
## **ANNUAL FINANCIAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31[ST] 2020** 

Total gross income for the financial year ended December 31[st] 2020 was £79,884.40 with expenses of £74,785.40, amounting to annual net income of £5,099 and a cumulated net income of £24,852.60. 

Despite a difficult year for fundraising due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chamos was able to increase its total income by 4% year-on-year.  Income was generated through virtual fundraisers, sporting events, direct donations and grants. Expenses, on the other hand, declined by 25% compared to 2019, mainly due to our inability to organise any live fundraising events due to the restrictions in place around the pandemic. 

Chamos’s Programme Efficiency[1] ratio in 2020 was a strong 87%, as we continue to focus on using most of our fundraising to directly aid children in Venezuela. Operating resilience ratio[2] was 95.7%, demonstrating that Chamos covered almost all of its expenses with the donations received.  In 2020 Chamos contributed over 90% of the donations it received to it charitable programmes in Venezuela. 

> 1 Charitable Programmes / Total Expenses 

> 2 Total Donations Received/Total Expenses 

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## **SOURCES OF INCOME** 



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**Events and other Charitable Activities:** During 2020 Chamos was unable to host its biannual gala event due to the pandemic restrictions in place throughout the year. Nevertheless, we organised smaller virtual events, as detailed below.  In total, we raised £8,287.21 during the year, roughly half of what had been raised in this category in 2019.  However, late-coming income from our year-end 2019 events contributed significantly to these funds. 

_**Parrandón Navideño (December 2019):**_ Although this event was held at the end of 2019, some income (£1,375) related to it was not reflected in our accounts until 2020. 

_**2x2 Humboldt Expo (October – December):**_ As in the case of the Parrandón Navideño, some payments from our 2019 2x2 Humboldt Expo sales did not come into our accounts until early 2020.  This added £595 to our total yearly income. 

_**Shop for a Cause (November 2019):**_ Some payments from our Christmas bazaar were delayed into 2020 as well, contributing another £4,690. 

_**Virtual Bingo (November 2020):**_ As the year drew to a close and the reality of the pandemic and its restrictions became ever more evident, Chamos organised a Virtual Bingo, with families from all around the world joining for a fun-filled event.  It allowed the Chamos team to test the water of virtual events and to bring together our global supporters.  We sold close to 300 bingo cards and had over 75 people joining at the peak of the event.  In total we raised £1,625. 

**Donations and Pledges:** Despite our worries during what was a difficult year for the world at large, Chamos received a total of £71,588.27 in donations and pledges, which was 26% higher than in 2019.  We are extremely proud to have been able to reach this amount and grateful to our supporters for their continued patronage.  Donations came in from the following sources: 

_**Sporting Events**_ **:** We were fortunate to hold two third-party led dance-marathons in 2020.  The first took place in February, live in London, while the second one was a virtual event held in December.  Additionally, our avid athletic supporters carried on with their fundraisers on our behalf and completed virtual sports events throughout the year.  Without their determination and commitment we would not have been able to raise a net total just over £6,515[3] during 2020. 

> 3 Net of expenses relating to the purchase of places in races and sports T-shirts for our athletes 

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_**GlobalGiving:**_ In 2020 Chamos continued its global fundraiser campaigns via GlobalGiving, an extremely powerful fundraising platform.  Being a vetted charity within this platform has allowed Chamos to continue reaching benefactors around the world.  Through GlobalGiving we raised close to £17,985 for our Health and WASH Programmes. 

_**Grants:**_ We took the opportunity in 2020 to focus our attention towards grant applications, something we had not been able to really tackle before.  Our team worked tirelessly to prepare for these grants and our efforts paid off.  Chamos was given a grant for approximately £18,235 from the Simon Bolivar Foundation to go towards our WASH programme. 

_**Unsolicited Direct Donations:**_ Private donations from around the world continued to rise, aided by our increased advertising and marketing expenses of the last two years.  Chamos continues to grow its donor base as well as its recurring donors (now 16% of our overall unsolicited donations).  The total amount raised during the year was close to £25,310 (an increase of 35% from 2019). 

_**Gift Aid:**_ In 2020 Chamos finally began to claim gift aid on its UK donations.  This had been a long-overdue part of our fundraising that we were able to achieve during this year and that will now be an important part of our fundraising efforts in coming years.  As this was our first year claiming gift aid, we were able to claim on donations from 3 years back and raised a further £3,530. 

**Other income:** Interest from bank accounts totalled £8.92. 

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## **USES OF FUNDS** 



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**Charitable Programmes:** Chamos is devoted to donating as much funds as possible to its NGO partners in Venezuela.  In 2020 Chamos donated a total of £65,672.48[4] , only 18% lower than our historical peak of 2019.  Additionally, Chamos made in-kind donations valued at a further £11,000. 



