CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1 November 2024 Period start date To 31 October 2025 Period end date
Charity name: Friends of Amani (UK)
Charity registration number: 1107618
Objectives and Activities
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|| Summary of the main|||Para|1.17 and|||Raising funds for the Amani centre for street|||
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| Amani Tanzania. Expected annual
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| Inthe pastfourmonthsshortcomingshave
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|Amani in Tanzania. These shortcomings
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Achievements and Performance
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Just under£78kwasraised inthe U.K.for
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| Amani. Expenditurewas £121.5k andthe|| |
Just under£78kwasraised inthe U.K.for
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| Amani. Expenditurewas £121.5k andthe||||
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_ Tanzania. Expenditure higherthan normal
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| Statement explaining the | Para 1.22 | To investonly in interest bearing accounts. | ||||
| policy for holding reserves | Reserves held in case ofunforeseen | |||||
| statingwhythey are held | events. | |||||
| Amountofreserves held | Para 1.22 | £136,418 | ||||
| Reasonsforholdingzero |
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Publicindividual donations. | ||||
| The charity’s principal sources offunds (including |
anyfundraising) | Para1.47 | ||||
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| Investment policy and |
objectives includingany |
social investment policy | Para 1.46 | |||
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| Adescription ofthe principal | Para 1.46 | |||||
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Structure, Governance and Management
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|| Type of governing document ||Para 1.25|||Constitution.|||
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|||Trustee|selection|methods|—||Para|1.25|||Appointed|by trustees.|||
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|Reference|and|Administrative|details|
|‘Charityname||Friends|of|Amani|(UK)|a|es|
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||Regketenedac|c|harityra number|| 1107618nnnUI|ttItIIUSIEIIISISISSSSSSSSSSSS|||
|||Charity’s principal address|||Little Thatch,|Etchilhampton,|Devizes,|Wiltshire SN10 3JL.|||
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalfofothers | Description of the assets | _ held in this capacity |
| Name and objects of the | | charity on whose behalf the | | assetsfalls within are heldthe custodian and how this | | charity's objects |
| Details of arrangements for | safe custody and | segregation of such assets | from the charity's own assets |
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
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Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Full name(s) [Martin CrabbCrabb | |
Position (eg |Treasurer ars eae ene |
Secretary, Chair, etc) | |
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Date | 9 December 2025
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FOR ENGLAND AND WALES see
Annual accounts for the period
Period end
Section A Statement of financial activities
Recommended g Restricted
categories by S Unrestricted income Endowment Prior year
activity 6 funds funds funds Total funds funds
Incoming resources (Note 3) FO1£ FQ2£ FO3£ F04£ FO5£
Income and endowments from:
Donations and legacies sor| 67,537] = TT 6,587] 73,958 |
CharitableOther activities soz} 8440]TT840 6128 |
Separateinvestmentstrading activities (isoa] 2,007]TCE2007==—la [2685 |
Other material item of income S05a a 66=6)6)6™ClC
Total FJ i=o
Resources expended (Note 6) S07 EEO fe ee ee
Expenditure on:
Raising funds ss} _s2i6| |eG]
SeparateCharitable activities soo} 121,208] |eae96,230 |
Other material item of expense so} Os | eCr
Total a==6©—h(ll
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gains/(losses)Net income/(expenditure) before investment $13]-eo)43,441 cere eae- 43,441i |-Bs13,675
NetNet gains/(losses) on investments SS==—«
income/(expenditure) 815 fe ie aoe a ere |
Extraordinary items S16 Ell
Transfers between funds i a hl
Other recognised gains/(losses):
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity's own use $18 |. | |e kr
Net movement in funds so aa44t [dEAT |= TT
TotalTotal funds brought forward s2t | 179.859 [79859| 193.533 |
1 funds carried forward s22 | 196.416 | - | 86418) (179,650 |
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Friends of Amani (UK)
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Section B Balance sheet
Restricted
Unrestricted income Endowment Total this Total last
Guidance note — funds funds funds year year
£ £ £ £ £
Fixed assets FO1 Fo2 FO3 F04 F05
Intangible assets (Note 15) Bot PO Eee;
TangibleHeritage assets (Note 14) I66)6hl
assets (Note 16) eo | -| -| -——— -_
investments Total(Note 17) 2==—)6|l
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Current assets
Stocks (Note 18) B06 ECE
Debtors (Note 19) er | Cle | LLE-
Investments (Note 17.4) Bos ———==ts 100,000
Cash at bank and in handTotal(Note 24) poo 6 [| T64Te [TC«| «SCS ATE | _ 79,859
currentassets = 10 | [TEATS «dYCOC~C‘“‘W#dY;COUOOATOT 170,050
one year (Note 20) B11
Net current assets/(liabilities) B12 136,418 ron eee 136,418 179,859
Total assets less current liabilities e13 +«=© [T3647 COC“ S«dSC(‘(‘(Cé™SS«#d”éCOUWOOATO]170,050)
year (Note 20) B14
Provisions for liabilities i a lll
Total net assets or liabilities B16 136418| - {| = | 136418] 179,859
Funds of the Charity
Endowment funds (Note 27) B17 - Fe a all - aa
Restricted income funds (Note 27) B18 ieee Ea
Unrestricted funds B19 136,418 - 136,418 179,859
Revaluation reserve B20 —_—
Fair value reserve B21 pea
Total funds 822 es eee eee
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The company was entitled to exemption from audit under s477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act with respect to These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to small companies subject to the small companies regime and in accordance with FRS102 SORP.
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Signed by one or two trustees/directors on behalf of all the trustees/directors
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| CHARITY COMMISSION | Independent examiner's report on the (534) FOR ENGLAND AND WALES accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees Friends of Amani; (UK) On accounts for the year | 31/10/25 Charity no | 1107618 ended (if any) | report to the trustees ori my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/10/2025. Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). | report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
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examiner's statement | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records: or e the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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| have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
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Address: | 61 Robins Lane, Frome, Somerset, BA11 3ET
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and
4 guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
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