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

**From: 1 February 2024 Period start date To: 31 August 2024 Period end date** 

**Charity name: Colyton Foundation** 

**Charity registration number: 1206838** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the education of children and<br>young people in the South West of England<br>who are identified as having high academic<br>potential but face barriers in progressing<br>their educational aspirations due to social or<br>economic disadvantage.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|For the public benefit, to advance the<br>education of children and young people in<br>the South West of England who are<br>identified as having high academic potential<br>but face barriers in progressing their<br>educational aspirations due to social or<br>economic disadvantage. This is achieved by:<br>-<br>providing academic mentoring and<br>support to supplement their schooling<br>-<br>delivering training to teachers and<br>school leaders so that they are better<br>equipped to support high academic<br>potential students<br>-<br>engaging with universities to assist<br>them in producing their access and<br>participation plans to improve the<br>number of students from<br>disadvantaged backgrounds<br>progressing to higher education|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|The Charity Trustees have given due regard<br>to the guidance issues regarding public<br>benefit and the summary of the main<br>activities addresses this clearly.|





## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|The Charity was incorporated on the 1<br>February 2024 and the principle task was to<br>secure funding for the first cohort of students<br>with an aim of commencing delivery of the<br>My Future Story programme in September<br>2025. The work undertaken between<br>February and August 2024 was<br>predominantly focussed on this activity.|



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of August 2024, a small amount<br>of income had been secured in order to<br>enable the set-up of the charity, including the<br>website.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The funds held at the end of the year are<br>there to finalise the website and set-up<br>arrangements for the charity.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£1,133|



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|Memorandum and articles of association|
|---|---|---|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Trustees have been recruited based on their<br>expertise in the field of education and/or<br>other expertise that they can bring to support<br>the aims of the Charity.|



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Colyton Foundation|
|---|---|
|Registered charity number|1206838|
|Charity’s principal address|Colyton Grammar School<br>Whitwell Lane<br>Colyford<br>Devon, EX24 6HN|





**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee**<br>**(ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Camilla Chandler-<br>Mant||Appointed 12 March 2024||
||Janice Kay||Appointed 25 March 2024||
||TimothyHarris||||
||TimothyJohnson||Appointed 29 February2024||
||BarrySindall||||
||Neal Whitfield||||



## **Declarations** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Barry Sindall **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Chair ] **Date** 22 April 2025 



## **Colyton Foundation 2024/25 Income and Expenditure As at August 2024** 

||||**YTD 2024/25**||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**Actual - Unrestricted**|**Actual - Restricted**|**Actual - Total Funds**|
|||**Funds**|**Funds**||
|**Income**|||||
|Earned Income||1,433|0|**1,433**|
|Grants||0|0|**0**|
|Donations||0|0|**0**|
|**Total Income**||**1,433**|**0**|**1,433**|
|**Expenditure**|||||
|Staffing||0|0|**0**|
|Marketing||300|0|**300**|
|Insurance||0|0|**0**|
|Bank Charges||0|0|**0**|
|Other Costs||0|0|**0**|
|**Total Expenditure**||**300**|**0**|**300**|
||||||
|**Surplus/ (Deficit)**||**1,133**|**0**|**1,133**|
||_as % of income_|_79%_|_#DIV/0!_|_79%_|



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## **Colyton Foundation Balance Sheet As at August 2024** 

|**Fixed Assets**<br>Intangible assets<br>Tangible assets<br>**Current Assets**<br>Investments<br>Debtors<br>Prepayments and Accrued Income<br>Cash at bank and in hand<br>**Current Liabilities**<br>_Creditors: amounts falling due within one year_<br>Creditors<br>Deferred Income and Accrued Expenses<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>_Creditors: amounts falling due after more than one year_<br>Loans<br>Provisions for liabilities and charges<br>**Total Net Assets**<br>**Restricted Funds**<br>Restricted General Fund<br>**Total Restricted Funds**<br>**Unrestricted funds**<br>Unrestricted General Fund<br>**Total Unrestricted Funds**<br>**Total Funds**|**31 August 2024**|**31 August 2024**|
|---|---|---|
||0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>1,133<br>1,133<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>1,133<br>1,133<br>0<br>0<br>0<br>**1,133**<br>0<br>0<br>1,133<br>1,133<br>**1,133**||
|||1,133|
||||
|||**1,133**|



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