2024-03-31-accounts - Kasupe

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Kasupe

Charity Number 1134731

Annual Report and Financial Statements

Year ended 31[st] March 2024

Kasupe

Year ended 31[st] March 2024

Reference and administrative details

Trustees Sally Chilakalaka Colin Jones Dr John Hubbard Wendy Diddams Principal Address 18 Woodland Drive Knutsford WA16 8DF Registered Charity Number 1134731 Independent Examiner Stevie Jepson FCCA Platinum Accountancy Services Suite 43, Beechfield House Winterton Way Macclesfield SK11 0LP

Kasupe

Year ended 31[st] March 2024

TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT

The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 April 2023.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES

The objectives of Kasupe, being primarily advanced in Malawi, but not restricted to this area, are: a) The advancement of education, in particular for children
b) The relief of poverty
c) The relief of need by providing such assistance and help as the trustees determine including helping to provide shelter or accommodation
d) The promotion of good health
e) The promotion of such other purposes as are charitable under the laws of England and Wales as the trustees from time to time determine.

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The block making machine has continued to be used fully this year, producing all the blocks for the nursery and blocks for a pastors house in the village.. The block making machine creates employment in the local community thus boosting the economy, and is reducing the negative impact on climate change.

Building work has been completed on the nursery school using the blocks made on site at Kasupe. The Nursery school opened its doors in September 2023, welcoming 190 pupils.

The solar plant is now operational and is generating 13.3kw/h. There are plans to expand this to be able to generate 100kw/h when funding allows.

The feeding programme has also continued this year, with the nursery children receiving a nutritious meal each day along with the Primary children to Standard 2. For a lot of pupils, this will be the only meal they receive each day, and also encourages attendance at school.

Kasupe Year ended 31[st] March 2024

The gardening project has been productive this year, with plants including sweet potatoes, aubergines, onions and tomatoes producing a good harvest. This produce is then sold at the local market and to villagers. This year Kasupe also grew Maize, which is now being used to supplement the Feeding programme. We also have a banana plantation which is flourishing and producing fruit. The aim is for this project to be self sustainable, although the main challenge is water.

This year saw the start of our Desk Appeal, with the aim to provide desks for our Primary school. We have received support from Widnes Rotary Club following a visit from 2 of our trustees and purchased enough desks for Standard 5 & 6. This will allow our venue to be used for exams in the future. This is an ongoing project that will continue into 2024-25.

Kasupe was invited to have a stall at the Rotary Club International Rally, where we made links with other charities doing invaluable work in Africa and other countries.

Kasupe has also started to develop links with Witton Albion Football Club. Football kit and goalkeeping gloves have already been sent to Kasupe, and plans are being made for a trip in August 2025.

Kasupe

Year ended 31[st] March 2024

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Financial position

The Receipts and Payments Account and Statement of Assets and Liabilities are on pages 7 and 8.

Unrestricted funds held at the year-end amounted to £694.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Trustees

The trustees as listed on page 2 served throughout the year and are in office as of the date of this report.

Approved by the board of trustees on 26[th] September 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

S Chilakalaka

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF KASUPE

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

(1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by Section 130 of the Act; or
(2) the accounts do not accord with those records.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Stevie Jepson FCCA Platinum Accountancy Services Suite 43, Beechfield House Winterton Way Macclesfield SK11 0LP

KASUPE Year ended 31[st] March 2024

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

Unrestricted funds £ 40,149 9,495 385 - 50,029 48,993 600 - 268 675 50,536 - 507 694	Restricted funds £ - - - - - - - -	Total funds £ 40,149 9,495 385 - 50,029 48,993 600 - 268 675 48,517 - 507 694	As @ 31/03/2023 £ 25,354 2,276 1,961 2,754

			32,345
			24,341 2,700 1194 267 2840
			31,342

			1,003

694	-	694	1,201

KASUPE Year ended 31[st] March 2024

STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

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Unrestricted Restricted As at
funds funds Total 31/03/2023
£ £ £ £
CASH FUNDS
Bank current account 694 - 694 1,201
694 - 694 1,201
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LIABILITIES

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These accounts on pages 7 and 8 were approved by the Trustees on 26[th] September 2024 and signed on their behalf by:

S Chilakalaka

KASUPE Year ended 31[st] March 2024

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1 Basis of preparation
These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.
2 Fund Accounting
(a) Unrestricted funds are those that can be expended at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the objects of the charity
(b) Restricted funds are those that may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor.
3 Taxation The charity is not liable to tax on its charitable activities.
The charity is not registered for VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the expense to which it relates.
4 Transactions with trustees
No remuneration nor expenses were paid to trustees during the year or previous year. During the year, S Chilakalaka was reimbursed £2,045.95 in expenses.