CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Trustees. Annual Report for the period
From
01101125
To 31112125
Charity r￿rne. The Garden Route Children's Trust
Charity registration number: 1116278
Objectives and Activities
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in ts
goveming document
Parn117
To ￿lieVe financial hardship and to advance
i ihe education of children who live in South
.' Africa and who come from financially
| disad%ontsged families and. in pafliciilar.
i without prejlwjl￿ to generality of the
fore80in&
-to a55i51 with the provision of ffy)d for such
children:
- to assist with the provision of teaching
wogrdmmes.
The activi￿ of the GRcf are centred around
faising funds in the UK throu8h communty
events, donor events and supporters
undertaking sponsored sports everst&
Summary ofthe main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefft. in pa¥b"cular. the
actNities, projecls or
ser￿￿5 rdentthed in the
accounts.
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1.15
The public benefit in South Africa is easy to see
and ever￿ in the UK give opportunlties to
build community locally.
Statement confirmir
whether the Irustees have
had regard to the guidar
issued by the Chanty
Ccfflmission on pthli
benefft
P•a 1.18
The Trustees have had regard to the Charity
Commission's guidance on public benefft in
relation io all the Trusys actlvittes.
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to lid￿e further statements where relevant about
In January 2019. the trustees developed an
applicaiion forn) to ￿lUatE new opportunitie5
in SA to ensure that all potenliol partner5 and
projects a￿ considered in a consistent way and |
meet the key criteria whith make our work
Cost effettive and of maximum benefft fDrthe
donations re￿Ned. In summary. the fjRcr
funds the proprts ofBroups of people who are
already invofved with the community for which
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Policy on grant making

they request furmls. The application fomi has
been reviewed ard continue5 to be used
successfully to assess new projects for our
progrdrnme.
Para1.
Policy on social lnvestff￿rt
tnduding progfam related
investrnent
The GRcf is run y>lety by S￿lled voluntÈÈts.
The contribution of volunteer5 is essential to
our work. This approath allows the charity to
keep costs to an absolute minirnum (under 2%1
of our totalreceipts.
Parn 1.38
Contribution made by
v0￿rteerS
Other
Achievements and Performance
The workthatthe GR￿and irs partners do in
South Africa is important in the conteKt of
most 513ti5tiC5 concerning preschod children.
Forexampfe. the Workl Nutrltlon Joumal
reported in December 2025 that in South
Africa."the per5iStently high level of
underweight and stuntin8129%) among
children under five is indicatNe of chronic
malnutrrtion., It adds- "Stunted children a8ed
51>59 months lag fNe to Six wnonth5 behind
i their peers In devebprnenL"
In 2019. a report from UNICEF (the United
Nations Children's Fund). slated that in South
Africa. 27 per cent of children under the age of
fr4e were too short for their height. around 2.5
,' pEr ￿nt were wasted. 61 per cent wffeted
i from anaemla. and 13 per cent we
overweight
In that context. the use of the forttfied and
I highly nutritious e'Pap porrid8e has been a
game chan8er for the children cared for by the
| GRcf5 PartnerO￿anTsation$.
All you need to make the e'Pap is a pla5tlc
bL￿ket and some clean. cold water. Then it can
be Served in a little plartic mug or bow5.
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity.
identifying Ihe dIfferen￿ the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries arxj any wider
benefits to S￿Iety as a
vthole.
PaA 121
Additional inforniation (optional)
You ma choose to indude further statements wlwe relevant about
In 2025 around 8.4CN) children were 8iYen
e'Pap breakfasts each school dav.
Par4 1.41

Financial Review
Review of the charliy's
finanoal position at the ￿￿1
of the period
P•a 121
Qur financial position is more Secu￿ than at
the end of 2024. Donation5 increased,
particularly in the final quarter of 2025. The
number of regular givers also showed a marked
inuea5e.
The Trustee5 try to ensure ihat at the end of
the financial year the￿ are sufficient bank
deposits to cover approximately 40% of the
estimated total rernwttances for the followin8
twelve months.
This pilicy is reviewed annually.
Statement explaining the
politry fw holding reserves
statH)g why they are hetd
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Amourrt of reseThes held
Reasons for holying zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
￿n￿rtaIntieS at￿Lrt the
d￿rity continuing as a going
¢oncem
P￿122
£102.210
P￿124
Parn 123
Additlonal Inforniation {optional)
You rna
choose to indude furtP*r statements where relevant about
The principal source of funds in 2025 was from
regular 8ivin& mostly through monthfy
standing order5, and dOnat￿n$. 5orne money
was raised throu8h events and Sale of
Chrtstmas cards.
The charity's wncipal
sources of funds (including
any fundrabsing)
Pm1.47
Investrnent policy and
objectives induding any
social inveslment poli
adopted
Para 1 46
Exposure to currency exchange has grown as
the amount of funds we send to South Africa
I has grow
A description of ts principal I Pw3 146
risks facing the charity
Olher