> 4 This is the total amount of donations that Chamos made in 2020.  The net amount, reported in the 2020 Annual Financials reflects a payment of approximately £580 received by the Friends of the Children foundation for the shipment of vitamins to Venezuela for the Hospital de Niños de Valencia. 

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_**Humanitarian Relief:**_ Humanitarian relief continued to be our main focus this year, as Venezuela’s humanitarian crisis was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 proved to be an even more trying year for Venezuelans as the country’s economic and humanitarian crisis was combined with the COVID pandemic. 

- Chamos continued with the expansion of its WASH programme, bringing safe, clean water and hygiene to underprivileged children, spending more than £33,640 during 2020.  This programme was widespread in both the number of children reached (over 15,400 in 167 community centres) and its geographical coverage (13 of the 23 states of the country).  Through the year, Chamos’ WASH programme: 

   - Donated 100 water tanks to Meals4Hope, Alimentando la Solidaridad, for Centro Médico Psiquiátrico Mundo Nuevo, and Hogar Bambi. 

   - Provided over 14,688 bars of soap to the Centro Médico Psiquiátrico Mundo Nuevo, Meals4Hope, Hogar Bambi, Alimentando la Solidaridad and Fundación Amor, benefitting close to 700 children and adults. 

   - Purchased 20 Lifestraw community water filters, which were donated to Meals4Hope, Alimentando Futuros, ASOPICA, Fundación Amor and Centro Médico Psiquiátrico Mundo Nuevo.  Another 8 Mission 12L water filters and 5 family filters were sent to Meals4Hope. 

   - Contributed with 56 ceramic water filters and containers to Alimentando la Solidaridad 

   - Contributed £10,000 to Chamos España to carry out further phases of the WASH programme.  Part of these funds were used in 2020 to purchase 20 water filters and 8 water tanks.  The remaining funds were restricted for WASH and will be used in 2021. 

_**Education:**_ Chamos still believes education is a pivotal stone in the optimal development of children and young adults.  2020 was a difficult year for education in Venezuela as schools had to close due to COVID-19, with children and teachers unable to carry on classes due to lack of connectivity and technological limitations. Nevertheless, our commitment to our local NGO partners meant that some programmes were able to transform to adapt to the new reality of the country. 

- **Alimentando Futuros** , which runs their own schools for underprivileged children, received a donation from Chamos of £5,300 in January 2020, meant to cover the meals for the children and staff at the Escuela San José Obrero in Caracas.  However, in March schools were closed due to quarantine measures, putting this programme on hold.  In response to this Alimentando Futuros, in agreement with us, decided to re-route some of the excess funds to provide students with school supplies and pay for their teachers’ internet connectivity 

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so they could carry out classes virtually.  By the end of 2020 there was still some leftover money which is being used in 2021 for ongoing projects to help children both academically and nutritionally. 

- This year Chamos donated just over £1,970 for its 2019-2020 scholarship programme with the **Jenaro Aguirre School** . Unfortunately, due to the instability of the year and the doubling of costs of the scholarships, Chamos did not want to commit such a large amount of money to this programme, leading us to halve the programme to 5 scholarships. 

- Chamos also donated close to £9,400 to start a new scholarship programme with the **Universidad Metropolitana** , one of the leading universities in the country.  This donation covered full tuition for 3 students in the 2019-2020 academic year as well as half of their 2020-2021 tuition.  We are very proud to have started this programme and to support these students as they embark in their final years of education, with some of them being the first in their families to have the opportunity to reach this stage. 

- Additionally, Chamos initiated a partnership with **Queremos Graduarnos** .  This organisation supports high-school students.  Chamos donated over £3,680 to provide scholarships for 40 high school students from the UE Fe y Alegria School Maria Inmaculada in La Union, Petare. 

_**Health:**_ Chamos continued to support its partner Meals4Hope, with donations totalling close to £5,880[5] : 

- We donated two electrical support systems (one fixed and one movable), worth over £2,230 for Meals4Hope’s programme in Merida to guarantee electrical supply to the centre. 

- We also donated more than £3,650 for their nutritional recovery programme in San Felix, Bolivar, which supports approximately 240 children and 40 women (both pregnant and lactating).  The project covers nutritional meals, RUTF for malnutrition and medical examinations to follow development of the children. 

Unfortunately, during the 2020 pandemic, other health programmes that we supported in the past were not able to be carried out.  We do plan to continue with these programmes, such as Proyecto Mayú, as soon as restrictions are lifted in this area. 

