# # ## |Objectiv|es and|Activiti|es||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||SORP reference||| |Summary|ofthe purposes of||Para 1.17|To relieve financial
hardship
and to advance|| |the chadity as set out||in its||the education ofchildren
who live in South|| |governing|document|||Africa and who come from financially|| |||||disadvantaged
families and, in particular,|| |||||without
prejudice to the generality ofthe|| |||||foregoing:|| |||||—to assist with the provision offood for such|| |||||children;|| |||||—to assist with the provision ofteaching|| |||||programmes.|| |Summary
activities|ofthe main
in relation to those||Para 1.17and
1.19|The activities ofthe GRCT are centred around
raising funds
in the UK through
community|| |purposes|for the public|||events, donor events and supporters|| |benefit,
in particular,||the||undertaking
sponsored
sports events.|| |activities,|projects or||||| |services identified
in||the||The public benefit in South Africa is easy|to see| |accounts.||||and events
in the UK give opportunities|to| |||||build community
locally.|| |Statement|confirming||Para 1.18|The Trustees have had regard to the Charity|| |whether
the trustees||have||Commission's
guidance
on public benefit|in| |had regard to the guidance||||relation to the Trust's activities.|| |issued
by|the Charity||||| |Commission
on public|||||| |benefit|||||| ## |ou ma
c|ho|ose to|include fu|rther statements|where relevant
about:| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||SORP reference|| ||||||In January 2019,the Trustees developed
an| |||||Para 1.38|application
form to evaluate
new opportunities| |Policy on|grant making||||in SAto ensure that all potential
partners
and| ||||||projects are considered
in a consistent
way and| ||||||meet the key criteria which we have set and| ||||||which make our work cost effective and of| ||||||maximum
benefit forthe donations
received.| ||||||In summary,
the GRCT funds the projects of| ||||||groups ofpeople who are already involved| ||||||with the community.
The application
form has| ||||||been reviewed
and continues to be used| ||||||successfully to assess new projects for our| ||||||programme.| ||||||The need for e'Pap continues to grow because| ||||||ofthe post-pandemic
economic situation
in| ||||||South Africa| |||||Para 1.38|| |Policy on|social investment||||| |including|program||related||| |investment|||||| ||||||The GRCT is run solely by skilled volunteers.| |||||Para 1.38|The contribution
ofvolunteers
is essential to| |Contribution
volunteers||made|by||our work. This approach
allows the charity to
keep costs to an absolute
minimum
(under 2'| ||||||ofour total donations).| |Other|||||| |The geographical
locations ofthese three| |---| |projects made it difficult for trustees to visit| |and maintain
relationships
with our partners| |which trustees
believe is central tothe| |principles
on which we operate.| |UK in person fundraising
events were fewer| |but we built a strategy through
the year for a| |new fundraising
initiative
in 2024to build solid| |income forthe future. The charity continued to| |have many dedicated
and generous donors and| |the support oftwo schools and two churches.| |The trustees
find that the events ofmost| |benefit to South Africa are those which
build| |community
in the UK. This is a secondary
aim| |but one that is important to us.| |Our financial
position continues to be stable.| |The number ofchildren we support
with e'Pap| |remained
more or less the same in 2023 after| |the growth
in 2022.| ## |ou ma
choo|se to include fur|ther statement|s
where relevant|s
where relevant|about:|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||We established||a strategic approach to|| |Achievements|against|Para 1.41|fundraising|to|support the maintenance|ofour| |objectives set|||current levels||offunds transfer once our|excess| ||||reserves have||been utilised.|| |Performance
offundraising
activities against objectives||Para 1.41||||| |set||||||| |Investment
performance||Para 1.41||||| |against objectives||||||| |Other||||||| ## |||||SORP reference|| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||Our regular financial commitments
to our| ||||||beneficiaries
in South Africa were maintained| ||||||and the Trust continues tosee improved| |Summary
ofthe main
achievements
ofthe 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|outcomes for children
who receive e'Pap at
school every morning:
~
Reduction
in illness; obvious evidence
ofthe reduction ofsores on children' s
heads and skin in the poorest schools.
