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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31 OCTOBER 2024

FOR

TABORA LEAGUE FOR CHILDREN LIMITED

REGISTERED CHARITY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE

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COMPANY INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 October 2024

DIRECTORS: Margaret Paton Miranda Holmes Siobhan Collins James Howson Elizabeth Tomkinson Robina Richter

REGISTERED OFFICE: New Pit House, New Pit Paulton, Bristol BS39 7PS REGISTERED NUMBERS: Company 07580940 Charity 1141239 INDEPENDENT EXAMINER : Simon Charles Henderson Briggs BSc. ACA De Clercqstraat 87-4 Amsterdam 1053-AG Netherlands

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The directors present their report with the financial statements of the company for the year ended 31 October 2024. The financial statements comply with the current statutory requirements, the Statement of Recommended Practice and the charity’s governing document.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS OF THE CHARITY, ITS TRUSTEES AND ADVISERS

The full name of the company is Tabora League for Children Limited. The company registration number is 07580940 and the charity number is 1141239.

DIRECTORS

The trustees, who are also directors for the purpose of the company law during the year under review were:

Margaret Paton Sandra Lynne Bharat (resigned 22 March 2025) Margaret Cullen Brohan (resigned 22 March 2025) Joshua David Ashford Lewis (resigned 22 March 2025) Jerry Thomas (appointed 13 July 2024; resigned 12 December 2024) Siobhan Collins James Howson Leopold Arthur Sutton (resigned 22 April 2025) Robina Richter Elizabeth Tomkinson Miranda Holmes (appointed 22 March 2025) Anna Brohan (resigned 13 July 2024)

The company is limited by guarantee and does not have a share capital.

The principal address and registered office is:

New Pit House, New Pit, Paulton, Bristol BS39 7PS

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

The company is governed by its memorandum of association which was adopted on 28 March 2011.

New trustees are appointed by the Board of Trustees.

OBJECTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES

The trustees confirm that they have complied with the duty in Section 17(5) of the 2011 Charities Act and have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing their aims and objectives and in planning further activities. The principal objectives of the company are:

OBJECTIVITIES AND ACTIVITIES (Continued)

  1. To provide a nutritious meal for hungry, vulnerable and orphaned children in Tabora, Tanzania, daily until they or their families have built their own capacity to provide this for themselves (mainly through our projects, leading to access to education and jobs).

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  1. To facilitate access to education for vulnerable and orphaned children through buying school uniforms and school supplies, and ensuring children are able to, and do, attend school. Each child is sponsored. TLC also provides access to private schooling for some children usually as a safe haven for abused children.

  2. To guard the vulnerable and orphaned children and their families against disease and illness, with mosquito nets, clean water, improved sanitation and health education. To test children for AIDS, malaria and other diseases and to provide treatment when necessary.

  3. To empower the guardians to care for vulnerable and orphaned children by developing income generating activities with graduating children, and family members and helping families which have no able breadwinner yet.

  4. To particularly empower girls and women through education and skill learning opportunities, through income generating schemes, enhancing their opportunities with improved health care and nutrition.

  5. To work with the education leavers towards them becoming financially independent adults contributing to their community.

Tabora League for Children Limited (TLC UK) fulfils its objectives by making payments to a registered Tanzanian charity, Tabora League for Children Tanzania (TLC TZ), a Non profit organization registered under the act of 2002 Non-Profit Organizations N0 00NGO/4850. TLC UK provides funding for TLC TZ’s programs and admisitrative costs.

TLC TZ has implemented its objectives in Tabora Municipal since 2009. The organization is free from any form of personal, political, commercial, religious or any other secretarian control.The organisation works with orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) and their families to improve their daily lives and future prospects. OVCs, like other children, have the same basic rights and additionally the rights to be eligible for education, to be free from discrimination and stigmatization, and the rights to reasonable accomodation.

TLC has three centers in Tabora where orphans and vulnerable children are helped close to the places they live. Our largest center and headquarter is located at Isevya, the second center is at Ng’ambo and the third center is at Chem Chem.

