## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 13.08.24 Period start date To 31.03.25 Period end date**
## **Charity name: The Different Foundation**
**Charity registration number: 1209567**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|THE PROMOTION OF THE EFFICIENCY
AND EFFECTIVENESS OF REGISTERED
CHARITIES WHOSE PURPOSES ARE
THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND
DIVERSITY OR SOCIAL INCLUSION BY
THE PROVISION OF MENTORING TO
STRENGTHEN THEIR OPERATIONS
AND/OR GRANTS TO FURTHER THEIR
PURPOSES|
|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|The Foundation (the trustees and
executive) used this period to plan our
grant funding offering and mentorship
provision.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had guidance on public
benefit as issued by the Charity
Commission.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by
volunteers Other
## **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|The Foundation (the trustees and
executive) used this period to plan our
grant funding offering and mentorship
provision.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Yes|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The foundation aims to hold reserves of
15% of income received (as a minimum) to
support sustainable grant giving and to
ensure no grant pledges are unfulfilled.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|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)**
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|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 Document|
|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|Trustees to date have been selected due to
their vision and values and their
commitment to furthering the objectives of
the foundation. The trustees will actively
recruit for further trustees in the future,
when appropriate – this will be achieved via
an online recruitment process and in-post
trustees will have a vote of equal value
relating to the recruitment.|
## **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||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The Different Foundation|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1209567|
|Charity’s principal address|Somerset House Exchange
C/O TBS Partners Ltd
Somerset House|
London
WC2R ILA
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
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||Dino Myers-
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||Benjamin Swindell||||
||Sophie Scott||||
||Adrian Walcott||||
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
## **Director name**
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 N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for N/A 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 adviser**
## **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)** Alexandra Taliadoros **Full name(s)** Alexandra Taliadoros
**Position (eg Secretary,** Foundation Director **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
05-01-26