDS
02.768
71.829
The r]nan¢ial SL*eD)¢nts w￿e approvtsj bv the Board of TAET¢CS on....._._.
beh2]f bv".
. were signed on its
Dr M Nabirye 4Chair)
MrJ A Holdsworth (Treasurer)
The f<Km ofts%5e r￿la] ststrjnents

Lisa Ullm
n Travellin
ScPK>l
Ihe Fin￿e12] SÈat¢tnents
for the Year En
ed31 March2
25
ACCOUNTING POLICJFS
AttoDntiDg coovetttiti
Thr financial statemenis have be￿ pretArtsl ihe historical cw conveThtioN and in xeoTrl2YKe with the
Ftnanciai Ry)rting Siand*Td for Smaller Entiiie5 lefftctii'e April 2(W). the ChariLies Aci 201 l and the
requirerntn￿ of tht statt[ne￿ of R¢commeThl¢d PTa(JiÉr. Accounting and Rwtingby Charitie&
IDcomiRg rtsourc¢5
All incoming rt%ourre5 are on the Ststrment of FinaJ)cra] Aaivities whett the thartty r5 leg211y ¥￿itIed
io the ino)me and the amount be quamified with reasonable
Resonrces expexdtd
ExreTrdituJt is accounted foron 3n accnjals basis ha5 been Classifi￿ under headings that a£gregaTr atl cost
related io the category. t05ts canmt k <tirttlv atknbJLed to Panicul￿ he&tinos thcv have bcen allocated
to artivitie5 on a b&sis totisist¢nt with thc ￿Of TC50UfC
Grants offued subject to Ix￿￿1[1￿ whith h8v¢ md ￿ th¢vt4r ¢knc are notcd Is a rA)mmitmct]I b
not accrued as eXp¢tNJiW￿.
Taxatio
The ch2TtTr is exempt from on its dwitsbleadiviite
UnrestriL%ed fund5Cdn ￿ used in ac(brdanLt i¥ith the charitableobie¢DVe5 ￿ thediscTCtion of the tru￿e¢
Re5rriaed fun(ts ¢an only be used forp2rTi¢ular restricted purrM)sts wthin theobittts ofthe tharity. RestrictiorLS
arise when specified bv the donoT orirt￿n f￿d5 are rais￿ for panicularregrictyl PUTtK>5e
Further eXpl￿all0￿ of the twJre rxw5e ofuch fijnd is included in th¢ notrs ￿ the fIn￿La1 SW£rncnts.
INVESTMENT INCOME
31.3.24
InvestriMi Income
3.298
2.738
IRUSTEES. REMUTr*ERATtON AND BETr*EFrrs
Thcre weTe tK) tryst¢¢s' ranuneration or othtr benefits for vear ents1 il March 2025 Tjor for the year ended
31 March 2024.
Trnjtces. eIpeDses
There w¢re no tyuste& Lxpenw paid for th¢ ￿careDded 31 Marth 2025 for theyear¢JMW )] March 2024.
MOVEMENT ll¥ FUNDS
moNemeTJt
itt funds
At 1.4.24
At31i.25
Uttrestricted funds
GEnerdl fijtvj
61.829
(9.0611
i2.768
Restricted fund5
R¢stricttd
lo,￿0
TOTAL FUNDS
71.829
9.061)
62.768

Lisa
Ilmann TrdV¢
Trk)lar5hi
Fund
Note5 ts1 thc Frnancial s¥￿eT￿¢￿ts- conii
forthe ye￿ EtKi¢d
l MarLth 202)
MOVEMENT IN F￿lDS. cwtilxed
N¢t movement in fi￿￿ induded itt a>ove ar¢ 45 fouows:
Incoming
Resources Movement in
&Kpend&
fwids
(12.6A)51
(9.061)
TlYtAL FUNDS
{12.605
9.061)
RESTRIcfED FU￿T)$
Th¢ Re5tricttsl Fund ¢(xnpris&s of unwwded of la￿ &￿[￿0￿$ *hidt thc TnLStees have sa aside to
rov¢r an) utLa%perf¢d ￿1￿K[i￿lrt which may arise in fi]ttw¢.

Lisa Ullmann Travellino SdM)larshi
FUT
D¢tsil¢d State￿¢￿t of Financiat Activitits
for the Y ErKl&4 il Marth 202)
i1.3.24
INCOMILYG RESOURCES
Voluntsry iocornt
Do￿lOr&. Lewies Rovz]ti¢s Grants
246
lJ18
lovestmtknt itteofftt
Inveslmtnt Intome
3298
Totsl resources
3.544
4.056
RESOURCES LXPENDED
Chlritsble adiviiies
to individuats
6,750
Support rosts
maDa￿t￿ent
Posraoe and ststiorterv
IndependeftT Eknqmin¥ F¢e
Websiie tosr*
Insur2llC
Hire of rty)tn
231
222
458
240
297
550
91
Aibnin Fee
BaJ]k cha￿eS
3i91
261)0
Total resourtes exptknded
Net luc0￿e1{ExPeDdithre)
9.0611
16.837
Thisp￿tte thes not fomj rwrof tk ststil￿ fJDancial statrma