## **Annual Report & Financial statements** **For the year ended 31[st] March 2025** **COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER 03979511 CHARITY NUMBER 1088641** The trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** **Registered charity name** African Health Policy Network **Charity registration number** 1088641 **Company registration number** 03979511 **Registered office** Room 43, 107-109 The Grove, Stratford London E15 1HP **Bankers** Barclays Bank plc Barclays Business Centre 1 North End, Croydon, Surrey ## **THE TRUSTEES** The trustees who served the charity during the period were as follows: **Chair:** Mr Danmore Sithole **Treasurer:** Ms Tendai Ndanga Pastor David Owusu Mr Mabule Tema **Chief Executive Officer:** Deryck Browne **Independent Examiner: Mr Yaw Kusi, FCCA Martin Morrison & Co., Chartered Certified Accountants, Unit 43 The Coach House, St Mary’s Business Centre, 66/70 Bourne Road, Bexley, Kent DA5 1LU** The Trustees present their report and the examined financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) “Accounting and Reporting by Charities” in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in notes to the financial statements and comply with the charity’s governing document, the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland published in October 2019. The Directors of the charitable company are its Trustees for the purposes of charity law. The Trustees who have served during the year are listed above. ## **ACTIVITIES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** The reporting year 2024 to 2025 has been a full and successful one for AHPN. The staff team have continued in their delivery numerous funded projects positively impacting the wellbeing of African descent and Global Majority communities. They have worked on a broad range of policy issues and, with volunteers and members, have reached out to our communities on issues as diverse as sickle cell anaemia, blood donation, HIV, Windward issues, the infected blood scandal and others. We have assisted our elders in navigating the many issues raised by the cost-of-living situation, isolation and loneliness. We have continued to develop and hone our theory of change and fundraising strategies, and we are seeing the benefits of this. We have worked under the banner of the Global Majority Fund to provide onward intermediary granting to our community projects working in innovative and sustainable ways. The Board of Trustees remains committed to working closely with the staff team to ensure that the trajectory of AHPN is on the up and we look forward to continuing success as we continue to provide essential projects and services for our service users, members and volunteers. Danmore Sithole Chair; Board of Trustees Deryck Browne CEO How our activities delivered public benefit Hospltal immigration buddying artlclpants reportlng 'feeUng h6althlo Partlclpants raportlng féèllng 'le•818oiatod' Onward Grant8 Allocatod 15 Volunteer 3e981on8 AHPN facllltatod Warm-hub 13• nd actlvltles 83 Support sesslon8 In eals rovlded health 8ettlng8 Counselllng and advlce sessions 120 hours 34 808 Newsletter reclpient list Pard*•nts MportlngYe•ilnK h•pplw' 551 9896 During the current financial year AHPN has continued to thrive as a local organisation delivering projects, interventions, support and events to local communities. We have worked as a national player developing, promulgating and implementing strategies aimed at addressing health inequity and confronting the issues impacting the health and well-being of communities of African descent and Global Majority communities living across the UK. Our 2 ry organisational teams have been active participating in various evolving projects and initiatives to support and advocate for the health needs of our communities. or AHPN has continued its charitable work on several levels: representation on local forums, advocating for community members on health and criminal justice matters, providing peer support activities, providing training and volunteering opportunities and challenging isolation and loneliness by organising weekly events at our community hub office. : Our national focus has been on collaboration with and onward granting to : Black community organisations that have been working in sustainable and innovative ways to reach and provide for their communities. Our mantra remains that health is not an accident, it is an outcome and our focus remains on neutralising that outcome so that Black communities do not fare less well than others, as has been the ongoing case. AHPN has also provided the Secretariat for One Voice Network (OVN), a 15 organisation strong collaborative of Black health organisations working on a