Registered Charity No. 1002243
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES for the year ended 31 OCTOBER 2025
Trustees
Chairperson Ms Charlotte Woellworth Secretary Mrs Fiona Dick Treasurer & Correspondent Mrs Terri McClure Ms Jo Ellis Mrs Sarah Marshall Mrs Maggie Putland Mrs Nikki Matthews Mrs Niamh Draper Ms Monica Limerick
Independent Examiner of Accounts : Mr Sean Collins Bankers: HSBC Bank, 36 Princes Mead, Farnborough GU14 6YA Address of Correspondent : St Joan of Arc Catholic Church, 19 Tilford Road, Farnham, Surrey, GU9
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Arcaid is governed by its Constitution, adopted at the First Annual General Meeting on 6 February 1991 and amended on 23 September 1998, 1 October 2003, 5 November 2008, 18 November 2009 and 17[th] November 2010. Its area of benefits is restricted to countries outside the United Kingdom .
Aims and Organisaton
Arcaid's purpose is the relief of persons, anywhere in the world outside the United Kingdom, who are suffering any form of hardship or privation as a result of drought, flood, or other natural disaster, or war, oppression or other human activity, or who by reason of their social and economic conditions are in need of such assistance. It makes grants to persons or institutions caring for the poor or sick, either directly or through the relevant charitable organisations.
A distinctive policy of Arcaid is to choose its beneficiaries mainly through personal contacts, to get to know most recipients, whether or not they belong to other charitable organisations, to maintain correspondence with them, to follow the progress of the work funded or supported, and to keep its members informed accordingly. Recipients are encouraged to visit Farnham, when in the United Kingdom, and address the members.
Arcaid gives special consideration to recipients who have no access to the bigger agencies and no other source of external finance; and to small projects which it can fund to completion.
The main source of finance is regular subscriptions from members, most of whom are parishioners of St. Joan of Arc, Farnham. Amounts are at the subscriber's discretion.
All administration is by the unpaid Trustees. St. Joan of Arc Parish makes free provision of meeting accommodation, publicity space and office services. All other administration costs are absorbed by the Trustees and restricted donations.
Achievements for the Year
In the year ended 31st October 2025, we received £34,480.35 . This figure includes £7,126.74 in tax reclaimed from those who have gift aided their donations, £1,618.93 from the cheese and wine evening and £233.90 from the Easyfundraising income, which has potential to increase donations further.
Arcaid remains ever grateful to the generous donations; whether regular or one off.
The table below covers donations from recent years:
| Total | GiftAid | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | £34,480.35 | £7,126.74 |
| 2024 | £42,353.48 | £8,268.44 |
| 2023 | £45,806.33 | £6,496.13 |
| 2022 | £37,290.49 | £7,520.57 |
| 2021 | £43,342.91 | £6,701.67 |
| 2020 | £40,782.15 | £5,814.44 |
| 2019 | £36,171.23 | £6,142.89 |
| 2018 | £39,116.81 |
Projects funded in the year ended 31[st ] October 2025 total £34,641.23 . Bank charges totaled £230.40 .
Details of the projects funded are attached in Appendix 1.
The trustees have approved this report.
