REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 Re81stered thaflty number 1142445
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Bulldimg and Trustee's Report The trustees psent theif annual report and finandal ststements ofthe charityforthe year ended 31st December 2024. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance wlth the accountin8 poliues set out In note I to the accounts and comptywith the charitys trust deed, the Charitles Act 2011 and Accountlng and Reportlng by Charltles: Ststement of Recommended Practlce appli(abFe to charities preparin8 theiraccounts in accordance with the Finanual Reporting stsndard for Smaller Enthies leffectl¥e l January 2019). OBJECTIVES AND AcfiviTIES The trustees o)nfimi thatthey hwe referred tothe Informatlon contslned In the Char5ty Cixnmisslon's general guidance on public benefit when rEwiewin8 the alms and objectlves for BACE and in plannlng athit5es and settin8 policies forthe year ahead. Our oblecl1 are: l. To advance the educatlon of the public in poor communities In The Gambia In particular but not eydu5i¥ely by providing learning matelials to ertabllshed schools and building new schools where they do not currently exist. 2. The rellef of sickne$5 and the preservation of health amon85t people residin8 permar or temporarlly. particularty but not excluslvely in The Gambla, West AfriL3. IVS been another produclfve and posite forojr plojects In The Gambla. I'm deli8hted to share the key developments and progres5 w¥ve made across the various pro8fdms &4CE sUppts. The nutsery school contlnues to thrive. With four fvll-tlme teachers now working across three dassroom5, it'5 been eno)uraging to see the on8olng progress in both teachln8 quality and child developmenL Thls ar, the tsachets have partldpated In additlonal tralnln& focused on effective le550n plannin& and leamin8 throu8h play-an approath that 15 both enjor4ble forthe children and luable In bvildln8 thelr fwndatlonal skill> Each dass has also be8un regular use of the new playground area, thanks to the successfvl installatlon of ourdlmbSn8 anlmals. Mother aub Development- Our Head Teacherwas InstrumenLIl In estsbllshing a Mothers Club at the sthool. Every Monday. a group of mothers meets to dlscuss earty years education and how best to support thelr chlldren's development. Thelr involvement has been Insplrlng and Is already makln8 a dtfference In the home effdronment forour Studen We hope the dubvAII contlnueto grow and flourfsh, supportlng a stron8 brldge between school and home. We will be focu5in8 a lo¢ more on thls in the next 12 months and durlng (wrtrlp in November 2025. CE ainlc ulldlry and Asslsllry Comftwnltles wlth edur4Uon Re8htsred Charlty Number. 1142445
Ten and a hawyears a80. we opened the &4CE ainio Tfflthlch now has three fuiptime stsff working fve days a week In 2024 tly ored for 5,126 patients and dell¥ved 24 babies 5ebtial of whom I likly to attend the nursery the ntst two We're incredibly pnyxl thal the cfm contlnues to Se the communitywith wality wimary healthcare and that're nowexpanding the of ser¥kes offered. BACE iaborntory . Eatfier in the we received a donation to purdwethe equiwnert to set up and open a laboTrtory On Sit& This will mean can test patientg blood5. look for Haemoglobin and imn amonlrt other test Afulktimetethnkkn hamndy beiw recrnlte¢ and we hope to haNtthis facility open in the nert few m (r¥Oluntee15 are1 to the tharity fund rdisin& awaren. and supporting across all our project In Nownber2024 we trmlled wttoThe Gamlxa wlth 18wlunteers to support our proied& butalso to attend a loar ebtIon from when opened the health dlnio It was Thnderful to be abtseto see former sknhknts at the Nuwsttthl and meet theveryfirst babbeswho were born lo15 •80 in tyJrdini¢ .VolurteeT Thets harkn w behiThl the ofour new on41te laboratory. the success ofour nursery sthotsl. ènd the preparations for another maioT ContsinershlwL vrrth aten of 22%ffjlunteers weparirforour N(Alber 2025 trlp. we are I(1n$ for¥Ard to (Th)tinu1 tOSWPPLYtSU51alnable de and community Thetotal Incomeof the tharlty IrKreased to£W78 £125 In 2023. Th15 Orfftase is l•due to more furrflrnlsln8 Income durin8the %ar. Expenrfrtufe duriw thearya5 £2129# Tm a decrease frnm the priorarof £26.491 laryelv as a result of lo runni costs and a smallef ey£lwy Asa resulL our funds carried forward have increased to£73WOfrom £58.339 and contIrt0 meet ourtsr8et erS Fdicy. The thlty aims to bulld reseThY to enable Itto meet Its obJecthwofadvandn8 the education of the publi¢ In poor communitie& In addition to help support ith the relief of sickn and the pre5er¥ation of health amonts peoOÈ in The Gambia. by prrNidir4¥ oryoingsupport with the staff salaries assodated with the (hrlty. The tharity will also wovlde the nece55ary funds a1 support for the owall malntenan¢e of Preparntory NUery School. the BACE Primary Health C¥e aknkand other bjildlny fwmled to the required st•rd.
