Vision Peoples In Mission UK Trust Annual Report 2024
The Vision Peoples In Mission UK Trust is registered with the Charity Commission, Registered Number 1113819. It’s principal address is 61 Saxon Drive, Newport, Shropshire, TF10 7FN.
Structure
The charity is governed by a trust deed executed on 12[th] December 2005.
Charitable Purpose
The VPM UK Trust seeks to relieve poverty and suffering, to prevent disease and ill health, and to promote Christian education and evangelism, particularly in the Korogocho slum of Nairobi. During the year, the trust received income of £62,845.19 and made charitable grants to Vision Peoples In Mission (Kenya) of £67,168.55.
Charitable Benefit and needs of Korogocho
Vision Peoples In Mission (VPM) works amongst some of the world’s poorest people. The principal benefit is the relief of poverty of residents in the Korogocho slum. This is achieved through running an orphanage, a primary school with a feeding programme, a clinic and a vocational training programme in dressmaking and other projects. These programmes are open to all.
The effects of global warming, predominantly caused by the Western World is having an effect on those in Kenya to a harrowing reality.
As we have seen in the UK and around the world, the war in Ukraine continues to have an effect in Kenya with an increase in the cost of fuel and food. This filters straight down to those living in the slum.
The rainy season of March-May and October-December have resulted in the loss of 62 primary schools across the country and 15,000 students across the country without a school to attend. Locally, it has resulted in 7,000 residents of Nairobi slums to be displaced and there have been more frequent diagnoses of cholera and other water-borne diseases.
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Vision Peoples in Mission UK Trust is a Charity registered with the UK Charity Commission, No: 1113819
Haven Primary School
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1 Children washing their hands before class session
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There had been two new teacher hires in 2024. One a qualified teacher with a Teachers Service Commission Number and another with a Bachelors degree in Education.
The teachers not only teach academically but also give guidance to their pupils and dedicate their time to give the pupils a better life in Korogocho. Haven Primary School prides itself on treating all pupils equally – whether they are orphans
living in Lucky Summer, foster children sponsored through the work of Vision Peoples In Mission or pupils from local families.
It is clear from the newsletter that God is central to the school learning and that God has been with them as a constant through the changes and difficulties faced this year.
It has been encouraging to see that a number of students progress beyond the primary education offered in Haven School and sponsors have been found for these students through VPM UK Trust.
Feeding Programme
The school feeding programme continues to be a lifeline for many pupils which was continued to grow due to the number of families unable to afford food during these hard economic times.
It really is a lifeline for many of the pupils who need the programme to survive. The feeding programme is targeted towards the school children to ensure that they are able to get at least one proper meal helping with their growth and to stop them being forced to do jobs in the slum to make money for food. The feeding programme is successful in reducing the rate of drop-outs and increasing attendance in the school as well as giving students food to enable them to concentrate on their studies.
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Vision Peoples in Mission UK Trust is a Charity registered with the UK Charity Commission, No: 1113819
The programme is costly but VPM continues to be grateful to a number of donors who support this project.
VPM Medical Centre
Figure 2Nurse Millicent attends to a patient in the clinic.
Vision Medical Centre continues to be a very busy centre, with the Kenyan population increasing at an alarming rate. The centre treats patients for coughs, abdominal pain, headaches, respiratory conditions, malaria, typhoid and gastric indections along with continuing to treat patients with COVID-19, sexual health issues and providing maternity support.
As a result of the growth of the population, Vision Medical Centre requires additional wards including a more robust maternity and womens ward, childrens ward and a mens ward.
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Vision Peoples in Mission UK Trust is a Charity registered with the UK Charity Commission, No: 1113819
All treatment is free or subsidised to the public for those who cannot afford the services of local hospitals. Many of the patients are unable to pay for treatment and will travel to Korogocho from far distances. It is noted that the vulnerable patients at higher risk show up too late and may have been able to get better help if they came a few days earlier. This is due to the high cost and fear that people have of going to seek medical attention.
