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Contents

04 Foreword

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“Our goal is to build up the youth’s selfesteem so they can look forward to their future, be whoever they want to be and do whatever they want to do.”

Nthabiseng, Club Coordinator & Youth Health Supporter

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Founding Patrons[’] Foreword

Eighteen years since founding Sentebale, the mission remains to never forget and always advocate for the most vulnerable amongst us – children and young people.

It’s been two decades since we met, and nearly as long since we co-founded Sentebale. From that very first meeting, we shared a bond over our love for the country of Lesotho, our love for our mothers, and our determination to use our platforms to create positive change. Every day since our founding, Sentebale has put into action our shared belief that by listening and providing the right support, every young person can have opportunities to improve their life and meaningfully contribute to society.

Over the years we have scaled up and evolved our operations, delivering our holistic package of support to children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana where our work is contributing to real change in these countries. We do so across four main pillars of focus: Health & Wellbeing; Nurturing Communities; Youth Advocacy; and Youth & Livelihoods.

Whilst Lesotho and Botswana are countries of great beauty and natural resources, local communities continue to face real challenges including high youth unemployment, mental health concerns, gender-based violence and significant rates of HIV and AIDs, particularly among youth. Today more than ever, we are also acutely aware of the impact of global climate change on daily life.

As our work broadens into new domains such as entrepreneurship and climate resilience, children and young people remain at the centre - we listen to their needs and expectations, ensuring they are safe, confident, and able to lead and advocate for themselves and their peers.

We are hugely grateful to the Sentebale teams, partners and supporters who make it all possible. Thank you from both of us and our entire community of beneficiaries. We are encouraged by the children and young people’s ingenuity, their hope and their resilience. They fill us with continued confidence that we can and will create a better future together.

Prince Harry The Duke of Sussex

Prince Seeiso Bereng Seeiso of Lesotho

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PRINCE HARRY THE DUKE OF SUSSEX

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A Message from our Chair Dr Sophie Chandauka MBE Chair, Board of Trustees At Sentebale, our wish is to contribute to a thriving and strong Africa, and we recognise that it will take creativity and focused impact investment to bring that vision to life. I was born and raised to a humble family in Zimbabwe, southern Africa. I first served as a member of Sentebale’s Board in my early career years in the city of London between 2008 and 2014. It is a great privilege and honour for me to have returned in July 2023 as Chair of the Board of Trustees. This shows that anything is possible. Sentebale aims to be a model for leadership and capacity building with a view to ensuring locally led initiatives as part of the natural evolution of our organisation. We deliver focused programmes that transform the trajectories of children and young people affected by poverty, inequity and HIV/AIDS in Lesotho and Botswana. Over the years, our teams have worked tirelessly, creating unique programming that extends across four pillars of support - Health and Wellbeing; Nurturing Communities; Youth Advocacy; and Education and Livelihoods. Sentebale has a credible legacy of change. Last year we helped over 77,000 children and young people improve their understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights. We delivered economic strengthening and social asset >> ~~7~~ 6 S E N T E B A L E A N N UA L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3

building skills to 662 adolescent girls and young women. We also supported 4601 patients living with HIV, who had dropped out of care, to be followed up and once again take their medication, so that they can live long and healthy lives.

With an eighteen-year track record of working with vulnerable children and young people, dynamic and ambitious local leadership and strong regional strategic partners, advancements in technology and unique convening power, Sentebale has the potential to foster greater cooperation across geography to address big problems. Africa will be home to one-quarter of the global population by 2050. Meanwhile, rising inequality and climate change are two of the largest issues facing humanity and our global economy; with Africa disproportionately impacted. At Sentebale, our wish is to contribute to a thriving and strong Africa, and we recognise that it will take creativity and focused impact investment to bringing that vision to life.

Our work holistically empowers marginalised children and young people to thrive through greater physical and psychological wellbeing and improved livelihoods, while contributing meaningfully to their own communities, their broader societies and, indirectly, the planet. In carrying out this work, Sentebale empowers children and young people to lead self-sustaining lives which, in turn, builds an economically resilient society, breaking the cycle of dependency and developing a confident and dignified narrative and reality for Africa.

I would like to thank the young people and community leaders who challenge our thinking, our teams across geographies who deliver the mission with excellence, our funders who invest and take risks with us, our strategic partners who support our stretch goals, our Trustees and also our Patrons, Prince Harry and Prince Seeiso, for their deep personal commitment and unwavering support.

Dr Sophie Chandauka MBE

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A Message from our CEO

Richard Miller Chief Executive Officer

This year was one of strong delivery for the charity and we achieved real, lifechanging impact for children and young people. Since the Covid-19 pandemic, which had a huge impact on all our operations, we were able to step up and once again deliver our strategy with full focus.

Our four strategic pillars continued to be carried out through our holistic web of programmes and succeeded in creating opportunities for children and young people to fulfil their ambitions for self-sufficiency and resilience.

We continued to have world class institutional partnerships, joining together with the likes of the Global Fund, USAID/ PEPFAR and UNICEF to deliver highquality programmes. These partnerships bring a vital additional resource but are also a stamp of external recognition and approval for our work.

The passion and dedication of our teams was amplified following an in-depth external evaluation of our longstanding Clubs and Camps programme. The report confirmed that the programme is contributing to the national responses of improved health status amongst children and young people, including improved psychosocial and mental wellbeing.

We are extremely grateful to everyone supporting our work. I am very proud to lead a dedicated and talented staff team and thank them for all their efforts. They strive every day to help children and young people across Lesotho and Botswana thrive.

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A Message from the Lestotho Country Director Ntoli Moletsane Lesotho Country Director The roll-out of our socio-economic strengthening programme for adolescent girls and young women was a highlight of the year. This included partnering with the University of Cape Town to prepare a network of female business mentors. We are already seeing the impact with young women securing internships in their communities and accessing fulltime employment, but also important life skills such as self-confidence. An evaluation of our Clubs and Camps Programme proved its effectiveness in improving the psychosocial wellbeing and clinical outcomes including retention in care and viral suppression for 10- to 18-year-olds living with HIV. The programme reached 930 children and young people through 92 health facilities across all ten districts of Lesotho. In addition, we were proud to contribute to important research for the peerreviewed journal BMJ Public Health on the impact of Covid-19 on youth with HIV/ AIDS in Lesotho. Our community, regional and institutional partners continue to step up with us to create opportunities for our children and young people who deserve nothing but the best. Our Basotho saying ‘I am because we are’, couldn’t ring truer through this collaborative effort. ~~7~~ 1 0 S E N T E B A L E A N N UA L R E P O R T 2 0 2 3

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A Message from the Botswana Country Director

Ketlogetswe (K.T) Montshiwa Botswana Country Director

Our youth advocates continued to shine this year as they spoke on the power of skills development and socio-economic empowerment for girls and young women, especially those living with HIV. Their dedication led them to participate at a national level through our Ministries of Health and of Education and their voices can be heard across the country on a weekly basis through Radio Positive on Duma FM.

Our DREAMS project in partnership with PEPFAR (US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) aims to reduce HIV infection amongst adolescent girls and young women aged 20 to 24. 1,200 girls and young women were enrolled in the programme and were provided with safe spaces to access a range of health services. In addition, 687 girls and young women were screened for gender-based violence with our mentors trained in support and intervention.

UNICEF supported us to establish Botswana’s first Network of Young People Living with HIV, an exercise that was executed by six of our Let Youth Lead advocates. They successfully recruited 195 active members out of a target of 200.

This year, our youth continued to invigorate us through their ideas and motivation to create sustainable solutions that make a lasting impact.

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Our Strategy and Work

Who We Serve

In partnership with young people and local community leaders, Sentebale, which means forget-me-not in the Sesotho language, has been diligently working for almost two decades to create a web of support for the children and young people (24 and under) of Lesotho and Botswana who are often left behind. These are children and young people living with and affected by HIV and AIDS, the associated mental health challenges and are shouldering the impact of inequity and poverty.

