## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 6 Apr 2Period start date To 5 Apr 21 Period end date** ## **Charity name: St Peter’s Life-Line** ## **Charity registration number: 1136150** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|“To promote education, and to prevent and
relieve poverty in Kenya.”| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|We are a small grass-roots charity working in
an impoverished, marginalised, semi-arid area
of Kenya (County of Tharaka Nithi), based in
the parish of St Peter’s, Kajuki, supporting a
struggling community with a wide range of
projects. These range from child education,
capital projects for schools, feeding
programmes for primary school children, micro
finance scheme for women, caring for disabled
children, provision of water and irrigation, the
eradication of the foul scourge of FGM, the
manufacture and provision of low/no cost
sanitary pads.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|It is confirmed that the Trustees have taken
regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Our policy on grant-making is to meet the
priority requirements set by our local
Community Board to meet the needs of the
community.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|The only investments we make are:
•
time, effort and commitment of all
concerned, whether it be our| |||supporters, or the people of the St
Peter’s community.
•
much prayer,
both of which help fulfil those needs of
the community.
We tend not to be too rigid in setting
hard objectives – we have aspirations,
and are made aware of major or minor
requirements or situations – and if we
feel called – we attempt to meet and
sustain them. All these as described in
the Report, and as in previous years,
have been achieved by the grace of
God, who has always met our needs
(not necessarily our wants!).
We work and consult with local
community authorities and
organisations. This empowers ‘local
ownership’, and our donors’ ‘spending
intentions’ are validated by us during
our regular visits by seeing the results
‘on the ground’, as well as examining
the relevant accounts during our visits.| |---|---|---| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We are an ‘all volunteer’ organisation and are
deeply grateful for their unstinting and selfless
efforts.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Progress:**
Covid19 imposed many constraints on all our
projects. But by God’s grace, the unstinting
generosity of our donors, and the
wholehearted and committed efforts of the
community leaders and project participants,
enabled us to continue serving this community,
by adapting to the situation, meeting pressing
additional needs, and in some cases
progressing our projects.
All credit must be given to our team out in
Kenya for adapting and keeping motivation and
momentum going in an increasing time of
stress.
**In Summary:**
**Schools**were closed, and with no online
facilities, or ability to conduct any offline
activities in this widespread, rural community,
formal education ceased for most of the year.
There was limited opening for exam-critical
classes: Years 4 & 8 and Form 4 in Oct. Schools
opened in full on 4 Jan 21.
Our**FGM programme**, which depends on large
gatherings of young people and the
community, was put on hold until July. Sadly,
this cessation saw an increase in FGM cases. In
response to this and with a limited lifting on
numbers gathering we conducted 5
educational forums round the community from
Aug.
Our**micro finance programme**was severely
curtailed as the ladies were unable to gather
for their monthly meetings, although they
could come individually to our office to sort out
issues. Later in the year we were able to stage
five ‘mini AGMs’ to distribute dividends and
celebrate the year’s achievements. The closure
of all public markets dealt a severe blow to
many businesses. A total of 3,482 loans have
now been made since we started, and
membership was 2,105.
With schools being closed, our**primary school**
**feeding programme**to 7 local government
schools ceased, but the unconsumed 30 days’
stocks were distributed to 54 needy families.
Our**Clinic for the disabled**initially had to close,
with some children losing the hard-gained
benefits of their weeklytherapy. But home| |---|---|---| visits were made by our team, to keep an eye and offer advice. Limited opening began again in June. Our regular **visits to Kenya** were halted, but online communication with our team were maximised and business continued uninterrupted. Our four-unit custom designed **Respite House** at St Peter’s opened for occupation, with care being provided for two brothers with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and a young woman paralysed from the waist down and her young, disabled brother. Visits and interaction of our two **UK primary schools** ceased, but all were kept in touch with regular updates and on social media. Our **10[th] Anniversary** celebration were somewhat limited, but the profuse thanks to God were not! **Fundraisers held:** Big Kajuki Cuzza Night, Challenge15 (PMFP), Gary’s home-run London Marathon, Mendip Ring Walk, Pastathon, for which a debt of gratitude to those who organised and participated. In Jan the parish of St Peter’s was split into another parish – **St Joseph the Worker** , based at the County town of Kathwana, and of which our other supported school, Our Lady of Consolation is based, and whom we will continue to support. The lockdown of schools due to Covid resulted in a big increase in **schoolgirl pregnancies** (78 known about). We will give what support we can to those vulnerable girls. We staged 10 community forums from Aug ’20 in an effort to stem these incidences. We are indebted to the **Walkabout Foundation** at Nanyuki, who custom-build wheelchairs, and have supplied many to our disabled children and adults. The construction of our **sanitary pad micro factory** was completed. We now await patiently for the equipment and materials to be shipped from UK. With many bread winners thrown out of work by Covid we staged an **emergency feeding** **programme feeding** for over 350 families for a month. We are seeing a cohort of **young fundraisers** in UK who have ‘caught the vision’ and have raised significant funds for us. ‘Children caring for children’. Our Project Co-ordinator in Kenya regularly attends **high-level meetings** called by government and other relevant NGOs/organisations to tackle the problems of combatting FGM and empowering women. The split of St Peter’s parish has widened our remit and horizons, and thus required a bigger representation to reflect all the communities’ wishes and priorities. We formed a **Community Board** , Chaired by the Senior Principal Chief of Tharaka Nithi County with parish, education and women’s representatives. They meet regularly to assess progress and validate application of our work. We continue to sponsor education at all levels, with 57 primary school children in our **Transforming Lives** programme, 12 in **secondary education** , 4 at **Polytechs** , and 3 in **university** (all women). **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41||Despite a very challenging fundraising
environment, we successfully achieved all our
objectives as stated above, and indeed, as a
response to the various Covid demands
exceeded our ‘normal expectations’.| |---|---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||**UK Achievements– Fundraising:**
As ever, we are very grateful for the
**committed group of donors**who make regular
monthly payments (c £20,000 pa), and form
the foundation of our basic budget planning,
giving us confidence that school running costs
can be met, and allowing us to plan expansion
and development of other projects.
