## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/01/24 Period start date To 31/12/24 Period end date** ## **Charity name: Project Luangwa** ## **Charity registration number: 1119335** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To assist in the provision of education**
**and educational facilities in Zambia.**| |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|**Construction and refurbishment of**
**classroom blocks, administration**
**offices, dormitories and toilet blocks.**
**Sponsorship of students at secondary**
**and tertiary level and financial support**
**of additional teaching staff.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees have read the ‘Guidance on**
**Public Benefit: reporting’ parts 1 to 6**
**and reviewed in relation to charity**
**activities.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference| |---|---| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on grant making|| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on social investment|| |including program related|| |investment|| ||Para 1.38| |Contribution made by|| |volunteers|| |Other|| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|**During this period, the project has**
**supported the following:**
**Paid for 115 children to attend Boarding**
**school, including provision of uniform,**
**equipment, school shoes and transport**
**Delivered 6,930 washable sanitary pads**
**to 1,386 girls**
**Finished a new ICT learning centre, a**
**toilet block, and renovated 6 schools**
**and 6 libraries**
**Provided 45 sports kits to over 600 kids**
**and young adults**
**Provided sporting equipment for 8**
**schools and funding for 8 football**
**sports teams**
**Provided digital learning programmes to**
**824 children**
**Provided 60 new desks as well as chalk,**
**pens, pencils, books and other supplies**
**to 25 school**
**65 students sponsored to university**
**99% learner retention**
**444 girls and boys attended gender**
**equality youth clubs; 16 clubs across 12**
**schools. 99% of girls report increased**
**confidence, with 100% of girls avoiding**
**early marriage and remain in school**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity maintains a small reserve**
**which is available for unexpected**
**requirements.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The main source of funds for this period
continues to be donations from visitors into
Luangwa region of Zambia, as well as
charitable foundations. All funds have been
deployed to meet the objectives. All
administrative costs are met by the
individuals who support the charity. The
source of income will be reviewed in 2025
to ensure its diversity and robustness.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Trust**| |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|**Trustees appointed by the Trustees.**
**No changes to Trustees in this period.**| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|**TrusteElearning online**| |---|---|---| |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|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Project Luangwa| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1119335| |Charity’s principal address|c/o George Fentham Meeting Rooms
Marsh Lane
Hampton-in-Arden
Solihull
B92 0AH| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Edward Thorpe|Chair||| ||James Dawson|Trustee||| ||Michael Smith|Trustee||| ||Samantha Adams|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the 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 of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |**adviser**||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **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)** Samantha Adams **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc)** ~~aa~~ **Date** 30th October 2025 ~~pO~~ **----- Start of picture text -----**
|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Project Luangwa|Charity No| |FOR|ENGLAND|AND|WALES|(if any)|1119335| |Annual accounts for the period| |Period end| |Period start date|01-Jan-24|To|date|31-Dec-24| |——————|ae| |Section A Statement of financial activities| |Restricted| |Recommended categories by|Unrestricted|income|Endowment|Prior year| |activity|funds|funds|funds|Total funds|funds| |£|£|£|£|£| |Incoming resources (Note 3)|F01|F02|F03|F04|F05| |Income and endowments from:| |Donations and legacies|S01|-|-|-|540,751|473,342| |Charitable activities|S02|-|-|-|-|-| |Other trading activities|S03|-|-|-|-|-| |Investments|S04|-|-|-|-| |Separate material item of income|S05|-|-|-|-|-| |Other|S06|-|-|-|564|268| |Total|S07|-|-|-|541,316|473,609| |Resources expended (Note 6)| |Expenditure on:| |Raising funds|S08|-|-|-|2,341|2,256| |Charitable activities|S09|-|-|-|460,066|511,140| |Separate material item of expense|S10|-|-|-|-|-| |Other|S11|-|-|-|3,335|1,855| |Total|S12|-|-|-|465,742|515,251| |Net income/(expenditure) before investment| |gains/(losses)|S13|-|-|-|75,573|- 41,642| |Net gains/(losses) on investments|S14|-|-|-|-|-| |Net income/(expenditure)|S15|-|-|-|75,573|- 41,642| |Extraordinary items|S16|-|-|-|-|-| |Transfers between funds|S17|-|-|-|-|-| |Other recognised|gains/(losses):| |Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use|S18|-|-|-|-|-| |Other gains/(losses)|S19|-|-|-|- 1,654|- 7,790| |Net movement in funds|S20|-|-|-|73,920|- 49,432| |Reconciliation of funds:| |Total funds brought forward|S21|-|-|-|162,354|211,785| |Total funds carried forward|S22|-|-|-|236,273|162,354| **----- End of picture text -----**