Along with providing health and wellbeing support, Sentebale teaches critical life skills and advocacy, creates opportunities for economic stability, career exploration, and entrepreneurship; and offers diverse training and education opportunities. All programming is co-created with youth and the communities around them to provide the care, services and skills needed for children and young people to be self-sufficient and thrive.

When Sentebale was founded in 2006, Lesotho and Botswana had been ravaged by HIV/AIDS over the previous decades, with children and young people disproportionately impacted. The countries currently hold the #2 and #4 positions on the global list of the most severely impacted nations; however, significant progress has been made against the HIV/AIDS epidemic, with the outlook for a full life becoming a reality.

Young people in Lesotho and Botswana are eager to change the course of their lives and not be defined by HIV/AIDS, other barriers they face, nor the stigmas associated. They continue to tell us they want to feel valued, happy, and hopeful about their future; to feel self-confident and able to make informed choices about how they lead their lives. They work directly with us to share insights and ideas to address the issues important to young people in the region.

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half of all children in Lesotho and in

Botswana are deprived in three or more dimensions of poverty.

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Our Work

Sentebale’s strategy focuses on four overarching objectives which offer care, support and awareness, enable advocacy, and provide life skills training for children and young people in Lesotho and Botswana to give them the opportunity thrive.

We are led by the people we serve, and we execute our work directly with communities and partners, bringing years of local knowledge and expertise. Our work tackles both the symptoms and root causes of challenges facing children and young people which we believe are critical for driving positive and lasting change in communities.

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We strengthen the social and emotional wellbeing of the most vulnerable children and young people living with, or at risk of HIV, by addressing their mental health through psychosocial support, information sharing and providing access to youth-friendly health services.

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We work with local and national partners to provide health and social

services for children and young people in a friendly, safe environment.

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We believe young people should shape their own future and be given the opportunity to advocate for improved health, education, and social protection.

4 E D U C AT I O N & L I V E L I H O O DS

We work with young people to build their resilience and self-confidence and offer skills development, including financial and business literacy, creating opportunities to support their future.

We create wider impact by sharing insights and experiences, convening and working with like-minded organisations across the Southern Africa region, including HerVoice and PEPFAR and through global advocacy.

Our offices in Lesotho and Botswana lead on national programme delivery, communications, fundraising and local advocacy. Our global office based in London leads on international fundraising, communications, advocacy, and overall governance and support.

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The Current Landscape

The world’s largest and fastest-growing population is in Africa. The United Nations report that by 2050 Africa is expected to be home to one-quarter of the global population and one-third of people aged 15 to 24. In Lesotho and Botswana, the average age is 22 years and 23.8 years respectively. According to The New York Times, “African countries have a vital resource that aging societies are losing: a youthful population brimming with energy, ideas and creativity that will shape their future, and the world’s.”

C H A L L E N G E S FAC I N G C H I L D R E N A N D YO U N G P E O P L E I N L E S OT H O[A N D B OTSWA N A]

While many children and young people across Lesotho and Botswana share their hopes and dreams of a bright and prosperous future, many feel limited by the situations they find themselves in.

In 2021, Botswana’s unemployment rate was approximately 20%, yet for 15 to 24-year-olds, this rate increases considerably to 44% (The Fifth Botswana AIDS Impact Survey 2021 (BAIS V) Report).

Opportunities for employment affect young women and men differently and those who live in rural areas are further disadvantaged. To curb the issue, young people are encouraged to venture into entrepreneurship, yet efforts are often slowed due to a lack of access to finance, entrepreneurial skills, a supportive business environment and mentorship. The combined effects of unemployment and a harsh entrepreneurship climate has been linked to a rise in mental health cases, crime, and a spike in substance abuse among young people.

Lesotho’s small, but ever-growing population (currently at 2.3 million), where over half of Basotho are under the age of 18, are impacted by high unemployment rates. Furthermore, a lack of infrastructure such as road networks and a high burden of infectious diseases, specifically HIV/AIDS and TB estimated at 23% (LePHIA, 2021)

and 581 per 100,000 people (Lesotho’s National Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey, 2019) dampen young peoples’ chances and wellbeing.

Despite having recently achieved HIV epidemic control in Lesotho and Botswana, children and young people continue to fall behind due to many of the root causes of the epidemic that remain and in addition to the lasting impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. There has been a rise in girls dropping out of school, teenage pregnancies and gender-based violence cases across both Lesotho and Botswana.

Adolescent girls and young women continue to be exposed to risky behaviours and practices, often driven by poverty and the need to provide greater security and improved livelihoods for themselves and their families. Almost half of all children in Lesotho and in Botswana are deprived in three or more dimensions of poverty (including nutrition, health, education, access to information and protection from violence) (United Nations 2021). The good news is there has been a notable reduction in the extent of deprivation across age groups over the past five years.

Ending AIDS as a public health threat in Lesotho and Botswana, and halving child poverty by 2030 is possible. Our investment and commitment to this growing generation of young people remains. By ensuring their needs are met, so they feel confident, self-sufficient and equipped to be valued members of their communities, there is hope for a prosperous future.

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T H E P OW E R O F YO U T H

Our experience gained over 18 years of working with children, young people and the communities they are within has provided deep insight into their needs and expectations. Our work has always been informed by children and young people’s own expressed needs, desires and ambitions and that of their local and wider communities.

We know young people have the answers to their challenges, and by working together with them, showing innovation and adaptability as an organisation, we can support them to thrive.

Our work has continued to focus on health and wellbeing, youth advocacy training and opportunities, as well as the development and roll out of new initiatives that support livelihoods and entrepreneurship, all in collaboration with young people and our committed partners.

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Highlights of the Year

Our spend towards charitable activities increased for the ‘22/’23 fiscal year. While our income was less, a reflection of the ups and downs of fundraising in a post-Covid era, a significant percentage of funds were actively engaged for programming execution.

Sentebale programme leads contributed to first of its kind qualitative research to be published in BMJ Public Health, on the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on young people living with HIV in Lesotho. The outcome supports the deep need for ongoing psychosocial intervention.

Working with healthcare professionals at multiple levels f rom the villages to districts, 4601

patients living with HIV were identified as missing appointments at health facilities.

227

business owners and government officials engaged in roundtable discussions on delivering mentorship, internships, business and life skills training to adolescent girls and young women in Lesotho.

95%

of those patients were tracked and returned to care.

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We increased our investment in programmes by 22% the result of planned investment in sustainable programmes following successful fundraising in previous years

In partnership with UNICEF, we established the first ever Network for Young People Living with HIV in Botswana, serving as a holistic support structure, reached almost 200 individuals, the target for year one.

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An external evaluation of our Clubs and Camps programme across both countries proved its contribution to the national response of improved health status amongst children and young people.

77000 , children and young people in Lesotho have an improved understanding of sexual and reproductive health and rights through our Youth Hub programme.

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 1

Health & Wellbeing

We strengthen the social and emotional wellbeing of the most vulnerable children and young people living with, or at risk of HIV, by addressing their mental health with psychosocial support, information sharing and providing access to youth-friendly health services.

AC H I E V E M E N TS I N L E S OT H O

As part of the two-year Global Fund grant received in 2022 aimed at preventing new HIV/Tuberculosis infections and supporting adolescent girls and young women to make informed choices about their sexual and reproductive health and rights, we trained peer educators to deliver information sessions. Out of the population of 2.3 million people of Lesotho, we reached almost 77,000 girls and young women aged 15 to 24 across six districts.

As part of sessions and wider activation in the communities, 639 health referrals were made, over 351,000 condoms were distributed, along with additional non-health related referrals to services supporting girls and young women to build resilience and feel like empowered members of their communities. We worked with healthcare professionals at multiple levels across the country to identify

4,600 patients living with HIV who had missed their appointments at the health facilities. Through phone calls and physical tracking, over 95% of those patients were returned to care.

A range of interventions were delivered including Multi Month Dispensing (giving multiple months’ supply of antiretroviral medication at a single time) and Community Art Delivery and Groups (medication provided at the community level vs individuals needing to go to dispensing centres to collect individually) as part of our efforts to enhance treatment uptake and adherence.