Achievements against
' objectives set
Of these. more than 5.CKX) are within the e'Pap
Children's Feeding Project in the Kynsna èrea
of Garden Route. Another ￿ are at the
Hout Bay Pre-Schoo15 proiecL near Cape Town,
operated by ihe Hout Bay Rotary Club. Around
750 children are catered for in prL￿choOlS in
Isivuno. part of Port Elizabeth, and almost 2
more at Missionvale Care Centre in
Missionvale, also in Port E16zabeth. The Rotary
aub of st Franci5 Bay oversees feeding projects
for another 380 chiklren in the St Franci5 Bay*
Storni River, Blouleliesbos. Coldstream and
Jeffreys Bay areas. And then ihere are the
projerts in Kkinmond. Wellington. Cape Town,
Addo and De5Ptath.
| A CO￿ intention for the chaftty rs that rt should
be very relational in lerms of its links with its
partner5. With verygood comrnunic3tion and
connection5 on ly)th sides.
The charity cOntin[￿S to achieve that by
regularcalls, annual reportin8 by benefKiarSes
and at least one visit to South Africa by a
, tru5teÈ each year.
Performano of fundraising
activitses against objectives
set
Investment perfomian
against o14-ectives
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Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of thaiity's
Type ol govemrng document
How 15 the charity
constrtuted?
le g unincorporated
Trust Deed
Tntst
Trustee selection meth(xls
| indudiTrJ details of any
5 constttulional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or t*)dy entttled
I to appoint one or more
l trustees
. A Trustee orTrusrees propose a candidate and
8ive reasons why he or she Would be suitsble.
The balance of skills of the 8roup 15 also
considered. If the Trustees aro in agreement,
the person is approached by the chairperson.
Additional information (optional)
You ma choose to indude further statements Whe￿ relevant about
Policyes ar￿ procedures
adopted for the induction
and trainrNJ of trustees
P4r• 151
i The chanty'5 organisational
structure and any wider
network with which Ihe
I ctH¥ity works
The GRcf has a prinopal beneficÈary. the e'Pap
Children'5 Feeding Projett. whith 0￿rateS on
the Garden Route in S)uth Afr￿3. The GRCT
also funds a number of other projects-
L The M4ssionvale Care Centre
Pro8ramme for orphaned and
vulnerable children as well as feedin8
programmes in the Mis5ionvale school
and other 5choo15/pre-schools in Port
Elizabeth. The GRcf has set up the
GRcf Projert Association to monitor
the projects in Port Elllabeth and
mana8e the fvnds for those projects.
2. The feedin8 of thlldren in pr&schools
in Cape Town and surroundin8 area
The Hout Bay project is managed by
the Hout Bay ftotsry Club whose
mernbers also oversee the projects in
Gu8ulethu. KleinmorKI and Somerset
West
3. The feedin8 of pre-schools in an ECD
centre and creche in Wellin8ton 15 niii
by Ma's vir Wellington.
4. Through the Rotary Club ofst Francis
Bay. feeding in a pre-school arfrd creche I
in the town. an infomial programme in
Storms Rivervillage and pre-schools in
Coldstream and Blouleliesbos.
5. Feeding in a township on the ed8e of
Despatch (near Port Elizabeth)
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Managed by one of the Dutch
Refomied Churches in the town.
6. Feedin8 at the Place of Mercy and
Hope in Addo run by tsvo Truns.
7. Soteria Ministries runs the feedin8 in
Ocean If*w and Jim se Bos in Cape
Town.
Trustees work hard to develop and mainlain
direct retationships of trust with individua15
who. through their or8anisations. can ensure
that the infrastnKture is sustsinably available
to delNerthe food (mainly e'Pap porrmlgel to
the South Afvican children in need.
Relationship wtth any
related parties
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other
Reference and Administrative details
Cha￿name
Other name the charity uses
istered cha
Charity's principal address
The Garden Route Children's Trltst
1116278
Carnel.
Manor Way,
OxshotL
i(r22 OHU

