Reach The Children Trustees, Report and Accounts Year ended 31 December 2023 Regi8ter¢d charity number: 11080i8 REACH THE CHILDREN Contents Trustees, Report Independeni Examiner's Report Receipts and Payments Account StatemeDt of Ass¢ts and Liabilities REACH THE CHILDREIN Trustees, Report The Trustees of Reach the Children are pleased to submit their report and accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023. Charitable Objects To relieve poverty of childr¢n living in Africa who are in conditions of need, hardship and distress. To advance the education of such children. Anllual Review A purpose built facility for the preparation and pro¢essing of dried fNtt products wa5 coMple￿d duriiig the y¢ar. Following completion of reinedial work. occupation of the fa¢ilily ivent ahead. At the beginning of tlie year a heat ¢x¢hange dryer was ord¢red from China and shipped to Luwero for installation in the new processing facility. Grandmas subsequ¢ntl)' r￿CIVed trainiug in heahh and safety requirements, &nd the preparntioii and drying of the fruit. Since that time pineapples groivn and harvested at Luwero have been process￿ with great success. The produ¢l range of dried tropical fruit under the 'from GT8ndmas Gardens. brand has been extended to include dried rnango pieces through a partner organisation Jakana. From the Tnodel garden established in 2019 in one acr¢ and 15,000 pin¢apple sucke￿, the Luwero Centre has extended the pineapple plantstion to four fields with 8 tolal of 75.000 pineapple suckers under cultivatioi). Sales of dried pineapple and dried inango through ADiazon are very promising, increasing week on week. The l Told My Story Competition ?023 was rolled out to 20 state Schools beneficial outcome5 for P7 schoolchildren preparing for secondary school. The project continues to be sw>nsored by Tony Jordan, CEO of Red Planet Picture4 part of the Asacha Nledia Group. who is passionate about the programme. All 20 s¢hools recEive initial trdining sessions designed io en¢ournge childrcn to develop and use their imagination. This will help improi'e writing skills, enabling them to write bett¢r 5torie5 alld have a clearer view of their future potential. Remote Springs continue to be protected, providing hundreds of families in the community with clean watcr. This work further benefits the IIKal communities b>. providing emplo)qnent for local tradespeopl¢. Spriiigs selectsd by local eonununitj leaders are those that nci'er dry out though the water pressure inay lesseii during the dry season. Tbis reliable water source enabl¢5 children to collect waler each morniiig for washing, cooking and laundry and still 8et to school on lime for daily lessons. Tlie most significwit benefit however is the rediiction in wat¢r-ly)rn¢ diseases to the children aDd th¢ wider community. The Birungi Skills C¢ntr¢ for disabled and hearing impaired children has now been fully funded, witli decoration and floor iiling the fmal items to be completed. This centre will train children with specia] needs in life Skills that will assist them to earn a Ilving and su51ain a famil},. The first students will be taken in as boarders in early 2024 due to th¢ ill healih of Halima, the Chairwoman ￿]d founder of the Centrc. The year 20?4 repr¢sents the 20th anniversary of Reach the Children li) Uganda. A niimber of projects have been highlighted including School latrines witii a WaJhroom for grirls. proteetion of sprii)gs:' and planling of ¢U￿lYptuS trKs and stone maTkers indicating the border of RTC Centre near LuTrero. Charitable donatioii requests ¢ontinue to be directed to supporters past. present and future, including friends of Reaeh the Children. We are grateful to them all for their ongoing support. REACH THE CHILDREN Chv4rity Trugte Ray Botterell Kathryn Gibson Tony Jordan Tarig El Sheikh Ra¢h¢l Mac¢ Chairnian Trus Trustee Trustee Trustee Principal Addres5 2 Manor Gardens W¢stoning Bedfordshire MK45 5fyA Sign on behalf of the Trnstee5 on 23 July 2024 Botterell Chairman KGib Trusiee REACH THE CHILDREN INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF REACH THE CHILDREN I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('kne Trust") for the year ended 31 Deceinber 2023. Respective responsibilities and bgsis of re￿rt As the charity trustees of the TTh￿t, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in ac¢ord8nce with th¢ r¢quir¢menls of the Charitics Act 2011 ('*he A¢t'). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Cwried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under se¢lion 145(5)(b) of the Act. Imdependellt examinees statement I have completed my exatDination. l ¢onfirn] that no tDaterial matters have Come to my attention iii connection with the examiDation whi¢h gives me cause to believe that in. 8ny material respect.. 4ccountin8 r¢wrds were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the ￿CoUnts do not accord with the a¢￿￿￿tIng records. I have no coiicerns and hav¢ Gome across no other niatters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in ord¢r to ¢nabl¢ a proper understanding of the accounts to b¢ reached. David Chapman BA FCA Cliapman Gain 4 Tregarne Terrace St Austell Coniwall PL25 4BE 23 July 2024 REACH THE CHILDREN Receipts and Payments Account Year ended 31 Decepnbgr 2023 2023 2022 ece Donations Gift Aid tax repayments Interest received 71271 13,437 66,228 13,875 84,712 80,103 Pa menls Proje¢ts and expedilions liisurance Bank charges Marketing Website expenses Jusi Giving charges Commission paid on donations Other expenses 77573 i49 1,656 7,438 1,186 216 182 2,177 96.536 285 1.334 7,975 1.157 216 200 1,542 (90977) (109,2451 Net (payments) (6265) (29,142) Ballk balance at 31 December 2022 19,112 48,254 Bank baliince at 31 December 2023 12,847 19.112 All funds held ar¢ unr¢stri¢t¢d and available lo be applied in the furtheraiice of the Trust's charilable objectives at the discretion of the Tnistees. REACH THE CHILDRE Statement of Assets and Liabilities As ai 31 December 2023 2023 2022 Cash Funds HSBC Charitsble Bank Account 12,635 18,827 HSBC Busine55 Money Manag¢r A￿U￿t 212 285 12,847 19,112 All funds held are unrestricted and available to be applied in the furtherdnce of the Trust's charitabl¢ objectives at the discretion of the Tru5tee5. Signed on behalf of the Trustees on 21 July 2024 R Bolterell Chairman K Glbson Tn￿lee