national policy level. ## **OVN Primary Care Report:** Unheard Voices - Understanding the challenges faced by Black people living with HIV in primary care report.pdf AHPN Activities 24125 AHPN att•nd Black Prlde In East London mannlng a stall and flylng the flag for both On• Volc• Network and AHPN Sept 24 In t•rms of advocacy AHPN foll¢>ws up s•v•ral Wlndrush appllcatlons for compensatlon under th• seh•m• for applleants; speaks on b•half of a long.tlme servlce user at Crown Court and eontlnues Its Y￿rk on behalf of a servlce user who Is appeallng against a declslon arrlved at by th• adjudlcators of th• InfKt•d blood ¥¢andal comp•nsatlon ￿hOrn•. AHPN Continues local work wlth regional voluntary sector Champions COMPOST to ensure that Global Majority Communities are fairly repr￿nted in local and national medical trials and thus helping to Improve the accuracy of dlagnoses and health outcomes. Our gardenlng and farm project volunteers start to prepare the AHPN allotment for Crop plantlng in the comlng months. As part of One Volce Netvrfork AHPN Is Involved wlth Publlcatlon of London Commlssloners Report,. Natlonal dlssemlnatlon at BHIVA SprSng Conference 202 AHPN ¢el•brates the successful concluslon of our Clvil Society Roots project work carried out with funding f rom the Greater London Authority. JUL 24 • SEPT 24 MAY 24 AUG 24 JUN 24 APR 24 AHPN Intenslf les Its organlsatlonal learnlng and theory of change worklng wlth consultants f rom Comlc Rellef's Global Majorlty Fund, and In partlcular the Fund Reference Group. AHPN laun¢hes Safe Hands Warm Hearts, our excitlng peer support and outreach project reaching the most Isolated within our communitles wlth funds from National lottery. OVN contrlbuted to natlonal efforts to challenge Hlv-related stlgma through awareness-ralslng and sector engagement on Zero HIV Stlgma Day. AHPN represents AHPN at the INTEREsf HIV conference In Cotonou, Benln, West Af rlca. Further fundlng from London Catalyst spuis AHPN'S peer support V￿rk In the capltal. The Peer Power project Is launched. As part of One Volce Network AHPN Is Involved wlth the launch of the Communlty rèsèarch capaclty bulldlng and our Prlmary Care Survey is developed and rolled out AHPN Trustees represent AHPN at th• annual black-tie Ministers Appreciatlon Ball, MAKING A $￿tch on bohalf of th• organisation and presenting the prèstigious Faithful Service Recognitlon Award for Outstanding Contribution to Health Advocacy. NHS Blood and Transplant funding leads to AHPN furthering work ensuring that more blood doners of Black heritage come forward to donate. Thls Is Important work as the contlnulng shortage of subtype Ro blood leads to Increasingly diff icult and Ilfe- threatening scenarios for sickle-cell patients. AHPN Activities 24125 AHPN att•nd Black Prlde In East London mannlng a stall and flylng the flag for both On• Volc• Network and AHPN Sept 24 In t•rms of advocacy AHPN foll¢>ws up s•v•ral Wlndrush appllcatlons for compensatlon under th• seh•m• for applleants; speaks on b•half of a long.tlme servlce user at Crown Court and eontlnues Its Y￿rk on behalf of a servlce user who Is appeallng against a declslon arrlved at by th• adjudlcators of th• InfKt•d blood ¥¢andal comp•nsatlon ￿hOrn•. AHPN Continues local work wlth regional voluntary sector Champions COMPOST to ensure that Global Majority Communities are fairly repr￿nted in local and national medical trials and thus helping to Improve the accuracy of dlagnoses and health outcomes. Our gardenlng and farm project volunteers start to prepare the AHPN allotment for Crop plantlng in the comlng months. As part of One Volce Netvrfork AHPN Is Involved wlth Publlcatlon of London Commlssloners Report,. Natlonal dlssemlnatlon at BHIVA SprSng Conference 202 AHPN ¢el•brates the successful concluslon of our Clvil Society Roots project work carried out with funding f rom the Greater London Authority. JUL 24 • SEPT 24 MAY 24 AUG 24 JUN 24 APR 24 AHPN Intenslf les Its organlsatlonal learnlng and theory of change worklng wlth consultants f rom Comlc Rellef's Global Majorlty Fund, and In partlcular the Fund Reference Group. AHPN laun¢hes Safe Hands Warm Hearts, our excitlng peer support and outreach project reaching the most Isolated within our communitles wlth funds from National lottery. OVN contrlbuted to natlonal efforts to challenge Hlv-related stlgma through awareness-ralslng and sector engagement on Zero HIV Stlgma Day. AHPN represents AHPN at the INTEREsf HIV conference In Cotonou, Benln, West Af rlca. Further fundlng from London Catalyst spuis AHPN'S peer support V￿rk In the capltal. The Peer Power project Is launched. As part of One Volce Network AHPN Is Involved wlth the launch of the Communlty rèsèarch capaclty bulldlng and