_**Community Development:**_ Despite the pandemic and its effect on school closures in Venezuela, Chamos and Trazando Espacios Públicos were able to continue to work together in 2020. Chamos donated over £4,880 which funded a virtual school 

> 5 Excludes donations sent to Meals4Hope via our WASH programme, as reported 

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programme for the Nuestra Señora del Encuentro School in Petare.  This programme was led by 10 teachers and reached 79 students.  The programme was carried out virtually, sometimes with great difficulty for some students due to the lack of reliable telephone and internet lines in the country.  The children received all the necessary materials at home and teachers were in contact via Telegram.   We were delighted that TEP was able to continue its wonderful work of community development and educate children on design and architecture despite all the obstacles they had to overcome to achieve this. 

_**In-Kind Donations**_ **:** Through generous in-kind gifts received throughout the year, Chamos was able to send additional donations worth over £11,000[6] to our local partners: 

- 210 baby-carriers for Meals4Hope and De Tripas Corazón, worth £5,250, with which we created an on-going “loan” programme for mothers of young babies. 

- 140 kgs of high-protein milk for Meals4Hope and De Tripas Corazón, worth approximately to £1,000 

- Close to £500 of new children’s clothing, accessories and books 

- Medicines for Proyecto Mayú valued at over £1,250 

- Medicines and baby formula for De Tripas Corazón, worth just over £830 

- Over £2,500 in shoes, medicines and hygiene products donated to Asopica 


_**Partnerships:**_ Furthermore, we created a partnership with Procter & Gamble for the supply of water purification satchels.  P&G donated 150 boxes containing 36,000 satchels and capable of cleaning 360,000 litres of water.  Chamos distributed 91 boxes to Meals4Hope, De Tripas Corazón, and Alimentando la Solidaridad, with the 

> 6 Associated shipment costs for these donations totalled close to £915 

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rest to be delivered to our partners in 2021.  This alliance is expected to carry on in the coming years and we are very grateful to P&G for its support. 

**Event Expenses and Other Charitable Activities:** As a result of event restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Chamos was unable to have any live events in 2020. Therefore, there are no costs associated to this during the year. 

**Costs of Generating Funds:** For this fiscal year, Chamos had further expenses of £8,271.16, roughly flat as compared to 2019. 

- We continued with the social media marketing campaign that we had started in 2019.  After seeing poor translation of marketing spend into actual donations we decided to cancel the campaign, but costs associated with this in 2020 amounted to just over £1,640. 

- At the end of 2020 Chamos hired part-time staff in Europe and Venezuela to help the organisation grow and become more organised and professional.  In Europe we have a Chief Strategic Officer who is dedicated to helping the team improve its fundraising strategies for grants, private/recurring donations, campaigns and marketing, as well as professionalising Chamos’s structural organisation.  In Venezuela, our Project Manager is in charge of liaising with our partner NGOs and with local suppliers to get all our donations to the right places.  Their assistance has been extremely valuable, especially in allowing us to successfully apply for the Simon Bolivar Foundation grant and roll out our WASH programme in Venezuela; a true logistical endeavour. Salary expenses for these two people totalled close to £4,130. 

- Chamos spent £2,300 on the purchase of our Cham@ t-shirts, which have been very popular with our followers.  These t-shirts have been a great marketing tool for Chamos and have helped with our brand recognition.  We used a few of the t-shirts as prizes for a social media campaign aimed at raising awareness of Chamos and our work.  This campaign brought in more than 100 new followers to our Instagram platform, which in turn translated into more donations. 

- Finally, our website management costs were close to £200 for the year. 

**Other Expenses:** Chamos had further expenses of £1,420.33 in 2020, which was 47% lower than the previous year. Chamos continued to cover certain costs associated with the operations of Chamos Spain for part of 2020, such as their website management and further incorporation costs, which amounted to £390.  Bank and transfer fees were the biggest item in this line, which amounted to £464.  Shipment costs associated with the t-shirts amounted to £380.  Other miscellaneous costs came to £185. 