~
Much improved
concentration
and
better learning.| ||||||~
Better school attendance
in some| ||||||cases.| ||||||~
Strong support
links and positive| ||||||relationships
between different| ||||||sections ofthe SA population| ||||||maintained
through the regular| ||||||delivery ofe'Pap to teachers by| ||||||volunteers.| ||||||The e'Pap Children's
Feeding Project, our| ||||||principal
beneficiary,
marked 20years in| ||||||operation.
Steps have been taken by the| ||||||project leaders to strengthen
the leadership| ||||||team and formalise the governance
ofthe| ||||||project to ensure its sustainability
for years to| ||||||come.| ||||||Siyabulela
and other pre-schools
in Kleinmond| ||||||in the Western Cape are, through
Hout Bay| ||||||Rotary Club, very well-established
beneficiaries| ||||||reporting
regularly.
Siyabulela
has just| ||||||celebrated 10years in operation
and the| ||||||positive impact it has on children
in the area is| ||||||huge.| ||||||The newer projects are all well-established-| ||||||Hout Bay, Somerset West and Gugulethu| ||||||(through
Hout Bay Rotary Club), Laingsburg| ||||||(through the Dutch Reformed
Church),| ||||||Wellington
(through
Ma's vir Wellington),
Port| ||||||Elizabeth
(through the GRCT Project| ||||||Association
and Isivuno), St Francis Bay| ||||||(through
the Rotary Club), Despatch (through| ||||||the Dutch Reformed Church), Addo (Place of| ||||||Mercy and Hope), Ocean View, Cape Town| ||||||(through
Soteria Ministries) - were all visited at| ||||||least once in 2023.| ||||||The trustees took the difficult decision to cease| ||||||funding
in Ermelo at the end ofthe year and at| ||||||The Hem ofhis Garment
in Vryburg
and at| ||||||Laingsburg
with effect from the end of2024.| ## |Financial
Review||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Review ofthe charity's||Para 1.21|The financial||position ofthe||GRCTat the end of|| |financial
position at the end|||2023was|secure and stable.||||| |ofthe
eriod||||||||| |Statement
explaining
the||Para 1.22|The Trustees||try to ensure that|||at the end of| |policy for holding reserves|||the financial||year there are||sufficient bank|| |stating
why they are held|||deposits to cover approximately|||||40%ofthe| ||||estimated|total remittances|||for|the following| ||||twelve months.|||||| ||||This policy|is reviewed||annually.||| |Amount
ofreserves held||Para 1.22|F106,555|||||| |Reasons for holding zero||Para 1.22||||||| |reserves||||||||| |Details offund materially|in|Para 1.24||||||| |deficit||||||||| |Explanation
ofany||Para 1.23||||||| |uncertainties
about the||||||||| |charity continuing
as a going||||||||| |concern||||||||| |Additional
information|(optional)|(optional)|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |You ma
choose to include further statements|||where relevant about||||| ||||The principal source offunds
in 2023||was|from|| ||||standing
orders, donations|and associated||Gift|| |The charity's
principal
sources offunds (including||Para 1.47|Aid. Some money was raised through
and the sale ofChristmas cards.||events||| |any fundraising)|||||||| |Investment
policy and
objectives including
any||Para 1.46|||||| |social investment
policy|||||||| |adopted|||||||| ||||Fall offin donations
which|is being mitigated|||| ||||with our new fundraising|strategy developed|||in| |A description
ofthe principal|||2023.||||| |risks facing the charity||Para 1.46|Exposure to currency exchange rates||has||| ||||grown asthe amount offunds we send to||||| ||||South Africa has grown.||||| |Other|||||||| ## |tructure,|tructure,||Governa|Governa|nce|and Manag|ement|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Description|||of charity's|||||| |trusts:||||||||| |Type ofgoverning
document||||||Para 1.25|Trust Deed|| |,'trust deed,|||ro al charter)|||||| |How is the||charity||||Para 1.25|Trust|| |constituted?||||||||| |Ie.g unincorporated||||||||| |association,||||CIO||||| |Trustee selection methods||||||Para 1.25|ATrustee orTrustees propose a candidate
and|| |including|details ofany||||||give reasons why he or she would be suitable.|| |constitutional||||provisions|e.g.||The balance ofskills ofthe group is also|| |election to||post or name|||of||considered.
