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2021-01-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

From

Period start date Period end date 01 02 2020 31 01 2021 To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1113049

ROSIE MAY FOUNDATION

RMF

Charity's principal address PO Box 9440 Nottingham Postcode NG13 0WQ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
Mr Neil Price Chair Committee
Ms Jane Bungay Committee
Mr Graham Storrie Committee
Ms Helen Wells Treasurer Committee
Mr Don Murray Committee
Mrs JennyMurray Committee
Mr John Elliot Committee
Mrs Sam Ellis From 20 January2021 Committee

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name
Address

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

Mrs Mary Storrie CEO

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

TRUST DEED DATED 20[th ] FEBRUARY 2006 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CONSISTING OF NINE TRUSTEES How the charity is constituted

Trustee selection methods

TRUSTEES ARE RE-APPOINTED EVERY THREE YEARS

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

In Sri Lanka, RM Foundation Lanka is registered as a private charitable company to deliver programmes directly on the ground. In addition, we are funding partners with selected local NGO's in both Sri Lanka and Nepal.

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

In Sri Lanka our implementing partners are the People In Need Foundation.

training of trustees; In Nepal our implementing partners are SAHAS/NEPAL and ASHA/NEPAL. • the charity’s organisational In the UK, partnerships with Hope and Homes for Children registered structure and any wider charity 1089490, Nottingham Trent University and The University of network with which the charity Nottingham are ongoing. works; • relationship with any related Related Party Transactions – Mrs Mary Storrie, the wife of Trustee Graham Storrie, is employed by the Rosie May Foundation and receives parties; a monthly salary.

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Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

  1. Protection of children, sustained poverty reduction and empowerment through family support, education and skills training for vulnerable children and families in Sri Lanka – educational and community outreach projects in the Galle District and Colombo.

  2. Protection of children, sustained poverty reduction and empowerment through family support, education and skills training for marginalised children and families in rural Nepal – family support for survivors of trafficking, income generating programmes and educational programmes in Kathmandu, Chitwan, Mangri and Meselmi villages.

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  1. Think Pink Sri Lanka - women driving for women in highly visible pink tuk tuk taxis aims to provide safe journeys for women and children, especially girls and provide a robust income for single mum drivers. This ground-breaking programme is breaking cultural and gender barriers in a male dominated occupation. It aims to increase personal safety, social mobility, digital inclusion and economic empowerment, to enable single parent mums to keep their children and prevent separation.

  2. Rosie May Home – a small family home in Sri Lanka which aims to re-unite separated siblings and reintegrate with their family/extended family wherever possible. Over 80% of girls have at least one living parent or relative who mostly live-in poverty and are unable to support their children in times of crisis. Our aim is to nurture girls as individuals and help them to achieve their full potential by providing a quality education. Parent/child bonds are maintained with the aim of re-unification and family support.

  3. Project Hope - community outreach programme in Sri Lanka for vulnerable families and single parents, providing direct family support through a package of holistic care. Income generation skills training, education, and counselling to prevent family separation and enable families to lift themselves out of poverty.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

  1. Rosie May Pre-school - providing early years education and free school meals to children from low-income families in Sri Lanka. Aims to reduce inequalities by providing first generation children with early years education and educational resources at home.

  2. Rosie May After-school – empowering vulnerable children through child rights education, English classes, sport and IT in rural communities in Sri Lanka.

  3. Eye screening camp - for vulnerable families, spectacles prescribed and cataract surgery to restore sight for grandparents so that they can care for their grandchildren and support their family in rural communities in Sri Lanka.

  4. Meselmi Primary school re-build - of an earthquake resilient school in rural Nepal. Aims to enable children to resume primary school education and prevent child trafficking. Solar panels, improved sanitation, piped water, school uniforms, educational resources and a free school meals programme have been provided to increase attendance, rise standards of education, improve personal hygiene and nutrition.

  5. Mangri hostel for senior girls - in rural Nepal - refurbishment of desks, improved sanitation, plastic greenhouses, piped drinking water, educational resources and school uniforms have been provided to improve personal hygiene, personal safety, nutrition and quality of education.

  6. One light one child delivering solar lights to children living off grid in some of the remotest parts of Nepal and Sri Lanka. Aims to reduce energy poverty by providing 8 hours of light, enabling children to study at home safely.

  7. Water for girls - households in the remote village of Mangri, Nepal provided with communal piped drinking water. Aims to reduce time for girls collecting water and give more time study.

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  1. Female farmers – Support of a women’s farming cooperative in Nepal to enable organic produce to be grown to promote food security and provide cash crops to increase income. Completion of a community collection centre enables storage and space for a fair-trade market of organic produce for small holder farmers. Water tanks and plastic greenhouses with drip irrigation systems provided for 21 small holder farmer members.

  2. Survivors of trafficking - supported with UK Aid form the UK Government, Department for International Development (DIFID). Aims to reintegrate survivors of trafficking and domestic abuse into their communities and keep families together. Individualised family support includes housing, food security, medical support and counselling. Access to education, career advice and vocational training promote community inclusion.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

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Section D Achievements and performance

Most of all

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

This year has been challenging, as it has for our supporters, donors, volunteers, and most of all our beneficiaries. When we went into lockdown in March 2020, our events were cancelled, and face-to-face fundraising dropped off the calendar. We had to adapt to survive and think on our feet to bring in new fundraising ideas to support communities in crisis. We relinquished our office, when we were told to work from home and mobilised a network of furloughed volunteers who wanted to give back and do something to help make things better for people in their community.

