2024-04-05-accounts - An African Dream

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year

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A Reference and administration details fe eR SSetme Charity name An African Dream ms socscbeSnantgaeageeaeemanmase-o-smrarcaees Other names charity is known by AAD Registered charity number (if any)[1123231 sid Charity's principal address | 27 Lower Lodge Lane

Hazlemere High Wycombe Postcode HP15 7AT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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1} Mr Dennis Preston | Secretary PF Trustees
3 Mrs Sophie Trustees
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4 | Mr Trevor Cook ee Trustees
5S | Hannah Joy Littler | Treasurer fF Trustees
6 Shirley Ann Appointed 23” Trustees
7 Higham eeSeptember 2023
8 |Edmondson-SmithMrs Elizabeth JulyLeft Trustee 2023 role on 15" | Trustees
9 | Mr Robert Smith Left Trustee role on 15" | Trustees
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

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Type of adviser Name Address a a ——

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) aeee nN ge SEE Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document A Trust Deed

How the charity is constituted |A Charitable Trust

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Trustee selection “eri Appointed by Trustees
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Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include The following is the list of policies that are in place atime igh ‘ent laelads Miner a. Financial Policy and Guidance : b. GDPR
adopted for the induction and d. Safeguarding Policy training of trustees: e. Microenterprise 7
¢ the charity's| organisationala TheMinorremainingamendmentspolicieswerecontinuedmade tounamended.the GDPR and Safeguarding policies structure and any wider works;Ls with which the charity |The charity carries out DBS checks for everyone going on trips to Uganda.
e relationship with any related In November 2021 Trustees adopted a set of Charity Values, parties; a. Aheart for the vulnerable
e trustees’ consideration of b. partnership with the local community major risks and the system c. empowering people to create sustainable futures. and procedures to manage d. to uphold and proclaim the Christian message. them.

Section C

Objectives and activities

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| The relief of poverty, sickness, and distress, primarily but not exclusively in Summary the East Kasese District of Western Uganda | the charityof the objectsset out in[its] of | governing document | | | | Education of Children | Training of Pastors | Development of microenterprise activities | Support of Widows | Provision of Healthcare at St Marks Summary of the main | Support of Christian Youth work activities undertaken for | the public benefit in | Visits from Trustees and supporters to further the aims and objectives. relation to these objects | (include within this section | the statutory declaration that trustees have had | regard to the guidance | | issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) |

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

essenceREA in February 2024 two Trustees made a trip to Kampala as it was deemed unsafe to visit the work in the West around the Kyanya region due to aggression and violence in the area. It was deemed that Westerners could be a target. Our colleagues from Kyanya came to Kampala for meetings. | The charity also used this opportunity to introduce two Ugandan colleagues based in Kampala to assist with the proposal to set up a CBO, (Community You may choose to ;include | Based Organisation). further statements, where relevant, about: | e policy on grantmaking; | e policy programme programme related | investment; e contribution made by made by by |

e policy on grantmaking; e policy programme programme related investment;
e contribution made by made by by volunteers.

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Section D Achievements and performance
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Summary of the main | Bene |
soa dnalue ease e St Marks re-opened the new school year in January 2024 with
about 417 pupils of whom 168 were classified as orphans, |
numbers were largely the same in the 2023 school year with 152 |
orphans starting in February 2023. |
Pastors Training/Youth work |
e Pastor training and youthwork continued in 2023/24 |
e The Teens Development Ministry continued its work with its |
regular Christmas conference but was no longer financially
supported by AAD.
| Micro-enterprise |
The Sani-pads continued to be produced under the direction of
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Wilson, the Teens’ leader, and is now considered to be self-
e Pastor Lumika’s son Jesse has started up a pig project largely
| supporting.
| under his own steam with some initial support from the charity. |
e Further support is still to be agreed. |
The girls’ tailoring project has taken off well and several girls
continue to be sent out with their own equipment funded by the
charity following a period of training.
| Buildings |
|e The Trustees have decidedto no longer supportthefinancefor
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section D Achievements and performance ~ the building of church roofs, as it is not considered a priority | Health Work | e A two day health visit was held in August 2023 with a follow up in September specifically for dental treatments | Trustee Visits e A Trustee visit took place between 6" to 22nd February 2024, but only to Kampala where staff from Kyanya came for meetings Community Relief e The Charity has kept some small funds available for ongoing Community relief, but has decided it is appropriate to use some of the funds for community related activities. | Section E Financial review Brief AAD operates with minimal overheads and is a natural conduit of statement of the donations flowing through to Uganda from the UK. As such there is no charity’s policy on reserves | requirement other than the temporary targeting of specific project[instant][access][to][build][reserves.] |[with] requirements and for obtaining short term interest on deposit accounts | Notwithstanding the above the Trustees agreed in September 2010 to | keep in reserve a sum to cover 50% of one year’s wages for teachers at | | St Marks. This is currently about £5,000.00 Details of any funds materially | in deficit | Further financial financial review details (Optional information) 5 March 2012

