## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 05/04/22 To 04/04/23** ## **Charity name: Friends Reaching Out** ## **Charity registration number: 1032163** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The relief of poverty and the advancement of
education for orphans and vulnerable
children and young people in Uganda. This
will be established through working to
support families in our local community and
housing needy children in our homes as well
as supporting children to stay with extended
family where possible.
Helping children to become self-sufficient
through small business support.
Paying for school, college & university fees
as well as vocational training.
Providing food & shelter.| |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|Friends Reaching Out (FRO) raises funds to
support the work of Friends of
Disadvantaged Children in Uganda through
providing resources to care for orphans and
vulnerable children.
Sponsorship and funds provide the
following:
●Food for all the children and staff in
our project.
●Free entry to our primary school for
our sponsored children.
●Education costs for further and
higher education such as vocational,| |||uni and A level courses.
●Clothes and medical care for our
sponsored children.
●Building and maintaining school
classrooms and facilities.| |---|---|---| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All funds have been spent in accordance
with the key objectives of the charity.
As Trustees we have due regard for the
Charity Commission's guidance on public
benefit and we ensure that our activities
comply with this.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|All our UK trustees and supporters are
volunteers. Volunteers help to fundraise
through a variety of different ways making
items to sell, making items as gifts for the
children, helping us with organising events
and sponsored walks.
We are very grateful to those that help us
with online publicity, administration, website,
book keeping and auditing.
Without this volunteer support we would not
be able to function as we are as a charity.| |Other||N/A| ## **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 main focus of our work in Uganda
continues to be the education, care and
support to the children in Kapeeka and the
surrounding area. We work to support some
of the poorest and most needy families and
children in Uganda. They see that education
is a way out of poverty and therefore the
attendance at our school is high.
This past year we have been working on the
new school buildings and facilities at our
school. We are building new toilets and
nursery school classrooms.
We have over the past year been able to
fulfil our aims through the provision of
education, welfare, and support for
orphaned and disadvantaged children in
rural Uganda.
The main activities undertaken during the
period have been:
**●**Operating a primary school, which
provides education to 450+ children
from local families.
**●**Providing further education, A-Level
courses, Vocational, and Diploma
courses.
**●**Providing employment to the staff
and members of the local community.
**●**Providing food, shelter and health
care for children in the villages of
Kadunda & Kisimula.
**●**During this past year help was
provided to directly through
sponsorship to the following children:
**●**16 Primary School children
**●**12 Secondary School pupils| **●** 1 University business course student **●** 1 University Medical doctor student **●** 2 teachers in training **●** 1 Building course **●** 2 Hairdressing course **●** We continue to provide disability support for two young people. |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|We continue to evaluate our support levels
and we are working towards making the
project sustainable and self financing.
Each academic year the school takes on the
responsibility for another teacher's salary.
This has been a successful strategy in
making the school plan for sustainability and
long term financial independence from the
Uk charity. Salaries of three members of
staff are now cover from school fees paid for
by non sponsored children.
We are continually monitoring our
effectiveness and impact on the children and
families we support.
We will continue to adapt our work to meet
the changing needs of the communities we
work with. Our goal is to develop and
improve the services and the care we offer
to the lives of orphans and vulnerable
children in the Kapeeka district.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Regular sponsorship donations have
remained consistent over the past financial
year. Income from regular giving was slightly
down at £36,721.69.
(This figure does not include one off gifts or
Gift Aid).| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|FRO has no financial investments.| |Other||N/A| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The year closing balance was £47,337.85
Below is a breakdown of the restricted fund
amounts:
●£250 – Farming
●£200 - Education
●£343 – PE equipment
●£18,962.77 – General/Building fund
●£1,958.96 - School books, uniforms,
shoes
Total - £21,714.73
We also have a balance of £2,800.00 for
emergency or unexpected expenditure.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity will hold 3 months of core
running costs in the UK account in case the
charity needs to be closed. These funds will
be used to cover staff salary costs and any
outstanding educational bills or associated
expenses for winding up the charity.
