Charity ragistration numbgr. 1098731
CHILDREN OF WATAMU
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

Children of Watamu
Contsnt8
Pa
Trustees, Report
Inde￿ndent Examinerfs Rer
Statement of Financial AC1fv￿•S
Staltment of Financk91 Position
Notes to the Fingwal Stat6m
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The followlng pages do not fom part ol th8 ststulory acc(wnts:
Dètalled Statement of Fln8ncial Athties
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Chililren of Watamu
Trust￿5. Report For Tho Year Endod 31 D•¢omber 2025
The trustees present their re￿rt and th8 financial statemonts for the year ended 31 D￿￿rnber 2025.
Oblectlv•s and Actlvlti
Alm$ and Obl•¢tfv
The Childr8n of Watamu Ch8rity is wislere(J with the Charity Commission for England antj Wales. The home Is
also registered as a Chantable Childmn's InslitutK)n ICCI) in the R8publi¢ of Kwya CS No 000573. Charitable
Children's Institutions In Kenya are slrictly rngulated undef the Children Act120221 and the Chiklwn ICha¥itable
Child￿￿.8 Institutionsl RegulatKJns 2024. Ths regulations to onsure that child welfars pr¢>Jrammes in Kenya
are professional and 8¢ts)untsble'. and prloritisè the best interests of the 11 is nol permitted lo règ13ter or
operats a CCI except as provbjed in law.
The Happy Houso Children's HC￿ was estsblished in Mard) 2010 by Sue and Davi¢J Ha￿ard who were
egular visitors in Kenya. They mved from England to live in Kenya fijll time to ensure the smooth running of the
home. After Sue Hayward's death in 2021, her husband David Hayward continued to run tho home with th8
support of a leam rg¢Niled Irom the Ic¢al area induding Dir•¢tty RoBe Pendo and Admlni$tralor Evan8 Khamisl
who have been Involved wth the home ￿nce it oponod.
During the slxt8en y•ars the Pvmio has be•n operational. o sgfo haven has twi provld•d to holp the children
rocover from ngglect. atjuse and othèr famity traumas and they have been support9(1 In cJy)linuing thèir
education. There 1$ on aver8ge 50 children living in the home at any one time. The home focuws on rgaching
out to members of extended famlly. kf known. 8nd rnaintsining Ilnks wlth the local communitl&B. R•ferrals lo the
home are recoivad via the Chiklr8n's 0ffi¢o an¢J. once accepted. child is then committ8d to the Happy Houso
through Ihe Chiklren's Court for a maximum of thre• yoars. During thal tim• efforts are made lo trace relativ9$.
and a fvll assessment of th& family situation 1$ c8rried out by the hom& Sou81 Worker to ensur8 it is safe and
appropriatg for a child. Bonds are buill and relationships are strengthened through short vrsils during school
breaks, with the airn of reintegration of the child into Ihe community with the 8UPPOrt of the extgndgd famity. If a
thild has not been rn88tllgd %Mthin th6 yaar porh)d. 8noth8r apk4katlon Is mad& to th8 court lo ext8nd t
committal.
Currently the childron are aged baN¥een six months and 18 ye8r8. Once a young person tum8 18, accordlng lo
the legislation. they are no longor able lo live in a CCI. As many of the youn9 poop￿ a￿ Still in fvll time education
at 18, this has provided a ChaI￿nge lor the Charty. Over the last few yeors, Ihanks to donations from generous
8F<>n8ors, we have been abte to buy o separate pkni ol land no8rby and provide transitional accL*mmod8tllYl 8￿1
8UPPOrt unll lh• young peopl8 comFAeto t￿r educatlon may Indude attendance al cLJllage or unlverstty.
Several years ago the Happy House also es18blished 8 fewoying schcd on 8 separats sile nearby whi¢h
provides classes from lfj'ndergarten through to the final year of Jun*)r sec￿dary. Mosl ofth8 Happy House
children 8ttend this school alongside feeyylng puw"1s from the local community. This furthèr help$ with
comrnunity inlograts.on as the chitdren develop friendships and netWOTk5 Outside the home. The sthool fol￿WS
the Competency Based Cutticulum and is on8 of the fthv 8chcds in th8 area that provides lessons in Mandarin. 11
also has a Well￿quiPped IT suite. In November 2025, Ihe school hostsd its first graduabon since the
establlshment of the Junlor Seojndary divison of the sthLK4.
