2025-03-31-accounts - Mysmallhelp

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Trustees’ Annual Report for MySmallHelp for the year ended 31 March 2025 UK registered charity number: 1123830

Section A: Reference and Administration Details

The charity’s principal address during the year was:

6 Sandown Avenue Esher Surrey KT10 9NT United Kingdom

The Trustees that managed the charity during the year were Josh Stamp, Lee Forsyth, Alistair Williams, Kim Karmozyn, Deb Priestley and Leander Hollings. Selection to the Board of Trustees is through election by serving Trustees. The charity is a trust governed by a trust deed.

The Trustees met regularly through the year to review progress against the charity’s stated objectives and would particularly like to thank Raju, Binod, Pramila and Isela for all their hard work, making this, once again, a very successful year to report on.

Section B: Structure, governance and management

MySmallHelp is a UK registered charity primarily set up as a fundraising arm to support partner projects overseas. During the period 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 funds were sent to MySmallHelp Nepal, Marybert School Nepal and Fundasevi Panama. These organisations are separate legal entities, are independent of MySmallHelp UK and each have their own local governance and control structures.

Section C: Objectives and activities

C1 Objectives

During the year the objects of the charity were unchanged:

To assist children, young adults and families who are living in conditions of poverty, sickness and distress anywhere in the world in such ways that the Trustees from time to time see fit.
To advance the education of underprivileged children at selected schools in Nepal, Mexico and Peru, providing sponsorship of school fees, educational materials, school uniforms and provision of extra-curriculum educational courses

In planning the charity’s activities, we kept in mind the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. The focus of activities during this period was as follows:

Finding sponsors for individual children in Nepal to provide access to education for children who otherwise would not be able to go to school (section D1)
Supporting the development of Marybert School in Lalitpur, Nepal (section D1).
Assisting Fundasevi Panama with a new programme to improve the living conditions and education of under-privileged children in Panama. Fundasevi’s excellent work was introduced to MySmallHelp by our Trustee, Lee Forsyth (section D2).

Section D covers achievements and performance in more detail.

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Section D: Achievements and Performance

D1 MySmallHelp Nepal

Child Educational Sponsorship Project

Child educational sponsorship has been a key project since the MySmallHelp, Nepal was set up. We have been supporting and sponsoring children from different background who are especially poor, single parent and orphans. This year we have 16 children who are sponsored for education. These children age range from 6 years to 28 years. Out of 16 children, 14 of them are girls and 2 are boys.

Here are the lists of children who have completed their schooling and doing further course as per their interest.

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GIRLS
Rebika
Educational Support Year: Since 2019
Rebika is currently perusing Bachelor of Science in Computer
AS)
~ Science and Information Technology. It is her 3 [rd] semester.
It is a 4 years course. MySmallHelp has been partly supporting her
for her education.
Nabina
Educational Support Year: Since 2011
Nabina is currently perusing Diploma in Civil Engineering. It is her
F 6 [th] or last semester of 3 years.
Dipika
Educational Support Year: Since 2014
Dipika is in Higher Secondary Level. She is curr [th] grade and now
in 12 [th] grade.
BOYS
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Rojan Educational Support Year: Since 2007 Rojan completed her Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies and looking forward to doing Master’s degree aboard. Simon Educational Support Year: Since 2013 Simon just completed his 1[st] year of Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies and now continuing 2[nd] year. He is also teaching computer at Marybert School. Manish Educational Support Year: Since 2019 Manish is in Higher Secondary Level and just completed his 11[th] grade and now joined 12[th] grade.

List of Children with School/University	List of Children with School/University	List of Children with School/University	List of Children with School/University
No.	Student Name	Education	School/ University
1	Nabina B	Diploma in Civil Engineering	Souvenir School
2	Dipika K	Higher Secondary Education	Hotland School
3	Simon R	Bachelor’s Degree in Business Studies	Patan Campus
4	Manish S	Higher Secondary Education	Baba Batika School
5	Rebika R	Bachelors in IT	Asia Education Foundation
6	Utri M	Grade 10 (Completed	Pravat School
7	Aliza M	Grade 10	Pravat School
8	Manita C	Grade 10	Pravat School
9	Shristi C	Grade 9	Marybert School
10	Arpana C	Grade 7	Marybert School