An evaluation of our Clubs and Camps Programme proved its effectiveness in improving the psychosocial wellbeing and clinical outcomes including retention in care and viral suppression for 10- to 18-year-olds living with HIV. The programme reached 930 children and young

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people through 92 health facilities across all ten districts of Lesotho.

Our desired outcomes:

AC H I E V E M E N TS I N B OTSWA N A

Our DREAMS project in partnership with PEPFAR (US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief) aims to reduce HIV infection amongst adolescent girls and young women aged 20 to 24. It uses a core package of evidence-based approaches.

During the year, over 1,200 girls and young women were enrolled in the programme and were provided with a safe space to access a range of health services. 345 received HIV testing and counselling services and 19 started on anti-retroviral treatment, 28 were referred

Clubs provide a regular meet-up opportunity for children and young people with HIV to address their challenges with the support of healthcare professionals and their caregivers. Additionally, over 1,000 caregivers across Lesotho, with children registered in clubs, attended sessions with peers and healthcare providers on providing a supportive environment for those in their care.

During the school holidays, over 740 children and young people living with HIV attended our residential weeklong camp at the Mamohato Children’s Centre. The camp provided a safe environment for addressing adherence to medication and psychosocial challenges with the assistance of a network of clinicians, psychologists and other community-based partners. Additionally, we ran community camps for 94 children.

for pre-exposure prophylaxis, 687 were screened for genderbased violence and received sexual and reproductive health rights education.

Further interventions

supporting HIV prevention and retention in care included a partnership with the Botswana Network of People Living with HIV. We trained district health teams to engage communities and young people on issues of STIs, HIV/Tuberculosis and other non-communicable diseases through school outreach activities, health talks, education campaigns, and community dialogues. These efforts resulted in 294 people living with HIV being re-initiated on treatment, 366 receiving HIV prevention messages and over 3,800 condoms being distributed.

Our network clubs were reinstated again following COVID-19, with 19 clubs

supporting 817 adolescents and young people living with HIV. Similarly to the programme in Lesotho, clubs support those individuals struggling to come to terms with their status through psychosocial support and oneto-one counselling sessions. 319 caregivers attended workshops improving their capacity to support children in their care.

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 2 Nurturing Communities

We support communities in embracing the shared responsibility to ensure youth grow up in a safe and nurturing environment where their needs are met.

a partnership with the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business.

Our desired outcomes:

While our herd boys pilot programme was a part of an evaluation reviewing process and structure for maximum impact, we remained a key part of the communication chain between this isolated community of young men and government services including law enforcement, health and social services.

AC H I E V E M E N TS I N B OTSWA N A

AC H I E V E M E N TS I N L E S OT H O

As part of the work aimed at preventing new HIV/ TB infections and supporting young people to make informed health choices, we work with a range of partners including our donors, the Ministry of Finance and Health, Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation and UNICEF, along with community leaders, parents, caregivers, guardians and other adult community members. Together, we educate, ensure buy-in and the continuation of our interventions and uptake of the services we deliver.

During the year, 43 youth advocates were trained on parental engagement and dialogue sessions for the general community. These youth advocates reached over 9,200 parents and caregivers with group discussions on ways to improve parent-child dialogue.

Additionally, we worked with a range of partners to ensure young people obtain the skills needed to lead independent and selfreliant lives. These have included a partnership with Lesotho’s Ministry of Gender and Youth, Sports and Recreation to deliver roundtable discussions for our adolescent girls and young women’s entrepreneurship programme, and

We worked together with Botswana’s Ministry of Education and Skills Development, National AIDS and Health Promotion Agency, Ministry of Health and United Nations agencies to support Her Excellency, The First Lady of the Republic of Botswana, Mrs Neo Jane Masisi to launch Education Plus. This is a rights-based, gender responsive advocacy initiative seeking to accelerate actions and investments to prevent HIV and end AIDS by 2030. Supporting Her Excellency, two of our youth advocates moderated a panel discussion to 350 people on sexual and reproductive health rights, education and the power of socioeconomic empowerment of girls and young women living with HIV.

As part of the DREAMS initiative (developed to reduce the number of HIV-infected young girls and women via a fundamental package of evidence-based approaches), we collaborated with the District Gender Based Violence Committee, law enforcement, social workers and healthcare professionals to deliver a session on gender-based violence. In total, 687 girls and young women were screened for gender-based violence with seven referred for post care. Additionally, mentors received training on delivering first-line support to survivors.

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Bringing my new skills to others in my community

KEMO | SEROWE, BOTSWANA

I am Kemo Manyatse, 24 years old from a family of five in Serowe, Botswana. I am a part of Sentebale’s DREAMS programme. Before joining the programme, I was struggling with interacting with others, and I was unemployed.

I am passionate about raising awareness on mental health issues especially for young people. Through the programme, I have been able to interact with other young people, share experiences, encourage each other and motivate one another to thrive thanks to the strong mentorship I received.

In 2022, I was given the opportunity to speak on a panel at the Botswana HIV Clinicians Society conference about A New Generation: What Do the Youth Want? Additionally, the programme provided me with skills writing my CV and how to become a mentor.

Today, I am a DREAMS mentor at Stepping Stones International, working with a team and my mentees. I never dreamt of being able to motivate others, and work with a larger community of young people like me.

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 3 Youth Advocacy

We believe young people should shape their own future and be given the opportunity to advocate for improved health, education, and social protection.

Our desired outcomes:

AC H I E V E M E N TS I N L E S OT H O

Our youth advocacy work has been integrated into most programmes implemented last year. Youth advocates have been included in our comprehensive prevention and socio-economic strengthening programmes for adolescent girls and young women.

Advocates were trained to support fellow young people with financial management skills, along with leading parental engagement and community mobilisation workshops to create a supportive community and family environment for young people. Our advocates conducted needsbased assessments of vulnerable adolescent girls and women across four districts of Lesotho, connecting them with relevant support services.

Our Let Youth Lead Programme facilitates a scorecard as a social accountability tool for

adolescent and young people’s views on the provision of health services in their area. The scorecard is based on the National Adolescent Health Minimum Standards and was administered by 40 of our youth advocates in Mokhotlong, Leribe, Thaba-Tseka and ButhaButhe. Over 6,500 children and young people were asked to complete scorecards and the findings were presented along with proposed improvements by our advocates at meetings with the healthcare facilities.

AC H I E V E M E N TS I N B OTSWA N A

Our Let Youth Lead network had a busy year with young leaders attending several national level events advocating for, and representing the views of young people where decisions are made about them, but often without them. Our youth-led radio show with DUMA FM, Radio Positive, aired over 24 episodes with all topics proposed by listeners and hosted by fellow advocates.

In August 2023, The Positive Chillspot Podcast was launched and aired on Sentebale’s Botswana Facebook page in efforts to widen our reach amongst young people in the communities. Each podcast covers a range of topics from HIV/AIDS, to relationships, views on policies, cultural norms and much more. Both programming efforts will continue into next year.

In partnership with UNICEF, we established the first ever Network for Young People Living with HIV, recruiting 195 young people. Led by our youth advocates, the network is intended to serve as a collective voice, holistic support structure and safe space for young people living with HIV/AIDS in Botswana.

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Shaping the programmes for ourselves

MPHO | MOKHOLONG, LESOTHO

I’m Mpho Letšela, a 25year-old male from Mokholong District, Lesotho. In 2021, I joined the Let Youth Lead Programme as a youth advocate.

The programme is a collaboration with Sentebale, UNICEF and the Ministry of Health with a mission to

empower young people, and other national stakeholders, to keep a close eye on the quality of health services for children and young people.

Being part of Let Youth Lead has been a game-changer for me. It’s boosted my confidence, especially as an advocate for my peers.

Thanks to our efforts, the Molika-liko Health Centre has an adolescent health day every Friday. It is a huge win for us, especially for young males who might feel hesitant about visiting health centres. We are shaping the health services we receive, and it feels empowering.

