CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1st April 2023 To 31st March 2024 Charity name: GRASS ROOTS RWANDA Charity registration number: 1086330 Objectives and Activities SORP reference Para 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document:.,.. 1) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP DUE TO POVERTY, SICKNESS, DISABILITY AND OLD AGE. 2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY PURCHASE OF BOOKS AND SCHOOL MATERIALS. 3) THE ADVANCEMENT OF RELIGION BY FINANCIAL SUPPORT FOR CLERGY AND RETIRED CLERGY, FOR THEOLOGICAL TRAINING AND FOR BUILDING WORKS ALL IN THE EPISCOPAL CHURCH OF RWANDA, SHYOGWE DIOCESE RWANDA Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or ServI￿S identified in the accounts. Para 1.17and 1.19 SEE SECTION 'ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE, BELOW. ALL FUNDS RAISED GO DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY TOWARDS THE IMPROVEMENT OF OPPORTUNITY, HEALTH, EDUCATION OR THE SPIRITUAL DEVELOPMENT OF THOSE WHO BENEFIT FROM THE ACTIVITIES THE TRUST SUPPORTS THE TRUSTEES HAVE HAD REGARD TO THIS GUIDANCE AND REVIEW THE USE OF FUNDS RECEIVED BY SEEKING REPORTS FROM THE DIOCESE SUPPORTED BY PHOTOGRAPHIC EVIDENCEAND VISITING THE DIOCESE REGULARLY Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit Para 1.18 Additlonal infonnation (optional) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference THE TRUSTEES PREFER TO USE THE ASSETS OF THE TRUST TO SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AWAY FROM TOWNS WHERE THE NEED IS GREATEST AND TO SUPPORT PROJECTS RATHER THAN INDIVIDUALS Para 1.38 Policy on grant making "pasoi? aq111M sau?JnLP sjoised Jlaui JOJ 6u!u!EJi pas!u60?aJ-AIiE!?i￿0 Inouilm PUE seinj esaui 6u!JJoJua uo UMOP padwpp seu EPUEM8 Jo iuawuJaAO9 aui SE yodgj SILII JO IEYI 6u!MOllOI PO!Jad aLll U! iua6Jn ajow awoaaq spu paau slui 'saaJ6ap u?ns U!E6 01 aidoad aiqe dia4 01 sJeaA aaJLll ISPI eyi Joi JeaA ujea ooo's3 iuas seu Isnji ayi 'suo!IwJJi Iienb yans pEy sJois2d Mai AJaA aw!1 1?41 Iv '(aJein8 AiJauuoJ) A!sJaA!un nH Jo a6aiiog ieJi6oioaL4L !1?61x Ip eiqeuleup Aluo eJE saaJOap asayi ppuem U!yl!M "ujeajd 01 paulwjad aq pinom saaJ6ap I￿160108￿1 paAoJddE iuawuJaAO Llllm asoui Aluo PeSSEd PBY sJeaA 8AlJ ajuo IE41 paieis iuawuJaAOg a4106E SJEaA aA! uo!ie)np3 IEJ16oioaqi aje MOU OP em s6u141 Jo yos a4iJo saidwExa Inq spalojd ieuoiivJnpa ￿Epu￿aS puE Kjewud 01 ssai U8AI6 SEU Isnji aui uoliegnpa aaji 6u!p!AoJd MOU iuawuJaAo6 ayi Ullm 'P8P!AoJd si SUOllEaOI aseui u! dia4 aiqei!EAe aL41 JO ISOLU LIJIYM u6noJui sau?Jny? 4s!J?d i?aoi 6u!yoddns Aq PUE aJ!i Jo AJ!IEnb aui ahojdw! 016u!￿l u! sa!Iiunww ieJnJ yoddns 01 sanuliuo? Isnji 'aioyM e se @a!?os 01 siji auaq JaP!M Aue pup saiJeiJiJauaq si! Jo sa?upJswn?J!? a41 018pew SELI ¥JOM s,AI!JEU a41 aJuaJau!p aL416u!A41lUaP! 'A!Je14? a4110 siuaw8Aa14?B UIELU aUI10 ￿eLuLUnS Molgq POgnpoJdaJ aje 4a14M 'JpaA a416uiJnp sjouop IEiiueiod 01 PgPlAoJd am UO!iewJoJu! eyi woJ4 4dJa?xa Aq paiEJisnii! Isaq ajp puB sJeaA sno!AaJd u! se 4Jnw panuliuo? aAPU trzi£z JeaA IEI?UEUII 041 Ul SalV.A!IJE s,A¥.JpuJ a41 oz. i eJed eJuaJgJaJ dlJOS a?upwJoyad PUE siuawaAa14?V Jauio sJaaiunioA Aq aPEW UO!Inq!Jiuo 8£"L eJed iuawisaAU! paiEiaJ WEJ6oJd 6u!pni?ui iuawisgAui ie!?os uo A?!IOd 8£"I EIEd Support for individuals GRRS mission is to reach out to the poorest, support spiritual needs through training and building programmes and support medical facilities and education. Special requests from or on behalf of individuals for funding are considered carefully and the following are examples of those that have been agreed: C: has b￿n receiving support for hospital treatment for a serious skin problem. Her treatment stopped during the pandemic but we pray that it will continue again soon. is a young re￿ntlY married man with a baby who is a devout Christian and keeps in regular contact with us. He has been unable to find employment and wants to train as teacher but will need the finance to pay for this. Generous donors will be funding part of this alongside GRR and payments will be made in instalments over the 2 year course. Examples of other funding decisions Electricity supply to various parishes. There is always an extra benefit in that once the ssupply is installed nearby houses are also able to connect at a cost their owners can afford. Hanika Health Centre for new