2023-03-31-accounts - Gap Ministries

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/22 Period start date To Period end date 31/03/2023

Charity name:Gap Ministries

Charity registration number:1111373

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17		Gap Ministries, ( also known as Gap Kenya) Exists to help Street children, and the children that live on or near the Mwakirunge Garbage Dump on the outskirts of Mombasa. It is Mombasa’s main municipal dump site.
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		The Charity runs 3 projects: Stepping Stones A day care centre, for street children in the city to access food, showers , laundry, teaching, medical care, recreation and counselling. We have begun giving both Computer and Tailoring classes with a plan to open up employment opportunities for them. To share the love of Jesus with the children by showing them love and respect alongside the practical care they receive. Foster Family Home A foster family home where 12 chidren live with foster parents who love and care for them,the children attend school. Joseph Centre for Children. A centre for over100 children whose parents live on or survive from the main garbage site. The centre is open for children from the age of 2 years upwards who are unable to attend school due to lack of school fees etc. The centre provides learning activities for the children to enable them to become literate and numerate. The children learn to play and have fun, increasing their social skills and cognitive development. The centre also helps with medical care for the children. The charity currently pays for 43 children from the centre to attend primary school and is funding 2 children to attend boarding High School.

	Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustee’s can confirm that all the above projects have shown great public benefit to the children supported by Gap Kenya, as well as the wider Mombasa’s public.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Gap Kenya has a great team of volunteer Trustee’s, whose roles are vital to the work of Gap Kenya, providing the governance and accountability required. We also have support volunteers who fund raise to provide some of finance required needed to finance our projects. Volunteers also visit the projects in Mombasa,helping outinthe centres.
Other

Achievements and Performance

	SORP reference
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	1. The Stepping Stones Centre continues to provide a safe place for street children to access food, showers, laundry, teaching and recreation alongside love, respect and fun. Many children attending the centre have been repatriated back to their families. One of the aims of the Stepping Stones Centre is to help street children to adapt to routine and discipline in preparation for leaving street life should they desire to do so. Several Stepping Stones children have been invited to live in various children’s homes and are now attending school. Several children’s homes visit the centre when they have vacancies in their home to offer places to the children

attending. Stepping Stones.
Stepping Stones has now become a
Centre of Excellence’ in day care
and other organisations are sent by
the Mombasa Children’s Dept to
see our work and programmes.
2. Family Foster Home
Twelve street children have left street life
and now live with foster parents in the foster
family home. The foster parents love and
nurture the children who are able to attend
school and live their lives in a safe and
loving environment .Having had one boy
complete his degree in Mechanical
Engineering, he is now employed as a
mechanical engineer in Finland, we have
had another boy just finished his3rd year at
Teacher training College, he is now working
as a teacher at a primary school in
Mombasa.
All the others boys are in school and
progressing well in their Academic
Studies.Their personal development
goes from strength to strength and
combined with their academic
achievements they are radically
changed boys, who have used the
opportunity given them extremely well,
3. The Joseph Centre For Children
A centre for over100 children whose parents
live on or survive from the main garbage
site. The centre is open for children from the
age of 2 years upwards who are unable to
attend school due to lack of school fees etc.
The centre provides learning activities for the
children to enable them to become literate
and numerate. The children learn to play and
have fun, increasing their social skills and
cognitive development. The centre also
helps with medical care for the children. The
charity currently pays for 43 children from
the centre to attend primary school and is
funding 2 children to attend boarding High
School.
.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
			Post Covid, and the difficult economic climate has

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41		produced a huge challenge to raising funds. However we raised £79340, against an expenditure of £87554, which included the purchase of a new vehicle costing £16000
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41		The charity’s policy is not to invest monies, but to forward plan and ensure that all commitments can be met.
Other			N/A

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Full details of the income and expenditure are contained in the charities submitted accounts. The income receipts were £79,340 and after deducting payments of £87554 we had a deficit of expenditure over income. We also purchased a much needed vehicle for £16000.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22
Amount of reservesheld	Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	We have no financial deficit
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	We have no concerns about the charity continuing as a going concern.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	There are a number of Churches and small businesses who support the charity and a Uk Rotary Club, some on a regular basis and others on an ad hoc basis. Post covid Fund Raising has been a challenge, but we are pleased to report that we raised £79340 against an expenditure total of £87554, but also bought a vehicle for £16000 There are also a number of individual people who give a regular, monthly donation to the charity.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Trust Deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Gap Ministries is an Unincorporated Trust
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	The 3 existing trustees remain in post.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	The charity works closely with the Childrens Dept. and the Education, and Health Dept’s in Mombasa
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Gap Ministries
Other name the charity uses	Gap Kenya
Registered charitynumber	1111373
Charity’s principal address	4 Manor Farm Close, Ashton-U-Lyne Gtr Manchester OL7 9LS

