EDIRISA UK
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES 30[th] SEPTEMBER 2025
We are pleased to report that all of our projects have continued to perform well over the past year. In February, we celebrated the Grand Opening of the Resource Centre, which has already become a valuable asset for both teachers and pupils. The dedicated spaces for sewing, knitting, and computer lessons are being used enthusiastically and are providing greatly improved opportunities for learning and creativity.
During the year, a Trustee visited the Give a Hand Foundation in Canada to celebrate its 15th Anniversary. Since 2012, Give a Hand has been one of our principal supporters, and it was a privilege to attend this important milestone and acknowledge the Foundation’s longstanding partnership and generosity.
Crafts & Women's Groups
During 2025, the women’s groups in Mujera and Kakooko benefited greatly from sewing lessons. Although both groups received new sewing machines in 2024, many members had not previously received formal training. To support them, our head tailor, Rose, has been making regular visits to provide tuition, guidance, and encouragement as the women develop their skills and confidence. The Mujera group, already well known for their beautiful basket weaving, has also begun supplying our shops with striking necklaces made from compressed polystyrene wrapped in colourful kitenge fabric. While this may sound unusual, the finished products are both creative and attractive, and have proved very popular with customers.
We are delighted to share that our handcrafted products are now also available through a small concession at Arcadia Lodge, a beautiful eco-lodge overlooking the stunning Lake Bunyonyi and its many islands.
Our bee project also produced a good honey harvest this year. The honey was processed by the women involved in the project and is now selling well in our shops, providing an additional source of income for the groups.
Special Needs Education Centre
In February we held the official opening of the new Resource Centre. We were joined by Davis Twinomuhwezi, the District Special Needs Officer, together with the local priest, headmasters and teachers of SNEC and the Primary School. Everyone enjoyed a great lunch followed by speeches and thanks. From February to April, teachers from SNEC and the Primary School took part in a six-week basic computer training course. According to the headmaster, the course was not only thoroughly enjoyed but also hugely inspiring. The teachers were excited by the new digital tools now available to them, with many staying late into the night to practise and build their confidence. With access to a wide range of free online resources and teaching materials, they are now better equipped to enrich lessons, spark creativity, and open up new opportunities in the classroom. In June, the Imagination Circle team arrived in Kabale for a week of creative activities at SNEC. This year, the programme was enriched by our new Resource Centre, with lessons in computer graphics in the computer room and documentaries—and perhaps a film or two—screened in the viewing room. There was also plenty of hands-on fun creating garments in the sewing room. This was all in addition to the usual dance and creative movement, singing, play centred learning, arts and crafts and games. As always, both pupils and teachers thoroughly enjoyed the experience. We hope to secure sufficient funding to welcome the team back again in 2026.
Nursery Schools
In February, we were delighted to welcome Phionah as our new Crafts Manager. She has also resumed her former role as Nursery Supervisor, a position she held in the early years of our nursery schools before taking time away to marry and raise her family. In her role as Nursery Supervisor, Phionah supports teachers in implementing child-centred learning approaches, oversees the annual assessment of the children, assists in managing the provision of scholastic and creative materials, and helps ensure the accurate collection and recording of receipts and expenditure.
Bwama Health Centre
We are working with the District Health Office and our Slovenian partners to develop a new neonatal unit at Bwama Health Centre. This will be a tremendous asset to the region, as there is currently no neonatal unit anywhere around Lake Bunyonyi. In February, we presented Bwama Health Centre with a new baby incubator and baby warmer. In March, our Slovenian partners provided an oxygen concentrator, and in May we received a second, smaller incubator generously donated by the Bank of Uganda. In August, our Slovenian partners also supplied an ultrasound machine.
In June 2025, in partnership with Bwama Health Centre and the Lake Bunyonyi Project, we conducted a pilot initiative introducing AFRIpads reusable sanitary pads and menstrual hygiene education to 450 schoolgirls aged 11–16 in the Lake Bunyonyi region of South West Uganda. The aim was to assess the acceptability, uptake, and benefits of reusable pads and understand how they contribute to improved Menstrual Health and Hygiene (MHH). After three months of use, a survey of 71 girls revealed high levels of comfort, satisfaction, and overall acceptability of AFRIpads. The girls in the schools underwent a training session in improving menstrual health, breaking taboos and instructions of how to use and care for the reusable sanitary pads. We hope to be able to extend this project to other schools in the Ndorwa District in the future.
