Charity Registration No. 1117679 UNDER TREE SCHOOLS TRUSTEES, REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024
UNDER TREE SCHOOLS LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees G Bamett P Boyling H Chauncy D Sullam 1117679 rharity numbor 2 Meredyth Road London SW13 ODY Principal address TC Groltp The Courtyard Shoreham Road Upper Beeding Steyning West Sussex BN44 3TN Independent Examiners
UNDER TREE SCHOOLS CONTENTS Page Truslees, report Independenl Examinerfs report Receipts and Daymerts Accounts
UNDER TREE SCHOOLS TRUSTEES, REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The Tru51ees- Geoffrey Bamell, Chair Peter Boyling. Treasurer Helen Chauncy Ron Sullam (Resigp.ed 29 February 2024) Dainel Sullam (Appointed 23 September 2023) The Trustees preopent their Report and the Financial blatements of the Charitable Incorporated Organisation {ClO) for the year ended 31 March 2024. The Trustees confimi that the annual report and financial statements of the charity comply vlith tha Charities Acl 2011 Legal Statu. The ntharily 15 a CIO. gcverned by its Constitution. Its registered office is at 2 Mere(tyth Road London SW13 ODY. The registeied charitv numbeT is 1117679. Objective The main objective of t4e CIO is to restore and develop formal educaiion for children, for the benefit of residents of Awieil_south County, SoLilh Sudan. Actlvities The knharity's mission is to provide èducation for cli ildren, primarily girls. in a Christian context. in partnership with the local comrp.unity of M21ek, through construction and management of a school and to provide vocational and C4r¥stian teaching for adults. The Iwstees canfirm that they havé Complied with ile duty in S 17(5) of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to gijidanbe on public benefit published by the Charity Commission when reviewing the charity's objectives and in planyinq Jutijre activities. At th& tsnd 9f a long civyl war the chaflty built a sc.001 for girls in Malek-Alel. Aweil South County. South Sudan. It ¥K'as op•D.ed in 2.oog. It has prwvided an opportunili for educalion for girls, whose parp.nls WeTe reluctant to allow then to aV.ep.d mixed sey. schools. Normally 300400 girls per year have attended, in the age range 6-15. As well as acadeTrilC teahIng the is proviaion fof older girls to recEive training in sewir)g, in IT and in agronomy. hl.2nii gi., Is leave school before Ihe upper yeais. ai the behest of their parents. biJt of those staying al school, a nuMir hava go.ie on to sec()ndatv school. and thereafter for training in careers. ?78 girls took t.he year end exams in November. The s-hool also provides pre-school teachinq for their lithe brothers and Sisters UD to the aga of 6, and 53 of then completed te year. Payments to the school have prolded income for 38 teaching and nonteaching staff, and funds to meet running costs, through the year. Ralés Oi payment have beèn increased to rgflecl subslantial inflalion in costs of purchases of food and ottrser iterr,s. Duriryg the year ftinds have also been provided to= install a lighlning protection for te solar system and replace the solar system Ihat had deleriorated in tle county's climate- purchage school unrfiorms, lo enablp eacli gi-, I to receiv a free unifomi ao an incentive to attend school,. buy kiygie.ne"kits for the older girls, os an ir.centive not to miss classes. pay the seGondaTr srhool fp.es for girls gcing on to secondary school after they complete year 8. to eri¢ouragr4 the to rn.ine their educalion. All 20 girfs in the top year in 2023 passed ;.eir final exams snd all vJenl on lo secondary school in earfy 2024. raisinG number at secondary school to 88. Fln£inces The c.hari* io furyded b/ eonations from supporlery. mainly resident in England and Swilzerland. Durir.g the yoar Ihere was no concerted campaign tc raise funds.
