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The Waterloo Partnership

Trustees Annual Report and Accounts For the year ended 30 June 2021

Charity number 1111926

Trustees’ Annual Report

Objectives and Activities

The objectives are:

(i) to relieve poverty and sickness, to preserve good health, and to advance education in Waterloo, Sierra Leone; and
(ii) (ii) to advance public understanding in Waterloo, England of the social, economic and cultural ways of life of the people in Waterloo, Sierra Leone.

The Waterloo Partnership was established to encourage mutual support and understanding between the communities of Waterloo, Sierra Leone and Waterloo, Merseyside, and the charity aims to forge educational, cultural, faith and civil society links between the “two Waterloos”.

In planning the Waterloo Partnership’s activities, the trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The charity therefore seeks to:

Establish links between specific institutions in Waterloo, Merseyside and neighbouring areas, with appropriate opposite partners in Waterloo, Sierra Leone;
Support the work of the Waterloo, Sierra Leone community with particular reference to supplying resources for basic needs and for building construction, education, employment, farming, health care and sanitation;
Harness the skills and efforts of voluntary project workers in both communities;
Communicate the findings of visits to and from Sierra Leone;
Raise funds to support the aims of the charity.

The Waterloo Partnership UK (WPUK) and its trustees work in close collaboration with the Waterloo Partnership Sierra Leonne (WPSL), a partner committee set up to co-ordinate the charity’s work in Waterloo SL.WPSL is uniquely placed both to reflect the opinions of local people and to involve them in decision making, planning and implementation. We believe that the full involvement of WPSL ensures that our projects are chosen by mutual agreement, are appropriate for local needs, and provide benefits for the whole community.

All WPUK Trustees and members are volunteers, and there are no paid staff. Funds raised are therefore used solely to fulfil the charity’s aims and objectives and to support our projects in Waterloo, Sierra Leone.

When funds and conditions allow, WPUK aims to make visits to Sierra Leone in order to meet our partners in Waterloo, strengthen our relationships and review our projects.

Achievements and Performance

This year has seen an increase in requests for funding various projects from 36 to 56. In deciding which projects to support, the trustees have considered the core projects which require long term funding.

Waterloo Partnership has continued to support the core projects of farming (provision of seeds and tools), education and infrastructure. About £2,200 was spent on seeds and tools, and this includes replacement rice seeds lost due to flooding. Some of the equipment available is of inferior quality and requires frequent replacement.

The Uniform Scheme and the Ebola orphans’ education are a significant cost. There were 14 pupils in the Uniform Scheme and 43 children in the Ebola orphans scheme. An education supervisor assists in providing information as to the wellbeing of the children.

Grants are made to assist with funding repairs to wells and bridges which were constructed by Waterloo Partnership.

To avoid the spread of Coronavirus Sierra Leone instigated a strict lockdown in some areas. Grants were provided to supply food for those who were restricted in their movements, and also to those suffered from a devastating fire.

Financial Review

A generous donation of £15,000 was received from The Children’s Research Fund. This is to fund the financial commitment of supporting the group of Ebola Orphans with food and other costs. There other regular sources of income are the 1000 Hearts scheme and the annual Christmas Gift Scheme, producing £7,800 and £5,000 respectively.

The additional funds have enabled the charity to respond to additional emergency appeals.

There was an increase of over £7,000 in funds held at the year end.

The Trustees are careful to monitor expenditure to enable long term commitments be met, and consider £2,500 should be held as a reserve.

No investments are held.

Structure, Government and Management

The charity has a constitution which was adopted on 1[st] September 2005 and amended 17[th] September 2009 and 19[th] September 2013, and is an association of about 25 members.

Trustees are appointed or re-appointed at the end of a three-year term, at the Annual General Meeting.

New trustees are inducted by the Chair and Board of Trustees, using the Charity Commission guidelines. The current trustees come from a variety

of backgrounds: education, management, medicine, social work, engineering and accountancy.

The charity has a robust Safeguarding Policy which has been adopted by its partner organisation WPSL in Sierra Leone.

The charity’s data protection policy is in line with the GDPR legislation introduced in the UK in May 2018.

The charity has an agreed Complaints Policy: the current complaints coordinator is Dr.Frederick Nye.

Reference and Administrative Details

Charity name: The Waterloo Partnership

Registered charity number: 1111926

Charity’s principal address: 23 Bonnington Avenue Crosby Liverpool L23 7YJ

Names of charity trustees who manage the charity

Mary Corbett - chair

Roderick Walker - treasurer

Linda Nye

Martin Shackleton (resigned 5[th ] July 2020)

Raymond Bissex

David Lloyd

Anne Magennis

Joan Maguire

Gertrude Mwandumba (resigned 11[th] November 2020)

Patricia Murphy (appointed 11[th] February 2021)

David Moorhead (appointed 11[th] February 2021)

Receipts and payments account

For the year ended 30 June 2021

Receipts Donations The Children’s Research Fund 1000 Hearts Gift aid tax repayment Other Fundraising Christmas gift scheme Payments Charitable activities Fundraising and administration Net receipts for the year Transfer between funds Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end	Unrestrict ed funds Restricted funds Total funds Last year £ £ £ £ 15,000 15,000 10,000 7,805 7,805 8,006 3,553 3,553 7,225 5,115 5,115 5,660 30 30 121 4,963 4,963 4,455
	21,466 15,000 36,466 35,467
	27,715 1,197 28,912 29,499 496 496 331
	28,211 1,197 29,408 29,830
	(6,745) 13,803 7,058 5,637 (4,000) 4,000 - - 21,161 21,161 15,524
	10,416 17,803 28,219 21,161

2020 Bank accounts £21,161

30 June 2021 30 June £28,219

Approved by the trustees on 19 January 2022 and signed on their behalf

Raymond Bissex

Independent examiner’s report on the accounts

Report to the trustees/members of The Waterloo Partnership, charity registration 1111926.

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year 30 June 2021.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I 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, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I 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:

Accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
The accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Anthony Deegan MAAT

c/o Sefton CVS Burlington House Crosby Road North Liverpool L22 OLG

Date 22/10/2021

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