## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/01/2022 Period start date To 31/12/2022 Period end date** ## **Charity name: St Nicholas World Development Group** **Charity registration number: 1125836** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Charity is motvated by the Christan faith to
promote human development and social justce
in under developed countries by working with
local charites, aid workers and indigenous
people in these countries so that it can :
1] Promote sustainable development for the
beneft of the local people by the relief of
poverty and the improvements of the conditons
of life in socially and disadvantaged
communites.
2] Develop the capacity and skills of the socially
and economically disadvantaged communites in
the Developing World in such a way that they
are able to identfy and help meet their needs
and to partcipate more fully in society.
3] Relieve fnancial hardship, either generally or
individually, of people living in the Developing
World by making grants of money, for providing
or paying for, items, services and facilites.| |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 planning the following actvites for the public
beneft, the Trustees have paid due regard to the
Commission's public beneft guidance.
1]Feed My Lamb Community School in Uganda
The school contnues to cater for 140 vulnerable
children, 50 of whom were street children
brought to Gweri in the district of Kabarole from
Nuguru slum in Kampala fve years ago; and the
remainder are from local child-headed families
who would not otherwise receive any educaton.
The stafng of the school comprises of 7 fully
qualifed teachers who specialise in partcular| aspects of the curriculum whilst some of them also have whole school responsibilities, for example, Head Teacher and Director of Studies. There are also 2 Teaching Assistants to support the children's learning. The School Board includes a wide range of people from the local community who support the school; the School Administrator, Head Teacher and one other teacher. We continue to provide accomodation in two hostels for the remaining street children from Kampala and, at times, for those at risk from abuse in the local community. Claire Dorcus, Founder and Administrator, arranges Guardian support for the local orphan children. We provide food for the whole school community. We provide medical insurance so that children and staff can be safe in the knowledge that they will receive the care they need. This year it has been especially helpful during the Covid pandemic, providing regular testing and hospital isolation and care. Other items of provision include teacher salaries, learning materials, examination fees, clothing and toiletries. We have also continued to provide some funding for the development of the arable, animal and fish farming and the hairdressing and tailoring projects which provide food, education and employment. Pupils who have left the school and members of the local community are gaining experience and working towards the aim of being, at least, partially self sufficient. 2. Support for Trafcked Adults and Children in Albania - We support the urgent need for shelter, food and education for these people. Their plight has been more extreme during the effects of the Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine. The new STEPS Project has provided new approaches of Advice and Referral; Economic Empowerment and Civic Education This work is co-ordinated by Sr Imelda of the Loreto Order. 3] Support for Trafcked Women and Children in ||||Romania
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SORP reference||| |---|---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||Policy on Grantmaking
The Trustees of St Nicholas World Development
Group are commited to organising the support
needed to raise funds for the World
Development Projects identfed by the members
of St Nicholas Parish. All funding is transferred
directly to the Projects and any expenses are
kept to an absolute minimum.
Each project chosen has to adhere to the
following criteria :
a] It should have close links with St Nicholas
Parish.
b] There should be close links to the Project
Manager in the feld.
c] There should be regular liaison between the
Project Manager and the Trustees to ensure the
best allocaton of funds.
d] It should be possible to transfer money easily
and at a minimum cost.
e] Funds should go directly to the Project.| |Policyb on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||The Charity does not normally make
investments.| ||||| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Charity may seek the support of volunteers
to assist with Charity events and actvites
although due to Covid these have been very
much restricted.| |---|---|---| |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|Many schools in Uganda have closed
permanently due to lack of fnance as a result of
the pandemic. It is a great achievement that
Feed My Lamb School has managed to survive.
Afer a further six month closure by the Ugandan
Government, lastng untl January 2022, schools
had to re-register to ofer clarity about
educatonal provision in the country.
We covered the cost of this as well as providing
resources to support the new curriculum which
the Government introduced at the beginning of
the school year in January. Other extra funding
was supplied for new uniforms made by their
own tailoring project; the repair of desks and
paintng of classrooms.