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Gayle Woods
	Gill Barber
	Paul Woods

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian 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)

Type of Name Address adviser

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Gayle Woods Full name(s) Paul Woods Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date

Charity Name No (if any) GAP MINISTRIES

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

	For the period from	Period start date 01/04/2022	To	Period end date 31/03/2023

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 12,650 15,600 18,145 13,615 - 10,975 8,355 - 79,340 - - - 79,340 23,924 2,713 8,962 3,873 5,745 1,234 182 632 145 7,165 745 3,288 365 1,865 785 45 26 24 5,905 14,997 1,993 4,340 3,264 717 230 1,279 553 19 456 5,500 16,865 216	Last year to the nearest £
Donations from Business	12,650	-
Online Donations	15,600	-
Regular Donations	18,145	-
Ad Hoc Giving	13,615	-
Charitable Trusts	-	-
Churches	10,975	-
Gift Aid	8,355	-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	79,340	-

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Stepping Stones Centre Total	23,924	-
Rent	2,713	-
Salaries	8,962	-
travel	3,873	-
food	5,745	-
utilities	1,234	-
staionery	182	-
repairs	632	-
health	145

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Family Home total Salaries rent travel food utilities clothing furniture repairs Education Costs


Joseph Centre	14,997
rent	1,993
salaries	4,340
food	3,264
utilities	717
repairs	230
bags/materials	1,279
health	553
stationery	19
car servicing education taylor taylor car purchase just giving CCXX R1 accounts (SS)		28/01/2024

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house rental 5,400 5,400
car insurance 479 479
website 1,080 1,080
Sub total [ 87,554 ] - - -
Total payments [ 87,554 ]
Net of receipts/(payments) 87,554 - - -
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end - - - - -
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Cash funds this year end
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

28/01/2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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CCXX R3 accounts (SS)

28/01/2024

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to the truslees h•r41y Gap Ministries On accounts for the ythv •nded 202212023 Charlty no (rf any) 1111373 Sot out on pages 111,'.ii¢r,-)er I report to the IeBS my examination of ts accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusf) for the year ended Responslbllltles and basls of report As th8 chartrf's trustees. YCAJ are reswnsib18 for the preparatirn of the accounts in aCcrydare with the reQrements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the Acr). I re1 in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried oul LfKler seclmm 145 of 2011 Act and in caryiro oul my examination, I have fcknied all the apab DctIonS glven by the Charity Commlssion seclM)n 14q5}(b) of Act. Ind•p•ndent rrhe ctrority's gross Incune exceeded £250.CKK) and l am qualrfled to •xamlnerfs statement undertake the examinati by beiry a qualrfwj member of linsert name of aliCable Isted bc]]. Delete l ] If not 8pplkable. I have GnPted my examir0tK. I confimi that rK) material matters have come to my attention in connectlon with the examination (other than that disclosed bel)w ') which gwes me cause to b8beva that In, any malerial respect: the accounting records were rK)t kept in aGc(dance wlth seclon 130 of Ihe Charities Act,. or the accounts dhj not accord wllh the accrAJntiryJ records: or the accounts did rt ccrfnply wlth the applicable requirements conceming the fonn and ¢¢)ntent of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts arKI Rewrts) Regulaticns 2008 other than any requlrement that the accounts gNe a 'true and fair. VI which Is nol a matter Consi as part of Indewthnt examinatKJn. I have no concerns have come across no other matters in ccffinectM)n wtlh th8 examinalK)n to which attents'on slM)ukJ be drawn in tNs report in order to enable a prr Undering of accounts to be reached. . Please delete the words in the braGkets rfthey do not apply. Signed: Dato: 29101123 Name". John Grantham Relevant professlonal qualifi&ion(s) or body Managing Diwli Home Estate Agents IER Oct 2018

(rf any): Address: Section B Disclosure Onty compiete rf the examiner needs to hwjhlighl malerial matters of concern (see CC32, IndeFwKlent examination of charity accntS.. dr8ctions and glIdarr f(K examiners). Giv• h•r• brief d•tail$ of any Items that the examiner wlshes to d16close. IER Oct 2018