The Development Plan 2025- 2026 had sfftn Key ￿'mS which W￿..
1. To upda(e the Kenyan Deeds of Trust an¢J othef legal docaJmonlab"M to refl8cI fijll Board memb8rship
followng the rocruilmenl of new Trustee5 in 2024.
2. To incwse public awaroness ol the Happy House, retsjihl the sFonsorship base arml attract addibonal
funding.
3. To work in an open and transp8rent way. ralsOThJ profile of the Twst Board, man￿M￿nI Taam and the Tole
of Its mgmbers.
4. To continuè to IM￿ement the Nati(xwl Care Reform StratO9y Children in Kenya 2022Q032 and work
(Josely with the Children'5 Office.
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Chlldr•n of Ylatamu
Tru$t••s' Report Icontlnuod)
For Tho Y•ar Efid￿ 31 D•um￿r 2025
Alms and Objectlves- contlnued
5. To develop and implement 8 colaboralive Behaviour Management PTr)gramm8 betsveen the thool and the
home in koeping with the Happy House policy & procedure.
6. To revi8w the implementation of previous Quality Improvement Plans and Rlénbfy argas which require dosor
moniloring and a mole rigorous approach for indusion in the 202&2026 Quality Improvement Plan.
7. To monitor Happy H¢yJse School's Development Plan Jan- Dec 2025 Ischool academic yearl and revièw the
imF4ementation of previous r9￿Mm0nda￿)nS from the Scho￿ ()Jality Improvgmsnt Plan.
As noted, Key 6 was to review the implem8ntsb.on of the previou$ Qualrty Improvement Plans. The Roview
was eompleled by Ihe Setrètsry of the Tnjst 808rd and al both the Oevelopmenl Plans and Quality
Improvement Plans for 2022-2023, 202>2024 and 2024-2025. This was lo ensurg that aims had b88n met,
chang&s wer& applied conwstenlly and improvements were rnaintaingd. 11 resuhed in a Report whic
acknowledged all the achievemenis Sbnce 2022 bul also identified area5 for improvemenl which arg dlscussèd
later In thls roport.
Publ1¢ 8•n•fft
Thg rnaln acuvltios of the charlty all work togather to furthor the chadty8 purpo88 for public boneflt
The trustee5 confimi th8t they have complied vnlh the requirem•nts of Seciion 17 of the Chariti85 Act 2011 to
hav& due regard to the Charlty Commission's guidanc* on public b8n6flt.
Achl•v•mont¥ Ind P•rtornian
M•ln A¢hl•v•m•nts
AJI th& Aims wer8 achi¢ved th18 year Althou9h K¢y￿M 4 wil b• corried forw8rd every yoar as the National Car•
Reform Strategy ¢onlSnue8 to b8 ImFAomgnted on an wemental basls until 2032.
Kay Alm 1
After many yoars of pursuing re•registra15on and thè submlsslon of the requirod p#pep•￿Tk on s8v8ral OC￿$10n8,
we finally reeeived OLtr new Registration in 2025. This Cèrtificate remains valid until March 2028. In the
megntime, the Childrgn's Office had conlinu80 to ￿ler children to the home 8nd in f8cI issued a temporary letter
of approval unll th8 Certlficalè was issued. We have aL￿ been issued with an updatsd Kenyan Deèds of Tnjsl
which correctty rollects the m•mbotship of the Board of TnJ81tss.
K•y Alm 2
During 2024 the Chlldren ol Watamu Charity changed its bank account from Santander lo the Charities Aid
Foundatlon ICAFI. Many sponsors were lost during the transition b8knn a¢￿untS as stsnding orders warè
cancelled bul not set up again for the new account. In the last yearwe hav8 baèn focusing on improving our
communication wrth existing and potential skx)nsors and hfjighlening the profile of the charity. Our website.
design8d by onè of our Trustees, 15 running vary suc(￿fijIty and has attr8¢led many new visrtor8 from differènt
nationalities.
