2025-03-30-accounts - Cameron's Orphanage Project

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date O1 04 2024 31 03 2025

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Cameron’s Orphanage Project Other names charity is known by Itala Foundation (Previous name) Registered charity number (if any) 1119132

Charity's principal address 25, Coopers Close

Burgess Hill Postcode RH5 8AN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Amanada Jayne Chairperson
2 James White Secretary
3 Jill Silvey Trustee
4 Abigail Howard Trustee
5 Miranda Holliday Trustee
6 Dominic Andrews Trustee 14/05/2024-31/03/25
7 Katie Boaks Trustee 09/05/24-31/03/25
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of	advisers (Optional information)	advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser	Name	Address
Accountant	Constance Rutter



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

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Declaration of Trust 31[st] January 2007 as amended 08 July 2008, s208A Type of governing document resolution 25/01/2025 (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by existing trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. trust, association, company)
(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS AT ITALA COMMUNITY SCHOOL, MKUSHI, ZAMBIA BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT FOR EDUCATION AT THE SCHOOL AND PROVIDE EDUCATION FOR PUPILS UNABLE TO AFFORD AN EDUCATION. 2. RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP: (BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES OF EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT (II) BY MAKING GRANTS OF MONEY FOR THE RELIEF OF THE POOR LIVING IN ITALA EITHER GENERALLY OR INDIVIDUALLY. 3 COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING - TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN IN THE COMMUNITY OF ITALA IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS.

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The trustees acknowledge their duty to have due regard to the commission's public benefit guidance (under section 4 of the 2006 act) when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant and within this framework the main activities carried out in the year are as follows:

Supported 12 vulnerable orphans within Cameron’s Children Home (CCH). Employed two local Mamas and one local security guard to run CCH.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Taking an expedition in April 2024 of 12 volunteers to help with various projects.
Community support for various hardships.
Fence in the entire compound for security and safeguarding
Complete the plastering and floors of new 3x1 Classroom at Itala Foundation School

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

The trustees have agreed to create assets in Zambia that will generate an income for the Orphanage (CCH) to help with running costs and to employ local people adding to public benefit.

The following has been started or agreed to start:

Continue to farm maize to help with feeding of children

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
Vegetable growing program in extended gardens of CCH to help with feeding of children
Extra teaching of Orphans to help them progress at school
Find education program for Mamas to gain higher qualifications
Refurbishing boys toilets for Itala Foundation School
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

Itala Foundation Community School now has 1800 pupils and a total of 35 staff. Our continued support of local teachers and infrastructure has been a major contribution to its success.

We have just completing a new 3x1 classroom which will allow smaller classes as there can be over 100 pupils in a class and we are planning another 3x1 classroom for 25/26.

Our mid-term goal is to help CCH become self-sufficient through creating assets in Mkushi which generate an income.

We now have three house to rent out to teachers, and we have reinstated our chicken coup and have had a chicken breeding program in 2024/25.

We have managed to purchase another 1/3rd hectare farm for growing fruit and vegetables to help feed the children and make CCH more selfsufficient.

We are proud that we only employ local persons for all the works in Mkushi, no payments are made to UK trustees so that every penny raised goes to public benefit.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The bare minimum to run CCH for one year is £10,000 and it is the trustees view that we should always have this in reserve. Cash reserves at 31[st] March 2024 stand at £18,229.

Additional reserves of £18,000 are invested into high interest accounts until we have built sufficient funds that can be managed by a third-party investment house on behalf of the charity. (See resolution s280A)

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information) The charity’s principal source of funding is through donations. We now You may choose to include have regular ‘sponsors’ who make monthly contributions by ‘sponsoring’ additional information, where and orphan. On top of this we have donations through our website relevant about: www.camsorphanage.org and donations that come from an individual  the charity’s principal fundraising activity or through friends of friends. sources of funds (including any fundraising); Key expenditure relates to wages and salary costs and orphanage  how expenditure has running costs, with minimal costs incurred in the UK, except for expedition costs which are typically incurred by the volunteers, expensed supported the key objectives to the charity and reimbursed to the volunteers of the charity;  investment policy and Our long-term plan is to build a fund in the UK where the interest covers objectives including any the running costs of CCH as well as maintenance and repair of both Itala ethical investment policy Foundation Community School and CCH. This will be through finding adopted. ~~~~ more ‘Sponsors’ and encouraging larger fundraising events. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration ~~~~ The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Amanda Jayne Full name(s) James White Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary Chair etc) Date 14/01/2025

