Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 06 04 2021 05 04 2022 From To
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by WWR Registered charity number (if any) 1132931 Charity's principal address 79 Green Park
Women Without Roofs - Nepal
Manor Road Bournemouth Postcode BH1 3HR
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Anna Townsend | Chair | |||
| Nic Hopkinson | Finance | |||
| Jan Mitchell | ||||
| Marilyn Jaques | ||||
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity's trusts
Type of governing document
Trust Deed
- (eg. trust deed, constitution)
How the charity is constituted
Trust
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointed by existing Trustees
(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees' consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Risk Management. The major risks envisaged are:
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Insufficient Ongoing Funding to maintain expenditure levels. The Reserves policy manages our legal requirements. As a Christian organisation, the charity relies on prudent financial use and a proven faith that God provides sufficient resources.
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- Financial or Operational Mismanagement in Nepal. The Trustees make all major financial and management decisions; there is regular and frequent electronic (email, Messenger) communication with our principal worker and accounts of financial expenditure in Nepal are provided. Regular visits are made to Nepal by one or more Trustees when all aspects of the work are checked and discussed with our staff. WWR's chair of trustees lived in Kathmandu during the period and frequently met with staff and beneficiaries.
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- WWR operates two bank accounts; one holds the charity's funds, and the other holds only small amounts for emergencies and current needs. Only the latter account can be accessed by staff in Nepal via ATM.
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- Theft of Money in Transit. All money transfers to Nepal are made by direct inter-bank transfer. Money for general WWR use is transferred by Bank Transfer to the account of the Nepali Board.
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- Incompatibility with Nepali Law. A Nepali Board and Constitution have been registered with Nepali authorities ensuring that the presence and operations of the charity within Nepal are acceptable and legal
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Reputational damage in Nepal due to irresponsible behaviour of the women. Several of the women we help are HIV positive. We have ensured they receive suitable advice and support so they do not pass on the virus to their partners.
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A major natural disaster in Nepal. We have ensured all staff are aware of multiple communication channels that could be used to contact the trustees in the event of a natural disaster.
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Losing money through corruption and/or appropriation of bank accounts.
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The current political situation is constantly monitored, and local legal advice is taken if appropriate.
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Loss of primary Nepali staff (Manager). Ensure secondary staff are familiar with management tasks
Section C Objectives and activities
The relief of financial hardship among adults and their children living in Nepal by providing such persons grants of money to provide or pay for items, services or facilities they could otherwise not afford through lack of Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its means. To relieve sickness and promote and protect the good health of the governing document people in Nepal.
Our principal activity remains the provision of funds so that the women we support can pay their rent and therefore have the security of a place to live. In addition, we also provide a child benefit allowance per child to their carers (Mother or Grandmother). We also provide support for medical bills for all our women and their families.
We continue to support a women's home.
Women who are unable to work are provided with a subsistence allowance.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the We have expanded our focus on citizenship by employing a part-time public benefit in relation to lawyer. She aims to enable the women we support to become more these objects (include within autonomous by being fully registered with the authorities as Nepali this section the statutory citizens. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance Women are referred to us by pastors, by the women we already help or issued by the Charity by a Nepali charity, Koshish. This charity seeks to rehabilitate women Commission on public with mental illness and provided they meet our criteria, they are eligible benefit) for our support.
The Trustees have given due regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit when making financial and other decisions.
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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and erformance p The Trustees are grateful for continued regular support from numerous Summary of the main individuals and groups. Their donations have enabled us to continue our achievements of the charity support of 70+ women in Nepal. Donations received through The Big during the year Give have also maintained our funds at a healthy position. Once again, the year was deeply affected by the Covid 19 pandemic and Nepal and the women have not escaped. There was a severe lockdown over the summer, and we were able to distribute food and essentials to the women during this. We ensured all our staff and women were vaccinated. We funded the treatment of several women who spent several days in hospital suffering from the Covid Delta variant. . The women living at Mahima Griha (Glory House) were rehoused in a new property following the announcement by our previous landlord that he was selling up. The move went smoothly. We have continued to support and develop our links with Koshish. This internationally recognised Nepali-run charity seeks to rescue women from the streets who are suffering from mental illness, a condition that state agencies virtually ignore. We have been able to tithe our income. Our Chair of Trustees has been resident in Nepal for the year. She has been able to closely monitor the day-to-day running of the charity and the general situation of the women we support. In addition, she has observed the working relationship between the local authorities and our staff. Our staff have appreciated her being on hand to advise on any special situations our women have faced. One of the legal problems facing the women is obtaining citizenship papers which would enable them to receive any State support. We have employed a lawyer on a part-time basis to resolve these issues. Although she has been active visiting various record offices in Kathmandu, there has been no progress yet for any of our ladies. We have again been pleased and impressed with how our staff coped with and organised the increased workload. Our financial position has enabled the Trustees to continue contributing to our fund to be used as a significant gift to our staff on their retirement (or when they stop working for WWR). Our staff and Nepali Board members continue to have good relations with the local Nepali authorities. They again have had a very successful official review by them. However, the authorities tend to make requests affecting how the charity works and uses its funds. Their requirements often appear impractical and change the following year without previous conditions being followed up. This makes it difficult for our staff and Trustees to decide how many resources should be devoted to these requirements. Our practice is to demonstrate that we are implementing these requirements over an extended period rather than making kneejerk changes on their whims.
