**PHAKAMISA SA** PO Box 169 Pinetown 3600 South Africa www.phakamisa.org **PHAKAMISA UK** UK Registered Charity Commission No. 1095757 www.phakamisa.org ## **PHAKAMISA** **A Ministry of Pinetown Methodist Church** “PHAKAMISA” is pronounced “PA-GA-MEE-SA” and means “TO LIFT UP, TO MAKE GROW” ## **Chairman’s Report: 2021/22** Whilst there are still many challenges and areas of concern, there are so many things to thank God for in his dealings with Phakamisa over the past year, so this is a fairly upbeat report, in terms of what has been happening in Pinetown. In recent times, Phakamisa has faced a number of serious setbacks – Covid 19, flooding and security issues, to name three of the most significant. However, in the past 12 months, things have gradually settled down and, although a shortage of funds continues to be an on-going problem, God has provided in remarkable ways, enabling the work to be continued at more-or-less pre-pandemic levels, with only a small requirement to dip into reserves. The UK trustees are giving some imaginative and serious thought to our future fund-raising efforts. A new vehicle that the UK Trust was able to fund (a Suzuki Ertiga) was delivered in July, much to the delight of Zethu and staff. It is proving to be a huge asset to the work of Phakamisa. Having a reliable vehicle certainly makes the transportation challenges much less difficult to handle. Flood relief funding has been forthcoming, enabling school buildings, which had been subject to “wash-away,” to be repaired and stabilised, whilst veggie gardens are now up and running again, having been re-established and re-composted. The centre of Pinetown continues to be an area that is subject to a high level of petty crime, so additional security measures have been put in place, including arrangements for secure storage of the new vehicle. Throughout all these challenges, Zethu and staff have responded admirably. We look forward to a fund-raising visit from Zethu to the UK in the autumn of 2023. Mention should be made of the support Phakamisa has received from the Methodist Church in Ireland, which has been invaluable. The dedication has recently taken place of a new home, provided by Phakamisa, for one of the most impoverished families of a little girl who attends one of the wandering schools. This project, which is not a “normal” part of Phakamisa’s mission, was funded by the Irish Methodist Church. As always, my sincere thanks go to all our supporters and, of course, to our dedicated team of trustees, without whom the work of UK Trust would not be possible. Bob Mawer November 2022 PHAKAMISA (UK) FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST MARCH 2022 2022 2021 Re¢elpts Donations ad-hoc Bank of Scotland Paypal regular Affimiative Deposit Account 19,612.11 1,865.00 20.711.39 42,188.60 13,849.55 515.00 20,582.00 34,946.65 Gift Aid Tax refund Interest received 608.72 6.20 6,967.44 242.03 42,803.42 42,166.02 Total Payments Pinetown, South Africa Trustee Expenses Bank Charges 80,125.00 49.50 180.00 27.91 67,600.00 foreign payments Paypal 180.00 9.01 80,382.41 67,789.01 Totsl Surplus (Deficit) of Re￿iptS over Payments {37,578.99) 25,632.991 Funds brought Fomard Surplus (Deficit) receipts Funds Carried Forward 46,496.84 37 578.99 8,917.85 72,129.83 25,632.99 46.496.84 Represented b Bank of Scotland Paypal Affinnative Deposit 817.15 89.98 73.75 46,333.11 46,496.84 8,100.70 8,917.85 Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustee5 of Plnetown Methodlst Church MIs51on Tiust IUKI I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2022, whlch are set out on the reverse of this page. Respethe Re5ponslbllhles of the Trustees •nd Examlner The charlty's trustees are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts. The chaTttVs trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144121 of the Charlties Act 2011 (the 2011 act) and that an Independent examlnatlon Is needed. It Is my responsibility to: Examlne the accounts under settlon 145 of the 2011 Art; To follow the procedures laid down in the Beneral Dlrectlons glven by the Charity CommlssSon under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act,. and To state whether particular matters have come to my attentlon Ba51s of Indepen￿nt Examlnees Report My examlnation wa5 carrled out In accordance wlth the general Dlrections Blven by the Charlty Commlsslon. An examlnatlon Includes a revlew of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparlson of the accounis presented wlth those records. It also include5 consideration of any unusual Items or dlsclosure5 In the accounts and seekSn8 explanatlons from you as trustees concernin8 such matters. The proce(iures undertaken do not provi(ie all the evldence that would be requlred during an audlt and consequently no opinlon Is given as to whether the accounts present'a true and falr view, and the report Is Ilmlted to those matters set out In the statement below. Independent Examlnerfs Statement In connectlon wlth my ex3mlnatlon, no matter has come to my attèntlon: 111 whlch glves me reasonable cause to belleve that In any materlal respect the requlrements: To keep accounting records In accordance wlth section 130 of the 2011 act,. and To prepare accounts whlch accord with the accountlng records and comply wlth the accountlng requlrements of the 2011 Act have not been met; or 121 to whSch, In my oplnion, attentlon should be drawn In order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be ￿aChed. 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