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2024-04-05-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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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

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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

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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

Trustee selection methods

Enquiry among supporters

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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

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

Policies are reviewed on an annual basis.

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

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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:

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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 a full time chaplin who works in the school and in the local community. The lower secondary is open for students, and an option for children to board on site in term time is in the planning stage. Church development continues and we are really happy to see that the youth church is still flourishing, and Mary’s women’s groups are going very well.

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 are especially pleased with the Beacon fellowship, which is an entirely online church which meets on Sunday morning. 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 finish the site building work for the school and 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.

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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 Zero in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) Money comes in through regular giving and one off donations. We have You may choose to include had positive results from adoption of online giving platforms, to date we additional information, where are registered with JustGiving and Church Aid Foundation(CAF) relevant about: • the charity’s principal We make no reference to a person’s faith in matters of mercy or relief of sources of funds (including hardship any fundraising);

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 03/02/2025

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name The Takk Trust members of On accounts for the year 04/04/2024 Charity no 290753 ended (if any)

Set out on pages

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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.

Signed: Date: 2 February 2025 Name: Gareth Prior Relevant professional Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 4 South Street, Osney Island, Oxford, OX2 0BE

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