Baraka Community Partnerships Charity No. 1130756 Company No. 06885037 Reports and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 December 2025 4k Baraka 'helping communltia ts help Ihenselva, www.b¥drakacommu nih'.eom 'ww.facebook.com/BarnkaCommuni .Partnershi BARAKA COMMUNrfY PARTNERSHIPS (A ¢omp2ny limited by Euarantee) Financial Statemants For the year ended 31 December 2025 CONTENTS Report of the Trustees and Directors Independent Examiners Report 10 ststement of Financial Activities Balance Sheet 12 Notes to the Accounts 13-19 BARAKA COMhtUNITY PARTNERSHtps (A company limited by guara￿tee} Report of the Tru8ts08 and Directorn The T￿ste¢S (who arc also tbe Directors for th¢ purpose of Company Law) have ple&sure presenting th¢ir annual report and the financiaI statements for the year ended 31 December 2025. The financial statements comply with the Charities Art 2011. th¢ Companies Act 2006, the M￿0[aDdUm and Articles of Ass(Kiation. and A¢countiDg and R￿Orth"ng by Ch￿lties.. Statement of Recommended Practi¢¢ applithle to charitt.es preEMnng their accounts in accordance wEth the Financial RepoTting Standard appIl￿ble iti the UK and Republic of I￿land (FRSI 02) (¢ffectiv¢ I January 2015) 1. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Charity Name Baraka Community Partnerships CbArity Registration Number 1130756 Compgny Registration Number 06885037 Registered Offite aDd operational addrejs 84 Gaston Way Sheppenon TW17 8EY Trustees aud dir¢¢tors The following were Trustees and also a￿￿torS of Baraka Community PaTttwrs￿p5 on the date the report was approvcd.. Date of &P￿intMent Limited Guar8nte¢ 31 December 2025 £10 £10 Grnh8m Porter Wendy Lcung Daniel Morgan Richard Thornton Peter Skinn¢r Martha Love Polly Holrne8 12 April 2009 12 April 2009 19 January 2010 19 January 2010 l July 2016 17 November 2019 9 October 2025 Th¢ directors of the charitable company ar¢ its Tntste¢s for the PUTPOW of ch8rAty law and throughout this report are collectively Teferred io as the TnLSt¢es. Graham Porter and Wendy L¢uo8 manbers of the charity. Cowfounder Andrew McKee Banken Ba￿lay8 Bankplc Lticester LE87 2BB BARAKA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS (A COM￿nY limited by guArantee) Report of the Trustses and Dir•ctorn continued 2. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT History of the Charity Baraka Community Partn¢rthips (BCP) was estAblished &8 a small UK umncorporated charity by Graham Port¢r. W¢ndy L¢ung and Andrew McKee in earty 2008. The charity began to grow and attract other interested individuals. On 12 April 2009 BCP was incoryK)rnted. The company was regist¢r¢d with the Charity Comtnission. and with cff¢¢t from l May 2(KJ9, all &ssets. rights 8nd liabilities of BCP were transfenEd to thi.s new company. Governing Document The governkng dwumeni of the chan'ty is its Mcmorandutn and Arti¢le8 of Association dated 12 April 2009 as amended by S￿¢]￿1 rc801utions dated 6 July 2(M)9. As at 31 December 2025 the harity had two members. The liability of the mcmbcrs in res￿Ct of the guardntee as set out in the company's Memorandum and Arts'Gles of A&8ociation will not exceed £10 per member in the event of the company bein8 WOUDd up. Appointment of Tn￿tee8 New Tru8t¢¢s Gan b¢ appointed by a decision of the majority of the Tft￿tees present and votinB at any duly constituted meeting. Trust¢¢$ are appointed takn'ng into account th¢ir cxperi¢nce and r¢lcvant skills. Th¢ iotai number of Tn￿$ gh811 be Dot Ic8s than ihree. Organisational Structure Andrew McK¢e. C(Trfound¢r, 1$ responsible for the sclcctt.on aDd impl¢m¢niJb'on of project$ and the day to day running Irfthe charity. He re￿rtS to thc Tn￿le¢S on a regular b￿"8 and consults with the Board on all stral¢gic decision making. Major risks The Trustee Board maintain an WI￿date risk Tcgistcr and review the risks to which BCP is ¢xpos¢d. This includes governance, operational 8nd financial risks. Actions are put xn place to manage and reduce the idurtificd risk$. The Trustee Board recognise there are limitstions in any system of risk man88ement and that such a system of internal Control provides reasonable although not absolut¢ assurance. Th¢ Trustee Board is satisfied that the major risks hav¢ b￿n mitigated to an a¢rxptabl¢ l¢v¢l. 3. OBJECTIVES AND ACTMTIES ObJoctlv•8 of th• Charlty Thc broad objectives of BCP, set out in the Constitutio￿ are to promote 8ustsinable development for the benefit of disadvantsged communitics. W¢ will achi¢ve this by the provision of 8rants and adviee to local organisations based in th¢ cornmuwty in Afjn.