our Prlmary Care Survey is developed and rolled out AHPN Trustees represent AHPN at th• annual black-tie Ministers Appreciatlon Ball, MAKING A $￿tch on bohalf of th• organisation and presenting the prèstigious Faithful Service Recognitlon Award for Outstanding Contribution to Health Advocacy. NHS Blood and Transplant funding leads to AHPN furthering work ensuring that more blood doners of Black heritage come forward to donate. Thls Is Important work as the contlnulng shortage of subtype Ro blood leads to Increasingly diff icult and Ilfe- threatening scenarios for sickle-cell patients. ## **THE YEAR** During the period AHPN continued to develop and implement its strategies challenging health inequalities and ensuring that the issues which impact the health and wellbeing of | African descent communities living in the UK are addressed in a meaningful way. The staff oe = teams within the organisation have worked on differing and dynamic projects and initiatives to strengthen and represent the health needs of African descent communities and the wider Black community in the UK. ## **Blood Donation** With our ongoing blood donation campaigning project **‘Rooting for the** _**R.0.**_ ’ (phase 2). With the first year of this small grant spread over a two year period AHPN partnered the NHS Blood and Transfer service in order to disseminate information and to raise the number of African descent people donating blood. Our objective was a to raise awareness about the shortage of the Ro blood subtype (so badly needed by sickle cell patients); reach and engage numbers of members of our community and simultaneously raise the numbers of new registrations of Black heritage people; This was to assist NHSBT in ensuring that community members living with sickle cell anaemia received, as far as possible, correctly matched blood samples in transfusion. We aimed to inform our communities, countered stereotypes and stigma, encouraged and assisted in relation to blood donation perception, held discussion/learning events and encouraged blood donation registration. We: - ➢ Engaged and trained programme volunteers - ➢ Developed an impactful social media campaign (Targeting Black organisations and individuals both in London and Manchester) - ➢ Developed and distributed materials (both hard copy and virtual) with key messages and discussion points - ➢ Engaged communities in forums to discuss and learn about aspects of the blood donor debate and the importance of Ro subtype for sickle cell patients - ➢ Monitored and tested the impact of discussions - ➢ Worked with volunteers and project ‘Champions’ - ➢ Encouraged and followed through with community members through to registration, with additional encouragement to follow through to appointment making and blood donation ## **PEER SUPPORT** AHPN used our Peer Power Project to take forward and build on the work we did with our successful 'Holding Hands; Back to Peer Support' project, where following Covid we worked to combat isolation and bring our communities back into the physical peer support spaces and environments that they had been missing for two years. With the previous effort we had engaged over seventy borough-based participants and volunteers, and we 'reclaimed' those community spaces that had become off limits; libraries, local museums, picture house cafes, community centre halls - and we bought back activity based, health centred, in-person peer support. With Peer Power Project we continued to work in our East London boroughs (across Newham, Barking and Dagenham, Tower Hamlets and Hackney) focusing on BAME individuals living with long term health issues and conditions, providing that activity based peer support but also using this as a vehicle from which to launch a health empowerment programme which addressed all of the above but also developed patient engagement, voicing of lived experience, involvement and which actually champions individuals to become spokespersons for their communities, patient groups and friendship networks. Over a period of 24 weeks a series of weekly peer support sessions we engaged (in total) up to 90 individuals living with long term health issues such as HIV. These sessions in diverse local settings, involved activity-based peer support and warm-hub facilities (when necessary) but had a strong engagement and empowerment focus. This include ~Participant speakers from ~ health, ~action research, ~patient engagement, ~social care, ~debt and financial advice, ~healthy lifestyle, ~diet and nutrition, ~health self-examination, ~patient liaison services, ~local commissioning, ~Co-production advocates, ~local listening groups, ~patient rights, ~local authority public health. This activity dove-tailed and augmented