## Chairman’s Report ## CHRISTIAN RELIEF UGANDA AGM 20[th ] June 2023 The period of time that we are reporting on is from January 2022 to December 2022. CRU continues to support the work of Maria’s Care by raising funds for education, building maintenance and to support its various projects. We were delighted to receive news in February 2022 that the school was again open and the children had returned. Due to the teaching staff taking work out to the villages, children have been able to continue with their studies throughout the time of the pandemic. The result was that children were able to keep up with their studies. On returning to school, exam results were very good. The playground renovations were completed with new equipment and boundaries now in place. A number of solar panels have been added around the school compound which has resulted in several classrooms having lighting, as well as two boys’ dormitories and the main hall. In order to help parents to be able bring in an income to feed their family and also to pay their child’s school fees, the Trust of Christian Relief Uganda suggested to the NGOs and management of the school that they could offer vocational training to parents so that they could learn skills/a trade (eg. Carpentry, tailoring), and be able to bring in an income to support their family and also beable to pay the school fees for their child. The school management though this would be an idea worth trying. After 26 years of commitment as the Fundraising Coordinator for Christian Relief Uganda, in April, Rhona Marshall announced her retirement from the role which takes effect from this Annual General Meeting. We thank Rhona for her passion and dedication to raising funds for Maria’s Care. We are very pleased that she has agreed to stay on as a member of the Trust and that we can continue to benefit from her experience and advice. Over the next few months, the Trust will be looking at ways to develop the role of Fundraiser with a view to recruiting a suitable person to replace Rhona. Points for prayer: - Safety and wellbeing of all at Maria’s Care - Healing for children who have had bad experiences in their home lives - Guidance and wisdom for the leadership of the Head Teacher and Deputy - That there will continue to be people who are willing to support Maria’s Care - • That the Holy Spirit will reveal to each child God’s love for them The current trustees of CRU are: Julie Parker (Chairman), Lyn Holmes (Secretary), Paul Roebuck (Treasurer), Rhona Marshall, Kim Harwood, Helen Whitehead Kim Harwood Charles Parker Carol Baker Miriat Naiga Meriel Carboni (Fundraiser) ## **Christian Relief Uganda - 1055166** ## **Financial statements for the year ending 31 December 2022** ## **Balance Sheet Detailed** ||**As at**|**As at**| |---|---|---| ||**31/12/2022**|**31/12/2021**| |**Current Asset - Cash At Bank And In Hand**||| |7001: Cash at Bank|3,721.09|2,879.24| |7002: Petty Cash|-|175.06| |**Total Current assets**|**3,721.09**|**3,054.30**| |**Reserves**||| |Excess/(deficit) to date|666.79|(691.25)| |Z01: Starting balances|3,054.30|3,745.55| ||**3,721.09**|**3,054.30**| **There are no Resticted Funds.** ## **Christian Relief Uganda - 1055166** ## **Statement of Financial Activities** ## **For the period from 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022** |Donations and legacies
Income from charitable activities
Other income
**Total Income**
Raising funds
Expenditure on charitable activities
Other expenditure
**Total Expenditure**
**Transfers:**
Unrestricted
General Fund
Gross transfers between funds - in
Gross transfers between funds - out
Gains / losses on investment assets
**Other recognised gains / losses**
**Expenditure from:**
**Gains/losses on investment assets**
**Net income / (expenditure) resources before transfer**
**Transfers:**
**Income from:**
Gains on revaluation, fixed assets, charity's own use
**Net movement in funds**
**Reconciliation of funds**
**Total funds brought forward**
**Total funds carried forward**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**As at**
**31/12/2022**
**As at**
**31/12/2021**
62,206.56
-
62,206.56
63,894.83
3,286.87
-
3,286.87
3,846.82
-
-
-
1,980.00| |---|---| ||**65,493.43**
**-**
**65.493.43**
**69,721.65**| ||2,325.18
-
2,325.18
7,067.62
62,501.46
-
62,501.46
63,315.28
