Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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| Day | Month | Year | Day | Month | Year | ||
| From | 6TH | APRIL | 2021 | To | 5TH | APRIL | 2022 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name UK Care 4 Thailand Other names charity is known by Siam Care – UK (Up to December 2017) Registered charity number (if any) 1078017
Charity's principal address 26 TEMPEST MEAD NORTH WEALD EPPING, ESSEX Postcode CM16 6DY
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| DR. R BURACK | CHAIRMAN | UK CARE 4 THAILAND TRUSTEES |
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| MS. J HURLEY | SECRETARY | UK CARE 4 THAILAND TRUSTEES |
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| MR. M BURACK | TREASURER | UK CARE 4 THAILAND TRUSTEES |
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| MS. T SAWADII | TRUSTEE | UK CARE 4 THAILAND TRUSTEES |
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| MR. P MEHLMAN | TRUSTEE | UK CARE 4 THAILAND TRUSTEES |
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| MRS. B HASTINGS - ASATOURIAN |
TRUSTEE | UK CARE 4 THAILAND TRUSTEES |
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| DR. W FORD-YOUNG | TRUSTEE | UK CARE 4 THAILAND TRUSTEES |
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| MS. L DUCKER-FRENCH | TRUSTEE | UK CARE 4 THAILAND TRUSTEES |
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| MS J. WIANGYATHUNG | TRUSTEE | UK CARE 4 THAILAND TRUSTEES |
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NamE and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| NamE and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | NamE and addresses of advisers (Optional information) | NamE and addresses of advisers (Optional information) |
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| FINANCIAL SCRUTINY |
MR A ALZAPIEDI | 1 HADHAM CRT, BISHOPS STORTFORD. CM23 2QQ |
| THAILAND LIAISON |
RATREE JOOMWANTRA |
TONKLA THAILAND, MUKDAHAN, THAILAND |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
DR R BURACK, CHAIR OF TRUSTEES
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Trust Deed dated 23[rd] June 1999 (Amended October 2013) Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) As a charitable trust How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
By resolution of existing Trustees at a special or ordinary trustee’s Trustee selection methods meeting
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
As a small charity we have no specific policies on inducting and training new trustees. UK Trustee turnover is small and the need for a specific policy for induction or training was not felt to be necessary. Trustee Self-Evaluation is performed every 3 years and for all new Trustees, when appointed.
The organisational structure is defined and compact and works very well. The main source of networking is currently with Tonkla NGO in Thailand and the work they do and to which we donate funds in order to support, monitor / evaluate.
The other networking occurs with our regular donors in the way of newsletters, feedback of Thailand activities, individual child educational updates, bespoke individual young person, school based, community project support and both impact and outcomes. The addressing of health inequalities, poverty, disease prevention, medical long-term condition support and issues of child protection and safeguarding of the vulnerable remain the key areas that UK Care 4 Thailand support. This has in the past and might continue to include the running of seminars and conferences held in Thailand for UK / International medical and lay leaders.
A simple risk management strategy and policy is endorsed and followed by UK Care 4 Thailand Trustees as well as adhering to Data Protection issues (storing donor’s data); GDPR regulations; child protection and safeguarding policies and anti-discrimination / equality policies – all of which get updated. DBS checks are performed 3 yearly on any UK Trustee, especially for the purpose of covering any face to face based monitoring / evaluation visits to Thailand.
Any contact with vulnerable children by UK donors or Trustees is always fully supervised by Thailand staff and in accordance to the child protection ad safeguarding policies of the UK and Thai organisations respectively.
Our current main collaboration is between UK Care 4 Thailand and Tonkla and this has been successfully established through the development, agreement and implementation of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and both UK and Thai Safeguarding & Child Protection policies.