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STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE 4

Education & Livelihoods

We work with young people to build their resilience and self-confidence and offer skills development, including financial and business literacy, creating opportunities to support their future.

AC H I E V E M E N TS I N L E S OT H O

Our desired outcomes:

The primary work designed to build resilience, confidence and support young people to become valued members of their communities is our Socio-Economic Strengthening Programme. The programme is designed to reduce adolescent girls and young women’s chances of economic vulnerability which can make them susceptible to behaviour that risks their health and wellbeing. Girls and young women receive mentorship, business and life skills training and internships placements across a range of industries.

A total of 33 female business professionals were trained on mentorship at the University of Cape Town in preparation for our programming. The programme aims to reach 720 girls and young women across four districts of Lesotho in the next year.

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Getting my hope back

MPHO | SEROWE, BOTSWANA

I am Mpho Nteko, a 20-year-old girl from Serowe, Botswana and I have completed the DREAMS programme through Sentebale.

Before I joined the programme, I was waiting for my high school results. Unfortunately, I had not performed well which meant I had to stay home as my parents had no money to pay for tuition to supplement my learning. I completely lost all hope as I believed my life was over.

After I started my journey with DREAMS, I began to slowly gain my confidence. I learned key skills that helped me look for opportunities, prepare for work - and I eventually found a job.

Currently, I am working. I can now pay for my tuition and plan to re-take my final examinations. I have learnt the importance of being independent as a young woman and I am loving the experience.

In efforts to ensure the most vulnerable members of the community are supported, we carried out 472 individual vulnerability assessments to gain an indepth understanding of the socio-economic needs of individual adolescent girls and young women and their households. Using national assessment criteria, our trained employment workers, in partnership with local chiefs, made referrals for individuals to access vocational skills training, internships for graduates and business start-ups. Additional social workers were engaged to provide social and counselling support for those requiring their services.

AC H I E V E M E N TS I N B OTSWA N A

Through the DREAMS programme, key modules empower adolescent girls and young women to achieve their potential by providing them with life skills, education, and livelihood opportunities.

Topics covered include financial literacy, business planning and budget management to name a few. A cohort of 662 girls and young women completed the basic economic strengthening and social asset building modules. These modules cover advice on writing CVs, applying for vocational schools and jobs, and setting up businesses.

We trialled new interventions supporting young peoples’ access to education and livelihoods and in partnership with UNAIDS ran a mobile seed capital grant. We employed a youth-owned social media agency and a Sentebale youth advocate to run our Sentebale Botswana Facebook page. These initiatives have highlighted that the greater the training, responsibility and ownership we can provide young people with, the higher the chance they will have in building self-sufficiency, freedom and the chance to thrive.

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Fundraising Highlights

The theme for this year’s fundraising has been diversification; building a solid platform across a wide range of funding sources so that we can expand our reach while limiting reliance on a single source of funding.

E V E N TS

We’re proud of our events, which set an extraordinary standard for the highest quality experience on the day, and positioning of the Sentebale name alongside our valued sponsors on the global stage. The funds we raise from events are completely unrestricted, which gives us the flexibility to invest them wherever they can have the greatest impact.

This year, the ISPS Handa Sports Summit – Special Edition was held successfully in Tokyo in early August, with the participation of The Duke of Sussex, Sentebale Ambassador Nacho Figueras and Sentebale Chair Dr Sophie Chandauka MBE.

They spoke alongside Dr Handa, Patron of ISPS Handa, All Blacks rugby legend, Dan Carter, and gold Paralympian Steve James. The event was very well received by the 3000-person live audience, achieved significant press coverage, and raised significant funds for Sentebale. The welcome we received in Tokyo was rapturous and humbling, and a fitting celebration of nearly 10 years partnering with ISPS Handa.

This was followed by the Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup in Singapore – our annual fundraising event, which received overwhelmingly positive media coverage, bringing further awareness to our name and our work in Southeast Asia and across the globe.

I N S T I T U T I O N A L F U N D I N G

Institutional funding helps us achieve scale of impact and brings with it a stamp of approval for the quality of our programming in Lesotho and Botswana.

In Botswana, £213k was raised from institutional and multi-lateral funding sources (USAID and the United Nations) via partners including National AIDS & Health Promotion Agency (NAHPA), Botswana Network of People Living With HIV&AIDS (BONEPWA), Botswana University of Maryland School of Medicine (BUMMHI), AIDS and Rights Alliance for Southern Africa (ARASA) and UNICEF.

In Lesotho, we saw a year-on-year increase of 73% in funding from both of our institutional funders via our partners Elizabeth Glaser Paediatric AIDS Foundation, and the Project Management Unit of the Lesotho Ministry of Finance respectively.

OT H E R M A J O R D O N AT I O N S

Corporate Foundations like Diamonds Do Good have helped boost our Let Youth Lead programme in Botswana, while global income from the Marshall Foundation allowed us to invest flexibly in our work.

Once again, we received a generous unrestricted donation from the James and Deborah Burrows Foundation, and from US community fundraising supporter, Sussex Community Events.

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The Year Ahead

We work in partnership with those we serve to understand their needs as they evolve with the environment around them. Along with the ongoing daily challenges experienced in Lesotho and Botswana, children and young people are feeling the effects of global risks such as the rise of climate change, and its local and regional effect. We continue to review our programming on an ongoing basis to ensure continued relevance, efficiency and focus.

The following are areas of focus for the near future:

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Company Directory

During the year, Johnny Hornby stepped down as Chair of the Board, after 12 years’ service as a trustee, and Dr Sophie Chandauka MBE was appointed as the new Chair. We thank Johnny for his many years of dedicated and valuable service and welcome Sophie, who was previously a Sentebale trustee, back to the Board as Chair.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

COMPANY NUMBER 05747857

Tim Boucher

The Rt Hon The Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

CHARITY NUMBER 1113544

AUDITOR

Dr Sophie Chandauka MBE (Chair) appointed July 2023

Dr Tsitsi Chawatama

Buzzacott LLP, 130 Wood Street, London EC2V 6DL

Mark Dyer, MVO

Johnny Hornby (Chair) resigned July 2023

Audrey Kgosidintsi Dr Kelello Lerotholi James Marshall Damian West

CHIEF EXECUTIVE Richard Miller

COMPANY SECRETARY Richard Miller

REGISTERED OFFICE 17 Gresse Street, 6 Evelyn Yard Entrance, London W1T 1QL

BANKERS

HSBC Private Bank (UK) Limited, 78 St James’s Street, London SW1A 1JB

Starling Bank Limited, 3rd Floor, 2 Finsbury Avenue, London EC2M 2PP

Standard Bank Lesotho, 1st Floor Bank Building, Kingsway Road, Maseru, Lesotho

Stanbic Bank Botswana, Fairgrounds Holdings, Gaborone, Botswana

SOLICITORS

Bates Wells, 10 Queen Street Place, London EC4R 1BE

PRINCIPAL ADDRESSES

17 Gresse Street, 6 Evelyn Yard Entrance, London W1T 1QL

Lihaseng, Ha Ramarame, Thaba-Bosiu, Lesotho

Extension 2, Plot 720, Gaborone, Botswana

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Acknowledgements

American Friends of Sentebale

Babuseng-Maswabi Attorneys at Law

BB Alert Security Guards (PTY) LTD

Botswana Jobs 4 Graduates

Global Fund for HIV/ AIDS, TB and Malaria

Global Network of People Living with HIV Y+ Global

International Sports Promotion Society

IHG Hotels & Resorts

Nacho Figueras

National AIDS & Health Promotion Agency

Okavango Diamond Company

PEPFAR

Royal Salute

The & Partnership

The Handa Foundation

The James and Deborah Burrows Foundation

The Marshall Foundation

The Royal Foundation

Botswana Ministry of Health, Youth Gender, Sport & Culture

Cadbury Trust

Diamonds Do Good

DUMA FM

EGPAF Lesotho

Karen Myhill-Jones

Johnny Hornby

Karen Kranenburg

Lesotho’s Ministries of Health, Education & Training, Social Development and Finance – Project Management Unit

SRHR Africa Trust Botswana

Singapore Polo Club

Standard Lesotho Bank

Steve Cox

TIB Insurance Brokers

U.S. Polo Assn.

