Trustees, Annual Report for the period ,,Period stsrt date Period end date 41j.111 l i Ivic-111.' From. 2025'To Sl Reference and administration details IL ZoZ31 Section A Charlty name Other names charity is known by Registered charlty number (if any) Charity's principal address oLb Postcode L SI & 614 Names of the charlty trustee5 who manage the charlty Dates acted if not for whole Trustee iiame Offl¢o (if any) Name of person (ar bodyl ontiued oint trustee ifan k(I,¢MA, IA J rl 54-NJJ£S EéFLvM ,eS L £tr)La IRS NJ £étrlhUL NL LJ.L Jg 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted If not for whole ear TAR March 2012
Names and addresses of advlsers (Optional iiiformation) of adviser Name Address Name of cbief executlve or names of senior staff members (Optional Infomiatlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Descriptlon of the charity's trusts Type of governing document How the charity is constituted Trustee selection methods - c> PrQl /JV?p-,, TrtL15 1 ££5 Addltional goveTnance issues (Optional Iiiformation) You may Choose to include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees- the charity's organisatl.onal structure and any wider network with which the charity works.; relationship with any related parties; trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedLires to manage them. Section C ectives and activlties J I,II4NciA 4 Jpfo ti- T rfGFF- ,efYih-ifvliVCr fvJJ sf Is-r¥5 A-L (riJ fD Summary of the objects ofthe charity set out In its governing document £A-S i TidwaftEJ".pt TAR March 2012
2 3 ft- l Thtl.LE Surnmary of the main actlvlties undertaken for the publi¢ benefit in relation to these objects (include withln this $ection the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guldance Issued by the Charity Commlssion on pu,bllc benef it) Addltlonal detalls of objectives and actlvltles (Optional Infonnatlon) You may choose to include further statements., where relevant, about,, policy on grantmaking; policy programme related investment; contribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2012
Achieveinents and performance Summary ot the maln achievements of the charity during the year (11-fThLA ED) TAR qBrth 2012
secti.on E Financial review IF l#¥6L£ Brief statement t)f thé charity's policy on reserves Details ol any funds materially in deficit OH£ Further financial review detalls (Optlonal Information) You may choose to Include addltional information, where relevant about: the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundralsing). Iiow expanditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;, Investment policy and objectives Including any ethical investment policy adopted. FaKJZ)S /fyJ LLUD£S l i Jju AL DO, *Pr iosJ ¥.J og ¢1 F IS OF fyIc>pJLy gi tri, A-L-SO 4clEs 0.£S15 Sectlon F other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the tharity's trustees Signature(s) rf6 Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Op4iJ 14 BIWIJ £s Date TAR March 2012
The-Peter Trusl Annual Report to tlie Cliarities Commission, Year-end 2023
The priiicipal purpose of the Trust is to make Provision for East Ttmorese fidlleation and Relief
(,P.F.T.E.R).
For historical k]nd geographical reasons Cast Timor is one of the fow" poorest countries in the world, in great
need 0£" economic and social dev.elopment.
Now in its tweiity fiftli year of political ind¢pendence the country slill lacL8 an adeqiiate infi'astticiure and there
is, a shoitfall in native people witli tbe neceSSY tecl]nical, professionaj Trd managerial skills that are needed
for the nation building. E4ealth care and educationa.1 provtsioll are very l.imited, and unenip.loymellt is Iiig.h. The
population ol" one and a quarter million is youiig with a median agji of .twEnty vears., E4 acli yeaj. there are twenty
tliousand schooL leavers.
Aliho.ugh the East Timorese homelaiid and its surrounding seas have Val[ble minLI'al and other natural
I'esources these have yet to be fully exploited ,to tlie benefit of the population at large. Most analysts think it will
Lake rnOTe than a gener.atiots for the peopLe of East Timor to be ablL 10 PLovide for themselves in any way
adequately. Meanwliile tlie majoi-ity of the people remain 'dirt poor,.