We received some major (in our scale of
things!)**donations**from generous individuals,
and from various Church and school
communities, with whom we work, which this
year included:
**Major donors < £1,000**:
Worth 11,500| ||||Warfield church/PMFP 3,400
Charity Auction
1,500
HMRC Gift Aid
7,433
Souter Charitable Trust 5,799
African Sanctus. 2,867
Big Cuzza Night
2,843
Bruce Legacy
3,000
Pastathon
2,375
Townsend Legacy
1,990
Parker
1,000
Heywood Legacy. 20,000.
St Peter & St Paul
1,300
Bush Nursery
1,000
A total of**£104,225**was raised this year.
The charity**Pocket Money Fights Poverty**
continues to work closely with us, and is a
valued source of support, particularly as it is
principally driven by school children.
We continue to apply to major grant-giving
organisations for funding, although we do lack
resources to research and apply and have
limited success in today’s very competitive
funding environment.
A huge debt of gratitude to those individuals,
children and groups who go to extraordinary
lengths in devising and executing a wide range
of**fundraising events**from cake sales to
arranging auctions and concerts!
Massive gratitude to the members of our
extensive and committed**Prayer Support**
**Chain**, who offer their support and prayers on a
regular basis, and without whom we could not
function.
**Schools’ Interaction:**
Our regular programme of interaction between
our Primary Schools in England (Butleigh and
Puriton) and Kenya (St Peter’s and Our Lady of
Consolation) was severely curtailed due to
Covid restrictions on all fronts, although some
limited virtual events (Zoom assemblies/talks)
took place.| |---|---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||We achieved all our charitable objectives with
financial deployment as follows:
Schools, education & salaries £18,796
FGM/ARP £5,020
Feeding programmes £17,250
Disability Action Plan £20,104
Sanpad factory£5,250| |||Refurb St Peter’s school £5,500
St Orsola’s kitchen £2,400
Pregnancy Action Plan £2,500
Desks/beds £2,110
Bridging loan repayment £4,000
Proj Co-ord salary/pension £6,950
Miscellaneous £775
**Expenses £0**
**Overheads £0**
**Total Expenditure £90,655**| |---|---|---| |Other||We also receive a lot of work in kind (pro bono)
from many generous people who have the
know-how and are prepared to give their time.| |||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The opening balance in our current account
was £6,310.
Our Income was £104,225, giving us a credit
total of £110,535 at the start of the year.
Our Expenditure was £90,655, leaving a credit
balance of £19,880 carried forward to the next
F/Y.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We aim to maintain a minimum balance of
£2,000 in our current account in UK, to cope
with any unforeseen situations in Kenya –
usuallymedical emergencies.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£2,000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A
We will not seek an overdraft or incur any
debts. A temporary liquidity problem in the
previous FY was met by a personal, interest-
free bridging loan of £4,000, which was repaid
thisyear.| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|See principal risks, below| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|See para above on Fundraising activities.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Our only investment is in prayer, and in our
people, both in UK and in Kenya.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Principal risks:
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a destabilisation of national or local
government, causing lack of access to
Kenya or the area
-
a drought period so severe as to
outstrip our resources to meet it
-
although low where we work, the risk
of terrorism in Kenya, and subsequent
travel restrictions.
-
Covid restrictions which could (and
have previously) deny access to Kenya
or the area.| |||If these risks materialise there is little that we
as a small charity can do to actively manage
them.| |---|---|---| |Other||We are not an ‘arm’s length’ charity, we work
directly with, and know personally, the
Principals involved in running the schools and
community, as well as local government and
church officials, parents, school staff and most
importantly, the children and other project
participants.
