Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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2022 | To | 31 March |
2023 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Destiny Children
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1137680
Charity's principal address
1 Manor Crescent
1 Manor Crescent |
1 Manor Crescent |
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| Macclesfield | |
| Cheshire | |
| Postcode | SK10 2EN |
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(if any) |
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| Alan Slater | Chair | |||
| Deborah Kennerley | Secretary | |||
| Judith A F Roper | Treasurer | |||
| Patrick Roper | ||||
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)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Constitution - adopted on 23rd November 2009 and revised at a Special (eg. trust deed, constitution) General Meeting on 10th August 2010 and 17[th] June 2022. Charitable Association How the charity is constituted
- (eg. trust, association, company)
The charity elects Trustees, i.e. both the Officers and the other Trustees, Trustee selection methods in general meetings. (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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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.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the "The advancement of education of children in Kenya, in particular but not objects of the charity exclusively pupils of Destiny Garden School, Mombasa, by providing and set out in its governing assisting in the provision of educational facilities and materials and the provision document of grants."
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Destiny Children’s main aim is to support Destiny Garden School, which is located in one of the poorest suburbs of Mombasa. The school was founded in 2009 with 160 children, 6 teachers and 3 support staff, using 6 rented classrooms. It has been growing steadily since then and has now built 12 classrooms, a kitchen, dining shelter, library and staff room on its own land. The school employs 10 teachers and 9 support staff, including cooks and security guards, and is providing a good education for 330 children aged between the ages of 3 and 15.
The school currently relies almost totally on Destiny Children for funding. The charity covers the school’s basic running costs, paying the salaries of the teachers and support staff and providing the children with a nutritious school lunch and safe drinking water. Destiny Children achieves this by:
- managing a sponsorship programme whereby sponsors choose to pay £15 per month to help educate a child, or sponsor a class at £45pm, or sponsor the school as a whole at no set amount.
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)
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organising fundraising events to help cover any shortfall in the running costs of the school, to provide lunches, educational materials, and to help with the development of the school.
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encouraging the charity’s supporters to raise funds for Destiny Garden School.
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using other initiatives such as ‘Gifts That Make A Difference‘ and ‘easyfundraising’ to raise further funds.
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applying for funding from charitable trusts and other organisations or individuals to support the on-going development of the school, or for special projects agreed by Destiny Garden School and the charity.
Funds are sent to Destiny Garden School, Mombasa, at the end of each month and a breakdown of monies received and how it is spent is provided by the school. 100% of sponsors’ and donors’ payments, together with the Gift Aid, are sent to Destiny Garden School. The committee members cover all the administrative costs and expenses incurred by the charity.
The charity provides regular feedback on the school’s progress to those who sponsor the school, a class or a child and to those who make donations.
Members of the committee regularly liaise with the founder of Destiny Garden School and the Sponsorship Director to monitor how the charity’s donations are spent. From time to time, members or representatives of the charity visit Destiny Garden School, at their own expense, to assess and monitor the performance of the school. Unfortunately due to the pandemic and illness it has not been possible to visit the school for some time.
All the Trustees of Destiny Children abide by the UK Charity Commission’s guidelines and have completed their statutory declaration to this effect.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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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
Summary Destiny Children’s and Destiny Garden School’s main achievements and performance during of the the reporting period are summarised here. main achievem Destiny Children Charity ents of the The charity maintained a steady income which totalled £104,966 during the reporting charity year. during the year Thanks to sponsors continuing support during the year, and the Gift Aid from their donations, the charity transferred sufficient monthly funds to DGS to cover all the staff salaries and some of the basic educational costs. Generous donations and a grant of £10,000 enabled the charity to provide enough funds for DGS to give all the children a nutritious school lunch throughout the reporting year. Further donations enabled DGS to reduce the ratio of students sharing a text book; further help is needed as in some subjects there are still 4 students sharing one text book. Gift Aid from general donations provided funds for maintenance and repairs to the schools facilities. Although the charity’s financial liability under the Sponsorship Protocol is minimal, it continues to maintain a reserve target to cover staff redundancies in the unlikely event the school or charity had to close. These reserves are held in a Building Society account to minimise risk. The charity reviewed its long-term aims and put in place plans to help Destiny Garden School become more self-sufficient and reduce the charity’s administrative workload. Much of the sponsorship work is now undertaken by one of the DGS Directors in Mombasa which has helped substantially To reduce the charity’s reliance on one member of its team, it has recruited a new Treasurer who is an experienced accountant and has introduced a new accounting package. The charity has further strengthened its team by recruiting two new members who will be responsible for marketing, the website and social media, with the hopes of recruiting new sponsors. The staff at Destiny Garden School has not had a pay increase since 2018 and with inflation during this time they are finding it hard to make ends meet. A very generous donation from one of the charity’s sponsors has enabled them to receive a well-earned bonus of 5%. The charity’s aim now is to recruit more sponsors so that the DGS staff can have a pay increase in 2024. The charity was successful in recruiting more High School sponsors to enable the top performers from DGS to continue their education at good National High Schools in Kenya. It is now supporting 26 former DGS students through High School, 1 through college, and 3 through university. The charity continues to run at zero costs, with all administrative expenses being borne The charity continues to run at zero costs, with all administrative expenses being borne by committee members. 100% of funds received including Gift Aid go to DGS. After a break from fund raising events due to the pandemic, the charity held a Quiz which proved popular and successfully raised funds for the DGS Feeding Programme. Destiny Garden School (DGS) In Kenya the school year is from January to December with 3 terms; however, due to the pandemic the terms have had to be adjusted and 4 terms were fitted into 2022 by taking much shorter holidays; a challenge but DGS successfully coped and made up for the lost time. In 2023 the school year reverted back to 3 terms.