Tabora League for Children TZ implements its objectives with funding from its main donor, Tabora League for Children United Kingdom. TLC UK donates 100% of its received funds to support our objectives. This funding has covered all of TLC TZ’s programs and administrative costs since it started.

The main objectives of Tabora League for Children TZ are to provide a nourishing meal 6 days weekly to all registered children (7 days meals to children with special cases), to supply all their educational needs to implement WATSAN project (water filters and mosquito nets ) and to monitor health issues and progress.

TLC started with 45 registered children in 2009 and currently has 150 children. Every child is sponsored. Sponsorship is organised by TLC UK and sponsors come from different parts of the world.

TLC’s MISSION

To support registered children through the implementation of TLC’s vision and to empower, where possible, their guardians in terms of life skills, sustainability, income generating initiatives and educational opportunities.

Values of TLC

TLC is non denominational and welcomes anyone from any religion or those who have no religion. TLC’s values, which are the golden values of Tanzania’s major religions, and which TLC teaches are; hard working, honesty, respectful to

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staff, kind to others, attendance or communication, willingness to help when required and effort in enterprise . With these values, TLC strives to support children into becoming capable, responsible and independent young adults

Main objectives

TLC plans to alleviate poverty, preserve and protect good health and create a program of support from the moment an OVC joins us until the moment s/he starts work and becomes financially independent.

TLC’s VISION

Educated, empowered, safe, healthy, sponsored, happy children becoming independent young adults with improved life chances made possible by legal, sustainable, registered, compliant TLC bodies raising funds, auditing and reporting on work.

TLC’s PURPOSE

We help children where their extreme need is clear. Five new children were sponsored and joined TLC in this financial year. When space at our centres allows, new sponsors will be sought so that additional children can benefit from TLC programs. Additional international volunteers will be encouraged so that we can spread news of Tabora League for Children and increase our financial and skills based opportunities.

TLC’s aims are achieved through focus on the following key areas:

EDUCATION TLC provides assistance to approximately 150 children. The money in response to the Christmas Appeal went out to Tabora to create an enjoyable Christmas party, food parcels for all the families, replacement mosquito nets and family water filter buckets for everyone whose nets or buckets were no longer protecting them, solar lamps so that those over 10 years could get on with their homework after dark, and everything that was needed to get the children ready to start the new school year on in January, including mattresses and brooms that are needed by new boarders. They must also take gardening equipment, as all must help to keep their schools looking neat and tidy.

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Annual Report TLC 2023 to 2024

TLC UK Trustees Siobhan and Marg landed in Tabora for a self-funded visit and, after a staff meeting, arranged a TZ Board of Directors meeting and also a party for the 120 children that were not studying away from Tabora either at boarding school, college or university. The children enjoyed the delicious food and watched the Lion King video.

TLC staff member Emanuel had been getting the children to try out the popular educational One Tabs, provided by the previous UK Trustee visitor and spouse, and now in daily use.

Our two newbies, have settled. One not quite ready for nursery school and the other already in Form 2 of secondary school so thanks to their sponsors who are making such a difference to their lives, along with our wonderful TZ staff.

Senior TLC youngster Hamisa took charge of the cooking for the party, as she was on a short holiday from her Community Development college course. In May she was selected to go for a visit to Parliament. Five of our girls started college courses this year. Joseph got a 1st in his IT degree and hopes to do a Masters. Sitta graduated with a BA in Education with Arts degree. Mwajuma got a Hospitality Operations Diploma and Jenni a Community Development Diploma and she now works for TLC in Tabora.

TLC finds apprenticeships for those who have left school and are not going on to further academic education. Our two new apprentices, Richard and Riziki are happy working as mechanics. Other TLC apprentices are working as mechanics, sofa makers and tailors.

This year’s 15 primary school graduates are all now attending a govt course in English to prepare them for secondary school in January.

