PHAKAMISA UK UK Registered Charity Commission No. 1095757 www.phakamisa.org
PHAKAMISA SA PO Box 169 Pinetown 3600 South Africa www.phakamisa.org PHAKAMISA A Ministry of Pinetown Methodist Church ce
“PHAKAMISA” is pronounced “PA-GA-MEE-SA” and means “TO LIFT UP, TO MAKE GROW”
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Chairman’s Report September 2025
Phakamisa has been carrying out its work from its central headquarters in Pinetown Methodist Church for over 30 years, it’s fundamental aim is to lift and empower impoverished communities. The UK Trust has sought to encourage and support this work by raising funds to help maintain the work being carried out in South Africa.
Over this last year it has been encouraging to receive news from Phakamisa highlighting the progress and success of students on their educare training programs. Students who go on to set up preschool facilities in their own localities and some who go on to teach in schools.
We recently received a testimonial from a young man who as an infant went to a Phakamisa ‘wandering school’ and today twenty years later is about to start at university. He attributes his success to that Phakamisa creche in 2004 preparing him for the ‘journey of life’, how his teacher inspired him during his early years to be confident and strong.
Phakamisa continues to experience the effects of global warming. Over the last 12 months suffering from drought, floods and even snow causing damage to wandering schools. The need to provide simple meals for children attending creche/preschools has become more acute.
Earlier this year we heard how a teacher at one of the wandering schools noticed a child who was hungry and poorly dressed. On investigation it came to light that this child was living with her grandmother in terrible conditions. The Grandmother could not read or write and was unable to get any support. On discovering this Phakamisa raised some funds to rebuild the home and assisted the grandmother to get the financial help she needed.
And so, the Phakamisa story is one of progress and success with many students achieving good grades in the Early Child Development programs. They have a good uptake of the Caregivers program including sewing, beadwork, cooking and gardening.
However, the limitation is the funding necessary to fund all these activities and the poverty which many of their clients come from. The director has highlighted issues with the cost of materials for training students, and the provision of food for the children in their wandering schools.
As a Trust we continue to face the challenge of continuing to accrue sufficient income to fulfil our commitment to the work of Phakamisa. We are forever grateful to our faithful contributors to the cause, but we need to enthuse and inspire more partners if we are to prosper this work. To this end
we have produced more literature to circulate around churches and have begun to accumulate a bank of videos to use in presentations.
I am acutely aware that communications with a broader base in 2025 necessitates a greater use of social media and this should be a priority in the coming year.
It has been good to welcome Zethu to the UK during early September. Her sharing of her experiences has been useful in once again raising the profile of the immense work that Phakamisa does in and around Pinetown.
As always, we give thanks to God for the work that takes place through Phakamisa, for all that has been done and continues to be done through the faithful workers in and around Pinetown, and the many supporters here in the UK and around the world.
My sincere thanks to all our supporters and of course, to our dedicated team of trustees without whom the work of the UK Trust would not be possible.
Rev Dennis Smith
PHAKAMISA (UK) FINANCIAL STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST MARCH 2025 2025 2024 Receipts Donations Legacy Bank of Scotland ad-hoc Bank of Scotland Paypal regular Affirmative Deposit Account 57,550.64 28,142.21 842.00 20,030.00 104,564.85 24,224.92 1,204.61 19,689.00 45,118.53 Gift Aid Tax refund Interest received 10,698.89 1,648.41 5,604.15 1.795.19 57,465.83 111,964.19 Total Payments Pinetown, South Africa Trustee Expenses Bank Charges 63,970.00 162.00 180.00 22.64 66,094.50 1,453.25 180.00 16.00 foreign payments Paypal 64,334.64 67,743.75 Total Surplus (Deficit) of Receipts over Payments 6,868.81 44,220.44 Funds brought Forward Surplus (Deficit) receipts Funds Carried FopNard 47,010.63 6 868.81 40,141.82 2,790.19 44 220.44 47,010.63 Represented È Bank of Scotland Paypal Affirmative Deposit 9,589.42 5,925,84 30.552.40 40,141.82 41084.99 47,010.63
Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Plnetown Methodlst Church Mlsslon Trust (UK) I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2025, which are set out on the reverse of this page. Respertlve Responslbilitles of the Trustees and Examlner The charl5 trustees are responslble forthe preparatlon of the accounts. The charitvs trustees consider that an audlt Is not required for this year under section 14412) of the Charities Act 2011 Ithe 2011 attl and that an independent examination Is needed. It Is my responsibility to., Examine the accounts under settion 145 of the 2011 Act; To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Art; and To state whether particular matters have come to my attentlon Basls of Independent Examlnerfs Report My examlnation was carrled out In accordance with the general Directions glven by the Charltv Commisslon. 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 consideratlon of any unusual items or dlsclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concernin8 such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required durln8 an audit and consequently no opinion is glven as to whether the accounts present 'a true and fair vlew, and the report is limited to those matters set out in the staternent below. Independent Examlnerfs Statement In connectlon wlth my examlnatlon, no matter has come to my attention". 11) whlch gives me reasonable cause to belleve that in any material respect the requirements: To keep accountlng records In accordance wlth sectlon 130 of the 2011 act; and To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting record5 and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Att have not been met; or 12) to whlch, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Name.. Mich l May elevant Professional Qualification: Retired Chartered A oun ant Addre55: 9 Llnks Crescent, Skegness, Lincolnshire, PE25 3AF Date: