CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Trustees. Annual Report for the period Charity name: Frfends R&xhin9 Out Chaiity registration number: 1032163 Objectives and Actlvltles Surnmary of the purposes of the chanty as Set out in its goveming documerrt Para 1.17 The relief of poverty and the advancement of educaw)n for Orphans and vulnerable thiklren aTrd young people in Uganda. This wll bè establiS￿d thth9h wothin9 to Support larndies fft thjr local community and h￿SIng needy d)ildren in ow homes lorphana9es. Helping thiklren to become self 5uffi(aent through small business supporL Paying for Schwl, college & Univer5ty Fees as *hEII as vocational training. Provldino food & thelier. Surnmary of Ihe main adivitRs in relation to those PUTposes for the pubk benefiL in particular: the Para 1.17 arKI 1.19 Friends Reaching Out (FRO) raises ftin*as to support the of Friends of Disadvanlaged Chldren in Ugarwja through providirrfJ reswrces to care for orphans and vulnerable thldren. Sponsorship and funds providé the follur proi•CL Fr•• errtry to our primary Sch(￿>1. Education costs for further arKI higher educab.on suth a5 uni and A lavol. Clothes and rnedi¢31 care for cwr sponsored children. BUil￿1r￿j arKI maintainiTrJ sc*ool dassrooms and fac¢lities. AJI funds have been ￿nI in accordanc¢ with Ihe key obiedives of chanty As Tn￿eeS we have due regard for the Charity Commi55ion5 guidance on public benefft and y￿ ensurv that our adtwties with this. ststement confirnitng whether the trustees have had regard to the guidan issued by the Charity C(￿nMiSsion on public benefft Para 1.18 Additional infomiation (optional) You cho¢)se to indude further stalements TeleV￿t aboLrt: SORP reference Pafa 1.38 Polrcy on gWIt making NIA Polity on SOCFal investmorrt indudifig program related inveslment Para 1.38 NIA Contribution mado by voluni*•rs Para 1.38 C￿rif￿j th@ last financial year no trusleos or volunteers able to visit the du• to Covid. Our Yolunteers are a gre￿ supptyt in rassing funds and raisin the file of our NIA Achievements and Perf0m￿nce SORP referèncè Para 1.20 Summary ofthe main athievements crf thè charity, idernfying the differertee the charty's vrt>rk has mode to thè tartumslan￿s of it5 beneficiaries and any wder b•nefft5 tQ 5QC4ety as a whole. This past year has been one of the most challenging years ever due 10 the covid Situab'on. Concerns over heatth Coupled with dffi¢uty in communication and logistics hav@ made il a ¢hall•rKJin9 Witid. H•ywew during this last fmn¢4al ye4r have continued to respond to the changing urgent need for food and assistance for Ihe chikjren and famities we supp3rt. Ovèr thé vaT¥ous pernds of Fockdovm in U9anda havé ablé to contint* to pay the salari•s for our tèachers and siaff. This in tum has helped t￿•r farnilres and children to te supported in thé difficuli timé. Qur djarity vKrk5 tQ 5UPPOrt some of the poorest and most needy chiklren in Uganda and ¥ve know that o)ntinuing the sUPPOrt has been a lrfeline to these vulnerable young people and their families. This pasl year V￿ have been able lo fvlffl our aims through the provision of education. vAlfarÉ, and supw)rt lor orphaned and dlsadvartta9￿ children in rural Uganda. The main aclivitie5 undertaken durin9 t perN)d have been". Operatwfj a prim¥y school, which p[Dy￿e5 edu¢atiOn to 300+ children from lor*l families. Pro￿{fI fvrther educatioft A-Lèvèl courses, Vocab"onal, and Th"ploma Providing e[ryA(￿nt to the staff and members of the local community. Providing food, shelter and health qre for cttildren in the villages of Kadunda & Kisimula. Dunno this past year help was provided to dire￿ty throu9h sponsorship lo th8 folk)wing chfithn". 