**SHAREAfrica (A company limited by guarantee)**
**Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 31 October 2024**
**Charity number: 1094198 Company number: 4554704**
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## **CONTENTS**
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|Legal and Administrative Information|2|
|Trustees’ Report|3 to 10|
|Independent Examiner’s Report|11|
|Statement of Financial Activities|12|
|Balance Sheet|13|
|Notes to the Accounts|14 to 17|
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## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION**
CHAIRMAN OF THE TRUSTEES: Mr J McPhail COMPANY SECRETARY: Mr P Richardson TREASURER: Mr A S Rogers TRUSTEES: Mr L Currie Mr J McPhail Mr P Richardson Mr A S Rogers Mr E Morrow Mr P Cherrie CHARITY NUMBER: 1094198 COMPANY NUMBER: 4554704 REGISTERED OFFICE: 43 Green Lane Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 9LP PRINCIPAL OFFICE ADDRESS: PO Box 401 Harrogate North Yorkshire HG2 9LP INDEPENDENT EXAMINER: Mr J Allen North Muir Muir of Kinellar Aberdeenshire AB21 0SD BANKERS: Barclays Bank plc 1 St Andrews Square Edinburgh EH2 2BD
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## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
The trustees, who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] October 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (FRS102) effective from 1[st] January 2015.
## **Aims, Objectives, Achievements and Performance**
## Purposes and Aims
The aims of the charity are to support fellow Christians and others living in impoverished conditions in Africa by donating, sponsoring, and investing in activities that will create opportunities for sustained improvement in livelihoods. Our aims fully reflect the purposes that the charity was set up to further.
## Ensuring our work delivers our aims
Our aims, objectives and activities are kept under constant review and discussed at each meeting of the trustees. The outcomes of these reviews are summarised in this report. Fundamental to the review process is the requirement for public benefit as set out in the Charity Commission’s general guidance.
## The focus of our work
Our objective for the year continued to be the reduction of poverty in Zambia. To meet this objective SHAREAfrica UK partners with SHAREAfrica Zambia (SAZ, a company registered in Zambia as a company ‘limited by guarantee’) to fulfil the objective of SHAREAfrica UK.
This objective is met through SHAREAfrica Zambia’s (SAZ) business structure which is set up to control the financial and operational activities of all aspects of the business. Presently there are three business units plus an administration unit:
1. **SAZ Agri:** Provides support for rural smallholder farmers to improve farming yields. This is done through several programmes designed to meet the farming needs in the communities where we operate.
- **Seed Growing:** Different varieties of legume seed are grown so that smallholder farmers have access to quality seed. The seed is bred at the SAZ farms in Chipata in conjunction with support from the Ministry of Agricultures R&D Agency.
- **Grain Growing:** SAZ sells seed to smallholder farmers on credit. SAZ also provides loans for fertiliser, oxen, and small-scale implements. The loans are recovered when SAZ buys back the outputs.
- **Seed and Grain Trading** : The seed and grain produced by farmers is collected, sorted, bagged, then stored in purpose-built grain storage sheds. The grain is then sold in bulk soon after it is collected. Seed, however, is kept in storage until the next planting season then distributed to the farmers on the programmes. Surplus seed is sold to seed agents at a considerable markup. The profits are used to expand the Farmer Support Scheme and to provide the tools, training and equipment needed improve farmer outputs in coming years.
2. **SAZ Food:** Makes food using produce from SAZ-Agri which is transferred at cost to the Orphan Programme and the Community Feeding Programmes. Breakfast cereals are also made for the consumer market.
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## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 (Continued)**
3. **SAZ Community Support:** This charitable division of SAZ is supported by grants and profits made from SAZ-Agri and SAZ-Food. There are four main programmes included in SAZ Community Support
- **Orphan Support:** Children who have been left orphaned or vulnerable and are cared for by guardians are sponsored so they have financial resources to attend school The guardian is also allocated a monthly food ration to help with the cost of caring for the child.
- **Farmer Support:** Farmers who are struggling to provide a basic income from their small plots are given training, seed, and fertiliser, as well as help to market the grain they produce.
- **Church Support:** Churches where the congregation have insufficient funds to complete a building or buy the materials needed to furnish it with chairs, are given financial help.
- **Student Support:** Youths who have completed school but have no financial resources to pay for further education are given a term allowance to help them achieve their potential.
