2023-12-31-accounts - Friends Of Mangochi Orphans Education

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1/1/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2023 Period end date

Charity name: Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education (FOMOE)

Charity registration number: 1137984

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the education, relieve poverty and sickness and enhance the preservation and protection of good health of vulnerable and orphaned children in Malawi; in particular by helping to fund a school known as Mangochi Orphans Education and Training.
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	FOMOE’s focus continues to be raising funds for MOET school – a primary school for orphan children supporting the communities in the Mangochi district in Malawi. FOMOE finds sponsors for MOET students with the necessary grades to attend secondary school and seeks funding for exceptional pupils to go into tertiary education. At MOET, class sizes are small to enable focused pastoral care and meetings are often held with guardians regarding the children’s progress. A meal is provided every day at break time as the children are from extremely poor backgrounds, this may be their only meal. Lunch is provided once a week, when clubs and activities are held in the afternoon. In their last year (Standard 8) children board at MOET school to focus on their studies. A boarding house was built to accommodate them. The school also strives to anticipate hunger problems by building food reserves and will

		provide extra meals to children during famine crises. During dire famine it also helps in local communities with food aid. Life skills – eg computer studies, cooking, carpentry, tinsmith, tailoring, sewing and building to encourage self-reliance when they leave school especially for those not going to secondary school. Sustainable organic, permaculture, tree planting and medicinal gardening to promote food self-sufficiency, improve diet and use of medicinal plants. In season produce from garden and kitchen sold locally and at a roadside stall. ANAMED – Action for Natural Medicine – using plants for natural medicines. Irrigation project to extend crop seasons and fishponds to help diet and sell locally. HIV/AIDS (EDZI TOTO program) and Malaria awareness programmes covering all aspects including diet and health. Sports promoting team activities – football, netball and basketball with matches against other schools. Village outreach project – trained staff from MOET school work with local village committees and schools to promote sustainable organic and permaculture techniques to grow food, shelter and medicinal plants.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	All trustees have read the guidance issued by the Charities Commission on Public Benefit.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38

Contribution made by volunteers Para 1.38 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	In 2023 FOMOE raised £53,253 (£47,267 in 2022) with the help of many people young and old undertaking a huge variety of fundraising activities. As always, we are very grateful to those generous enough to give via recurring payments, whether on annual or monthly basis. MOET carries on with its academic success. Out of all the 398 Primary School pupils, 299 passed; a pass rate of 75.12%. In 2023, 35 pupils of MOET Primary School; 18 girls and 17 boys, took the Primary School Leaving Certificate Examinations and all of them passed the exam. Out of those 35, 31 students got selected to various secondary Schools representing 88.6% of the total students. This year FOMOE was able to find sponsors for 11 former MOET pupils to go into Tertiary education, and 34 to secondary school. Part of MOET’s education programme provides pupils with vocational skills, should they not continue their studies at secondary school. Tailoring, welding, computer, and cooking workshops take place in the afternoon once academic classes have finished.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41

Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Total income was £53,355 and total expenses were £56,578. Therefore, the total balance on reserves increased from £25,762 in 2022 to £22,539 in 2023.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	Reserves are held in GBP due to the volatility of the Malawi currency. Reserves are held due to donations from sponsors being held and passed on to the school in line with the budget. Donations received specifically for children going through the school are paid over each quarter as part of the aid package sent to MOET.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	Restricted reserves for the construction of the secondary school amount £16,524, and restricted reserves for secondary and tertiary education are £6,947. Unrestricted reserves were negative £932. The shortfall in unrestricted reserves arose because there was higher charitable expenditure than donations received. This arose due to a short-term timing difference that has been corrected in the current financial year.
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	There is currently no uncertainty about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. FOMOE functions on minimal running costs and owns no property nor has it any ongoing commitments; neither of a financial nor contractual nature.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		One Trust
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	Simple Trust not incorporated
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	Voted in by trustees at an Extraordinary meeting

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education
Other name the charity uses	FOMOE
Registered charity number	1137984
Charity’s principal address	63 Spirit Quay London E1W 2UT

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
T R Clarke	Chair	Till 21/07/2019
James Brittain	SecondarySchools	From 8/03/2017
Maria Dieguez	Chair/Treasurer	From 21/4/2018
Sanchia Thompson	Legal	Till 8/01/2020
Johannes Lau	Volunteers	From 8/12/2018
Grahame Wood	Treasurer	Till 21/4/2018
Grahame Wood	Trustee	From 22/4/2018 to 8/12/2018
Kate Bernard	Volunteers	Till 8/12/2018
Judith Cramp	Admin	26/8/2018 to 5/12/2018
Mr B Kelly	Marketing	Till 31/05/2018
Aimee Johanna Coelho	Marketing	Till 17/01/2020
AmyWarner	Fundraising	From 21/04/2019
Joseph Marris	Strategy	From 2/10/2019 to 15/12/2021
America Bernal	Marketing	From 21/06/2023

