## Trustees Annual Report Kids in Kailahun (KIK) Registered Charity No. 1129242 ## April 2020 – December 2021 ## Aims & Purposes TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF ORPHANED CHILDREN IN THE KAILAHUN DISTRICT OF SIERRA LEONE THROUGH A COMPREHENSIVE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMME WHICH INCLUDES PROVIDING FOOD, SHELTER AND MEDICAL CARE AS REQUIRED BY EACH CHILD ON THE PROGRAMME. ## Objectives & Activities - The main objective for 2020 – 2021 to ensure that the KIK academy is providing quality education for children in the Kailahun township and to become a government assisted school. - To continue to develop the land to support self sustainability of feeding programmes - To continue to upgrade facilities within the school. - To bring the pre school to the KIK academy site where children learn to speak English through play - To ensure that strict financial control is in place through the development of in country Finance committee. In country board of trustees set up comprising of beneficiaries’ who are now in a position to support other children on the programme. These trustees will insure that the charity meets is aims and objectives for the coming years. L Goldsbrough 24/1/2022 1 ## Achievements & performance - The school has been fully operational for 4 years and has maintained a good standard of education examination results reflect this and the principal is now on the Government register for salary the remaining teachers are set to follow this academic year. The government is now contributing to the running costs of the school. - The school and project is now overseen by a finance committee which provides the much needed oversight on the financial controls within the school and agricultural project. - Work continues to ensure that the land is self sustainable – a beneficiary is now being sponsored to attend the GTI college and undertaking studies in agriculture - The IT suite has been upgraded with 6 laptops and a laser printer. A new IT teacher has been employed for the school - One of the older beneficiaries’ who is currently on the teachers distance learning course for economics has taken over the role of school bursar which will meet the requirement of the government. - 5 male children who require KIK support due to being at high risk of abuse are now living on site . - The charity now employs 8 full time local employees and 12 teachers and 4 older children from the programme who are acting as Teaching Assistants in the school. Employment will increase with further development of the land L Goldsbrough 24/1/2022 2 ## a. CONSTITUTION Kids in Kailahun is registered as a Charity (No. 1129242) with the Charity Commission and operates from 2 Pendle View, Barley Burnley, BB12 9LA ## b. METHOD OF APPOINTMENT OR ELECTION OF TRUSTEES New Trustees are sought from time to time, usually to fill a perceived gap in the skill mix of the current Board. This is done usually by a direct approach to potential Trustees by an existing Trustee. ## c. SAFEGUARDING New Trustees are all DBS checked. Kids In Kailahun has a Child Protection Policy that all Trustees, Volunteers and Local staff adhere to at all times. ## d. ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE AND DECISION MAKING The Board of Trustees as a whole and Director are collectively responsible for the wellbeing of the Charity within a framework of prudent and effective controls, which enable risk to be assessed and managed. They have also to ensure that the aims and objectives of the Charity are maintained and to understand its obligations to all stakeholders that help to finance its operations. L Goldsbrough 24/1/2022 3 ## e. VOLUNTEERS The Trustees recognise the huge amount of work put in by its volunteers to support the work of Kids in Kailahun and that KIK simply could not function without its volunteers. ## Financial Review Funds have been used on providing uniforms and school fees for the 100 children on the KIK programme The maintenance of the school has been the priority for all fundraising efforts over this reporting