The Peier TLII.St prioritises Iiealth ¢aL"e, cducationltraining for the young people who compri.qe the majoi-iiy of
the .population, supports income generation projects, and assists faTnilies with the developineiit of lo.cal
li
agiicu.Iture and the rearing of liv.estock. Most cliildren are mnOurIshed and niany are stuiited iti their growtli so
within its IiieaDs ljie Ti'ust funds a variety of nutritioii ciiliaiicemeiit pi'o l ecl's,
The PL4er Tiust was fonnaljy gIStered wit]1 the Ch8rities Coinmission for Eiiglwid and Wa]cs in tvIarch 2000.
Id glven the Number, 1080159.
The cunEnt Trustees are: Simon MyeTS (Chairin1). JohrL Barnes (Treasurer), Laura Lumley (Secretary): Norali
Small. Kevin Grundey, Eddie Lumley; ]c1 Germano Goines. The Truslees have had regard to the Charities
Coinmission's guidance on Public Beiiefit:
The Peter Ti"ust lias seve.ral Agents in full tinie residence iii E<1St Timor who facilitate applications fot fLdIllg
ol and disbursals 10 projects accoiding to the de.cisions of the Tnistees. These ageiits al80 help to provide
information to the Trust.ees on the prevailing situation iii the territory. I"hey include: Sr Cliwa Irn SPC (Sisters
of St Paul ,of Cliarl'i-es. - ail inlernational IIC RelIouS L(IngrLgation); and David Odling Sniee - an Englisliman
t.rom Yo.Iksliii:e wlio lived long-tern] in East Timor and cngaged in ¢duLation
Tlie sponsorship of 20 students. from parl'iciilarly iinp(¥verished backgrounds for se.condary Educatioll in the rural townsliip ld district ot Railaku. Tlie ClllTent cohort is the fourth being. enabled tD c.omplete tlieir schoolingy ot whom & significtlllt numbei, Iiave been abl¢ to progress to TLrtw Educatioii in East Timor. In addition some fullds have beell piovided t'or llutrition and for the purchase of medicines for a Clinic to tlleet Uie needs of the studcnts Of the fan]ilies of those who lives ill the vicinity of tbc School. CotLlinuing the SiPOIISOTship of l O students at a Technical College in die Capital Dili. Tlus illcludes t]ieir tuition and residential acconimodation. ' unding. t-or nutritional supplemen.ts for the pupils in a recently established Pritnary School at Hera on tlie North co.ast. Itg capacity of 150 pupil.s was I'eaclied in 2018. Tjie. cliildTen &e all ,malnourished, s.ome sev¢iely, and this swpplement is necessary For their Iiealihy development and in oj'der to benefit from the educational pro.vision. Funds have also been provided foi" the building, eq.uippillg and maiDtenallce of a CanteeJ] to supply li luncheo.ll t"o.I: I'he Lliildren" to accomniodate tuiLivn classes ,on nutrition for .their parents; and as a source of income genei'ation by sales of foodstuffs grown 011 the adjoiniiig Kitclien Garden (see below) to local resideiits. The cost of nLltritioiial supplements is also provided when possible foi. a newly estabJisl]ed (2018) Primary School at Turiscai in tlie cenlTal moltainS wbich also bad all increase in pupils on roll. Funding. for an extensive Kitchen Garden at Ilera maintaiJLed by (20) orpliaued leenage boys. This Jias inLluded the impi'ovement ot. the provision of water supply/irrtgation' seeds/seedlings' feed For domestic livestock; tlie developmentlimprovciiient of a kitchen and dormitoriLS aiid tlie installatioii ot" better SlItatIon I'or tIIosc in I;esid¢iice on tho (iarden 81te. Sales of produce fTOllI the Garden, now including a plantatioii of d1.agon fruit. are undèitaken regiilarjy fTom newly biiilt shelteis near to the main l'oad tind Ihese Iielp to pay tor school activities and equipm¢nL The I'rusi funded the c.onstruction of the&ie shelters during 2020 and their furthei" qllippiiig in 2021. Continued fundiiigy tor Ihe 'Ahi,gauii' [Light of Friendship] tlesidential 14osiel in Ditt for 30 yOlg people witli pl)ysical disabilities; sanitalion facilities Iiave bexn Inonitored and .well niainldiiied. the pi'ov.ision/upgr<ide of IT resources has conlinued; scliolarships have been provided tor several of tlie ie.sidLllts to