UNAIDS

UNICEF

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FINANCIAL REPORT

During the year, Sentebale secured income of £3.41m, compared with £4.55m in the previous year. This was a very positive result in line with the long-term trend over the last five years as 2022 contained several ‘one-off’ gifts.

Of the total income in the financial year, £2.23m was unrestricted (2022: £3.71m) and £1.18m was restricted to current programmes (2022: £0.80m). Included in the total income is £0.20m of gifts in kind (2022: £0.50m).

The total expenditure in the year was £3.78m (2022: £3.59m). Fundraising costs accounted for £0.39m (2022: £0.80m), a decrease of £0.40m. This is due to reduced gifts in kind contributions compared to the prior year.

The amount spent on charitable activities was significantly increased to £3.39m (2022: £2.77m). This increase is mainly due to higher level of spending in line with restricted funded grants plus the planned drawdown, over three years, from the exceptional fundraising in 2022.

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Botswana
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FINANCE AT A GLANCE

INCOME:

Event income Trusts & Foundations Corporate Donors General Donations

6.0%

0.8%

Legacies

Institutional Funding Gifts in Kind Investments

33.4%

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10%

EXPENDITURE:

Charitable activities

Fundraising costs*

90%

14%

12%

[CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES: ]

Health & Wellbeing Nurturing Communities Youth Advocacy Education & Livelihoods

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66%

*31% of fundraising costs includes gifts in kind from sponsors at the August 2023 Sentebale Polo Cup (2022: 54%).

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FINANCIAL POLICIES

R E S E R V E S P O L I C Y A N D G O I N G CO N C E R N

The reserves policy and going concern status are kept under regular review and these are matters of high priority for the trustees.

The trustees reaffirmed the reserves policy to hold free reserves equal to one quarter of forecasted unrestricted expenditure. Based on the estimated expenditure from unrestricted funds for the forthcoming year, the target level of free reserves has been set at £550k. The level of free reserves at the balance sheet date, being unrestricted general funds excluding tangible fixed assets, was £929k (2022: £864k). The excess free reserves will fund unrestricted activity during the first half of the year when fundraising activities are not scheduled to take place. It is therefore expected that the free reserves target is exceeded as we enter the new financial year. The level of programme reserve at the balance sheet date was £668k (2022: £1m).

G O I N G CO N C E R N S TAT U S

The downturn in the economy could affect future international fundraising as donors look to give closer to home, and inflation will also continue to affect the costs of our fundraising events. In the past year, however, we were able to hold two successful fundraising events in Japan and Singapore. Our programmes designated reserve, which was set up in 2022, gave us the flexibility to re-build programmes impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed us to maintain free reserves sufficient to sustain the organisation in the first half of the year, before the subsequent fundraising events. Given the funds still remaining in the programme designated reserve and taking into account new opportunities emerging in the US, trustees believe that there is a solid financial platform for the coming 12 months and beyond, so Sentebale’s accounts have been prepared on a going concern basis.

G R A N TS P O L I C Y

The trustees apply all funds available for charitable purposes to the pursuit of ensuring the successful delivery of the charity’s objectives. Partner disbursements are approved based on the nature of the project and the needs of the children and young people, together with the effectiveness of the grant in achieving the objectives of the charity.

K E Y M A N AG E M E N T P E R S O N N E L

Key management personnel are:

The Trustees

Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

F U N D R A I S I N G P O L I C Y

Sentebale’s fundraising activities adhere to the following principles:

Chief Operating Officer and Director of Fundraising

Country Director Lesotho

Country Director Botswana

The CEO’s remuneration is set and agreed by the Board of Trustees. The CEO proposes the remuneration levels of the other executive key management personnel, which is approved by the Board of Trustees.

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P U B L I C B E N E F I T

All the Trustees are conversant with the Charity Commission’s guidelines concerning charities and public benefit and have given consideration to them when assessing the charity’s activities. The Trustees believe that they have complied fully with the duty in Section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Commission.

S T R U C T U R E , G OV E R N A N C E A N D M A N AG E M E N T

Sentebale does not have share capital and is a company limited by guarantee. The company is constituted by its Memorandum and Articles of Association (dated 3 April 2006), as amended by special resolution (dated 25 December 2008). Operations in Lesotho are carried out by what, under Lesotho law, is a tax-exempt Branch Office of a Foreign Company. Operations in Botswana are carried out under Botswana law as a tax-exempt charitable trust.

S E N T E B A L E ’ S B OA R D O F T R U S T E E S

The Board of Trustees governs the organisation in line with its Articles of Association, vision, mission, values, and provides overall policy direction. The Board is responsible for compliance with the legal and statutory requirements of a UK charity. The Chairperson leads the Board of Trustees, and the day-to-day management of the charity is delegated to the Chief Executive who is also Secretary and is responsible for all legal filings.

During the year Johnny Hornby resigned as Chair and trustee after many years of service, and Dr Sophie Chandauka MBE joined as Chair and trustee.

Trustees serve initially for two terms of three years each. They may serve further three-year terms subject to approval from the Board.

The trustees are unpaid, and details of the trustees’ expenses are disclosed in Note 7 to the accounts. Indemnity insurance for the trustees was provided during the period at a cost of £907 (2022: £741).

P O L I C Y A N D P R O C E D U R E S F O R T H E I N D U C T I O N A N D T R A I N I N G O F T R U S T E E S

Prospective trustees may be selected through a combination of appeals to the charity’s own networks and approaches via recognised experts, followed by a formal application and approval by all trustees. Newly appointed trustees will receive an induction and any training deemed necessary by the Chairperson and candidate at the appointment stage.

M A N AG I N G R I S K

Sentebale works with vulnerable children and young adults which brings a high level of responsibility for their safeguarding and welfare. We have an active risk management process in place to ensure appropriate steps are taken to manage and mitigate risk across the organisation.

The trustees have identified and reviewed the major risks to which the charity is exposed and have established a risk assessment procedure to identify and anticipate these risks and to consider further risks which may arise. The trustees believe that implementation of agreed actions and procedures limits the probability and impact of these risks to an acceptable level.

T H E M OS T S I G N I F I C A N T R I S K S I N T H I S R E P O R T I N G P E R I O D W E R E :

  1. Safeguarding and Safety of Personnel – Any breaches in safeguarding best practice could put children and young people and staff at risk and impact our ability to deliver programmes due to loss of reputation with donors. Staff and trustees are trained in safeguarding responsibilities, risk mitigation and reporting. We also maintain an up-to-date suite of policies and procedures to protect the children and young people we work with from exploitation, abuse, and harm.

  2. Long term financial sustainability is a risk due to the limitations on medium term (18 months) sustainability of income across the organisation, due to events lead times, contracts run off for restricted grants balanced against retained overhead costs. There is ongoing work to shift the existing income model with less reliance on events to drive income. Some of the actions include – growing our supporter base in the US by seeking new funding opportunities with Trusts, Foundations and High net worth individuals and recovering a higher percentage of overhead costs from restricted grants.

  3. Reputational Damage – Related to the risks above, we are vulnerable to negative interest from press and television in the work of the charity. Operational risks, failures of leadership, or crises involving harm to individuals or groups could cause sponsors to distance themselves from the organisation.

Beyond the responses and mitigations mentioned above, we have invested in crisis management professionals and we also have in place a crisis management plan for public relations crises.

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STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

The trustees (who are also directors of Sentebale for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and Financial Statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). Company law requires the trustees to prepare Financial Statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the income and expenditure of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

of s418 of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

DR SOPHIE CHANDAUKA MBE CHAIR, BOARD OF TRUSTEES 28 MARCH 2024

Each of the trustees confirms that:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SENTEBALE

O P I N I O N

We have audited the financial statements of Sentebale (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31 August 2023 which comprise the statement of financial activities, the balance sheet, statement of cash flows, the principal accounting policies, and notes to the financial statements.

