Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date
Period end date
From
To 31 03 2023
01 04 2022
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name
Mityana Projects Trust
Other names charity is known by
Registered charity number (if any) 1142065
Charity's principal address
The Old Forge Church Street, St. Mary Bourne Andover, Hampshire Postcode SP11 6BL
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name
Office (if any)
Name of person (or body) Dates acted if not for whole entitled to appoint trustee (if year any)
1 Rev Diana Marsden Chairman
2 Jan Petersen Treasurer
3 Richard Anning
- 4 Rhiannon Love
5 Rachel Hanney
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
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Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted
Trust Deed
Trust Deed
- (eg. trust, association, company)
Appointed Trustees Trustee selection methods
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
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To support the development of rural primary education in the Mityana District of Uganda by providing new or improved facilities in schools.
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To promote sustainable development for the benefit of the public in the Mityana District of Uganda. Sustainable development means “Development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”.
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To encourage the growth of the local economy in the Mityana District of Uganda by providing financial assistance to establish or build small businesses.
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To increase international understanding and relationships between the people of North West Hampshire and the people of the Mityana District of Uganda.
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These objectives and activities have continued through supporting the following:-
- Bringing together people across NW Hampshire to keep them informed of what we are doing in Mityana, Uganda by visiting linked UK primary schools, churches and attending Whitchurch Deanery meetings.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
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Supporting the opening, in October 2022 and initial running of the second Health Centre Clinic that we funded the build of in a remote location. Providing support to encourage working towards their adoption of a self-sustaining financial model.
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Starting new initiatives with two new Women’s Goat Projects.
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Keeping our web site updated.
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Offering support for local organisations (schools, churches) to be better informed or do fund raising
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Initiating an invitation for an opportunity for a small group of adults in the local area to visit the Ugandan projects and linked schools they have been involved in fund raising for.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
No-one, absolutely no one (trustees, friends, workers) claim any expenses from the Trust. There is no office, there are no office expenses. No investment accounts are held by the Charity.
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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We have fund raised in our linked UK schools on behalf of our Ugandan rural linked primary schools to:-
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a. build a new, two classroom block at one of our linked schools
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b. complete a maintenance program on Teacher accommodation at a linked school
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The Chair of the Trustees has continued to visit our UK linked schools to maintain the international understanding between the UK pupils and their fellow pupils in Uganda.
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Section D Achievements and performance
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We have continued to support the first Health Centre Clinic the Trust funded in a very remote area and opened in October 2019 to assist with continued care to the surrounding communities.
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We continue to support the kindergarten to a small degree as it moves successfully into its sixth year.
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We have funded two new groups of nine women in two villages to start (fourth and fifth) goat projects.
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In October 2022 we commenced the support, in a very remote area, of a second Health Centre clinic that we funded the build of. The Clinic provides pumped water from a bore hole, plus a rainwater tank, solar and mains electricity, a latrine and washroom, staff quarters, as the health centre clinic building itself which includes equipment and a maternity unit.
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Completion of a local UK awareness and fundraising to provision the part-support 10 Ugandan Lay Readers in Mityana District, through their 2 year training at the local Theological College in Mityana. Funds for their first educational year (2022) were given to them through 2022 and start of their second year in 2023 to allow them to complete their training
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Further local awarenesss and fund raising, based on the interest shown by the local UK community to support Lay Reader training, allowed for a second Group of 10 to start their two year training in January 2023 with part support from the UK.
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In February 2023 two Trustees self-funded a Ugandan trip and over a period of nearly 3 weeks visited all 12 linked Ugandan schools and all the existing projects that have been initially funded by the Trust.
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These include a Kindergarten, a Health Clinic, 3 water dams, 4 loan funded women’s projects, 5 women’s goat projects, the two groups of sponsored Lay Readers at the Theological College, a forest project and visited the new Health Clinic that was opened in October 2022.
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A meeting with the Committee was held to review current progress and to provide support to encourage the committee management to work towards their adoption of a self-sustaining financial model.