Signed :
Date : 03/12/2025
Appendix 1: Year ended 31 October 2025 Projects funded
| Project No. Date sent Amount £ Project Country Payee |
Project No. Date sent Amount £ Project Country Payee |
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| 763 | 05-12-24 £3,000.00. Borehole, pump and water storage tank for Kanyama Health Centre and Makota Catholic Primary School, Dedza Malawi Kanyama Catholic Parish |
| 764 | 12-01-25 £1,250.00 Second payment to complete work constructng a skills centre (previously 735) Sierra Leone We Yone Child Foundaton |
| 765 | 18-11-24 £3,000.00 Mobile health clinics in Tamil Nadu India Salt of the Earth |
| 766 | 14-12-24 £1,000.00 AGM speaker – general donaton Tanzania Muheza Hospice Care |
| 767 | 27-1-25 £3,000.00 Contributon towards Malanga inclusion play project to fund 6 months of staf (Leader and Play workers) salaries Kenya Disability Africa |
| 768 | 21-2-25 £2,044.26 Support for women startng their own businesses afer skills training in their parish Uganda St Mugagga Boys Home |
| 769 | 21-3-25 £1,674.21 To provide funding for Prisca Kalyelye to visit Wukwashi Wa Nazambi support groups to provide physiotherapy assessments and training. Zambia Bethany Children’s Trust |
| 770 | 02-24-25 £1,500.00 Annual support for running costs for Serenity Home Elikulam, a hospice for the desttute in Kerala India Serenity Home |
| 771 | 03-04-25 £2,000.00 Feeding programme for a babies’ home run by Franciscan sisters in Iganga Uganda St Philomena Babies Home |
| 772 | 22-05-25 £3,259.10 10 wheelchairs for disabled children Zambia Bethany Children’s Trust |
| 773 | 12-08-25 £1,275.00 Introducton of chicken and rabbit raising programme to provide additonal food for children in the care of the Immaculate Convent, Bombo Uganda Immaculate Convent |
| 774 | 16-6-25 £1,050.00 £2,100 over 5 semesters to cover the nursing course fees of an orphan with very limited means (2nd tranche, previously 759) Uganda Kafungo Project |
| 775 | 02-07-25 £3,045.34 School fees, books, clothing, medicine, statonery for schools and children’s home India Sisters of Our Lady of Providence |
| 776 | 30-07-25 £550.00 Contnued sponsorship of students Tanzania Walser’s Tanzania Charity |
| 777 | 31-07-25 £2,968.40 Replacement water pump for solar well at orphanage. Malawi Jacaranda UK Foundaton |
| 778 | 18-10-25 £2,000.00 Equipment for new school run by the Infant Jesus Sisters Cameroon Infant Jesus Sisters |
| 779 | 09-10-25 £1,918.07 Extending vocatonal training programme for women across seven further deaneries Uganda St Mugagga Boys Home |
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| Arcaid | ||||||||||||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | |||||||||||
| For the period from ~~ee~~ |
Period start date 01/11/2024 ~~ee~~ |
To ~~ee~~ |
Period end date 31/10/2025 |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||||||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | ||||||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||||
| Donations | 25,009 | - | - | 25,009 | 33,795 | |||||||
| Gift Aid | 7,127 | - | - | 7,127 | 8,268 | |||||||
| Fundraisingevents | 2,108 | - | - | 2,108 | - | |||||||
| COIF(CCLA)Interest | 2 | - | - | 2 | 5 | |||||||
| Easyfundraising | 234 | - | - | 234 | 285 | |||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
AR) | 34,480 | - | - | 34,480 | 42,353 | ||||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 34,480 - - 34,480 42,353 ~~——————~~ |
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| A3 Payments | ||||||||||||
| Grants Paid | 34,641 | - | - | 34,641 | 45,773 | |||||||
| Bank charges | 231 | - | - | 231 | 337 | |||||||
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| **Sub total ** | 34,872 | - | - | 34,872 | 46,110 | |||||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 34,872 - - 34,872 46,110 ~~——————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
- 392 - - - 392 - 3,757 - - - - - 8,209 - - 8,209 11,966 7,817 - - 7,817 8,209 ~~=====>~~ |
- 3,757 - 11,966 8,209 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
23/02/2026
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||
| B1 Cash funds | - - - - - - - - - - - - Total cash funds ~~===~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments | (agree balances with receipts and payments | ||||||
| account(s)) | Agreement Error | OK | OK | ||||
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| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~=—===~~ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - - - - - - - - - - ~~=—===~~ |
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| Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) | Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
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| Fund to which | Amount due | When due | |||||
| B5 Liabilities | liability relates (optional) (optional) - - - - - Details ~~===>~~ |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Print Name | Date of approval |
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| Teresa McClure | 15/12/2025 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
23/02/2026
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