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Travel to Malawi from England was still very restricted in 2023 after the pandemic and South
African Airways were still not flying to England. SAA did start to fly to Malawi in January
2023 from Johannesburg which made our trustee journey easier in July 2023.
However, life carried on much the same in Malawi and all the children were healthy and the
staff well. The manager the￿ continued to do an ex￿lIent job and there were no concems.
It was very noticeable that costs in Malawi had escalated and we were surprised how much
funding was ne￿SSary to keep the children's home going. However. due to some very
generous donors, we were able to contain this. All expenditure in Malawi was receipted and
checked by the trustees.
Not surprisingly many people came down to visit while Elspeth was there to ask for help.
Firstly, a lady came with a tragic story of two young sisters who had lost their mother during
the floods further south and a kind neighbour had brought them to their relatives in our
village. Unfortunately. their aunty already had 6 children to care for and could not cope with
two more. We gave them a home and they settled in straight away.
Then Martha, who is blind, came with her mother from our village, asking for help. We took
her to the special Lions Eye Clinic at the hosprtal in Blantyre where they told us that Martha
is blind due to Glaucoma, which was preventable. but the family had neglected to take her to
hospital in time. That was bad enough but a few days later she was left unsuperqised at
home and walked into a fire leaving her leg badly burned. She came to live with us with the
full approval of the village chief and the family and we took care of her wounds and settled
her. She has now started school at a special Lions school for the blind where we will pay for
her accommodation and food and she will return to us during the holidays. She is such a
happy little girl despite her tragic past!
We continued to raise funds and we were able to arrange the purchase and distribution of
210 x 50kg bags of ￿rnent to help the villagers rebuild their houses destroyed by the
Cyclone. The cyclone also washed away all the newly planted crops and we witnessed that
the villagers were getting very hungry. By December the situation was desperate and the
village chiefs came to plead for help. No other agencies were coming to our villages to help
so we felt compelled to assist as we have been part of this community for over 19 years.
helping them through a previous famine in 2005. We set up a new appeal and managed to
source 20 Tonnes of maize at the northern border with Tanzania. Very early on Christmas
Day the trucks arrived at the orphanage and we were able to give out food to 400
households selected by the village chiefs. Hundreds of people came down all managed by
our staff with no fuss.
There were lots of changes with older children moving on and 3 new young ones coming to
live with us. Firstly Brian, who has been with us for 16 years, was able to go back to his long
lost family after completing college and finding them in Bangwe. a suburb of Blantyre.
Similarly Junior left to retum to his family after completing secondary school. We tracked
them down to a remote village and received help from the Chief there. Then Jo left to live
with his sister Doreen, who also grew up in our care, as she is now a successful clothing
designer in Lilongwe. Finally, Alfred passed his driving test and found work in Blantyre
driving for a local company. We ended the year with 36 resident children, mostly at school or
colleges.

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Smile Malawl
Receipts and payments accounts
CC16a
For the period
from
0110412023
3110312024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestrlcted
funds
Restricted
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Last year
to tho nearest
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations (Uk)
Donations (Malawil
Fundraising
Gift Aid Repayment
Misc Sn¢omo
58.246
38.246
86,427
1,517
27,905
S.587
37.686
8.327
102
37.686
8.327
102
Sub total (Gross income for
AR)
105.245
105,245
121.436
A2 Asset and invostment sales,
(see table).
Sub total
105.245
105.245
121,438
A3 Payments
Fundraising
Chariliable Adivities (UK)
Charitable Activities Imalawil
Management & Adminislralion
461
3,345
103,631
1,694
8S.768
1.469
85.768
1N69
Sub total
A4 Assgt and investment
purchases. (see tsble)
87,698
87.698
110,114
Sub total
87,698
87,698
110,114
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year 8nd
Cash funds this year end
17.547
17,547
11,322
17,547
17,547
11,322
CCXX Rl accounts (SS)
1511012024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted
funds
to noarest £
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
to noarfrst £
Categories
Details
B1 Cash funds
Funds Held In Malawi
4,730
HSBC 8ank ￿c (UK)
12.811
Cash Hekl IUKI
Saviros WC IUKI
Total cash funds
17,547
{agree re￿pts and payments
ounllsll
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Details
Fund to whlch
asset bolon
Current value
tlonal
Details
Cost loptlonall
B3 Investment assets
Fund to whl¢h
asset belon
Cost loptlonall
Current valuè
tlonal
Details
10 Hedar6s of Land
B4 Assets retained for the
charity's own use
Detached 4 Bed House
2 x 2 Bed SID Bungalows
Toyota L8ndcruiser
Toyots Hilux Pickup
Fund to whlch
Ilablll
rolates
Amount due
tlonal
When due
tlonal
Details
BS Llabillties
Signed by one or Iwo trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
Signature
Print Name
Date of
roval
0411012024
CCXX R2 accounts {SS)
1511012024

Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A '..
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the trustsesl
members of
SMILE MALAWI
On accounts for the year
ended
31st March 2024
Charity no
(if any)
1106225
Set out on pages
Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts.
responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
trustees and examiner under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an
independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to=
examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given
examine￿$ ststement by the Charity Commission. 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 consideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and
consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true
and fair, view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the
statement below.
Independent In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention
examiner's statement (other than that disclosed below ")
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect,
the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordan￿ with section 130 of the
Charities Act. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and
comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
have not been met", or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Date:
Signed:
Io.- Z02
Name:
Martin Thomas of Martin Thomas & Co
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any):
ACCA Finalist
IER
March 2012

Address:
3 Woodstock Road
Sittingboume
Kent ME10 4HH
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
IER
March 2012