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Section C Objectives and activities
| Summary of the Objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these Objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |
UK CARE 4 THAILAND’S OBJECTS FROM THE ORIGINAL TRUST DEED (i) to advance the education of children and young people who are resident in Thailand by giving advice, support and financial grants to help them complete their basic schooling (ii) to help relieve sickness, suffering and hardships of children and young people with HIV/AIDS or who have been directly affected by HIV/AIDS who are resident in Thailand by giving advice on medical, nutritional, educational, financial and social need. (iii) to help relieve sickness, suffering and hardships of children and young people with HIV/AIDS or who have been directly affected by HIV/AIDS who are resident in Thailand by giving support towards medical, nutritional, educational, financial and social need. (iv) to help relieve sickness, suffering and hardships of children and young people with HIV/AIDS or who have been directly affected by HIV/AIDS who are resident in Thailand by giving financial grants to support medical, nutritional, educational, financial and social need. |
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| UK Care 4 Thailand aims to follow and fulfil the following ‘updated’ and additional charitable purposes as defined in the 2006 Charities Act. - the prevention or relief of poverty. - the advancement of education. -the advancement of health or the saving of lives. -the advancement of citizenship or community development. -the advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation or the promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity. -the relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or another disadvantage. The activities and services provided by Tonkla in Thailand achieve the above objectives through their work and by following an agreed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that exists between Tonkla and UK Care 4 Thailand. UK Care 4 Thailand provide funds / donations and support to enable Tonkla to carry out their work and achieve these objectives, as laid out in the MOU. All work is wholly for the public benefit and remains completely non- discriminatory and open to all who have the need and fulfil the criteria of needing support re: HIV status or poverty stricken. |
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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The policy on grant making relates to achieving and following the Objects of the Tonkla trust deed (MOU). This is done with regular liaison and contact with Thailand and the activities on going and how best to support these activities using funds available from UK donations.
Tonkla NGO in Thailand has consistently been able to utilise funds and grants for specific projects and more generic activities that always fulfil our deed of trust Objects.
Other than some supportive financial aid / grants for Thailand staffing of projects and some training courses, there is no specific investment in capital projects.
Many of the UK donors have also visited Thailand and volunteered their time and professional expertise specifically in helping the vulnerable and needy children and families they come into contact with.
Our Trustees all remain volunteers in the time they provide in monitoring and fulfilling Charitable Objects.
Travel expenses/reimbursement for UK Trustees, as previously and formally agreed, are paid for
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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attendance at the OGM/AGM meetings
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attendance at evaluation and monitoring visits to Thailand
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
– Project 1 & 2 Child & Young Person Educational Scholarships Summary of the main Individual child & young person educational scholarship donations remain achievements of the charity the essence of the resource and support we can provide to some of during the year Thailand’s most needy and vulnerable children. Our visits to Thailand over the years have affirmed that the Isaan region of Thailand (North-East) remains the neediest. In Thai terms, it is the less developed, rural, poorest area, with high rates of infection, a shorter life expectancy, higher HIV/AIDS rates, increased risk of trafficked children. Our Project 1 and 2 provision reflects this in continuing to provide resources and support to individual children and young people to ensure they complete their education up to compulsory M3 high school level, and hopefully beyond. Project 1 addresses children under the age of 18, Project 2, young people over the aged of 18 still looking to remain in education. Our Trustees have already made links with experienced, established staff working in the NE of Thailand, within an organisation called Tonkla who are able to monitor and develop a child and young person project that will complement the resources we are able to provide through donations received to support Project 1 & 2. If continued donations remain consistent to the UK, we can hope to reestablish support for several of the most vulnerable and needy children and young people. Currently, we support 74 children and their associated families through Project 1 and 2 support. – Project 3 Bespoke Child/YP/Community support The change in provider organisation has given us the opportunity to develop new and innovative support and