## **Key Challenges in 2024**
- **Emergency Relief** : In January 2024, most of Zambia began experiencing an ongoing drought, considered to be the worst to hit the country in at least two decades, leading to severe food shortages, and water scarcity. The drought affected 84 of the 116 districts including the Eastern Province where SAZ operates its Seed Development and Farmer Support programmes. Seed and grain crops were lost resulting in hunger and poverty affecting some of the poorest communities in Zambia. SAZ intervened with monthly food relief for 200 farmers which will last until February 2025. SAZ also supplied seed to replace that lost to the drought so that farmers had seed to plant for the 2025 season
- **SAZ Food Processing:** In 2024 the water levels in Lake Kariba were so low that only one of the 5 turbines at the Kariba power station was operating. This decimated the power generating capacity causing the worst blackouts in living memory. This severely affected the SAZ-Food factory with power restrictions limiting production to four to five hours per day. The factory that produces breakfast cereal and nutritious food for Orphans, could not make the required volumes which meant supplementing the supply by buying pre-processed food from other suppliers. The factory normally operates at zero net cost, but SHAREAfrica intervened to provide temporary support to avoid laying off staff who relied heavily on their small income. A diesel Generator will be installed to provide the power needed for the factory to operate at its full potential.
- **SAZ Support Programmes:** The Farming and Food activities are intended to provide many with the opportunity to improve their livelihoods through work and earnings. However, there are many others living in acute poverty who cannot help themselves. These are mainly orphans, widows, and the elderly. The SAZ Support Programmes are fully funded with donations from SHAREAfrica UK.
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## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 (Continued)**
## **Programme activities in 2024**
- a. **Orphan Support Programme (OSP):** The programme is funded by private donors who sponsor a child and donate a monthly amount for the child’s support. The children are either orphans or vulnerable, who are being cared for by relatives who cannot afford the additional expense. This year because of the electricity problems at the factory some of the food normally made for the children had to be purchased, nevertheless the programme continued with little change. The programme is administered by SAZ employees using bespoke software to control and account for all donations. The children are visited regularly both at home and at school with visit reports logged in the Orphan Administration System.
- **b. Farmer Support Programme (FSP)** : Smallholder farmers suffered losses due to the 2024 drought. These are farmers who in a normal year struggle to get by so this year has been especially difficult. As well as the emergency relief mentioned above, all farmers are given quality seed along with training and in some cases irrigation systems. Further irrigation systems are being trialled to determine if they could provide an economic solution to prevent crop loss in the event of future droughts.
- c. **Church Support Programme (CSP):** Food supplies and practical help are given to churches in poor communities where widows and other vulnerable people need support. We also provide help with repairs to church buildings. Money donated for church support is clearly identified and recorded. Other emergencies have meant that the level of church support has reduced but the plan is to increase it again in 2025.
- d. **Student Support Programme (SSP):** Some children on the OSP who complete their education and who have grades good enough to go on to further education, are sponsored by SHAREAfrica. Due to cost this is a small programme, but the need to offer support for further education is great and something SHAREAfrica wants to expand. A few youths completed in 2024 and presently only three are being sponsored.
**4 Administration** : Central administration covers all aspects of finance, planning, legal, human resources, and general management for all the above. A cloud-based business system (Palladium) is used for all financial and cost accounting. It covers all aspects of the business and allows authorised access from SHAREAfrica UK to check and trace the disbursement of allocated funds.
## **How our objectives deliver public benefit**
All our objectives are delivered through SAZ activities mentioned above. Our approach involves developing skills and infrastructure that allow people to prosper through productivity. This improves earnings, which in turn improve the health and well-being of families, extended families, and the community at large.
Productivity and earnings are central to improving livelihoods.
## **Who used and benefited from our activities in 2024**
**1. Food Relief:** 162 farming households were given a monthly allocation of 50kg of maize meal **2. Seed Relief:** 200 farmers were given seed for the 2024/25 season
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**3. Seed Growing:** 150 Smallholder farmers have been trained to grow seed from a variety of parent seed developed at the SAZ farm.
## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 (Continued)**
**4. Food Factory** : 21 People are employed 15 of whom have been trained to operate food processing and packaging equipment. All factory workers are routinely tested by Ministry of Health inspectors. The Food Factory is certified by the Zambian Food Standards Board.
**5. The Orphan Programme:** 230 orphans and vulnerable children were supported during the year. The children are selected according to published criteria to ensure that those in greatest need have priority.
## **6. Other Relief:**
- a) Emergency food rations are distributed monthly to over 400 people.
- b) Designated gifts were delivered to widows and farmers.
- c) Churches were given Bibles, hymnbooks, and materials to assist with new buildings and building repairs.
## **7. Direct and indirect beneficiaries**
- a) In total 42 people are employed by SAZ. Each employee supports on average 6 dependents.
