2023-04-05-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 06/04/2022 To 05/04/2023

Charity name: Sausage Tree Charity

Charity registration number: 1102336

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the education and welfare of children and in particular the provision and assisting in the provision of education materials, teachers and accommodation.
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	We continued to fund our yearly projects which involves paying for termly resources - books/pens etc, paying teachers salaries and paying for 2 students to study in tertiary education. We also had enough funds to start supporting another school - Msoro, and continued to renovating a classroom block and providing desks and building a dormitory for girls boarding. We hosted our bi annual party in the park which was a huge success and enabled us to support the new school - Msoro.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Yes the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the CC on public benefit.

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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making

Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

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	The charity provides educational resources to 1 large primary school of over 1000 pupils and a secondary school with approx 400 students. It pays for the salaries of 6 teachers, 1 librarian and a gardener. Sponsorship of 1 student through tertiary education. Provision of desks and materials for desks at Msoro Secondary School. Funds for the building of a dormitory at Msoro Secondary School

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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

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity is in a strong financial position was able to host our yearly fund-raising event this year. We have continued to support 2 schools with resources, pay teachers salaries and also support with building of desks at one secondary school and support with building a dormitory at a second school Msoro. We are also supporting a student, Frank, through tertiary education - he is training as a doctor. We supported him through school and he managed to get a grant to pay for his tuition fees but needs support for living costs and learning resources.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We need to find approx £18,000 each year to keep our annual maintenance programme going. It is important to keep a float in case of any shortfalls with fundraising.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	This year end held £42,364 in reserve. We plan to donate part of this towards a building project at a secondary school which is currently in the planning process.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Regular fundraisers are usually planned for so as no real need for reserves as these are tried and tested events.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	n/a

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46

A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	trust deed
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	Appointed by existing trustees

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
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
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Sausage Tree Charity
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1102336

	Charity’s principal address Merryview, Merryfield Road, Monkwood, Alresford, Hants SO24 0HE

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Lucinda Chignell	Chairperson
	Will Chignell	Treasurer
	Libby Morrison	Secretary
	Kylie Haycock

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	n/a
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	n/a
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	n/a

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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

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Lu Chignell Full name(s) Lucinda Chignell

Position (eg Chairperson Secretary, Chair, etc)

Date 13th Jan 2023

	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	Charity Name	No(if any)	No(if any)		CC16a
	Receipts andpayments accounts
	For the period from		Period start date		To		Period end date
Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds		Total funds		Last year
	to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £		to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations	29,857		-		-		29,857		22,381
ClayShoot 2021			-		-		-		22,257
PartyinthePark 2022	24,474		-		-		24,474		5,760
Clay shoot 2023	725		-		-		725		-
			-		-		-		-
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			-		-		-		-
Sub total_(Gross income for AR) _	55,056		-		-		55,056		50,398
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
	- 0		- 0		- 0		-
	- 0		- 0		- 0		-		- 0
Sub total	- 0		- 0		- 0		-		- 0
**Total receipts **	55,056		- 0		- 0		55,056		50,398
A3 Payments
Clay Shoot 2021			-		-		-		8,364
Insurance	855		-		-		855		730
Bank Charges	30		-		-		30		30
Unfulfilled Auction Promise			-		-		-		1,600
Grants for education resources teachers student building works	44,385		-		-		44,385		7,191
Party in the Park 2022	15,956		-		-		15,956		2,840
Flights to Zambia to see projects	1,713		-		-		1,713		-
clay shoot 2023	402		-		-		402		-
			-		-		-		-
**Sub total **	63,341		-		-		63,341		20,755
A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table)
	- 0		- 0		- 0		-
	- 0		- 0		- 0		-
**Sub total **	- 0		- 0		- 0		-		- 0
**Totalpayments **	63,341		- 0		- 0		63,341		20,755
**Net of receipts/(payments) **	- 8,285		-		-		- 8,285		29,643
A5 Transfers between funds	-0		-		-		-		-
A6 Cash funds last year end	50,650		-		-		50,650		21,007
**Cash funds thisyear end **	42,365		-		-		42,365		50,650
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories	Details				Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds
					to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £
B1 Cash funds					-		-		-
					-		-		-
					-		-		-

					- 0				- 0					- 0					-
					- 0				- 0					- 0					-
		**Sub total **			- 0				- 0					- 0					-				- 0
	**Totalpayments **				63,341				- 0					- 0					63,341				20,755
**Net of receipts/(payments) **				-	8,285				-					-				-	8,285				29,643
A5 Transfers between funds					-0				-					-					-				-
A6 Cash funds last year end					50,650				-					-					50,650				21,007
**Cash funds thisyear end **					42,365				-					-					42,365				50,650
Section B Statement of assets					and liabilities at the							end of the period
														Unrestricted				Restricted funds					Endowment
Categories				Details										funds									funds
														to nearest £					to nearest £				to nearest £
B1 Cash funds														-					-				-
														-					-				-
														-					-				-

CCXX R accounts (SS)1

12/01/2024

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	Total cash funds	Total cash funds	Total cash funds		42,365		-	-	-
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))				OK				OK
					Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds		Endowment funds
	Details				to nearest £		to nearest £		to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets					-		-		-
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	Details				Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)		Current value (optional)
B3 Investment assets							-		-
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	Details				Fund to which asset belongs		Cost (optional)		Current value (optional)
B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use							-		-
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	Details				Fund to which liability relates		Amount due (optional)		When due (optional)
B5 Liabilities							-
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Signature				Print Name				Date of approval
	Lu Chignell				Lucinda Chignell				12/01/2023

CCXX R accounts (SS)2

12/01/2024

2

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Sausage Tree Charity On accounts for the year ended 0510412023 Charlty no {If any) 1102336 Set out on pages I report to the tru$tee$ on my 8xamination of the accounts of the above charity {'the Trust") for the year ended 0510412023. Re8pon8lbllltle8 and As the charity tTUStees of the Trust. you are respon8ible for th8 preparation basls of roport of the accounts in accordance wth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of Ihe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Oirections given by the Charity Commission under section 145151(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no malerial matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination vthich gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examlnerf8 Statement I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not 8ppIy. Slgn•d: Date: 0110212024 Name: Robert Alistair Sadler FCA Relevant professlonal qualification{s) or body (If anyl: ICAEW- Chartered Accountant Addre88: Robert Sadler & Company Ltd 30B Southgale, Chichester West Sussex, P019 1DP Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners}. IER October 2018

Give here brief details of any items thal the examiner wSshe8 to disclose. Nothing to disclose IER October 2018

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