**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 05 04 2023 05 04 2024 **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details |**Charity name**
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The Takk Trust|
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**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** 1 ## **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** 2 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** 3 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. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **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); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - 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** 03/02/2025 **TAR** March **2012** 5 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENfjiANO AND WAiES Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a Irom To Section A Receipts and payments Unr8slr4clod fvr•ds R¢61tKt4d Tolal L•¥ty••r A1 ft0￿1 10i13 1￿81$ 11M3 107 160 ¢Br Fee 164 ross AR) 12IMZ 121J02 121J 21, 121 474 1150 1 J34 27.TSO 11,162 UKSWW •W6 4fy 128 125$ 7,7110 1355 7,7 956 Sub tst•J 136.818 136 131114 A4 A**•tand In%•slm•nt Sub total 136,888 131144 Nfjtof rn¢•lPt￿paNrnefttsJ . 15. 10.17 A6 Cash fvAds la￿ •nd •8.7NJ 83.n CCXX R14Lwxts ISSI Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period nd& Tol•l ¢•sfr fiMMIs nds fund• D•taMs O•lail¥ eharty$ own us• B5 Uabllltl•8 ## **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) - I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **04 / 04 / 2024** . **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: - 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:** 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 **October 2018** 1 **IER**