1 |||Guidance Notes||**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**|**Restricted**
**income**
**funds**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**
**funds**|**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total this**
**year**|**Total this**
**year**|**Total last**
**year**|**Total last**
**year**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**£**|||**£**||**£**|||**£**||**£**| |**Fixed assets**||||F01|||F02||F03|||F04||F05| |**Intangible assets (Note 15)**|**Intangible assets (Note 15)**|B01||- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -||-| |**Tangible assets (Note 14)**|**Tangible assets (Note 14)**|B02||- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -||-| |**Heritage assets (Note 16)**|**Heritage assets (Note 16)**|B03||- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -||-| |**Investments (Note 17)**|**Investments (Note 17)**|B04||- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -||-| ||**_Total fixed assets_**|B05||- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -||-| |**Current assets**||||||||||||||| |**Stocks (Note 18)**|**Stocks (Note 18)**|B06||- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -||-| |**Debtors (Note 19)**|**Debtors (Note 19)**|B07||- - - 28|- - - 28|- - - 28|- - - 28|- - - 28|- - - 28|- - - 28|- - - 28|- - - 28,509||26,900| |**Investments (Note 17.4)**|**Investments (Note 17.4)**|B08||- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -|- - - -||-| |**Cash at bank and in hand (Note 24)**|**Cash at bank and in hand (Note 24)**|B09||- - - 207,765 135,454|- - - 207,765 135,454|- - - 207,765 135,454|- - - 207,765 135,454|- - - 207,765 135,454|- - - 207,765 135,454|- - - 207,765 135,454|- - - 207,765 135,454||- - - 207,765 135,454|- - - 207,765 135,454| |**_Total current assets_**||B10||- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|||162,354| |**Creditors: amounts falling due within**
**one year (Note 20)**||B11|- - - -
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~~CUT~~||- - - -||-| |**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**|**_Net current assets/(liabilities)_**|B12||- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|||162,354| |||||||||||||||| |**_Total assets less current liabilities_**||B13||- -|- -|- -|- -|- -|**-**|**-**|236,273|||162,354| |**Creditors: amounts falling due after**
**one year (Note 20)**
**Provisions for liabilities**
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~~Po~~|||||||||||| |**Funds of the Charity**||||||||||||||| |**Endowment funds (Note 27)**||B17||-|-||||||-|-||-| |**Restricted income funds (Note 27)**||B18||||-|-|-|||-|-||-| |**Unrestricted funds**||B19||-|-||||- -|- -|- -|- -||-| |**Revaluation reserve**||B20|||||||||-|-||| ||**_Total funds_**|B21||- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|- - - 236,273|||162,354| |||||||||||||||| |Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all||||||||||||||Date of| |the trustees||||Signature||||||Print Name||||approval| ||||||||||||||dd/mm/yyyy|| |||30/10/2025
Samantha Adams
~~ee~~||||||||||||| CC17a (Excel) 22/10/2025 1 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustees Project Luangwa On accounts for the year ended 3111212024 Charity no (if any) 1119335 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination o charity ("the Trust") for the year ended 3 the ccounts of the above Vol* Responsibilities and basis of report 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 IThe charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of applieable4i8te I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination tether dis848￿ 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 conlent 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. Ple e delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: LOLS Name: Pr4oL TOHNJ idHITpcoP_C Relevant professional qualification{s) or body £oCI A Ti LirJ oc iHhKTCRCD CLILl1fji CC) A oc'_Lk)TrJTfi IER Oct 2018 (if any): C C>i£T PJTiornJ 00 I f/f¥_) Address: l¥ e)i.ETf YourJC, ('_Lo(é. 148iC wQsT HtDLJltNJn C..3 l&J 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. IER Oct 2018