Further financial financial review details (Optional information)

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You may choose to include digi source of funding is from individuals, schools, and additional information, where aiid sala ew There have been several significant fundraising events held by trustees ¢ the charity’s principal and supporters, typically raising between £500.00 and £1,500.00. sources of funds (including any fundraising); The donor who had been providing funding for a church roofs each year,
e how expenditure has sadly passed away unexpectedly which has meant that this source of supported the key objectives funding is no longer available. | of the charity; ; . _ The charity receives a substantial regular annual donation specifically to
¢ investment policy and fund travel for Trustees visits, in order to enable them to visit regularly objectives including any and carry out tasks on behalf of the Charity, and to be able to afford the ethical investment policy | more expensive but safer private transfers. adopied. | | | Lge re Pe pee ge TC NEUES_

Section F

Other optional information

It came to the attention that during 2022 some of our colleagues in Uganda who were receiving support for | projects were also receiving additional support from a church group based in Denver, USA. Trustees contacted their leaders in early 2023 to agree areas of work such that we did not duplicate effort and funding

Section G

Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

i iain ; L Pet Position Full name(s) |Sam Pink iD Eww PRES POW = (eg Secretary, Chair, |Chair — | apse ee —— ety) | Patel iG /1 1/2024.

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CSREES) PP SALAD ANG MEMES |an African Dream 1123231
Receipts and payments accounts cc16a
For the period GB/D4/2023 To 8/04/2024.
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Section A Receipts and payments :
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year
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tothe nearest £ to the nearest£ to the nearest £ to the nearest£ te the nearest£
Ad Receipts
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SupportSupportforfor Orphan'sOrphan's atat SecondaryPrimary School School 2 ize7 | pe[7 eSeeae88 15,7154,812
Si Mark’s Primary School Building cosis Ce ne 8,240
Support for widow's A a ©I 8
Community Microenterprise supsort poe ee agar 4,720
Pastor conferences ee es 2 ase |
Teen & children’s conferences ate; >
Other community support es | 3,100
SupportFundraisingfor trip to Uganda [RE 2664) [| eeBees |
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AS Net of receipts/(payments) [5 2208)| ae ee eee
AG TransfersCash funds between last year funds end 293]‘ 5,313 | 8254)5,313 PO- ee | 31,730
Cash funds this year end | 2 8248) ee |ea eae
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
CAF Gold account | 8,488 | 40,608
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Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

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Report to the trustees any Man
An African Dream
On accounts for the year | 5" April 2024
ended
Set out on pages | 1 to 3 of the Annual Report
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Charity no | 1123231
(if any)
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| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2024.

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). | 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, | have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have
examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: e the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
e the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or e the accounts did 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.

| 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.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Name: | Mrs D JH Aubin

Relevant professional | Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales qualification(s) or body | (ICAEV)

(if any):

Address: | 4 Old Barn Close Christchurch

IER

Oct 2018

Dorset BH23 2QZ

Section B	Disclosure
	Only complete ifthe examiner needs to highlight material matters ofconcern
	(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