– 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)

Type of	Name	Address
adviser

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
	Maria Jose Dieguez Rodriguez
	Chair and financial trustee
	28thOctober 2024
	28thOctober 2024

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education

Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31 December 2023 Charity registration number: 1137984

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education

Contents of the Financial Statements

For the Year Ended 31 December 2023

Trustees' Report (including Reference and Administrative Details)	3
Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities	7
Independent Examiner's Report	8
Statement of Financial Activities	9
Balance Sheet	10
Notes to the Financial Statements	11

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education

Trustees' Report

Reference and Administrative Details

The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Trustees

James Brittain

Maria Dieguez Johannes Lau Amy Warner America Bernal (appointed 21 June 2023)

Principal Office

63 Spirit Quay E1W 2UT London

Charity Registration Number

1137984

Independent Examiner

D C Besser ACA

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education

Trustees' Report

Objectives and activities for the public benefit

The purpose of the charity is to advance the education, relieve poverty and sickness and enhance the preservation and protection of vulnerable and orphaned children in Malawi; in particular by helping to fund a school known as Mangochi Orphans Education and Training (“MOET”), located in Mangochi, Malawi.

Public benefit

The Charities Act 2011 introduced the requirement for charities to show they provide a public benefit. The trustees have periodically reviewed the goals, services and objectives of the charity in light of this requirement. This trustees' annual report clearly evidences how the charity strives to meet that need.

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education (“FOMOE”) continues to focus on raising funds for MOET, a primary school for orphan children supporting communities in the Mangochi district in Malawi. Additionally, FOMOE finds sponsors for MOET pupils with the necessary grades to attend secondary school and seeks funding for exceptional pupils to continue onward to tertiary education.

At MOET, class sizes are small enough to enable focused pastoral care and meetings are often held with guardians regarding the children’s progress. A meal is provided every day at break time as the children are from extremely poor backgrounds; this may be their only meal. Lunch is provided once a week, whereupon clubs and activities are held in the afternoon. In their last year (‘Standard 8’) children board at MOET school to focus on their studies. A boarding house was built to accommodate them with the support of FOMOE. The school also strives to anticipate hunger problems by building food reserves and will provide extra meals to children during famine crises. During dire famine it also helps in local communities with food aid.

The trustees thus confirm that they have complied, in full, with the requirements of section 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance as published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Achievements and performance

In 2023, FOMOE raised £53,253 (2022: £47,267) with the help of many people of all ages undertaking a variety of fundraising activities. As always, we are very grateful to those generous enough to give via recurring payments, whether on a monthly or annual basis.

At MOET school

MOET carries on with its academic success. Out of all the 398 Primary School pupils, 299 passed; a pass rate of 75.12%. In addition, MOET continues to achieve excellent selection rates to allow its pupils to continue to secondary school. FOMOE found sponsors for 34 former MOET students to go to secondary education and 11 to go into tertiary education.

MOET continues to be one of the educational institutions with the highest number of pupils that get selected to secondary schools in the district. In 2023, 35 pupils of MOET Primary School; 18 girls and 17 boys, took the Primary School Leaving Certificate Examinations and all of them passed the exam. Out of those 35, 31 students got selected to various secondary Schools representing 88.6% of the total students.

MOET anticipate even better results next year as preparations have already started.

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education

Trustees' Report (continued)

Aside from formal education, MOET embarks on extra-curricular activities that were introduced to provide skills on how pupils can earn money and sustain their livelihood. These skills will train pupils into becoming entrepreneurs in the fields of computing, green gardening, arts and crafts, tailoring, welding and fabrication, tailoring and cookery. In the month of November 2023, pupils at MOET took their time to establish green gardening with an aim of selling what they produce in December and January when vegetables are scarce.

Permaculture program

Permaculture integrates soil and water conservation techniques to enable regeneration of vegetation and wildlife habitation. Permaculture believes that a healthy environment is one such that accommodates co-existence of humans and wildlife. Permaculture practices have the potential to increase foliage and resolve deforestation, to improve soil quality and food security.

One of MOET’s mandates is to instil skills to community members of implementing conservation activities in a holistic way through capacity building trainings and practical applications. This activity is complemented at school by the Schools and Colleges Permaculture organisation who are partners with MOET.

Nankhwali Community Day Secondary School visited MOET in June 2023 to learn more about Permaculture. Students from Nankhwali learned about conservation of soil and water resources which is integral to boosting food security. The lessons also covered relationships that exist between systems in agriculture technology such as in aquaculture and irrigation, chicken farming, green gardening and the role of moisture in improving soil texture.

