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2022-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 09 2022 To 31 08 2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name

Friends of Mulanje Orphans

Other names charity is known by

FOMO, FOMO Caring, FOMO Malawi

Registered charity number (if any) 1090727

Charity's principal address 29 Liverpool Old Road Walmer Bridge Preston Postcode PR4 5QA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Mrs G. Coxhead Chair
Mr. K.A.Woodworth Secretary
Mr. D. Borrow Treasurer
Mrs M. Woodworth
Mrs. E. Henfield
Mrs A. Toft Minutes Secretary
Miss E Whitlock
Ms E. Henfield
Mr M. Driver
Rev A. Potter

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

How the charity is constituted

Trust

Trustee selection methods

Elected Members

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

Data Protection Policy: adopted 2018

Code of ethic adopted 2001 FOMO UK’s Constitution adopted 2001 Safe Guarding Children Policy. Last reviewed: 2019

Child Selection Policy, adopted 2000

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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)		 AIM:The mission of FOMO is to provide and enhance the health,
education, shelter, and meet the basic human needs of all orphaned and
vulnerable children of Mulanje.
OBJECTIVES:
To raise the standards of, and provide continuity of care and education to
all Mulanje's orphaned children.
To integrate the orphaned children in the local community by fostering or
adoption.
To raise awareness about issues related to FOMO's activities.
To enable FOMO Mulanje, to be self-funding through business ventures.
Toinvolvethelocal and greatercommunityin FOMO'sactivities.
Friends of Mulanje Orphans (FOMO):FOMO was established in 2000
to aid Orphans in Mulanje, a district of Malawi, Africa. The seeds of the
idea for the formation of FOMO stemmed from the many harrowing
stories relayed back to Mary Woodworth from her friends and relatives
still living in her home village in Mulanje. During a visit early in 2000,
Mary and Keith were able to see and hear of the desperate plight of many
of the local Children.
Determined to make the idea of FOMO a reality, Mary contacted relatives
and friends who over the years had been helping many orphaned children.
From this small beginning FOMO became a reality and aims to provide
and enhance the health, education, food security, meet the basic human
needs and develop the potential of all the needy and orphaned children of
Mulanje.
The sad reality is that there are too many children in need of help and too
few local families that can afford to help. Though there are many high
profile agencies within Malawi they seem unable to address the
immediate, local, one to one help that FOMO is committed to provide.
From small beginnings FOMO has grown and now looks after over 3,500
children through a network of 14 centres covering over 85 villages in
Mulanje district of Malawi.
FOMO is seen as a success by the children, local committees and officers,
(DC, TA's, Police, heath workers, social services etc), FOMO works by
assisting and working with the communities using the traditional values
and structures that have served the population in what can only be
describes as better time.
FOMO in the UK is run by a small board of trustees whose main work is
to raise funds and awareness of the children's situation. Additionally the
FOMO UK is responsible for controlling these funds, identifying and
facilitating the needs of FOMO Mulanje.
FOMO Mulanje's day to day activities are run by a small number of
employees, project officer, accountant, playschool teacher, matron plus
round 200 local volunteers, that help out with the general day to day
functions, cooking, sport, gardening club, bees, chickens, choir etc. Each
of the 14 centers has a locally elected volunteer committee who are
responsible for the day to day running of their centre and they are also
responsible for identifying and assessing children in need.

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The bridge between FOMO UK and FOMO Mulanje is mainly through our founder Mary, who is in a special position in that she understands Malawi, speaks the language, has a clear view of the injustices and knows how to motivate the local population, and generally is an inspiration and example to us all.

With an eye on the future FOMO, run a secondary school, 14 playschools, a Clinic, a driving school, a computer school and a tailoring school/outlet. We, when funds are available, sponsor further education for the volunteers and children.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the Main Achievements of the charity during the year

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity has no policy on reserves, but has an understanding that the charity holds at least £20,000 worth of running costs held in reserve.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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The charity’s principal source of funds is by personal donations and fund raising events.

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) Full name(s) Keith Woodworth Secretary

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date 12th September 2023

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Friends of Mulanje Orphans 1090727 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/09/2022 31/08/2023

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
77,820
1,728
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137
9,049
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88,734
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88,734
1,698
3,429
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60,000
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funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £
77,820
1,728
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137
9,049
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to the nearest £
Donations 77,820 -
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Fundraising 1,728 1,155
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Interest Bank and Bond 137 224
Tax Refund 9,049 -
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Sub total(Gross income for AR) 88,734 39,631
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Total receipts
A3 Payments
- 88,734 39,631
1,698
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SundryExpenses		 1,698 -
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Travel 3,429 2,363
Bank Charges 83 49
UK Goods to Malawi
Cash to Malawi		 - 7,620
60,000 40,000
Public liabilityinsurance 438 380
London Marathon - 441
Container 10,600 -
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**Sub total ** 76,248 52,553
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A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total ** - - - - -
Total payments 76,248 - - 76,248 52,553
Net of receipts/(payments) 12,486 - - 12,486 - 12,922
A5 Transfers between funds - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 107,195 - 107,195 120,114
Cash funds this year end 119,681 - - 119,681 107,192

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use		 Signature
Details
General office equipment
Vehicles
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Legal Fund
General
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
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Building and Land		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
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119,681
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10,104
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Agreement Error
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Cost (optional)
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Fund to which
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FOMO Mulanje
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Amount due
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When due
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Date of
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Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent EXaMine￿S Report Report to th8 trusteesl members of Friends of Mulanje Orphans On accounts for the year ended 3110812023 Charity no lif any) 1090727 Set out on pages One and Two Respective responsibllities The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The of trustees and examiner charrty's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43{21 of the Charibes Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independersl examination is needed. It is my responsibilty to-. examine the a¢¢ounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act. to follow the procedures laid down in the general Difeetions given by the Charity Commission (under secb'on 43{71{bl of the 1993 Act, and to stale whether pafti¢ular matters have corne to my attention. Basls of indgpendent My examination was carried out in accordan￿ with general Direclions given by the examlner's statement Chanty Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes considerats.on of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees conceming any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fairf view and the report is limf(ed to those matters sel out in the statement below. Independent examSneVs In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention (gtheFthaA which gtves me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material resFeCt, the requirements.. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act", and to prepare accounts whth accord wilh the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act have not been met ', or 2. to whi¢h. in rny opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understsnding of the accounts to be reached. . Hease delete the womfs in Ihe brackets rfthey do not appty. Slgned: L.L (40 Date: Name: N ￿ Ctrtfn S5oci&EiOw & Relevant professional qualificationls) or 1K￿Y {If any): Lo￿￿1￿￿ i Ions Address: IA f4N C l E ￿ LDfjKÉ 5rftrt)￿ R IER April 2009

Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER April 2009