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2021-12-31-accounts

ANNUAL REPORT 2021

Email: algtrustees@alittlegesture.org Website: www.alittlegesture.org

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BRIEF INTRODUCTION

A Little Gesture (“ALG”) is a non-profit organization recognized by the Charity Commission for England and Wales since 2011. In 2021, A Little Gesture (“ALG”) reached a total of 1’500[1] direct beneficiaries on the province of Gaza, Mozambique, in its joint operation with sister charity UPG Portugal[2] .

LETTER FROM THE CHAIRMAN

2021 was a year of expansion. Coming out of the pandemic, we felt we wanted and could do more. After several years of not increasing the number of children in the UPG Portugal Sponsorship programme, our sister-charity embraced the challenge of Sponsoring 1’000 children in 2021. Together the 2 charities returned to provide multi-year support in various project areas with the end of pandemic. While in Sponsorship UPG came very close to its goal and sponsored 975 children, in Projects, the focus at ALG, we continued to suffer limitations due to pandemic constraints. The tireless work of the head office and local teams enabled ALG to touch the lives of 1,500 direct beneficiaries, or a joint operation total of 3’289 people, in an uncertain and challenging environment for our families and children.

The opening of communities and local schools, although progressive and in shifts, allowed us to see the children return to a more normalized environment.

Our education area has almost returned to normal. We were saddened for being prevented to reopen 2 out of our 3 Pre-Schools due to a major change in opening requirements at the end of the year, but our connection with children and families remained thanks to emergency baskets and the tireless work of local partners and technicians. It was with joy that the emergency food baskets of the School Feeding programme during the pandemic were transformed back into daily meals at the SLM school serving 900 meals a day again surrounded by the children’s happy voices. It was with relief that we saw our children return to the SLM HIV Day Centre , where they receive personalised and dedicated support for their most vulnerable condition. And it was with excitement that our Afterschool Support monitors moved on from WhatsApp tutoring to face-to-face classes, beginning with students in exam years. Our University Scholarship holders spent much of the year in a digital mode of learning, but progressively resumed face-to-face teaching.

Little by little, we have also resumed infrastructure projects, such as a new canteen for our S. Vicente de Paulo preschool, and the construction and rehabilitation of family homes. Finally, and always with the goal of breaking the poverty cycle, we managed to re-launch a smaller scale support for technical courses and small family businesses. The area of sustainability has been taking small steps along with direct support to families through the distribution of seeds for their farming plots.

In UPG Portugal, the children returned to the monthly basket distributions offered by the Sponsorship programme where we focus on nutrition as a pathway to education.

2021 was a year of growth and this was only possible due to the fantastic support we received from our new and existing donors. We were able yet again to host a small group of runners for our iconic Royal Parks Half Marathon, we saw small challenges bring new donors through peer 2 peer fundraising and, most importantly, we retained the support of many corporate donors and foundations. Throughout the year, we continued to rely on the valuable support of sponsors, donors, volunteers and individuals who made an extra effort to support us on our journey. Thank you to all of you!

This was the year when everyone tried to return to "normality". When we all had to find a new normal and, often, take some steps backwards. As an organisation, it was a year of mishaps and difficulties, but also a year of victories and many Little Gestures. We come to the end of the year with many plans for 2022, certain that we will continue together. Together for the children. Thank you too for remaining with us.

Sara Vicente

Trustee and Founder

1 ALG Beneficiaries (only) include children and adults in programmes with direct funding by ALG, in some instances co-funded with sister charity UPG Portugal. Charity Beneficiaries mentioned throughout this report, unless specified, include beneficiaries directly funded by UPG Portugal and/or ALG UK. The correspondent direct beneficiary number for the joint operation in 2021 was 3’289 people (including Sponsorship) and 2’314 people (Projects only).

2 UPG Portugal launched in 2004 and was recognised as a Portuguese NGO in 2008. The NGO is also recognised by the Mozambique MNEC since 2010 and operates own bank accounts directly in Mozambique that allow the direct funding of local programmes. Sara Vicente Barreto has founded both Charities.

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A LITTLE GESTURE’S APPROACH

Children as the centre of our intervention

Our mission is to improve the living conditions of each child and their families in the South of Mozambique. We believe we can do this by providing in depth and personalized care to each child, giving them access to education, nutrition, and a dignified life.

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Education
Pre Schools
After-School Support
School Feeding
Uni Scholarships
Povery Relief Infra-Structures ("IS")
HIV Centre Sponsoring
Family Housing &
(UPG Portugal only)
Emergency Support Sanitation
Nutrition
Ad hoc Support Other Community IS:
Educational Expenses
Canteens I Study Centres
Hygiene & Health
Sustainability
Technical Education
Income Generation:
Families & Communities
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IMPACT IN 2021

In 2021, ALG supported 1’500 beneficiaries directly across its Projects, 46% of which were female. The joint operation benefited 3’289 children and young adults (2’314 projects only) with a total of 56% girls.

ALG raised Total Donations of 89’336£ from several funding sources enabling a continued and improved impact and response for our beneficiaries.