equipment to repla￿ rusty and damaged items. Shyogwe pastorfs house which is still being restored. Young single mothers who have been subject to exploitation, rape and abuse (Teen Mothers Association) vocational training equipment n￿ded for tailoring to provide them with a means of support for themselves and their children in Hanika with the support and co-operation of local government authorities which hve guaranteed the funding to enable those who complete the training to go on to recognised vocational training centres to complete fonnal qualifications. Ongoing support for the provision of water filters for remote villages. Support for the vocational training undertaken at the vrc in Zion Hill. Dufatanye Project Jayio saAii3aFqo Isu!p6e aguEulloyèd iuawisèAui Llp. L ejtd ias saAryJa!qo Isu!86E sali!A!PE 6u!s!EJPUry JO ￿UEwj0￿ad tr. k Bjed ias saA!iJafqo Isuie6E siuawaA814SV l*. L eJ*d InoqE iueAaiaJ aJa4M 4uawaipis Jeyyni apniaui ol asooy? EW noA (IEUQ!Ido) UOIIEUUOIUI IEUO!I!PPV "SaAiasLuaui JOJ 6u!All p ujea 01 aiqe ewojeq Aa41 se wops!M PUE ssauaJEME Ipijupuij u! aidoad 6unoA 6u!u!PJl PUE sanss! ,suawoM 'ssauaJEMe I￿uaW SE 4?ns SeA!ie!i!u! Auew u! saAlaSLuaui aAIoAU! osip Aayi '6uisnou Jo uois!AoJd pue 6u!us Ji '6u!wJpJ 'sueJJ 6u!pni?u! SaA!ie!i!u! dia4-Iias 46noJ41 sipnp!A!puI 10 Jaqwnu B syoddns pu? 8A!JyI 01 Sanuliu￿ palojd s141 Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the eriod ststement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held P8ra 1.21 Giving post-pandemlc has continued to decline and reserves are being used to maintain charitable activities as before. Money is spent as the trustees decide it is most needed and prioritised against specific requests. The trustees are keen to balance income and expenditure each year but levels of income are lower following the pandemic and the impact of inflation on the cost of living in the UK continues to affect donatlons, so they continue to hold reserves to enable them to glve more than the Trust receives, at least for anther ear. Peter Nla Para 1.22 Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially in deficit Explanation of any Un￿rtaIntieS about the charity continuing as a going concern Para 1.22 Para 1.22 Para 1.24 None Para 1.23 None [Peter] Addltional Infomiatlon (optlonal) You ma choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.47 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Para 1.46 Other dgL OZIg nqsa¥Mai uoi6u!paJi aP!SUJES aNON 3NON vaNVM¥ SIOOII SSVI19 ss8Jppp Ipd!Ju!Jd s,AIJEu Jaqwnu J!JEya pajais! sasn UEUJ aui awEU Jauio aw?u IJELI Sl!Eiap aA!IEJlS!U!wpy pup a?uaJe4a Jauio saiyEd paieiaj AUE YIIM dlysuoiieia IS. k PJPd S¥JOM AIIJBLI aui 4JILIM YJIM ¥Jowau Jep!M AUE PUE aJni?nJis IEUOIIES!UE6Jo s,fyuELI? aui Ig"i ejed saeisnji Jo 6u!UlEJI PUB uoii?npu! ayi Joi paidopE saJnpaaoJd pue saig!IOd Is- L eJ¥d Inoqe iueAaiaJ aJauM 4uawaI￿S Jauyni apnigui 01 asooL4? 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Mary Hughes Sally Kitchener Trustee Trustee Nla Nla Nla Nla Trustee Trustee Nla Nla Nla Nla Trustee Nla Nla 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 orate trustees - names of the directors at the date the re Director name ortwasa roved Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity Trusteo name Dates acted rf not for whole ear UO!IEWJO4U! IEUOII o Jauio Sl!Eiap iauuosja a¥ Jo aJnsoigSIP-UOU JOJ UOSEa aJnsoi?s!P WOJ4 suoiidwaxa {uoiiewJoiui ieuoiido) sJ8qwauA JJEIS Joluas 10 saweu Jo aA!In?axa 40149 JO 8iUEN JeS!APP ssajppv awEN 10 adAI (uoiieuuoiui ieuo!Ido) sJas!APE Jo sassajppe pup sawpN (IEuoiido) uo!Ipuuoiu! Ipuo!i!ppv SleSSE UMO s,AiJ?45 aui woJi siasse 4Jns Jo uo!1?6aJ6as pup Apoisn? ejps Joj siu8wa6uEJJE Jo siieiaa spafqo s,&IJE49 up!poisnJ aL41 U!L41IM SIIPJ Slyl MOU pue pia4 ajp siassE aui IlEL4aq aso4M uo ￿lJe￿￿ a41 Jo spafqo pue aweN !?BdE? SIL41 U! PI8U auoN sjasse a4110 uoiidu?saa sjauio Jo Iipyaq uo saaisnji uplpoisng sp piau spuna Declarations The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustee5 Signature(s) Full name(s) Posltion {eg Secretary, Chair, etc) akfGR LgJLIE HOLLfiN5s Ilo5g Crd Date GrassRoots Rwanda Accounts for the period ending 31 March 2024. www.grassrootsrwanda.com Charity Number 1086330 eiiiail.. info a'.grassrootsrwanoa.coni CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of GrassRoots Rwanda On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Charity no (if any) 1086330 Set out on page 1and2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31 March 2023. