## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 01.04.24 Period start date To 31.03.25 Period end date**
## **Charity name: New Life Nyambene**
## **Charity registration number: 1122048**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote any charitable purpose for the
benefit of the people of the Nyambene Hills
or elsewhere in Kenya.|
|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|1.
Supporting the rehabilitation and
wellbeing of the abandoned street
children in our care and providing them
with access to the educational
opportunities that are their best chance
of escaping destitution.
2.
Ongoing fundraising activity in the UK.
3.
Raising awareness of the issues
affecting street children and other people
in Kenya affected by famine and
destitution.
4.
Monitoring ongoing legal proceedings to
protect the charity’s interests.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|As is shown by the activities listed above,
the trustees have had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity Commission on public
benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|All work carried out for the Charity in the UK
is on a voluntarybasis, mainlybyTrustees.|
|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|1.
Sponsorship level largely maintained.
2.
Furthering the Charity’s purpose for the
public benefit.
3.
Applying for the fourth time for matched
funding through The Big Give Christmas
Challenge, which resulted in total
donations of over £10,000 (including Gift
Aid).
4.
Other successful fundraising efforts,
leading to a further significant
improvement in bank balances, which
are planned to be used to purchase land
in the region of the Nyambene Hills for
the construction of a new home for the
children in the Charity’s care.
5.
Continued significant improvement in the
care and education of the children
through the efforts of the Charity’s
relatively new manager in Kenya (she
was appointed in October 2022), who
has established excellent relations with
both staff and children.
6.
Progress towards establishing a
charitable trust in Kenya (finally
incorporated in the year 2025-26).|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity ended the financial year in a
relatively strong financial position, with
reserves representing close to 12 months’
normal expenditure.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Charity aims to hold reserves equivalent
to 6 months’ expenditure, given its reliance
on one-off donations|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Reserves at 31.03.25 were £57,018.|
|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|There are no uncertainties about the Charity
continuing as a going concern. If income
decreases for any reason, this will affect the
number of children the Charity can support
and/or the level of school or college fees the
Charity can afford, but this is not expected in
the foreseeable future.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Approximately a third of the Charity’s income
comes from regular donations, and the rest
from one-off gifts. In 2024, the Charity
participated in The Big Give Christmas
Challenge for the fourth time.|
|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 (GD2)|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed dated 29.11.2007 (as amended
by Deed dated 01.09.2011 and further
amended by Deed dated 14.02.2017)|
|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|Invited/selected by current Trustees|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|Trustees follow the guidance material
provided by the Charity Commission.|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|As normal routine, staff in Kenya undergo
continuing review and training in data
management, governance and child
protection policies.|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|New Life Nyambene|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1122048|
|Charity’s principal address|5 Bridge Hill House,
Higham Lane,
Bridge,
Canterbury,
Kent CT4 5AY.|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4
6
7|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Miriam Westendarp|Chair|||
||Lyn Williams|Treasurer|||
||Luke Westendarp||||
||John Downey||||
||Jane Murungi||||
||Duncan Murungi||||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
|---|---|---|
|N/A|||
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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** ~~a~~ **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ~~Pn~~
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ~~ee~~ N/A **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)** Miriam Jean Westendarp ~~ee~~
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
25th January 2025
NEW LIFE NYAMBENE
Re
istered Chari
No. 1122048
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31ST MARCH 2025
Income & Ex
enditure Account
Year Ended
31.03.25
Year Ended
31.03.24
Income
Regular giving
Special gTfts and appeals {see note 1 bebw)
Interest receiwable
17,938
53.585
300
71,823
18,302
33,557
91
49,950
Gift Aid recewable
4,740
4,706
Totsl Income
76,563
54,656
Expenditure
Children's Project (see note 2 below)
Legal fees and expenses {see note 3 below)
Fundraising costs {see note 1 below)
Travel costs tolfrom and wrthin Kenya
Publicty costs
Zoom subscription
Other
52,910
225
4.593
3,427
220
156
38.452
1.819
1,843
130
120
40
42,403
61,531
Surplus of Income over Expendlture
15,031
12,252
Balance Sheet
Asat
31.03.25
AsAt
31.03.24
Land and Buildings
Bank Balances
Debtor- HMRC (Gift Aid)
Funds Avallable
11.481
42,174
3,363
57,018
11.481
27,497
3,008
41,986
Represented by :"
Balance brought forward
Currenl year surplus
Tolal Reservo8
41,986
15.031
57.018
29,734
12,252
41.986
Notes
1. The charFty was fortunate to receive several substantial one-off donations from various charitable foundations and
trusts. Many of these came through third-paty fundraisers, giwng rise to the increased lundraising costs.
2. For much of 2023-24, the charity benefitted from a signfficanl Ic 300/¢) depreciation of the Kenyan Shilling versus Ihe
British pound, reducing the cost of our Kenyan operation5 in Sterling terms. The Kenyan Shilling has reversed much
of this deprecration duTing 2024-25. causing much of the increase in our costs in that year.
3. The Wal fees incurred related to a document that needed to be nolarised to enable a charitable trust I"New Lrfe
Nyambene Trusv,) to be inCoorated In Kenya.
Prepared By:.........
N.L.T. Williams
Hon.Treasurer & Trustee
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II%DEPENDENT EXAMIiNER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOLINTS OF h'EW LIFE NYAMBEI%E
YEAR EYDED 31" MARCH 202.4
Independent exAminer's report to the trustees of New Life Yyam bene
I report on the accounis of Ihe chariiy tor the year ended 3151 March 20?5, which are sel out on page l.
Re$peetive responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees are responsible tor the preparation ol. the accounts. The chariiy's trustees consider Ihat an
udil 1.8 not r¢quirid t'or this year under section 144{?) ol'the C'harities Aci ?0 I I (the 201 l Act) and that an
independent exainiiiaiion is nLLdLd.
It is my responsibility lo..
examine the accoLints linder Section 14.$ ot the ?0 I l Act:
lo lolli)w Ilie procedures laid down in the ¥eiieral Dir¢cliuns uiwen by the C'harity C'ommission under
section 14$1$1(bl ot IliL ?0 I l Act; and
10 stale whether particular mallers have come to my atlenlion,
Basls of Independent exAmlner's report
My examination w&5 carried out in accordance wilh the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An
exaniination include5 a review of the accounting record5 kept by the Lharily aiid A compp4rison ot the accounts
presented with those records. It also inclLides consideration ot any unusual items or disclosurLs in the accounts, and
seek'iiig eiplanations troim you as Iruslees conLeri)ing) aiiy suLli niallers. The pri)cedures underlakeii do nol provide
all the evideiiLe that wi)uld be required in an audil and ciinsequeiiily iii) iipiniiin is giveii as 11) wlieiher the accounts
preseiil a "IruL and lair view" and the rLport 1% liinilld ti) Ih(i%L nialters sel ()Lil iii Ilie 41alenienl bLIow.
Independent exAmlner's $tfitement
In connection with my examinalion, no matter has come lo my attention:
{ l ) which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in any material rLspect the requirement5'.
10 keep accouniinby reuvrds in accurdan¢¢ with 5e¢livn 1.10 of Ilie ?0 I l Act: aiid
lo prLpare accounts which accord with tlie accoui)liii¥ records and comply wilh Ihe accounting
requireiMLnts ol. Ilie ?0 I l Acl
have not been mel; or
(2) lo which. in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding ()f the accounts to
be reached.
Peter Hollingsworth
I I Somerford Place
Beaconsfield.
Bucks HP9 1 AZ
14th January 2026
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