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Notes: 

1. Donations, gifts, Gift Aid, grants and net proceeds from sports-related fundraisers 

2. Event ticket sales, auction proceeds, and net proceeds from sale of merchandise 

3. Advertising and social media/website management 

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Notes: 

1. Donations, gifts, Gift Aid, grants and net proceeds from sports-related fundraisers 

2. Event ticket sales, auction proceeds, and net proceeds from sale of merchandise 

3. Advertising and social media/website management 

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respect..
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CHARITY COMM15510N
FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES
Independent examination of charity accounts
checklist (CC32a)
A recommended checklist for examiners
Thls checklist Is not sultabla for th• examination of voluntary group accounts.
1. Self-assessment checklist
The questions in this checklist are designed to help the examiner to undertake thelr
independent examination in accordance with the legal requirements and good
practice recommendations set out in the Commission's guidance on Independent
examination of charity accounts: Dlrections and guidance for examiners (CC32).
The examiner is recommended to use the checklist alongside the Directions for
independent examination. Not all the checks listed will apply in the case of every
independent examination and so the checklist is not a substitute to the examiner
using their own judgment as to what is necessary.
The prompt 'step done, may prompt a 'yes' or 'no'. A 'no' answer does not always
indicate a problem because it may simply be that the step was either not applicable
or found not to be necessary to the examination undertaken in which case the words
'not applicable, or 'not necessary, might be entered in place of a v￿rking paper
reference.
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could not be obtained and this will need to be considered when the examiner makes
their report. It is recommended that all the steps for each Direction are completed
with a working paper reference added.
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examination or as a completeness check at the end as they bring thelr examination
to a conclusion and prepare their report. There is no legal requirement to use thls
checklist and examiners may substitute their own checklist or take an alternative
approach.
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record of their independent examination undertaken arKI is kept in the file of
examinerfs working papers.