26 Primary S(h)ol children 14 SecoThlary Sthool purils 1 university business course student 1 nur5Wk9 S￿dent We c￿linUe lo provYJ¢ disability SUPPQrt for two young people. Additional information (optionan You chwse to thdude furthèr staltynenls wthere relevant about Achievements aga1￿1 We continue to e￿luate ow support levels objeclives set and our efforts ￿ mak• thé project sustainable. We arE (x)ntinuaMy r￿n[lOrIng o effec1N￿¢S$ and inpad *)n the Chrfdren and families VK support. We iy)ntrue to adapt our work to me the thangifig réeds of the ethmmuftities we work with. Our goal is to develry and improv8 tho s•rvic*s and Ihè car• off•r to the lives of orphans and vulnefable ch￿drén in the Kapé•ka diSlft¢ Perforn￿nCe of lundraisi a¢tivitie5 agan5t objeclives set P•a 1.41 Our overall income for the financial year saw drop of 120A (£9,142.00) from the previous year. This was due to one-¢)ff donattons for Our b4Mldirt9 fund the samè lév as 2020. Regular 4xinscrfship donalions have rÈmain•d cOn￿$t￿rtt ovw thè past financlal ye¥. The acCO￿ts show a small increase of £227,54 ¢ompared to last year. IrÉom• from regular ￿VIr￿ was £39.544.30. Investment perfomance againsl obJ8c*ves FRO has no fin￿Ck* investrnents. Other NIA Financial Review Review of the chai7￿$ finan¢4&1 position at the end of the period The year dosw balance VAS £69,927.57. Bplow 15 a brEakth)Ym of the restricle¢J fund É250_ Fam)ir4 £347- PE equipment £18,000- 8uild￿9 luj £2.5tM) - Books. unrforms, shoes Toial - £21,097.00 £40,WO has been allotsted from Ihe balance of £48.830 57 of unreslrictcd funds tovrards the planned bLtkldin9 W4Drk, which wè hop•d to siart at tho ￿9•n￿lty of 2020. The bdance of £8.830.57 has been set aside to cover three months n￿nIng costs, in accordan￿ our reserves Policy, whtth equates to FSOOO and the balance of £2,830.57 ￿ ernwgwy or unexpecled axponditUf8. Staièmerf explaining the poly for holding reswves stating why they are held P¥&ix The tharity ams lo hold 3 months of Core costs in the UK account Amount of reserves hekl 1.22 The rewson ihat have such a h￿h amount ￿ our rèsefyes is dué to tovid and not being able to travel lo manage and ov•rsa• the pkns for th8 sch4)ol ￿lIdIng projè￿. Wé h•Y hoped to manage the proj8& from a distanc• but it has been difficutt becxuse of ￿￿11h fears in Ug#nd4 and loc*down5. which have 5topp¢d tho progTe55 of the tsjilding wc¥ We realise Ihe Importan￿ of moving ahead as soon as li is practKal to ¢10 so tt) use these fund$. Another reason ￿ have a hyhef than normal amount in this financtal year is becAUSè our ovetheads and other ￿￿OI1)g￿ were not as mudi becaus¢ of the rèstrictions An Uganda. 