Book Aid International sent beautiful new books to Tanzania and TLC was lucky enough to get 600 of them. The children are enjoying them. There were even some college level books, some of which have been given to seniors. TLC gratefully received 18 refurbished laptops from Deloittes. One was taken out by Marg, two more will go out with our new volunteer fundraiser, Ashley, when he visits Tabora in late October. Some of the donations Ashley has inspired have already been used to build a new toilet for a guardian, a granny who looks after her granddaughter and 3 of our children whose familes are unable to care for them.

Our very grateful thanks to a Cambridge Trust for renewing their donation to TLC which pays for 3 of our teachers. At school the children are in large classes of over 100 and so benefit from the individual attention they get in TLC smaller classes. They attend these every day after they have finished at their Government school and had their TLC lunch.

Our thanks to all who donated for mattresses, mosquito nets and water filter buckets. These are all essential to the health of our children. Some haven’t room in their homes for beds but a mattress can stand against the wall in the daytime and provides a useful anchor for the mosquito nets at night.

Christmas 2023 was celebrated in style at each of the TLC centres in Tabora: Isevya, Chem Chem and Ngambo; with Santa emerging at each Centre to get the parties going and give the little ones their presents. This was all possible due to everyone who donated to our Seasonal Appeal so thank you to all contributors who helped make this time special for everyone. The families were given bags of rice and beans, the children helped carry the goods home. All the children enjoyed their now traditional Christmas chip omelettes and bottle of pop.

Our wonderful sponsors sent greetings to all the children in December, and these were much enjoyed. Where needed, some of our older students translated for the younger children. Reading the messages together is such a lovely way to share and help each other too. Thank you sponsors, for this and everything.

In January the children all have new school clothes and shoes and the books and items they need for the star of the new school year. Thanks to our supporters and to the local coordinators who have managed to get these clothes made or bought and the books etc assembled according to the requirements of each school, a mammoth achievement. Two

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children took possession of their bikes, needed to get them to secondary school, to the centre for their lunch and back to school and home. The Primary leavers are just starting in secondary school aged 14 or 15 after 7 years of primary education being taught in Swahili, they will be learning all their lessons through the medium of English, and they will spend 4 years at their secondary schools

We are so proud of our college girls: Helena, Certificate level in Tourism; Mwamvitha, Certificate level in Hospitality; Zena graduated at Certificate level in Tour Guide Operations and has now started on her Diploma; Mwanaidi, Certificate Level in Hotel Management; Zainabu H, Certificate Level in Catering; Shela, Diploma student in Electrical Engineering; Hamisa: Diploma level Community Development; Zainabu I: returning to College to complete her diploma in Human Resources Management; The boys are not currently so well represented in Higher Education, they being more likely to enjoy apprenticeships in their chosen field. As the older ones set off for college we begin to say “yes” to the Grannies, Mums and neighbours coming to the centres with children that they cannot feed and clothe. The children will come to one of our centres for day care and all go home each evening to their families or carers. Five new ones are now starting nursery, 2 more are heading for school and all coming back for their lunches.

TLC children went on an Christmas outing to the Tabora Zoo. They set off after lunch and met all sorts of animals and birds they had not seen before. Even a lion! Lions were still being seen in Tabora, and stealing domesticated animals 50 years ago, says our oldest Trustee, from personal experience. This outing was kindly funded by Ashley who recently visited the TLC centres.

Bibi Iddi, works for TLC Ngambo Centre and is an unsung heroine. Five of her adult children have mental heath issues which prevents them from working or living independently. She also houses 4 grandchildren, 3 of whom are TLC children. The eldest grandson, Iddi, is working and helping his grandmother. Bibi and Iddi earn the money to feed the family of 10. Our recent visitor and donor agreed that she needed an extra room at her two room house and provided the money needed. It was built very quickly and the family were delighted.

A local land owner gave permission for a group of our children to grow maize on his land. Thanks to a donation, TLC equipped the 5 original applicants with jembes (hoes), seeds and fertiliser. More children joined this holiday project, and so some sharing of jembes is happening. They have worked hard on the project and all are hopeful of a good harvest.

