2024-02-29-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 March 2023 Period start date To 28 February 2024 Period end date

Charity name: Pebbles Project UK Limited

Charity registration number: 1123172

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To provide education to children of all race groups between the age of 2 years and 12 years with special educational needs associated with the abuse of alcohol in the wine industry in the Republic of South Africa, and; To provide training for parents, crèche workers and primary school teachers who will be working with children with special educational needs.
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	Pebbles Project aims to enable children from agricultural communities in the Western Cape of South Africa to reach their full potential by offering a range of educational, health, nutrition, community and protection programs and services. Pebbles supports children from conception through to young adulthood. All funds raised by Pebbles Project UK go towards the provision of these programs and services.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Trustees confirm that they have read, and understand, the Guidance on Public Benefit (PB1).

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	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	As with 2023, 2024 has surpassed all expectations. The Trustees are delighted to report yet another superlative level of fundraising income in the year ended 28 February 2024 – the highest in its history. For the year, £274,967 was raised, higher even than the £262,233 raised in 2022. The charity has now raised over £1.5m since its creation in late 2007. This is largely down to the ongoing efforts of one of the trustees, Sophia Warner, who has spent time in the UK speaking to would-be donors and raising profile and awareness of the charity and its activity. As a result, several key corporate donors have come on board, including several schools. Her efforts in reaching out to significant corporate sponsors are bearing fruit. The Trustees are hugely grateful to Sophia for her efforts and to the new donors for making such a difference. Cash balances at the year-end were higher than average, due to a late moving of funds to South Africa to be deployed on specific key projects. As ever, we are indebted to the many individuals who carry on sponsoring Pebbles through monthly donations. They do not seek the limelight, yet their contributions are the bedrock of the charity, and allow Pebbles to plan with some certainty for the future.

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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
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity usually has a modest retention of cash on the balance sheet at the year end. This is due to the fact that most of the funds are transferred to a South African account and are earmarked for projects in South Africa.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The charity holds sufficient reserves in the UK to meet local administrative costs and expenses, which are minimal. The funds raised are transferred to a South African account to fund projects in South Africa; the frequency of transfer is limited due to transfer costs.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£50,881 (28.2.24)
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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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
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:		N/A
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	Company limited by guarantee
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	The appointment of any new trustee has to be approved by all existing trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and 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	Pebbles Project UK Limited
Other name the charity uses	Pebbles Project
Registered charity number	1123172
Charity’s principal address	Fion Howe, Edge Lane Henley in Arden Warwickshire B95 5DS

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 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	RayAbercromby	Director
	Sophia Warner	Director
	Elizabeth Clifton	Director
	David Wainwright	Director

– 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 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

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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

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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) Full name(s) Ray Alexander Abercromby ~~oo~~ Position (eg Secretary, Director Chair, etc) ~~ee~~ Date 6 January 2025 ~~po~~

Registered No: 6332223

Pebbles Project UK Limited

Company Limited by Guarantee

Annual Report

For the Accounting Period ended 28 February 2024

Pebbles Project UK Limited Accounting Period ended 28 February 2024 Statement of Comprehensive Income

Turnover Less: Administrative Expenses Operating Profit/(loss) Interest payable Interest receivable Profit / (Loss) on Ordinary Activities before taxation Tax on profit on ordinary activities Profit on ordinary activities after taxation Retained profit/(loss) for period Retained profit brought forward Retained profit carried forward	£ 0 0	2024 £ 274,967 -225,262 49,705 0 49,705 0 49,705 49,705 1,176 50,881	£ 0 0	2023 £ 262,233 -263,253
				-1,020 0
				-1,020 0
				-1,020 -1,020 2,196
				1,176

Pebbles Project UK Limited Accounting Period ended 28 February 2024 Balance Sheet

		2024		2023
	£	£	£	£
Fixed Assets
Investments		0		0
Tangible Assets		0		0
Current Assets
Debtors	0		0
Cash at bank and in hand	50,881		1,176
	50,881		1,176
Creditors: Amounts due within one
year	0		0
Net Current Assets		50,881		1,176
Creditors: Amounts due in excess of		0		0
one year
Net Assets		50,881		1,176
Reserves
Profit & Loss Account		50,881		1,176
Members’ Funds		50,881		1,176

The directors consider that the company is entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 and members have not required the company to obtain an audit for the year in question in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The Directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 with respect to accounting records and the preparation of financial statements.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the Small Companies’ Regime and in accordance with the provisions of FRS102 Section 1A – small entities.

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 23 October 2024 and were signed on its behalf by:

RAY ABERCROMBY ______

DIRECTOR

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Sectlon A Independent Examlner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of Chafily Nan)e Pebbles Project UK Limited On accounts for the year ended 28 February 2024 Charity no (if any) 1123172 Set out on pages 1 to3 Iren)eml)er lo ii)clude Ilie page n(Inibers ol additional slie81s1 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above 2810212024. charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended EZILFIE￿. 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 Acl. Independent The charity's gross income exceeded £250,000 and l am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any malerial respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord wilh the accounting records. or the accounts did not comply with the applicable requiremenls 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 malter 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. Signed: Date.. 08/.,1202 Name: Paul Clayton Relevant professional qualificatlon(s) or body (if any): Chartered Institule of Taxation IER Oct 2018

Address: 2 Feldspar Gardens, Lower Gornal Dudley, West Midlands DY3 2EE Section B Dlsclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern {see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts." directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018