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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 27/03/2024 Period start date To 06/04/2025 Period end date
Charity name:
Charity registration number:
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | For the public benefit to advance the education of young female students in the Central Asian countries, in particular in countries where female education is discouraged. |
| 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 |
Awarding to young females students scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants to study at any university, college or institution of higher or further education. |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | Yes, trustees have had regard to the guidance on public benefit in that the charity’s purposes and activities must genuinely serve the public, transparent reporting must be made, and unjustified private gain must be avoided. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference N/a Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/a Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N/a Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
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Other
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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 | • Completion of Charity website • Registration with HMRC • Winning a donation from Citywire • Making a connection with Uzbek University's Chair of Women's Affair • Connecting with AfghanAid to better understand their approach to fundraising • Connecting with Sam Gordon from Keeping Children Safe to understand the implications and necessary protections required when dealing with children or vulnerable individuals |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Still in organisational and fundraising developmental stage but working along the necessary path to eventually begin making grants |
|---|---|---|
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Successful given limited time and personnel resources but more challenging than expected to fundraise for a cause and country that many people in the UK perhaps don’t know enough about |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | N/A - Still in organisational and fundraising developmental stage |
| Other |
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Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | We have sufficient funds to start making our first grant. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | We will look to maintain small reserve to cover unexpected expenses. |
| Amount of reserves held | 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 | N/a |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
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 | Donations from individuals and organisations. No formal fundraising as of yet |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | N/a |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | Fundraising - time and effort required to do this successfully in order to fully fund one student is very demanding on trustees who have full time work commitments |
| Other |
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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 | 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. 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. |
| Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements |
where relevant about: | |
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | N/A – currently only three founding trustees |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | N/A – flat organisational structure currently with three founding trustees |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | N/A – no formal third party relationships established to date apart from service providers such as banks |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Silk Moon |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1207634 |
| Charity’s principal address | 52 Cleaver Square, London, SE11 4EA, UK |
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 |
Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shakhista Turner | ||||
| Amy Leigh Kennedy |
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| Britta Drexler | ||||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
| Trustee name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
|---|---|---|
| N/A | ||
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
Additional information (optional)
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 |
||
| N/A | ||
| 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
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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) Shakhista Turner Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 12/12/2025
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Charity Commission Annual Return 2025
SILK MOON
Charity registration number: 1207634
Most of the information you give in this form will become publicly available on the Register of Charities. Any field that the Charity Commission will not display will be clearly marked.
This document is a record of the information provided in the Annual Return 2025.
PART A - Charity information
Financial period
Financial period start date 27/03/2024
Financial period end date 06/04/2025
Income and spending
Income £
£ 954
Spending £ £ 0
Number of contracts from government
How many contracts (other than grant agreements) did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?
0
Number of grants from government
How many grants did your charity receive from central government or a local authority during the financial period for this return?
0
Income breakdown
Donations and legacies (excluding Endowments Received) £ 954
Charitable activities
£ 0
Other trading activities
£ 0
Investments
£ 0
Other
£ 0
Grantmaking
Is grant making the main way your charity carries out its purposes?
Yes
Recipients of grants
Please round all figures to the nearest pound (do not enter decimal points or commas). Individuals
£ 0
Other charities
£ 0
Other organisations that are not charities
£ 0
Trustee payments
Excluding out of pocket expenses, for what were any of the trustees paid during the financial period for this return? ⊠ e. None of the trustees have been paid
Did any of the trustees resign and take up employment with your charity in the financial period of this return? No
Income from outside the UK
Did your charity receive income from outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No
Delivering activities outside the United Kingdom
Did your charity deliver charitable activities outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No
Spending outside of the United Kingdom
Did your charity spend funds outside of the United Kingdom in the financial period of this return? No
Total Spending outside of the United Kingdom £
Trading subsidiaries
Does the charity have any trading subsidiaries?
No
Employment contract types
People were permanently employed by your charity
0
People were on fixed-terms contracts with your charity
0
Self-employed people were working for your charity
0
Governance policies
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures Not applicable
Safeguarding policy and procedures Not applicable
Financial reserves policy and procedures Not applicable
Complaints policy and procedures Not applicable
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures Not applicable
Internal risk management policy and procedures Not applicable
Trustee expenses policy and procedures Not applicable
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Not applicable
Investing charity funds policy and procedures Not applicable
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures Not applicable
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures Not applicable
Social media policy and procedures Not applicable
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures Not applicable
Safeguarding
Has your charity provided services to children and/or adults at risk in the financial period of the return? No
External risk and impact
Donations
No impact
Other income - grants Not applicable Other income - contracts Not applicable Other income - investment Not applicable
Expenditure on charitable activities Not applicable Expenditure on overheads Not applicable
Number of volunteers No impact Number of employees Not applicable Number of trustees Not applicable Fundraising activities Not applicable Capacity to deliver services Not applicable Total service demand Not applicable
Volunteers
Excluding trustees, provide an estimate of the number of volunteers who carried out charitable activities on behalf of your charity in the United Kingdom during the financial period of this return? 2
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