**Trustees' Annual Report for the period** **From** **To** Period start date Period end date 01 Jan 2024 31 Dec 2024 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Orphans in the Wild **Other names charity is known by** 1113719 **Charity's principal address** Rudgley House Cold Pool Lane Badgeworth, Glos **Postcode GL51 4UP** ~~—~~ **Registered charity number (if any)** 1113719 **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Jane Fox Treasurer 2 Simon Shercliff Chairman 3 Bruce Fox Trustee 4 Marion Gough Trustee 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~Oe~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **April 2009** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Trust Deed Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Elected Trustee selection methods - (eg. trust, association, company) - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To relieve poverty, advance education, improve access and to provide facilities in the interest of social welfare, recreation, leisure and support with the object of improving the conditions of life for the people of Tanzania and their environment by the provision of such financial or material support and assistance as the trustees shall from time to time determine. **April 2009** **TAR** 2 Orphans in the Wild supports Non Government Organisations (Ngo) in Tanzania, East Africa. The specific nature of the support is financial, increasing awareness of the plight of the children and families who are victims of AIDS, coordinating and shipping donated equipment and goods for schools, hospitals and orphanages. The activities supported by Orphans in the Wild have been deemed to be of public benefit to the communities of Tanzania and the trustees have paid due regard to the guidance on public benefit as given by the Charities Commission of England and Wales. The communities are hard struck by the economic and social impact of HIV/AIDS. **Summary of the main** Infection rates in this region of Tanzania (Mufindi District) are around **activities undertaken for the** 40% which is one of the highest in the country. The impact on the **public benefit in relation to** communities is evident in every walk of life. Anti-retro viral drugs are free **these objects (include within** but the administration is cumbersome and expensive. The disease **this section the statutory** impacts the working age group leaving the elderly and very young with no **declaration that trustees have** support. The children are often kept away from school to help support **had regard to the guidance** the family, especially the girls. The social structure of relatives taking in **issued by the Charity** orphaned children from family is overwhelmed and breaking down **Commission on public** leaving children very vulnerable. **benefit) In the Mufindi District, current projects include:** Providing direct orphan and foster care at the Children’s Village Implementing kindergarten classrooms in local villages Sponsoring vulnerable youth to attend school Training community health workers Supporting HIV/AIDS clinics Protecting rainforest flora and fauna through conservation initiatives We take an integrated, holistic, and long-term approach. Our programmes not only provide immediate support, but are designed to help communities recover and grow sustainably. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** **April 2009** **TAR** 3 You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: Orphans in the Wild trustees have begun to build up an investment sum with the objective that the annual yield will create a sustainable income to pay for the care of those children in the Childrens Village. This decision was made in light of the pandemic and the vulnerability of such a project to the fluctuating nature of donations. Unlike other projects which can be scaled down or up depending on the value of donations, once children are in the Childrens Village they have nowhere else to go and therefore it is fundamental to secure a regular income for their care. - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **April 2009** **TAR** 4 ## Section D Achievements and performance In line with the investment policy, a substantial investment has been made with the aim to **Summary of the main achievements** create a sustainable income to protect the children under the care of Foxes Community **of the charity during the year** and Wildlife Conservation in Tanzania. Orphans in the Wild supports the NGO Foxes Community and Wildlife Conservation Trust (FCWCT) in Mufindi, Tanzania. This has one of the highest infection rates of HIV/AIDS in the whole country. At the **Igoda Children's Village (ICV)** , we continued to care for orphaned and vulnerable children, ensuring their health, safety, and well-being. Due to government regulations, no child over 18 is permitted to remain in an orphanage. Some children previously fostered by FCWC have now returned to live with relatives in nearby villages. For those who have left but are still in school, we provide continued support in the form of food hampers, assistance with accommodation and the payment of school fees, uniforms and books. Their welfare is regularly monitored. There are currently **36 children** living at ICV: **18 girls and 18 boys** . All are attending school except _Halima_ and _Hezron_ , whose medical challenges prevent them from doing so. In addition to this, there are 16 children and young adults who are being supported whilst living in nearby villages. The ages of these 16 are from 7 through to 24. The Baby House is cared for by our two dedicated house mamas, **Christina Mvinge** and **Mary Kamendu** , who lovingly looked after 7 infants this year 4 girls and 3 boys. The youngest arrived at only 10 days old following the unfortunate death of her mother. All are under 1 year old. 4 of these infants have care plans in place whereby a known relative, father or other close family will resume care of the child after an agreed length of time when they are able to do so. In 2024, a total of **60 children** attended the **kindergarten** , where they continued to learn and play. In addition, **5 children** were cared for in the **Nursery** . Many of the children come from nearby villages. On 6th December 2024, **19 children graduated** from kindergarten. The kindergarten is also open to ICV children and the children of staff members. This early learning experience ensures they are well-prepared when they start primary school. Children from the ICV continue to attend local primary and secondary schools. The Vocational Training Centre ran its **YAM training courses** throughout 2024, providing skills development opportunities for local youth in: Carpentry ,tailoring, mechanics, entrepreneurship and agricultural practices. These courses are a key component of our efforts to improve youth employability and self-sufficiency. **The Milk Powder Programme is** sponsored by **St. Pius X Church in Bristol, via Orphans in the Wild, UK** , this programme is made possible through volunteer fundraising efforts. It has become a **lifeline for infants** whose mothers have died or are unable to nurse. Without this support, many families would resort to feeding babies thick porridge (uji), which is **April 2009** **TAR** 5 Section D Achievements and performance nutritionally inadequate for infants. Babies are referred by the outreach team, following consultation with local **village children’s committees** , ensuring that no other relatives can support the baby. 18 babies have been cared for by this programme in 2024. 