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

## **From 01/04/2022       Period start date   To  31/03/2023 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: The Penny Trust** 

## **Charity registration number: 265887** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|The object of the Trust is to support and<br>encourage faith-based organisations,<br>individuals and work worldwide.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Grants are made to faith-based<br>organisations and individuals known to the<br>trustees, who work worldwide to help<br>alleviate poverty, provide education and<br>promote religious activities. The grants are<br>pre-approved by the Trustees and the<br>Penny Trust facilitates the distribution of<br>the donations received.|
|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 Penny Trust has complied with the<br>duty in section 4 of the 2006 Charities Act<br>to have due regard to guidance published<br>by the Charity Commission (i.e. public<br>benefit statement).|



## **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<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|Throughout the year, the Charity facilitated<br>the distribution of grants in the amount of<br>£52,432. All of these grants were made in<br>accordance with the Charity’s objectives.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity held unrestricted funds of<br>£8,130 and restricted funds of £5,020 at the<br>year-end|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Restricted funds are held and then<br>distributed in accordance with donor<br>wishes.  Unrestricted funds are held for<br>both administrative purposes and for<br>distribution to good causes as decided by<br>the Trustees.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**None**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**None**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other 



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trusts**|
|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|**Appointed at Trustee Meetings**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|The Penny Trust|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|Penny Trust|
|Registered charity number|265887|
|Charity’s principal address|24 Harding Close<br>Redbourn<br>AL3 7NT|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Ms Suzanne Avery||||
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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 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)** 

**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)** 

**Full name(s)** 

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

**Date** 



||**Charity Name**<br> <br>**The Penny Trust**<br>|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**The Penny Trust**<br>|**Charity Name**<br> <br>**The Penny Trust**<br>|**No (if any)**<br>**265887**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|Period start date<br>4/1/2022|**To**|Period end date<br>3/31/2023|



|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||
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|**A1 Receipts**<br>Gifts and Donations<br>**1,231**<br>Gift Aid Received<br>**-**<br>Bank Interest<br>**18**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**1,249**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                              -**<br>**_Total receipts_                   1,249**<br>**A3 Payments**<br>Awards and Grants<br>**-**<br>Independent Examiner's Fee<br>**600**<br>Administration Expense<br>**2,774**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                       3,374**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**_Sub total_                               -**<br>**_Total payments_                   3,374**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ -                 2,125**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**-**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**10,255**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_                   8,130**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_<br>**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**<br>**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**|**to the nearest £**<br>**43,539**<br>**5,081**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**48,620**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**48,620**<br>**52,432**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**52,432**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**52,432**<br>**-                 3,812**<br>**-**<br>**8,832**<br>**5,020**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**|**to the nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**44,770**<br>**5,081**<br>**18**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**49,869**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**49,869**<br>**52,432**<br>**600**<br>**2,774**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**55,806**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**55,806**<br>**-                 5,937**<br>**-**<br>**19,087**<br>**13,150**|**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**44,770**|**42,914**|
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|||**-**|**49,869**|**46,060**|
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|||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**52,432**|**45,660**|
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|||**-**|**55,806**|**50,039**|
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||**-                 3,812**|**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-                 5,937**|**-                3,979**|
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||**8,832**||**19,087**|**23,066**|
||**5,020**||**13,150**|**19,087**|





## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

|**Categories**<br>**B1 Cash funds**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**|**Details**<br>Cash in bank and in hand<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**to nearest £**<br>**8,130**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,130**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**|**to nearest £**<br>**5,020**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**5,020**<br>OK<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**|**to nearest £**<br>**Endowment**<br>**funds**|
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees 

Signature 

Date of Print Name approval 



CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
membern of
The Penny Trust
On accounts for the year
ended
31. March 2023
Charity no
lif any)
265887
Sot out on pages
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (Yhe Trust'l for the year ended 3110312023.
Responsibilities arKI
basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
("the Act'}.
I report in respect of my examination of the charity accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 14515)Ib) of the Act.
Independent l am qualified to undertake the examination by being a qualified member of
examlnefs statement the Institute of Financial Accountants.
I have completed my examination. I confirm Ihal no material matters have
come to my attention in connection wrth the which grves me cause to believe
that in, any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with secb'on 130
of the Charities Act., or
Ihe accounts did not accord with the accounting records,. or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities
{ArKounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
thal the account8 give 8 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no cOn￿rn8 and have come across no other matters in conTrection
with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in
order lo enable a proper understanding of the a¢￿unt5 to be reached.
Signed:
1515/23
Name:
BRENDAN CHAMBERS
Rèlevant professional
qualificationls} or body
{if any):
F.F.A.
IER
Oct 2018

Address:
Fountain Court
2 Victoria Square. St Ajbans. Hertfordshire.
AL1 3TF
Section B
Disclosure
Only complele If Ihe examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brief detalls of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
IER
Oct 2018