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**REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1121659** 

Report of the Trustees and 

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 

for 

Rock of Joy Trust 

Dufton Kellner Limited Chartered Accountants Barnston House Beacon Lane Heswall Wirral Merseyside CH60 0EE 



Rock of Joy Trust 

## Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 

|||Page||
|---|---|---|---|
|Report of the Trustees|1|to|3|
|Independent Examiner's Report||4||
|Statement of Financial Activities||5||
|Balance Sheet||6||
|Notes to the Financial Statements|7|to|10|
|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities||11||





Rock of Joy Trust 

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 

## Report of the Trustees 

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic  of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). 

## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** 

## **Objectives and aims** 

To advance the education of the pupils attending Rock of Joy Primary Schools in Masaka, Antioch, and associated schools in Uganda by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities and equipment for education at the school. 

To preserve and protect the health of the children attending Rock of Joy Primary Schools in Masaka, Antioch, and associated schools in Uganda, by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, support services and equipment. 

The relief of financial hardship either generally or individually of people living in the area surrounding Rock of Joy Primary Schools in Masaka, Antioch, and associated schools in Uganda, by making grants of money or providing or paying for items, services or facilities for the relief of the sick or poor, either generally or individually. 

## **Public benefit** 

The trustees are meeting their public benefit requirement by advancing the education of the pupils attending Rock of Joy Primary Schools in Masaka, Antioch, and associated schools in Uganda by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities and equipment for education at the schools. 

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Rock of Joy Trust 

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 

## Report of the Trustees 

## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE** 

## **Charitable activities** 

We were very pleased with the reports from Lugala that the new classrooms have been inspected by the education authorities and they have agreed that these are of a high standard. Therefore the threat of closure was removed. 

We were expecting a much bigger harvest of coffee this year compared to the last and coffee prices had increased significantly in the spring. However due to greatly improved climate in Brazil and a burgeoning coffee sector in Vietnam,  the coffee prices dropped dramatically just as our crop was ready. The price fell from UGX 10,000 to UGX 6,000 per kilo. 

This was compounded by disease and the number of plants cropped were 16,000 rather than 20,000. However, following intense discussions with the different schools and their great flexibility,we have managed to keep the schools running with a reduced staff to pupil ratio and an increase in fees for students who can afford it. Bursaries for the very poor have been maintained. Since then, Fred has planted another 4,000 coffee plants but we will have to wait for these to mature before getting a harvest. 

We have had a fall in donations as long standing donors have stood down and without any Youth Trip, new donors have not got on board. 

However, we have had one significant donation of £8,000 from a legacy which we need to use for a capital project such as new toilets at Lady Grace School. Our Ugandan colleagues have asked us to delay using this money, as freezing salaries  and increasing fees at the same time as a new building project would not be understood in the population. 

We had a major blow in December when our Director, Fred Ssendi had a significant stroke. He has had excellent medical care and physio but is still significantly disabled. He can walk on the flat but cannot walk around the uneven terrain of the farm. He has maintained all his faculties but has not regained the full use of his right arm so cannot drive which is very limiting. 

In January Stephen Blair did an emergency trustees visit to reassure the rest of the staff and also to help supervise Fred's recovery and lay out plans for sharing his workload with others. As a result everything is continuing according to plan. 

At that time. The results of the national entry exams for students to get into secondary school were announced. Over the country there was a significantly increased failure rate as the government have introduced questions which require thinking, instead of reciting facts. Despite this all our three schools had 100% pass rate with very high grades. This is a testament to the excellent teachers that we have. 

Looking forwards, we will need to renegotiate teachers salaries at the end of 2025. Coffee prices are rising again. There will be a Youth Uganda trip in Summer 2026 and we hope this will boost regular giving. 

## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** 

During the year donations received amounted to £63,872 (2024 £120,067), gift aid was £4,230, (2024 £19,503) and  legacies totalled £8,000 (2024 nil). The charity donated £64,300 to Rock of Joy Educational Services (2024 £136,137). Other costs amounted to nil (2024 £150). 

