## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01 January 2021 to 31 December 2021** ## **Charity name: WATSAN Uganda: UK Support** ## **Charity registration number: 1123803** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The provision of safe, clean water supplies,
improved sanitation and hygiene education to
the communities of south-west Uganda;
principally in the districts of Rukungiri and
Kanungu.| |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|In Uganda, project definition and
management of community water and
sanitation construction projects in the districts
of Rukungiri and Kanungu, accompanied,
subject this year to Covid 19 limitations, by
concurrent health and hygiene education and
operational training programmes amongst
beneficiaries in schools and local
communities.
In the UK, management support, fundraising
and transmission of funds for the projects
undertaken by our partners in Uganda.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to Charity
Commission guidance on public benefit in
running the charity in 2020. All projects
commissioned have provided benefit to local
communities in Uganda.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 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|**IN THE UK**
Following a decision taken in October 2020 to
increase from 2 to 4 meetings a year, in 2021
the Trustees met in person in April and
October, and held two shorter online
meetings in January and June. We have
continued to keep a close eye on the
management and financing of the project
work in Uganda. During this year we
continued to obtain direct online input and
participation from our Ugandan Field Director
and his assistant.
Our application for funding to UKAid Direct,
which had initially been successful, was
unfortunately swept aside by Government
policy changes.
The global pandemic continued intermittently
to hinder fund-raising activities and teaching
and training activities in Uganda. Our mini-
furlough scheme for the field staff involved in
that work, together with some funding to
relieve our Team from hardship and to
provide Covid safety materials, continued into
2021. And once again there were sadly no
tours or Trustee visits to the field.
Instead of our usual biennial centralised
sponsored walk, 15 different local walks were
held across England in June, involving a
record number of participants and raising a
record £28,000. Participants ranged from
families of two or three people completing
their own walks, to larger groups of up to 30
walking together and supported with
refreshments along the way.
Total income for the year, despite the
pandemic was £131,777, £2,500 of which
was from a charitable foundation and we also
received a substantial legacy donation. This
total compares to £66,689 last year. A total of
£109,271 was despatched to the field,
including £27,500 for a new project vehicle.
Programme management costs in support of
the activities described below, were met in
the sum of £30,100. These included| management staff salaries, office and vehicle maintenance costs, including the cost of the annual audit. There were direct contributions sent to the field for the Bwanga Hill project (£33,800), and to construct Ndere mini gravity flow scheme (£6,400) plus £9,000 for general sustainability work, including construction and repair of springs. £2,500 was spent on Covid 19 material, hardship relief and furlough payments. Less than £500 was spent on administration and publicity in the UK. **IN UGANDA** Covid 19 restrictions continued in Uganda, including curfews and school closures, throughout the year. Permission continued for site construction work to continue, but not for education and training work. An independent audit of the programme and accounts for the year ended 30 September, 2020, was funded, and completed in May this year. Incountry fundraising has understandably been thwarted this year due to Covid 19 restrictions. Construction work continued apace throughout the year., Ndere mini gravity flow scheme, commenced in January and included new water supply storage, pipelines and tapstands, and toilet blocks. The main phase of the Bwanga Hill water and sanitation project, primarily serving a secondary school and the local community, began in July. 3 new springs were constructed at Kiteme, Kyabugashe, and Kyandago, and two others repaired at Rukarara and Kinyasano. A total of over 2,400 people stand to benefit from the schemes mentioned above, although Bwanga Hill will only be finally completed in early 2022. Within our sustainability programme, apart from the springs mentioned above, many visits were undertaken to existing projects during which repairs were carried out, in one case a water pipeline reinstated following a storm-induced landslide. Local management problems were identified and assistance was given towards their resolution. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|As a small charity working with partners in
south west Uganda we face the risk of
unexpected need for additional funds, or
the possibility of a sharply reduced income
from our supporters due to global or UK
financial downturns. We review the latest
financial position, forecasts and reserves
held at each meeting of the Trustees.
Reserves can be used when a significant
risk materialises in any year**.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£5,000| |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| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Financial support is gathered in the UK
through churches, individual donations,
fundraising events and from other
charitable trusts. The total raised in 2021
was £131,177.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |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**| |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|**Appointed by a resolution of trustees at**
**a special meeting, as set out in the trust**
**deed**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 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|WATSAN Uganda: UK Support| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1123803| |Charity’s principal address|5 Race Farm Court
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ABINGDON
Oxfordshire
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Andrew Murray
Maclean|||| ||Eleanor Bensted|Secretary||| ||Kate Elizabeth
Parrinder|||| ||Ian Herbert
Bensted|Chair||| ||Graham Philip
Piper|Vice Chair||| ||Alison Jane
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