our Safe Hands Warm Hearts Peer Project which engaged a peer support worker to lead on activities challenging isolation and loneliness in our communities. ## FFENA SERVICE USER SUPPORT ## I _nformation shared by our service users and volunteers_ Ffena is the name adopted by AHPN’s key service user group and is a Luganda term denoting “We are all together”. Members have detailed their own activities: ## **ACTIVITIES** - ➢ **Ffena engaged into the gardening project with 12 members. This was a project to minimise isolation and loneliness in our elderly communities** - ➢ **12 new members joined the Ffena network in 2024 to 2025 through our projects as well as word of mouth** - ➢ **Our weekly Zoom meetings were very effective, and many topics were covered as well as speakers were invited withing the sector for more impartation on health issues** - ➢ **We also went to the annual seaside to Margate with 32 members and their families** - ➢ **We also had the opportunity to take 2 groups of our older members to watch a movie "ONE LOVE”** - **“** _**I'm happy to share my personal experience to help future HIV and mental Health interventions**_ **” JM** ## FFENA SERVICE USER SUPPORT ## **ACTIVITIES** - ➢ **We trained 10 lead Faith volunteers to equip them with skills to be our church champions for our RO blood donation project** - ➢ **Zoom meetings ,exercises , health eating talks, HIV with THT, Salsa.** - ➢ **Coffee Mornings ,Free talks, Gender based violence, Sex and relationships, story telling and monologues** - ➢ **Ffena Annual BBQ** - ➢ **Black History Month - Partnership Project** ## FFENA SERVICE USER SUPPORT ## **RESEARCH** **Ffena** also participated in Research studies from University students on the uptake of: - ➢ Breast Cancer screening within the BME communities - ➢ the late presentation of BME pregnant mothers for antenatal care - ➢ Cervical Cancer Screening and HIV - ➢ Prostate Cancer in BME Communities - ➢ Focus groups on other health matters. IAPT. _**“I know my story can change things” EM**_ ## **FFENA SERVICE USER SUPPORT** ## **ADVOCACY** - ➢ Ffena has been involved in advocacy work by contributing to the UNHEARD VOICES project with their experiences with the GPs from their local areas. - ➢ We had 5 cases were supported our members to access Council Housing, by writing support letters and giving advice. - ➢ Took part in the “Free Dinners For Secondary Schools in Newham” - ➢ Breast Cancer study and Report with Linnet in Waterloo - ➢ GP experiences with Rebbecca and Dr Appiah ## FFENA SERVICE USER SUPPORT ## **SUPPORT** - ➢ Ffena members have been trained to be HIV buddies in the community. They also went for outreach sessions especially to the older members who may be in care homes or hospitals. - ➢ Outreach-home visits, hospital s and care homes - ➢ AHPN has held breakfast and coffee mornings in differing locations to ensure that participants are well looked - after. - ➢ SAFE HANDS PROJECT - the whole country was experiencing with the cost-of-living crisis. - ➢ Food Vouchers have been distributed to all the members 3 times during the year. This was to support them during the hardship the whole country was experiencing . ## **National Campaigns** - ➢ Blood donation - 28 outreach sessions held at the Edmonton Library, 3 at Edmonton Green Towers - ➢ Unheard Voices - 42 members responded to the survey - ➢ Black Health Inequalities - Newham Leisure Centre - ➢ Windrush Campaign - ➢ World AIDS Day - Edmonton Green (condom distribution, information ) - ➢ Annual Christmas celebrations - ➢ Ageing Well Festival Newham - ➢ Black History Month 2024 ## **Innovate and Sustain** AHPN, with support from Comic Relief’s Global Majority Fund developed the parameters of an onward granting programme, Innovate and Sustain. With this fund AHPN wanted to support Black and Global Majority led organisations working for the health and wellbeing of their communities in innovative and disruptive ways, challenging structural racism, disrupting systemic and discriminatory ways of operating, and building community resilience, health and wellbeing. We wanted to support organisations promoting racial and social justice and leaving a legacy for others to build upon. We had health as our project focus. But we also realised that health and wellbeing are not ‘accidents’ or 'chance', they are outcomes of diverse and various impacts. As a result we viewed health holistically and understood that for those working in racial justice, migration/detention, the creative arts, education, LGBTQ+ rights, criminal justice, gender justice, science, tech or employment, addiction needs or mental health [or indeed the field of health equity] the impacts of their work will be positively impacting the health and wellbeing of Black and Global Majority clients/members and helping them to thrive. We were particularly interested in projects or organisations that were challenging structural racism in a dynamic way that will lead to sustained change. We were interested in supporting those working with innovative ideas to make lasting change. 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Restricted|Unrestricted
Unrestricted||2025