Figure 1: 2021 Figures

2020
(Dec)		 2020
(Dec)		 2020
(Dec)		 2020
(Dec)		 2021
(Dec)		 2021
(Dec)		 2021
(Dec)		 2021
(Dec)
Direct Beneficiaries2 6’268 1’500
% Girls 53% 46%
GBP (FY)
Use of Funds		 2020
(Dec)		 2021
(Dec)
-
Charitable activities		 73’400 £ 39’825 £
-
Fundraising Costs		 3’587 £ 669 £
-
Governance Costs		 1’635 £ 263 £
TOTAL 78’621 £ 40’757 £
Funds Raised
-
Donations		 101’975 £ 89’336 £
TOTAL 101’975 £ 89’336 £
igure 1: ALG Beneficiaries 2021
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200
400
600
800
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1200
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Poverty Relief
Infrastructure
Education
Sustainability
HIV
Housing
School Infrastructure
Pre Schools
After Class
Feeding
Uni
Technical
Community Inc.Gen.

3 The indirect beneficiaries are calculated as a multiplication of the average number of local household members per direct beneficiaries, which are typically 5 members per each ALG direct beneficiary in the Gaza region. In 2020, indirect beneficiaries also received, exceptionally, food and hygiene support at home through Emergency Baskets distributions in several projects.

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IMPACT IN 2021: CHARITY KPIS

Thanks to our generous ALG donors, and in partnership with UPG Portugal, we were able to provide joint support under the Projects area to 2’314 children and their families across 9 co-funded programmes. This excludes Sponsoring programmes run exclusively by UPG Portugal.

Detailed Key Performance Indicators (“KPIs”) selected by the Charity for these combined programmes are illustrated below.

Pre-Schools School Feeding # Children: 186 # Children: 931 % Girls: 72% % Girls: 48% ↑ Weight: c. 1 kg ↑ Weight: c. 2kg School attendance: High School attendance: High Family Involvement: Intermediate/High (classes suspended) Family Huts Other Infrastructures # Families: 4 (15 beneficiaries) # Beneficiaries: 295 #Girl’s Families: 1 Improving Education Quality: Immediate Hygiene Improvement: Immediate HIV Centre % Centre Attendance: 50% # Children: 38 Student Achievement: 12/20 % Orphans: 58% Family Involvement: High Weight = / ↑ : 73 % After-Class Support Emergency Fund # Children: 441 # Beneficiaries: 341 % Girls: 43 % Girls: 69 Attendance: high Support: Immediate Family Involvement: Medium SLM / High SVP University Scholarships Income Generation # Young People: 13 # Beneficiaries: 16 % Girls: 31 % Female: 78% Academic Progression: 10 Refinancing: 0 # Graduated: 3

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IMPACT IN 2021: SDGS

ALG aims to create long lasting and measurable impact under various project areas that are in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) elected by the General Assembly of the United Nations. These basic pillars promote an equal society, with wealth and employment generating activities, as well as preserving and advocating for human rights. The Charity programmes specifically target the SDGs below:

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Houses and Sanitation
Others II
Pre-schools
School Feeding
After-School Suport
Uni Scholarships
HIV Day Center
Emergency Fund
Technical Courses
Income Generation
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CASE STUDY

Meet Agredisse

Agredisse is 20 years old and has been with A Little Gesture for 12 years, having joined the UPG Portugal Sponsorship Programme at S. Vicente de Paulo school in Chokwé when she was 8 years old.

She lives with her mother and sister, a very poor family with limited income. Agredisse and her sister are responsible for the house chores, since their mother spends most of her time selling produce at the market.

Agredisse has always been a young woman very close to ALG. In 2018 while attending the 11[th] grade, she started helping the local technicians at SVP with food basket distributions, taking photos, and organising products.

She did such a great job and revealed such commitment that in 2021 ALG challenged Agredisse to start attending the After-School Support

at SVP 3 times a week to help the local technicians with the reports and, more importantly, talk to other children to pass on her testimony and show the importance of studying to have a brighter future.

FEMALE EMPOWERMENT

ALG focuses on female empowerment through education, training, and financial literacy of women. This reinforces selfconfidence, reduces gender inequality, and encourages women and girls to stand up for themselves and fight for their rights. The more empowered they are, the greater their power and control over their own lives.

Thus, ALG seeks to promote female talent and empower women and girls. Apart from 46% of its direct beneficiaries in Projects being female, the Charity also promotes a strong component of female participation in its workforce: in 2021 73% of ALG’s local team was female.

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IMPACT IN 2021: FINANCIALS

In 2021, ALG disbursed a total of £39’825 to charitable projects on the ground to continue delivering deep and sustainable positive impact to 1’500 beneficiaries.

The amount of funds disbursed was historically low but did not necessarily translate into a shrinking of local operations. Programmes benefited from significant balances of funds in local accounts from the previous year, especially as many new initiatives kept being postponed given pandemic restrictions, as well as significant co-funding by UPG Portugal. The marked decrease in beneficiary numbers reflects the extraordinary effort performed in 2020 with numerous small initiatives to alleviate the impact of Covid-19 in community families under emergency funding, and no longer necessary in 2021.