The net surplus was £11,802 (2024 of £3,283) and the total unrestricted reserves held at the year end were £18,643 (2024 £14,841) and restricted reserves were £8,000 (2024 nil). 

## **FUTURE PLANS** 

Our aim is to continue providing support to the three schools in Uganda and to further advance self sufficiency with the coffee plantation.. 

## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

## **Governing document** 

The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity. 

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Rock of Joy Trust 

for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 

## Report of the Trustees 

## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** 

## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees** 

There must be at least 3 trustees. Apart from the first trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of 5 years by a resolution of the trustees passed at a special meeting called under clause 15 of the deed. In order to be eligible any  potential trustee must be over 18 years of age, and never disqualified from office under the provisions of clause 11 of the deed. In selecting individuals for appointment as trustees, the trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity. 

## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Registered Charity number** 

1121659 

## **Principal address** 

C/o 66 Thurstaston Road Heswall Wirral CH60 6RX 

## **Trustees** 

S D Blair MS FRCS Mrs C M Blair Mrs S Cambridge C Penn D Cambridge 

## **Independent Examiner** 

Stuart Kellner FCA Dufton Kellner Limited Chartered Accountants Barnston House Beacon Lane Heswall Wirral Merseyside CH60 0EE 

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 19 January 2026 and signed on its behalf by: 

S D Blair MS FRCS - Trustee 

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Rock of Joy Trust 

## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Rock of Joy Trust** 

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of Rock of Joy Trust (the Trust) for the year ended 31 March 2025. 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity trustees of the Trust 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 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5)(b) of the Act. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by Section 130 of the Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content 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. 

Stuart Kellner FCA 

Dufton Kellner Limited Chartered Accountants Barnston House Beacon Lane Heswall Wirral CH60 0EE 

20 January 2026 

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Rock of Joy Trust 

## Statement of Financial Activities 

## for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 

|Unrestricted<br>fund<br>Notes<br>£<br>**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**<br>Donations and legacies<br>68,102<br>**EXPENDITURE ON**<br>**Charitable activities**<br>Rock of Joy Educational Services<br>64,300<br>Other<br>-<br>**Total**<br>64,300<br>**NET INCOME**<br>3,802<br>**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**<br>Total funds brought forward<br>14,841<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**<br>18,643|Restricted<br>fund<br>£<br>8,000<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>8,000<br>-<br>8,000|31.3.25<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>76,102<br>64,300<br>-<br>64,300<br>11,802<br>14,841<br>26,643|31.3.24<br>Total<br>funds<br>£<br>139,570|
|---|---|---|---|
||||136,137<br>150|
||||136,287|
||||3,283<br>11,558|
||||14,841|



The notes form part of these financial statements 

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Rock of Joy Trust 

## Balance Sheet 

## 31 March 2025 

|||||31.3.25|31.3.24|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted|Total|Total|
|||fund|fund|funds|funds|
||Notes|£|£|£|£|
|**CURRENT ASSETS**||||||
|Debtors|5|4,230|-|4,230|13,852|
|Cash at bank||14,413|8,000|22,413|989|
|||18,643|8,000|26,643|14,841|
|**NET CURRENT ASSETS**||18,643|8,000|26,643|14,841|
|**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT**||||||
|**LIABILITIES**||18,643|8,000|26,643|14,841|
|**NET ASSETS**||18,643|8,000|26,643|14,841|
|**FUNDS**|6|||||
|Unrestricted funds||||18,643|14,841|
|Restricted funds||||8,000|-|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**||||26,643|14,841|



The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 19 January 2026 and were signed on its behalf by: 

S D Blair MS FRCS - Trustee 

The notes form part of these financial statements 

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Rock of Joy Trust 

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 

## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** 

## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** 

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. 

## **Income** 

All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. 

## **Expenditure** 

Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. 

## **Taxation** 

The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. 

## **Fund accounting** 

Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. 

Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. 

Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. 

## **2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** 

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 March 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 2024. 

## **Trustees' expenses** 

During the year no expenses were paid to trustees (2024 nil). 

continued... 