2025|2024
2024| |||Funds
Funds|Funds
Funds|||| ||Notes
Notes|||£
£|£
£|£
£| |Incoming Resources
Incoming Resources||||||| |VoluntaryIncome
VoluntaryIncome||74,366
74,366||75,000
75,000|149,366
149,366|363,365
363,365| |BankDeposit Interest
BankDeposit Interest||0
0||3,568
3,568|3,568
3,568|404
404| |Total Incoming Resources
TotalIncomingResources||74,366
74,366||78,568
78,568|152,934
152,934|363,769
363,769| |Resources Expended
Resources Expended||||||| |DirectCharitable Expenditure
Direct Charitable Expenditure||78,084
78,084||61,699
61,699|139,783
139,783|218,206
218,206| |Total Resources Expended
Total Resources Expended||78,084
78,084||61,699
61,699|139,783
139,783|218,206
218,206| |NetIncome/(Expenditure) foryear
NetIncome/(Expenditure) foryear||-3,718
-3,718||16,869
16,869|13,151
13,151|145,563
145,563| |Funds BroughtFonvard
Funds BroughtForward||245,000
245,000||41,992
41,992|286,992
286,992|141,429
141,429| |Funds Carried Forward
FundsCarriedForward|10
10|241,282
241,282||58,861
58,861|300,143
300,143|286,992
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AFRICAN AFRICAN HEALTH HEALTH POLICY POLICY NETWORK NETWORK 9 9
BALANCE BALANCE SHEET SHEET
AS AS AT AT 31 31 MARCH MARCH 2025 2025
2025 2025 2024 2024
Notes Notes £ £ £ £ £ £ £ £
Fixed Fixed Assets Assets
Tangible Tangible assets assets l 1 1 |
Current Current Assets Assets
Prepayments Prepayments and and Sundry Sundry Debtors Debtors 6 6 0 0 0 0
Cash Cash at at Bank Bank and and in in Hand Hand 366,721 366,721 366,365 366,365
366,721 366,721 366,365 366,365
Creditors: Creditors: Amounts Amounts Falling Falling Due Due 5 5 66,579 66,579 719,374 79,374
Within Within One One Year Year
Net Net Current Current Assets/(Liabilities) Assets/(Liabilities) 300,142 300,142 286,991 286,991
Net Net Assets Assets 300,143 300,143 286,992 286,992
Funds Funds
General General Funds Funds 58,861 58,861 245,000 245,000
Restricted Restricted Funds Funds 241,282 241,282 41,992 41,992
Total Total Funds Funds 10 10 300,143 300,143 286,992 286,992
The The company company is is entitled entitled to to exemption exemption from from audit audit under under section section 477 477 of of the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 for for the the
year year ended ended 31 31 March March 2025. 2025.
The The members members have have not not required required the the company company to to obtain obtain an an audit audit of of its its financial financial statements statements for for the the year year
ended ended 31 31 March March 2025 2025 in in accordance accordance with with section section 476 476 of of the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006. 2006.
The The Dlrectors Directors acknowledge acknowledge their their responsibilities responsibilities for: for:
(a) (a) ensuring ensuring that that the the company company keeps keeps accounting accounting records records which which comply comply with with sctio.s sctions 386 386 and and 387 387 of of the the
Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 and and
(b) (b) preparing preparing llnanclal financial statements statements which wbkb give give a a true true md and lair fair view view of of the tbe stateof stateof affairs affairs of of the the company company
as as at at the the end end of of each each financial financial year year and and of of its its prost profit or or loss loss for for each each financial financial year year in in accordance accordance
with with the the requirements requirements of of Sections Sections 394 394 and and 395 395 and and which wbkh otherwise otbenvise comply comply with with the the requirements requirements of of
the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 relating relating to to financial financial statements, statements, so so far far as as applicable applicable to to the the company. company.
The The financial financial statements statements have have been been prepared prepared in in accordance accordance with with the the special special provisions provisions of of Part Part 15 15 of of the the
Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 relating relating to to small small companies companies and and with with the the Financial financial Reporting Reporting Standard Standard for for Smaller Smaller
Entities Entities (effective (effective April April 08). 08).