Replacement of teachers became a big issue as
over half of Feed My Lamb staf did not return
for the re- opening and in additon some of the
new teachers required extra support and
training in the needs of our disadvantaged
children. This has been done throughout the
year by the Administrator of the school.
Due to the war in Ukraine, the provision of maize
was much depleted, the pound fell against the
dollar and costs rocketed. What litle grain Feed
My Lamb grew was ruined in the torrental rains.
We sent extra funding to cover this shortall and
this, along with their own eforts in producing
eggs and milk, ensured the children were fed
and healthy and able to learn.
The country also became vulnerable to Ebola but
fortunately, although the transport of goods was
afected , the schools did not close untl
December afer P7s examinatons.| We met the rising cost of medical insurance which continues to be a lifesaver for the children especially as Covid, malaria and influenza cases have been prevalent during the year. We were able to buy the land for Feed My Lamb when a dispute arose over the ownership of the area used for Vocational Education. If we had not done so the tailoring, hairdressing, carpentry and future projects would have been closed and unable to operate in the future. NGO status has been renewed and paid for. We shipped several boxes of books, shoes, clothes and toiletries for the children In Albania we have helped support new initiatives developed for trafficked and vulnerable children and adults. These include - counselling and therapy for at least 100 potential victims. 300 trafficked people intergrated into society. 20 women employed full time with fair wages. 200 young adults trained, employed with a regular income. Youth migration target areas reduced by 40%. At least 1,500 have participated in the programme and their economic situation has improved. In 2022 Mary Ward Loreto Albania has impacted and worked with 8,325 Beneficiaries in all programmes and direct services offered to trafficked, exploited and abused people. In Rumania we have supported the refugees from Ukraine with food and clothing. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
Despite the fnancial problems in the world, and
in Uganda in partcular, St Nicholas World
Development Group have help sustain the three
Projects we are commited to throughout 2022.| |---|---|---| |||| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Our usual fundraising actvites were curtailed
throughout the year due to Covid restrictons.
We appealed for funding through
communicatng with the Parish, friends,
relatons, social media and other regular donors
and their support was incredibly generous. we
therefore met our predicted fnancial targets.
In September we held a Thank You Event which
gave us the opportunity to show our
appreciaton of our donors’ contnued support.
We brought them up to date with the work of all
three projects and discussed together future
possible fund raising opportunites.| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|Not applicable| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Despite being unable to raise a percentage of
our funding through events, our appeals to
donors and others resulted in us being able to
meet all our funding commitments to our three
Projects and allowed us to hold some extra
reserve funds for 2023 .| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The Charity aims to maintain a small working
reserve to ensure the Charity account does not
fall into defcit. The Charity produces regular
fnancial plans.
The Charity aims to avoid building up large
reserves. Wherever possible funding will be
allocated to projects for planned or immediate
donatons.
However, due to the ongoing pandemic and
uncertain future which may prevent our usual
opportunites for fundraising and donatons, we
felt keeping larger reserves was appropriate at| |||this tme.| |---|---|---| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£17,921| |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|
Planned Giving, Gif Aid, Trust Funding, Appeals| |---|---|---| |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|The Charity trustees have given consideraton to
the major risks to which the Charity is exposed
and satsfed themselves that systems or
procedures are established in order to manage
those risks.
1] The risk of third- party claim for loss arising
from one of the Charity's fundraising events.
The Charity transfers this risk by purchasing
Public Liability Insurance annually to protect
itself from potental fnancial liability. In 2022 the
Charity purchased one-of insurance for the
single event held and deferred purchasing the
usual insurance whilst it is stll unable to run
events. Any event will be held in line with
government and Charity Commission guidelines
and are risk- assessed.