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Thanks to sponsors continuing support during the year, and the Gift Aid from their donations, the charity transferred sufficient monthly funds to DGS to cover all the staff salaries and some of the basic educational costs.
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Generous donations and a grant of £10,000 enabled the charity to provide enough funds for DGS to give all the children a nutritious school lunch throughout the reporting year. Further donations enabled DGS to reduce the ratio of students sharing a text book; further help is needed as in some subjects there are still 4 students sharing one text book. Gift Aid from general donations provided funds for maintenance and repairs to the schools facilities.
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Although the charity’s financial liability under the Sponsorship Protocol is minimal, it continues to maintain a reserve target to cover staff redundancies in the unlikely event the school or charity had to close. These reserves are held in a Building Society account to minimise risk.
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The charity reviewed its long-term aims and put in place plans to help Destiny Garden School become more self-sufficient and reduce the charity’s administrative workload. Much of the sponsorship work is now undertaken by one of the DGS Directors in Mombasa which has helped substantially
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To reduce the charity’s reliance on one member of its team, it has recruited a new Treasurer who is an experienced accountant and has introduced a new accounting package. The charity has further strengthened its team by recruiting two new members who will be responsible for marketing, the website and social media, with the hopes of recruiting new sponsors.
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The staff at Destiny Garden School has not had a pay increase since 2018 and with inflation during this time they are finding it hard to make ends meet. A very generous donation from one of the charity’s sponsors has enabled them to receive a well-earned bonus of 5%. The charity’s aim now is to recruit more sponsors so that the DGS staff can have a pay increase in 2024.
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The charity continues to run at zero costs, with all administrative expenses being borne The charity continues to run at zero costs, with all administrative expenses being borne by committee members. 100% of funds received including Gift Aid go to DGS.
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After a break from fund raising events due to the pandemic, the charity held a Quiz which proved popular and successfully raised funds for the DGS Feeding Programme.
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In Kenya the school year is from January to December with 3 terms; however, due to the pandemic the terms have had to be adjusted and 4 terms were fitted into 2022 by taking much shorter holidays; a challenge but DGS successfully coped and made up for the lost time. In 2023 the school year reverted back to 3 terms.
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Section D Achievements and erformance p
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DGS has also coped well with the implementation of a new system of education in Kenya called the 2-6-3-3-3 system which was introduced in January 2023 (2 PrePrimary Classes, 6 Primary classes, 3 Junior Secondary School classes, 3 Senior Secondary School classes, 3 University years). Since 1985 Primary schools have taken pupils from the age of 4 until 14/15. The new system is more like that in the UK, with a change at the age of 11 years, when DGS’s grade 6 pupils join a Junior Secondary School.
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The DGS Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) class of 2022 performed well in their final examinations. It is all credit to the teaching staff that DGS is one of the top performing schools in the Liconi Area. These results for the KCPE paved the way for most of the children to join High School in January 2023, of which 12 achieved sufficient marks to secure places at some of the top Kenyan National High Schools.
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Having adopted the new curriculum introduced by the Kenyan educational authorities, the DGS pupils are now more involved in their studies. More practical classes are in place to enhance the skills of the children.
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Various extra-curricular activities have been taking place, such as games, music, debating, cooking, and guidance and counselling for the pupils. In addition to the existing Scouts and Girl Guide Clubs, new clubs have been formed such as Wildlife, Agriculture and Journalism. A local philanthropic friend of the school’s Director funded 4 classes to go on a trip to a game reserve.
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The sponsorship director, school manager, teachers and children compiled a wonderful Christmas and thank you video for the sponsors. Thanks to a generous donation the children and staff were able to have a special Christmas lunch.