Names of the charlty trustees who manage the cl￿1)ty
Name of pÈrson (or body) erthd
if a
oiri¢e 01 any)
Ruth Bums
Chair
Sophie Bums
Mark Chapman
Nicki Galazka
Patrick Fleming
Alison Lewis
Catherine Michell
Information Offic2r
markeb.ng & Design
Finartial Advis
Cathy Williamson
Paul Hurrell
Treasurer
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12
13
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19
20
rate trustees- names of the direciors at the dale the re
Olrector namo
Narne of trustees holding tsue io propwty belongryJ to the charity
, Dates athl rf notforvrtK4e year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
held in this capa
Name and objects of the
Chaiity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custothan
charl￿S obj.ects
Details of arrangements for
safe ¢uslody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
Additional inforniation (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Opttonal information)
Type of
Name
Address
adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members {Oplional infoTrnation)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-(fjsclosure of ke
fsonnel details
Other o
tional information

Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the In￿lees. report above.
Signed oft behalf of the charity's trustees
Signaturels)
Full name(s)
Position (eg Secretary•
J EAkJ
Chair.etc)ILHAIL tsF I £￿s1 f
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGL4NO AND WAiES
Recei
tsand
ents accounts
CC16a
For ihe period
from
01-Ja￿25
To
31-c￿C-25
Section A Receipts and payments
lunds
furK
Total funds
A1 Recel ts
48,2n
Gift rArdJ
gJ42
707
16.917
10.322
1,7W
GIftAd
99S1
AR)
111139
Yf218
103.614
113.139
77,Je
A3Pa
ents
47,22
9.1Z8
11A31
.159
9,197
S.053
v45sKffj￿IQ ca￿ C¢n¥e
GRCT ProiottA%u*x
9.138
11331
HrAJL8Jy
CIL
6.713
5.785
BrJk ￿ J•
GuryieLI*J
454
7T1
1,7T4
1.839
4.06T
l759
2.661
Well1w￿nImal
s[Fra￿ Rothry CJL*tr
0￿ch IDR Chuthl
1459
4246
72
4346
1972
s￿ryrd
Just GMfwpa)wlc05t5
2.972
29n
Web homi
183
214
183
185
Sub lotal
JJ*79
1(OJ23
A4 Asset and in¥eslrnent
Sub total
7.597
93.879
Net of receiptsl(paymentsJ
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash I￿)dS last yearend
Cash funds this yearend
17.
19360
23.60
106,555
82.9
1433
101210
CCXX R1 &¢ouJI5 ISSI

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestrtct
lunds
Restricted
fuThJs
Endowmènt
funds
fi•ar•stE
CJtL'gofJL*
B1 Cash funts
1433
End(h¥mert
lund
I￿OS
¢0 WWE51E
Dtiails
Currwrtv•lve
Deiails
Co%tlopuordi
B3 Invèstment asséls
Fund to ¥rt*h
Oetsils
charity's own use
towhk
Amaurrtdu•
du
Octail$
BS Liabilities
S¥rnd byanèuts¥o truske50n
behaWolellthettn6lees
Dale ol
Sv3r01u
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CCXX R2 ar£ounts Iss)

CHARITY COMMISSION, Independent examinerfs
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examinerfs Report
Report to the twsteesl
members of
GARDEN ROUTE CHILDREN'S TRUST
On accounts ft>r the year
ended
31 DECEMBER 2025
Charity no
(rfany)
1116278
Set out on pages
1&2
charrty fthe Tr￿ forthe year
Responsibilibe5 and As the charity trustees ofthB Trust. yw we resKMmible f(x the preFwalM
basis of report of the accounts n ax{xdan￿ wdh Ihe requirements ofthe CharitEs kt
2011 {Ite W.
I repjrt In respect of my examllla￿n of the Trust's &coJnts caThied out
nder sectM)n 145 of the 2011 Act in carrwng out rny examinatDn. I
have foltryHed the app[￿ble Diredw)ns given Charty CrxnmissDn
nder sec*Th 145(5Xb) of the A
Independent
I have completed my exarinakn. I confinn that no mat￿la1 rnatte￿ have
examinerfs statement come to attentW￿ in with the examination whth gives me
Izuse to believe that in. ary material respe
accounting recorts were rw)t kept in ￿Kdan￿ with sedion 130 of
the Act or
with the exarninatw)n to wh￿h attention should be drawn in order to enable a
Signed:
Name:
Relevant professional
qualrficationls) or body
Address:
RICHLIN. MANOR WAY
OXSHO
LEATHERHEAO 1fft2 OHS
Section B
Disclosure
Onty complete rf the examiner need5 to highlKJht matters of concern (see CC32.
examine￿1.
IER
October 2018

Give here bri•f details of 'NONE
any iterns thatthe
examiner wishes to
dlsclose.
IER
October 2018