2024-02-29-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1st March 2023 Period start date To 29th February 2024 Period end date

Charity name: Global Challenge Charity

Charity registration number: 1121686

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Global Challenge's Objectives are: We are working in the community of Soroti, Uganda and its districts: ●To alleviate poverty and suffering for persons who are in conditions of need or hardship or who are aged or sick. To relieve the distress caused thereby. ●To advance education. ●To advance the Christian faith of these communities, by provision of support to develop the work and ministries of the churches and their leaders. ●To promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community.
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	Crossroads Secondary school: GC funds teachers' salaries and pensions as well as school lunches. Special needs project: GC funds operations and equipment to improve or correct disabilities in Soroti and the surrounding districts. These have included walking and mobility aids and prosthetics for young people and adults. We currently fund 5 children to attend a specialist school for the deaf in Ngora and a blind child to attend St Francis School for the blind. We fund initial assessments for language, learning, sensory and medical needs and any subsequent therapies are received as required. Support for transport costs to and from surgeries is also provided. Our vision is to provide training for church leaders, medical and teaching staff enabling

		them to consider the needs of the disabled and to provide for them in their own settings. Livestock and self-sufficiency support: GC funds the purchase of sheep/goats/chickens for very poor families in the Soroti district, to help them become self-sufficient. Some are progressed enough to be able to sell livestock to purchase a cow or just more goats/chickens/pigeons as well as medicine for their children with special needs. Families train each other to care for the livestock within their villages. Tailoring project: We have enabled some adults and young people to train in tailoring and GC have provided sewing machines, in the hope that they will then train others as part of our self- sufficiency scheme. That's pants: GC provides training for girls about reusable sanitary towels, how to wash them with clean water and soap and how to clean their hands. Body positive lessons have also been taught. GC provides reusable sanitary wear to girls and female staff. All students (boys and girls) receive pants each year and the girls are also bought bras.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All trustees have read and regard the guidance on public benefit to be relevant to the role of trustee and to Global Challenge. Annual Trustee Visits We review the charity's work during these visits. We provide support and encouragement to the GC coordinator, our Special Needs Coordinator and to the teachers at the school. We attend meetings with interested parties. We talk to the children at Crossroads about their lives and their education. We visit families in outlying areas who have children with Special Needs. We visit families who are recipients of livestock and meet with the few volunteers who support and identify the special needs families in the surrounding villages and districts. Covid 19 meant we were unable to travel. Instead, we set up meetings via Zoom, in order to have some closer contact and more personal discussions further to emails and phone conversations. However, face to face visits were resumed in March 2023. Publicity and fundraising We publicise our work widely, to create awareness about GC. This includes social media, talks to schoolchildren and staff, and updates to the congregation at Queen’s Rd Baptist Church, (QRBC) (which are available on the QRBC Youtube channel) and church publications.

We hold a variety of fundraising events throughout the year. Statutory Declaration The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. We have many examples of people that have benefited from our work - children who have had life changing operations, prosthetics or walking and mobility aids, the teachers and students at the schools, and also families whose lives have been helped through the livestock project. GC funds are used solely to further the charity's objectives. The Trustees are all volunteers and claim no payment for their work. Expenses are kept to a minimum. GC funds the salaries of the teachers at the school, lunches for staff/pupils, as well as the salaries of a charity coordinator and a special needs coordinator in Uganda.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	The Vision of Global Challenge Charity: Enabling better health, education and quality of life through sustainable partnerships with local communities in Soroti, Uganda.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	GC has volunteers to help fundraise and often volunteers will accompany trustees on visits to Soroti, Uganda, to support the projects. We are grateful for the many hours volunteers (including the trustees) have given. Without this valuable contribution of time, energy and expertise we would not have been able to achieve so much. The Special Needs Coordinator in Soroti is supported by local volunteers to enable many of the families to receive ongoing support, care and training, as well as to signpost families to clinics, training and events.
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	Crossroads School March 2023 enrollment per class: S1 Boys 26 Girls 26 Total 52 S.2 Boys 23 Girls 25 Total 48 S.3 Boys 28 Girls 23 Total 51 S.4 Boys 23 Girls 33 Total 56 February 2024: S1 Boys 32 Girls 53 Total 85 S.2 Boys 51 Girls 57 Total 108 S.3 Boys 34 Girls 39 Total 73 S.4 Boys 36 Girls 31 Total 67 Significant reasons why the roll has increased are because of low school fees and provision of a midday meal. With other Ugandan schools, if fees are not paid, pupils are sent away. At Crossroads, no pupil is turned away. Also, the meal provided at school is the only meal a lot of the pupils have that day. The meal has also increased attendance for afternoon school. The new Ugandan Secondary school curriculum is being taught in S1, 2 and 3 but S4 remain with the old curriculum and will complete the old curriculum exams. 56 pupils were registered for the UCE examinations. GC has funded 3 pupils to be able to continue their education into S5 and S6 at a government funded secondary school in Soroti. This year, through special fundraising, we have been able to provide 10 laptops and 2 projectors which have made a great difference, enabling the IT curriculum to be taught, but also enabling research in other subjects. The devices have also helped the teachers in their delivery of the new curriculum. Special Needs Project: During this reporting year there have been 15 surgeries completed ranging from gluteal fibrosis, to correcting bone infections and fractures. In March 23 we had 5 children return to Ngora school for the deaf after the holidays for the new academic year. But unfortunately one was unable to complete the whole academic year and so she left in December 2023.