- b) A further 200+ people are hired as casual workers during the harvest season.
- c) 22 Lead farmers receive commissions for their work in training and overseeing other farmers.
- d) 400+ farmers (with an average of 6 dependants) have improved their household incomes.
- e) 230 orphans received allowances.
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## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 (Continued)**
## **Financial Review**
## Overall Income
Total Income for the year was £417,446. This is up from last year, which was £349,228
## Balances
Overall opening funds were £277,198. Closing funds were up at £358,085, which includes £92,998 in loans to SAZ.
## Funding Sources
Major donors, those giving £10,000 or more represent about 30% of total income. Monthly recurring payments from orphan and farmer support amount to less than 20% of total income. The remainder comes from ad-hoc donations. The spread in sources of income is like previous years.
## Grants Given to SAZ
Grants given to SAZ amounted to £326,597 which is an increase of about 10% on last year’s total of £295,831. Overall loans have also decreased by £37,256 to £92,998.
Grant funding was allocated as follows:-
Farming £122,434 Orphans £54,302 General £123,648 Church £12,193 Feeding £11,655 Students £2,181 Water £184 -------------------Total £326,597
The farming programmes have the greatest number of beneficiaries. They also contribute most to the overall growth of the sustainability programmes supported by SHAREAfrica, therefore more money has been allocated to farming to build on proven success.
In the SAZ accounts, Admin is spread to the other business units to reflect the true cost of the programmes being supported by SHAREAfrica UK.
## Other SAZ Funding
SAZ generates income from its commercial activities and grants funding from other agencies. This is separate from the funding provided by SHAREAfrica UK.
## Investment powers
The Charity’s investment powers are conferred by the Trustee Act 2000.
## Reserves Policy
The agreed target is to maintain cash reserves at between 3 and 6 months’ expenditure. On 31[st] October 2024 reserves were relatively high being equivalent to 9 months of the current year’s expenditure.
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## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 (Continued)**
## Basis of Accounting
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts per the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (FRS102). Advantage has been taken of the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 to allow the format of the financial statement to be adapted to reflect the nature of the company’s operation.
## **Plans for Future Periods**
The charity plans to continue with and, as funding permits, support SAZ in expanding programmes in 2025. These include:
- Rebuilding the parent seed lost in 2024 and developing a new brand of maize which should be a major help in recovering the losses in seed programmes
- Expanding the irrigation programmes to farmers to prevent crop loss due to drought. The extent to which we can grow the support will depend on donor support.
- Procuring more equipment to help with ploughing, planting, harvesting and transport.
- Providing a stable source of electricity to the factory by installing a generator with the power to drive all equipment. This will improve utilisation and volumes which will allow the return to full support for the orphan and church feeding programmes.
- Expand the nutritious cereals to help make affordable food to meet the growing number of malnourished children and elderly as reported in recent Government stats.
These developments are aimed at increasing the number of beneficiaries while at the same time remaining true to the ‘not-for-profit’ and ‘fair-share’ principles of the organisation.
## **Management Reporting from SAZ**
SAZ submits management reports each month to the SA Trustees. These are circulated for review and discussed at Trustees meetings. On-line calls with SAZ directors are held to discuss various aspect of the SAZ business.
SAZ accounts are audited by professional external auditors.
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## Governing Document
The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 7 October 2002 and registered as a charity on 16 October 2002. The company was established under a Memorandum of Association which established its objects and powers and is governed under its Articles of Association. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1.
## Trustee Induction and Training
New trustees are given a thorough induction into the workings of the charity. Each trustee has a copy of the charity’s memorandum and Articles of Association, which is explained by the Company Secretary, together with copies of the organisation’s financial statements, policies and procedures.
## Risk Management
The trustees, who have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error, confirm a risk management strategy has been implemented. Strategic risks are considered and, as appropriate, procedures are established to mitigate those identified. Economic conditions in Zambia and fundamental reliance on good rains for our farmers are major factors which are kept under review.
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## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 (Continued)**
## Bribery
The provisions of the Bribery Act 2010 have been noted by the trustees and a resolution agreed to maintain our long-established zero-tolerance approach both in the UK and Africa. Our agents in Zambia are aware of and in agreement with this policy. We will monitor the implementation of our policy in Zambia by requiring annual confirmation statements.
## Fundraising and Safeguards
The charity does not employ or work with professional fundraisers or fundraising bodies. The charity takes its responsibility towards supporters who may be considered to be in vulnerable circumstances very seriously. The trustees respond sensitively and appropriately when they become aware of any individual whom they might consider to be in a vulnerable circumstance. The charity ensures that those individuals and bodies supporting the charity understand how their money will be used to assist the charity deliver its aims and objectives. In future impact statements will be sent out to all donors.