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A generous donation from Rotary enabled Destiny Garden School to paint the 2 PrePrimary classes, providing a more lively, educational and child-friendly environment
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During the year many useful meetings took place; staff meetings to help build a strong team; Parent Teachers’ Association meetings and general parent’s meetings to discuss issues and make improvements; school assemblies providing the opportunity for the students to get together. The teachers received individual help and guidance and several attended external training courses. All had a refresher course on child protection and reviewed the school’s policy.
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The feeding programme continues to thrive. DGS was able to provide a nutritious lunch for its pupils throughout the year, with fruit on some days and a special meal of vegetable pilau for the pupils every Friday. In addition the pre-primary school children are given 10 o'clock porridge and a snack – this has been funded for a year by one of the charity’s supporters.
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In December the Kenyan Government announced that suitable Primary Schools should accommodate a ‘Junior Secondary School’ (JSS). After a very thorough inspection, the Kenyan Ministry of Education gave Destiny Garden School the go ahead have a JSS, much to their surprise. Therefore the first class of the JSS, class 7, has been established at DGS. Funding and more facilities are required to introduce class 8 and 9 and whether DGS will be able to accommodate a full JSS is being piloted. For now the charity is supporting the primary school (DGS) but not the JSS.
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DGS continues to support vulnerable pupils with pastoral and health care when possible.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
As per our reserves policy revised March 2022, the charity maintains a small reserve designed to ensure the charity always retains sufficient cash to cover (in the worst case) DGS liabilities in the event that the school had to close. The charity has no financial liability of its own as all the costs of running the charity are covered by committee donations .
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
Sponsorship is the charity’s principal regular source of income, with sponsors choosing to sponsor a child, a class or the school as a whole. During this reporting period these funds were supplemented by donations and a grant.
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Since the charity first started it has been able to send 100% of sponsors’ and donors’ funds, together with the Gift Aid, to Destiny Garden School. The committee members have met all the expenses and administrative costs involved in running 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) Signed paper copy held Signed paper copy held Full name(s) Dr. Alan Peter Slater Mrs Judith Anne Frances Roper Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Treasurer etc) Date 07.06.2023
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| Charity Name | No (if any) | |||
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| Destiny Children | 1137680 | |||
| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | |||
| For the period from |
Period start date 01/04/2022 |
To Period end date 31/03/2023 |
Section A Receipts and payments
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 48,975 652 13,561 22 |
Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 48,975 652 13,561 22 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 30,591 433 732 10,000 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 30,591 433 732 10,000 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 48,975 31,243 433 732 13,561 10,000 22 |
Total funds to the nearest £ 48,975 31,243 433 732 13,561 10,000 22 |
Last year to the nearest £ 46,113 30,449 470 - 14,472 2,500 17 94,021 - - - 94,021 86,733 157 86,890 - - - 86,890 7,131 - 11,083 18,214 |
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| Sponsor income | 48,975 | 48,975 | 46,113 | ||||||
| Donations -general | 652 | 30,591 | 31,243 | 30,449 | |||||
| Administration cost covered bydonations | 433 | 433 | 470 | ||||||
| Fundraisingevents | 732 | 732 | - | ||||||
| Gift aid | 13,561 | 13,561 | 14,472 | ||||||
| Grants | 10,000 | 10,000 | 2,500 | ||||||
| Bank Interest | 22 | 22 | 17 | ||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 63,210 | 41,756 | - | 104,966 | 94,021 | ||||
| - - - 63,210 60,664 60,664 - - - 60,664 2,546 - 5,933 8,479 |
- - - 41,756 41,323 368 41,691 - - - 41,691 65 - 5,150 5,215 |
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- - - 104,966 101,987 368 102,355 - - - 102,355 2,611 - 11,083 13,694 |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| DestinyGardens School Mombasa | 60,664 | ||||||||
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| **Sub total ** | 60,664 | ||||||||
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| 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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| 2,546 | 65 | - | 2,611 | 7,131 | |||||
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| 5,933 | 5,150 | 11,083 | 11,083 | ||||||
| 8,479 | 5,215 | - | 13,694 | 18,214 |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the | 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 B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities |
Details Nat West current account Leek United Building Society Account Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Details Signature original paper form held and signed. original paper form held and signed. |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 12,294 6,471 6,471 12,294 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 Alan Slater Judith Roper |
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| original paper form held and signed. | Alan Slater | 07.06.2023 | |
| original paper form held and signed. | Judith Roper | 07.06.2023 |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages |
Destiny Children | Destiny Children | Destiny Children |
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| 31 March 2023 | Charity no (if any) |
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 March 2023 Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 all 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 in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Date: 28 May 2023 Signed: Name: David Ward Relevant professional Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (No. qualification(s) or body 7494816) (if any): Address: 2 Ingleton Close, Holmes Chapel,
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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 .
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