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WITH LOVE ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE

“WLATAP”

Annual Report and Financial Statements

2024-2025

Annual Report from the Trustees

The Board of With Love All Things Are Possible [WLATAP] has continued in the year under review to respond to the humanitarian emergency in Myanmar, much of which is a consequence of the attempted military coup that has done such harm to the people of Burma (Myanmar).

The Board has been guided in this regard by the expanded purposes of the charity that were approved by the Commission in March 2021.

These purposes have remained valuable to guide our work.

WLATAP’s charitable goals for the year under review have remained:

1. The relief of poor children living in developing countries with a special emphasis on children with a physical or mental disability by the provision of grants to schools, in particular, but not exclusively, so as to improve their education and their lives

2. The relief of adults and children in developing countries through supporting healthcare and healthcare institutions so as to improve their health and lives

3. The relief of refugees in developing countries to improve their health and lives.

WLATAP has delivered on these purposes through the activities described below. In all of this work, the Board has always been guided by advice and input from Myanmar partners.

1. Federal Healthcare project: creating spaces for dialogue

WLATAP has continued in this year to deliver upon the inclusive healthcare project that it has undertaken since the coup.

As reported in 2022, 2023 and 2024, Burma’s early experience of the COVID-19 pandemic, while serious, was mitigated by actions undertaken by the democratic government of the time. These mitigations collapsed with the military coup, and we were asked to develop a a practical and action-oriented COVID-19 Action Plan that was delivered to partners during 2023.

In the first four months of the year under review, we continued to work closely alongside a broad range of ethnic healthcare organisations (EHOs) from across Myanmar. Some of these are established pre-coup entities with structures to deliver health needs across their areas. Others are newer, younger, post-coup entities that have come into being to respond to people’s needs.

Supported by our Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office [FCDO] donor, WLATAP has enabled wider Federal Health planning. The FCDO grant to WLATAP concluded on 31 July 2024, and it has not been possible for the work to continue.

These funds were used to retain and expand a team of experienced international and local consultants. Our Project Leader was well versed in the healthcare realities of Burma, and he led the recruitment process, as well as the delivery of this complex piece of work.

The vision for this programme was strong – to use healthcare as the vehicle for promoting dialogue across communities. Ours was a participatory process that grew connections and ideas between multiple groups who see a shared future in a federal Myanmar. We worked only at the request of our Myanmar partners, and WLATAP remained a discreet enabler of developments that are building a new devolved health system for the country.

Workshops and activities around federal health planning bring together groups into a dialogue, but those same workshops also lead to practical benefits which are catalysed by this programme. This enables the number of communities engaged in the process to grow, so that new voices are heard and participation is not restricted. The team is especially keen to bring in the voices of women and of younger people who have taken on leadership roles in new organisations.

We enabled groups to come together from Mandalay, Sagaing, Chin, Magwe, Rakhine, Ayeyarwady, Yangon, Mon, Tanintharyi, Kachin, northern and eastern Shan, Karenni and Karen. In the period under review, the programme was joined by the Arakan Heritage Foundation which is working on behalf of Arakan health providers.

Topics discussed by participants include greater equity in healthcare provision, inclusion of all ethnicities and communities and improved service delivery.

During this period, WLATAP supported the formation of a Technical Collaborative Unit (TCU). This was one of the strategic directions decided at the Human Resources for Health workshop in the previous year (reported in WLATAPs 2023-24 report). The TCU can serve as a federal platform for governance improvement and for the modernisation of government service in healthcare.

WLATAP also supported a knowledge sharing discussion designed to prepare for the establishment of a skills laboratory and a competency-based learning environment for pre-service and in-service education and training programmes

Throughout this period, a designated trustee worked with the team to ensure a continued focus on both risk and the protection of vulnerable adults and children. We recognise that Burma is highly volatile in the aftermath of the coup.

The Board also notes specific risks around AML, ABC, ATF and the danger of aid diversion. Funds have therefore been assigned to support a Finance Manager. His role is to keep careful control over budgets and payments.

Board oversight of the project has been provided by meetings of the Project Director, the Finance Manager and the nominated trustee. Reports prepared for the donor have been shared with Board members.

Under the terms of the grant agreement with FCDO, this grant was subject to an external audit. The audit covered the period from 17 May 2023 to 31 July 2024. The audit report, published on 25 November 2024, concluded that:

“In our opinion, the financial report of WLATAP for the period 17 May 2023 to 31 July 2024 is prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with WLATAP’s accounting records and the financial reporting provisions of the contract”.