Figure 3: ALG in numbers, Direct Beneficiaries, 2019-2021

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6320
872
1500
2019 2020 2021
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Figure 4: ALG in numbers, Applied Funds 2019-2021

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£120,000
£100,000
£80,000
£60,000
£40,000
£20,000
£-
2019 2020 2021
Total Expenditure £90,089 £78,621 £40,757
Fundraising & Admin £4,684 £5,221 £932
Project Costs £85,405 £73,400 £39,825
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Figure 5: ALG in numbers, Funds Received 2019-2021

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£120,000 £99,974 £101,975
£100,000 £89,336
£80,000
£60,000
£40,000
£20,000
£-
2019 2020 2021
Events Challenges Campaigns One-Off Regular Donations Corporate Matching Grants Other Sources
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FINANCIAL SUMMARY[4]

2021 in Review

The Charity registered a decrease of 12% on annual funds raised due to the limited ability to do events in a pandemic environment, which also attract further regular donors to the Charity. Around 45% of these funds were used and spread across mostly education and poverty support initiatives. Significant reserves were built at year end due to as

Figure 6: 3 Years Financial Performance

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2019 2020 2021
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2019

 2020

 2021
Sources of Funds £ 99,974
 £ 101,975
 £ 89,336
Project Desimbursem
Fundraising& Admin		 £
£		 85,405

4,684
 £
£		 73,400

5,221
 £
£		 39,825

932
Total Expenditure £ 90,089
 £ 78,621
 £ 40,757
Net Balance £ 9,884
 £ 23,354
 £ 48,580

some projects had significant local balances of funds and a larger amount of project financing came from UPG Portugal. Furthermore, with a reduction in funds raised, the Trustees adopted a conservative stance in regular disbursements while keeping a high level of reserves for the future launch of one-off projects.

Key Financial Metrics

Figure 7: Key Financial Metrics, FY17-FY21

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2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Sources of Funds £ 144,264 £ 60,799 £ 99,974 £ 101,975 £ 89,336
Project Costs £ 68,969 £ 105,463 £ 85,405 £ 73,400 £ 39,825
Fundraising & Admin £ 13,966 £ 3,179 £ 4,684 £ 5,221 £ 954
Adj. Fundraising & Adm£ 13,966 £ 3,179 £ 4,684 £ 5,221 £ 954
Net Cash Balances £ 61,329 -£ 47,842 £ 9,884 £ 23,354 £ 48,557
Cumulative Cash Balan £ 157,709 £ 109,867 £ 119,751 £ 143,105 £ 191,662
% Funds Disbursed 48% 173% 85% 72% 45%
Cost Income Ratio 9.7% 5.2% 4.7% 5.1% 1.1%
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ALG raised an average £99’269 for its charitable activities over the last 5 years. The annual fluctuation in Funds Raised is mostly affected by: i) years hosting one-off UK Gala events (2012 and 2017), and ii) Trustees availability as volunteers and, some being shared by the 2 organisations, dedicating significant

time to UPG Portugal and its fundraising.

A technical factor towards these year-on-year fluctuations is the dates when tranches of significant grants such as the Egmont Trust are received. ALG accumulated Reserves over the years to build capacity to deal with emergency funding and consistently expand its project areas. Cash at yearend 2021 of £191’662 remained comfortably above funds both raised and disbursed, as the Charity disbursed 45% of funds raised in the year.

The Trustees keep a close focus on the cost-to-income ratio , targeted at under 10%. In 2021, this was very comfortably achieved with Admin Costs at 1.0% of funds raised and at 2.3% of funds applied over the year. A key cost item for the Charity over the recent years is the purchase of slots to participate in the Royal Parks Half Marathon. This cost was not required in 2021 as slots had been paid in and then postponed from 2020, when the event was first cancelled due to the pandemic. There were also no events hosted by the charity such as Quiz Nights, which also lowered the overall cost of fundraising.

Funds Financial Review

ALG dedicates its charitable activities to i) the advancement of education, ii) the relief of poverty and iii) the advancement of health and prevention of disease. In 2021, the area of Poverty Relief was a strong recipient of funds raised (35%) and of funds disbursed to the ground (65%).

4 Full financial statements available from page 38 onwards

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£89’336 Funds Received

The weight of General Funds remains sizeable at 45% (£39’705) and provides the organisation much needed flexibility in the utilisation of funds. The team also restarted fundraising efforts towards SLM School Feeding (21%) after it suffered a considerable reduction in 2020 as most ALG event-led fundraising in this area was suspended. Funding for Pre-Schools continues to be a stable area in ALG thanks to a long-standing partnership with The Mac Bevan Charitable Trust as well as a very successful “Month of the Children” campaign for the pre-schools. The HIV Centre continues to be funded by a multi-year grant by The Egmont Trust, due to expire in 2022.