Ifthe Trustees are in agreement,|| |any person|||or body entitled||||the person
is approached
by the chairperson.|| |to appoint||one or more||||||| |trustees||||||||| |dditional||information|||(optional)|||| |ou ma|choose to include further statements||||||where relevant about:|| |Policies
adopted|and
for||procedures
the induction|||Para 1.51||| |and training||||oftrustees||||| ||||||||The GRCT has a principal
beneficiary, the e'Pap|| ||||||||Children's
Feeding Project, which operates on|| |The charity's
organisational
structure
and any wider||||||Para 1.51|the Garden Route in South Africa. The GRCT
also funds a number ofother projects which|| |network|with|||which the|||are managed
by trusted partners-|| |charity works|||||||1.|The Missionvale
Care Centre| |||||||||Programme
for orphaned
and| |||||||||vulnerable
children as well as feeding| |||||||||programmes
in the Missionvale
school| |||||||||and other schools/pre-schools
in Port| |||||||||Elizabeth. The GRCF has set up the| |||||||||GRCT Project Association to monitor| |||||||||the projects in Port Elizabeth
and| |||||||||manage the funds forthose projects.| ||||||||2.|The feeding ofchildren
in pre-schools| |||||||||in Hout Bay and Gugulethu
(Cape| |||||||||Town), Kleinmond
and Somerset West.| |||||||||The Hout Bay project is managed
by| |||||||||the Hout Bay Rotary Club whose| |||||||||members
also oversee the other| |||||||||projects.| ||||||||3.|The feeding ofpre-school
children
in| |||||||||Early Childhood
Development
(ECD)| |||||||||centres in Laingsburg
is managed
by| |||||||||the Dutch Reformed
Church
in the| |||||||||town.| ||||||||4.|The feeding of pre-schools
in an ECD| |||||||||centre and creche in Wellington
is run| |||||||||by Ma's vir Wellington.| ||||||||S.|Through the Rotary Club ofSt Francis| |||||||||Bay, feeding in a pre-school
and creche| ## ## ## ||ofthecharit trus|tees who man|tees who man|age the|charity||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |mes|y
Trustee name|Office (ifany)|||Dates acted
ear|ifnot for whole|Name
to a|ofperson (or body) entitled
oint trustee
ifan|| |1|Ruth Burns|Chair|||||||| |2|Sophie Burns||||||||| |3|Mark Chapman|Information||Officer|||||| |4|Lesley Flaxman||||||||| |5|Nicki Galazka|Marketing|8|Design|||||| |6|Patrick Fleming|Financial|Advisor||||||| |7|Alison Lewis||||||||| |8|Catherine
Michell||||||||| |9
10|Cathy Williamson
Paul Hurrell|Treasurer|||Appointed|1 May 2023|||| |11|||||||||| |12|||||||||| |13|||||||||| |14|||||||||| |15|||||||||| |16|||||||||| |17|||||||||| |18|||||||||| |19|||||||||| |20|||||||||| ## |Descdption
ofthe assets|| |---|---| |held
in this capacity|| |Name and objects ofthe|| |charity on whose behalf|the| |assets are held and how|this| |falls within the custodian|| |charity's objects|| |Details of arrangements|for| |safe custody and|| |segregation
ofsuch assets|| |from the charity's
own|| |assets|| ## |Additional
information
(optional)|||| |---|---|---|---| |Names and addresses ofadvisers (Optional|information)||| |Type of
Name
Address|||| |adviser|||| |Name ofchief executive or names ofsenior|staff members|(Optional|information)| ## ## ||||~|~|~
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