2. Research on Rohingya Muslims in Crisis

The people of Rakhine State are facing escalating and deepening humanitarian crises. Rakhine, Rohingya, Mro, Kaman – these and other ethnic groups across the country are all of them victims of violence.

The protracted conflict between junta forces loyal to Min Aung Hlaing, the Arakan Army that is in control of much of the state, and other armed groups has exacerbated especially the plight of the Rohingya, a minority group that has faced decades of persecution and displacement.

Caught in the crossfire, they continue to suffer from systemic violence, arbitrary arrests, forced conscription and severe restrictions on their freedom of movement. The political turmoil impedes any meaningful attempts at reconciliation or peacebuilding, leaving the Rohingya in a precarious and vulnerable position. The return of the Rohingya from Bangladesh to Myanmar feels far away.

And yet these same Rohingya are under the protection of the International Court of Justice, which has laid down provisional measures designed specifically to avoid the risk of further acts of genocide in Rakhine State – clearly these measures have failed.

During the reporting period, humanitarian organizations reported a drastic increase in forced recruitment activities, with numerous cases of abductions and forced conscription among young Rohingya men. Additionally, forced recruitment by armed groups has intensified, further exacerbating violence and instability in the region. These developments underscore the critical need for sustained humanitarian aid and international diplomatic pressure to mitigate the worsening conditions.

Efforts to address these issues have been hampered by the ongoing conflict and logistical challenges. The international community's response, although earnest, has not kept pace with the needs on the ground.

Supported by our FCDO donor, WLATAP has enabled the recording of human rights abuses and the preparation of documents drawing attention to the plight of the Rohingya and other marginalised groups in Rakhine.

WLATAP supported a public roundtable event at The Hague on 11 November 2024. The event was co-hosted by the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), a renowned global graduate school specializing in policy-oriented critical social science, in collaboration with Gerard McCarthy, a professor at the ISS and a published expert on Myanmar.

This event aimed to explore solutions that can advance peace and reconciliation in Rakhine State, addressing the plight of the Rohingya and all those who call Rakhine their home. The conference brought together diplomats, legal experts, human rights activists, academics, students and the Myanmar community to foster a meaningful and productive discussion.

The primary objectives of the event were:

• a) Contextualising the violence in Rakhine State Post-Coup.

• b) Analysing the violence in Rakhine State within the broader context of Myanmar’s political turmoil, focusing on how the coup has exacerbated the crisis.

• c) Presentation of new evidence on human rights abuses.

• d) Amplifying voices and agency of those having experienced human rights abuses.

3. Special Needs Education

Financial support continued for the Myanmar Special Education Association, which continues with its mission of training special needs teachers inside Myanmar. This has become incredibly difficult as a result of the ongoing civil war. However various classes were held during the year and funds spent on updating written materials and on developing a resource centre.

The intention is to keep this important initiative alive through this very challenging time with the hope that activity can then increase back to historic levels at some point in the future.

Richard Atterbury

Chair of Trustees, WLATAP

Financial Statements Year Ended: 31 March 2025 Charity No: 1138937

WITH LOVE ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE (WLATAP)

Reference and administrative information

Trustees:

Richard Atterbury (Chair) Marianne Atterbury Dr Michael Marett-Crosby

Principal Office:

12 Roedean Crescent, London, SW15 5JU

Charity Number: 1138937

Independent Examiner:

Mohammad Ali – Skyleaf, 106 Coventry Road IG1 4RG

Bankers:

UBS, 5 Broadgate, London, EC2M 2QS Wise Payments Ltd, 1st Floor, Worship Square, 65 Clifton Street, London EC2A 4JE

Report of the trustees

The trustees present their annual report and financial statements of the Charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out and comply with the Charity’s trust deed, the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019).

Structure, governance and management

The Charity is a registered Charity, number 1138937, and is constituted under a trust deed dated April 2010, as amended 15 November 2010 and 16 October 2021.

All trustees give of their time freely and no remuneration is provided. Details of trustee expenses and related party transactions are disclosed in note 2 to the accounts.

Objectives and activities for the public benefit

The stated objectives of the Charity are the relief of poverty among children, the advancement of education, and the relief of adults and children in developing countries through supporting healthcare.

The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the year. The trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission.

