2020-12-31-accounts

Teacher Aid Trustees’ Annual Report for period 1st January 2020 to 31st December 2020 (Charity no. 1103660) Summary of Activities throughout the year Fundraising Programme Fundraising

events

£82,281.54 was raised throughout the year.

Funds were raised from two main events: a Greek Evening including our annual sponsored walk, together with a project event from our trustee Keith and a number of individual donations from supporters.

Our main fundraising is not one event; It is continuous, month on month. The one school we are now supporting, Nsobe Community School, relies on TA to pay a salary to the teachers, buy food, books, uniform material etc. It is the support fund which incorporates the pen-pal scheme. This popular scheme for UK and Zambian children is educational and caring for both children, whereby UK parents pay a monthly sum of £15 minimum, not to the child but direct to TA’s bank. This is sent to Nsobe’s bank account quarterly for the child’s teacher. During the year sponsors have increased from 88 to 100. The monthly donations in 2020 averaged £3500.00. It is a continuous fundraising programme which is the backbone of the school.

Expenditure

Full details of the expenditure in the year (£38_396_.30) are in the accounts which are available to all. Nsobe Community School, received £37,000.00. The remainder was spent on TWAM for the transportation of tools and equipment to the school, credit card processing from our online donations, Edukit the funding application specialists and bank charges.

Covid- 19

During the pandemic year of 2020 Teacher Aid managed to put on a fundraiser, a Greek evening, on March 7th, a few days before the lockdown. We raised £6500. Our annual Gower Yomp was held on September 11th when we raised £19,000, thanks to a doctor who donated £7000 and other generous donors. Also there was a ”window” when a maximum of 30 people were allowed to be outside together.

The Greek Evening 7th of March 2020

Teacher Aid Gower Yomp Nsobe Yomp for Teacher Aid

We visited the School in November – it was a great trip and much was achieved. Mike Papadacos, our treasurer, is a Computer expert and electronics engineer. He was pivotal in introducing solar energy in 2018 and under his guidance the full installation of all electrics and equipment to school’s computer room by the local tradesmen. The computers were connected to Rachel Pi educational computer network. The same was repeated to a smaller scale by installing a 1kw solar system in the audio visual room created specifically for the primary school. It was fitted with all electrics and facilities to run 8 computers with a scope for expansion also connected to Rachel Pi network, as well as well as a TV screen for the primary school children that knew nothing of such technology. With his guidance he also had an overhead projector and an electric screen fitted in the newly built school’s assembly hall. This has given the opportunity to for the whole school, as well as the community to watch educational videos and films.

The AV room nearly finished The AV room in full use

While Mike was working with the electricians and handymen I was reading and giving English lessons to the children, entertaining them with quizzes etc and viewing the wonderful arts and crafts they produced. We were lucky to have done the trip, doing essential work during the pandemic.

Maggie reading to children Maggie doing quizzes with students

Throughout the year gifts came in, making it a bumper year for us which is incredible during covid times.

Finances - Annual accounts for 2020 Teazcher Aid - Charity no 1103660 Accounts l jan 2020- 31 Dec 2020 Income Expenditure 82,281.54 38,396.30 Income Nsobe Community School Support Fund £38,842.80 Main fundraisnE events Greek Evening, Yomp £25,500.00 Gift Aid claims £9,368.63 Donations / other events É8,082.03 Just Giving 488.08 Total Raised in year- 82,281.54 Ex enditure Nsobe Community School TWAM Stripe CC processing Edukit Bank charges 37,000.00 454.10 209.63 540.00 192.57 Total paid out in year- 38,396.30 Bank Balance 01/0112020 Bank Balance 31101212020 19,577.66 63,462.90

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1st January 2020 Period end date

Charity name: TEACHER AID

Charity registration number: 1103660

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advancethe educationoforphansand other vulnerablechildrenin Southern Africa, inparticular, but not exclusively, thosechildrenatthe Nsobe Community SchoolinZambia's copper belt region,by theprovisionoffunding for qualified teachers.
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	Payment of TeachersAllowancesand salariesat Nsobe.Alsofunding of particular projectsatthe school including fully kited audio visual room fitted with 1KW solar panel system all electrics and 8 computers connected to Rachel-Pi educational network.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Thetrusteeshaveregard to the guidance issuedbythe Charity Commissionon publicbenefit.

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of TEACHER AID On accounts for the year ended i 31 DECEMBER 2020 Charity no (rf any) 1103660 Set out on pages 1 ATTACHED I rekyjt to Ihe trustees c￿ my ey￿n￿at￿n of tre Wjunts crf ts above (tharrty fthe Tnjsf) for the year ended Responsibilities and basis of report As Ihe (*)amYs tfustees, are respcytsibte for Ihe preparati¢￿ of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 {"the Acn. I rerth in respeci of my examinati￿ of the Trust's accounts camed oul under sectson 145 of the 2011 A(X and in or￿n9 OLrt my examination, I have followed all the appliG3ble ￿'re(￿nS given by the Chanty Commissi under secti￿) 145(5)(b) of the ACL Independent I have compkted my e￿lmInation. I confim that no matenal matters have eXaMi￿￿S statement come to my attenti￿ in c￿)neCti￿ the examination %thich gives me cause lo t)elieve that in. any material respect the accounbng recc¥ds we not kept in aC(1)rdan￿ vthh sedion 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts dMI ￿t ￿t0rd V￿th tre accounting r￿rds. or Ihe arAxxmts did mt comply wth the applicable requirements cOn￿mIl¥j the fomi aThJ of accounts set txrt in the Charities (Accounts and Rerxjrts) Regulat'ons 21x18 other than any requi￿rnent that the ac￿thts give a 'true and fairf view ￿lIch rs not a matter consbJered as part of an in(kwKknt examination. I have Th) cc#Kems aThJ have come across no other matters in t￿lne￿ Ihe examW￿tm)n to vthich attention sh￿Id be drawn in this report in order to erb3bk a prokw Ur￿￿tand￿)g of Ihe accounts to ￿ read)ed. Signed: I 25-/o"ai Name: AIJL Relevant professional I qualifKation{s) or body I {rfany)- IER Oct 2018

Section B Disclosure NONE IER Oct 2018

Finances - Annual accounts for 2020 Teazcher Aid - Charity no 1103660 Accounts l jan 2020- 31 Dec 2020 Income Expenditure 82,281.54 38,396.30 Income Nsobe Community School Support Fund £38,842.80 Main fundraisnE events Greek Evening, Yomp £25,500.00 Gift Aid claims £9,368.63 Donations / other events É8,082.03 Just Giving 488.08 Total Raised in year- 82,281.54 Ex enditure Nsobe Community School TWAM Stripe CC processing Edukit Bank charges 37,000.00 454.10 209.63 540.00 192.57 Total paid out in year- 38,396.30 Bank Balance 01/0112020 Bank Balance 31101212020 19,577.66 63,462.90