We established a d￿lt81 koin system as part of our safeguarding wlicy and Visito￿ are required lo log their
details on arrival. This mean5 we are able io follow up wth them afttr ihgir vi8il and develop relationships, which
frequendy has resulted in gaining add￿r￿al spwrship and one-off ¢Jonations. We also ran a craft workshop
and displayed flyèrs in loral ￿tel$. Wisilors p8KI to pa￿.￿p9t￿ in a worksw wth the children and left with an
item they made. thi8 proved very 5ucce3sful an¢J enF)yatAe for am involved, we will organislng further eraft
¥thities.
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Chlldron of Walamu
Trustees. Report {¢ontlnu8dl
For Tho Year End•d 31 D•c•mb•r 2025
Maln Achlgvem•nt• - contonued
Other awareness raising aclivilies have taken place in the UK indudlng the lighting up of the Blackpooj Tower In
the Happy House (xjlours lo celebrats whal wc¥Jld havtr bggn Mama Sue Hayw8rd'5 tsrthday. This was reinforced
by 8 lfve rad￿) intervlew ￿th Papa Dave Hayward on Rad￿ Larwhire.
A Chrfstmas car¢4 Sa￿ee perform8d by the Happy House children was livg streamèd on Fa&8book in Decembér.
During the summer the partner of of the Trustees And his lriend suc¢essfvlly dimbed Ben Nevis r8t$ing
$Sgnificant amount of monoy which will be Ltsed in 2026 to start building a third bungalow on the transitional
housng Sitè.
KeyAlm 3
The majority of Ihe Trusto88 %th0 ere not basad in Kerya 8Fond hme 8t th8 Happy House ai least once a year.
While ther8. they get involv8d in auditing quality $18ndards and ènsuring all Regulations are m•1 8$ well as
contribuung to th& running of the Happy House bawj on their speofic skJ"Il sot and expeiionc•. Occaslonally
Trustee visits have overl8pFed which has resurted in a very cohesNe Trust Bowd team.
The Happy H¢)uso woducos a daHy vldeo bbJ ar4J Incroa&ThJly tho ¢hlldr8n hav8 b8rLJme Inv0fv￿ In rocordlng
and editing the videos. In order to increase awareness of the rde of Trustees and awargngss ol Ihe Management
Toam, the b￿9S indude videos ol visiting Trustees talknng about what tw ho￿ doing during their vi$il. Th•
blog is also usad lo remind spon80rs that they can a￿85 the Annual Report and Accovnts via th8 Chanty
Commission ￿b8￿1￿.
K•yAlm 4
The National Care Refom) Str81&3y for Chlhjrgn In Kenya 2022-2032 puls an emphasis on the reintegratlon of
childr8n Into their communlty and th& Happy Housè knal Wwker work5 c4osely with the Chlldren's Offic8 10
achifjve this. In April 202S we admittod 8 baby girl with no known relatives and She was SU￿t$s1vIlY fostered in
September 2025. We have NYO bablo$ at the minute. one of whom has known rd8lives so we are hopeful he
will be fostered later this yaar. Unfortunatety th8 child￿￿'S Offic• 1$ only targ6tir*J thildren youngor Ihan 10 year8
old for fost•r caie so It is not an opportunity opon to tyjr older thiklr8n.
Thi8 means we h8ve lo find altemalrve fornis of accommodation for young pgoplg SUII In education. We were
fortunate ¢0 gel the fundiNd lo build our first supported accornmodalion $8paf8te frorn the Happy Houso three
y88rs ag¢, and thls has beon very successful. Support from a Dutch businossman has lad to the development of
se￿nd bungalow on the same site, and three girfs ¥MII mov8 in when it is ￿Mpleted in 2026. A thlrd building
11 be st8rtod laler In the year u8lrvJ the funding frcrfn tho Ben Nevis dimb prgviousty referencad.
Currently th¥re artr three young men bwng Sup￿rt￿d by Sp￿8015 through fvrth•r ¥duc8tiLM. and they ha
moved to other towns closw lo the rel¢vanl colleges. Three young women have movod lo livo with extended
f8mily while pursuing college courses. This is proving to be inspiratk)nal for the youngef chikjren who can see
that they will be supportod whle ￿Ining relevant qualrftitions.