Volunteering program

As part of the voluntary program, MOET had a volunteer from Germany who stayed for a complete year and took on the position of Auxiliary Teacher. She showed remarkable teaching skills, an incredible experience for both the volunteer and the children at MOET.

In early October 2023, MOET received a new volunteer from France that stayed for a month. He was passionate about wildlife and environmental conservation. An enthusiastic artist, he trained the pupils to develop their drawing skills.

Gardening

As part of its income generating activities, MOET grows fruit and vegetables. This includes its total of 109 banana plantations that provided banana suckers. As a result, MOET had adequate harvests for the school feeding program and a substantial source of income. They plan to plant more within the MOET campus in the year ahead.

Outreach programs in surrounding communities

One of the developments that MOET would like to be put in place in these sites is sustainability of such elementary education centers. A key component to arrive at sustainability is putting in place a Community Management Committee to supervise caregivers work, to provide financial support and to be able to mobilize resources that are needed for the smooth running of their institution. MOET has built capacities of Community Elementary Education Management Committees and connected Caregivers with the Ministry of Gender, Women and Community Services during the year.

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Trustees' Report (continued)

Cyclone Freddy

Cyclone Freddy caused much devastation resulting in loss of life, destruction of households and damaged field crops. Mangochi District was among the areas most affected by the cyclone. FOMOE launched a fundraising campaign and managed to raise £1,736 to purchase recovery items such as buckets, roofing materials and food. This helped a total of 120 households.

Staff changes

In order to reduce operation costs and boost income by improving the standards of learning further, MOET underwent some changes in the composition of staff. In the education department, several teachers and a finance manager were made redundant and six new well-qualified teachers recruited, including the Head teacher.

Improving the standard of learning will allow MOET to increase the fees it charges to paying students. As a new initiative for the year ahead, MOET has introduced an incentive scheme whereby teachers are rewarded financially for every student that attains an A grade.

Financial Review

In 2023, total incoming resources were £53,355 (2022: £47,267), derived from donations and interest income. Total expenditure for 2023 was £56,578 (2022: £43,859). Therefore, the total balance on reserves decreased from £25,762 in 2022 to £22,539 in 2023.

Reserves are held in pounds sterling due to the volatility of the Malawi currency. Reserves are held due to donations from sponsors being held and passed on to the school in line with the budget. Donations received specifically for children going through the school are paid over each quarter as part of the aid package sent to MOET.

As at 31 December 2023, restricted reserves were £23,471 (31 December 2022: £21,575). The amount held in restricted reserves in relation to construction of the secondary school amounted to £16,524 as at 31 December 2023 (2022: £16,524). The amount held in restricted reserves in relation to sponsorship of secondary and tertiary education was £6,947 (2022: £5,051) as at 31 December 2023. As at 31 December 2023, unrestricted reserves were negative £932 (31 December 2022: positive £4,178). The shortfall in unrestricted reserves arose because there was higher charitable expenditure than donations received. This arose due to a short-term timing difference that has been corrected in the current financial year.

Going concern

There is currently no uncertainty about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. FOMOE functions on minimal running costs and owns no property nor has it any ongoing commitments; neither of a financial nor contractual nature.

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education

Trustees' Report (continued)

Structure, Governance and management

The Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education is a charity established and governed by a Trust Deed dated 23 May 2010. It registered with the Charity Commission on 14 September 2010. The charity is an unincorporated charity whose business is conducted and managed by its committee of trustees. New trustees are voted in by way of members’ vote.

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities

The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a Trustees’ Annual Report and financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approved by the trustees of the charity on 28[th] October 2024 and signed on its behalf by:

......................................... Ms Maria J. Dieguez Rodriguez Trustee

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education

Independent Examiner's Report to the trustees of Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education for the year ended 31 December 2023.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees of the Trust 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 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 examiner's statement

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

1 accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act;
2 the accounts do not accord with the accounting records; or
3 the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in 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.

D C Besser ACA

16 Collison Avenue Arkley Herts EN5 3DD

Date: 29[th] October 2024

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education

Statement of Financial Activities

Year Ended 31 December 2023

Note	Unrestricted	Restricted	Total 2023 £ 53,253 102 (56,578) (56,578) (3,223) - (3,223) 25,762 22,539 Total 2022 £ 47,267 (43,859)
	Funds	Funds
	£	£
Income and Endowments from:
Donations and legacies 2	30,339	22,914
Interest income	102	-
Expenditure on;
Charitable activities 3	(35,560)	(21,018)
Total Expenditure	(35,560)	(21,018)
Net (expenditure)/income	(5,119)	1,896
Gross transfers between funds	-	-
Net movement in funds	(5,119)	1,896
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward	4,187	21,575
Total funds carried forward 7	(932)	23,471
Note Income and Endowments from: Donations and legacies 2 Expenditure on; Charitable activities 3 Total Expenditure Net (expenditure)/income Gross transfers between funds Net movement in funds Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward 7	Unrestricted Funds £ 30,369 (26,530) (26,530) 3,839 - 3,839 348 4,187	Restricted Funds £ 16,898 (17,329) (17,329) (431) - (431) 22,006 21,575
			(43,859)
			3,408 -
			3,408 22,354
			25,762

All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two years.

