Report of the Trustees for Spirit of Africa charity ( 1141351 ) for The year ending August 12th 2024
The Charity’s work
The charity operates in the Valley of a Thousand Hills in Kwa Zulu-Natal, South Africa. Our current project is called Ithembalihle, which means place of hope. We have dormitory buildings and a Pre-school at our project. There is also a church on site
The South African Government now funds the Pre- school.
We have 14-19 children at any one time staying on the project.
Because the children are mainly of an age where they can clean, do some cooking and washing we no longer have a full time housemother. We have a cleaner who helps with all of the mentioned three times a week.
Thandiwe Sibya who operates the project, under a South African registered NGO, lives at the project and supervises the overall care of the children, on a daily basis.
Some of our children stay with us permanently and some are orphaned. Other children, on occasions, visit, a family member during the school holidays
We send our children to two different schools. Most attend Sankontshe Primary, one attends Alexandra Primary in PZB.
In February 2025 we purchased a new 7-seated vehicle. Because the majority of children now walk to their school a 9 seated vehicle was no longer required. Also: because the previous 9 seated vehicle was subject to a vehicle tax, by the Taxi company, we opted for a 7 seated to avoid that cost.
The charity pays for all uniforms and school fees, where required. The charity pays for all the staff that work on site at Ithembahlile. All money is sent Via Torfx into Thandiwe Sibya’s NGO account.
Everything at the project: education, food, children’s clothing, and general Maintenance, gas, electricity etc. is paid for by the charity.
We believe all children have the right to have a home, a safe place to live, and good health care, access to education and to be loved. The charity enables all of The mentioned to be provided.
Where our money comes from.
For the last three years we have received an annual donation from a local church. We have regular individual sponsors who donate monthly via Direct Debits. We fund raise with events like: Annual garden party, Dinner and band evenings, Sponsorships from activity events, regular raffles and the sale of African crafts.
How we have spent our money
A monthly payment is made to the project to cover all of the regular expenses
that is incurred at Ithembalihle. The monthly payment various between £650 - £800 depending on the rate of exchange and any extra expenditure, Incurred, in that month. Extra expenses may include extra payments for school uniform, repairs to the buildings, general maintenance, vehicle tax and repairs.
We send monthly contributions to Ithembalihle, via Thandiwe who is the Registered representative of the NGO in S. Africa. Thandiwe then pays the cleaner/cook. The rest of the monthly donation is used for gas, electricity, food, petrol, medical expenses and cleaning materials.
School fees, uniforms, graduation, Christmas party, gifts, vehicle insurance and car Tax, repairs are paid at the same time or in separate payments.
The purchase of a new vehicle.
We have annual charity insurance and licenses to pay.
A Trustee visit to the project is financed by the charity. This usually happens once in the financial year. The annual Trustee visit is paid on expenses bases only. One flight, hire of a vehicle, petrol and accommodation is paid to one Trustee.
Aims
1) To generate sufficient funds to pay back the interest free loan, given to purchase a new vehicle by one of our sponsors.
2) To continue to provide the funds necessary to meet all of the needs of our children. To secure government identity cards for all of our children.
3) To encourage further independence in our older children.
4) We now have several children age 18 years. We will be spending time deciding plans for their future care and independence.
5) All major building projects, flood defenses and drainage have now been completed. We will continue to maintain those completed projects.
6) The commencement of a more sustainable garden area to produce vegetable.
7) To make plans for a five year exit plan for the charity. To begin to look at how the project can become more self sufficient.
Report compiled by Carol Tree. Trustee. Witnessed by Andrew Marsh. Trustee
TOTAL REVENUE 28,766.95 (before cost of sales and fund raising expenses) TOTAL EXPENDITURE 23,307.97 5,458.98
Statement of Income & Expenditure to 14th August 2024
| £ £ £ Donations Donations Gift Aided 9,979.00 Donations Non Gift Aided 3,345.25 HMRC Gift Aid Repayment 3,692.43 Amazon Smile 0.00 17,016.68 Fund Raising income expenses Garden Party 1,150.70 -65.15 1,085.55 Sponsored Runs 1,728.94 -665.00 1,063.94 Bonus Ball 2,291.02 -390.00 1,901.02 May Event 2,820.60 -1,427.98 1,392.62 Café 19 896.00 -418.25 477.75 Raffle 993.00 993.00 Accessory Night 415.90 -76.77 339.13 Clothes Event 140.00 140.00 7,393.01 Sale of African Goods Sales 1,186.97 Opening Stock 300.00 Add Purchases 444.46 Less Closing Stock 300.00 Cost of goods sold 444.46 Profit on sale of African Goods 742.51 Gross Interest Savings Account 127.14 Total Income 25,279.34 Expenditure iThembalhle Core Costs 7,294.72 Education 1,416.48 Pre School 916.88 (teachers salaries) Car Insurance & Licence 1,528.77 Car Repairs & Service 1,986.60 Petrol 930.56 Taxi 74.95 Building Repairs & Improvements 2,536.77 Depreciation of car 1,473.58 Travel & Accomodation UK 1,318.55 Charity Insurance UK 176.78 Web Site & Admin UK 165.72 Great North Run UK 0.00 19,820.36 Net Income (Loss) 5,458.98 |
Prior Year 12,860.00 6,094.63 4,765.75 7.37 659.97 3,165.81 1,955.18 288.06 285.85 2,857.60 10.00 2,511.32 416.00 760.08 300.00 876.08 7,572.85 2,208.38 - 1,162.81 3,821.01 1,449.80 541.36 7,744.12 1,964.78 1,481.22 320.27 85.04 581.00 |
23,727.75 9,222.47 1,635.24 34,585.46 28,932.64 5,652.82 |
|---|---|---|
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts • * • Section A Independent Examinerfs Report Report to the trustee51 membors of Cilarrty Ne gFILI I AFFaicA On accounts for thè y•ar l- AL4fjusr 2oXL+ Chaiity no (rf any) Sot out on pages Irfiemhr the pw d4ddl¢igrYal kn8t81 I rew)rt to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (Ihe Trusn for the year Oled DD l Alkl l YYYY. Responslbllftbos and As the tN3tees of the Trust, YCAI are responsible for the preparation basis of r•wt of the accounts in aCCorCe with the requiremonts of tho Charities Act 2011 (°the Acr). I report in respect of my examinats'on of the Trust's aCCnIS carried oui under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have follo%4ed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the Ar I have completed my ex£mination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below") in connection with the examin'on vthich gives me cause to believe that in, any materlal respect: accounting records V•ere not kept in accordance 8tIOn 130 of the Art or the accounts do not accord 1th ts accnting rocor(Is Independ8nt examlnefs s&eMent I have no concems and have come acmss no other matters in connection th the examinats'on to Ythich attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of accolts to be reached. ' Please delete tts woth in tts brackets rfthey do not appty. Slgned: Name: e 6L*7tsP Relevant professlonal qualrfication($) or body (if any): ¥15ll6S a.. I Address:
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of ¢oncem (se8 CC32. Independent examinatic of charity aCnts. directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brfel detalls 01 any items that the •xaminerwishes to dlsclose.