The rainy season this year brought with it some extensive flooding including in Nairobi. This brings with it risk of water borne diseases such as cholera and provides mosquitos with a nesting ground increasing the risk of malaria.
Women Vocational Training
There was no information about the current status of the vocational programme in the 2024 newsletters
Orphanage
The continues to allow the children a much needed social life and therefore improving their mental health as well as protecting their physical health, safety and security.
All of the children attend Haven Primary School and are fed, given clothing, shelter and medical attention.
All children are cared for and loved treated with parental love and ensure they have access to healthcare, a place to eat and sleep and play with other children.
The children are prepared for integration back into society by finding foster families and asking sponsors to take care of the children, allowing others to be taken in to the orphanage. Whilst under the care of the orphanage, they are given the tools needed to function in society and taught about malnutrition and development of a healthy body and mind.
As with many parts of the world, mental health has taken many great steps over the last couple of years and it is clear to see that VPM also follows on with this ensuring the children in the orphanage and the school take their mental health very seriously.
Future plans
The plans for the development of VPM in Korogocho has been quieter this year. It was expressed by VPM UK Trust that loaning an amount anywhere near what is required (£300,000) would not be possible, nor in the best interest of the trust to protect the longevity of the work done by VPM.
Lucky Summer Housing
Rental income has increased significantly from 3,690,640 to 7,591,351 KSH. There has been some increase in the assets of property, which would suggest tenants have been found and are in a position to pay rent.
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Vision Peoples in Mission UK Trust is a Charity registered with the UK Charity Commission, No: 1113819
Prayer continues to build the remainder of Lucky Summer to increase the number of flats to rent out and increase rental income.
VPM Missionary Church
The church continues to be the backbone of the gospel evangelism to Korogocho residents. The main goal is to present Jesus Christ as the Lord and Saviour of all human kind in all that is done.
The church remains alive and vibrant with Franklyn Otwoma becoming Bishop on 5[th] September 2021 and remaining as leader of Vision Missionary Church.
Vision Peoples In Mission: Governance and Financial Performance
During the year 2024, the board of trustees has changed slightly as is common. The following are on the board of trustees:
Bishop Franklyn Otwoma Pastor Kennedy Otieno Mrs Dorine Ngesa Mrs Violet Omollo Pastor Simon Amilhanda
As is customary, the 2024 audited accounts have been received by the UK trust. They were approved by the VPM trustees in Kenya on 25[th] April 2025. These show that the organisation continues to be in good health with Net Surplus of 8,420,438 KSH (2023: 2,608,299 KSH). This has increased as a result of an increase in income from 13,284,455KSH to 19,994,642 KSH. Expenditure remained similar at 7,470,198 KSH, up from 7,261,725 KSH.
There was nil tax on rental income this year despite rental income increasing from 3,690,640 KSH to 7,591,351 KSH.
Donations from the VPM UK Trust accounts for 57%, compared to 60% last year, 75% in 2022 and 74% in 2021. This is despite income from VPM UK Trust increasing from 7,950,382 to 11,493,817 KSH. This is a positive result showing that VPM Kenya is less reliant on donations from the UK alone.
That said, school collections were down slightly but clinic collections were down significantly and church collections were also less than half compared to 2023.
Total Assets of the Kenyan charity stand at almost 78,987,403 KSH, up from 67,208,559 KSH. Mostly property assets which had additions valued at 15,126,785 KSH.
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Vision Peoples in Mission UK Trust is a Charity registered with the UK Charity Commission, No: 1113819
Risk Management
The Future for Korogocho
There are significant plans that are already underway to improve the Korogocho slum area, which is at least in part funded by Italian Government money. Teams have been working to clean the streets and there is more tarmac on the roads than previously. The slum upgrading project has some major implications for building work but this upgrade programme is on it’s final stages:
• Initially that following the award of additional land, the plot now needs to be secured by building a perimeter fence. Following a further round of loan funding (which has now been repaid), this funding is in place and being held in reserves.