The The llnancial financial statements statements were were approved approved by by the the directors directors on on 00/00/2026 00/00/2026 and and were were signed signed by: by:
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Tendai Tendai Marjorie Marjorie Ndanga Ndanga - - Treasurer Treasurer
The The accompanying accompanying note: notes are are an .. intergnl intergral part part of of this this bllalee balance sheet sheet
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10 10 ## AFRICAN AFRICAN HEALTH HEALTH POLICY POLICY NETWORK NETWORK NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS FOR FOR THE THE PERIOD PERIOD ENDED ENDED31 31 MARCH MARCH 2025 2025 1. 1. Accounting Accounting Policies Policies The The principal principal accounting accounting policies policies are are summarised summarised below. below. The The accounting accounting policies policies have have been been applied applied consistently consistently throughout throughout the the year year and and in in the the preceding preceding year. year. (a) (a) Basis Basis of of accounting accounting The The financial financial statements statements have have been been prepared prepared under under the the historical historical cost cost convention, convention, as as modified modified by by the the inclusion inclusion of of fixed fixed asset asset investments investments at at market market value, value, and and in in accordance accordance with with the the Companies Companies Act Act 2006 2006 Statement Statement of of Recommended Recommended Practice: Practice: Accounting Accounting and arid Reporting Reporting by by Charities Charities issued issued in in March March 2005. 2005. (b) (b) Fund Fund accounting accounting Unrestricted Unrestricted funds funds are are available available for for use use at at the the discretion discretion of of the the trustees trustees in in furtherance furtherance of of the the general general objectives objectives of of the the charity. charity. Designated Designated funds funds are are unrestricted unrestricted funds funds earmarked earmarked by by the the Management Management Committee Committee for for particular particular purposes. purposes. Restricted Restricted funds funds are are subjected subjected to to restrictions restrictions on on their their expenditure expenditure imposed imposed by by the the donor donor or or through through the the terms terms of of an an appeal. appeal. (c) (c) Incoming Incoming resources resources All All incoming incoming resources resources are are included included in in the the statement statement of of financial financial activities activities when when the the charity charity is is entitled entitled to to the the income income and and the the amount amount can can be be quantified quantified with with reasonable reasonable accuracy. accuracy. The The following following specific specific policies policies are are applied applied to to particular particular categories categories of of income: income: - - Voluntary Voluntary income income is is received received by by way way of of grants, grants, donations donations and and gifts gifts and and is is included included in in full full in in the the Statement Statement of of Financial Financial Activities Activities when when receivable. receivable. Grants, Grants, where where entitled entitled is is not not conditional conditional on on the the delivery delivery of of a a specific specific performance performance by by the the charity, charity, are are recognised recognised when when the the charity charity becomes becomes unconditionally unconditionally entitled entitled to to the the grant. grant. - - Donated Donated services services and and facilities facilities are are included included at at the the value value to to the the charity charity where where this this can can be be quantified. quantified. The The value value of of services services provided provided by by volunteers volunteers has has not not been been included included in in these these accounts. accounts. (d) (d) Resources Resources expended expended Expenditure Expenditure is is recognised recognised on on an an accrual accrual basis basis as as a a liability liability is is incurred. incurred. Expenditure Expenditure includes includes any any VAT VAT which which cannot cannot be be fully fully recovered, recovered, and and is is reported reported as as part part of of the the expenditure expenditure to to which which it it relates: relates: - - Costs Costs of of generating generating funds funds comprise comprise the the costs costs associated associated with with attracting attracting voluntary voluntary income income and and the the costs costs of of trading trading for for fundraising fundraising purposes. purposes. - - Charitable Charitable expenditure expenditure comprises comprises those those costs costs incurred incurred by by the the charity charity in in the the delivery delivery of of its its activities activities and and services services for for its its beneficiaries. beneficiaries. It It includes includes both both costs costs that that can can be be allocated allocated directly directly to to such such activities activities and and those those co's costs of of an an indirect indirect nature nature necessary necessary to to support support them. them. - - Governance Governance costs costs include include those those costs costs associated associated with with meeting meeting the the constitutional constitutional and and statutory statutory requirements requirements of of the the charity charity and and include include the the audit audit fees fees and and costs costs linked linked to to the the strategic strategic management management of of the the charity. charity. - - All All costs costs are are allocated allocated between between the the expenditure expenditure and and categories categories of of the the SoFA SoFA on on a a basis basis designed designed to to reflect reflect the the use use of of the the resource. resource. Costs Costs relating relating to to a a particular particular activity activity are are allocated allocated directly, directly, others others are are apportioned apportioned on on an an appropriate appropriate basis basis e.g. e.g. floor floor areas. areas. (1) (f) Pensions Pensions African African Health Health Policy Policy Network Network offers offers a a stakeholder stakeholder scheme scheme to to its its employees employees and and contributes contributes to to defined defined contribution contribution schemes schemes for for certain certain of of its its other other employees. employees. These These costs costs are are expended expended in in the the Statement Statement of of Financial Financial Activities Activities as as they they become become payable. payable. II 11 ## AFRICAN AFRICAN HEALTH HEALTH POLICY POLICY NETWORK NETWORK NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS FOR FOR THE THE PERIOD PERIOD ENDED ENDED 31 31 MARCH MARCH 2025 2025 ## 2 2 Staff Staff Costs Costs and and Numbers Numbers |The averagenumberofemployeesduring theperiodwas4(2025 -4). At31st March 2024, 4 staff
The averagenumber ofemployees during the periodwas 4 (2025 - 4). At 31st March 2024, 4 staff|The averagenumberofemployeesduring theperiodwas4(2025 -4). At31st March 2024, 4 staff
The averagenumber ofemployees during the periodwas 4 (2025 - 4). At 31st March 2024, 4 staff|| |---|---|---| |were employed. Tlle onlyemoluments tostaffweresalaries.