-
-
-
30.00| ||**64,826.64**
**-**
**64,826.64**
**70,412.90**| ||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**| ||**669.79**
**-**
**669.79**
**(691.25)**| ||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**| ||**669.79**
**-**
**669.79**
**(691.25)**| ||| ||**3,054.30**
**-**
**3,054.30**
**3,745.55**| ||| ||**3,721.09**
**-**
**3,721.09**
**3,054.30**| ||3,721.09
-
3,721.09
3,054.30| ## **Christian Relief Uganda - 1055166** ## **Analysis of Income** ## **For the period from 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022** ## **Receipts Account** |1101 - Gift Aid Gifts by SO
1102 - Donations by SO
1103 - Gift Aid Gifts NOT by SO
1104 - Donations NOT by SO
1106 - Justgiving Fundraising
1107 - Charities Trust Donations
1201 - Tax Recovered on Gifts
1301 - Legacies/Bequests
1401 - Craft Sales
1403 - Quiz Night Income
1410 - Fundraising one-off events
1601 - Miscellaneous and Refunds
**Total Receipts**
**Donations and legacies**
**Donations and legacies Totals**
**Income from charitable activities**
**Income from charitable activities Totals**
**Other income**
**Other income Totals**|Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Total 2022
Total 2021
29613.08
-
29613.08
29,493.91
7780.46
-
7780.46
7,369.94
3885.00
-
3885.00
5,241.92
11539.26
-
11539.26
8,204.75
288.37
-
288.37
1,252.36
300.00
-
300.00
440.00
8800.39
-
8800.39
9,391.95
-
-
-
2,500.00| |---|---| ||**62,206.56**
-
**62,206.56**
**63,894.83**
70.87
-
70.87
457.50
1,509.77
-
1,509.77
3,229.32
1,706.23
-
1,706.23
160.00| ||**3,286.87**
-
**3,286.87**
**3,846.82**
-
-
-
1,980.00| ||-
-
-
**1,980.00**| ||**65,493.43**
-
**65,493.43**
**69,721.65**| ## **Christian Relief Uganda - 1055166** ## **Analysis of Expenditure** ## **For the period from 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022** ## **Payments Account** |2103 - Quiz Night Costs
2105 - Insurance
2106 - Postage
2107 - Telephone
2108 - Stationary
2109 - Coordinator Salary
2110 - IT and Software Support
2111 - Website Costs
2112 - Justgiving Charges
2114 - Fundraising one-off events Costs
2001 - Maria's Care Grant
2601 - Uganda Trip Costs
**Raising Funds**
**Expenditure Grand Totals**
**Raising funds Totals**
**Expenditure on charitable activities**
**Expenditure on charitable activities Totals**
**Other Expenditure**
**Other Expenditure Totals**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**Total 2022**
**Total 2021**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**| |---|---| ||-
-
-
366.37
345.84
-
345.84
347.59
3.84
-
3.84
8.88
33.51
-
33.51
142.71
14.00
-
14.00
-
1354.40
-
1354.40
5398.40
300.00
-
300.00
443.88
57.59
-
57.59
53.99
216.00
-
216.00
216.00
-
-
-
89.80| ||**2,325.18**
-
**2,325.18**
**7,067.62**
62,501.46
-
62,501.46
63,315.28| ||**62,501.46**
-
**62,501.46**
**63,315.28**
-
-
-
30.00| ||-
-
-
**30.00**| ||**64,826.64**
**-**
**64,826.64**
**70,412.90**| ## **Christian Relief Uganda - 1055166** ## **Fund Movement summary** ## **For the period from 01 January 2022 to 31 December 2022** |**Fund**|**Fund balances**
**brought forward**|**Incoming**
**Resources**|**Outgoing**
**Resources**|**Transfers**|||**Gains and**
**Losses**|||**Journal**
**Entries**||**Fund balances**
**Carried forward**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |General - General Fund|3,054.30|65,493.43|64,826.64||-|||-|||-|3,721.09| |**Totals**|**3,054.30**|**65,493.43**|**64,826.64 -**|||**-**|||**-**|||**3,721.09**| ## Christian Relief Uganda ## **Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31[st] December 2022** ## **1. Accounting Policies** ## **General** These Accounts have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting standards and the Statement of Recommended Practise on Accounting by Charities. The charity accounting packages, MyGiving.online and Myfundaccounting.online , supplied by Data Developments of Wolverhampton, have been used to maintain the accounts, and to produce the statements of accounts shown in the previous 5 pages. ## **Policy on Reserve Funds** It is the policy of the charity to employ funds for the purpose given as quickly as possible. The general policy on unrestricted funds is only to hold in reserve sufficient funds to cover up to the next month’s known expenditure. ## **2. Fixed Assets** As at 31[st] December 2022 the Charity is