In addition. sufficient reser¥es wli I be malntained at a le¥el. as deemed apprnprfate tythe Tntstees. to ure the tharity can meet Its extsting commitment& CurrentytheTrustees deem th* the srRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT In selectlng personsto be appolnted as Trustses theTrustees SI1 take into account the benefits of the tharity. appropriate controls are in place to provlde r&is0ble a5suTrr a8ainst fraud. error and 4vlurtteerfs health and * when suprtIng the dlarity. A kanafrrn 15 now in pla and is thifwl prior
B¥lld5rqand REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS Re8lstffed awrlty Number 1142445 Prlndp•l Offlre 3 Oakhlll Cottage Peasmarsh Road eeckley East Sussex TN31 srj Mrs T Mendy M8E Mr H Taylor Mi55 C Barnett Miss L colller-KeOd Dr Frdn¢es Warren Mr Christophertslleystone Mr FRnds Mendy mTa[hd Prke (from 4th January 20241 aulldlni and Asslsdry Communldeswlth Edur•ll¢bn Istsr•d awrlty Number: 1142445
with Ethcation The tharlty trustees are fesponslble forpreparlw a trustee< annuaf report and flnandal #•tem¢nts In acctydance whth appIlble law and United Klngdom 51andards Iunlted KlnÉdM) Genernlly Attepted A¢ctrJntln8 Practke The law applicableto dHrille5 in Engknnd and Wales requlres the charitytru5tees to prepare financlal siatements fty eath yearwhich 8i¥e a true and fair ¥iewofthe state ofaffalrs of the tharityand ofthe Incomln8 resou and applkauon ol resourn4 ofthe dwrbty for that period. In preparlng the flnanclal SfatemEnts. the trustees are requlred to: obseNe the methods and prfnclples In the appltcable Charltles SOAP: mak£ ludgements and estlmates that are reasonable and prudent,. stsfe whether applicable accountSn8 sknd•rds have been followed. subJeLtto ary materfal departures d15cIosed and explalned In the Ilnandal statèments." prnsume that the tharity conlSnue In bu51n The trustees are responble for keepini pfoper accountlng records that disclose wlth reasonable ccuTrcy at anytlme the financial ofthe dwr5ty and to enable them to ensure that the finandal StateaNnPfywlth the CharltlesAcl 201L the applkable Ch•rflSes (Accnts and Repottsl Re8ulafjons. and the prov1s1o of the Trust deed. They are also Pty1b1• for safeguardl the a$5ets ofthe ¢harlry and n8 rearth steps fof the and dE¢t60n offrawl other Irre8ularlths. The truAees are responsible forthe malntenanceand Intefvof the thalltyaf flnandal Infonnallon Induded on the dHrirfs bstte. L*lakn In the Unlted KIn8d 4oNYrnln8 the weparnljon and dlssemlnallon olfinandal mdIfferfrOffl lealslth In ¢>therlurtsdlcthN. Mrs TrnLy Mendy M8E Chalrperson Reltsotred Ch•rfty 14umber. 1142445
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcnvmES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024 INCI)ME FROM: FundTrisln8actlvtfj Bank interest Other Incomè Totsl receipts EXPEP4DrruREON: Raiynt fur Charitable acti Bank chawues Exchart8e loss 172 lol 26 91 NET INCOPAEIIEXPENfxiiMEI Totrl fvnd5 Witforward TOTAL FUIIOSCAARIED
wilhEdueation STATEMEKf OF ASSETS AND UABILMES AS AT 310ECEMBER 2024 CASH FUND5 Cash at bank 51.409 Tax redaim 3976 7,261 Amounts h111 due witl4n one 58.670 FUNDS Restricted fvr¥ls Unrestricted fvnd5 7320 TOTAL FUND5 laura cOr Tfta5urer
thEduc&tii)n tes he acco The accounts (financial staiementsl have been prepared n accud¥tt wlth Accountln8 and their accounts In accordance wlth the Finandal Rep¢KllngStsndard for Smaller Enthlts leffedS¥e I January 20191, the finandal Reportthg Standard forsmth Ertities IFRSSE). and the CharltiesArt 2011 and applkable regulauons. Re5trScted funds can only be used for partkular restrIrt purposes within the obiecbves of the tharity. ResIrKtia[Ist when speofied ty the doThy ofwhen funds are for partkular COSTOF RAISING HJNDS Fundrdising Advertlsin In -shirts leallets etc Total In 21J23 Building and proiert costs School runnin8 Costs ainlc runTri costs 1,768 3,952 1692 893 5,244 341 10,654 Gambian salaries and stsff costs 10.567 476 20354
with Educatio employment with B Durfng the emplod an of 14stsff. All empl art based In The Gambla. There are curreft 8 staff12023: 8) who work in 31[On and the runnlog¢f the Nutsery sthool. 512023: 51 whOW in health and ihe runni ofthe cfmk and 112023: 11 thff who TAwrk w> managemt arrfl the dayto day funnlneofts charlty. flnandal seThices. io