2024-12-31-accounts - The Ifakara Bakery Project

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1/1/2024 To 31/12/2024

Charity name: Ifakara Bakery Project

Charity registration number:1114531

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The income of the charity is to be used for the preservation and protection of health in Ifakara, Kilombero District, Tanzania and provide relief, where there is financial hardship, for the advancement of education.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Following a yearly plan, we continue to send funds to trusted individuals to enable them to purchase daily bread from the local Bakery which is well managed by the Sisters of St Francis. From time to time, we fund teachers’ salaries and students at secondary schools and colleges. Provision is made for pastoral care. As particular needs arise, we help develop innovative work to improve local facilities and utility supplies.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	We confirm that the Trustees regularly receive and consider material provided by the Charity Commission at relevant meetings.

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Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	The Bakery was built by us in 2001 and we trained the_Sisters of St Francis_in the art of baking and understanding the equipment. We handed the Bakery to the Sisters and receive their yearly reports. The business is in profit, other than from
Policyon social investment	Para 1.38

including program related investment		bread which comes under the category “Free Bread” for which our charity provides social investment grants to various local recipients (Including schools and hospitals). We are pleased to report that the social impact, which can be measured in many ways, not only provides positive health care (there continue to be no deaths from starvation despite poor harvests) but also through education and improvement of utilities - water and electricity for example - ensures increasing independence and empowerment. We continue to provide an emergency contingency fund which has proved helpful in times of personal and group need. Friends of the Ifakara Bakery Project provide support, advice and additional fundraising activities from time to time.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38
Other

Achievements and Performance

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Trustees Visit to Ifakara The daughter of the founders (and current Director) and her husband visited Ifakara bakery and all the accounts which receive the “Free Bread.” The population is increasing, currently at 250,000, and so is the need. Discussions were held to add the emergency ward at the hospital to the Free Bread fund. An agreement for an annual donation of sugar to the bakery from the local sugar refinery is in process. A sanitation project was completed for the Nazareth Leprosy Centre and also funding of an emergency food provision due to flood damage to their own food supply. Flooding Ifakara washit by devastating flooding

in May 2024. The effects of this disaster reached every corner of their lives. Homes were damaged or destroyed, diseases more prevalent, and schools closed, disrupting the education of children who depend on school not just for learning, but also for stability and daily meals from the Free Bread Fund. Businesses struggled to re-open, and work ers faced uncertainty. The impact on crops was especially concerning. Floodwater ravaged local farms, leaving fields waterlogged and crops spoiled. For a community that relies on these harvests to feed families and sustain the local economy, this was a major blow. Yet, the full weight of the disaster has only been felt later in the year, with food shortages from spoiled crops and reduced yields. Thanks to the hard work and dedication of the Franciscan Sisters in the community the Free Bread Fund provided children and adults with even more of a lifeline. We are proud of our emergency appeal: thanks to the wonderful support of our community who rallied around, we raised over £10,000 to support this immediate crisis. Supplies of free bread Our priority in 2024 was ensuring the adequate provision of bread through The Free Bread Fund to the existing accounts we support. We funded 146,616 loaves of bread during 2024 and over 80% of these reached children below the age of 7 at Kindergartens and Nursery schools. Free bread continues to be supplied to an orphanage, kindergartens and day cares as well hospital in-patients and leprosy centre residents. It is a lifeline for many and has helped continue to maintain improved school attendance despite the impact of Covid. The free bread provided for hospital wards goes specifically to malnourished children, neonates and TB patients and for residents and day patients at the Nazareti Leprosy Centre. Bee Keeping Project Expansion St Theresa community group is located in the rural parish of Mahutanga, one of the poorest areas in the diocese of Ifakara. The group supports vulnerable local women, in

particular those living with HIV/AIDS, widows and young divorced mothers; offering them needed economic opportunities, education and social support. Income generating activities include farming land, pigs and poultry. The honey, beeswax and candle products sold provide an income for the marginalised women who in turn organise and conduct seminars on environmental conservation, HIV/AIDS and gender issues in the community. This year IBP supported them with the purchase of a small piece of land to build a honey processing unit on. Communication Improvements continued to keep the many supporters of the charity updated. These included to the website, and via the mass mailing of a Christmas card which included the annual newsletter. Outreach has resulted in a subsequent increase in individual donations. Expanding the Fundraising Team A contract with an professional fundraising company continued in 2024. CSR Together has brought a wide range of skills and experience to the charity. These skills have enabled us to develop strategic fundraising projects.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	All commitments were met during the year. Trustee meetings were held in person and on zoom to achieve these commitments.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	Income grew due to more outreach, fundraising events and public talks. Fundraising by individual efforts and the set up of new standing orders supported objectives. The importance of holding reserves meant that we were able to continue to honour our commitments through the Free Bread scheme.

Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	n/a
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity continues to enjoy a healthy financial position and the Trustees are satisfied with the meeting of planned commitments through the year.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves are held to ensure at least one further year’s funding to allow (should the need arise) sufficient time to make any necessary adjustments in activity and fundraising.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Dec 31 2023: £59,813
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	n/a
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	Following the death of the co-founder Margaret Schellenberg in January 2024 the board of trustees chose to continue to focus primarily on the provision of bread ensuring that all commitments would be met, which they were. The board of trustees is committed to continue its expansion of skilled support as needed to ensure the continuity of the charity as a going concern.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Fundraising has been through the provision of events, public talks and social marketing. Additionally, the many friends of the Ifakara Bakery Project provide freewill gifts, often via regular standing orders, which enable us to receive additional funds through Gift Aid. Individuals have also kindly undertaken “one off” fundraising activities.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	We continue to believe that our work is not simply the relief of poverty but to empower beneficiaries to achieve independence and personal successes.

A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The principal risk is related to the ability to raise the required funds annually to maintain the ‘Free Bread Fund’. However, thanks to the highly qualified support of the Trustees and a professional fundraiser the charity hopes to be able to continue its work and continues to develop new methods to maintain the legacy left by its founder which has brought confidence for the future.

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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed,royalcharter)	Para 1.25	Trust Deed
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Company
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Selection is by invitation issued by existing Trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
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Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	Ifakara BakeryProject
Other name the charityuses	Free Bread Funds
Registered charitynumber	1114531
Charity’s principal address	18 Grange Hill Road Kings Norton Birmingham B38 8RG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Revd Siôr Coleman	Chair
Moore, Ina	Treasurer	March 2021
Georgina Arnold	Secretary
Schellenberg, Annabelle	Administrator
Johnson,Dee
Johnson,Robin

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name Nil

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for wholeyear
Nil

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets Nil held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and	addresses of advisers (Optional information)	addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser	Name Address
Lady president	Margaret Schellenberg	18 Grange Hill road, Kings Norton, Birmingham B38 8RG

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

n/a

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)	Siôr Coleman	A Schellenberg
	Chair

Date

18 October 2024

The Ifakara Bakery Project 1114531

Receipts and payments accounts For the period 1/1/2024 12/31/2024 To from ~~ee ee ee ee~~

	Section A Receipts and payments to the nearest £	Section A Receipts and payments to the nearest £	Section A Receipts and payments to the nearest £	Section A Receipts and payments to the nearest £	Section A Receipts and payments to the nearest £ Unrestricted funds	to the nearest £ Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £
	A1 Receipts
	Trust Funds			6	6,800	-	-	6,800
	Churches			1	1,407	-	-	1,407
	Organisations			10	10,668	-	-	10,668
	Individuals			30	30,592	-	-	30,592
	Interest			149	149	-	-	149
	Gift Aid			-	-	-	-	-
	Other Income			-	-	-	-	-
	StandingOrders			6	6,167	-	-	6,167
	*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	(Gross income for AR)	(Gross income for AR)	55	55,783	-	-	55,783
- - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - Total receipts 55,783 - - 55,783 (see table). ~~————~~
	A3 Payments
	Free Bread Funds			36	36,654	-	-	36,654
	EmergencyFund			10	10,844	-	-	10,844
	Education			1	1,150	-	-	1,150
	Special Projects			32	32,496	-	-	32,496
	Pastoral Care			1	1,386	-	-	1,386
	Innovativeprojects					-	-	-
	Fundraisingevents					-	-
	Fundraisingconsultant			12	12,600	-	-	12,600
	Online donation fees			226	226			226
	Travel expenses			500	500			500
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Sub total [ 95][,][856 ] - - 95,856 A4 Asset and investment - - - - - - - - Sub total [ - ] - - - ~~—~~ Total payments ~~———~~ 95,856 - - 95,856 Net of receipts/(payments) [- 40][,][073 ] - - - 40,073 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end ~~SSS~~ [ 41][,][034 ] - - 41,034

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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	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use	Details Nat West Current a/c Nat West Reserve a/c Nat West Reserve a/c #2 PayPal Details NIL Details NIL Details NIL Details NIL *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ 29,748 10,390 1 895 41,034 OK to nearest £ - - - - - - Unrestricted Unrestricted funds Fund to which ~~asset belongs~~ Fund to which ~~asset belongs~~ Fund to which ~~li bili~~ ~~l~~	to nearest £ Restricted
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees

Charity Name Ifakara Bakery Project

31/12/24 1114531

On accounts for the year ended Charity no (if any) Set out on pages

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

Responsibilities and basis of report

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024.

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation 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 all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed:

Sylvia Fox

Date:

31/10/2025

Oct 2018

IER

Name:

Sylvia Fox

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address:

9 Kingshill Drive, King’s Norton,

Birmingham

B38 8SA

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Oct 2018

IER