Mwalimu Esta Esta Lumelezi, our wonderful teacher at Ngambo centre for 10 years passed away. She took on all ages and kept them learning everday after they had attended their government schools in the mornings. Their government school classes had well over one hundred children and so Esta was able to gently reinforce all the syllabus topics on an individual basis. She had time and patience to explain until children had understood. She was not daunted by the very wide range of intelligence in her students. The children and families held her in high esteem.

A young TLC girl, was living with her family in a single room of a multi occupancy mud and stick house. The recent very heavy rains washed away the part of the house that they were renting. She came to the Isevya centre to report the disaster to Magdalena, who runs the Isevya TLC Centre. Magdalena worked out that they would need £10 per month for 3 months to rent a room in a house that was better built. Soon the family moved into a dry secure room, the little lass could get on with her schooling and the family could sort themselves out and get ready to take over their rental once again in April. The child’s sponsors generously sent funds to cover these costs and help replace essential items destroyed by the collapse.

One of our students studying Agricultural Science popped into her TLC Centre recently to update staff and her sponsor on her finals this year. Our latest apprentice is a garage mechanic. A hair- dressing apprentice has started her training at a local salon. There was a graduation party, prior to final F6 exams. Following those exams a university place could be allocated.

The sponsor of a young man, now in his last year at secondary school, held a coffee morning in Arizona to raise funds for him. Children often need to travel far from home and their TLC Centre to attend their secondary school so we try to equip them with a bike if needed.

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Many thanks to those who continue to send money for footballs and netballs. Our team has just completed an away game, enabled by the donated balls.

Special thanks to Ashley for his stupendous money-raising. His walk around London’s M25 happens on 22nd June and will take over 48 hours. His total has reached £25,997. Some of Ashley’s sponsorship money paid for a mattress for a child’s grandmother Bibi Kashindye. Ashley, a physiotherapist, gave her some advice for her painful back.

Anisa is another special fundraiser recently raising £1,860 in memory of her beloved grandfather, an inspiring teacher, to support one of our teachers for the next 2 years. She has sponsored a teacher at Ngambowhose salary is now secured for 2 years. She has also raised enough money for a beef dinner for all the children and staff to celebrate Eid. She will send funds so that all get new clothes for the celebration.

Tanzanian-inspired textile art raised £750. Robina Richter, one of our Trustees, took part in the Emsworth Arts Trail for 3 days this May. She exhibited her patchwork using fabrics from Tanzania, and her textile pictures, using dye, batik and stitch). Some of that went to providing new mattresses for 2 siblings, their first ever mattress.

One of our lovely sponsors donated new clothes to the children at one of our Centres.

Several of the children have suffered from malaria and conjunctivitis during the rainy season. Several homes have been affected by heavy rains too. Like many other places around the world Tabora has been inundated with rain this year but it is easing now and generally health is improving. We provide all TLC children with mosquito nets and renew them when worn, but without a means of hanging the net securely and in some cases without a mattress to tuck it under, mosquito nets are less effective. Every week, long bars of soap are distributed. These were particularly needed in the last few months when there was a Cholera outbreak in Tabora. The families cut them up into smaller bars of soap and they are used for body and clothes washing.

Paid work is not easy to come by. Volunteering at a TLC Centre can provide excellent experience and provide a reference for future employment. Jacqueline, our new local volunteer at Iseyva, is paid a small stipend by us. She will be with us, initially, for 6 months, which can be extended to a year. International Volunteers who could help and pay their own way are also always welcome, contact us: tlctanzania@gmail.com

TLC aims to educate and empower the children and young adults it cares for. Music brings pleasure and helps to develop many different skills, such as working with others and developing self-esteem. Ashley’s sponsorship has funded musical instruments for the children, Ash says he has a feeling that some of them will go on to do great things musically, maybe even a choir – we have some very good singers. All three centres have now been equipped with drums and marimbas. Perhaps there is a Volunteer somewhere local or international to help develop the talents.