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11	Rachana C	Grade 7	Marybert School
12	Pratikchya C	Grade 7	Marybert School
13	Manima L	Financial Support
14	Suprim T	Grade 6	Motherland School
15	Jeshan K	Grade 4	Garima School
16	Parisha T	Grade 1	Amar Kanti School

Rojan: A Journey of Dedication and Success

Rojan, a bright and determined young man who stayed at the Marybert hostel for over 12 years, supported by MySmallHelp Nepal. With hard work and perseverance, he successfully completed his Bachelor’s degree in Business Studies—and now, an incredible new chapter begins! Rojan has been awarded a scholarship to pursue a Master’s degree in Economics in Austria! His journey is a testament to the power of education and the impact of kindness.

Trustees from MySmallHelp, UK Alistair Williams’ Visit

In November 2024, Alistair Williams, Trustee of MySmallHelp, UK, visited Nepal to meet with MySmallHelp members and the children supported through the charity's programs. His visit also marked the successful inauguration of Phase 3 of the renovation project at Marybert School, a major milestone in improving educational facilities. Joined by Rob and Claire, Alistair celebrated the progress made and expressed deep appreciation for the transformation, which has created a more welcoming and vibrant learning environment for students and teachers alike.

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Matt from Schools For Nepal at Marybert Hostel

In November 2024, Matt from the Australian charity Schools For Nepal visited the children at Marybert Hostel in Lalitpur. He spent meaningful time engaging with the children, sharing gifts, and creating joyful memories. His visit exemplified the power of global compassion and strengthened our shared commitment to nurturing young lives.

Christmas treat for the children living at the Marybert children homes

Charlotte and Aaron from the UK have once again shown incredible generosity by raising and contributing funds for the children at Marybert Children Home for the 2024 Christmas season. Their unwavering support continues each year, and this year is no exception. With the funds they raised, we were able to purchase essential items for the children, including shoes, bags, jumpers, blankets, a rice cooker, and more.

In addition, we completed several much-needed renovations. This included repairing and fixing cupboards in the children's rooms, replacing door hardware, and upgrading the kitchen cupboard doors. We also enhanced the lighting in the children's dormitory to make their living space brighter and more welcoming. Part of the funds were also allocated to improving the safety of the school by adding a protective fence around the stairs.

The main highlight of the celebrations was that the children had the joy of celebrating Christmas with delicious food and cakes for dessert. The event also included fun songs and dances, adding to the festive spirit and creating lasting memories for the children.

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A huge thank you to Charlotte and Aaron for their continued generosity and support in making this holiday season special for the children.

Phase 4 Upgrades at Marybert School

Transformative Upgrades at Marybert School: Completion of Phase 3

In our ongoing commitment to enhance educational environments and support underprivileged communities, MySmallHelp has made significant strides in upgrading Marybert School, situated in Satdobato, Lalitpur, Nepal. This past year, we successfully completed Phase 3 improvement plan, bringing notable improvements to the school's infrastructure and facilities. Currently, Phase 4 renovation program is going on.

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D2 Fundasevi Panama

During the last financial year FUNDASEVI has continue working on projects directed to support children and their families living in extreme poverty to achieve education and financial relief, these projects include:

Academic Scholarships
Food Secure & Financial Independency for the families of the Academic Scholarship Beneficiaries
Humanitarian help

While these projects are targeting to achieve their aims as described below, recent changes in the management structure of FUNDASEVI mean that MySmallHelp does not believe that FUNDASEVI has the administrative capacity required to develop this work further in 2025-26. The Trustees are working closely with the donors that created this fund to find an alternative operational partner in Panama to deliver these important programmes. No further grants to FUNDASEVI are planned in 2025-26.

Academic Scholarships

In 2024 the lives of 16 students and their families have been positively impacted. For 2025 scholarships will be offered to 19 students including 3 scholarships for students with disabilities.

For 2025 the scholarships will be extended to reach out to students in conditions of vulnerability aspiring a university degree.

The below is the list of students benefited during 2024 and 2025, ages 6 to 17 years old.