The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 ‘The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland’ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion, the financial statements:

B AS I S F O R O P I N I O N

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs UK) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

CO N C L U S I O N S R E L AT I N G TO G O I N G CO N C E R N

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees

with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

OT H E R I N F O R M AT I O N

The trustees are responsible for the other information. The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon.

In connection with our audit of the financial statements, our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements,

or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

O P I N I O N S O N OT H E R M AT T E R S

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In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

M AT T E R S O N W H I C H W E A R E R E Q U I R E D TO R E P O R T B Y E XC E P T I O N

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees’ report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SENTEBALE (CONTINUED)

R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S O F T R U S T E E S

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

A U D I TO R ’ S R E S P O N S I B I L I T I E S F O R T H E A U D I T O F T H E F I N A N C I A L S TAT E M E N TS

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of noncompliance with laws and regulations. We design

procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below.

Our approach to identifying and assessing the risks of material misstatement in respect of irregularities, including fraud and non-compliance with laws and regulations, was as follows:

We assessed the susceptibility of the charity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur, by:

To address the risk of fraud through management bias and override of controls, we:

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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF SENTEBALE (CONTINUED)

company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

In response to the risk of irregularities and non-compliance with laws and regulations, we designed procedures which included, but were not limited to:

EDWARD FINCH (SENIOR STATUTORY AUDITOR)

FOR AND ON BEHALF OF BUZZACOTT LLP, STATUTORY AUDITOR 130 WOOD STREET LONDON EC2V 6DL DATE: 25 April 2024

There are inherent limitations in our audit procedures described above. The more removed that laws and regulations are from financial transactions, the less likely it is that we would become aware of non-compliance. Auditing standards also limit the audit procedures required to identify non-compliance with laws and regulations to enquiry of the trustees and other management and the inspection of regulatory and legal correspondence, if any.

Material misstatements that arise due to fraud can be harder to detect than those that arise from error as they may involve deliberate concealment or collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Council’s website at www.frc.org.uk/auditorsresponsibilities. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

U S E O F O U R R E P O R T

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCORPORATING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Total Funds
Funds Funds 31 Aug 2023 31 Aug 2022
Notes General Programmes
Income from £000 £000 £000 £000
Events 1,612 - 1,612 1,556
Donations and legacies
General donations 162 25 187 1,178
Corporate donors 4 - 4 10
Trusts & Foundations 216 18 234 229
Institutional funding - 1,136 1,136 805
Legacies - - - 235
Gifts in kind 204 - 204 524
Investments 29 - 29 8
615 1,179 1,794 2,990
Total income 2,227 1,179 3,406 4,545
Expenditure on raising funds 2 386 - 386 821
Charitable activities 3
Health & Wellbeing 1,362 868 2,230 1,672
Nurturing Communities 224 61 285 418
Youth Advocacy 301 102 403 254
Education & Livelihoods 308 168 476 428
Total charitable activities 2,195 1,199 3,394 2,772
Total expenditure 2,581 1,199 3,780 3,593
Surplus/(deficit) of income
over expenditure before 4 (354) (20) (374) 952
investment gains/(losses)
Unrealised investment
gains/(losses)		 (12) - (12) 2
Net movement in funds (366) (20) (386) 954
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
at 1 September 2022		 2,556 20 2,576 1,622
Total funds carried
forward at 31 August 2023		 2,190 - 2,190 2,576

All funds relate to continuing activities of the charity.

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BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31-AUGUST-2023

Total funds Total funds
Notes 31 Aug 2023 31 Aug 2022
£000 £000
Fixed assets
Tangible assets 10 597 718
Investments 11 16 28
Current assets
Debtors 12 599 510
Cash at bank and in hand 1,433 2,107
2,032 2,617
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year 13 (455) (787)
Net current assets 1,577 1,830
Net assets 2,190 2,576
Funds
Unrestricted funds 15
General funds 929 864
Designated fund: Programme Reserve 688 1004
Designated fund: Lesotho Mamohato Centre 403 504
Designated fund: Botswana Children’s Camp 144 177
Designated fund: Other tangible fixed assets 46 7
Restricted funds 16
Programmes - 20
Total funds 2,190 2,576

BY ORDER OF THE BOARD

Dr Sophie Chandauka MBE Chair, Board of Trustees 28 MARCH 2024

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS YEAR TO 31 AUGUST 2023

Total funds Total funds
31 Aug 2023 31 Aug 2022
£000 £000
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (588) 1,078
Cash flow from investing activities
Dividends, interest, rents from investments (17) (10)
Changes in the value of tangible fixed assets due to exchange differences (121) 15
Purchase of property, plant, and equipment 63 -
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (75) 6
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the reporting period (663) 1,084
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the reporting period 2,108 1,031
Change in cash and cash equivalents due to exchange rate movements (12) (8)
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the reporting period 1,433 2,107
Net Movement in funds for the reporting period
(as per the statement of financial activities)		 (386) 954
Adjustments for:
Depreciation charges 151 181
Dividends, interest, and rents from investments (17) (10)
Exchange rate movements 83 (20)
(Increase) in debtors (89) (358)
(Decrease) / increase in creditors (330) 330
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (588) 1,078
Analysis of cash and cash equivalents
Cash in hand 1,433 2,107
Total cash and cash equivalents 1,433 2,107

The charity has no loans or debt instruments. There is therefore no difference between the movement in cash and cash equivalents and the movement in net debt.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 AUGUST 2023

1. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

A . B AS I S O F ACCO U N T I N G

These financial statements have been prepared for the year to 31 August 2023. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policies below or the notes to these financial statements. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their financial statements in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006. The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102. The financial statements are presented in sterling and are rounded to the nearest thousand.

B . C R I T I C A L ACCO U N T I N G E S T I M AT E S A N D A R E AS O F J U D G E M E N T

Preparation of the financial statements requires the trustees to make significant judgements and estimates. The items in the financial statements where these judgements and estimates have been made include:

C . AS S E S S M E N T O F G O I N G CO N C E R N

The downturn in the economy could affect future international fundraising as donors look to give closer to home, and inflation will also affect the costs of our fundraising events. In the past year, however, we were able to hold two successful fundraising events in Japan and Singapore. Our Programmes reserve that was set up in 2022, gave us the flexibility to re-build programmes impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and maintain free reserves sufficient to sustain the organisation in the first half of the year before our next fundraising event. Taking these factors into account trustees believe that this provides a solid financial platform for the coming 12 months and beyond.

The trustees, therefore, believe it is appropriate for the charity to continue to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.

D . I N CO M E R E CO G N I T I O N

Income is accounted for when receivable.

Donations are recognised either when there is a contract for receipt and Sentebale considers that any outstanding conditions under the contract have been met, or when Sentebale has become entitled to a future payment and its amount can be ascertained with reasonable probability. Funds received in one accounting period for expenditure that must take place in subsequent accounting periods are not accounted for as income but are carried forward in creditors as deferred income.

Legacies are included in the statement of financial activities when the charity is entitled to the legacy, the executors have established that there are sufficient surplus assets in the estate to pay the legacy, and any conditions attached to the legacy are within the control of the charity. Receipt of a legacy, in whole or in part, is only considered probable when the amount can be measured reliably. Where legacies have been notified to the charity, or the charity is aware of the granting of probate, but the criteria for income recognition have not been met, then the legacy is treated as a contingent asset and disclosed if material.

Income from institutional funders is recognised when the following conditions are met – the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably. Income for funds requested in advance are deferred to the extent that it relates to specific future periods either via

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explicit or implicit time conditions within the grant agreement. Event income includes receipts from fundraising events as well as any insurance receipts if events are cancelled. The income is recognised when a commitment has been made or paid and the event has taken place.

Donated services and gifts in kind are recognised as income at the value that the charity would have paid to otherwise obtain the resources concerned.

Investment income is recognised on a receivable basis and when the amounts can be measured reliably. Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received that the dividends are due.

