## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From Period start date: 13/11/2024 To Period end date 31/10/2024**
## **Charity name: Bridges of Excellence**
## **Charity registration number: 1205692**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Bridges of Excellence (BOE) exists to relieve
hardship among disadvantaged individuals
in London, including those affected by youth,
age, ill health, disability, financial hardship,
or domestic abuse. This is achieved through
the provision of food, essential items,
educational scholarships, and signposting to
welfare services. BOE also promotes STEM
education within marginalised communities.|
|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|None were conducted in this financial period.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees of**Bridges of Excellence**
**(BOE)**confirm that they have had due
regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit when planning
and delivering the charity’s activities
throughout the reporting period.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Not applicable|
|Other||Not applicable|
## **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|Not applicable this financial period|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Not applicable this financial period|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Not applicable this financial period|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable this financial period|
|Other||Not applicable this financial period|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|No finances were gained or spent|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No finances were gained or spent; we
haven’t made a policy yet|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|None|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|No finances were gained or spent|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Not applicable|
|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|No finances were gained or spent|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|No policy as of yet|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|No risks as of yet|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|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|Election to post by founding members|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
None|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|None|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|None|
|Other||None|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Bridges of Excellence|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1205692|
|Charity’s principal address|61 Milton Avenue
London
NW10 8PL|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name Berhan Kaleb**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the None as of yet charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**|
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## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **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)** Berhan Kaleb
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 04/04/2025 **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s)** O Neil Palmer **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 04/04/2025
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Nakuja Guyan
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date**
Trustee
04/04/2025