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Section E Financial review
The charity seeks to maintain a reserve sufficient to meet its legal Brief statement of the obligations on Glory Women's House rent during a period of notice of charity's policy on reserves termination and salaries for that period. The notice period is currently three months.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
None
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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- the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
The charity's standard funding source continues to be through regular and ad hoc giving from individuals and groups. We participated in The Big Give, which again significantly boosted our finances.
The charity has used more than 99% of its funds this year to support its key objectives. These are helping women in Nepal either directly (rent, health care, training) or indirectly (salaries, Home management costs).
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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) Anna Townsend Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair of Trustees etc) Date 29th Sept 2022
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Women Without Roofs - Nepal 2021/22
| 2020 - £ |
-21 £21,835.38 13,335.90 £ 50.00 £ 10.20 £ 1,059.18 £ 5,991.48 £ 20,446.76 £ 2,414.00 £ 29,185.52 £ 31,599.52 £ - £ - £ - £ 6,751.28 £ 58,797.56 £ Coop A/c 10,077.63 £ Income Summary Individuals one off 13,335.90 £ Orgs one off 50.00 £ Other 1,069.38 £ The Big Give 5,991.48 £ Regular groups 2,414.00 £ Regular Individuals 29,185.52 £ Gift Aid 6,751.28 £ Total 58,797.56 £ 21,835.38 £ 10,077.63 £ 31,913.01 £ |
Opening Balance INCOME One-off donations Individuals Organisations Collecting Tins Other Fundraising The Big Give Total Regular Sponsorship Family groups & churches Individuals Total Events Event Income Event Costs Total Interest Gift Aid Rebate TOTAL NET INCOME OUTGOINGS Nepal Expenditure Glory House Rent Glory House Running Costs Women's Rent Medicine Other inc Subsistence Education Training/Research Gifts to Orgs (Koshish, KRMEF, Leprosy Mission) Covid Relief Wages & Admin in Nepal Total Commission Charges UK memberships and admin TOTAL NET OUTGOINGS Net Gain Closing Balance Total Closing Balance Earmarked Funds Closing Balance General Funds Notes to the Accounts BALANCE SHEET Opening Balances - Current Account Cash Account HSBC Account Net Gain/(Loss) Closing Balances - Current Account Cash Account HSBC Account |
2021 - £ |
-22 £31,913.01 16,081.43 £ 14.80 £ 66.50 £ 188.94 £ 4,086.39 £ 20,438.06 £ 2,364.00 £ 26,663.53 £ 29,027.53 £ 134.10 £ 134.10 £ - £ 8,752.25 £ 58,351.94 £ Coop A/c 5% 7% 32% 4% 11% 5% 0% 14% 5% 16% 14,035.30 £ Income Summary Individuals one off 16,081.43 £ Orgs one off 14.80 £ Other 389.54 £ The Big Give 4,086.39 £ Regular groups 2,364.00 £ Regular Individuals 26,663.53 £ Gift Aid 8,752.25 £ Total 58,351.94 £ 31,913.01 £ 14,035.30 £ 45,948.31 £ |
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| 3,613.18 £ 4,142.01 £ 17,336.34 £ 1,532.42 £ 812.84 £ 2,472.70 £ 456.98 £ 4,514.00 £ 7,960.28 £ 5,790.98 £ |
2,414.84 £ 3,150.36 £ 14,281.18 £ 1,756.50 £ 4,763.51 £ 2,282.18 £ 28.14 £ 6,380.00 £ 2,172.51 £ 6,882.18 £ |
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| 48,631.73 £ 38.20 £ 50.00 £ 48,719.93 £ |
44,111.40 £ 80.76 £ 124.48 £ 44,316.64 £ |
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| 31,913.01 £ 10,049.68 £ 21,863.33 £ 18,631.29 £ 6.35 £ 3,197.74 £ 27,655.78 £ 6.35 £ 4,250.88 £ |
45,948.31 £ 5,871.24 £ 40,077.07 £ 27,655.78 £ 6.35 £ 4,250.88 £ 40,367.36 £ 9.71 £ 5,571.24 £ |