Reach The Children Trustees, Report and Accounts Year ended 31 December 2024 Registered charity number: 1108058
REACH THE CHILDREN Contents Pa Trustees, Report Indepeiideiit Examiner's Report Rec¢ipts and Payinents Account Statemcnt of Assets and Liabilities
REACH THE CHILDREN Trustees, Report The Tnistees of Reaoh the Cliilththi are pleas¢d to submit their report ]d accounts for the year elided 3 I December 2024. Charitable Objects To relAeve poverty of childreii liviiig in Africa who are 111 conditions of need, hardship and distress. To advaiice the education of such children. Annual Review Froin Grandmas Gardens Centre at Luwero Ugaiida has growii in to a exportiiig social enterprise airfreighting dried aiid retail packed dried tropical fruit to Reach die Children UK, which on behalf of Grandinas Gardens positioiis tlie produce on varioiis C-cominercc platforms. Over 100 Grandmas are engaged in the growing, harvesting, processiiig aiid sliipping bolh dried piiieapple and illango. The Gralldmas have iiow planted more than 100,000 pineapples suckers in their gardeiis, Trainiiig iii UK standard food Iiygi¢n¢ has been resourced and applied to tlic Graiidmas worlcillg ill the drying faci lity. Indirectly many hundreds of gridChIldren are the beneficiaries of tliis developing social ventiire in that school fees are paid ¢nsurillg grandchildren do get an education. Tlie I Told My Story Conipetition 2024 was rolled out again to 20 state schools with beneficial outcomes for P7 sclioolcliildreii preparing for secondary scliool. The project Qoiitiniies to be spoiisored by Toiiy Jordan a fellow Trustee and an award wiiiniiig scriptwriter, wlio is passionate about tlie programme, fijndiiig is assured for tlie coming next three years, All 20 schools receive initial traiiiing sessions deSIled to encourage children to develop and iise their imagination. This liad helped improve writiiig slcills, Cnabling tliem to write better stories aiid have a clearer view of dieir flltiire poteiitial. Remote springs coiitiniie to be protected, providiiig liundreds of fwnilies iii the community with cleaii water. This worlc furtlier b¢iiefits the local cominiinities by providiiig einployment for local tradespeople. Springs selected by local coinm Linity leaders are those tliat never dry out tliough tlie water prcssiire may lessen diiriiig tlie dry scason. Tliis reliable water source eiiables cliildren to collect water each moriiiiig for wasliing, coolcLiig aiid laundry and still get to scliool on lime for daily lessons. The Inost significaiit benefit however is the reduction in water-boriie diseases to tlie cliildren and tlie wider community. The BirLUi8i Slcills Centre for disabled and liearing iinpaired children has now bccii fully completed. This centre is traiiiiiig cliildren with special iieeds iii life skills that will assist thcin to earn a living aiid siistain a family. Tlie first studeiits have been tslcen iii as boarders in 2024 some spoiisored by ugtd& Miiiistry of Education iiidirectly who are Iicariiig impaired. Reach the Cliildreii continues to support Halima its priiicipal a11d tlie ceiitre iii its aiins to educale special needs cliildren aiid youtli iii lif¢ skills thal will eiiabl¢ the stLidents to earn a liviiig in Ugaiidan society. Reacli tlie Children UK celebrated its 20tlI year of operation lll East Africa witli the planting of 2,000 eucalyptiis tree sapliiigs, providiiig 10 communities with many hlindreds of beneficiaries Ali each coinmiinity with filter spriiig water. We coiitinue to be most grateful to our doiiors and fuiiders wlio wliolelieartedly supporl tlie WOTIC of Reach tlie Cliildreii UK.
REACH THE CHILDREN Charity Trustees Ray Botterell Kathryn Gibson Tony Jordan Tarig El Sheild] Rachel Mace Chairinan Trustee Truste¢ Triistee Trustee Principal Address 2 Maiior Gardens Westoning Bedfordshire K45 SNA Signed oli behalf of tlie Trustees on 27 Aiigust 2025 R Botterell ChairmaF3 Trustee
REACH THE CHILDREN INDEPE4 NDENT IXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF REACH THE CHILDREN I report to the trLiSte¢s on my exainination of the accounts of the above charity ('%he Trust") for the year ended 31 D¢cemb¢r 2024. Respective responsibilities and basis of report As tlie charity truste¢s of tlie Trust, you are responsible for the PT¢paration of tlie accounts in accordèllice witli the requirements of tlie Charities Act 2011 ('the Act"). I report iii respect of my exainiiiation of tlie Trust's accounts carTied oiit under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out iny ¢xamination, I have followed the applicable Directions giveii by the Cliarity Commissioii linder section 145(5)(b) of die Act. Indepelldent examiner's statement I have completsd iny examiiiation. I confirm tliat no material matters have come to Llly attention iti connection with the examinatioii which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accoLinting reoords were iiot kept lll accordance with se¢tioii 13 0 of the Act oi tjie aocouiits do not accord with the accounting records. I Iiave no coiicerns and have come across no other matters in connection witli tlie exainination to wliicli attcijtioii sliould be drawii in order to eiiable a proper uiiderstanding of tlie accounts to be reached. Davld Chapman BA FCA Cliapman Gain 4 Tregarne Terrace St Austcll Cornwall PL25 4BE 27Augusl 2025
REACH THE CHILDREN Receipts and Payments Account Year ended 31 December 2024 2024 2023 Recei Doiiations Gift Aid tax repaym¢nts Interest recel ved 167,693 6,750 253 71,27l 13,437 174,696 84,712 ments Projects and expeditioiis Insur]Ce Banlc charg¢s M.ai'keting Website expenses Jiist Giviii8 charges Coinmission paid oil donations Other expenses 75,544 219 1,755 15,869 77,573 549 1,656 7,438 1,186 216 182 2,177 331 182 7,381 (101,281) (90,977) Net receipts/(payments) 73,415 (6,265) Ban1< balance at 31 Deccinber 2023 12,847 19,112 Bank balance at 31 December 2024 86,262 12,847 All funds held are unrestricted and available to be applied in die furtlieranc¢ of the Trust's oliaritable objectives at tli¢ discretioii of the Ttees.
REACH THE CHILDREN Statement of Assets and Liabilities As at 31 December 2024 2024 2023 Cash Funds HSBC Cliaritable Bank Accoiiiit 11,426 12,635 HSBC Biisiness Money Mlager Accolints 74,836 212 86,262 12,847 All fuiids lield are iiiirestricted aiid available to be applied in tlie furtlieraiice of the Trust's cliaritable objectives at the discretion of the Trustees. ed oil bel1£ of tlie Trustees 011 27 August 2025 R Botterell Chairman K Glb3on Trustee