K•y Alm S
As the Happy House provkle5 accommo(lallon to many young people in their teens, we have tho usual
challenges ihat living wrth adolescents bn.ngs only in greatgf numbers. This has carri8d ovor to Happy H￿$8
School, so onè of our Trustees dgveloped a Behaviour Management Prc¥3ramme and organized a workshop for
both Happy House staff and the teachers to explore ways to deal wth th8 behaviour and ensure a consistant
collaborative approach. AJI the slaff participated enthusiastically in thtr workshop and behawour has gradually
improved. The chiklren are motivated by the awards progrnmme where they are given recrynition lor their effort8
through th8 presentation of c8rtfficales and stafs.
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Chlldr•n of Watamu
Trustees. Rèport {contlnuedl
For The Y￿r Endod 31 DOc￿nbor 2025
Main Achl•v•ments- contlnu•d
Koy Alm 6
A Review was (x}m￿81￿￿ of the wnpb8menlation ofthe annual Developmont Pkns and Qualty Improvomenl
Plans f¢y 2022-2023. 2023-2024 and 2024- 2025. Adetailed report W8s written which id8ntifigd many of the
improvements anrj achievements ovei the ihree years induding the consolidab"¢)n of the Trust Board, th• lurthor
development ol the Kids Council. the opening of the first half-way house, Fx)sib"ve audits against the Stand8rds
described in The National Standards for Best Practi￿ in Charitable Chiklren's Institutions, the appointment of 8
ngw accountant and development of an Intemal Control dorxjmenl. updaiing th& Poliw & Procedure file and
dev&bplng naw P&P8. and the introdu¢ticA) of a new ￿bStte.
The Review also idenllfied fvrlh8r areas for developmgnl whère irnpn)vemonts had not beèn consislonlly applled
8nd a detai18d Action Plan was agreed concentrating the rfrRegistration of the Charity in Kenya (now
achieved), Health & Safety (now achieved), Record Keeping Imosuy achleved but Exit Planning to ￿ carfed
f¢)rward into next year's Developmant Plan) and Human ResoufC*S. During Staff Appraisals sev8r81 staff had
requested addition81 training and this w85 larAlitsied through a six week online interactive tNning courne which
all the staff enjoyed.
K•y Alm 7
Happy House School continugs to produce and roport on thelr separato Development Plan. Tha flrsl gradualion
from the Junlor Secondary School ttr)k place in Oclot4r 2025 and it was a very positive experience for 011 the
students and familiaslfriends. Seven young pa0￿ from the Happy Pkjuse giaduatod and havo now started
ours08 at Senlor Secondary Schools.
Flnanel•l R•vl•w
Addltlonal Not•
CHALLENGES AND RESTRAINTS
Consislenl recurring incom6 through St￿801$hip ti)ntinue8 lo be a dwllonp as we continue to rnbulld our
sponsorship base. There is inueasing demand on Ihe budget as we support some young people through further
educatlon bul we aro fortunate that many sponsors aro wiWiThJ to malntsin thoir Sup￿ for those students aven
after Ihey have move(1 into altemative accoMM￿tst￿n.
One nèw challange Ihls year IB CAiplry wrth a n6w baby Corebral Palsy. He 18 onty a fow ￿nthS old And
requires three hospital vi51ts a week lor spe¢i81i$l medical treatment 8nd physiotherapy. This is draining both
financially and also has implicallons for stsffiThJ as a dfiver and House Aunt is required lo accompany hlm. We
8180 need lo consKJer lutUTe accommodation as the Happy House is not desBJn8d with children with physical
disability in mlnd so adaptions such as ramps etc may need to be consKlered as the baby grows. As we do not
know how extensNe the baby's di88t*ilities will bg. we will hav6 ￿ rrwitor the srtuabon as he grows bul we will do
gverything we con to ensure he reaches his full FX)tential.
FUTURE PLANS
This year we will facilitate the move of three young ww*n to Se￿￿-Ir￿leP6ndanI accommodation and wlll start
work on our third transrttonal bungalow.
A8 our childrgn grow older we Mll be for￿81n9 on ￿t Planning and ensuring they arg propargd for adulthood.
In ordor to maintain standards wè ￿1[ continuo wilh quarterfy quality audlts. vthic* are reported lo the Trust885 al
the quartèrly Board hA¢eb"ngS.
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Ch5klr•n of Yl¥tamu
Trustees. Rèport (continued)
For Th• Y￿r End•d 31 D¢¢emb•r 2025
Structur•, Gtyi•rnance and Management
GoY•mlng Docum•nt
Board meetings occur on a quart8rty b38is aThJ taka p18¢e usiro Mi¢yosoft Teams as Board m&mbers are basod
in Kenya, th9 UK and Dubai. Two weeks prior to a meeting convening. Trustees are provided with a draft agenda
plus a Progress Report givlng updates on th8 IMp￿Mentation of the Annual Development Plan and Quality
Improvernent Fyan. Stsnding agenda tterrts indude Governance, Finance. Acchlents & Incidents and Population
report. Trustees are invited to add additsonal agenda items b8fore the agenda is finalized. The secretsry
complatgs the minutes. and these ar8 distributed by ts Director Rose P8ndo for approval wthin a few days of
the rneeb'ng taking place.
Mèmbership of the Boafd draw8 on a wido rango of Ski￿ and exporferK* as thg backgrouThJ8 of the Tru$tO08
include Edu¢ats'on, Business. trlealth & Swal Care. Community work. Youth work al￿ IT. There hav8 bg&n no
changes lo the Board structure in the last year.
R•f•r•n¢• and Admlnl•tratlv• D•tal
Tru•ts••
Davh1 Hayward- Chalr
Philip Marshall
Chloe Groves
Oawn Heathgr Whlt
Si185 Kansa
Petgr Reld
Grace Dunbar
Lewis HAII
Cheryl Ridgway
Charlty Numb•r
1098731
Prlnclpal Addr•s•
9 Bam Cbs
Denchworth
Wantagg
Oxfordshire
OX12 OEZ
Ind•p•nd•nt Examln•r
David Evans FCA
1 Croft Court. Plurnpton Close
Whitehllls Business P8rk
Blackpool
Lancashire
FY4 SPR
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Children of Watamu
Trustees, Report Icontinugdl
For Th• Yèar Ended 31 D•c•mbgr 2025
The trustees. report Was approv&J by Ihe tKJ8rd of trustees and SW on ils behalf by:
David Hayward
Trustee
0610712026
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Children of Walamu
Independ•nt ExamSn•rfs Rèport to the Trust••$ of Chlldren of Watamu
For Th Yoar End￿ 31 D0￿mber 2025
I report lo the fwslees on my 8xamination of the accthsnts of Chil(Iren of W8tamu (the Twstl for Ihe year ended 31
December 2025.
Ro$ponilbllltl•8 and B•8lJ of Report
As tho charity truslees of the Twst you are ro8pon8itle for tho preparation of the a¢xounts in accordance with the
requirements of the Charibes Act 2011 llho Acr).
I report in r98￿Ct of my examination ol th8 Trust's acu)unts Ggrried out undar $8ctlon 14$ of the 2011 Act and In
carying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission und¥r
sectlon 1451511bl ol the Act.
Indep•nd•ftt Ex•mln•rf• 8tatsm•nt
I havo compl8t&d my 8¥&mination. I conlkni that rK> matsrial matters have come to rny attentlon kn ￿nnectIOn w6th
the 8xamlnatlon glving me causo to b8lle¥e Ihat in any mat8n81 rospect..
1. accoUn￿ng r8cords werè not kept In res￿ of the TN8t as requlred by 8•dlon 130 of thèAct'. or
2. the accounts do not a¢¢ord with those re¢(xds.' or
3. the a￿Unts do not comply wilh the applicat4e requirements concerning the form and Conlonts of accounts
set out In the Chari￿0$ (A¢￿Unts and R8PJrtsl RoguLqtion5 2008 othar than ony roqulromenl that the
accounts glve a Irue ond fair Y￿. wthich is not 8 matter conswjered as p8rt of an independent examination.
I have no concems and have across no other rnattars in connecbon wilh the examination to which atten￿On
should be drawn in this report in order to enable a propgr understsnding of ihe accounts to bo reached.
David Evans FCA
0610712026
1 Croft CourL Plumplon Ck
Vvhitehills BusSness Park
BlackF¥301
Lancashire
FY4 SPR
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Chlldren of Watamu
Stat•m•nt of Flnanclal Activitles
For The Year End•d 31 DKomb•r 2025
2025
2024
Vnregtrict•d Unrotstricted
funds
lunds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donat￿n$ and legacies
Other tradlng aclivits.es
Investrnenls
92.457
161,795
1,397
1,896
1,497
93.954
165.088
EXPENDrruRE ON:
Rol￿ng fiJnd8
ch8n1a￿e actfvllth..
