## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From: 1[st] October 2024 Period start date To: 30[th] September 2025 Period end date** **Charity name: SalGO Assist** **Charity registration number: 1101811** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To support the charitable work of the ‘Salem**
**Gospel Outreach in Education & Rural Care**
**Organisation’ in Andhra Pradesh, S. India.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Maintain two Children’s Homes, one for boys**
**and one for girls; provide educational grants to**
**poor students; support for widows; support for**
**HIV/Aids families; support for poor families;**
**support for elderly men; support for 6 teachers;**
**respond to emergencies.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees have had regard to the guidance**
**issued by the charity commission on public**
**benefit.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Volunteers help with fundraising events**
**alongside the trustees**| |Other||| 1 ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**All projects – two Children’s Homes,**
**support for widow’s, poor families’**
**support enabling the children to remain**
**in school, educational grants to poor**
**students, help for HIV/Aid+ families, and**
**teacher’s salaries in two Tuition Centres**
**- have been maintained.**
**We have continued to support the**
**children in the two Homes. We have paid**
**for the education costs of the**
**unsponsored boys and girls within the**
**Home. They are going to school now**
**with enthusiasm instead of begging on**
**the streets.**
**We have sent money for 12 more**
**permanent mosquito window screens to**
**protect the children in both Homes from**
**Mosquito borne diseases. More are**
**required for the Girls Home.**
**Money has been given by individuals**
**specifically to help buy land for an old**
**people’s Home.**
**Two donations, received via CAFA, were**
**used towards the Education Program.**
**Several very poor students were able to**
**continue with their further education as**
**a result.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| 2 ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the
end of the period|Para 1.21|**We received two large company donations**
**from the Perforce Foundation**
**during the year, via CAFA. As the previous**
**project (Appikatla Roofs) has stalled, we**
**were able to use the money towards the**
**Education Program instead, which was a**
**huge benefit to our overall balance.**
**We were able to attend an additional**
**fundraising event.**
**The use of a credit card machine has**
**helped bring in extra money at events.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**SalGO Assist reserves are sufficient to**
**enable the Children’s Homes to continue**
**for 6 months and their Education to**
**continue for 3 months, to enable the**
**beneficiaries time to make alternative**
**arrangements, should problems arise.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Children’s Homes £6000 & Education £3000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern|Para 1.23|**The ability to raise sufficient funds to meet**
**project needs continues to be a concern as**
**does the age of both trustees and**
**supporters.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Sponsorship of children in care and widows**
**are fully funded by regular income whereas**
**other projects are only partially funded. The**
**partially funded projects are supplemented**
**by our fundraising events and appeals during**
**the year. These include stalls with tombola’s**
**& tabletop sales, etc. Gift Aid received from**
**sponsorship and donations is collected twice**
**a year. New requests and projects are**
**advertised to our supporters and are**
**supported if donations are forthcoming.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Maintaining enough funds to support**
**projects without additional fundraising**
**events or donations going forward will be**
**difficult.**
**Supporters as they get older may not be as**
**able or willing to continue donating.