Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date January I Period end dale 31 2024 Deceintser 2024 From Section A Reference and administration details Charity name The Friends of Butoke Charity Other names charity is known by nla Registered charity numbor {if any) 1140094 Charity's principal address 5 Westville Avenue Ilkley Postcode LS29 9AH Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates actsd If not for whole ear Trustee name Office lif anyl Narne of person lor body) entitled toa oint trustee if an Paul Evans Secretary Chair Matthew Pollard Marleen Tiemens Adriane Pollard Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any ¢ustodian trustees) Name Dates acted If not for whole ear Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infonnation) e of adviser Name Address Bank Natwest Exchange Buildings. High St, Skiplon BD23 1JA Nam8 of ¢hief executiv6 or names of senior staff members (Optional Information) There is no chief executive and there are no staff members Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Trust Deed Type of governing document: How the charity is constituted Trust TAR March 2012 IfU.4,' a%tiO¢idtiori. Gomptsny.. Trustee selection methods leg. appoiilied sy, e.LJCtknd Lil Appointed by existing trustees Additional governance issues (Optional infomiation) You may choose lo include additional information, where relevant, about.. policies and prO￿dureS adopted for the induction and training of trustees. the charity's organisalional structure and any wider network with which the charity works., relationship with any related parties., trustees. consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them Section C Ob"ectives and activities The objects of the Trusl a￿ such exclusively charilable purposes as the Trustees may from time to time decide. and in particular- The prevention or relief of sickness and poor health among people living in Africa. and in particular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: the prevention or relief of hunger among, and the provision of clean water to, people living in Africa, and in particular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. the prevention or relief of poverty among people living in Africa. and in particular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo., the provision and advancement of education for children and young people living in Afri¢a, and in particular in the Democratic Republic of the Congo-, the care of orphans living in Africa. and in particular in the Democratic Re ublic of the Con Summary of the objects of the harity set out in its governing document TAR Mar¢h 2012 Raising funds in order to make grants to organisations in Africa which carry out activities reflecting the exclusively charitable purposes sel out above. In 2024 all such grants have been made to Butoke. a Non-Governmental Organization in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and have been used principally to". 1. part fund an orphanage and feeding ￿ntre for the malnourished and intemally displaced run by Butoke.. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects lin¢lude withln this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) 2. part fund the wnning costs of community schools run by Butoke., 3. part fvnd the running Costs of two clinics and a health post run by Butoke., 4. part fund a project to assist impoverished victims of rape run by Butoke. The Trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the Charity Commission's public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. Additional details of objectives and activitles O tional infomiation You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on granlmaking., policy programme related inveslmenl., onlribulion made by volunteers. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance 1. The Charity's activities in 2024 were exclusively to make grants to Butoke, a non-govemmental organisation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo I"DRC")- Summary of the main achievement5 of the charity duriiig the year 2. Butoke operates in the Western Kasai region of the DRC. The Westem Kasai lacks infrastructure- melalled roads are few and far between and state run educational and health facilities are of poor quality andlor not accessible to those living in poverty. 3. Butoke has a particular interest in the rights of women and girls who are ofien marginalised by society and treated as having fewer rights than men and boys. 4_ Against this backdrop the main achievements of the Charity thi$ year have been lo part fund educational and health facilities which are accessible to even the poorest residents of the area in which Butoke operates and also to part fund a project to assist the vi¢tim5 of rape - the 'Elsa Corp Justice Project" 5. A5 in previous years, the Justice Project has worked with number of impoverished rape victims. It has provided them with the necessary legal and medical assistance, and has also assisted them wilh clothing, food and. where necessary, relocation. TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review The Charity's policy on reserves is to seek to have a reserve of no more than 10% of annual income at any one time. In fact. the reserve was higher than this at year end. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit nla Further financial review details {Optional inforniation) You may choose to indude additional information. where relevant aboLrt'. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity.. 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 chari￿$ trustees Signaturels) P kNJCth¥ PAUL EVANS Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary. Chair, etc) MAThHEW RUPERT POLLARD CHAIR SECRETARY CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period frtsm To 01-Jan-24 31-De¢-24 Section A Receipts and payments un￿strICted funds tothe neawp5t Restrlcted funds Endowment funds Total funds Last yoar ¢OV* nHrest £ to the neaK•st£ A1 Recei Donabons GIftA￿ tax refund Chnslmas Card sales JusiGiving payments Easy fundraiwng Anazon smile YJ.931 3.32 942 3.7B6 24 20,931 3.320 19.566 3,59B 1,506 3.D25 75 3.786 Sub total(Gross income for AR) 27.795 A2 A55et and in¥¢$knent Sales. (See tsblel. Sub total 27.795 A3 Pa ments DonatiODS io Buloke F&5 tDr transfers to Buioke Chnstrnas card pnntsn9 26.926 25,T19 242 897 Sub total 28,OB7 26.021 A4 Asset and Investment pur¢ha$es. Isee table Sub total Total payments 28.087 28.087 26,021 Net of receipts/{paymèntsJ AS Transfers be￿een lunds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 917 917 1,774 5.939 5.939 6.856 4,165 5.939 CCXX R1 arrA)unts ISSI 121C61202S Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestri¢ted funds to neJres1 £ Re¥tricted funds to neares1£ Endowment funds to near¢st£ Categorles Detail$ B1 Cash funds Total cash funds carysii Unrestrlcted funds Re8trlcted funds to npwre8tE Endowment funds to nearest £ Det311s to Z.412 --Z••• FuFMlto which Cost (optknall ¢urrentv4lu 1Sonal Details B3 Investment assèts Fund to whith Curr8trtVBIu nal Detasls B4 Assets retained for th• harity's own use FurMI tO7*h Ikbfjl WbeTh du Details onal B5 Llabilities Swoed by one or Iwo trustee5 on behaK of all the trustees SNJnature Print Nam8 Date of roval 12.ok. Is ADRIANE POLLARD CCXX R2 accounts Iss} 121Q612025 ## **Independent Examiner's Report on the accounts** **Report to the trustees/members of: The Friends of Butoke Charity On accounts for the year ended: 31[st] December 2024** **Charity No: 1140094** ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and independent examiner** I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31[st] December 2024. As the charity 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”). ## **Independent examiner's statement** I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s financial statements 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. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention 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. **David Knox** _PhD B.Ed ACIB FCIE KLJ OMLJ_ _Fellow of the Association of Charity Independent Examiners_ 12 Inglemere Gardens Arnside Cumbria LA5 0BX 11[th ] July 2025