Other
181,9711
18S,427)
1581
185,4851
181.9711
NET INCOME
11.983
79.603
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
RECOP4CILIATION OF FUNDS:
Total fun¢Js brought forward
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
11.983
79.603
242,167
162.564
1S
254,150
242,167
The noteB on pag88 10 to 15 fclm part of tw finanpa 8tatèm8nts.
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Childrnn of Watafflu
Statem•nt of Flnanclal P05itlon
AS At 31 D•¢•mt￿r 2025
2025
2024
Unr•strietsd Total
fundty
funds
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets
12
155.658 157.070
155.658 157.070
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash al bank and In hand
13
4.549
98.682
4.$47
88,200
103,231
92.747
Cr•dStor•: Amounts Falllng Du• Wlthln On• Y•ar
14
14.739) 17,6501
NET CURRENT ASSETS ILIABILtriES)
98,492
85,097
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT UABILMES
254,150 242.187
NET ASSETS
254,150 242,167
FUNDS OF THE CHARiri
Unrèstricled FurMIB
254.150 242,167
TOTAL FUNDS
15
254.150 242,167
On beh8M of the board
David Hayward
Twsloe
0610712026
The notes on pages 10 to 15 fom part of th8se ffin•n(x* stat8m8nls.
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Chlldren of Watamu
Nots¥ to the Flnanelal Statsments
For Tho Year End•d 31 Decembor 2025
1. G•n•ral Inforniatl¢)n
Chlldrgn of Watamu 1$ an un[nLY￿ra1ed charity rfjgistered wrth the Charity Commi&wn. registered charity number
1098731. The prtndpal addr855 is 9 Bam Ck)86. Denchworth, Vlant8ge. Oxtord$hirn, OX12 OEZ.
2. A¢¢ountlng PolScl
2.1. Ba81$ of Pr•parntlon of Fln•n¢l•l St•t•m
The financial statements have been prepa￿1 in accordance vAth Chafities SORP IFRS 102)'Accounting
and Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommondgd Pftctice appIl￿bIg lo charities preparing their
accounts in accordance with th8 Financial ReportirwJ Standard ap￿icabl9 in the UK and Republic of Ireland
IFRS 1021 lell¢¢tive 1 January 20191". Finanaal Reporting Stsrhdard 102 Tr Finondal Rep)rting Standard
8pplicablg in UK and Republic of Ireland" aThJ Ihe Charities kl 2011.
The ¢h8rfty Is a Public Ben•fft Entity as defir)•O by FRS 102.
2.2. In¢omlng R••our¢
Income is rocognlsod when the chartty is leg8lly ents'd8d to It after any performance condiUons havg b￿n
mel. the amounts can be measured a￿￿rately. and il is probable that the incoma will be recieved.
Cash donotlc¥18 are rocognlsad on receipt. Olhar t1on9ti￿3 are recognts8d on¢0 the ch8rfty has b8en
notsfied of the donation unlgss perforrnance Condit￿n$ require deferral of the amount. Income lax
recoverable in relat￿ to donallons T￿0v￿d under Gfft Akf or doods of c¢)venanl IB rec(*Jnised at tho fjme of
receipt.
Legacies are rocognls•d on rèceipt ry 0th8NA88 ff thè thaty has been r￿lIOtt ol an Impèndlng dl$trfbuU¢M.
the amount is krKwn, and rocgipl is expected. If the omwnl 18 not knthvTr, ihe legacy is treatad as a
contingent asset.
2.3. T•nglbl• Flx•d A•••t• and D•pr•¢l
Tangible fixed asso1$ are measured at less 8ctsJmulatad dopreciabon and any ae¢umul8tèd impalrrn8nt
losses. Depreeialion is provthd al r8ts5 calculaled to write off the eosl ol the fixed assets.lgss their
9Stlmaled wdual valua. over thelr èypectad usefvl Iwes on the folknylng basa$.'