**| |Other||| 3 ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**By election at AGM**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**The trustees are slowly developing new**
**policies and updating existing ones**
**throughout the year.**| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**Donation matching with Cisco is now**
**administrated by Benevity. Donations**
**from the Perforce Foundation**
**have come in via CAFA.**| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**SalGO Assist**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|**1101811**| |Charity’s principal address|**33, King Street Lane,**
**Winnersh,**
**Wokingham,**
**Berks,**
**RG41 5AX**| 4 ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Denise Wardale|Chairman||| ||Nicola Rose|Treasurer|Appointed 11.12.2024|| ||Peter Langdown||Stepped down officially as
treasurer at AGM 6.11.24 but
continued until new treasurer
appointed.|| ||Alan Hall|Secretary||| ||Clifford Smith|||| ||Anne Warner|||| ||Sue Barrett|||| ||Debbie Brunt|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved** **Director name** **N/A** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 5 ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Denise Wardale **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Chair ] **Date** 21.06.26 6 SALGO ASSIST Balance Sheet- 30th September 2025 Current Assets Barclays Bank Community Account Sep-25 Sep-24 28,310 Totsl Net Assets 28,310 23,448 Capital & Reserves Reserves BIF Surplus for the Year 23.448 4,862 28,310 2B,310 TOTAL Capital & Reserves 23.448 SALGO AS51ST Income and Expendlture A(count For the Year to 30th September 2025 Currènt Year Jst ort 24. 305ep 25 Prior Year 1st Ort 23- 305ep 24 INCOME Rtstrltted Noie Education Children's HOMÈ Education ISUtAEIFSPIHIVI Katchem Old Men's Hotne Family Support Project C4FAAppikatla Medical Assist Orphanage Child￿n Staff Salaries Teachers Salarie5 w1dowslchild￿n Other Restricted Emergencies 2,249 2.043 420 6.422 420 1.626 11,133 150 10,184 150 150 494 930 954 20.484 492 4,(K17 23,050 UAre5trlcted un￿tricted Fund Tax refund Suspense 4.526 5.103 3.895 4,119 9,628 8.014 32,678 28A97 EXPENDiniRE Educatlon Chlldren's Home Education ISUtAE/FSP/HIVI Katchem Old Men's Home Famlty Support Prolert CAFA Appikatla Medlcal Asslst Orphana6e Chlldren Staff Salaries Teachets Salarles Widowslchildren Other Restricted Emergenctes -3.526 -7,162 420 -2.345 420 -2,510 -595 -428 -10,249 -817 -1,565 -462 -1.268 -1,000 -26,476 -400 -10.266 -763 -1.461 -432 -27,586 Non-transfer Item5 Aoundln8 Bank Charges Ovetheads lin5urancel -62 13 -169 -231 -71 Total Expenditure 27.817 26.547 Surplus forthe year 4.862 1,950 SALGO ASSIST Notes to the Accounts for the year •ndlng 31hh Septernber 2025 l. DuTln&ih15 fmarbc141 VEaf, Ihe iwsire5 made a dcil>lvn ro splll IIE IduLatloft InLome and Exwndiiuicbeiweery Childion's HGme and SUIAEIFSPIHIV. We have hlsiorical spllt foi the prk)r year 2. CAFA Apwkatla funding was secured bui the woiecl c105ed due lo a chary ofc*cuMsla￿$. We I￿ hwn8to these funds elsewhere In ihe cornln8 year. 3. Other re5trlcted Fundin& recehed Includes moneyfor Land Puichase affid WindowGuard53nd TVIComputer EqUIp￿rf 4. Bank char8es for pr￿ryear include$ 3 credit for a bankerror 5. Overhead5 a￿ for our insurance policy which Ss paid monthly Currem Year 31Ah Sepi z015 Prioryear 30th Sept1024 Note Restrtaed Edwatson chI￿ren'S Ho Education ISUt4EIFSPIHIVI Katchem Old Men's Home Famity Support Project CAFAApplkatla Medi£al Asgst Orphanage Children Staff Salaries Teacher5 5•14ries WIOowslChlldren Other Re5tilcted Orphana8e Reserve Education Reserve Emergenclès 583 -1.462 35 .1.890 1.631 -1,176 35 -2,325 -1,114 3,367 -1,532 .2.442 782 .812 4,233 -613 -2.315 461 3,000 46 3.742 Unrnstrkt•d Unrestdrted lund Tax Refund Bankchar8es ¢￿erhead5 Jspense 14.593 4.811 IS.658 4.119 13 .169 19.173 19.706 29310 Z83 23 41untsnts ststem•nt In connectw with mYexarninat￿n •0 mattter hascome to my attentbn whkh gw me reawnable cause to i*lleve that ihe requirements.. To keep accounting records in accordance with the relevant 5ectlonJ ¢3f the 211 Act & To P￿pare accounts which accor W￿