The notes form part of these financial statements.

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education

Balance Sheet 31 December 2023

Note Current assets Debtors 6 Cash at bank and in hand Creditors: Amounts falling due within one year Net assets Funds of the charity: Restricted funds Unrestricted income funds Unrestricted funds Total funds 7	2023 £ 1,470 21,069 22,539 - 22,539 23,471 (932) 22,539	2022 £ 9,542 16,220
		25,762 -
		25,762
		21,575 4,187
		25,762

The notes form part of these financial statements.

The financial statements were approved by the trustees, and authorised for issue on 28[th] October 2024 and signed on their behalf by:

.........................................

Ms Maria J Dieguez Rodriguez Trustee

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2023

1 Accounting policies

Statement of compliance

The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit under FRS 102, have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (issued October 2019) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

Basis of preparation

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

Exemption from preparing a cash flow statement

The charity opted to adopt Bulletin 1 published on 2 February 2016 and have therefore not included a cash flow statement in these financial statements.

Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Income and endowments

Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Donations and legacies

Donations and legacies are recognised on a receivable basis when receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured.

Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent, and depreciation charges allocated on the portion of the asset’s use. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.

Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2023

Grant expenditure

Grants payable are payments to third parties in the furtherance of the charitable objectives of the charity. Grant provisions

Provisions for grants are made when the intention to make a grant has been communicated to the recipient but there is uncertainty about either the timing of the grant or the amount of grant payable.

Governance costs

These include the costs attributable to the charity’s compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements, including audit, strategic management and trustees’ meetings and reimbursed expenses.

Taxation

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees’ discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Restricted income funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

Financial instruments

Classification

The charity holds the following financial instruments:

Short-term other debtors and creditors;
Cash and bank balances.

All financial instruments are classified as basic.

Recognition and measurement

The charity has chosen to apply the recognition and measurement principles in FRS102. Financial instruments are recognised when the charity becomes party to the contractual provisions of the instrument and derecognised when in the case of assets, the contractual rights to cash flows from the assets expire or substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership are transferred to another party, or in the case of liabilities, when the charity’s obligations are discharged, expire or are cancelled. Such instruments are initially measured at transaction price, including transaction costs, and are subsequently carried at the undiscounted amount of the cash or other consideration expected to be paid or received, after taking account of impairment adjustments.

Judgements and key sources of estimate uncertainty

No key judgments, estimates or assumptions have been identified.

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Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2023

2 Income from donations and legacies

	General	Restricted	Total	Total
		funds	2023	2022
	£	£	£	£
Donations and legacies;


Donations from individuals	30,339	22,914	53,253	47,267


	30,339	22,914	53,253	47,267
3 Expenditure on charitable activities
Grants Governance costs	Grant funding of activity £ 56,558 20 56,578	Total 2023 £ 56,558 20 56,578	Total 2022 £ 43,839 20 43,859

In 2023, £35,540 (2022 - £26,510) of the above expenditure was attributable to unrestricted funds and £21,018 (2022 - £17,329) to restricted funds.

All grants payable are made to the school in Mangochi to support children through primary, secondary

and tertiary education.

Contained within Governance costs are £20 bank fees (2022: £20), £Nil consultancy fees (2022: £Nil) and £Nil Independent examiner’s fee (2022: £Nil).

4 Trustees’ remuneration and expenses

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year.

No trustees have received any reimbursed expenses or any other benefits from the charity during the year.

No other disclosable related party transactions took place in the year.

5 Taxation

The charity is a registered charity and is therefore exempt from taxation.

Friends of Mangochi Orphans Education

Notes to the Financial Statements

Year Ended 31 December 2023

6 Debtors

	2023	2022
	£	£
Other debtors	1,470	9,542

7 Funds

Balance at 1 January 2023 £	Balance at 1 January 2023 £				Balance at
		Incoming	Resources		31 December
		resources	expended	Transfers	2023
		£	£	£	£
Unrestricted funds
General	(4,187) (21,575) (25,762)	(30,441) (22,914) (53,355)	35,560 21,018 , 56,578	- - -	932 (23,471)
Restricted funds
Total funds					(22,539)

8 Analysis of net assets between funds

As at 31 December 2023

	Unrestricted	Restricted
	general funds	funds	Total funds
	£	£	£
Current assets	(932)	23,471	22,539
Current liabilities	-	-	-
Total net assets	(932)	23,471	22,539