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Ana
Sixth grade
Jonathan
Third grade
a
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Patricio Kindergarten Oveida Sixth grade Orielmer Fourth Grade Jeison Fourth grade Zaleb Third grade

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Jose Fourth Grade Azeneth First grade Neithan Second grade Jahir Second grade

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Jandel Second grade Isaac Third Grade Milagros Eleventh grade Joshua Tenth grade Yahir Seventh Grade

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Food Secure & Financial Independence Project

In 2024 FUNDASEVI initiated a project to financially support the families of the beneficiaries to our scholarships to develop entrepreneurial activities that could create a source of food and/or an additional income to support their families. For this year the financial aid went to the Montezuma’s family and their 9 family members which include Oveida Montezuma, beneficiary of one of our scholarships.

The Montezuma Family are panamanian indigenous, their main source of income comes from the father’s work in a farm.

FUNDASEVI donated $200 that were used to initiate chicken rearing and corn growing.

Humanitarian Help

Humanitarian Aid was offered to 4 families where students were awarded with scholarships.

Family1: The repair of a collapsed wall for the room where a student and his mom sleep. The student has been diagnosed with acute asthma which is worsened by the rain/cold
Family 2:Help with the buying of pampers for disabled family member
Family 3: the buying of 3 bicycles for a family of 5 students walking 2 hours to go to school.
- Family 4: Funds to cover the exam for admission to university of a family member.

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Section E: Financial Review

E1 Policy on reserves

Much of MySmallHelp UK's income is derived from non-recurring sources and therefore has no fixed or predictable pattern. Expenditure is based on an appeals system through which funds are channelled directly to the point of need. Based on this background, the reserve policy is to make sure that total cash balances do not fall below £1,000 at any one time to ensure that MySmallHelp UK continues to meet the needs of beneficiaries.

At the financial year end, MySmallHelp UK had total cash reserves of £36,532, which was allocated to the General fund (£903), support for MySmallHelp Nepal (£10,186), Marybert School Nepal (£665) and funds for Fundasevi Panama (£24,778).

E2 Financial statement review

During the year, MySmallHelp UK collected total donations and other income of £70,908 an increase of £22,629 compared to the previous year. These amounts included donations of £16,280 to MySmallHelp Nepal, £28,098 to Marybert School Nepal and £25,800 for Fundasevi Panama. The General Fund recorded an income of £730. Contributions received by the charity are allocated to the General Fund when a donor does not dedicate the donation to a particular purpose.

Reflecting the charity’s success in raising funds this year and in previous years, donations of £15,720 were made to MySmallHelp Nepal, £28,049 to Marybert School Nepal and £14,444 to Fundasevi Panama.

Operational costs for the year were £485, including accounting costs of £249 and Just Giving charges of £216.

E3 Financial controls

During the year, the Trustees reviewed internal controls and financial reporting and concluded that these controls were operating effectively, given the operational limitations that apply to smaller charitable organisations.

Section F: Other Optional Information

Nothing to report.

Section G: Declaration

The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Report above and authorised signature of the report as shown below.

Signature: Alistair Williams Full name: Alistair Williams Position: Trustee Date: 3 October 2025

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MySmallHelp (UK registered charity no. 1123830)

Receipts and payments accounts for the year from 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025

General MSH Marybert School Panama Fund Nepal Nepal Projects 187 543	Total 187 543	Previous year 100 123
730 0 0 0 13 726 25 800 1 473 17 195 1 081 10 903	730 39 526 18 668 11 984	223 37 898 6 714 3 444
0 16 280 28 098 25 800	70 178	48 056
730 16 280 28 098 25 800	70 908	48 279
-216 -20 -249	-216 -20 -249	-216 -20 -183
-485 0 0 0 -15 720 -28 049 0 -14 444	-485 -15 720 -28 049 -14 444	-419 -15 279 -6 834 -12 990
0 -15 720 -28 049 -14 444	-58 213	-35 103
-485 -15 720 -28 049 -14 444	-58 698	-35 522
245 560 49 11 356 £658 £9 626 £616 £13 422	12 210 £24 322	12 757 £11 565
£903 £10 186 £665 £24 778 Signed by Alistair Williams on behalf of the Trustees 03 October 2025	£36 532

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of My Small Help On accounts for the year 31 March 2025 Charity no 1123830 ended (if any) Set out on pages

(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2024.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

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 material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn 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.

Signed: Date: 30/09/2025 ~~oO~~ Name: Karen Swash ~~PO~~ Relevant professional FCA, ICAEW member qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Hillside, Woolstone Faringdon, Oxon SN7 7QL

October 2018

IER

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (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 .

October 2018

IER