Amina is about to start university after 3 months military service. Ahmad did well in exams and now attends boarding school for 5th and 6th form studies. Kagoli has graduated & is now a midwife. Shela has completed her Electrical Engineering Diploma. New boots for Juma who a professional footballer in Dar es Salaam.

The new Isyeva kitchen was built with some of the funding raised by Ashley and is very much appreciated. It was just poles made from 4 young trees and some second hand corrugated iron and served 50 cooked meals a day for 13 years

Happy faces and luscious cake as the students celebrate graduatng from primary and secondary schools. Some of them still have to sit their exams. What a joyful day! Congratulations to them all – it’s wonderful to see their achievements. Standard 7 These are some of our Standard 7 graduates who have now completed their years at primary school. They are now taking special English classes as at secondary school all teaching is in English rather than in Swahili – a big learning curve for all the children. Form 4 Graduates, their final secondary school year. Depending on the results of their final exam results, they will have various options which might include 6th Form (leading to university), a college Certificate or Diploma course, or an apprenticeship.

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Children need TLC’s help for so many reasons. Some are orphans, often in the care of grandparents who are themselves frail or unable to earn enough to support themselves and a family. Home conditions are often difficult, with children sleeping on the floor on a pile of clothes. Their lives are hard there is always a cheerful smile.

THE FUTURE FOR TLC IN TANZANIA

GENERAL

Tabora League for Children will continue to provide services to the orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs) in Tabora Municipal that are registered with us. The services will cover feeding programs, school supplies and educational support for all age groups and abilities, WATSAN program, income generating activities and health monitoring. Whenever there is capacity at the centres, new sponsors will be sought so that additional children can benefit from TLC programs. Additional international volunteers are encouraged to spread news of Tabora League for Children and increase our financial and skills based opportunities. TLC intends to increase its connections at local and national government levels to extend and consolidate the programmes. Also, as some OVCs have been vulnerable to physical and emotional abuse, TLC shall keep raising its voice until it is heard, through cooperation with parents, guardians, local, national and international authorities.

ABBREVIATION

TLC TZ Tabora League for Children Tanzania TLC UK Tabora League for Children United kingdom WATSAN Water and Sanitation OVCs Orphan and Vulnerable Children VETA Vocational Educational and Training Authority Website: Facebook @Tabora League for Children. Email: tlctanzania@gmail.com

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The result for the year and financial position of the company are as shown in the attached financial statements.

Voluntary income amounted to £74,657 (2023: £80,695). Fund raising activities amounted to £37,611 (2023: £14,905).

Grants to fund the provision of services and aid to vulnerable and orphaned children in Tabora amounted to £115,568 (2023: £94,976). Net incoming (outgoing) resources of the company for the year amounted to £12,188 (2023: £14,072). The assets of the company at 31 October 2024 were its bank accounts which had balances totalling £121,440 (2023: £108,511) and debtors of £14,648 (2023: £15,389).

PLANS FOR THE FUTURE

Our plan is to continue to serve the children currently in our care and take in new children as spaces become available. Food distributions will continue to be made as affordable and/or as necessary. We intend to build on our work now that we have a hub in each of the 3 poorest suburbs of Tabora each serving the orphans and vulnerable children in that locality. Two Centres, based in the Isevya compound for the older children, at school, college or seeking employment will be opened as the current children grow up.

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RESERVES POLICIES

The General Unrestricted Fund balance at 31 October 2024 was £132,092 (2023: £119,904). The trustees consider that, ideally, unrestricted reserves should equate to approximately six months' running costs of the children’s charity in Tanzania, supported by this charity and budgeted to be £50,000. The available unrestricted reserves are therefore above target.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILIIES

Company law 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 charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of those resources, including the income and expenditure of the charitable company for that period. In preparing these financial statements the trustees are required to:

The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and that enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD

Date: 31 July 2025

Margaret Paton Director

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF TABORA LEAGUE FOR CHILDREN

I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 October 2024 which are set out on pages 12-15.