2] The risk of reduced governance due to
disrupton in Uganda
The Coronavirus [COVID-19] pandemic; the 2022
Ebola outbreak and other restrictons mean that
it will not be possible to conduct a Feed My
Lamb monitoring inspecton in 2023. The Charity
accepts the risk arising from the inability to| perform on-site inspections in 2023 and notes that this element of risk increases year on year while inspections are not possible. 3] The risk of failing to reach quorum for scheduled meetings. As the Charity operates with a small management team, there may be times when the Group are unable to achieve quorum for a scheduled governance meeting. If this were to occur, the available trustees will decide whether to proceed or defer the meeting depending on the urgency of the scheduled business. All meetings and decisions are minuted to ensure transparency. Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Consttuton| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Associaton| |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 commitee of Trustees| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|
All potental Trustees are initally members of
the Management Commitee for a period of at
least two years in order that they become
familiar with the ethos, the work of the projects
and the management of the Charity. Potental| |---|---|---| |||Trustees with specifc skills and experience may
be appointed earlier. All Trustees are also
requested to read the support and training
materials provided by the Charity Commission.
| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Charity has a Management Commitee
comprised of 7 Trustees and 3 Members who all
meet regularly throughout the year. Working
partes may be set up to deal with partcular
issues, for example, planning events, drawing up
policies or applying for funding.
Up to 24 volunteers may help with fundraising
events.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|We work closely with members of St Nicholas
Parish, families, friends and the local
community; Sisters of the Loreto Order and
Sisters of St Paul.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|ST NICHOLAS WORLD DEVELOPMENT GROUP| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|ST NICHOLAS WDG| |Registered charity number|1125836| |Charity’s principal address|70 STATION ROAD
SUTTON COLDFIELD
WEST MIDLANDS
B73 5LA| ||| ||**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**|**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitle**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |1|Maureen Hickey|Chair||| |2|Lesley Devlin|Secretary||| |3|Stephanie Prestage|Treasurer||| |4|Helen Middlemass|Publicity Ofcer||| |5|Peter Middlemass|||| |6|Julie Bleasedale|||| |7|Di Hitchcock|||| 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** N/A Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for wholeyear**|| |---|---|---| |N/A||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**|**Name**|**Address**| |Advisory|Professor Samuel
Hickey|14 Deeping Avenue, Whalley Range, Manchester M16 8GB| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. half of the charity’s trustees Signature(s)** |**Full name(s)**|**Full name(s)**|Maureen Hickey|Maureen Hickey|Stephanie Prestage| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| |**sition (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**||||| |||||| |**Date**
**January 31st 2023**|Maureen Hickey||Chair|| ## **St Nicholas World Development Group (Reg. Charity 1125836) 2022 End of Year Accounts** |||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**OPENING BALANCE**|**£**
**29,042.90**||||| |||||||| |||**Income**|||**Expenditure**|| ||**Standing orders **|**£**
**12,490.20**||**Feed My Lamb School (FML)**|**£**
**37,500.00**|| ||**Donations from Trust funds**|**£**
**7,700.00**||**FML extra resources**|**£**
**12,200.00**|| ||**Donations **|**£**
**16,061.00**||**FML Medical Insurance**|**£**
**2,700.00**|| ||**JustGiving ( donations + gift aid)**|**£**
**981.92**||**Albania **|**£**
**1,500.00**|| ||**Easy Fundraising **|**£**
**100.90**||**Romania**|**£**
**1,500.00**|| ||**Amazon Smile **|**£**
**104.07**||**Shipping costs**|**£**
**510.94**|| ||**Events **|**£**
**1,298.77**||**Banking Charges **|**£**
**28.00**|| ||**Church Porch Box **|**£**
**148.75**||**Insurance **|**£**
**66.00**|| ||**Vouchers **|**£**
**20.00**||||| ||**HMRC Gift Aid for 2021**|**£**
**5,977.07**||||| |||||||| ||**INCOME **|**£**
**44,882.68**||**EXPENDITURE **|**£**
**56,004.94**|| |||||||| |||||**FINAL BALANCE **|**£**
**17,920.64**|| |||||||| ||**_OPENING BALANCE + INCOME_**|**_£_**
**_73,925.58_**||**_EXPENDITURE + FINAL BALANCE_**|**_£_**
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