May 2026
EDIRISA UK PROFIT & LOSS FOR YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2025
£
£
INCOME
| Donations 36,148.00 Bank Interest 86.00 Total Income EXPENSES Travel Expenses 4,528.00 Office Expenses 807.00 Internet 870.00 Misc for Uganda 2,253.00 Bank charges 69.00 Total Expenses Profit |
36,234.00 8,527.00 £27,707.00 |
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EDIRISA UK
UGANDA PROFIT & LOSS FOR YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2025
| UGX INCOME Donations 4,081,670 Craft Sales 42,457,000 Bank Interest 209,867 Total Income Direct Expenses Craft Materials Purchases 20,488,700 Commissions 3,993,010 Overheads Travel Expenses Office Expenses Rent Project Costs Note 1 Special Needs Centre Bwama Health Centre Nursery Costs Bank Charges Staff Costs Total Expenses Profit/Loss Note 1 Workshops and training 4,974,000 Murandi Workshop 2,035,000 Bee Project Costs 3,904,000 Water Tank 6,880,000 Neontal Unit at Bwama 58,020,971 Coffee packaging 7,700,000 Donations 2,443,000 University Fees 5,971,600 SNEC Creative Workshops 6,326,500 SNEC Resource Centre 3,680,000 101,935,071 |
UGX STG 907.04 9,434.89 46.64 46,748,537 10,388.56 4,553.04 887.34 24,481,710 5,440.38 12,620,800 2,804.62 4,307,400 957.20 4,000,000 888.89 101,935,071 22,652.24 20,444,000 4,543.11 5,215,000 1,158.89 11,748,500 2,610.78 482,250 107.17 19,325,000 4,294.44 204,559,731 45,457.72 -157,811,194 -35,069.15 |
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EDIRISA UK
| EDIRISA UK | ||
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| BALANCE SHEETS FOR YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2025 UK Accounts £ Fixed Assets Office Equipment 0.00 Current Assets Bank Accounts 8,982.00 . Total Current Assets Current Liabilities Current Assets less Liabilities Reserves B/Fwd 20,791.00 Profit from Sep 2025 27,707.00 To Uganda Expenditure 39,516.00 Uganda Accounts UGX Current Assets Bank Accounts 76,772,612 Cash Accounts 4,888,050 Crafts Stock 15,832,008 Current Liabilities Current Assets less Liabilities Capital & Reserves Reserves B/Fwd 73,511,864 Ex Edirisa UK 181,792,000 P & L Loss 157,811,194 Balance |
£ 0.00 8,982.00 0.00 8,982.00 8,982.00 UGX 97,492,670 0 97,492,670 |
£ 0.00 8,982.00 0.00 8,982.00 |
| 8,982.00 | ||
| 97,492,670 97,492,670 |
EDIRISA UK
COMBINED ANNUAL ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR ENDED 30th SEPTEMBER 2025
| UK Uganda £ £ INCOME Donations 36,148 907 Bank Interest 86 47 Craft Sales 9,435 Total Income 36,234 10,389 DIRECT EXPENSES Craft Purchases 4,553 Medical Purchases Commissions 887 Total Direct Expenses 0 5,440 OVERHEADS Travel Expenses 4,528 2,805 Office Expenses 807 957 Rent 889 Internet Costs 870 Project Costs 2,253 30,965 Bank Charges 69 107 Staff Costs 4,294 Total Overheads 8,527 40,017 Profit/Loss 27,707 -35,069 |
Total £ 37,055 133 9,435 46,623 4,553 0 887 5,440 7,333 1,764 870 33,218 176 4,294 47,655 -6,473 |
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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF EDIRISA UK
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2025.
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
(i) examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act;
(ii) to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act; and
( iii) to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission.
An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(a) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
(i) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and
(ii) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act; have not been met; or
(b) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Matthew Buchanan BA,MAPM,MAIM
Dated: 28[th ] January 2026
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
TO THE TRUSTEES OF EDIRISA UK
I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 30 September 2025.
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
(i) examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act;
(ii) to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act; and
( iii) to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission.
An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(a) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
(i) to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and
(ii) to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 1993 Act; have not been met; or
(b) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Matthew Buchanan BA,MAPM,MAIM
Dated: 28[th ] January 2026