E . E X P E N D I T U R E R E CO G N I T I O N

Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis. Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure includes any attributable VAT which cannot be recovered.

F. E X P E N D I T U R E A L LO C AT I O N

Expenditure is analysed in the statement of financial activities in accordance with the purposes for which the funds are applied. Where expenditure does not fall clearly into one category of purpose, it is allocated to the appropriate headings

on a reasonable percentage basis. The basis of allocation is determined on the approximate proportion of costs applicable to each category based on time spent on each activity. Expenditure on raising funds includes fundraising and event costs, including gifts in kind allocated from events partners, as well as marketing, PR, and website development. Costs of charitable activities represent staff costs, Sentebale programme costs, partner disbursements, support and other direct costs associated with undertaking the activities and objects of the charity. Governance costs of the charity, which are included within support costs, comprise those costs relating to strategic rather than dayto-day management of Sentebale’s activities. This includes such items as audit costs, legal advice, and meeting constitutional and statutory requirements.

G . PA R T N E R D I S B U R S E M E N TS

Financial support to partners is recognised in the statement of financial activities when approved by the trustees as part of the budget process and a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with the partner. The charity monitors the grants according to agreed budgets and payments are issued according to the agreed payment schedule.

H . F O R E I G N E XC H A N G E

During the period, the reported income and expenditure for Lesotho and Botswana was translated at the monthly average rates of exchange. Any adjustments are made for balance sheet items at the prevailing rate of exchange. The rate applied on 31 August 2023 for Lesotho was £1 =

23.88 Maloti (2022: £1 = 19.78 Maloti) and for Botswana was £1 = 17.17 Botswana Pula (2022: £1 = 14.89 Botswana Pula). The average exchange rate in 2023 for Lesotho was £1 = 22.12 Maloti (2022: £1 = 20.30) and Botswana £1 = 16.16 (2022: £1 = 15.36 Botswana Pula).

I . L E AS E D AS S E TS

Rentals payable under operating leases, where all the substantial risks and rewards of ownership remain with the lessor, are charged to the statement of financial activities over the period of the lease term.

J . TA N G I B L E F I X E D AS S E TS Tangible fixed assets are stated at historical cost less depreciation and applicable impairment. Depreciation is provided on all tangible fixed assets at rates calculated to write each asset to its estimated residual value evenly over its expected useful life, as follows:

K . I N V E S T M E N TS

Investments for which there is a quoted market value are valued at the bid-price ruling at the balance

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sheet date with appropriate adjustments made for given liquidity. Other investments are valued at their realisable market value.

Investments are initially shown in the financial statements at fair market value on the date of purchase or receipt. Movements in the fair values of investments are shown as unrealised gains and losses in the Statement of Financial Activities. Unrealised gains and losses are calculated as the difference between the fair value at the year end and their carrying value. Realised and unrealised investment gains and losses are combined in the Statement of Financial Activities.

Profits and losses on the realisation of investments are shown as realised gains and losses in the Statement of Financial Activities. Realised gains and losses on investments are calculated between sales proceeds and their opening carrying values or their purchase value if acquired after the first day of the financial year.

L . D E B TO R S

Debtors are recognised at their settlement amount, less any provision for non-recoverability. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid. They have been discounted to the present value of the future cash receipt where such discounting is material.

M . C AS H AT B A N K A N D I N H A N D

Cash at bank and in hand represents such accounts and instruments that are available on demand or have a maturity of less than three months from the date of acquisition. Deposits for more than three months, but less than one year are disclosed as short-term deposits.

N . C R E D I TO R S

Creditors are recognised when there is an obligation at the balance sheet date because of a past event, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefit will be required in settlement, and the amount of the settlement can be estimated reliably. Creditors are recognised at the amount the charity anticipates it will pay to settle the debt. They have been discounted to the present value of the future cash payment where such discounting is material.

O . R E S T R I C T E D F U N DS

These funds can only be used for purposes as specified by the donor and are summarised in note 16.

P. U N R E S T R I C T E D F U N DS

The unrestricted general funds are available to cover any costs associated with running the organisation and its programmes.

The designated funds are monies set aside out of general funds and designated for specific purposes, although the trustees may ultimately decide to use such funds for other purposes. The charity currently has four designated funds as follows:

The designations in relation to tangible fixed assets have been made as such assets are vital to the charity being able to carry out its charitable work and the value invested in the assets cannot therefore be realised to meet future expenditure or contingencies. Fixed assets funded by restricted funds are initially capitalized within restricted funds, with a transfer being made from restricted to the other tangible fixed assets fund once these assets are substantially complete or all restricted funding has been utilised.

Q . P R O G R A M M E R E S E R V E

The programme reserve was created in financial year 2021/2022, to invest in the quality of our programmes so that we achieve the greatest possible impact and, in turn, attract growing support from existing and new funders. During the year, this reserve helped us re-build programmes impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, and fund new programme interventions. An allocation from the programme reserve is approved by the trustees and senior leadership as part of the ongoing planning and budgeting process.

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2. EXPENDITURE ON RAISING FUNDS

Total funds Total funds
31 Aug 2023 31 Aug 2022
£000 £000
Events 343 778
Support costs 43 43
Cost of generating funds 386 821

The reduction in cost of events is due to reduced gifts in kind donated towards the Sentebale Polo Cup in August 2023, compared to 2022.

Included in the events cost is gifts in kind donations of £120k (2022: £433k).

Gifts in kind include donations from Sponsors towards the fundraising events held in the year.

The above support costs include governance costs of £12k (2022: £9k).

3. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

Charitable Activity Programme
costs		 Programme
support costs		 Total costs
August 2023
£000 £000 £000
Health & Wellbeing 2,185 45 2,230
Nurturing Communities 258 27 285
Youth Advocacy 363 40 403
Education & Livelihoods 447 29 476
Total Charitable Activities 3,253 141 3,394

The above support costs include governance costs of £40k (2022: £37k) and foreign exchange losses of £46k (2022: gains of £52k).

Governance costs include legal, audit and bank charges.

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(CONTINUED)

CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES: COMPARATIVE INFORMATION

Programme Programme Total funds
costs support costs 31 Aug 2022
£000 £000 £000
Health & Wellbeing 1,618 54 1,672
Nurturing Communities 388 30 418
Youth Advocacy 235 19 254
Education & Livelihoods 400 28 428
Total Charitable Activities 2,641 131 2,772

4. NET INCOME

This is stated after charging 2023
2022
£000
£000
Auditors Remuneration:
Audit of the financial statements
Audit fees to other auditors		 25
9
21
3
Depreciation 151
181
Operating Lease Charges 31
26

5. PARTNER DISBURSEMENTS

No of grants
2023
31-Aug-23
No of grants
2022
31-Aug-22
£000
£000
Education (school bursaries) and Livelihoods 25
3
77
35
Total partner disbursements 25
3
77
35

School bursaries cover tuition, boarding and exam fees, transport fares, living allowance, stationery, uniform, and hygiene packs.

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(CONTINUED)

6. STAFF HEAD COUNT AND STAFF COSTS

The average weekly number of persons employed by
the charity expressed on a full-time equivalent basis was:		 2023 2022
Programme 99 122
Fundraising 4 3
Other 4 2
107 127
Lesotho based 87 67
Botswana based 15 55
London based 5 5
107 127

The changes in Lesotho and Botswana staff numbers are due to fixed term staffing requirements for the delivery of restricted funded programmes.

31-Aug-23 31-Aug-22
Staff costs comprised (UK, Lesotho, and Botswana) £000 £000
Wages and salaries 1,203 1,110
Social security 49 42
Other pension costs 84 69
1,336 1,221

Underlying annual salary increases were 7.5% in Lesotho and 10% in Botswana. In the UK the underlying annual salary increase for all staff was 6%, except for the CEO who had an increase of 4% and the COO who had an increase of 5%.