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Rock of Joy Trust 

## Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 

|**3.**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**|**COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted|Restricted||Total|
|||fund|fund||funds|
|||£||£|£|
||**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**|||||
||Donations and legacies|139,570||-|139,570|
||**EXPENDITURE ON**|||||
||**Charitable activities**|||||
||Rock of Joy Educational Services|136,137||-|136,137|
||Other|150||-|150|
||**Total**|136,287||-|136,287|
||**NET INCOME**|3,283||-|3,283|
||**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**|||||
||Total funds brought forward|11,558||-|11,558|
||**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|14,841||-|14,841|
|**4.**|**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**|||||
||There was no independent examiner's remuneration for the year ended 31 March||2025 nor for the||year ended 31|
||March 2024.|||||
|**5.**|**DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**|||||
||||31.3.25||31.3.24|
||||£||£|
||Gift aid||4,230||13,852|
|**6.**|**MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**|||||
||||Net|||
||||movement||At|
|||At 1.4.24|in funds||31.3.25|
|||£|£||£|
||**Unrestricted funds**|||||
||General fund|14,841|3,802||18,643|
||**Restricted funds**|||||
||Restricted|-|8,000||8,000|
||**TOTAL FUNDS**|14,841|11,802||26,643|



continued... 

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Rock of Joy Trust 

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 

## **6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** 

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: 

|Incoming<br>resources<br>£<br>**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund<br>68,102<br>**Restricted funds**<br>Restricted<br>8,000<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**<br>76,102<br>**Comparatives for movement in funds**<br>At 1.4.23<br>£<br>**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund<br>11,558<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**<br>11,558<br>Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:<br>Incoming<br>resources<br>£<br>**Unrestricted funds**<br>General fund<br>139,570<br>**TOTAL FUNDS**<br>139,570|Resources<br>Movement<br>expended<br>in funds<br>£<br>£<br>(64,300)<br>3,802<br>-<br>8,000<br>(64,300)<br>11,802<br>Net<br>movement<br>At<br>in funds<br>31.3.24<br>£<br>£<br>3,283<br>14,841<br>3,283<br>14,841<br>Resources<br>Movement<br>expended<br>in funds<br>£<br>£<br>(136,287)<br>3,283<br>(136,287)<br>3,283|Resources<br>Movement<br>expended<br>in funds<br>£<br>£<br>(64,300)<br>3,802<br>-<br>8,000<br>(64,300)<br>11,802<br>Net<br>movement<br>At<br>in funds<br>31.3.24<br>£<br>£<br>3,283<br>14,841<br>3,283<br>14,841<br>Resources<br>Movement<br>expended<br>in funds<br>£<br>£<br>(136,287)<br>3,283<br>(136,287)<br>3,283|
|---|---|---|
|||3,283|



continued... 

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Rock of Joy Trust 

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 

## **6. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued** 

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows: 

|||Net||
|---|---|---|---|
|||movement|At|
||At 1.4.23|in funds|31.3.25|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|11,558|7,085|18,643|
|**Restricted funds**||||
|Restricted|-|8,000|8,000|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|11,558|15,085|26,643|



A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: 

||Incoming|Resources|Movement|
|---|---|---|---|
||resources|expended|in funds|
||£|£|£|
|**Unrestricted funds**||||
|General fund|207,672|(200,587)|7,085|
|**Restricted funds**||||
|Restricted|8,000|-|8,000|
|**TOTAL FUNDS**|215,672|(200,587)|15,085|



## **7. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** 

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025. 

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Rock of Joy Trust 

|Detailed Statement of Financial Activities|||
|---|---|---|
|for the Year Ended 31 March 2025|||
||31.3.25|31.3.24|
||£|£|
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS**|||
|**Donations and legacies**|||
|Donations|63,872|120,067|
|Gift aid|4,230|19,503|
|Legacies|8,000|-|
||76,102|139,570|
|**Total incoming resources**|76,102|139,570|
|**EXPENDITURE**|||
|**Charitable activities**|||
|Rock of Joy Educational Services|64,300|136,137|
|**Other**|||
|Travel|-|150|
|Total resources expended|64,300|136,287|
|**Net income**|11,802|3,283|



This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements 

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