2025-04-05-accounts - The Children Of Lota Charitable Trust

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THE CHILDREN OF LOTA CHARITABLE TRUST Registered Charity No. 1081372

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT

and

ACCOUNTING STATEMENT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025

THE CHILDREN OF LOTA CHARITABLE TRUST

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT Year ended 5 April 2025

Registered Charity No. 1081372

Principal address

40 Hyde Park Gate London SW7 5DT

Governing document

Trust Deed dated 28 February 2000

Trustees

Appointed by Trust Deed dated 28 February 2000 Mr R C P Mayhew Mrs L B Mayhew Ms L C Mayhew (resident in Chile)

A new trustee may be appointed by a resolution of the trustees.

Objects

The relief of poverty and the advancement of welfare and education of children in the district of Lota in Chile, South America.

Review of activities

The charity aims to care for around 50 families who live in a very poor district of the old coal mining town of Lota in Southern Chile by providing help in the following ways:

repairs and additions to their houses when needed,
monthly deliveries of flour, lentils, beans, sugar and other foods,
clothes and shoes for the children, particularly their school requirements,
payment for training courses such as nursing, hairdressing, engineering and other courses according to the child’s abilities,
help and advice on health and administrative matters,
English language lessons,
a supervised camping holiday for fifty to sixty children aged 7 to 15.

In the year under review most activities have been maintained and it is intended to continue the activities supporting the families and to expand the scope of the help that is given to them as funds become available.

Financial review

The Accounting Statement on page 4 has been prepared on the receipts and payments basis in compliance with the appropriate legal requirements for a charity with a gross income not exceeding £250,000 and which is not a company incorporated under the Companies Acts. The Accounting Statement shows a deficit of receipts over payments of £82 (2024: surplus £625).

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The funding of the charity's activities and the expenditure on them during the year 1s shown in the Accounting Statement. No reserves are held other than day to day cash funds and the charity will continue to receive funding as required by way of grants from The Robert Mayhew Charitable Trust in London. During the year short term interest free loans were received in Chile from related parties and these are repaid out of funds received from London as available. Approved by the Trustees and signefl on their behalf on 2 February 2026.

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THE CHILDREN OF LOTA CHARITABLE TRUST

ACCOUNTING STATEMENT YEAR ENDED 5 APRIL 2025

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS Receipts The Robert Mayhew Charitable Trust Loans received Payments Charitable activities Food Clothing and shoes Gifts and donations Health Education Summer camp Travel Administration Sundries Salaries Other payments Bank charges Legal fees Accountancy Foreign exchange loss Loan repayments Total payments Net receipts/(payments) Cash funds at 6 April 2024 Cash funds at 5 April 2025 ASSETS AND LIABILITIES Cash funds Bank balance in Chile Liabilities Short term loans Net (liabilities) /assets	2025 £ 22,394 2,831 25,225 6,857 2,461 - - 462 3,324 124 1,922 1,762 6,277 23,189 30 - - - 30 2,088 25,307 (82) 625 543 41 (2,093) £(2,052)	2024 £ 27,691 1,851
		29,542
		8,644 2,521 143 - - 3,783 555 3,080 2,165 6,142
		27,033
		33 - - -
		33

		1,851

		28,917
		625 1 -
		624
		624 (1,516)
		£(892)

Notes:

There were no restricted or endowment funds
The trustees received no remuneration during the year (2024: Nil)
Chilean pesos have been converted into Sterling at an average rate for the year of CL$1,212.89 = £1 (2024: CL$1,080.73 = £1)
Provision for accountancy not made in the statement

ry : CHARITY COMMISSION Independent examiner's FOR ENGLAND AND WALES report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

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Report to the trustees/ ‘ .
members of | The Children of Lota Charitable Trust
On accounts for the year | 5" April 2025 Charity no | 1081372
ended (if any)
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2025.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

| 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, | have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

| have completed my examination. | 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: e accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or

e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

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* Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
aT Date: | 02/02/2026
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Signed:
Name: | Terence Elliott
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Relevant professional | N/A qualification(s) or body

(if any):

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Address: | 5 Conrad Close
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Gillingham

Kent ME8 9SD

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

IER

October 2018

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.

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IER 2 October 2018
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