Minutes:
MINUTES OF MEETING OF TRUSTEES ON 1
SEPTEMBER 2021 AT E&Y, 1 MORE LONDON.
Present:
Sangdeep Bakhshi, Will Jones, Luke
Morris, Ben Taylor, Gill Marshall-Andrews
Present via zoom: Norma Empringham, Lissa Campbell, Guy Cowley,
Tom Marshall-Andrews, , Johnnie
Morris, Douglas Pinto.
In attendance: Stephen Kameti via zoom
1.Minutes of the meeting on 12 May were agreed.
2. School and
country update
Stephen Kameti and
GMA presented his report which gave an update on Kenya and the schools. The report was much appreciated and it was
agreed to circulate it as a ‘newsletter with a difference’.
3. Property Race Day
The Property
Race Day was cancelled for the second year running. An alternative fund raising event is planned
for later in September. Whatever funding we may receive from that will be put
towards the Mitamysi library – to add to the £9k already ring fenced for that
project.
4. Finance and
Bank
Sangdeep presented
his report on current finances showing a balance of £30k of which around £9k is
ring fenced for Mitamysi, £10k for Stephen Kameti. £11k is unrestricted. He and Guy were
congratulated on progress towards
the handover of the Treasurership. What remains is to get Sangdeep access to the
bank account which, now Douglas has returned, should be able to be effected
soon.
The first step
is to get agreement to take 6 signatories off the account and add one. The result of this will be 5 signatories on
the account -Guy, Sangdeep, Douglas,
Luke and Gill.
Guy will be
around till Christmas to advise and help with this.
4. Proposals
for funding
On Stephen
Kameti’s advice funding was agreed for several small projects totalling around
£2k which are motivating and morale boosting.
The main
priority for building is the classrooms at Kaseluni but we do not have
sufficient unrestricted funds for the complete project. It was agreed that we would ask Lut Laenen,
the Kaseluni Trust secretary, what she thought about sending around £7k (60%)
to start the building off in expectation of further income to complete the
project.
5. The future
of TAS
GMA presented a
short note about the future of TAS in the light of her wish to step down in
2024 when she reaches 80. Several
scenarios were discussed and it was agreed that there is plenty of time for
trustees to consider the options at a later date.
6. Next meeting
The next
meeting was arranged for Monday 29 November hopefully in person at Fladgate
– thank you Luke.
And many thanks to Sangdeep for excellent facilities
today including a great room with brilliant coms.