Figure 8: Funds Received, FY21

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General Fund Feeding
45% 21%
Pre-School
HIV 15% After School
Poverty1% Emergency Fund Housing InfrastructureOther 8% EducationTechnical Community Income 6%ScholarshipsUni
0% 0% 0% Generation0% 1%
3%
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£39’825 Funds Disbursed

An amount of £39’825 was disbursed in 2021 to be applied directly in projects in Mozambique. This represents a significant annual decrease in disbursements due firstly to a large amount of project financing coming from UPG Portugal. It also reflects a significant balance of funds at local operations, some of these already approved to be spend but on hold for a loosening of Covid-19 restrictions in order to launch some initiatives at full spend. It also partly reflects a more conservative disbursement policy by the Trustees in the face of lower fundraising perspectives in the UK.

Figure 9: Funds Disbursed, FY21

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General Fund
10%
HIV
42%
Pre-
School
14%
Community
Income After School
Generation 21%
6% Technical Uni
Education Scholarships
2% 5%
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Figure 10: Disbursement Schedule, 2021

ALG Disbursement Schedule - 2021 In GBP %
SLM HIV Centre -Poverty Relief £ 16,750
 42%
Pre-School Education -Education £ 5,650
 14%
After-School Support -Education £ 8,491
 21%
UniversitySupport -Education £ 2,000
 5%
Technical Education -Sustainability £ 701
 2%
CommunityIncome_- Sustainability_ £ 2,234
 6%
General Funds £ 3,999
 10%
Total Funds Disbursed 2021(projects only) £ 39,825
 100%

As of year-end 2021, ALG had £191’662 in Cash Balances, the majority of which in the General Fund (82%), which allows the Trustees flexibility in its application.

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Figure 11: Cash Funds Year End, 2021

Figure 12: Annual Fund Movements, 2021

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Feeding £50,000 Funds In Funds Out
8% £40,000
£30,000
Pre-School
4% £20,000
Poverty £10,000
General 1%
Fund HIV £-
83% Emergency 2%
Fund
2%
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The financial year registered non-disbursement, non-project-led costs of £932 (£5’221 in 2019). These represented only 1.0% of fundraising / 2.3% of funds applied , the lowest levels in 5 years and comfortably inside the charity’s target of 10% cost to income ratio.

A key cost item for the Charity over the recent years is the purchase of slots to participate in the Royal Parks Half Marathon. This regular cost was not required in 2021 despite the organisation participating as slots had been paid in 2020 for £2’800. This slot allowance was subsequently postponed to 2021 as the annual event was cancelled due to the pandemic and runner participation was transferred to 2021. Furthermore, there were also no events hosted by the charity such as Quiz Nights, which also lowered the overall cost of fundraising.

Admin Costs (£262.5) were in line with 2017-2019 levels and lower than prior year given

the ALG Trustees hired external support on accounting exceptionally that year and later discontinued. While there is no headcount cost recorded in the UK, part of the staff costs from work at UPG Portugal Headquarters in Lisbon are embedded in Project Costs financed by ALG as a de facto cost share. The Trustees remain fully volunteer and committed to support the key charitable objectives of the charity with minimal headquarter and admin costs.

Figure 13: Admin Costs, 2021

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Fundraising
72%
HQ Admin
28%
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PROJECTS

ALG believes that the intergenerational cycle of poverty can be broken from the early years through education. We achieve our mission through deep and personalized support for each child, promoting nutrition, education, and skills development, in a healthy and dignified environment, where children can grow and develop to be the independent adults of tomorrow. The Projects implemented by the Charity in four key areas allow children to grow in a context of increased opportunity. Our multi-year support empowers them to break the family’s poverty cycle as better educated citizens with access to professional opportunities.

ALG Projects ALG Projects ALG Projects ALG Projects ALG Projects
Poverty Relief Infrastructures Education Sustainability
Projects Financed - in Numbers
Figure 14: Projects in Figures		 %
14%
21%
0%
5%
41%
42%
0%
42%
0%
0%
0%
2%
6%
8%
90%
10%
100%
Project # Beneficiaries Applied Funds (£) %
Pre-school 50 5’650 14%
After-School Support 441 8’491 21%
School Feeding 931 - 0%
Uni Scholarship 2 2’000 5%
Total Education 1’424 16’141 41%
HIV Day Centre 38 16’750 42%
Covid Emergency Fund - - 0%
Total Poverty Relief 38 16’750 42%
Housing - - 0%
Community Infrastructure - - 0%
Total Infrastructure - - 0%
Technical Education 38 701 2%
Income Generation 0 2’234 6%
Total Sustainability 38 2’935 8%
Total Direct Projects
General Funds		 1;500 35’826
3’999
39’825		 90%
10%
100%
-
Total Applied Funds 1’500

Note: This section examined the local intervention on Projects funded directly by ALG through annual disbursements, some with co-funding with UPG Portugal. The following section details all the Projects financed by the 2 entities, including instances when funding was only secured by UPG Portugal. The Trustees believe that will give the reader a more accurate view of the direct and sustainable impact created by both organisations on the ground. Project costs reported below are also the full amount funded by both organisations and local balances. Further clarifications available at request.