## Organisation Structure
The trustees comprise the management of the charity. The trustees are all directors of the company and there are no directors who are not trustees. The trustees come from business, financial and administrative backgrounds appropriate to the activities of the charity. The trustees undertake most of the required administrative duties and no salaries or allowances are paid, other than legitimate expenses.
The charity’s activities in Zambia are mainly carried out through a local organisation - SHAREAfrica Zambia (SAZ) – with which the charity has no financial link. When funds are transferred, these are for specific projects, programmes or services and we review to ensure they are used for the purpose they are requested for. Controls are in place to monitor and manage the status and impact of all activities.
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## **TRUSTEES’ REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024 (Continued)**
## **Responsibilities of the Trustees**
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the situation of the charitable company as at the balance sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources for the financial year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees should follow the best practices by:
- Selecting suitable accounting policies and then applying them consistently.
- Making judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
- Preparing the financial statements on the going concern basis of accounting, unless it is not appropriate to assume that the company will continue on that basis.
The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## The Trustees
The trustees are all directors and trustees for the purpose of charity and company law. Those who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page 2.
Following company law the company’s directors certify that:
- so far as we are aware, there is no relevant information of which the company’s independent examiner is unaware; and
- we have taken all the steps that we ought to have taken to make ourselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the charity’s independent examiner is aware of that information.
## **Independent Examiner**
Mr J Allen has expressed his willingness to continue as the charity company’s independent examiner again this year.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 applicable to small companies.
Approved by order of the board of trustees on 14 July 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
Mr J McPhail (Chairman)
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## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF SHAREAFRICA**
I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 October 2024, which are set out on pages 12 to 17.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner**
The charity’s trustees (who are also the directors for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year (under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act)) and that an independent examination is required.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
- to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
## **Basis of independent examiner’s report**
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity 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 consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning 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 fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent examiner’s statement**
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
- 1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply with the accounting requirements sections 394 and 395 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principals of the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2015)
have not been met; or
- 2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Mr J Allen CA Chartered Accountant
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## _**STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**_ **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
|**Notes**
**INCOME FROM**
**Charitable Activities**
General
**2**
Investment income
**Total**
**EXPENDITURE ON**
**Charitable activities**
General
**3**
**Total**
**NET INCOME**
**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**
**Brought Forward**
**Carried Forward**
**7**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
298,290
1,785
300,075
226,615
226,615
73,460
234,392
307,852|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
117,371
-
117,371
109,944
109,944
7,427
42,806
50,233|**2024**
**Total**
**£**
415,661
1,785
417,446
336,559
336,559
80,887
277,198
358,085|**2023**
**Total**
**£**
348,830
398|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||349,228|
|||||302,534|
|||||302,534|
|||||46,694
230,504|
|||||277,198|
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## The notes form part of these financial statements. **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2024**
|**Notes**
**Current Assets**
Debtors
**5**
Cash at bank and in hand
**5**
**Creditors**
Amounts falling due within one
year.
**6**
Net Assets
**Funds**
Unrestricted general fund
**7**
Restricted funds
**7**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
93,964
213,890
307,854
-
307,854
307,855
-
307,855|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
709
49,523
50,232
-
50,232
-
50,231
50,231|**2024**
**Total**
**£**
94,673
263,413
358,086
-
358,086
307,855
50,231
358,086|**2023**
**Total**
**£**
130,981
146,217|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||277,198
-|
|||||277,198|
|||||234,392
42,806|
|||||277,198|
In the directors’ opinion the company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 October 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:
- (a) ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of each financial year and of its profit or loss for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the company.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small charitable companies.
The notes on pages 12 to 17 form an integral part of these accounts.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on and were signed on its behalf by:
Mr J. McPhail (Trustee)
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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024**
## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS102) Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the financial reporting standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective from 1[st] January 2015), Financial Reporting Standard 102, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland the Companies Act 2016. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
## **Income**
Donations and legacies are accounted for when received by the Charity. All other income is recognised in the statement of financial activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## **Expenditure**
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under the headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributable to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## **Taxation**
The charity is exempt from Corporation Tax on its charitable activities.
## **Fund accounting**
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with a charitable objective at the discretion of the trustees.
Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
Further explanations of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the note in the financial statements.