period Kids In Kailahun continues to provide a feeding programme for the most needy children on the KIK programme Kids in Kailahun provides Free lunches for all children in the Primary sector of the school. The charity is going into 2022 with reserves and has 3 years of unclaimed GIFT aid to apply for. Signed on behalf of Kids in Kailahun _Robert Stephens_ Robert Stephens ( Chair) 24/1/2021 _Lorraine Goldsbrough_ Lorraine Goldsbrough( Director) 24/1/2021 L Goldsbrough 24/1/2022 4 Mi L Goldsbrough 24/1/2022 5 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES fjd¥ In Kailahan Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For ih• ptrlod 010420 310321 Section A Receipts and pa ments Endowm•nt fund6 fvnd• Totalfunda L••t y••r A1R t# Vc4uDt 14S51 1*933 2T.iJO IS933 Sub ft¥tal(Gross Inco￿ forAR) JQ492 27,1YJ A2 A•••t and Inv•th•nt ul••. Sd) total 30.492 >X4•2 27.130 Jwl Gryiry V Tr•v•l & C<•i* Fur¥1 Pathi Gxt$ 111)29 JIB A4 A•s•t and Inv••lm•nl purch•M•, {••• t*bb•l S¢rt> ft>tai Tot•ip•ym•nts 13.029 2&,3S8 N•tofr•¢e**yments) AS Tran4f•r8 b•ht••rt fvnds A6 Cash ￿ndS last y••r •nd Cash fimds thls yeare 17,483 17.483 2.22¢ 6.455 6,455 8,6BI 23.918 23,918 6.455 Section B Ststement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr¢sid¢ted funds Rèstri¢led lurids Endowm•nt fvnd• C•t•gorS•• B1 Cash funds ZJ,919 Tot•l¢•$h fuM15 23.918 CCXX R1 •¢%wnts Issi unl•￿11¢t*d R•strfct•d fvnd• Endowm•nl funds fundi Oeia¢l* ) n#r•st£ Dptai18 83 knv••tm•nt *#Aets *t*ft Vllu• Delall B4 A•8ets r•l*ln•dfor th• charlty'l ¢￿Tr Det￿1% Il•¥lty BS U•bllltl•• S&Jned by one tnJs*•¥ on b•haNol ￿ Ih• InMt••• Prknl Na Oato trf aryovAI 21 CCXX R2 a¢xwhts (SSI 0111212021 Independent examiner's report on the accounts Se¢tion A Independent Examiner's Report Report lo tho trusteesl mgmbers of Kids in Kailahan On accounts for tho year ended 31" March 2021 Charity no {If any) 1129242 Set out on pages I re￿￿ to the tTUStees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity 1.the Trust") for the year ended 3110312021. ts the charivs trustees. you are responsible for the p￿Paration of the accounts in accordance with the requir8ments of the Charities Acl 2011 (Ihe Act"). Rosponslbllltleg and basls of roport I report in resFect of my examinadon of the Trust's aLrounts carrfed out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have fDllowed all the applicatAe Directions given by the Charity Comml88ion under section 145(5Xb) of the ACL Independent rrhe charity's gross income exceeded £250.OIX) and l am qualified to exarnlnorfs statement undertake the examinalion by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed b￿jyj]. C*lele [ ] rfnot applicable. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention in connection wtth the examination {other than that disclosthj belcml ') vthich gives me cause lo believe thal in, any material respect: the aCaunti￿ recorts were not kept in accordance with Secti￿ 130 Ihe Chariti8s kt: or the aLwunts did not accord with the aCC￿nting reccKds: or the accounts did not c￿mplY wtlh the applicable requirements conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charfties (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2Ci18 other than any requirement thal Ihe aco)unts givo a 'tTue and fairf view which is not a matter cnnsidered as part of an independent examinatson. I have no oJnrAms and havft come acn)ss no other matters in connection with the examination to ￿lch attention should be dravm in this report in der to enable a ￿￿oper underslanding of the accounts to be reached. . Please delete the K)rds in the brackets If they do not apply. Dale: 1.12.21 Slgned: Name: Kats'e Pary- Ac￿untant Relevant professlonal quallfication{s) or boty IER Oct 2018 (If any)". Address: DKP Acc(xJntanls. Rattendough Cottage, Bumley Road. Cliviger, OL14 8QT Section B Disc105ure Only t))mpiele li the examinef neeus to hignligni ma￿rIal matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts". directions and guidanc* for examiners). Glve here brfef detalls of any Items that the examlner wlshes to disclose. IER Oct 2018