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EDUCATION | PRE-SCHOOLS

What

ALG Preschools provide underprivileged children between the ages of 3 and 5 the access to pre-school education, daily school feeding, dedicated teachers, school supplies and much affection.

Location: Chongoene Chokwé,

Xai-Xai

Who

186 children aged 3-5 years old, attending 3 pre-schools:

# Beneficiaries: 186

% Girls: 72

Weight Gain: avg increase 1kg School Attendance: High Family Involvement: Intermediate, inc. Family Contributions

£27.061 Project Costs £9.020 Per School £145 Per Child

Long Term Impact

In Mozambique, only 4% of children have access to pre-school education[6] . The ALG Pre-Schools seek to create the habit of school assiduity, improve children’s nutrition and hygiene, promote academic performance and, ultimately, reduce child delinquency and promote civic integration.

2021 Highlights

Key Funders:

The Mac Bevan Charity Trust ALG Month of the Child Campaign UPG Co-Funding

5 At the Escolinha Flor da Infância the organization also runs the program Bolsa das Flores – EFI (EFI Flowers’ Scholarship), which provides a selected group of good students, between 4 and 5 years of age, and former scholarship holders in the same program, support and academic incentive, having benefited a total of 26 children in 2021 (c. £2’750 in 2021).

6 Per the World Bank

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Figure 15: Pre-Schools: # Beneficiaries, 2017-2021

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242 251
224
199 186
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
SVP ESC EFI Flower Scholarship
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Figure 16: Pre-Schools: Total Beneficiaries vs Girls, 2017-2021

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242 251
224
199 186
136 124 137 134
87
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Girls Total
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Figure 17: Pre-Schools: Hist. Costs Evolution, 2017-2021

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£32,191
£26,125 £28,215 £26,803 £27,061
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
Figure 18: Pre-Schools: Costs per Pre-School, 2021
£9,370
£8,820 £8,871
£6,211
SVP EFI ESC Flower Scholarship
Figure 19: Pre-Schools: Cost Analysis per Pre-School, 2021 (ex-Flower Scholarship)
ESC SVP ESC
10% 12%
0%
21%
16% 35% 30% 0% 35%
23%
10%
10% 14% 15% 16% 19% 25%
9%
Feeding Education Feeding Education Feeding Education
Other costs Infrastructure Other costs Infrastructure Other costs Infrastructure
Improvements Admin Improvements Admin Improvements Admin
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Figure 18: Pre-Schools: Costs per Pre-School, 2021

Figure 19: Pre-Schools: Cost Analysis per Pre-School, 2021 (ex-Flower Scholarship)

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EDUCATION | SCHOOL FEEDING

What

The School Feeding program provides a daily, free hot meal during the school period at Santa Luisa Marilac (SLM) school.

Location: Manjangue

Who

Chokwé, Xai-Xai

# Beneficiaries: 931 % Girls: 48 School Attendance: High

£36.185 Project

Costs £39 Per Child

931 children attending Santa Luísa de Marillac school, 48% are female students, 195 of these are UPG Sponsored Children, typically the most vulnerable children in a very underprivileged school

Long Term Impact

2021 Highlights

Key Funders: ALG RPHM’21 UPG Co-Funding

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Figure 20: School Feeding: Historic Beneficiaries Evolution: 2017-2021

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931 931
908 906
900
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Figure 21: School Feeding: Beneficiaries per School Year: 2021

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177
136 146 140
120 119
93
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6 Year 7
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Figure 22: SLM School Feeding: # of Dropouts, 2017-2021

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46
29
23
16
3
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Figure 23: SLM School Feeding: Historical Cost Evolution, 2017-2021

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£35,711 £36,185
£33,418
£25,237 £25,074
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Figure 24: SLM School Feeding: Cost Analysis by Expense Centre, 2021

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6%
9%
7%
78%
Feeding Feeding support Other costs Admin
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EDUCATION | AFTER-CLASS SUPPORT

Location Manjangue, Chokwé e Xai-Xai

What

After-school support centres aim to improve the academic results of vulnerable children and help them with their academic difficulties. To identify common local problems such as early pregnancy and marriage, sexuality, study methods, among others. To incentivise attendance, a snack is distributed at the 3 locations.

Who

# Beneficiaries: 467

% Girls: 41

Weekly Attendance: High

£8.786 Project Costs

£19 Per Child

Long Term Impact

2021 Highlights

Key Funders:

ALG HNWI

ALG General Fund

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Farming Kits with seeds at SLM (180 direct beneficiaries) and SVP (244 direct beneficiaries). An offer of 2kg of corn seeds was delivered to each beneficiary.

Figure 25: After School Support: # Beneficiaries, 2017-2021

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467
358 386 371 364
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Figure 26: After School Support: Historical Cost Evolution, 2017-2021

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£1,509
£4,571
£3,849
£3,727
£2,241
£2,711
£1,758 £2,273 £1,653 £2,706
£542
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
SLM SVP EFI
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EDUCATION | UNI SCHOLARSHIPS

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Location: Manjangue,
Chokwé, Xai-Xai,
Chongoene
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Beneficiaries: 13
% Girls: 31
Academic
Progression: 100%
# Graduates: 3
£10.664 Total
Expense
£820 per
Scholarship, on
average
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Key Donors:

What

Financing academic expenses and living costs for underprivileged young students who have good academic performance and the ambition to pursue further studies.