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible 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 under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 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: IJ Is Name: I/v￿ th11/•Th5 Relevant professional qualification(s) or body {if any): Address: 20 )£P IER Oct 2018 GrassRoots Rwanda charity number 1086330 Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date For the period from To 0110412023 3110312024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds 202212023 to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Bible School 12 Diocesan support Education support General S.885 740 5.885 740 407 420 17,166 17.166 19.692 Health Support Individual Support Mothers Union 620 620 832 Parish Support Vocational Training Dufalanye Project 1.016 1,016 2,948 68 4.931 13.192 4,931 30.358 6,741 31.145 Sub total 17,166 Total receipts 17.166 13,192 30,358 31.145 A3 Payments Bible School 4,246 139 6,759 53 10,641 4,265 4.246 4,026 7,201 53 10,641 5.317 8,853 12,687 1,849 Di0￿san support Education support General 3,887 441 Health Support Individual Support Mothers Union 1,052 6.390 Parish Support Trust Expenses Vocational Training Dufatanye Project 8.017 519 406 8,017 519 4.474 5.121 49.615 5,539 819 4.068 5.121 14.570 7,150 43,287 Sub total 35.046 Total payments 35,046 14,570 49.615 43.287 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds 117,880} 11,378) (19,258) 112,142) A6 Cash funds last year 8nd 36.639 25.706 62,345 74,487 Cash funds this year end 18,759 24,328 43.088 62.345 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nearest £ Categories Restricted funds to nearest £ funds Details to nearest £ B1 Cash funds 18,759 24.328 25,286 Total cash funds 18.759 24.328 62.345 Signature Print Name Date of approval Signed by the Chairman on behalf of all the tmstees GrassRoots Rwanda Accounts for the period ending 31 March 2024. www.grassrootsrwanda.com Charity Number 1086330 eiiiail.. info a'.grassrootsrwanoa.coni CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of GrassRoots Rwanda On accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 Charity no (if any) 1086330 Set out on page 1and2 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 31 March 2023. Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible 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 under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in. any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or 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: IJ Is Name: I/v￿ th11/•Th5 Relevant professional qualification(s) or body {if any): Address: 20 )£P IER Oct 2018 GrassRoots Rwanda charity number 1086330 Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date For the period from To 0110412023 3110312024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds 202212023 to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Bible School 12 Diocesan support Education support General S.885 740 5.885 740 407 420 17,166 17.166 19.692 Health Support Individual Support Mothers Union 620 620 832 Parish Support Vocational Training Dufalanye Project 1.016 1,016 2,948 68 4.931 13.192 4,931 30.358 6,741 31.145 Sub total 17,166 Total receipts 17.166 13,192 30,358 31.145 A3 Payments Bible School 4,246 139 6,759 53 10,641 4,265 4.246 4,026 7,201 53 10,641 5.317 8,853 12,687 1,849 Di0￿san support Education support General 3,887 441 Health Support Individual Support Mothers Union 1,052 6.390 Parish Support Trust Expenses Vocational Training Dufatanye Project 8.017 519 406 8,017 519 4.474 5.121 49.615 5,539 819 4.068 5.121 14.570 7,150 43,287 Sub total 35.046 Total payments 35,046 14,570 49.615 43.287 Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds 117,880} 11,378) (19,258) 112,142) A6 Cash funds last year 8nd 36.639 25.706 62,345 74,487 Cash funds this year end 18,759 24,328 43.088 62.345 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to nearest £ Categories Restricted funds to nearest £ funds Details to nearest £ B1 Cash funds 18,759 24.328 25,286 Total cash funds 18.759 24.328 62.345 Signature Print Name Date of approval Signed by the Chairman on behalf of all the tmstees