13 Village Home-Based Care (HBC) volunteers continue to provide essential care in **Ihanu, Mdabulo, and Luhunga wards** . They are trained in **first aid** , and assist community members, particularly those with HIV/AIDS, by: Encouraging clinic visits for testing and treatment; assessing needs for home visits from doctors and reporting to HBC leaders for case tracking, consolidating information and reporting back to the NGO. In total 2906 patients were visited during the year. Significant progress was made in 2024 on the construction of the **Nyamalongolo Mini Hydropower Plant** , an exciting new project intended to support ICV's long-term sustainability and energy independence. The **weir has been completed, Penstocks have been successfully installed,** and Construction of the **canal is advancing well.** The primary goal of the project is to generate 20 – 70 kW (depending on the season) **reliable and stable electricity** for the **Igoda Children’s Village, Kindergarten** and **Vocational Training Centre** . It has been made possible by a generous donation from the **Merck Family Foundation** . Under the leadership of **Chris Fox** and his team, FCWCT has made major contributions to protecting the rainforests of Mufindi—a region crucial to the **watersheds of surrounding savannah habitats** . The Youth Agency of Mufindi supported by the Finnish government continues to run extensive trainings and workshops doing invaluable work to support disabled and disadvantaged youth in the district. These projects are quite unique in Tanzania and are highlighting a huge gap in support offered to such groups. This project is managed by Bruce Fox and his support team in Mufindi. **April 2009** **TAR** 6 **Section E Financial review** The Charity is aiming to build up a reserve balance so that the day to day **Brief statement of the** running of the Igoda Children’s Village is protected against fluctuations in **charity’s policy on reserves** donations as unlike other programmes the children in the care of the Igoda Children’s Village are vulnerable and the charity has a duty of care to them. **Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional information)** Fundraising relies on volunteers and is therefore erratic. You **may choose** to include ~~oO~~ We aim to reserve enough financing to cover the running costs of the additional information, where Childrens village for a year. relevant about: • the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); • how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; • investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ~~_~~ **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) Full name(s)** Jane Fox **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Treasurer **etc) Date** 17/6/25 **TAR** 7 **April 2009** ||**Orphans in the Wild**|**Orphans in the Wild**|**Orphans in the Wild**|||**1113719**|**1113719**|||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**Receipts andpayments accounts**||||||||**CC16a**|| |**For the period**
**from**
~~ee~~|||01/01/2024
Period start date
~~ee~~||**To**
~~ee~~||31/12/2024
Period end date|||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||||| ||**Unrestricted**
**funds**||**Restricted**
**funds**||**Endowment**
**funds**||**Total funds**||**Last year**|| ||**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|| |**A1 Receipts**||||||||||| |Donations|**27,161**||**-**||**-**||**27,161**||**39,009**|| |Interest|**260**||**-**||**-**||**260**||**624**|| |Gift Aid|**4,202**||**-**||**-**||**4,202**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| |~~**_Sub total_**~~~~_(Gross income for_~~|**-**
~~_(Gross income for_~~||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| |_AR)_|_AR)_**31,623**||**-**||**-**||**31,623**||**39,633**|| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Total receipts_ 31,623**
**-**
**-**
**31,623**
**39,633**
~~=————~~||||||||||| |**A3 Payments**||||||||||| |Projects|**24,362**||**-**||**-**||**24,362**||**15,000**|| |Admin|**65**||**-**||**-**||**65**||**50**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**|| |**_Sub total_ **|**24,427**||**-**||**-**||**24,427**||**15,050**|| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**
**Unit Trust**
**30,000**
**-**
**-**
**30,000**
**180,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 30,000**
**-**
**-**
**30,000**
**180,000**
**_Total payments_ 54,427**
**-**
**-**
**54,427**
**195,050**
~~—————~~||||||||||| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**- 22,804**
**-**
**-**
**- 22,804**
**- 155,417**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**- -**
**-**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**41,178**
**- -**
**41,178**
**196,595**
**_Cash funds this year end_**
**18,374**
**-**
**- 18,374**
**41,178**
~~===>~~||||||||||| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 10/07/2025 1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|| |---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Current Account
Savings Account
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**
Unit Trust|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**7,298**
**-**
**11,076**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**18,374**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**210,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Jane Fox|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**235,568**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| |||Jane Fox|17/06/2025| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 10/07/2025 2 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** ORPHANS IN THE WILD **members of On accounts for the year** 31 DECEMBER 2024 **Charity no** 1113719 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 to 9 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2024. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Date:** 17 June 2025 **Signed:** ~~oe~~ **Name:** ANDREW DONALDSON ~~CT~~ **Relevant professional** ACA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 17 LAKE WALK, ADDERBURY BANBURY OXON. OX17 3PF **October 2018** 1 **IER**