Freehold
Leasehold
Plant & Mathinery
Motor Vehicles
Fixtures & Fittlngs
Computer Equipment
Not depre¢aated
12.5% reduung balanco
12.5% rgduong b8lanc¢
25% redu¢iThJ balance
12.5% reducing balanco
30% rodwng balanc
2.4. Ca•h and Ca•h Equlwalont•
Cash and cash equivalents are basic financial assets and include cash in harKF and de￿SItS held at call with
banks, other short-tem) hwJhly liquid invesbments that mabjre in no more than three monlhs from the date of
acquisition and arè reodity Convertib￿ to a known arncHJnt of cash insignificanl risk of th8ng8 in value,
and bank overdrafts.
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Chlldren of Watamu
Notss to th• Flnancial Ststemonts lcontlnuedl
For The Yw Ended 31 Do¢•mber 2025
2.5. For•lgn Currencl•$
Monetary assets and liabililies in for￿jn curr8nci8s are tran￿al￿d into stsrting at the rates of exchango ntllng
Bl the statsmènt of finanual posibon date. Transaclions In fown currències are translate<l into Ste￿ing 81
the rale ruling on the dale of the transaction. Exchange drferenw are laken into account in arriving at the
OP8raUng surplLL4.
3. Incom• from Don•tlon$ and Legacl
2025
2024
Unr••trSct•d Unr••trlct•d
fitnd•
fundB
Donations Qnd gifts
Gfft ai¢J
86,168
8.289
161,795
92.4S7
161,795
4. In¢om• from Oth•r Tr•dlng Aetlvlll••
2025
2024
Unrn•trlct•d Unreitrtct•d
funds
funds
Shop Ineomo
1,397
5. Inv••tm•nt In¢om•
2025
2024
Unr••trlct•d Unrnstrlct•d
fund¥
funds
Bank IntsTest roceivable
1.497
1,896
6. N•t Incom•l{Exp•ndltur•l
The nel Inrnme18 Statgd after chargiWlcrediting)'.
2025
2024
Depreciatlon of tanglbfe fixed assets- ovmed
2,120
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Children of Watamu
Notes to the Flnancial Statemonts l¢¢ntlnued)
For The Year Ended 31 D•¢embgr 2025
7. Analy$l$ of Exp•ndltur•
2025
Actlvhl
und•rtak•n
dlrecuy
Support
Costs
(see note 8}
Totsl
Raising fund8
81,285
81.971
2024
Support
costs
(See note 81
Ralsing funds
85.427
8. Support Co•t•
2025
R*l*lng
lund•
Employ•• costs
PrgmSses exwn8OS
Ggngr818¢JministraUon
Depi8elatlon
Governanc8 costs
30,345
16,318
31,434
1,772
1,416
81.285
2024
Ral•lng
fund#
Employee ¢))5ts
Premisgs expensès
Gener818dministr8tion
08precialion
Gov8rnat)e* eosts
30,692
26.634
31.599
13,7681
270
85,427
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Chlldren of Watamu
Not•s to th? Flnanclal Ststements (contlnu￿}
For Th• Year End•d 31 D•c•mb•r 2025
9. Ind•p•ndent Examln•f• R•mun•ratl¢)n
2025
2024
Indep8ndent examination of th¢ finant?al statemgnts
1,416
10. Staff CHts
St8ff Luts were as fdl¢)ws'.
2025
2024
Wages and $alarlgs
28.$08
29,029
No employe88 rnGolved empbyo0 benefits (ex¢F￿jIng emther ponsknn cA8ts1 for the roporung p8rlod of morg
than £60,000.