Three months running costs, in accordance
with our reserves policy, have been
allocated which amounts
to £6000.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Currently we are holding funds which have
been allocated to cover the building
expenses for the new school we are
building. These funds will mostly be used in
the next financial year.| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity’s principal source of funds
comes through regular sponsorship.
Other funds are received through one off
donations, fundraising events (such as our
annual quiz), collections from local
supporters such as schools and churches.
£550.00 was raised through our quiz night in
October 2023.
We have in past years worked with a
professional fundraiser to raise much
needed funds towards supporting our
children in the areas of education, health
and food as well as campaigning for our
building project. In the last financial year we
did not employ the fundraiser.
All funds spent during the financial year
have been in support of the key objectives of
the charity.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|FRO does not have any investments, and
therefore, has no investment policy.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|FRO continues to work to widen the field of
supporters and sponsors. As a small charity
that started with friends of friends supporting
the work, the need for new sponsors is a
real necessity. The need always outstrips
the support.
Communication and working cross culturally
is one of our greatest challenges. Regular
trustees visits are essential to the continued
management and oversight of the project.
Fundraising is another area that we need to
work to strengthen. Although we have
regular supporters giving monthly
sponsorship we still are reliant on one off
donations and fundraising for special
projects.| |Other||N/A| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust deed - dated 10thMay 1993 and
amended Jan 2018.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust.| |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|Appointed by Trustees.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
All trustees are required to read and agree
to adhere to guidelines of “The Essential
Trustee”. Trustees are updated regularly,
and further training is available upon
request.
The Trustees have all read and signed the
safeguarding policy and have been given
training on GDPR.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Trustees are responsible for ensuring
that FRO operates within its remit from the
Charity Commission and according to its
charitable objects.
In the past we have worked with a
professional fundraiser and have drawn up a
basic agreement for this. In this last financial
year we haven’t engaged her in this work.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|FRO works in partnership with Friends of
Disadvantaged Children that facilitate the
work in Uganda. FODC is a registered
Community Based Organisation in Uganda.| The Trustees have a duty to identify and review any risks, which the charity may be Other exposed to. The Trustees also ensure that appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error. ## **Reference and Administrative details** Charity name Friends Reaching Out Other name the charity uses N/A Registered charity number 1032163 Charity’s principal address 7 Maple Close Horsham RH12 4EZ WSX ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**
|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**|
| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**1**||Stephen Fishpool|Chairman||Trustee of FRO|| |2||Joy Dale|||Trustee of FRO|| |3||Robert Davidge|||Trustee of FRO|| |4||Dave Clouting|Secretary||Trustee of FRO|| |5||Alison Fishpool|||Trustee of FRO|| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A 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** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** FRIENDS REACHING OUT FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR YEAR TO 5Tr1 APRIL 2023 2022 INCOME INCOME Regular Oonation5 Gift5 &GiwTr8 Buil(*ng Pro1￿[￿¥￿￿11(W Fundraising Gift thdaaitD5 £36,721.69 £3,638.09 3,597.15 £1.441.45 £7.204.81 O.(K) £o.(N) Re8ular [k)nati￿$ Gifts & Giwng JildingProprt [k)nati(￿S £37,404.3D £3,328.55 £11,602.58 £6,973.44 £6.530.80 £o.(N) £Q.(M) GiftAid Cl4iry5 LÉ8aty Vdunterr Progrèrnme Vdunteer Pf(yamme TOTALINCOME £52.￿3.19 TOTAL IfKoME £fj5￿39.67 iESS.' EXPENDIIURE L￿.EXpEN￿lTURE S3laries- Pyojtttstaff Salarle5- Klslmula Sclth Teacher5 Salarie5- Loan AdwdrKe Salarie5- Loan Recovery Totsl SalgriE5 £IO,(PJ3.51 £11,170.52 £742.12 -£743.93 £21,262.22 Salaries- ProleÉtStsff Salailes- ￿sImula Schrxil Teachers Salafies- Loan Advante Salarle5- Loan Recovwy Tota15alarie5 £7,258.24 £8,629.19 £2,497.67 -£1,425.48 £16.959.62 Prlnk)rykFthl & Rèwlrements SEcondarykh(xA FeE5 & requiremetits Furth*r Edutatl(m FÈes & Requlremeffts Total Ed￿&t￿n costs £377.60 £4.061.33 £6.967.64 £11.406.57 Primaiy Schod Fee5 & Requirements Fee5 &reqvireinents Furthei Education Fees& Requlrem•)ts Totsl Educati¢M costs £481.54 £2,130.41 £3,393.43 £6,005.38 F￿d & Rent (Transitional suppcrtl Food Costs (Generall Medical Care & TrèatmÈnt Welfare & WLC05ts £1￿17.24 £6A27.45 £526.53 £872.( F(￿& Rent lTrans￿onalSupp0rt} Fcth4C05ts (Generall Methcal Cale& Treltsnent Wdfare& QOLCosts £308.44 £6.732.32 £￿.59 £204.81 Sch(w)l Devdoprn*t Project Devebpmert T4)tsl Developmenl £38.471.23 £4,972.48 £43,443.71 Schod Devdopn pro1￿t Devdq>rnerrt Totsl DeV￿0pment £LI,159.34 £o.(A) £11,159.34 Repalrs & MaInt￿anCe 4rlculture h(w)I ¢￿Erhead5 £2,012.07 £o.(h) £770.10 Repalrs & Malt)tenance A8rlcultuYe 5clth (￿[h￿d$ E89.84 £O.(N) £o.(x) Tran5Wrt& FUÈI UGD util￿e$ UGDAdrnin& OfficE £335.30 £131.46 £799.11) Tran5PQrt & Fti UGD Ublitie5 UGOAdmin & Office £316. £127.19 £538.46 Outreach Glfts Mis¢dlaDe( £3,234.39 £32.18 £o.Ly) re4¢h Glfts . Mi5cdlaneou5 £840.70 £357.13 £o.(h) VoluntÈer Prr¥drèrnme OversightVi5its Fundrai￿n8 UKAdmin & Offi¢e Bank Charges £o.o) £854.52 £451.89 £407.80 £508.20 Vdtrteer Pro8rAmme I￿SIgh￿VISIts Andraising UKAdtDin & Office ank Chargés £Q(M) £490.87 £725.45 £765.88 £57.87 TOTALEXPENSfS £95.292.69 TOTAL EXPENSES £45,739.89 CREDttlDEFEcrr -£42,689. CREtXTIDEFEcir £20xrJ9.78 YEAROPENINGACCOUNT&4LANCE £90m7.35 YEAR OPENI￿ ACCOUKt BALANCE £69,927.57 ANNUALCREDtfiDEFEcrr 4416È9.9) ANNUALCREtXT/DEFECIT £20.099.78 YEARCLOSING ACCOUNTBALANCE 47,337.85 YEAR ACCWNT BALA14CE £9).027.35 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees On accounts for the year ended Charlty no (if any) I ko23 Set out on pages 1*2 I report to the trustees on my examination of Ihe accounts of the abov8 charity {"the Trust") for the year ended of o 4 zoa3. Responsibillties and basis of report As the charity's Irustees, you are responsibl8 for the preparation 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 nder section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5llb) of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with Ihe examinalion fotheTr Seles￿￿' which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with seclion 130 of the Charilies Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable-requiremenls conceming Ihe form and Content of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that Ihe accounts give a 'lrue and fair. view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if th&y do not apply. Slgned: Date: Name: Lotr'i G,¢ovC Relevant professional qualification(s) or body IER Oct 2018 (if any): Address: Section B Disclosure Qnly complete if the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charfly accounts: dlrections and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to dlsclose. IER Oct 2018