2023 2022
Number of employees who received emoluments over £60,000 during the year: No No
£60,001 - £70,000 1 1
£80,001 - £90,000 1 -
£90,001 - £100,000 - 1
£120,001 - £130,000 1 -
£130,001 - £140,000 - 1

The pension contributions for the three employees earning more than £60,000 in the year amounted to £28,037 (2022: £44,251).

The earnings of the four remunerated key management personnel as described in the Trustees Report, including employer’s pension contributions and national insurance contributions, was £362,247 (2022: £378,410).

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7. TRUSTEES

Members of the Board of Trustees receive no remuneration for their services.

During the year, donations received from trustees were £120,000 (2022: £1,000). Travel expenses paid for a trustee were £15,138 (2022: £0).

Indemnity insurance including cover for the trustees was provided in the period at a cost of £907 (2022: £741).

8. TAXATION

Sentebale is a registered charity and therefore is not liable to income tax on income derived from its charitable activities, as it falls within the various exemptions available to registered charities.

The company is also recognised as a registered charity in Lesotho and as such, for taxation purposes, is entitled to exemption from Lesotho taxation. In Botswana, the company is set up as a charitable trust, a body recognised by the Botswana Commissioner of Taxes as exempt from income tax.

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(CONTINUED)

9. COMPARATIVE INFORMATION

9. COMPARATIVE INFORMATION
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds
Funds Funds 31 Aug2022
General Programmes
Income from £000 £000 £000
Events 1,556 - 1,556
Donations and legacies
General donations 1,178 - 1,178
Corporate donors 10 - 10
Trusts & Foundations 203 26 229
Institutional funding - 806 806
Legacies 235 - 235
Gifts in kind 524 - 524
Investments 8 - 8
2,158 832 2,990
Total income 3,714 832 4,546
Expenditure on raising funds 821 - 821
Charitable activities:
Health & Wellbeing 1,188 484 1,672
Nurturing Communities 272 146 418
Youth Advocacy 127 127 254
Education & Livelihoods 313 115 428
Total charitable activities 1,900 872 2,772
Total expenditure 2,721 872 3,593
Surplus/(deficit) of income over expenditure
before investmentgains/(losses)		 993 (40) 953
Unrealised investment gains/(losses) 2 - 2
Net movement in funds 994 (40) 954
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward on 1 September 2021 1,561 60 1,621
Total funds carried forward on 31 August 2022 2,556 20 2,575

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10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

Property Land
& Buildings
Motor
Vehicles
Fixtures, Fittings
& Equipment
Total
£000
£000
£000
£000
Cost or Valuation
Brought forward 1 September 2022
2,442
147
237
2,826
Additions
8
33
22
63
Disposals
-
(5)
(85)
(90)
Foreign exchange movements
(30)
(26)
(21)
(77)
Balance carried forward
2,420
149
153
2,722
Depreciation
Brought forward 1 September 2022
1,760
131
217
2,108
Charge for the period
134
6
11
151
Depreciation on disposals
-
(5)
(85)
(90)
Foreign exchange movements
(7)
(20)
(17)
(44)
Balance carried forward
1,887
112
126
2,125
Net book value
Brought forward 1 September 2022
682
16
20
718
Carried forward 31 August 2023
533
37
27
597

Property, land, and buildings represents the Mamohoto Children’s Centre in Lesotho and the Botswana Children’s Camp.

11. INVESTMENTS

11. INVESTMENTS
£000
Value 1 September 2021 26
Market value of donated shares on receipt 20
Unrealised gains for the year 2
Value at 31 August 2022 28
Unrealised losses for the year (12)
Value at 31 August 2023 16
Historic cost of donated shares (deemed cost on receipt) 20

All investments are held in Crystal Amber fund.

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12. DEBTORS

31-Aug- 23 31-Aug- 22
£000 £000
Donations and sponsorship receivable 445 240
Legacies receivable 85 235
Other debtors 49 22
Prepayments 20 13
599 510

13. CREDITORS

31-Aug- 23 31-Aug- 22
£000 £000
Amounts falling due within one year:
Trade creditors 35 61
Other creditors 9 50
Accruals 278 154
Deferred income 133 522
455 787

Deferred income represents restricted funds from institutional donors for future periods.

31-Aug- 23 31-Aug- 22
Brought Received Released Carried
forward forward
£000 £000 £000 £000
Deferred income 522 1,112 (1,501) 133

14. MEMBERS LIABILITY

The charity does not have share capital and is limited by guarantee. In the event of the charity being wound up, the maximum amount each member is liable to contribute is £1. There were seven members on 31 August 2023.

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15. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS

15. UNRESTRICTED FUNDS
Balance
31 Aug 2022		 Income and
additions		 Expenditure Balance
31 Aug 2023
£000 £000 £000 £000
General funds 864 2,171 (2,106) 929
Designated funds:
Lesotho: ‘Mamohato Children’s Centre 504 - (101) 403
Botswana: Children’s Camp 177 - (33) 144
Other tangible fixed assets 7 56 (17) 46
Programme funds 1,004 - (336) 668
Unrestricted funds 2,556 2,227 (2,593) 2,190

General funds represent all unrestricted income received and used to undertake the work of the charity. A Programme reserve was created in financial year 2021/2022. This reserve was created to invest in the quality of our programmes, so that we achieve the greatest possible impact and, in turn, attract growing support from existing and new funders. The balance reflects the residual value after year 1 of a 3 year programme.

16. RESTRICTED FUNDS: PROGRAMMES

Balance
31 Aug 2022		 Income Expenditure Balance
31 Aug 2023
£000 £000 £000 £000
Health & Wellbeing 20 848 (868) -
Nurturing Communities - 61 (61) -
Youth Advocacy - 102 (102) -
Education & Livelihoods - 168 (168) -
Restricted funds 20 1,179 (1,199) -

Restricted funds relate to donations received for specific projects and held at the year end.

RESTRICTED FUNDS: COMPARATIVE INFORMATION

Balance
31 Aug 2022		 Income Expenditure Balance
31 Aug 2023
£000 £000 £000 £000
Health & Wellbeing 79 425 {484) 20
Nurturing Communities (14) 160 (146) -
Youth Advocacy 14 112 (126) -
Education & Livelihoods (18) 134 (116) -
Restricted funds 61 831 (872) 20

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(CONTINUED)

17. NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS

Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted
funds funds funds Total
General Designated Programmes
£000 £000 £000 £000
Fixed assets
Tangible assets - 597 - 597
Investments 16 - - 16
Current assets
Debtors 599 599
Cash at bank and in hand 627 662 144 1,433
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year (311) (144) (455)
Net current assets 915 662 - 1,577
Net assets 931 1,259 2,190

18. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS

On 31 August 2023 the total of the charity’s future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases was as follows:

31-Aug- 23 31-Aug- 22
£000 £000
Amounts due in one year 31 26
31 26

19. CAPITAL COMMITMENTS

On 31 August 2023, the charity did not have any capital commitments (2022: £nil).

20. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

The charity transacted with the following organisations which are considered related parties:

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(CONTINUED)

Amounts receivable (payable) with these entities during the current and prior year were:

31-Aug- 23 31-Aug- 22
£000 £000
The & Partnership
Gifts in kind 85 85
Donations - 62
Re-imbursement of event expenses - 29
Storage fees re-imbursed to The & Partnership (1) (1)
AFoS
Donations 610 1,272
The Marshall Foundation
Donations 116 116

Gifts in kind from The & Partnership relate to office premises provided at £nil rent.

Donations from The & Partnership relate to amounts received via and in connection with fundraising events.

Donations from AFoS relate to grants received in the year.

Donations from Marshall Foundation relate to grants received in the year.

Other transactions with trustees are disclosed in note 7.

21. CONTINGENT ASSETS – LEGACY INCOME

There were no contingent assets as at 31 August 2023 (2022: £nil)

22. POST BALANCE SHEET EVENTS

In December 2023, the lease agreement for the Botswana camp site was mutually terminated by both parties to the agreement, and Sentebale relinquished control of the camp. As at 31 August 2023, the net book value of the camp was £144k.

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Company number 05747857

Charity number 1113544

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