￿ and Asia. with whom we have ￿ egtablished relationsbip. These grants will assist the coThununiti¢s to progress in the spher¢s of ¢d￿atIO0 kning, bealthca and sanitation. BAIL4KA COMMUNfTY PARTNERSHIPS (A company limited by guargnlee) Report of the Tru8teo8 and DirectopJ contlnued Public Benefit The Trustees have paid due regard to the Charity comn￿On'S guidance on publTC benefit in deciding the activities uodertaken by BCP during the y¢ar. ObJectlve8, Strateg1￿ and Actfvitles for tho Yoar Zambia Activitics planned for th¢ year focused o Continuing to develop the r¢aGh of our Learning Centre Collvertsn8 Mulun8uskn' Pnmary School into a BaTaka Primary School Startin8 the bwlthng of the Baraka Secondary School for ￿rIS Sthrtin8 to build the n¢w Baraka Leaming C¢ntrc at Ma8tllba With our partner in Laos- 'Community Learnin8 Inlernationai. _ closing their op¢rattons in Laos our plan was to complete the necessary duc th'ligence with a view to t8kin8 on the five projects previously mana8¢d by our partners. As with previous ycth we planned to support one Sc￿￿1 Infrastructu￿ project. Morocco The continued disbursement of our earthquak¢ fill￿3 to the villa8e of Tishza. 4. ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORlaANCE ZYdmbi* 2025 was a landmark year for our work in Zambia with our partner or88nisation Baraka Zambia. WO￿ commenced on three major proj￿14 the: New Le8rDin8 Centre at Maatnba Baraka Priniary School Baraka Second&y sthool for wrls Also. the Learning Centre at Kapiri continued to dev¢lop aDd grow both in t¢mis of facihties and reach to 8¢hools and chilth¢n. BARAKA COMMUNITY PARTNEKSHU (A comprdny limited by guarantee) Report of the Tru8teo8 and Director8 contlnued Kapiri Learning Centre The Learntng Centre ￿CeIved some 60.IKK) ¢du￿lonal and srKTrrting visits 84 schools weT¢ SUPPOrted duriDg the year, 10 more than Èn 2024 More land was purc1￿SCd to secure firture dev¢lopment OppOrti￿ltieS for the Learning Centre The Safe House was extended meaning 18 more ￿rIS con be housed ID the home Sporting facilities were completed and now allow stud¢nts to take part in seven activities. incluth'n8 football. nctball, volleyball. gym. badmintory athletics and basketball. Sthdent sponsorship programm¢ 141 sttsdents 8UPPOrtcd in¢luding 46 in hi8hcr cducation with six n¢w and 70 Safe Hous¢sirls During the year we reached the mileston¢ of our 40 ¢ollegeluniversity smdent graduating EduGatii)nal 'trip of a lifetllne. to the ZaD)bezi Riv¢r organised for 22 students Four workshops run for university students. The topics covered by the workshops included internet 8e¢urity. IT training includin8 eff¢¢tive communication. safe8uarth.ng and specific ti3ining for medical stud¢nt& Worksh¢)p also includc sport and fitness and the students run Se￿10n8 for th¢ Safe House girls. Cbti$tm88 pr¢sent$ given to all studcnts in th¢ progrgmme Bydraka i*arning Centr< Maxmb* Work commenced on the new Learning Ccntrc with th¢ arta iKin8 fen¢¢d in and the foundations laid for the first classroom. The BAfAka Primary School {MuluDEu$hi) The takeover of the school was forn)alAsed, and major Infrastru￿ WO￿ completed. This included constructs'on of a new wall and gate. classroom and library. along with the ￿nova￿'0n of existin8 classrooms and improved landscapin8 of th¢ school's ground. The Baraka Secondary School Work cOmm¢n￿l OD the project with the foundatt.ons built for th¢ fjrst ¢lasvoorn and the wall $um)undin8 the proFty ncarly completcd. Medical trip In conjunction with Baraka Canada our sixth medical voluntew thp was conducted in May with about 1.500 patsents sc¢n and 23 of ow