resource provision to vulnerable and needy communities and adults, as well as to individual children within education. Tonkla have already indicated need for several bespoke projects that can be managed and provide maximal impact on entire communities and these will be developed and explored accordingly. e.g., school & community chicken farming e.g., school-based skills training e.g., Health & Sex education to communities, through community health clinics (rather than through schools) e.g., Individual skills training and small business development through grants to enable micro-enterprise projects to individuals e.g., Community support and cohesion through sponsorship of sports teams including Boys football team (Nasok), girls volleyball team, Ladyboys school volleyball team, community (girls and boys) football training together (Kamcha-I) e.g., Open University skills training (e.g. car mechanics, hairdressing, basket weaving) e.g., House renovation projects e.g., Home sanitation provision
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Section D Achievements and performance e.g., Support of coaching fees for football training and academy team e.g., Support of individual children who attend a Mukdahan based soccer school / school project e.g., Safety and risk reduction through provision of correct equipment and clothing for participation in group sports UK donors have been contacted and asked to consider choosing the area of support they might wish their donation to be directed towards if they have a preference. Other support for Tonkla in Thailand No specific fundraising events have taken place this year although Tonkla will, via a developed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), become the main recipient of UKC4T donations. E.g. - Tonkla setting up expenses (Office space rental, IT equipment) - Christmas gift lists and donations - Tonkla staff support for some salary expenses / educational courses and training needs as and when identified, requested and developed - Tonkla family days, home and school visiting and community support - Support for Tonkla IT backup, security and data protection, including remote / fireproof storage of data to protect and aid disaster recovery processes. - Emergency funding available for Tonkla staff to utilise at their discretion for cases in particular acute need. UK to Thailand support, interaction & contact Historically, as an organisation, UK Care 4 Thailand continues to support the concept of enabling UK donors to meet up and spend time with the families and children they help to support. Originally, this helped the concept of providing Internationally accredited Sexual Health Conferences in Thailand, held successfully in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008. In 2010, 2012 and 2015 a different, smaller study tour group went to Thailand with a particular emphasis on Child Protection and Safeguarding education and support. Discussions with Tonkla have indicated their desire to consider running day camps family events and looking to support communities as much as they can as we develop input and impact from all 3 projects, as they develop. Tonkla Foundation – Staffing The UK continue to provide support for Tonkla Staff & Volunteers in many ways. Modest financial support given to individuals during visits provide some support that can be used personally, for specific training and staff needs, especially in areas for governance and probity, such as child protection, and supportive child education and medical updating in key areas of HIV/AIDS care. Trustee Visits to Thailand, Monitoring & Evaluation
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Section D Achievements and performance
UK Trustees recognise their duty of care and will find opportunities to visit Thailand to monitor and support the developing Projects as well as to evaluate impact too. UK Board trustees have significant experience and expertise in areas such as healthcare (medical and nursing), Health Promotion (Including Sexual health issues e.g. HIV/AIDS prevention & Contraception as well as drug and alcohol support in young people); Safeguarding; child protection; education and counselling. Trustees have agreed to visit Thailand on average every 9 months and will be planning to visit, as a minimum, taking at least 3 Trustees along for each visit: - April 2021 (did not occur due to COVID) October 2021 (did not occur due to COVID) April 2022 made October 2022 made April 2023 On each visit, there will be a Monitoring / Impact report produced for Trustees, supporters and for Tonkla. Impact due to COVID COVID has affected vulnerability worldwide, including the poverty and challenges arising from job uncertainty and losses in Isaan and within the communities and families supported by UK donations. Schools have closed, sporting teams have not between able to meet, train or play, and many ad hoc working arrangements for families have been stopped. The emergency fund provided by UKC4T to Tonkla was increased and regularly paid. Updates due in June 2021 did not arrive until September and finally get anglicised and sent to supporters in December 2021. Fortunately, direct COVID morbidity and mortality for Thai families appeared very low but the sequalae of losing tourism, work opportunities and income generation has affected many families. UKC4T hope that the vaccination/booster programme in the UK along with the Thai vaccination programme will enable a monitoring visit to take place sometime between April-October 2022 to visit the NE of Thailand again.