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| Section D | Achievements andperformance |
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| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
In the 2022/2023 fnancial year our key focus was:- Classroom building Over the year £16,020 was spent to build a double classroom at a linked school (Makonzi) to replace classrooms that had been destroyed by termite infestation Teacher accommodation refurbishment Teacher accommodation was refurbished at a linked school (Bulera). This was in part funded by the small rent 2022/2023 contributions (10,000shs per month for 10 months) that teachers pay who live in accommodation that was originally built at linked schools from funds provided by the Trust. These funds for refurbishment were topped up by £1,500 from the Trust. New Health Clinic Completion of the build of a new Health Clinic in Buguluma (total build cost £55,730) that has been fnanced from a legacy donation. Funding for basic equipment and maternity equipment and requirements was provided to allow the Clinic to be opened on October 2022.. Continued support Continued support for the Kindergarten and Butoloogo Health Clinic has been provided through the year to assist as they gradually transition to becoming completely self- funded. This Clinic was impacted by the outbreak of Ebola in Uganda in October 2022. International understanding Bringing together people across NW Hampshire to keep them informed of what we are doing in Mityana, Uganda. This has cumulated in a new project to help support the training of 10 Lay Readers in Mityana Diocese and a further Group of 10 started their two year training in January 2023. |
Section E Financial review
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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
All donations are assigned to the various projects/initiatives the Trust supports in Uganda . The funds are then spent in Uganda within a planned program to ensure that reserves are kept to a minimum but still allow us to deliver the intended outcomes.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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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 charity’s trustees
Signature(s) DMarsden Jan Petersen Jan Petersen Full name(s) Dodie Marsden Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Treasurer etc) Date 12/11/2023
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Mityana Projects Trust – Charity number 1142065
2022-2023
Mityana Projects Trust
Charity Number 1142065
Accounts Return for 2022-2023
Contents
Balance Sheet for 2022-2023.............................................................................1 Summary Receipts and Payments By Category..................................................2 Assets and liabilities at the end of the period.....................................................3
Balance Sheet for 2022-2023
| This Financial Year | This Financial Year | This Financial Year | This Financial Year | This Financial Year | Last Financial year | Last Financial year | Last Financial year | Last Financial year | ||
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| Mityana Projects Trust | 2023 | Mityana Projects Trust | 2022 | |||||||
| Balance Sheet as of March 31st 2023 | **Balance Sheet as of March 31st ** | 2022 | ||||||||
| Opening Balance as of April 1st 2022 | £77,882.57 | Opening Balance as of April 1st 2021 | £16,192.74 | |||||||
| Plus Income to 31st March 2023 | £32,647.11 | Plus Income to 31st March 2022 | £118,913.83 | |||||||
| Minus expenditure to 31stMarch 2023 | £48,348.00 | Minus expenditure to 31stMarch 2022 | £57,224.00 | |||||||
| Closing Balance 31st March 2023 | £62,181.68 | Closing Balance 31st March 2022 | £77,882.57 | |||||||
| Loss | -£15,700.89 | Profit | £61,689.83 | |||||||
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Mityana Projects Trust – Charity number 1142065
2022-2023
Summary Receipts and Payments By Category
| Category | Amount | |
|---|---|---|
| Donation -General:Church | £295.00 | |
| Donation -General:Clarify | £16,620.00 | |
| Donation -General:Group | £2,712.00 | |
| Donation -General:Individual | £3,117.84 | |
| Donation -General:Standing Order | £480.00 | |
| Donation - Link Church:Burghclere - Kawako |
£450.00 | |
| Donation - Link Church:North Waltham - Lulagala |
£150.00 | |
| Donation - Link Church:Old Basing- Katakala |
£283.60 | |
| Donation - Link Church:Overton - Kibbubula |
£1,000.00 | |
| Donation - LinkChurch:Whitchurch - MJS | £2,000.00 | |
| Donation - Link School:East Woodhay - Bukuya |
£60.80 | |
| Donation - LinkSchool:SMB - Makonzi | £30.00 | |
| Donation -Specifc:Kindergarten | £190.00 | |
| Donation -Specifc:LayReaders | £4,431.62 | |
| Donation - Specifc:Money boxes (for Goats) |
£826.25 | |
| A1 Gross receipts | £32,647.1 1 |
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| Expense-General:Bankcharge | -£84.00 | |
| Expense - General:Fred - Project Management |
-£380.00 | |
| Expense-General:General | -£436.00 | |
| Expense-General:Gift | -£234.00 | |
| Expense - Link School:Bulera - Woolton Hill |
-£1,800.00 | |
| Expense - Link School:Kawako - Burghclere |
-£450.00 | |
| Expense - Link School:Kyankowe - Kingsclere |
-£640.00 | |
| Expense - Link School:Lulagala Primary School |
-£300.00 | |
| Expense- LinkSchool:Makonzi -SMB | -£16,060.00 | |
| Expense- Linked Church:Makonzi -SMB | -£528.00 | |
| Expense-Specifc:Clinic- Buguluma | -£24,123.00 | |
| Expense-Specifc:Clinic- Butoloogo | -£62.00 | |
| Expense-Specifc:Goats | -£991.00 | |
| Expense-Specifc:Kindergarten | -£260.00 | |
| Expense-Specifc:LayReaders | -£2,000.00 | |
| A3 Gross Payments | - £48,348.0 0 |
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| Netof receipts/payments | -£15,700.89 | |
| A6 Cash fundslast Year End | £77,882.57 |
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Mityana Projects Trust – Charity number 1142065
2022-2023
Cash funds this Year End
£62,181.68
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Mityana Projects Trust – Charity number 1142065
2022-2023
Assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| B1 Cash funds | £ 62,181.68 |
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| Total Cash Funds | £ 62,181.68 |
| B2Other monetary assets | £ - |
| B3Investmentassets | £ - |
| B4 Assets retained for the charity's ownuse |
£ - |
| B5Liabilities | £ - |
| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Print Name | Date of approval |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Janet Petersen | 27/11/23 | ||||
| Dodie Marsden | 27/11/23 |
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Independent Examiner’s Report – Mityana Project Trust - #1142065
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