not in possession of any Fixed Assets ## **3. Restricted Funds** Christian Relief Uganda no longer has any restricted funds. ## **4. Fundraising Activities** Most of the income of the charity is derived from donations for the work being carried out in Uganda. However, the trustees launch fundraising activities and initiatives. These vary from year to year and this year. Unfortunately, due to Covid19 it was not possible to hold a Charity Ball Event. However, a Quiz night was held on Zoom in January and a face-to-face Quiz was held in November. The Fundraising one-off events were events put on by individuals who have done a variety of things to raise funds. |**Fundraising Income**|**2022**|**2021**| |---|---|---| |Crafts|70.87|457.50| |Events||| |- Quiz Night|1509.77|3229.32| |- Fundraising one-off events|1706.23|160.00| |**Total Fundraising Income**|**3286.87**|**3846.82**| ## **5. M aria’s Care** Money is transferred each month by electronic bank transfer for use by Maria’s Care. A company called VFX Financial PLC is used to do the transfer free of charge. This money is used for the day to day running of Maria’s Care and also for specific projects that we are informed of by the NGO trustees and Head Teacher. How this money is used is recorded so that the CRU trustees see in detail how the transferred funds are used. ## **6. Projects** - The financing of the main ongoing projects of Sponsorship for the education of pupils and students at Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Vocational Training Schools, and the support of the Primary, Pre-School and Deaf Unit at Maria's Care continued. ## **7. Charitable Activities** |||**2022**|**2021**| |---|---|---|---| |Maria's Care Grants||62501.46|63315.28| ||**Total**|**62501.46**|**63315.28**| ## **8. Cost of Generating Funds** The expenditure of £2315.18, incurred as a result of general fund raising and administration of the charity for the year, was made up as detailed in the table below. The expenditure on the purchase of materials for direct fundraising activities has been separated from general fund raising and administrative expenditure. |**Costs of generating Voluntary Income**|**2022**|**2021**| |---|---|---| |Travel Expenses - UK|0.00|0.00| |Insurance|345.84|347.59| |Postage|3.84|8.88| |Telephone|33.51|142.71| |Stationery& Photocopying|14.00|0.00| |Mrs. R. Marshall–Salary|1354.40|5398.40| |IT Equipment and Software Support|300.00|443.88| |Website costs|57.59|53.99| |JustGiving Charge|216.00|216.00| |**Sub-total**|**2325.18**|**6611.45**| |**Fundraising Trading**||| |Quiz Night|0.00|366.37| |Fundraising one-off events|0.00|89.90| |**Sub-total**|**0.00**|**456.27**| |**Total Admin. & Fundraising Expenditure**|**2325.18**|**7067.62**| ## **9. Trustees’ Expenses** Some out of pocket expenses, which were incurred as a result of fund raising activities and/or managing the charity, were reimbursed to trustees. These are included in the breakdown of expenses under note 8. Independent Examiners Report on the Accounts of Christian Relief Uganda I report on the accounts of Christian Relief Uganda for the year ended 31 st December 2022. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner As the ¢harty's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you onsider that the audtt requirement of section 43(2) of the Charilies Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state. on the basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 4317)Ib) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basis of independent examinerfs report My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the chaTity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts. and seeking explanations from you as trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all Ihe eviden￿ Ihal would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view grven by the accounts. Independent examine￿5 statement In connedion with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance wth section 41 of the Act" and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply wrth the accounling requirements of the Act. Have not been met or 2. to which. in my opinion, attention should be dravm in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed- Date.. Name.. 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