The global pandemic hit vulnerable people and families the hardest, both round the corner at home, and in Sri Lanka and Nepal. Rosie our little Pink Tuk Tuk in the UK, who we had donated pre-pandemic to raise awareness of our women driving for women programme in Sri Lanka, now stood idle. So, we put her to good use by training volunteers to drive her to deliver food, medicine, and doorstep chats, providing a lifeline to vulnerable and isolated people living in rural communities in Nottinghamshire.

Rosie our little Pink Tuk Tuk has become an iconic part of our community and a beacon of hope during lockdown, bringing good cheer and raising community spirit. Our team of volunteer bakers donated and baked rainbow cupcakes for keyworker children at school and those celebrating lockdown birthdays promoting positive mental health. Fish and Chip Friday is definitely something for our local seniors to look forward to during lockdown and by partnering with our local fire brigade we have been able to deliver to rural communities. When Christmas was cancelled, we launched a fundraising initiative to save Christmas for local children by offering doorstep visits from Tuk Tuk Santa and his elves. Tuk Tuk Santa visited schools and later life communities who told us they felt that they had not been forgotten this Christmas.

In Sri Lanka we retained our staff on the ground throughout the pandemic and extensive lockdowns to stay connected with vulnerable families. We launched an emergency food appeal to provide emergency food support, counselling, and access to medication to vulnerable families who found themselves as daily workers, forced into financial poverty through loss of income and employment. Mums told us they would rather their families die of Covid-19 than hunger.

The global pandemic has been a catalyst for change and has opened a space for us to support our local community, as well as those we serve overseas. We have been able to provide a lifeline for lonely, vulnerable, and isolated people by delivering to make a difference. Pivoting our resources and approaching fundraising with a more innovative and entrepreneurial lens using Rosie our little Pink Tuk Tuk, has not just been a means of survival, it has enabled us to thrive during the pandemic. This crucial strategy has increased our reach to more families in crisis, both local and all over the globe, because now our support is needed more than ever before.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Sri Lanka:

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Section D Achievements and performance

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

To ensure the charity can meet both current commitments and ensure long term sustainability, Rosie May Foundation has determined that the reserves should be held in unrestricted funds to cover:

As of 31 January 2021, reserves meet this requirement.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

In 2018 we were successful in securing government funding from UK AID DIRECT for a 2-year programme in Nepal. In partnership with ASHA/NEPAL we aim to reintegrate women and girls who are survivors of trafficking and domestic abuse into communities, promote safety, economic independence and prevent re-trafficking.

As part of the due diligence process, we updated and created our policies and procedures, with a focus on safeguarding. This has been achieved through a considerable amount of support from volunteer trustees, volunteers, and pro bono support. These are reviewed and updated to an agreed schedule.

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Graham Storrie Full name(s) Helen Wells Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer Secretary etc) Date 30 November 2021

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Charity Name No (if any)
Rosie May Foundation 1113049
Receipts andpayments accounts CC16a
For the period
from		 01/02/2020
Period start date		 To 31/01/2021
Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Restricted funds
to the nearest £		 Restricted funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Last year
to the nearest £

Voluntaryincome		 44,300 - 44,300 41,622
Activities forgeneratingfunds 81,532 - - 81,532 73,924
Investment income 976 - - 976 1,643
Incomingresources from - - - -
Charitable activities 39,843 - 39,843 32,324
Furlough - 26,432 - 26,432 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 82,508 110,575 - 193,083 149,513
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
149,513

Costs ofgeneratingvoluntaryincome		 31,440 26,432 - 57,872 68,478
Fundraisingtradingcosts 6,451 10,000 - 16,451 12,802
Charitable activities 4,043 54,979 - 59,022 107,708
Governance costs - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
**Sub total ** 41,934 91,411 - 133,345 188,988
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
188,988
40,574 - 39,475
- -
- -
40,574 - 39,475

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

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
Categories
B1 Cash funds		 1
Bank and cash
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
174,458
-
-
174,458		 30/11/2021
Restricted funds
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
27,978
-
-
-
-
-
27,978
-
OK		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets		 Signature
Accruals
Details
Details
Capital assets
Details
Deferred income
Details
Investment		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
8,138
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which asset
belongs
Cost (optional)
30000
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which asset
belongs
Cost (optional)
4130
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
2121
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Helen Wells
Graham Storrie		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of approval
Helen Wells 30/11/2021
Graham Storrie 30/11/2021

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

30/11/2021

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of ROSIE MAY FOUNDATION On accounts for the year ended 31 JANUARY 2021 Charity no lif any) 1113049 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above harity {"the Trust'l for the year ended 3110112021 Responsibilities and basis of report As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements ()f the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act") I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of Ihe 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145151{bl of the Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in ¢onneclion with the examination (other than that disclosed below ') which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the Charities Act., or the ac¢oLtnls did not accord with the accounting records,. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: Date: 30 November 2021 Name: Ju h Boyd Relevant professional qualifiGation{s) or body (if any): ACA Address: 12 CHARNWOOD RISE IER Oct 2018

LOUGHBOROUGH LE12 8QT Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material mallers ot Gon￿rn {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018