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Section E Financial review
UKC4T does not hold any significant reserves. Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves A very modest contingency is retained primarily to ensure currency fluctuations do not cause a deficit balance. What comes in is fully utilised to ensure the Charity Objects are achieved. Details of any funds materially There are no funds in deficit in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
- the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
There are no specific fund-raising events held Donations are received from over 90 UK supporters to UK Care 4 Thailand, some regularly and some sporadically These donations enable support to be given to maintain the key Charitable Objects
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives There is no specific or significant investment in property or capital of the charity; expenditure
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• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
| Signature(s) | ||||||
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| Full name(s) | DR. RICHARD BURACK | MRS. BARBARA HASTINGS- ASATOURIAN |
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| Position | CHAIRMAN OF TRUSTEES |
VICE-CHAIRMAN OF TRUSTEES | ||||
| Date | 28th November 2022 |
28th November 2022 |
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Charity Name UK Care 4 Thailand Nv lif any) 1078017 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from Prariorj ql¢111 l)ei'irJcl eiid dalo 0510412022 0610412021 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlctéd fiinrlg to the near8$t £ Restricted fijnd to lh& nèAre$t £ Endowme nt fiind to thg n&are¥t £ Total funds Last y9ar to thè naarest £ to negre$t £ A1 Recel UKSU ts ortlve donatlons ect 1 & 2 donations Inland Rgvenue Rebate UKSU ort l Monltorln Pro'e¢l 3 & 4 donalion$ Bank Intgrest Fundraisln GAYL, Ev9 Chrlslmas donations 1.777 18.164 Pro 3,073 21.976 5,818 2,690 5,560 1.365 5,360 cllck 150 150 823 Sub total 847 26,816 26,816 40,787 A2 Asset and Investm•nt sales, et¢. Total recelpts 26,816.00 26,816 40.787.25 A3 Payments Advgrtlsing & Prornollon & FR UK supportive & nK)nilorlng exps UK Adn support Thal Prolgct 1 & 2 $upport Slatlonery & postage Thai Project 3 & 4 Support Bank Charge$ ITI Website 300 250 20 660 20 Truslea$ / AGM Other Thai donatlons I Sundry 660 720 Sub total 37,239 37,239 19,785 Total payments 37,239.00 37.239 19,785.00 Net of reoelpts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year en Cash funds this year end {10,4231 10,423 21,002 {10,423) (10,423) 21,002 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 2511112022
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Restricted to areSt £ Endowment to rtearèst £ Categories Details Unrestricte to nearèst £ B1 Cash funds Total cash funds iffjr88 I)HI¥&S f¥81PTS FeYM acciLrtl$ll Unrestrl¢t¢d Restrict funds Endowrnemt funds to nowetyt £ to neamt £ Details to nW8St È B2 Other monetary assets Fund to whl¢h CUrrt v•lu• Delalls Coot loptlonBII 83 Investment assets Fund lo whl¢h Dotalls Cort loptlon•ll Curront valu• B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Fund to whkh Amount due Whgn due Details B5 Liabilities Dale of by (XEty 0trust* cn Lthaf 1hptriiqtÈ Signalure Print Name MITCHELL BUR4CK 2511112022 RICFiARD BURACK 2511112022 2511112022 CCXX R2 accounts ISS}
Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of UK Care 4 Thailand On accounts for the year ended March 31ST 2022 Charity no (if any) 1078017 Set out on pages CC16A RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS FOR 2021122 RespectSve The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The responsibilitlès of charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under trustees and examln8r section 43(21 ofthe Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is rny responsibilily to.. examine the accounts under s8Ction 43 of the 1993 Act, to follow the procedures laid down in Ihe general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 4317){bl of the 1993 A¢1, and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. Basls of Independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Dlreclions given examlner's statement by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by th8 charity and a comparison of the accounts prasented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from th8 trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequenlly no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention examiner's statement which gives me reasonable ¢aus8 to believe Ihat in, any material respect, the requirements: to keep a¢counting record5 in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act., and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with th6 accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met. Signed. Date: 2511112022 Name: MR ANDRE ALZAPIEDI Relevant professional qualiflcatlon(s) or body (if any): INDEPENDENT BOOK KEEPER Address.. 6 Cranmore Close Elsenham. Blshops Stortford CM22 6LQ April 2009 IER
Section B Disclosure Not applicable Not applicable Give here brief detalls of any items that the examiner wish96 to disclose. IER April 2009