• Secondly there is a need for extensive rebuilding. As part of the slum rebuilding, there is a government requirement that only permanent buildings are in place, and the ’shanty’ style buildings will need to be demolished. This requires significant capital, (around £300,000 further capital is required).
• Attracting this additional capital requires confidence that demand would continue from local residents. This is exacerbated as there may be migration issues. The Government has stated an intention that residents of Korogocho would remain, as they have said that they don’t wish to just move the slum further out. All residents are being given plots of land linked to the size of their previous dwelling. However, the requirement to build permanent buildings is likely to lead many of the poorest residents to sell their plots to developers and move away. This may change the nature of the population in Korogocho, and it may lead to different demand on VPM’s services.
Financial Risk: Because the charity simply makes grants out of income received, there is no liability. Should the Trust embark on another round of loan funding to bring forwards expenditure in Korogocho, the lenders would be required to agree that in the event that there are insufficient donations coming into the trust to repay the loans, that they will convert to gifts. This avoids any financial risk to the UK Trust. This has worked well with two previous rounds of loan funding. Although this is a risk to the Kenyan organisation, rather than the UK Trust, there is a wider challenge of sustaining incoming funds from donors – which is nurtured by periodic fund raising visits from the Kenyan director. Most of our funds are regular direct debits routed through Stewardship which helps a more even cash flow than might otherwise be the case.
Reputational Risk / Monitoring: The trustees (or those known to them) have visited the work of Vision Peoples in Mission at intervals over time. Seeing the work on the ground is an important part of evaluating charitable impact. The trust receives copies of their audited report and accounts and have done so for fifteen years. The Trustees (and supporters) receive newsletters and other communication from Nairobi. This long term relationship with VPM gives us confidence in them. No trustee visited VPM in 2024. There are discussions for a trustee to visit in the next couple of years.
VPM UK Reserves Policy: Because the trust makes grants out of income received, and does so immediately, there is little need to hold reserves. As such our reserves are nominal.
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Vision Peoples in Mission UK Trust is a Charity registered with the UK Charity Commission, No: 1113819
Financial Report
During the year, the Trust received donations of £62,845.19. Whilst much of the ongoing donation stream is Gift Aided, it is given through Stewardship, who reclaim Gift Aid on our behalf. A gift aid reclaim was not completed in 2024.
£66,958.55 was paid out in charity grants to support the work of Vision Peoples In Mission in Kenya. £210 was paid in bank fees (Twelve monthly transfer fees of £15 plus two additional one-off donation). One of the benefits of the Trust is it sends donations electronically, which is the safest means of transferring funds to Nairobi. It does this in a pooled way to avoid individual donors having to pay a significant part of the donation on transfer costs.
The accounts have been independently examined by Simon Hartridge, who has kindly performed this service to us without charge. See page 8 for the Independent Examiner’s Report.
Vision Peoples In Mission UK Trust: 2024 Financial Statements
| ACCOUNTS for 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| RECEIPTS | ||
| Donations | £ 62,845.19 | £ 53,744.27 |
| Gift Aid | £ - | £ - |
| Other | £ - | £ - |
| TOTAL RECEIPTS | £ 62,845.19 | £ 53,744.27 |
| PAYMENTS | ||
| Grants to VPM | £ 66,958.55 | £ 48,373.83 |
| Loan Repayments | £ - | £ - |
| Bank Charges | £ 210.00 | £ 195.00 |
| Other | £ - | £ - |
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | £ 67,168.55 | £ 48,568.83 |
| RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS | -£ 4,323.36 | £ 5,175.44 |
| Bank Account 01/01 | £ 12,524.89 | £ 7,349.45 |
| Bank Account 31/12 | £ 8,201.53 | £ 12,524.89 |
| INCREASE IN FUNDS | -£ 4,323.36 | £ 5,175.44 |
| STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES | ||
| Cash float | £ 21.69 | £ 21.69 |
| Assets | ||
| Loans Receivable | ||
| Bank Account | £ 8,201.53 | £ 12,524.89 |
| Liabilities | ||
| Loans Outstanding | £ - | £ - |
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