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## **2 Analysis of Income**
|Donations
Gift Aid
Interest
**CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
General Grants
Grants to Churches
Farmer Programme
Orphan Programme
Further Education
Feeding Programme
Water
Special Needs
Support costs (see below)
**Support costs:**
Printing,
postage
and
stationery
Bank charges and interest
Accountancy costs|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
289,672
8,618
1,785
300,075
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
123,648
5,679
84,915
-
577
1,834
-
-
216,653
9,961
226,614
7,104
1,441
1,416
9,961|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
103,419
13,952
-
117,371
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
6,514
37,519
54,302
1,604
9,821
184
-
109,944
-
109,944
-
-
-
-|**2024**
**Total**
**£**
393,091
22,570
1,785
417,446
**2024**
**Total**
**£**
123,648
12,193
122,434
54,302
2,181
11,655
184
-
326,597
9,961
336,557
7,104
1,441
1,416
9,961|**2023**
**Total**
**£**
332,246
16,584
398|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||349,228|
|||||**2023**
**Total**
**£**
112,758
41,195
47,200
60,093
710
33,629
-
246|
|||||295,831|
|||||6,703|
|||||302,534|
|||||4,318
1,017
1,368|
|||||6,703|
## **3 CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES**
## **4 STAFF COSTS AND EMOLUMENTS**
There were no employees during either this or the previous year.
## **5 CURRENT ASSETS**
|**CURRENT ASSETS**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Debtors**
Gift Aid
SAZ Loans|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
966
92,998
93,964|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
709
-
709|**2024**
**£**
1,675
92,998
94,673|**2023**
**£**
727
130,254|
|||||130,981|
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## **5 CURRENT ASSETS (Continued)**
|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Cash at Bank**
**£**
Barclays Current
28,693
Barclays Deposit
185,197
Paypal
-
213,890
**Total Current Assets**
307,854
**6**
**CREDITORS: amounts falling due within one year**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
Trade Creditors
-
-
**7**
**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**
**At 01.11.23**
**£**
**Unrestricted funds**
General Reserve
234,392
**Restricted funds**
Church
5,348
Farmers
2,207
Orphans
18,352
Further/Higher Education
10,318
Feeding
326
Water
184
Special Needs
6,071
42,806
**TOTAL FUNDS**
277,198|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
30,503
19,000
20
49,523
50,232
**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
**Net movement**
**in funds**
**£**
73,461
(4,026)
(659)
10,052
(655)
2,658
(184)
240
7,427
80,888||**2024**
**£**
59,196
204,197
20
263,413
358,086
**2024**
**£**
-
-
**At 31.10.24**
**£**
307,853
1,322
1,548
28,404
9,664
2,984
-
6,311
50,233
358,086||**2023**
**£**
43,806
102,411
-
146,217
277,198
**2023**
**£**
-|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||||
|||||||
|||||||
|||||||
||||||-|
|||||||
The General Reserve represents the “free funds” of the charity which are not designated for particular purposes
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## **7 Movement in Funds (continued)**
Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:-
|**Unrestricted funds**
General Reserve
**Restricted funds**
Church
Farmers
Orphans
Further/Higher Education
Feeding
Water
Special Needs
**TOTAL FUNDS**|**Incoming**
**resources**
**£**
300,075
-
2,488
-
36,860
-
64,354
950
12,479
-
240
-
117,371
417,446|**Resources**
**expended**
**£**
(226,614)
-
(6,514)
-
(37,519)
-
(54,302)
(1,604)
(9,821)
(184)
-
-
(109,944)
(336,558)|**Movement**
**in funds**
**£**
73,461|
|---|---|---|---|
||||
(4,026)
(659)
10,052
(654)
2,658
(184)
240|
||||7,427|
||||80,888|
## **8. TRUSTEES’ EXPENSES**
No remuneration or expenses were paid to the trustees during this or the previous year.
## **9. GENERAL MATTERS**
- a. SHAREAfrica is a company limited by guarantee and incorporated in England. Its registered office is at 43 Green Lane, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG2 9LP.
- b. The financial statements are presented in sterling which is a functional currency of the company.
- c. The charitable activities undertaken focus on poverty relief in Zambia. The activities in Zambia are undertaken through a local organisation SHAREAfrica Zambia with which the charity has no financial link. Funds by way of aid are transferred to SHAREAfrica Zambia for specific projects and services with controls being in place to monitor and manage the status and impact of the activities funded. Mr J McPhail is a controlling director of SHAREAfrica Zambia and has a casting vote in that company in order to protect the funding provided by the charity. It is the opinion of the trustees SHAREAfrica Zambia is a related party in view of the management control which can be exercised. Funds advanced to SHAREAfrica Zambia in fulfilment of charitable purposes during the financial year were £326,597 (2023: £295,831)
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