2022-12-31-accounts - The Dawn Christadelphian Committee For Malawi

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1.1.22 Period start date To 31.12.22 Period end date Charity name: The Dawn Christadelphian Committee for Malawi

Charity registration number: 1002674

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	1. The advancement of Christianity in Malawi and elsewhere according to the Statement of Faith of the Dawn Christadelphian Fellowship 2. The relief of poverty and sickness in Malawi and elsewhere
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	The main activities in 2022 in Malawi and Mozambique were: • Provision of funds for building and repairing meeting halls • Provision of funds for re-roofing houses of the vulnerable, widows and elderly • Provision of housing for widows and elderly • Provision of funds to relieve famine conditions caused by a failed harvest • Provision of funds to subsidise agricultural activities of subsistence farmers • Support of 22 locations including 6 in Mozambique where members of the church hold meetings for worship • Supplying funds for welfare and health related issues • Provision of Bibles & Hymn books • Supplying church magazines and literature for instruction and preaching. • Supplying funds for pastoral care and visits between church locations • Supporting, funding and advising a sub-committee of members in Malawi who have the day-to-day responsibility of identifying cases of need, distributing welfare and support, and organising activities.

		• A pastoral visit by a Trustee to Mozambique 6th-13thSeptember to 5 church locations • A pastoral visit by 2 Trustees and 2 assistants to Malawi visiting 6 church locations.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees have read and paid due regard to the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit in carrying out their activities and are satisfied that the charity confers a public benefit.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	All work is voluntarily carried out by the trustees who receive no remuneration. Two volunteers from the UK supported a visit to Malawi in September.
Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference

Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	The charity expended £58,000 (to further its objects, with minimal administrative costs, most of which is directly handled by a sub-committee in Malawi who have day to day responsibility for the distribution of funds in accordance with the charity’s aims and objectives. Relief of poverty: those with no means of support, the elderly and widows are given regular financial support. Funding construction of new homes for those whose homes have fallen into grave disrepair or who are homeless. Funding construction of new church halls in Malawi and Mozambique for congregations to gather and worship Famine relief and Agricultural subsidy given in June and November 2022 benefitted many families in both Malawi and Mozambique.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	All objectives met
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	At the end of the period all funds held amounted to £80,750 which represents around 2 years’ expenditure. This is felt to be a satisfactory position.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	A modest reserve included in the above total is held in a separate deposit account, as this is felt prudent to do so which could be called upon for any emergency not budgeted for.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£6,193
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Funding comes from voluntary donations from the Dawn Christadelphian community, including their churches, individuals, and other charities with common aims
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	1. Reduced donations from the Dawn Christadelphian community 2. The impact of natural disasters e.g. famine 3. Misappropriation of funds by dishonest recipients.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Association
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Elected by Trustees

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	The Dawn Christadelphian Committee for Malawi
Other name the charity uses	Malawi and Mozambique fund
Registered charity number	1002674
Charity’s principal address	41 Birchwood Avenue, Sidcup Kent DA14 4JZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
David Evans	Secretary	Trustees
Janet Giles	Treasurer	Trustees
PhilipDunn-Birch		Trustees
Jessie Evans		Trustees
Justin Giles		Trustees
Ian Giles		Trustees

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name	N/A

None

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year

None

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

N/A

Other optional information

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Hard copy duly signed by DJE	Hard copy duly signed by JEG
	David John Evans	Janet Evelyn Giles
	Secretary	Treasurer
	29/04/23
	29/04/23

	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	No (if any)	No (if any)	CC16a
	The Dawn Christadelphian Committee for Malawi			1002674
	Receipts and payments accounts
	For the period from	Period start date	To		Period end date
		01/01/2022			31/12/2022

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	29,895	-	-		29,895	16,067
Donations from other charities	6,000	4,000	-		10,000	650
Gift Aid			-		-	-
Legacy					-	-
Interest received	60		-		60	1
Other		-	-		-	-

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AR)	35,955	4,000	-		39,955	16,718

~~A2 Asset and investment sales,~~ (see table).
	-	-	-		-	-
	-	-	-		-	-
*Sub total*	-	-	-		-	-

*Total receipts*	35,955	4,000	-		39,955	16,718

A3 Payments
Welfare	16,488	2,000	-		18,488	14,983
Pastoral care	16,977		-		16,977	13,807
Capitalprojects	7,447	2,000	-		9,447	14,564
Admin	1,648		-		1,648	1,143
Visits from UK, and from Malawi to	11,490		-		11,490	-
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**Sub total **	54,050	4,000	-		58,050	44,497

A4 Asset and investment ~~purchases (see table)~~
~~,~~	-	-	-		-	-
	-	-	-		-	-
**Sub total **	-	-	-		-	-

*Totalpayments*	54,050	4,000	-		58,050	44,497

*Net of receipts/(payments)*	- 18,095	-	-		- 18,095	- 27,779
A5 Transfers between funds	-	-	-		-	-
A6 Cash funds last year end	102,972	-	-		102,972	130,750
*Cash funds thisyear end*	80,751	-	-		80,751	102,972


Section B Statement of assets and		liabilities at	the end of the period
Categories	Details		Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Endowment funds
			to nearest £		to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds ~~CCXX R1 SS~~	HSBC Current Account		74,557		-	-
	COIF Deposit Account		6,194		-	-
	~~1~~		-		-	-

			Unrestricted	Restricted funds	Endowment
Categories	Details		funds		funds
			to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B1 Cash funds	HSBC Current Account		74,557	-		-
	COIF Deposit Account		6,194	-		-
			-	-		-
~~CCXX R1 accounts (SS)~~		~~1~~

~~CCXX R1 accounts (SS)~~

20/02/2021

	*Total cash funds*	80,751	-	-
	~~(agree balances with receipts and~~ payments account(s))	OK		OK
		Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds	Endowment funds
	Details	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-
		-	-	-

	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets			-	-
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	Details	Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional)	Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use			-	-
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	Details	Fund to which liability relates	Amount due (optional)	When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities			-
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature	Print Name		Date of approval
	Signed byJ E Giles	J E Giles		29/04/2023
	Signed by D J Evans	D J Evans		29/04/2023

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

20/02/2021

CCXX R3 accounts ISSI 20102121

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES , Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examlnerfs Report Report to the trusteesl members of The Dawn Christadelphian Committee for Malawi On accounts for the year ' 31st December 2022 ended Charity no 1002674 (rf any) Setoutonpages £ ,a 4- I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity fthe Trusf) for the year ended 31112r2022. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of basis of rEPOrt the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe A¢*). I report in respect of my examination of the Trusys accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my exarninati, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which give 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 aCcnting records Independent examinerfs statement I have no concems 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: Name= MRS CLARE STAFFELL Relevant professional MBA (University of Warwick) qualification(s) or body (rf any): IER March 2023

Address: , 5 Imllets Rise, Shenley Church End, Milton Keynes, MK5 6JW Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (s CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details 4 There are no matters of concem of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER March 2023

THE DAWN CHRISTADELPHIAN COMMITfEE FOR MALAWI - Independent Examinerfs Rep(xt to the Trustees YE 2022

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