## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period**
Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year **From** 01 04 2020 **To** 31 03 2021
## Section A Reference and administration details
## **Charity name** Aid to Burkina
**Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1129254
**Charity's principal address** 20 The Chase
Rickleton, Washington Tyne & Wear **Postcode NE38 9DX**
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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**TAR**
31.1.2022
## **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**
Type of governing document
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
Trust How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Self appointing 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.
**TAR**
31.1.2022
## **Section C Objectives and activities**
|**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**|TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION IN SUCH PARTS OF
AFRICA AND / OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY
FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT THROUGH THE HOLDING OF
PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PRODUCING AND / OR
DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON CHRISTIAN FAITH AND
PRACTICE TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN
RELIGION.
THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND TO PROMOTE AND
PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS
WHICH REMAIN UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE CHARITY,
GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THE
PROVISION OF
COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT, LECTURES, FORA AND BY
THE PUBLICATION OF LITERATURE DEVOTED TO
HEALTHCARE AND HEALTH PROMOTION IN SUCH PARTS OF
AFRICA AND / OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY
FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND
SUCH PARTS OF AFRICA AND / OR THE WORLD AS THE
TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.
THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE
BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND
THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN
SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED
COMMUNITIES IN AFRICA AND/ OR THE WORLD AS THE
TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.|
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**TAR**
31.1.2022
The bulk of our donations in this financial year once again continue to come from the Folkestone School/Church alliance and the focus of our expenditure reflected this with the bulk of our work being with the Kodeni school project and its ongoing support costs following the completion of Phase 3. http://kodenischool.org.uk/
The Covid Pandemic, while sparing the people of Burkina Faso, reduced the amount of physical contact donors could have with our projects, and in turn limited the availability of some raw materials in the country while increasing their acquisition cost so most of our projects were put into a period of maintenance rather than development.
**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)**
The Boys’ Project continues to grow numerically and as part of their training they learn about agriculture. The produce that is grown there is used to supply food for the Dorcas Girls project as well as their own needs with the surplus being sold in the market to raise funds for the projects. As part of the development of this the Charity provided funds to enable an effective irrigation system to be installed ensuring optimal growing conditions for the varied crops that were being grown.
Aid to Burkina have enjoyed working in partnership with other charities who have an interest in Burkina Faso and have formed an informal group with charities in the UK, mainly church-based, called the Leegere Partnership. “Leegere” is a word used in Burkina Faso when a farmer has to harvest his crops. His crops, which must supply the needs of his family until the following harvest, have to be harvested rapidly to prevent loss. When other villagers hear this word being called out they leave their own work to help the farmer gather in the crops, knowing that when they have need, they too will call for help and their cry will be heard and responded to. The Leegere Partnership mimics this in that when we hear of a need that is greater than our individual ability to contribute, we know that collectively we can give in such a way that the work will be completed quickly. In 2021 we heard of the need for a church building, pastors house and well in a small village called Ouere and together with churches in Watford, Tunbridge Wells and Folkestone were able to finish the construction of the buildings before the start of the rainy season in June.
Both income and expenditure have decreased with the onset of the COVID19 pandemic, with fundraising largely restricted because of lockdown requirements and it is to be hoped that this will change soon.
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
**TAR**
31.1.2022
You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
## Section D Achievements and performance
**TAR**
31.1.2022
## Section D Achievements and erformance p
**Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year**
The political climate in Burkina Faso has continued to be changeable throughout the year with much uncertainty about the safety of travel to the country as a result of COVID 19 and advice from the UK Government suggesting that all but essential travel should be avoided because of the threat of terrorism. Despite this, projects have continued and most can be managed without personal supervision from the UK as systems have been put in place to reliably facilitate this.
We are pleased to report that despite the political challenges and questionable travel safety issues, Aid to Burkina continues to supply funding for the basic needs of the Burkinabe living in the South West of the country through clean water initiatives, free healthcare and educational projects and it is hoped that this will continue into future years.
**TAR**
31.1.2022
## **Section E Financial review**
**Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves**
As overheads are negligible and projects are only funded as money becomes available we do not currently feel it necessary to maintain reserves.
**Details of any funds materially in deficit**
Not applicable.
## **Further financial review details (Optional information)**
You **may choose** to include additional information, where 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**
## **Section G Declaration**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Philip Le Dune
Allison Le Dune
**Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Chair **etc)**
**Date** 19 January 2022
**TAR**
31.1.2022
**Aid to Burkina 1129254 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/04/2020 31/03/2021
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**38,514**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**38,514**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**38,514**
**-**
**28,000**
**-**
**206**
**180**
**160**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**28,546**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**28,546**
**9,968**
**-**
**16,235**
**26,203**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**38,514**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**38,514**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**38,514**
**-**
**28,000**
**-**
**206**
**180**
**160**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**28,546**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**28,546**
**9,968**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**38,514**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**38,514**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**38,514**
**-**
**28,000**
**-**
**206**
**180**
**160**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**28,546**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**28,546**
**9,968**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
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|Donations|**38,514**|||||**43,795**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**38,514**|||||**43,795**|
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|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||
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|Activities|**28,000**|||||**44,478**|
|Restaurant|**-**|||||**-**|
|Internet|**206**|||||**95**|
|Accountancy|**180**|||||**180**|
|Bank charges|**160**|||||**205**|
|Others|**-**|||||**-**|
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||**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**28,546**|||||**44,958**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||
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|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
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||**9,968**|**-**|**-**|**9,968**||**- 1,163**|
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||**16,235**|**-**|**-**|**16,235**||**17,398**|
||**26,203**|**-**|**-**|**26,203**||**16,235**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
19/01/2022
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**|Signature
**Details**
**Details**
Cash at bank
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**26,203**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**26,203**
**-**
OK
OK
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Print Name
Dr Philiple Dune|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
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||||OK|
||||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
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||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
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**(optional)**|
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**(optional)**|
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|||Dr Philiple Dune|19/01/2021|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
19/01/2022
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Aid to Burkina **members of On accounts for the year** 31 March 2021 **ended**
**Charity no** 1129254 **(if any)**
**Set out on pages** Receipts and payments accounts (two pages)
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
**Respective** The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. **responsibilities of** The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year **trustees and examiner** under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibility to:
- examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
- to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act, and
- to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
- **Basis of independent** My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given **examiner’s statement** by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
## **Independent** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention **examiner's statement** (other than that disclosed below *)
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:
- to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act
- have not been met; or
2. to which, in my opinion, 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:** Gary Lewis **Date:** 19 January 2022 **Name:** The Dixon Lewis Partnership
**Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):**
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**IER**
**March 2012**
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|**Section B**
**Disclosure**||
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material problems.
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**IER**
**March 2012**
**Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** .
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**IER**
**March 2012**