2. Checklist
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step
done?
Working
paper
referenca
Direction 1: Check whather the charity Is eligible to have
an independent examlnation
Checked the charity audit threshold applying to the accounts to
be reviewed
Checked an audit is not required for any other reason
Confimied the charity is eligible for independent examination
Confinmed the amount of the charity's income to figure shown
the accounts (including any branches) and confirmed that
income and assets are below the audit threshold or, if
applicable, obtained a copy of the letter from the Commission
rovin
an audit dis
ensation
If the charity has one or more subsidiaries confimed that group
accounts are not required b law
If a charitable company checked that the audlt exemption
statement has been made
If applicable, rechecked the threshold calculation during the
examination
If the charity's income Is more than £250,000 confimied that
the examiner is a member of one of the listed bodies
If applicable, informed the trustees that the charity is not
ible for an independent examination
If receipts and payments accounts have been prepared,
checked that the charity's gross incorne is less than £250,000
and that it is not a com
an
If receipts and payments accounts have been prepared, check
that there is no requirement to prepare accruals accounts in
the charit
overnin
document or for an
other reason
If applicable, informed the trustees that the charity is not
eligible to prepare receipts and
ments accounts
Dlrection 2: Check for any conflict of Interest that prevents
the examiner from carrylng out thelr Independent
examlnation
Confirmed that there are no close personal ￿latIOnShipS with
the trustee5 that compromise independence
Confirmed as having no the day to day involvement in the
administration of the charity
If providing other services to the charity then confimied that all
the criteria in Direction 2 necessa
for inde
endence are met
Identrfied that there are no circumstances in the examiner's
judgment that would reasonably lead to the perception that the
examiner is not independent
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Considered whether sufficiently skilled to Cary Out the
examination and, where required, confirmed membership of
listed body
If applicable, informed the trustees that you are not eligible to
car
out the independent examination
Direction 3". Record
our Independent examlnatlon
File of working papers prePa￿d to document the work
undertaken {see the Direction for guidance on key working
papers)
Evidence of appointment on file
If issued, letter of engagement signed b the trustees on file
Documentation of steps required by Direction 1 are all done
Documentation that steps required by Direction 2 are all done
Ana1￿1¢al review documented
Areas of concem identffied and noted whether these were
resolved or if unresolved and significant have included them in
the examiner's report
Verification and vouching procedures undertaken and any
checks made are on file
Copy of approved accounts on file
Cop
of trustees, annual report on file
Copies of infomiation relied upon as part of the examination
a￿ on file
If a
licable, copies of written assurances given
Recorded the conclusions drawn as an outcome of the
independent examination that support the examinerfs report
are on file
Recorded any matters of material signrficance about which a
report must be made direct to the Commission
Recorded whether to exercise discretion and report on relevant
matters direct to the Commission
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Obtained an understanding of the charity's constitution,
objectives, organisational structure, the funds managed, its
activities and accountin
records and systems
Planned specific examination proce(lures appropriate to the
circumstances of the charity
Reviewed whether any areas for improvement were advised to
the trustees in the previou5 yearfs independent examiner's
report (or audit report and management letter) and looked to
seerfan
action taken
Considered the financial risks identified and, where accruals
accounts prepared, considered whether the trustees have
evidence that shows that the charity is a going concern
Noted any implications for the examinerfs report and for
separate reporting to the Commission
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Direction 5: Check that accountlng records are kept to the
required standard
Checked that accounting records have been kept are complete
and considered if the
have been kept to the required standard
Asked the trustees about how they ensure the accounting
records are complete
If corrections made or records created during the examination.
the trustee approval for these has been sou
ht and obtained
Asked the trustees if they carried out a review of the charity's
intemal financial controls in the year reported
Noted any implications for the examiner's report and for
separate re
ortin
to the Commission
Dlrection 6: Check that the accounts are consistent wlth
the accounting records
Compared the accounts with the underlying accounting records
Checked some entries from the listing of transactions of
income and expenditure to vouchers such as invoices, bank
statements, and receipts.
If applicable, confirmed that the trustees have taken the
necessary steps to ensure that restricted or endowed funds are
correctly reported in the accounts
If additiona5 checks were necessary, the evidence was found
that showed the accounting record was complete, voucher
present, and both supported the entry in the accounts
Dlrectlon 7: If the accounts are prepared on an accruals
basls and one or morn related party transactions took
place the examlner must chock if these were properly
disclosed In the notes to the accounts
Checked that the disclosures required by the SORP have been
made and a￿ complete
Considered whether there are any implications for the
examiner's report and reporting to the Commission
If receipts and payments accounts prepared and a related
party transaction note was provided, then checked the note for
an
lications for the examinerfs re
ort
Dlrectlon 8: Check the reasonableness of the signlflcant
estlmates and judgments and accounting policles used In
accounting for the types of fund held and Sn the
preparation of the accounts
Checked with the trustees that the separate funds of the charity
have been correctly accounted for and reported correctly in the
accounts
Checked the reasonableness of any significant estimates or
ments that have been made in preparing the accounts
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Step
done?
Worf(ing
paper
reference
Where accruals accounts are prepared, checked that the
accounting policies adopted are consistent with the SORP and
are appropriate to the activities of the charity
Where accruals accounts are prepared, checked that the
accounts were prepared on a
oin
concern basis
Noted any implications for the examinerfs report and for
separate reporting to the Commission
Direction 9: The examinar must check whether the
trust••s hava considered the financial circumstances of
the charity at th8 ond of the reporting period and, If tho
a¢counts are prepared on an accruals basis, check
whether the trustees have made an assessment of th•
charity's position as a golng concern when approvlng the
accounts
Asked the trustees whether they expect the charity to be able
to settle outstanding invoices, bills and commitments as and
when they fall due
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Asked the trustees about the reserves policy and the adequacy
of the level of reserves held
Where accruals accounts are prepared. checked that the
trustees, have made an assessment of going concem and that
their assessment is reasonable given the infomiation available
Where accruals accounts are prepared, checked that the
SORP'S disclosures about going concem have been made
Noted any implications for the examiner's report and for
separate reporting to the Commission
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Dlrectlon 10: Check th• fomi and content of the accounts
Where receipts and payments accounts have been prepared,
checked that the charity can la￿ullY prepare such accounts,
that all the accounting statements are present and that the
funds of th8 charity are correctly identified
Where accruals accounts are prepared, checked that they
compl
with the SORP and applicable accounting standard
If the charity is a company, checked that the accounts also
compl
with the applicable com
an
law re
uirements
Noted any implication5 for the examiner's report and for
se
arate re
ortin
lo the Commission
Direction 11: Identlfy Items from the analytical review of
the accounts that need to be followed up for further
explanatlon or evldence
Carried out an analytical review
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The Directions and documentation
Step
done?
Worklng
paper
reference
Following the analytical review, selected material items in the
accounts for further explanation or su
portin
evidence
If the accounts could be materially misstated, additional checks
were undertaken and the examiner is satisfied that the item(s)
identified were satisfactorily explained and correctly included In
the accounts
Noted any implications for the examiner's report and for
se
arate reportin
to the Commission
Directlon 12: Compare the trustees, annual report with the
accounts
Checked that any figure for reserves quoted in the trustees,
annual report is not materiall
inconsistent with the accounts
Compared the trustees. annual report with the accounts for any
material inconsistency
Noted any implications for the examiner's report and for
se
arate re
ortin
to the Commission
Directlon 13: Wrlte and slgn the ind8p8nd•nt examination
re
ort
Reviewed the conclusions from the Independent examination
Considered whether the examination has identified a matter of
concern that should be re
orted in the examinerfs re
ort
Checked that the examiner's report covers all of the matters
required
If relying on the work of others in undertaking the independent
examination, the examiner is fully satisfied with their work and
that V￿rk has been full documented
ned and dated the examinerfs report
Reported matters of material significance direct to the
Commission
Exercised discretion and ￿ ported relevant matters d1￿ct to the
Commission