TREE SCHOOLS TP.USTEES' REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Total unrestricted inr.oming resources for the. year amounted to £51.155 (2023.. £66,650). Unrestricted resources 43xpended amounted to £84,107 (?023- £45,603} (x>mprising m2inly funds sent to the school to pay their staff and rJiinlng LO%t- Net uni eslfirted resources expended for the year was £32.952 (2023.. net unres;ricted surplus of £21,047). Total unrestiicted cash reserves at 31 Marh 2024'Nere £61 .467 (2023.. £94 419). Thp. charitii has a fund restricted lo funding the fees for girls attending secondary srthool afler iheir education at the school iri Malek-Alel. There was no iricome to the restrided bur5arv fund in the year. Payments were made in the .in?ncial year.lo cover both the 2023 and 2024 school years. The balance of that fund al 31 March 2024 was £122 20-.3 £9, 159). At 31 March 20?4 tle total bank balance stcod at f.61.589 (2023-. £103,578). Reae.rIeS The :rustee5' policy is to mairitain ail unrestriGtpd reserve of £25.000 to enable operations to conlinue temporarily mtr unp:xpecEedly drops, until rtew soJrces Jf income can be found. The tharty ¥vas acting in line wilh the T4e tryslees consider Ihe.¢har.ity to b_ C a gGing.cciieem.. Pollcies 'rhe. tiijetees have policies frJr fwkan"c6al.cgtf4ro;. dije" diligence, conflicts of inlerest, safeguarding, sei ious incident reportin¥t, data protection and social media. These viere reviewed and vilere approprtate (sdjusted dur.ng the year.. The CIO has no employees. How.aver a proporlion of the periodic payments to meet school expanses is spent in SUPPDt o,, the 38 school staff. Eight of the tsyeilty teachers are slate-employed. The rernaining 18 non-teachiig ff are Fespurisible for running everything ou side Ithe classroom. The head teachpr. who has been in PDSt sinne thp schoGI v.ias set ijp formally and is himself emFloyed by the slate. is responsible for all ochool activities. 13wing to hiali rales of inflation in Soulh Sudan the Plhrchasing power of the teachers, Sta'&e salaries is small, and they are not ahNays paid. Independent Examination The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of tbe accounts. which are not reqiJired lo be audited. Accordingly thei! h3)ie .been the subject cf 8 report by an ine.ependent eXaS[ner. whose report is set out on page 4 of this Trystees, responsih'lities in relation to the accoun.ts The TrusEeps of UndLJr Tree Qc.hGoIs 2rp resv¥o.Isik)le fc-r prp.paring the Trustees, Report and the accounts in ac"Ordan. viitli applicable law and United K-rygdrr! Acci)unting Standards <UntTed Kingdom Generally P,ccepted Accouritip_g Pr2Ctioa). in- -lud ng Financial Reporting.8.tanda..d FRS102 'The Financial ReportlTr?g Standard applirqol• ill th'¢j UK and Repb'blic of Ireland.. Chaiity law requ,'res the Twstees to prepare accounts for ead) finaDLiai )ear which give a .'iJe dnfl fail view cf state of affairs of the charily and of the inconi.ing resource and ap"plicxJtion of resources. iriejuding the incGmp and e.xpendilurp of the ch3rity,. for that year.
UNDER TREE SCHOOLS TRUSTEES, REPORT (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 In preparing these ac¢ounls, the tTUStees are requirod to sele*l suitable accounting policies ail d then apply them nsistenI1y. obseNe Ihe methods and principles in the Chartties SORP" makejudgements and eslimate5 Ihat are reasonable and prudent- and prepare the accounts on the goirvJ concem basis unless it is inappropriate to presume Ihat the charity will continue in operation. The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of Ihe charity and enable them to ensure Ihal the accounts comply with the Charities Act 2011. They ale alsc responsible for safeguarding the assets ofthe charity and henGe forlaking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. Approved by the Tnjslees and signed on their behalf by: Dale 2 JL,ly 2024
UNDER TREE SCHOOLS INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF UNDER TREE SCHOOLS Independent examiner's reportto the trustees of Under Tree Schools I report to tho charity trustees on my examinatiop. of the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024 bvhich are set out on Dages 5 to 6. Respons5bilities and basts of report P.s Ihe trustees of the Charity you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the rèquirements of the Charilies Act 2011 {'the 201 l Acf). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Charity are not required to be audited and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examinatior, of your charity'o accounts as carTied out under section 145 of the 2011 Acl. In carrying out my examination I have followed Ihe Directions given by the Charity Commission under seclion 145{5) {bl of tb.è 2011 Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have compleled my examination. I confirm tb.at no matter5 have come to my attention in connection with the exaininationgiiJing me Lausc to believe.. {1) accounting I'ecords were not kept in respect of thp Charty: or {2) the accounts do not accord wilh those records. or (3). the atcounts'do not coinply Wilh the accounting requirements of the 2011 AGt other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair vievl which is nol a mafier considered as part of an iD.dep.endertt examinalion.. 01 j4) the accounts have not been prepared in accordan with the rp.ethods and princjples of the Stateme-, t of Recommended Prattiice for accounting and reporting of charities. I hLive no COiYcems ano ,lave Gome acro%s n.o other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should bg d?wn in this report in order tc enable a pioper underslandirig of the accounÉ to be reached. Mark Cummins FCCA for and ori behalf o¥ TC uroup The Courtvard Shorehtsim Road Upper Beeding Steynirig Wesl Sussex BN443IN Dated..
REI (HARIIY (OMMISSION FOR f NfJLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC1Sa For the period from To Sectlon A Recelpts and paymènts Unrestricted funds tothe néarèst Rèstri¢t6d fund8 to the neayest £ Endowment fund$ to the nearest£ Total funds to the nearest£ Last year to the near05t £ A1 Receipts Donations ind Gift Aid 51,155 51.155 66.650 Sub tctal(Gross income for AR) 51.155 51,155 66,650 A2 Asset and investment s#IAs. Isep table Sub total rotsl receipts 51,155 66,650 A3 Pa¥mOpti• Charil8bie actirfities S. Sudan harilablp att41¥nti64 - UK 81,530 2,577 9,037 90,567 46,852 2,577 1.589 Sub total 84,107 9,037 93,144 48.441 A4 Asset 2nd investment purchasps,1see table) Sub totsJ 84,107 9.037 93,144 48,441 Net of recei{paYments) A5 Transfew. between funds A6 Cash fiinds last year end Cash fiinds tlils vear end 42.982 Xd.037 41.989 94,419 61,467 85,369 61,585 85,369 103.578 122
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