Who

13 beneficiaries, out of which 4 were female. 85% are young adults that were previously part of UPG’s Sponsoring Program[7] .

Long Term Impact

2021 Highlights

Figure 27: Technical and University Scholarship Students, 2021

Name Degree Institution 2021
Pedro8 HR Management Universidade Leonde Graduated
Artimiza7 Zootechnical
Engineering		 Universidade Leonde Year 3 (of 4)*
Jaime General Medicine Instituto Médio de Admin e Ciências Saúde Year 1 (of 2)*
Miliona Pharmacy Instituto Médio de Admin e Ciências Saúde Year 2 (of 2)*
Alfredo Public Administration Gwaza Muthini Year 4 (of 4)
Sérgio Electricity High School Escola Profissional de Inhamisa Year 3 (of 3)
Fátima Public Health Gwaza Muthini Year 2 (of 4)*
Jorge Clinical Analyses Gwaza Muthini Year 2 (of 4)
Américo (NEW) Electricity High School Escola Profissional de Inhamisa Year 1 (of 3)*

7 Over the years, the Uni Scholarships are financed by either UPG Portugal or ALG UK on a multi-annual basis, with the perspective to maintain the scholarship sponsor, depending on where he/she is located and which currency the donor prefers to donate in. In 2021, two of the Uni Sponsorship donors were donated through the UK Charity account: Pedro and Artimisa.

8 Financed by ALG

One-to-one Individual Sponsor basis

~~2~~3
Year 1 (of 2)*
Nazário (NEW) Pharmacy Instituto Médio de Admin e Ciências Saúde
Letícia (NEW) Law Universidade São Tomás de Moçambique Year 1 (of 4)*
Graduate
Graduate
Cruzeiro (NEW) Teacher Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Povo
Custódio (NEW) Teacher Ajuda de Desenvolvimento de Povo para Povo

*The Academic Calendar has suffered changes and delays of at least 1 semester due to Covid19.

Figure 28: Technical and University Scholarship Students, #Beneficiaries, 2017-2021

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18
14
13
10
9
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Figure 29; Technical and University Scholarship Students: Historical Cost Evolution, 2017-2021

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£10,664
£8,457
£6,567
£4,748 £4,839
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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POVERTY RELIEF | HIV CENTER

What

The HIV Day Care Centre supports HIV infected children daily, providing nutritious meals (breakfast, lunch, and snack), along with continuous medical support, after school activities, and psychological support.

Location: Manjangue

Who

38 vulnerable children affected by HIV at the Santa Luísa de Marillac School. 11 are part of the UPG sponsoring program

#Beneficiaries: 38

Long Term Impact

% Orphans: 58

This project promotes poverty relief, as well as health and disease prevention:

% Girls: 34

Weight Stable or Increased: 73%

Centre’s Attendance : 72% School Average: 11/20

£23.351 Project Costs =

£614 Per Child

Key Donors: The Egmont Trust

2021 Highlights

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Figure 30: HIV Centre, Gender Split, 2021

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34%
66%
Boys Girls
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Figure 31: HIV Centre # Beneficiaries, 2017-2021

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38 38 38
34
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2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Figure 32: HIV Centre, Historical Cost Evolution, 2017-2021

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£25,122
£23,238 £23,351
£21,618
£16,371
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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POVERTY RELIEF | COVID-19 EMERGENCY FUND

Location: Manjangue, Chokwé, Chongoene e Xai-

Xai

# Beneficiaries: 341

% Girls: 69

Support: Immediate

£4 460 Project Costs

Key Donors: UPG Financing

What

In the context of poverty relief, the emergency fund enables a quick and efficient response to new needs emerging from unexpected events of different nature such as storms, floods or, in the case of 2021, the continuation of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Who

341 children and youth from the ALG intervention communities and beneficiaries of the various ALG programs who were more vulnerable to the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic and its direct consequences.

Long Term Impact

2021 Highlights

Continuation of the safety and welfare project for the ALG group girls between the 5[th] and 9[th] grade:

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FAMILY HOUSE NOMISSA MUCHANGA, MANJANGUE

FAMILY HOUSE IILÍDIO SITOE, MANJANGUE

FAMILY HOUSE ALBINO COSSA, MANJANGUE

HOUSE ROOF AURÉLIO GONÇALVES, CHOKWÉ

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INFRASTRUCTURE | HOUSING

What

Rehabilitation, reconstruction or construction of family housing and community buildings

Location: Chokwé

e Xai-Xai

Who

Infrastructure Housing (IH)

# Com. Beneficiaries: 295

£8.611 Project Costs[9] £2.402 Per House £290 Per Latrine

Community Infrastructure (CI)

Long Term Impact

2021 Highlights

Key Donors:

UPG Financing

9 Co-funded with ALG’s Portuguese sister-charity, Um Pequeno Gesto (“UPG”). In 2020 all funding originated in UPG given existing relationships between the specific beneficiaries and the respective donors.

