## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 1 April 2021 To 31 March 2022**
## **Charity name: Serenje Orphans Appeal**
## **Charity registration number: 1127234**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote health and advance education of
orphans and other vulnerable school-age
children in the Serenje district of Zambia.|
|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|To support the relief of poverty, sickness and
distress by working with local institutions in the
Serenje District that care for orphans and other
vulnerable children.|
|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 given due regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission on
public benefit and have acted in accordance
with this.|
## **Achievements and Performance Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The year 2021/22 ended well with a number of
success stories. It is however obvious that a
year would not pass without going through
challenges. More importantly, successes
surpassed challenges and thus the joy of SOCH
today.
**Education -**Education of orphans is highly
valued by SOCH. This year all 28 Primary
School children will attend the local private
primary school, Jemamu Christian Academy.
We are also supporting 4 children at boarding
secondary schools, 5 children at local
secondary schools and 3 college students. The
photo above is of Gift Lungu who completed his
teaching diploma in Computer Science. Two
others, a nurse and a teacher are presently
awaiting their final college results. Our annual
education costs are now met completely|
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through a recent legacy and through the ongoing generosity of individual families in Germany and Geneva. **Campus -** SOCH campus is in good shape and well maintained. Its now green as it is now rainy season. Children are also happy at SOCH. **Guesthouse -** The guesthouse is still doing fine and really helping in fundraising towards the support contributions of SOCH. Here are some of the staff members at SOCH happy to be part of the charity work. This is an established financial raising base whose profits meets SOCH budget target. **Hammer Mill -** Whilst serving the community in production of corn flour for local staple food, the hummer mill also generates funds to support SOCH. **Water Project -** The mono pump above has provided some water security as alternative even though there were four further drilling holes that could not find water. It was very disappointing that the drilling has been unsuccessful since an independent water supply remains a critical need for the orphanage. **Disability and Physiotherapy -** Our two orphans, Santi (the bilateral amputee) and Pauline (Disabled due to stroke) are going through physiotherapy three times a week. A physiotherapist is hired to be helping these orphans. We may need some Gym equipment to enhance their health and wellbeing. MATRON Now that we have the disabled children and that we may have more of such as we try to help the most vulnerable, a matron will be of great importance to help with critical clinical and social care of these. **Hot Water Geysers -** The solar geysers that are installed at SOCH are very effective and help reduce significantly electricity bills. The weak part of this is that the lighting is not very effective because the battery and inverter seem to be small and always reads overloaded when lights are switched on. Expanding the project would save a lot. **School Shoes -** The annual school shoes purchase is a very helpful program. Children are helped with new shoes each time we start a new year. Where there are no ZOA/SOA trips, the only alternative is to receive a fund transfer for such and that is helpful. **Laptop Computers -** Due to high demand of learning online, typing assignments, and downloading books and information, mobile computers have been of great demand and our orphans really struggle in colleges. Extra computers to be lent on cycle to college orphans would be of great help. **Carpentry Skills Project -** Currently former SOCH orphans are being trained in carpentry.
|||One of these is Billyson. The trainer gets paid
from profits of sales of products.
**The Garden -**The fruit trees and maize
plantation are looking fresh and green. Soon we
will be having Avocados, guavas and lemons
ready to pick.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Our fundraising activities have been
considerably boosted following a legacy of
£110,000 left to the charity by the aunt of one of
the charity’s founders.|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|The charity does not undertake any investment
strategy as all funds are held on deposit with
HSBC and the Cooperative Bank, although the
trustees will consider the purchase of fixed
interest/fixed term deposit bonds with a
proportion of the legacy funds.|
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## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Our funds on deposit increased from £2,974 at
the start of the financial period to £101,428 at
the end of the reporting period. In the main this
was due to receipt of a £110,000 legacy left the
Serenje Orphans Appeal.|
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|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|£50,000 was transferred to a separate account
at the Cooperative Bank, to be held for future
expenditure in c5 years.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£50,000|
|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|
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust deed of 12 October 2008.|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Non-company charity|
|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|By vote of existing Trustees.|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Serenje Orphans Appeal|
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|Other name the charity uses|SOA (UK)|
|Registered charity number|1127234|
|Charity’s principal address|86 Augustus Gate
Stevenage
SG2 7QY|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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**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**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|
_Jim Callaghan_|_M R Shearer_|
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||James Callaghan|Mary Rose Shearer|
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