The one child sponsored by GC so that she can attend St Francis school for the blind is progressing well with learning braille at the special school, thanks to a sponsor who is paying for her primary education. In March 2023 trustees were able to return to Uganda after 4 years (pandemic) to assess the ongoing provision for those with special needs. Also to ensure that support remains in place for the families and children requiring help. It was great to return and see so many familiar faces and to see how they have grown. One child is now making shoes for a living, having been supported by GC to help him through his primary education. He has been provide with wheelchairs, a goat and now he wants to make shoes for the trustees as a thank you. Livestock The livestock has continued to provide at least 12 families with goats. Many families are now only requiring one goat as they are able to mate with another goat in the village. So we can provide for more families each time. One special needs child was given a goat in March 2023 and the goat produced a kid in August 2023. So he is very grateful. Another family have now reared so many goats that they have exchanged a few for a cow. Self-sufficiency for the volunteers – as we have 4 volunteer leaders of 4 teams we are keen to provide one off help to enable them to continue their support for the special needs families in their district. One has received new fishing nets, one has had bike repairs financed by the charity. Another, who has lost her sight, has had some medical bills paid for. At Christmas each volunteer was given a monetary gift to say thank you. They were also provided with GC T Shirts to help promote our work and to identify them as required as part of our safeguarding procedures.

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To alleviate poverty and suffering to persons who are in conditions of need or Achievements against Para 1.41 hardship or who are aged or sick and to objectives set relieve the distress caused thereby in Soroti and its districts, in Uganda. ● Continued provision of livestock for families and also for volunteers in Uganda who are continuing to

experience poor health and loss of crops ● Continued support for further education and skills training e.g. tailoring, shoe making, mechanic courses, bead making ● Christmas bonuses provided for school staff, coordinators and a Christmas gift is shared by the special needs volunteers in Soroti ● Money for bereavement support was provided for a staff member who lost his mother and for the family of a pupil from the school who passed away. To advance education in Soroti and its districts, in Uganda. ● Support and advice from teachers and school leaders in the UK, via the trustees, to help the capacity building plans for Crossroads secondary school. For example sharing performance management/appraisal formats. ● Provision of schools internet facility and laptops. ● Maintenance of school photocopier and printer ● Continued support for 3 Students (who previously attended Crossroads School) and who are now enrolled in S6 (at Soroti Secondary school) following recommendations by the GC Coordinator and Crossroads staff ● Repair of kitchen chimney to aid cooking meals at the school. To advance the Christian faith of the communities in Soroti and its districts in Uganda, by the provision of support to develop the work and ministries of the churches and their leaders. ● The provision of Bibles annually to all new students at Crossroads School ● Trustees were able to visit to give spiritual encouragement and support to those at Crossroads School as well as the Special Needs project.