Responsibilities and basis of report

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’). 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; 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.

Simon Charles Henderson Briggs BSc. ACA (ICAEW) Legmeerstraat 66H Amsterdam 1058-NH Netherlands D ate 30 July 2025

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024

Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
Funds
2024
74,657
-
74,657
15,528
-
15,528
90,185
-
90,185
37,611
-
37,611
1,175
-
1,175
128,971
-
128,971
(115,568)
-
(115,568)
-
-
-
(72)
-
(72)
(1,143)
-
(1,143)
(116,784)
-
(116,784)
(116,784)
-
(116,784)
12,188
-
12,188
119,904
3,997 123,901
132,092
3,997 136,088		 2023
Incoming Resources
Voluntary income
Income tax on gift aid donations
Activities for generating funds
Investment income
Total incoming resources
Resources Expended
Charitable Activities
Tabora League for Children Tanzania
Hadija Treatment costs
Governance and charitable costs
Bank charges
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
Net Incoming / (Outgoing) Resources being
Net income for the period
Funds balances brought forward
Fund balances carried forward		 80,695
15,807
96,501
14,905
440
111,846
(94,976)
(1,580)
(210)
(1,008)
(97,774)
(97,774)
14,072
109,829
123,901

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RESTRICTED AND UNRESTRICTED FUNDS BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 OCTOBER 2024

2024
2023
Current Assets
Cash at bank
Debtors - tax on gift aid donations
Creditors amount falling due in one year
Accruals
Net Current Assets
Total Assets less current liabilities
The funds of the charity
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds		 121,440
108,511
14,648
15,389
136,088
123,901
-
-
136,088
123,901
136,088
123,901
132,092
119,904
3,997
3,997
136,088
123,901

The company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 October 2024. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for:

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).

The financial statements were approved by the Board of Directors on 31 July 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:

Margaret Paton, Director

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The notes form part of these financial statements

NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES Accounting convention

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP), the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities and the Companies Act 2006.

Company Status

The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the trustees named in the Report of the Directors. In the event of the company being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £10 per member of the charity.

Funds

Unrestricted funds are available for use, at the discretion of the trustees, in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and have not been designated for other purposes.

Restricted funds are funds donated for specific purposes specified by the donors.

Incoming Resources

All incoming resources are included in the SOFA when the charity is legally entitled to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The charity does not undertake trading on its own account.

Resources Expended

All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Charitable expenditure is the cost of fulfilling the objects of the charity.

Governance costs are those incurred in connection with governance of the charity and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.

The company is a registered charity and is not liable to corporation tax.

  1. CONTROL

The charity is under the control of its trustees.

  2. No trustee has received any remuneration or expenses during the period.

  3. The charity has no paid employees.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 OCTOBER 2024

6. RESTRICTED FUNDS

Fund balance 31 October 2023
Income from fundraising campaign
Expenditure of restricted funds
Fund balance 31 October 2024		 Medical
treatment
costs
3,997
-
-
3,997		 Total
3,997
-
-
3,997

Medical treatment costs relates to funds raised to support the treatment of a girl with with popliteal pterigium syndrome and club feet.and two boys with leg deformities. The initial treatment of the girl took place during the year ended 31 October 2018. The treatment took place in December 2020. During the year ended 31 October 2024, there was no expenditure of restricted funds. One of the boys no longer needs treatment and the other boy received further treatment in July 2023 costing £980. The girl received further treatment in October 2024 costing £600.

8. ANALYSIS OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES RESERVE FUNDS

Cash at bank
Debtors - tax on gift aid donations		 Unrestricted
Funds
117,444
14,648
132,092		 Medical
treatment
costs
3,997
-
3,997		 Total
121,440
14,648
136,088

Gift Aid for donations received prior to October 2024 has been recorded as a debtor. The amount of £14,648 was received on 6 December 2024.

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