The Charity carries out these objectives by:

1. Developing and supporting training programmes to produce special needs teachers in Myanmar.

2. Supporting healthcare for the people of Myanmar.

Grant making policy

Historically, the Charity has made financial contributions to the Eden School in Yangon (Rangoon). In addition, approval has been given for a financial contribution to the Starfish Centre in Yangon. The charity also funds a healthcare programme.

How our grants and programmes deliver public benefit:

The charity’s programmes focus on improving healthcare through supporting ethnic health partners in Burma

Financial Review

The Charity’s activities are funded entirely through grants and donations. Total income for the year ended 31 March 2025 was £148,640 (2024: £487,104 ), comprising grants, donations, and interest income. The reduction in income compared with the prior year reflects the completion of major FCDO-funded projects during the year.

Reserve Policy

At 31 March 2025 the Charity held unrestricted reserves of £78,815. The trustees consider this level of reserves appropriate to meet short-term commitments and to support planned activities.

Trustees’ responsibilities in relation to the financial statements

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom accounting standards. The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustee(s) 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 of the Charities SORP;

• Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

• State where applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any 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 accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial records comply with the Charities Act 2011, the

Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed.

They 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. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the Charity and financial information included on the Charity’s website.

Richard Atterbury CHAIR of TRUSTEES

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of WITH LOVE ALL THINGS ARE POSSIBLE (WLATAP)

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 7 to 1

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 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 charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

3. the accounts do 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."

Signed:-

Mohammad Ali - Independent Examiner

Chartered Certified Accountant

106 Coventry Road

Ilford

IG1 4RG

This report was signed on 28 January 2026

WLATAP Statement of Financial Activities

for the year ended 31 March 2025

		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Total
		funds	Funds	Funds	Funds
				2025	2024
	Notes	£	£	£	£
Income
Donations and grants	12	0	146,343	146,343	483,080
Charitable Income		0	0	0	0
Other Income	3	2,297	0	2,297	4,024
Total income		2,297	146,343	148,640	487,104
Expenditure
Raising funds		0	0	0	0
Expenditure on charitable	4	0	144,917	144,917	477,723
Other expenditure	6	1,402	0	1,402	68
Total expenditure		1,402	144,917	146,319	477,791
Net income/(expenditure)		895	1,426	2,321	9,313
and net movement in funds
Prior year adjustment		0	0	0	0
Reconciliation of funds		77,920	8,535	86,455	77,142
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward		78,815	9,961	88,776	86,455

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

WLATAP

Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025

		2025	2024
	Notes	£	£
Fixed Assets	9	0	0
Tangible Assets
Current Assets		89,576	86,615
Cash at bank and in hand
Creditors: amounts falling due within one	10	800	160
year
Net current assets / (liabilities)		88,776	86,455
Total assets less current liabilities		88,776	86,455
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than		0	0
one year
Net assets /(liabilities)		88,776	86,455
Funds of the charity
Restricted funds	12	9,961	8,535
Unrestricted funds		78,815	77,920
Total charity funds		88,776	86,455

The trustees consider that the charity is entitled to exemption from the requirement to have an audit under the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is required. The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Charities Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts.

These financial statements were approved by the trustees and authorised for issue on 28 January 2026 and are signed on behalf of the trustees by:

Richard Atterbury

Chair of Trustees

WLATAP

Notes to the accounts

1. Notable Accounting Policies

a. Resources expended

Liabilities are recognised as resources expended as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the Charity to the expenditure. All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs relating to that category.

Income

Income is recognised when the Charity is legally entitled to the income, it is probable that the income will be received, and the amount can be measured reliably.

Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions imposed by donors.

b. Charitable activities

Costs of charitable activities include grants made and expenses related to travel.

2. Related party transactions and trustees’ remuneration

Trustees receive no emoluments.

3. Other income

Consists of bank interest received and an exchange rate gain of £55.11.

4. Charitable expenditure

Consists of payments to support healthcare in Burma.

5. Governance costs

See note 6 for details

6. Support costs and overheads

Support costs for the year comprise the independent examiner’s fee of £800, £165 relating to the prior year’s independent examiner’s fee paid during the year, insurance costs of £435, and sundry costs of £2.

7. Staff costs

The Charity has no staff costs.

8. Independent Examiner’s remuneration

The independent examiner’s fee for examination of the financial statements is £800.

9. Tangible fixed assets

The Charity has no fixed assets.

10. Liabilities

Creditors totalling £800 are the independent examiner’s fee.

11. Grant commitments

There were no grant commitments at the year end.

12. Restricted funds

Consist of grants received during the year for healthcare work in Myanmar with Burmese partners.