		To promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community in Soroti and its districts, in Uganda - ● Crossroads students are now involved in recycling projects as an extension of their curriculum and to support the local environment in and around Soroti ● Social media is the main source of publicity and for advertising our fundraising events. Monthly updates on QRBC YouTube broadcasts are helping to share our events further afield. Along with the regular GC update articles in the QRBC church magazine and monthly updates at Sunday morning services at QRBC. ● Local schools in Broadstairs and Thanet receive updates and newsletters together with our regular supporters who have signed up to our mailing list. ● Donations have been received in memory of some regular supporters who have passed on. We continue to provide a summer and a Christmas newsletter to our supporters
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	To alleviate poverty in Soroti and its Districts, in Uganda ● A special school in Margate raised funds, through an auction of promises, towards buying a wheelchair for a child connected to the Special Needs project. To advance education in Soroti and its districts, in Uganda. ● Christmas Craft fair ● Christmas card competition ● Pamper sessions with a trained beautician have all raised money for teachers salaries To advance the Christian faith of the communities in Soroti ● provision of Bibles for pupils at Crossroads School ● enabled women to attend an inter church conference To promote and fulfil such other charitable purposes beneficial to the community in Soroti and its districts, in Uganda

		●Gift cards for supporters in the UK to buy as presents for family and friends. The donor may specify which project to support
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
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	We currently have sufficient funds to keep the project running for approximately 3 months should we stop receiving donations. As this is a project being run through Queens Road Baptist Church, this is unlikely and should we have cash flow issues, the church would not let this project fail.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£9000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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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	Invitation and agreement by majority of trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Global Challenge Charity
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1121686
Charity’s principal address	Queens Road Baptist Church, 2 Queens Road Broadstairs CT10 1NU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Nam e of pers on (or body ) entitl ed to appo int trust ee (if any)
	Anne Cave	Treasurer
	Angela Harding	Secretary
	Tim Shingles
	TraceyMason
	KatyMorgan
	Stephen Cave		Appointed 8 12 23
	Brenda McCall		Appointed 12 10 23
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– 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
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	N/A
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects	N/A
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets	N/A

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address
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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) A J Harding Full name(s) Angela Harding Position (eg Secretary Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 31.10.2024

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES IDai LhallpnoG Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a For the perlod Irom 01103r2023 To 2810212024 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds toth• nMY••t £ toth• MN•*l£ tr•tho nMvo•t£ to the £ Total funds Last year to th• n•arost£ A1 Recel t8 Crossro8d$ Schwl Special Needs Eldèrfey Gift Aid Olhw Income S•nl lo Uganda 35.513 35.513 5.654 270 25.974 4.389 268 4,683 2.3B3 9.710 270 801 8SS ross Income AR) 44335 40.335 47,407 88e an see tablè . nves en A3Pa mont• Cro$3roads Sch￿$ Specigl Ne•J Elderley CTrordinators Other Expendiiu 40h39 34.469 4,638 437 6.659 1.353 7.304 4.647 4,647 Sub total 56.078 56.078 47,543 A4 A8$Ot and Inve8tmont Sub total 56.078 56.078 47,543 Net of rnceiptsl(payments) A6 Tran8fer8 between fund8 A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 9,744 136 .88 27.1 6.888 27.144 7.024 36,888 CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 0110612024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Categorles Oetalls Unrestrlcted funds to noarnJt£ Restrlcted funds to ngaresl £ Endowment fund8 to noarnst £ Bl Cash fund• Total cash funds Unrestrlcted funds to nearest £ Restrlcted fund8 to £ Endowment fund8 to near•8t £ Details Dotails Fund to TAhl¢h a•vt ljelon Cuvrent vlluo lonal Colt (opllonal) Detalls to whl¢h Comt (opdom CuTh•nl valug onal B4 A880t• r•talned lor th• charlty'8 own u•0 Detalls Fund to whlch Amount d￿¥ nal Wh•n due B5 Llabllltle? Slgned by one or Iwo trustees on bohalf of all the tru$le8s Signaiure Print Name Date of roval Anne Cave Angela Harding 0310612024 0310612024 CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 0110612024

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Global Challenge On accounts for the year ended 2910212024 Charity no (If any) 1121686 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trusf) for the year ended Responsibllities 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 ('Ihe Acr). 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 applicabl8 Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confinn that no material matt8rs hav& 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 concems arKI 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 brdckets if they do not apply. Date: Independent examiner's statement Signed: I t> ZO I Name.. Julia Shepherd Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 10 Palmerston AverKJe Broadstairs CT10 1TQ IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directtons and guidance for examiners). Glve here briof details of any Items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018