attend Furtli.er Educatioii institutioiis iii Dili. Funds Ive been seni in siipport of an oiitreacli ])rogramme of visits to a niimber of J'emote villages. Tliilion fees for trainee t.ea¢herslinstrLlCtors drawn fi'om the 'Ah,I,san,.c01n1li.ity continued over several ye3 and some are now tutois at a rural secondary school Founded 2008 at Manlcu. I"hc Peter Trust funded the 'pwchase of coniputers, monitor5 and keyboards. foi" IT eduL£ltion and this school was accredited by tlie Timor Leste Ministry ot Education in 2020. Recenuy the Trust has contributed towards the cost of se¢iwity fencing at tliis site. Funding for a Hostel in Dili for 60 children witli severe dtsabllhy and for their families was limited in recent years 10 &gsi.4tatLoe with Jneeting the nutritional neecls of tIiLA childi'en. The coniinuation of the provision of dll Lhe mediLines for a Mobile CliniL which now regulady visits 8 rural villages offeriii,g. diagnosis and sustained treatment of several lilth.ed persons of all ages in eaoli location; nutt'itional supplenieiits .offei'ed 011 tliese o,ccasions to childreii illid elderjy people and in.gtrLlCtion f.or Iiiothers on pre1)'Ing a bal]Ced die.t fi'om Ibcal pro.du¢e; remuneration for a doctor ih residence at the hospital. wbere the moblle Lliiuc is based, and for two nlli'ses, a Jaboratory techiiiciaii ¢ind a di'iver. for the continuktion of Ihe dlagllosis and treatment of patients in the Locatity with. TB: ld for tlie maiiitenance DI" a mother and baby clinic withill the ho.spital. Tlie wages of In&intenance staft. e also timded by the P.¢t¢r Trusrt. I'he Peter Trust achieves these outcomes by collaboration with a variety of .competent IoLal agencies or International religLOI18 congre(YationslNGOs. Tlie Trusrt activities ELave enablLd irnpoverished people of both sexes and all ages in East Timor to a¢Gess education fi.om Prim<lry to Tertiary level, specialist trailling: and receive w.ide-rangying health care wliicb would otherwise not have been available to thenL Slgned-. go&4 (TreasureT):. DATE .61412024.
Peter Trust Annual Accounts Year-End 31.12.2023
INCOME
| INCOME |
|
|---|---|
| Charities Aid Foundation Charities Trust HMRC Gift Aid Bequests Just Giving Easy Fundraising Individual Donations Total Income Opening Balance 1.1.23 Reconciled balances |
100.00 10,000.00 3,352.21 - 87.48 - 21,174.50 |
| 34,714.19 | |
| 1,737.19 | |
| 36,451.38 |
EXPENDITURE
| EXPENDITURE | |
|---|---|
| Donations to East Timor | 32,991.53 |
| Donations for East Timorese in UK | 2,400.00 |
| Bank Transfer charges | 60.00 |
| Bank account charges | 71.20 |
| Total expenditure closing balance 31.12.23 |
35,522.73 |
|---|---|
| 928.65 | |
| 36,451.38 |
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees Charity Name THE PETER TRUST On accounts for the year 31/12/2023 Charity no 1080159 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-3
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2023.
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 under 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(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Date: 22/09/2023 Name: CURTIS LEDGER FCA Relevant professional ICAEW MEMBER 8642205 qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 44 ASPEN MOUNT LEEDS LS16 6RT
Oct 2018
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
N/A
Oct 2018
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Peter Trust Annual Accounts Year-End 31.12.2023
| INCOME Charities Aid Foundation Charities Trust HMRC Gift Aid Bequests Just Giving Easy Fundraising Individual Donations Total Income Opening Balance 1.1.23 Reconciled balances |
100.00 10,000.00 3,352.21 - 87.48 - 21,174.50 34,714.19 1,737.19 36,451.38 |
EXPENDITURE Donations to East Timor Donations for East Timorese in UK Bank Transfer charges Bank account charges Total expenditure closing balance 31.12.23 |
32,991.53 2,400.00 60.00 71.20 35,522.73 928.65 36,451.38 |
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