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Charity Name							No (if any)
Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Receipts and payments accounts Period start date Period end date To For the period from ee ee ee									Last year to the nearest £ CC16a
Donations 61,392	-	-	-	-	-	-	61,392	61,392	29,551	29,551
Gift Aid 13,015	-	-	-	-	-	-	13,015	13,015	1,707	1,707
Interest 72	-	-	-	-	-	-	72	72	56	56
Rental Income 724	-	-	-	-	-	-	724	724	256	256
Other income 181	-	-	-	-	-	-	181	181	414	414
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-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)75,384	-	-	-	-	-	-	75,384	75,384	31,984	31,984
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). Loan repayment received 2,500 - - 2,500 - - - - - Sub total 2,500 - - 2,500 - *Total receipts* 77,884 - - 77,884 31,984 A3 Payments Projects 824 - - 824 547 ———~~——~~
Running cost orphanage Zambia 7,627	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,627	7,627	6,918	6,918
Infrastructure orphanage Zambia 2,369	-	-	-	-	-	-	2,369	2,369	1,294	1,294
Infrastructure school Zambia 17,288	-	-	-	-	-	-	17,288	17,288	4,866	4,866
Education sponsorship Zambia -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	594	594
Community support Zambia 1,306	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,306	1,306	875	875
UK Costs -	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7,547	7,547
Bank charges 184							184	184	91	91
Volunteer Expenses 18,652	-	-	-	-	-	-	18,652	18,652	3,338	3,338
FX Losses 1,936	-	-	-	-	-	-	1,936	1,936	1,188	1,188
Sub total 50,186	-	-	-	-	-	-	50,186	50,186	27,258	27,258
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) Transfer to investment acc 18,000 - - 18,000 7,000 Loans made 2,500 - - 2,500 Sub total 20,500 - - 20,500 7,000 *Total payments* 70,686 - - 70,686 34,258 *Net of receipts/(payments)* 7,198 - - 7,198 - 2,274 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 11,033 - - 11,033 13,307 *Cash funds this year end* 18,231 - - 18,231 11,033 ———~~——~~ SSSS=

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds| |to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B1 Cash funds|-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |Total cash funds|-|-|-| |—====| |(agree balances with receipts and payments| |account(s))|Agreement Error|OK|OK| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |funds|funds|funds| |Details|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B2 Other monetary assets|-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |——===| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B3 Investment assets|Cash funds held in high interest account|Cameron's Orphanage|-|25,000| |Project| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |ee| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B4 Assets retained for the|School & Creche and Buildings|Cameron's Orphanage|65,000|52,000| |Project| |charity’s own use|Orphanage Building|Cameron's Orphanage|22,000|17,600| |Project| |Teachers Houses|Cameron's Orphanage|15,000|15,000| |Project| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |meee| |Fund to which|Amount due|When due| |Details|liability relates|(optional)|(optional)| |B5 Liabilities|-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |Signed by one or two trustees on|Date of| |Signature|Print Name| |behalf of all the trustees|approval| |Mr James White|26/01/2026| |Ms Amanda Jayne|26/01/2026| |===| |CCXX R2 accounts (SS)|2|27/01/2026|

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Cameron’s Orphanage Project On accounts for the year 31 March 2025 Charity no 1119132 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 03 / 2025 .
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

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

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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: Date: 21.01.2026 ~~(fot fF~~ Name: Constance Rutter Relevant professional Member of the ICAEW – Part Qualified Accountant qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 16 Triangle Road Haywards Heath RH164HW

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Section B Disclosure

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

Give here brief details of any items that the No matter has come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that examiner wishes to accounting records have not been kept properly, or the accounts do not accord disclose . with the records.

October 2018

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