were employed. The only emoluments to staffwere salaries.||| ||2025
2025|2024
2024| ||£
£|£
£| |Salaries&Fees
Salaries& Fees|84,748
84,748|73,549
73,549| ||84,748
84,748|73,549
73,549| ||Noemployee receivedremuneration ofmorethan £60,000 duringtheyear(2024-Nil)
No employee receivedremuneration ofmorethan £60,000 during theyear(2024 - Nil)|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |3
3|NetIncome fortheperiod
NetIncome for the period|||||| ||This isstated amer charging
This is stated after charging|||||| |||2025
2025||2024
2024||| |||£
£||£
£||| ||Trustees' Expenses
Trustees’ Expenses||0
0|||0
0| ||Accountants Remuneration
AccountantsRemuneration||950
950||950
950|| ## 4 4 Taxation Taxation ||All incomeis appliedforcharitable purposesandthereforethecharity is
All income is applied for charitable purposes andtherefore the charity is|exemptfrom corporation tax.
exemptfrom corporation tax.|| |---|---|---|---| |5
5|Creditors: Amounts FallingDueWithin OneYear
Creditors: Amounts FallingDueWithin OneYear||| |||2025
2025|2024
2024| |||£
£|£
£| ||Creditors&Accruals
Creditors& Accruals|66,579
66,579|79,374
79,374| |||66,579
66,579|79,374
79,374| > 12 12 ## AFRICAN AFRICAN HEALTH HEALTH POLICY POLICY NETWORK NETWORK NOTES NOTES TO TO THE THE FINANCIAL FINANCIAL STATEMENTS STATEMENTS FOR FOR THE THE PERIOD PERIOD ENDED31 ENDED 31 MARCH MARCH 2025 2025 ## 6 6 Debtors Debtors |Debtors
Debtors||| |---|---|---| ||2025
2025|2024
2024| ||£
£|£
£| |Grants
Grants|0
0|0
0| |Pre-Payments
Pre-Payments|0
0|0
0| ||0
0|0
0| ## 1 7 Contingent Contingent Liabilities Liabilities > There There were were no no contingent contingent liabilities liabilities at at the the date date of of the the report. report. (2024 (2024 - - Nil) Nil) ## 8 8 Liability Liability to to Members Members > The The charity charity is is constituted constituted as as a a company company limited limited by by guarantee. guarantee. In In the the event event of of the the charity charity being being wound wound up up members members are are required required to to contribute contribute an an amount amount not not exceeding exceeding £1 £1. . > 9 9 Trustee Trustee Remuneration Remuneration & & Related Related Party Party Transactions Transactions No No members members of of the the management management committee committee received received any any remuneration remuneration during during the the year. year. No No trustee trustee or or other other person person related related to to the the charity charity had had any any personal personal interest interest in in any any contract contract or or > transaction transaction entered entered into into by by the the charity charity during during the the year year (2024 (2024 - - Nil) Nil) > 10 10 Movement Movement of of Funds Funds |||At 1 April
At 1 April|Incoming
Incoming|Outgoing
Outgoing|At31
At31| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||2024
2024|ResourcesResources
Resources|Resources
Resources|March 2025
March 2025| |Restricted
Restricted||41,992
41,992|78,568
78,568|61,699
61,699|58,861
58,861| |Unrestricted
Unrestricted|funds
funds|245,000
245,000|74,366
74,366|78,084
78,084|241,282
241,282| |||286,992
286,992|152,934
152,934|139,783
139,783|300,143
300,143|