We are a Christian based, all-volunteer
organisation. However, whatever faith, or lack
of it, is not an issue or a barrier for our work in
UK or Kenya.
None of us take fees, claim any expenses for
governance, nor do we levy any expenses or
overheads against the charity’s income for any
administration costs (unavoidable bank charges
excepted).
So,all donationsgo to ourprojects .| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Trust| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|As proposed by the two Co-founders, and
unanimously endorsed by the remaining
Trustees.
In keeping with our**pro bono**policy of not
levying any charges for governance or any
other overheads (unavoidable bank charges
excepted), our Trustees give freely of their
time, for which we are very grateful.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Any new Trustee will normally be familiar with
all aspects of our work. We will ensure
induction with Charity Commission
requirements.| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|We have informal links and contacts with other
aid organisations working in UK and Kenya,
particularly on FGM, feeding, disability and
period poverty, whereby we exchange
information and experiences, and seek
contextual advice when necessary.| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|No formal or any affiliation with any other
organisation.| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|St Peter’s Life-Line| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1136150| |Charity’s principal address|4 Admiral’s Mead, Butleigh, Glastonbury, Somerset BA6 8UE
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr WDH Baldwin
MBE|Chair & Co-founder||| ||Mrs SA Curtis|Secretary & Co-
founder||| ||Mr D Inglis|||| ||Mr M Read|||| ||Mr V Adeya|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||William David Hugh Baldwin|Susannah Antonia Curtis| ||
Chair|Secretary| ||8 Nov 21|| ||8 Nov 21|| **Charity Name No (if any) St Peter's Life-Line 1136150** **Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 06-Apr-20 05-Apr-21 |**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Restricted funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**63,102**
**33,690**
**7,433**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**104,225**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**104,225**
**18,796**
**5,020**
**17,250**
**19,383**
**5,250**
**5,500**
**2,400**
**2,500**
**2,110**
**4,000**
**6,950**
**775**
**721**
**90,655**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**90,655**
**13,570**
**-**
**6,310**
**19,880**| |
Major donors < £1,000|**63,102**||**-**||**-**||**63,102**| |Minor & monthlydonors|**33,690**||**-**||**-**||**33,690**| |HMRC Gift Aid|**7,433**||**-**||**-**||**7,433**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**104,225**||**-**||**-**||**104,225**| ||||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||||| |**_Total receipts_**
**A3 Payments**|||||||| |
Schools,education & salaries|**18,796**||**-**||**-**||**18,796**| |FGM/ARP|**5,020**||**-**||**-**||**5,020**| |Feeding programmes|**17,250**||**-**||**-**||**17,250**| |DisabilityAction Plan|**19,383**||**-**||**-**||**19,383**| |Sanpad factory|**5,250**||**-**||**-**||**5,250**| |Refurb St Peter's school|**5,500**||**-**||**-**||**5,500**| |St Orsola's kitchen|**2,400**||**-**||**-**||**2,400**| |PregnancyAction Plan|**2,500**||**-**||**-**||**2,500**| |Desks/beds|**2,110**||||||**2,110**| |Bridgingloan repayment|**4,000**||||||**4,000**| |ProjCo-ord salary/oension|**6,950**||||||**6,950**| |Miscellaneous|**775**||||||**775**| |Waterproject|||||||| |Pupils' Nairobi visit|||||||| |Septic tank|||||||| ||||||||| |Bank charges|**721**||**-**||**-**||**721**| |**_Sub total_ **|**90,655**||**-**||**-**||**90,655**| ||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||||| ||**-**||||||| ||**-**||||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||||| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||| ||**13,570**||||||**13,570**| ||**-**||||||**-**| ||**6,310**||||||**6,310**| ||**19,880**||||||**19,880**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 10/11/2021 1 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Current a/c
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**19,880**
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**Last year** ## **to the nearest £** **53,223 36,292 7,769 - - - - - 97,284** **35,843 9,071 26,536 21,000 - - - - 2,078 2,364 2,116 2,293 783 102,084** **102,084 - 4,800 - 11,110 6,310** CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 10/11/2021 3 **----- Start of picture text -----**
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OK **Endowment funds to nearest £** **-** **Current value (optional) - - - - -** **Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - -** **When due (optional)** Date of approval CCXX R4 accounts (SS) 10/11/2021 4 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name St Peter’s Life-Line **members of On accounts for the year** 5 Apr 21 **Charity no** 1136150 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2021. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which 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:** (in the original) **Date:** 16/09/2021 **Name:** JA Goolden **Relevant professional** MATT **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 6 Admiral’s Mead, Butleigh Glastonbury Somerset BA6 8UE 1 **October 2018** **IER** **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**