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Figure 33: Infrastructure Housing: #Beneficiaries: 2017-2021

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30
21
15
9
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Figure 34: Infrastructure Housing: Historical Cost Evolution: 2017-2021

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£10,938
£8,611
£7,798
£0 £0
2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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SUSTAINABILITY | TECHNICAL EDUCATION

CC ESC Courses

What

Baking technical courses of4 months, at Escolinha

Location: Chongoene, Chokwé, Xai-Xai

for community members, with the duration Santa Catarina. Certified by IFPELAC.

Who

Parents and young members of local community inclined to learn skills-based techniques in areas with local market demand.

# Beneficiaries: 38

Long Term Impact

IFPELAC Technical Courses:

Cutting and Sewing, Electricity

and IT Community Centre

Provide young adults new opportunities through technical education to increase employability. Potentially develop domestic economy and production, as well as generate new income sources in a rural community.

2021 Highlights

On hold due to Covid19. Activities delayed until 2022.

£ 3.390 Project Costs N/A per Beneficiary

Key Funders:

ALG General Funds UPG Co-Funding

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SUSTAINABILITY | INCOME GENERATION

What

Financing small individual or family-led businesses in the local community with the potential to generate income.

Location: Xai-Xai, Chokwé e

Manjangue

Who

Community youngsters or their families under the UPG Sponsoring program with an entrepreneurial spirit, driven to start a new business or improve an existing one, and an historic link to ALG ( e.g. moms, technicians, UPG Sponsored children family).

Long Term Impact

# Beneficiaries: 16

Stimulate a culture of entrepreneurship among the communities, strengthen the local economy and financial independence in the families and promote youth employment.

2021 Highlights

£ 4.715 Project Costs

Key Funders:

ALG HNWI UPG Co-Funding

Figure 36: Sustainability, Income Generation, Chicken Coops of Mom Quitéria (2021) Moms’ Stand (2021)

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FUNDRAISING IN 2021

Funds of £89’336 were down 12% compared to 2020 (“LY” or Last Year 2020) largely due to a significant decline in one-off donations and income from events, only partially offset by the uplift in proceeds obtained from challenges.

Figure 37: Annual Funds Raised and Trendline, 2011-2021

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£144,263
£114,684
£87,034 £94,387 £79,940 £99,974 £101,975 £89,336
£59,070 £60,799
£16,823
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
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Figure 38: Annual Funds Raised by Channel, 2021

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Challenges Campaigns
24% Events 2%
0% One-Off
Other Sources 14%
8%
Grants
20%
Corporate Matching Regular Donations
5% 27%
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Fundraising Highlights

Regular Donations £24’090 (LY £8’781)

ALG Regular Donors contributions were significantly higher in 2021 as ALG was able to rally the support of long-standing donors through 1-on-1 targeted requests. In terms of small monthly donations, ALG now has 7 regular donors, having added one new individual donor throughout the year.

ALG Challenges £21’084 (LY £7’105)

This channel was yet again another important source of fundraising for the charity. The Royal Parks Half Marathon was the main event of the year, raising £13’565 across donations and entry fees (ex-Gift Aid). Additional individually led sports and celebration events contributed to growth in this area.

Grants £18’197 (LY £33’481)

Grants continue to be an important key source of fundraising for ALG. Notable grants include £14’203 from the Egmont Trust for the HIV Centre and £11’000 from Mac Bevan Trust for the ESC Pre-School.

One-Off Donations £12’870 (LY £40’665)

One-Off Donations were a key source of fundraising though lower than the high of 2020, where ALG received strong contributions due to the Covid-19 pandemic to support local emergency initiatives.

Campaigns £1’500 (LY £6’957)

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This has been a small but historically reliable area of ALG funding that benefits greatly from donor engagement in the aftermath of small group events. These have been reduced since the start of the pandemic leading to, among others, a decrease in subsequent donations from engaged attendees.

Other Sources £7’553 (LY £3’251)

These include, among others, Corporate Matching grants that are dependent on donor volunteering and Gift Aid. We are grateful to all our sponsors and friends that contributed to our fundraising activities in a challenging 2021!

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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Figure 39: CC Receipts and Payments Report

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CONCLUSION

FINAL NOTES

ALG continued to work in its mission to support children, their families and rural communities improve their living conditions. Despite a more challenged fundraising year, ALG continued to aid its beneficiaries overcome their new constraints and emerging difficulties post a global pandemic, with coordinated support with sister charity UPG portugal. Therefore, the Trustees considered to have achieved 2021 expectations, proceeding with multiple school re-openings and the start of a return to normal day-to-day activities.