m¢dical undergrnduates ￿Ven unparall¢l¢d hands-on training. BARAKA COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS (A ¢ornpany limi¢ed by guaraD¢ee) Report of tho TrustO08 and Directorn eontinu•d Laos Following completion of due diligence during the y¢ar BCP is now ov¢r8¢¢ing five proj¢rts in Laos.. Nong Khiaw Learning Ce Nan Learning C¢ntrc Vi¢n8 Kham L¢arnu)g Ccn Thc Ou book boat The Mekong book boat Also during the year, we supyortedth renovation of Ban Bokn"a Primary school Morocco We continued to support the village of Tighza's rebuildmg pr08rn￿e following the 2023 earthquake. In totsl we helped 20 families rebw'ld their homes. We also contributed towards the r¢pair and maint¢nanc¢ of the villa8¢'8 irti8ation chann¢l and th¢ conslTUCtion of a n¢w dn'nkin8 water well. This was fillther enlwiced by a guccessfid volunteer trip in March 2025. Further information For pictures and more inTonnation on 8ny of our projects visit our Facebook page. ¢)w Instagram page or our w¢bslt¢ at.. www.fa¢¢book.Goni/BarakaCommuni www.Insta m.comlBarak8communi www.barakacommuni .com Partncrshi ershi Fundraising Aetiviti Fw]dr&ising during 2025 was maintaincd at th¢ l¢vcl achicvcd ID 2024 with income being more than £500,000 for a second ye8r. Funds raised come from a combination of loyal support from long terni donors via foundAtions and individuals with some support comin8 from the corporate Sector. Our Canathan parttiers provided a $ignifi¢8nt contribution to our income. Mnvestment Activitie8 The charity does not currentty hold non-cash investtncnts. A prowrtion of BCP cash is held in interest karing accounts which are tsilored to the Chan'table wtor. BARAKA COMMUNrrY PARTNERSHtps (A company limited by Eyarantee) Report of the Trustees and Dlrectord continued S. FINANCIAL REVIEW Outcome for the year The transactions of the ¢haTity are summarised on p8ge 12 of the financial statements. The chanty had total incoming resources for the year to 31 December 2025 of £553.955 {2024 ￿40,925). Total expenditure in the year amounted to £546.447 (2024 £477.421). This resulted in aTJ overall surplus for the year of £7.508. (2024 sury)lus £63.504). Mucb of Surplus is restricted and attributable to ¢iving fimds in advance for the ongom8 activitics of th¢ orgamsation in both Zambia and Laos. The chan'ty has total reserves at 31 D¢cemb¢r 2025 of £308.937 (2024 £301.429). These comprise unrestncted reserves at 31 December 2025 of £137.019 (2024 £126,552) and ￿$trIcted reserves of £171,918 (2024 £174.877). Reserve8 Policy Th¢ l¢v¢l of unrestricted reserves held seeks to strike the balance betw¢en implementing the BCP strategy, havin8 th¢ capacity lo react to UD¢xpected opportUDiti¢$. and Main￿"nIng the l¢v¢l of r¢sources nece&sary to s&fc8uard the conts'nuity of the ¢h8rity for the time ne¢ded to take action if income falls b¢low ¢xp￿￿tions or if thcTC ar¢ unexpected or unforeseen operats'onal costs. Th¢ Tnjstees consider that a tar8¢t level of unr¢sln'¢t¢d reserves in the ord¢r of £IOO.000 is c￿￿entlY appropriatc for the ch￿lty. The amount of unrestricted reserves at 31 D¢cmber 2025 is £137.019. 6. FUTURE PLANS Zambia During 2026 progre88 will continu¢ with th¢ three major projects. Maamba* Leirning Centre The aim is to launch in September 2026 h￿'n8 completed conStr￿tion of a clas*oom. toilet block. teacheT8' house and a playground. Birnka Secondary School We expect th¢ school to be open and op¢rating with the fir8t intak¢ of w]8 by September 2026. Baraka Primary School W¢ will ¢ontinue to develop th¢ school. 8imin8 to c(xnplete Const￿tion of a ncw ti)ilet block, the wall around the propety and the libw. During 2026 we plan to fvlly complete the transition to BCP overseeiD8 and operating all five county prograDim¢s. We will also con&der new initiats.ves and approaches to improve and enhanc¢ th¢ progrdn]mCS. We also aim to start infr8Structurc improvement proJ¢cts at the ￿hOolS of Thien Kbien and Ban Suandala. BARAKA commuN￿y PARTNEILSHIPS (A company limited by guxrxlltee) Report of the Tru8tee8 and Dlrectors continued Morocco We aim tr) complete our post