## **Trustees' Annual Report 2022** Period start date Period end date 01 01 2022 31 12 2022 **From To** Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Uganda Humanist Schools Trust **Other names charity is known by** UHST **Registered charity number (if any)** 1228762 **Charity's principal address** 31 Greenmeadows Road Madeley Crewe **Postcode CW3 9EY** ~~——~~ **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Steve Hurd Chair 2 Prof Hilary Hurd Scholarships 3 Paul Ewans 4 Christine Smith 5 Glenda Miller 6 Krystal White 7 Daniel Hurd Finance 8 Lee Denison 9 Derek Miller 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 ~~=~~ **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## Section A Reference and administration details ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **TAR** July 2022 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Trust Deed Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust, association, company) By invitation of current trustees Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** UHST raises funds to support education in humanist schools in Uganda. Our funds go to schools that belong to the Uganda Humanist Schools Association: Isaac Newton Humanist Schools at Kateera, Masaka, Mustard Seed Humanist Schools, Busota, Kamuli, Katumba Parents Humanist Primary School, Bundibugyo, Kanungu Humanist Primary School. We also provide scholarships to allow bright but needy children to attend Humanist schools. **TAR** July 2022 2 As in previous years, Uganda Humanist Schools Trust places considerable emphasis on keeping supporters informed about the progress of the schools. We normally visit the schools each year. We visited in July/August 2022 and in March 2023. **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** By having a trustee on the Management Board of each school we are able to play a full role as partners in key decisions concerning the development and management of the schools. We have improved the tracing of funds. We receive the accounts of the school board and can see that funds that we provide a properly recorded. Furthermore, from 2017, we receive school bank statements, so we can see where money is received and each time it is transferred e.g. to builders for construction projects. UHST employs and accountant in Uganda to produce audited accounts for the 4 schools in which we have a Director. In 2022 we employed a Ugandan accountant to act as a local auditor of the accounts of all the schools we support. Our focus throughout has been on allocating funds so as to have the maximum impact of the quality of learning and the welfare of students and staff. We have promote a Humanist Ethos Project to increase awareness of Humanist values and their application to the day to day operation of the schools, where discipline is based upon guidance and empathy and not on coercion. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** July 2022 3 Section D Achievements and performance ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** In 2022 our main achievements were to: 1. provide 120 scholarships to enable bright but needy children to attend the Humanist secondary schools. 2. We continued to promote independent learning by providing money for books, science and other learning materials. 3. Our provision of re-useable sanitary pads continued to maintain high level of participation by girls. 4. To promote team building we funded staff development workshops at each of the schools to enable staff, including many new ones, to review their understanding of the Humanist Ethos of the schools. 5. At Isaac Newton School we funded a Library & Information Centre and equipped it with computers and data projectors, and many new books. We also provided money to refurbish the Lily van Halen girls’ hostel. 6. At Mustard Seed School we provided funds for refurbishing the Computer Room and the purchase of additional computers. 7. At Katumba Parents Humanist Primary School, near the Congo border, we gave funds to buy additional land for future expansion, rebuilding kitchen stoves, a library and computer room, staff rooms, classroom furniture, lightning protection, a perimeter fence and books and learning materials. 8. At Kanungu Humanist Primary School we gave funds for books and play materials, school uniforms, staff development workshop, general support with staff pay and school foo and lightning protection. 9. Academic performance in National Examinations is good and continues to improve in Isaac Newton, Mustard Seed and Katumba Schools. **TAR** July 2022 4 ## **Section E Financial review** We have brought target reserves down to £20,000 by making regular **Brief statement of the** monthly transfers to schools. Reserves rise when we need to have funds **charity’s policy on reserves** to complete building projects. **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** UHST funds come from pubic appeal. We have built up a loyal group of You **may choose** to include supporters, many of whom send us regular annual or monthly amounts additional information, where by standing order. relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section F Other optional information** ## ~~a~~ **Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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