14lany of th8 children did nol attènd sècondary school or Uni￿rS because of th We￿ dosed due to GOV￿. NIA Reasons f(* hc4ding zero ro$8rvas Details of fund rrrdterialty in defic¢t Explanation of any uncertainties about the cknanty continuing as a going ncem Paat72 WA P¥•123 WA Additional inforniation (optional) You may choosè to indLrdÈ further slalÈmÈnts relevant about. The tharitys priwpal P¥at sources of bjnds {wJudvwJ The charity"s pf¥K?pai SOU￿ of fvrKIs any fundraising) comes Ihrough re9￿ar sFx)nsorship. Otr*r funds •• r•c8iv•d through on&off donalions. fvrKlraising events (suc* as our annual tyti). collè￿10rts l¢om local 5UPPQrter5 5uo* 85 stho¢)1s and thurches. £897.12 vras raised th￿Ugh cwr quiz night We have in past years wjxked wilh prolessiona lundraiser to raise much needed fvn(ts towants 5UPPOrting wr thikltsn KI thè alèas of edy¢alion, health and fo(*a as as ompagning ￿ our building proje¢t. In the last tr*an¢ial year because of Covid and the general disruption we ¢Sid not employ Ihe fundraiser. However 1Sd r•c*iv• several grants as a resuh of Ihe undertaken in the previous financial year. W• f•¢*1¥￿ unf¢sirKa•d 9rants totslffig £701XJ and one rE5trKted grant of £2.500. Gift AkJ.lolalng £9.396.19 was received in th• financial yèar, £431 rrK)r• than the previws year. All fijnds spent during the Tnanci￿ year have beert Support of the key Obj￿1ve$ of the Inveslrnent pdicy and objectNes induding any social investmenl pob. adopted FRO does not have aty investmerrts, and therefore. has rK) investment pdiw. A des¢XiPtion of the witspal risks faung ihe charity Parnl FRO eontinues lo lo widen thè field of supporter5 and SPOT￿0[3. As a srnall tharity that startad *ith tn'8nds of friends supportiThJ the w)rk. the r*ed for new sponsors is a real ne￿$$1ty. The also outsthps ih• supprrt Corrrnunications the restn￿lOn$ ofi travel •re a major eausè for eA)ncèm. HaviNJ regular updates and reports from our visits been a at bérth to our fundrdisi wc*k the I￿n11n￿d rnanagernent and Oversight of the prDJect. It has been over a 18 mofrths sincè have been ?tyle to visit the prwi and managing projects from a distsnce is not eassest way to manage a (XkTrity on a long lerm ba>s. Covid arml the lasling effods of tha pandamic is going to have a Substantial impa¢X on tr* farrmks and u>mmuftitièS inlo and w our operations in Ihe years aheay. Other NIA Structure, Govemance and Management DesUiPtK)n of ch*ty'S trusts: Type of goveming d(￿￿ment Trust deed - dated 10 May 1993 arr*rMJed Jan 2018. HtM is Ihe Charity Tfttst. orAt•d Truslee setecbon ￿￿tI￿)dS irKJuding details of any onstitut>onal provI￿ft$ •.9. erection to post or name of any person or bc#Jy entrtl•d to appoint one or more trustees Tnth are nominated eleded at our AGU. A Irustee's temi is 1 year and sland for rtreledion each year. At this yearfs AGM all tru*ee5 sload for re-election and were elected by those in attendance. Addit10￿1 Intorn￿ (tiptional) You th¢)￿ ts) include lurther 5talements wherE relevwt abouL AII trustees are rEquwed to read ar¥d agree to adhère Io guidelinès ol Essential Trustee". Trustee5 are updated regularty, and furth•f tra￿1•￿9 is available uPOh Policies pro(*dur•s adopted for the indud*)n and training of trusiees P•¥ 151 The Trusiees have all read and &gned the safeguarding poh.cy and have been 9iv•n training on GDPR. The Trustees are responsible for ensuring that FRO operate5 wthin rt3 TEmit from the Charity Commission and accorthng to its The charty's (xganisational stnjcture and any wider ne￿r￿ with V4tiich the P¥• 151 In the past havp WDfked with ssional fundraiser 2nd hav8 drdwn basic agrewnent for ttys. In this iasl financial year we haven't ersa9ed her in this W￿rk. FRO works in partnership with Friends of Disadvantaged Children that faaklate the wotk in Uganda. FOCC ts a registered Community Base Organisation tn Uganda. Relationship wilh wry related parb'es Para 151 0th8r Thé Trustéès hav• a duty to and review any Tisks. the charity may be ex￿Sed to, The Tftsiees ￿$0 ènsuTr that appropriate controls are in Pla￿ to provide r¢a¥onablo aS￿rar￿e against fraud and Referen¢e and Administrative details Cha name Other name the chari uses istered cha numter Chanty's prtntipal address Frients Reachin NIA 1032163 7 Maple Clos¢ Hor5ham RH12 4EZ West Sussex Nan*s of th¢ charity trustee5 vtho rn￿￿9¢ th¢ rhwity Trustte Mm* Offle* (Y w) Siaphen Fishpool Joy Dalè Robért Davi¢Jga Davè Cloutirtg Alison Fishpool Chaim)an Trustee of FRO Tnjstee of FRO Trustee of FRO Truslee of FRO Trustee of FRO 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 rate Irusiees - names of the directors at the da￿ thè ré rtwas Name of trustees hd(fing ith ts prop8rty bdonstyng to the thafity Trtss Funds held as custodian twstees on behalf of others Descxiption of the assets held in lkn's capa NIA Name and objecls of the charity on vthose behalf Ihe assets aro h8ld and ht)w thts falls wrthin the 0￿dian charity's &b￿Cts NIA Detsils of arfangèmèrts fof safe Cuslody and segregation of such assétg from the thartW5 assets NIA Addition41 infOrm￿on {optsonall Type of Name adviser Addrnss Name of chief 0x•cuti￿ or nam•s of seniorstaff mèmbers (Opthonal inforniatiofi) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non4lisclosure of key personnel details Other o tional inft>rmation Declarations Signed on behjlf of the charity's tn Full nam•ls) Position {eg SecRtary* Chair. •tc) Ct4 rt1(2 MftTr4 2_¥-21 ## **FRIENDS REACHING OUT** ## **FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR YEAR TO 5TH APRIL, 2021** |**INCOME**
Regular Donations
Gifts & Giving
Building Project Donations
Fundraising
Gift Aid Claims
Legacy
Volunteer Programme|**2021**
**INCOME**
£39,544.30
Regular Donations
£1,093.75
Gifts & Giving
£12,050.00
Building Project Donations
£897.12
Fundraising
£9,396.19
Gift Aid Claims
£0.00
Legacy
£0.00
Volunteer Programme|**2020**
£39,316.76
£1,477.38
£21,192.00
£104.25
£8,964.35
£0.00
£0.00|**2021 to 2020**
£227.54
-£383.63
-£9,142.00
£792.87
£431.84
£0.00
£0.00|**2021 to 2020**
£227.54
-£383.63
-£9,142.00
£792.87
£431.84
£0.00
£0.00| |---|---|---|---|---| |TOTAL INCOME|£62,981.36
TOTAL INCOME|£71,054.74|-£8,073.38|| |**LESS: EXPENDITURE**
Salaries - Project Staff
Salaries - Kisimula School Teachers
Salaries - Advance Loan
Salaries - Loan Recovery
Total Salaries
Primary School Fees & Requirements
Secondary School Fees & requirements
Further Education Fees & Requirements
Total Education costs
Food & Rent (Transitional support)
Food Costs (General)
Medical Care & Treatment
Welfare & QOL Costs
School Development
Project Development
Total Development
Repairs & Maintenance
Agriculture
School Overheads
Transport & Fuel
UGD Utilities
UGD Admin & Office
Outreach
Gifts
Miscellaneous
Volunteer Programme