11. Av•rng• Numb•r of EmployM•
Av8ragg numb8r of gmpbyabB durlng the year waB: 19 {2024'. 191
12. T•nglbl• A•¥•ts
L•nd & Prop•rty
Frwhold
L•a8•hold
Plant &
Motor
M•¢hln•ry V•hlcl••
Co•t
As al 1 January 2025
Addhlon8
145,189
7,739
12.346
40,893
As at 31 Deeernber 2025
145.189
7.739
13,054
40,693
D•pr•cl•tlon
As at 1 January 2025
Provided during the perM)d
As at 31 Decembar 2025
5,703
255
7,895
645
.382
1,078
5.958
37,460
Not Book Value
As al 31 December 2025
145.189
1,781
4,514
3,233
As at l January 2025
145,189
2.036
4,451
4.311
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Children of Watamu
Not•s to the Flnanclal Statsments Icontinu•d)
For Th• Year Ended 31 D•c•mb•r 2025
FIXtur￿ & Computer
Fittings
Equlpm•nl
Total
Co•t
AS 811 January 2W25
Additions
210.286
708
As al 31 December 2025
2,964
1,355
210.994
D•pr•eI￿lOn
As al 1 January 2025
Provided during the ￿rIc•￿
1.918
1.318
11
53.216
2,120
As at 31 December 2025
2.049
1,329
55,336
N•t Book Valu•
As at 31 Decemtrér 2025
915
26
155,658
As at 1 Jonuary 2025
1.046
37
157,070
13. D•btorn
2025
2024
Du• wlthln on• y•ar
Other debtor¥
4.549
4,547
14. Cr•dltorn: Amounts Falllng Du• Wlthln On• Y••r
2025
2024
Other crfjditor8
A¢¢ru?l¥ and deferred Inc¢mg
4,382
377
7,273
377
4,739
7,650
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Chbklwen of Walamu
Notos to the Flnanclal Stst*ments Icontlnuod)
For The Y•ar Ended 31 Docomhr Z025
15. Mov•mgnt In Funds
A¥at1
January
2025
Asat31
Decemb•r
2025
Inc4Mn• Exp•ndltur•
Unrestrlctsd funds
General..
General unrestrithd fvnd
Sue Haybvard Happy House
S8.577
185.59)
80.357
13.597
{4,9241
{77,047)
132,010
122.140
Total unrestrl¢t•d fvnd•
242,167
93.954
181.9711
254,150
Total lund•
242.167
93,954
181.971)
254.150
A•at31
Dgcembor
2024
J•nuary
2024
In¢om• Exp•ndlluv• Tr•n•f•r•
Unr••trlct•d fund•
General..
Ggner81 unreslrictgd fund
Sue Hayward Happy Hou88
131.585
33,503
19331
184.552)
174,0751
74,075
56,577
185.590
162.584
Totsl unr••trlct•d fund•
162,564
165.088
185,4851
242,187
Totsl fund$
162.S64
165,088
{85,4851
242,167
16. Trnnsactlons wllh TTU8ts••
No Iruslee gxpenses have been ir￿rTed.
17. R•latsd Party Dlsclosu
There have bean no related paty transactions in ts rewJ1ing peric*J that wulrn d18dosure, oxcepl for those
disdosed in the Transactions with Trustees r¥)te.
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Childr•n of W•tamu
Dotallod Ststement of Flnanclal A¢tlvltle¥
For Th• Year End•d 31 DK•mber 2025
2025
2024
Total
funds
Total
funds
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donatlons •nd l•g•cl
Don811ons and gffts
Prior year donations
Glft ald
86.168
88,327
73,468
6.289
92.457
161.795
Oth•r tr*dlng •ctlvltl
Shop Income
1,397
1,397
In¥••tm•nt•
Bank inler881 receIva￿e
1,497
1.896
1,497
1.896
93.954
165,088
EXPENDITURE ON:
Ralslng fund
Forolgn exchange dgficlt
Wages and salaries
Modlc81 exponses
Travel 8xpen8es
Rent
{686)
128.508)
19401
18971
18441
18,4951
{8,979)
13.482)
{526}
(9751
12,7901
16951
16161
{5.541}
15381
11461
116.1251
12,120}
129.0291
11,0411
16221
17811
(7.5281
{18,325)
4.113)
Light and heal
Rèpair8 and maintenance
Vehicl• running costs
Insuranc8
Prfnung, postage and slath)nery
sch(￿ Fees
Tele¢ommunicath)ns and data cosls
Audtl fees
Legal fees
Bank charges
Entertalnlng
Food Programme
Depr6¢ialion
Reversal of impairment loss- tsngible assets
For81gn exchange surplusllt1efM>ti
11,2701
110,2331
19141
14351
11,224)
18351
1145)
{12.630)
12,296}
6.380
1316)
..CONTINUED
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ChlldrM of Watamu
Detalknt Stat•m•nt of Flnanclal A¢tFvitles Icontlnu•dl
For The Year End•d 31 Docambw 2025
Indep￿dent examinerfs fee5
ACc￿￿n￿ncY fees
11,4161
1270}
(81.971)
185.4271
Oth•r
Other expendiiura tyF• A
158)
1581
181,971)
185,4851
NET INCOME
11.983
79.603
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