ALG STRUCTURE & SISTER CHARITY UPG 40 A Little Gesture ALG UK UPG Portugal Chongow• IDc&ITvchw

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SISTER CHARITY UPG

A Little Gesture, A Great Help (“ ALG ”) is deeply intertwined with its Portuguese sister-charity Um Pequeno Gesto, Uma Grande Ajuda (“ UPG ”) on implementation of operations on the ground and management by a volunteer board of ALG Trustees and UPG Directors. Both teams work in close cooperation since 2011 and this cooperation benefits from UPG’s extensive experience since its inception in 2004. Risk management and financial accounting is performed and audited separately for each institution. All donors will be offered consolidated management accounts for the two combined entities at request.

On a day-to-day basis, the two entities share volunteer resources at management level and the work of full-time staff employed and paid for at UPG’s headquarters in Lisbon. The Lisbon office also benefits from the daily physical presence of ALG Trustee Patricia Acquaviva and from ALG Founder Sara Vicente Barreto’s role as Chairman. The two entities also share a flow of information related to its respective projects in Mozambique from common Local Partners who implement projects in cooperation with management of both entities.

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GET INVOLVED

Your support is key for us to continue to develop our action and provide A Great Help for the children of Mozambique.

Donate

Donations are the lifeblood of our activities. Thanks to your generosity we can reach more children, with greater depth. We particularly

encourage donors to join as regular givers. Don’t forget to provide us with your Gift Aid Declaration, so that we can claim an additional 25p for each 1£ that you give at no extra cost to you.

Bank Details: Sort code: 204739 | Account no: 33955028

Online: please ask us for details according to your preferences

Fundraise for ALG

Whether you like to host events for friends, do a bake sale, run a marathon or a triathlon or just pledge your birthday for ALG, join our supporters and help ALG spread the word.

Engage your Business

Bring us to your workplace for a dress down day or a campaign with your employees. For small businesses we offer excellent marketing opportunities through participations for our Quiz Night Raffles.

Engage your School

Bring us to your school (or kids) school for a talk on giving back and life in Mozambique. We can help you run engaging campaigns with the children and offer tailored solutions to each school’s requirements.

Stay engaged

Keep up with our news in our newly launched blog at http://alittlegesturestories.org

A Huge Thank you to Our ALG Supporters

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GLOSSARY

ALG – A Little Gesture A Great Help

CC – Community Centre

CEO – Chief Executive Officer

CFO – Chief Financial Officer

EFI – Escolinha Flor da Infância Pre-School

ESC – Escolinha de Santa Catarina Pre-School

FX – Foreign Exchange

FY – Fiscal Year GBP – British Pound

GDP – Gross Domestic Product

HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HQ – Headquarters

IFPELAC – Alberto Cassimo Laboral Studies and Professional Education Institute

IS – Infra-structures

KPI – Key Performance Indicators

LY – Last Year

MZN – Mozambique Metical

RPHM – Royal Parks Half Marathon

SLM – Santa Luísa de Marillac School

SVP – São Vicente de Paulo School

UPG – Um Pequeno Gesto Y-O-Y – Year-over-year

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!

A Little Gesture A Great Help Registered Charity no 1141990 info@alittlegesture.org 12A Selwood Place, SW7 3QQ London UK Ph. +44 7880 561386 Account sort code: 204739 no: 33955028 www.alittlegesture.org l https://alittlegesturestories.org/

CC Receipts & Payments Report

Charity name: A Little Gesture UK

Charity number: 1141990

For the period from 01/01/2021 to 31/12/2021

Receipts andpayments Receipts andpayments
Receipts
Voluntary Receipts
Fundraising Activities
Investments
Charitable Activities
Other Receipts
Asset and Investment sales etc
Total receipts
Payments
Voluntary Income Costs
Fundraising Costs
Charitable Activities Costs
Governance Costs
Assets and investments gains/losses
Total payments
Excess of receipts over payments
Transfers between Funds
Cash Funds Last Year End
Cash funds this year end		 Unrestricted
funds
£
40,793.19
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
40,793.19
40,793.19
0.00
43.57
3,998.61
262.50
4,304.68
0.00
4,304.68
36,488.51
-652.02
123,307.79
159,144.28		 Restricted funds
£
48,542.91
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
48,542.91
48,542.91
0.00
648.42
35,826.00
0.00
36,474.42
0.00
36,474.42
12,068.49
652.02
19,797.40
32,517.91		 Endowment
funds
£
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00		 Total funds
£
89,336.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
89,336.10
89,336.10
0.00
691.99
39,824.61
262.50
40,779.10
0.00
40,779.10
48,557.00
0.00
143,105.19
191,662.19		 Last year
£
101,974.92
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
101,974.92
101,974.92
0.00
3,586.63
73,400.00
1,634.50
78,621.13
0.00
78,621.13
23,353.79
0.00
119,751.40
143,105.19

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of A Little Gesture a Great Help On accounts for the year 31-Dec-2021 Charity no 1141990 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 12 / 2021 .

Responsibilities and I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out basis of report 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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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 .

Date: 30.10.2022

Signed: Name: Pedro Santos Reis Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: Flat 5, 1 Gloucester Street SW1v 2DB

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

NONE --------------------------------------

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