2023-04-05-accounts - The Takk Trust

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Period start date Period end date 05 04 2022 05 04 2023 To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	The Takk Trust	The Takk Trust


	290753
	Freshfieds
	Mutton Hall Hill
	Heathfield
	Postcode	TN21 8NL

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 (ifany)
	David Jonathan Smith	Chair
	David Farey
	Stephen Smith
	Paul Sefa
	Deanne Marbell
	Esther Armah
	BettyCooper
	Debbie Robinson
	Denise Ward
	Sarah Smith
	Heather Stokes

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

March 2012

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Rev Michael James Smith – Head of Mission

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted

Deed

Trust

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Enquiry among supporters

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

The trustees oversee the day to day running of the Trust A weekly meeting of the Chair, Head of Mission, UK lead, Africa lead and Safeguarding officer is used to keep trustees informed and engaged with all operational matters.

A monthly meeting of the Chair, Head of Mission, UK lead, Africa lead,Safeguarding and Senior Management of the Beloved Missionary School (head, deputy head, administration and school pastor) DBS checks are in place for all employees

The beloved missionary school is registered with the Ghanaian education department, with representation of the trustees on the school’s board The mission director retains his accreditation as a minister within the Church of England.

Policies are reviewed on an annual basis.

Trustees meet three times a year to set strategic direction, review operations, sign off accounts and approve policy changes All trustees give their time voluntarily and received no remuneration or other benefits.

Section C Objectives and activities

Advancement of the Christian religion through church, education and community development

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

TAR

March 2012

The Trust currently focuses its resources on 4 key functions: Teaching and training in Christian activities in U.K. and Africa Christian ministry through active contribution to the life of the Church in the UK, Europe and Africa both online and in person Education (K-12) in Africa through the provision of the ‘beloved missionary school’ in Accra, Ghana

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the Mercy and relief of hardship public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The serving Africa mission annual report. During the past year the work in Africa continues to move forward. The school now has more than 200 pupils across all ages from kindergarten to lower secondary.

The school is now financed and managed locally. Planning work is underway to extend provision for lower secondary and excitingly an option for children to board on site in term time has been met with a lot of interest with current and prospective parents.

Church development continues and we are really happy to see that the youth church is flourishing, we have plans/funding to appoint a youth pastor when the time is right.

In the UK, the online ministries have continued to flourish and in this way supporters and friends are kept informed. Teaching and ministry goes forward through the continued use of zoom, WhatsApp, Facebook, Kindle and Instagram. We have reconnected with a few supporting churches in the UK and have several ‘in-person’ events planned.

Inevitably with the advancing years travel in the UK is more restricted, but the use of the Internet is balancing this well.

The trustees continue to develop the long term plan for the mission, including a programme to develop the donor base for the mission.

All the trust policies are now up to date including safeguarding. Funding in these uncertain days is not easy but we continue to live by the faith model and believe that this will carry us forward. Jim Smith Head of Mission.

TAR

March 2012

Section E Financial review

We maintain a minimum to cover on-going projects and 3 months salary Brief statement of the commitments to both UK and African staff.

charity’s policy on reserves

We believe money is given to spend not to hold.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Zero

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

Money comes in through regular giving and one off donations. We have had positive results from adoption of online giving platforms, to date we are registered with JustGiving and Church Aid Foundation(CAF)

We have been able to fund the purchase of an adjacent plot of land to the base in Africa, this will be used to build a community sports facility as funds are available.

We make no reference to a person’s faith in matters of mercy or relief of hardship
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) David Jonathan Smith Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair etc) Date 20/03/2024

TAR

March 2012

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Recei tsand ents accounts CC16a To Section A Receipts and payments Un¥•strict4d funds funds Total lunds A1 Recti 101615 10A48 107925.34 9537.15 Int8rest Royathe5 17.08 16B37.78 8608.87 4164 AR) 12q.969 141 IX,969 41 Afr Miwon Wages Bank Charges Iniernet 19A ltinderg8rten Schtsy Indergarten TeaLkn SalarywJFSK¥t MedThl Expenses 31.995 315 475 17.610 1150 5,012 1150 &012 Phean Internet s( &WrLg Prwt Tl.750 11.162 27.750 11,162 677 510 39M4 31614 S¢hDk3tship luTrJ Sub total 131114 131144 1Z5N31 Sub total 131144 131144 126,431 Net 0fcelpÉ(paymts) . A5 Trartsfvrs between funds A6 Cash funds lastyear end Cash lunds this yearend 10.17 10.174 17 76.565 93,960 83.786

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name TAKK Trust members of On accounts for the year 4 April 2023 Charity no 290753 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 04 / 04 / 2023 .

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Date: 02 April 2024 Name: Gareth Prior Relevant professional FCMA (CIMA) qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 4 South Street Oxford OX2 0BE

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

October 2018

IER

Give here brief details of No items to disclose any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

October 2018

IER