Oversight Visits
Fundraising
UK Admin & Office
Bank Charges|**LESS: EXPENDITURE**
£8,906.56
Salaries - Project Staff
£9,710.31
Salaries - Kisimula School Teachers
£222.22
Salaries - Advance Loan
-£429.05
Salaries - Loan Recovery
£18,410.04
Total Salaries
£62.05
Primary School Fees & Requirements
£267.28
Secondary School Fees & requirements
£5,332.34
Further Education Fees & Requirements
£5,661.67
Total Education costs
£1,483.66
Food & Rent (Transitional support)
£7,194.36
Food Costs (General)
£670.69
Medical Care & Treatment
£206.38
Welfare & QOL Costs
£0.00
School Development
£0.00
Project Development
£0.00
Total Development
£1,478.33
Repairs & Maintenance
£0.00
Agriculture
£0.00
School Overheads
£302.92
Transport & Fuel
£100.53
UGD Utilities
£511.79
UGD Admin & Office
£4,262.27
Outreach
£1,268.70
Gifts
£211.51
Miscellaneous
£0.00
Volunteer Programme
£0.00
Oversight Visits
£155.00
Fundraising
£950.73
UK Admin & Office
£61.64
Bank Charges|£9,576.27
£8,967.41
£1,381.65
-£451.05
£19,474.28
£0.00
£2,446.70
£15,089.34
£17,536.04
£0.00
£8,464.91
£665.76
£505.45
£941.49
£0.00
£941.49
£60.42
£269.15
£0.00
£1,008.11
£402.31
£601.19
£767.00
£1,061.98
£638.33
£0.00
£610.18
£4,032.00
£493.21
£311.00|-£669.71
£742.90
-£1,159.43
£22.00|| ||||-£1,064.24|| ||||£62.05
-£2,179.42
-£9,757.00|| ||||-£11,874.37|| ||||£1,483.66
-£1,270.55
£4.93
-£299.07
-£941.49
£0.00
-£941.49
£1,417.91
-£269.15
£0.00
-£705.19
-£301.78
-£89.40
£3,495.27
£206.72
-£849.84
£0.00
-£610.18
-£3,877.00
£457.52
-£249.36|| |TOTAL EXPENSES|£42,930.22
TOTAL EXPENSES|£57,842.81|-£14,912.59|| |||||| |CREDIT/DEFECIT
YEAR OPENING ACCOUNT BALANCE
ANNUAL CREDIT/DEFECIT
YEAR CLOSING ACCOUNT BALANCE|£20,051.14
CREDIT/DEFECIT|£13,211.93|£6,839.21|| ||£49,876.43
YEAR OPENING ACCOUNT BALANCE
£20,051.14
ANNUAL CREDIT/DEFECIT
£69,927.57
YEAR CLOSING ACCOUNT BALANCE|£36,664.50
£13,211.93
£49,876.43||| CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES | Independent examiner's report on the accounts Se¢tion A Irjdependent Examiners Report Report to the trustottl mambers of FrieTrJs Reaching Oui On accounts for the year | 05H)4r2021 ended I Charity no (rfany) 1032163 S•t out on pag•s I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of above charty {Ihe Trust.) for the year ended OS10412021. Responsibilitios and As Il* ¢har¥ty tru*ees of Ihe Trust. ynne¢tiOrt WTth the examination V4knich gNes me cause to believe Ihat in. any matenal r8sp8ct: accountirg re￿d$ ¥we not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 01 the Act or the accounts do not acttjrd *ilh the KuMJnling re￿r￿S I have no concerns arKI have come across no other matters in connection wrth the exam1r￿lion to wthich attertion shoukd drawn in order to enabl8 a prwer understsndirKJ of the a¢c¢)unts to be rea¢W. . Flease delete the words in Ihe brnckels ifihey do nol apply. Si9nod: 26106r2021 Name: Elaine L¢)vegrove Relovant prof•s$l•￿al qualm¢ation(s) or body lif any)- School Bursar Addr￿. 27 Kenr* Road Horsham West Surjsex. RH13 5DB October 2018 Section B Disclosure Only fA)mplete rf the exarniner needs to h)gh1￿h1 matters of contern {w CC32, Independent examination of charity aec(xJnts.' dirè¢tions and guwJanrk for examiners). GI￿ hern bftef detsils of any it8ms that the examlner wish•s to dixlose. IER October 2018