REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31
DECEMBER 2024
Re81stered thaflty number 1142445

TnF#ees Report
Ststement of HnanoalAci7¥itles
Stalemert of Assetsand Uabllldes
Notesto the Accounts
8uHdln84nd As4stlw Communhl•s wlth Eduullon

Bulldimg and
Trustee's Report
The trustees p￿sent 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 posit￿e forojr plojects In The Gambla. I'm deli8hted to share
the key developments and progres5 w¥ve made across the various pro8fdms &4CE sUpp￿ts.
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￿ lik*ly
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 are￿￿1 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 lo￿ar ￿eb￿tIon from when opened the health dlnio It was
Th￿nderful to be abtseto see former sknhknts at the Nuwsttthl and meet theveryfirst babbeswho
were born lo￿15 •80 in tyJrdini¢ .VolurteeT T*hets harkn w behiThl the
ofour new on41te laboratory. the success ofour nursery sthotsl. ènd the preparations for
another maioT Contsinershlw￿L vrrth ate*n of 22%ffjlunteers weparir*forour N(A￿lber 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 the￿ary￿a5 £21￿29￿￿#￿ Tm a decrease frnm the prior￿arof £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 contIr￿￿t0 meet ourtsr8et ￿er￿S Fdicy.
The th*lty 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 a￿1
support for the owall malntenan¢e of Preparntory NU￿ery 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 SI￿1￿ take into account the benefits of
the tharity.
appropriate controls are in place to provlde r&is0￿ble a5suTrr￿ a8ainst fraud. error and 4vlurtteerfs
health and * when sup￿rtIng the dlarity. A ￿kana￿￿f￿rrn 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-Ke￿Od
Dr Frdn¢es Warren
Mr Christophertslleystone
Mr FRnds Mendy
m￿Ta[h￿d 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 appIl￿ble 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 respon￿ble 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 State￿￿aNnPfywlth the CharltlesAcl 201L the applkable Ch•rflSes (Acc￿nts and
Repottsl Re8ulafjons. and the prov1s1o￿ of the Trust deed. They are also ￿P￿ty1b1• for safeguardl
the a$5ets ofthe ¢harlry and ￿n8 rea￿rth 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 m￿dIfferfrOffl 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
73￿20
TOTAL FUND5
laura cO￿r
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. ResIrKti￿a[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 emplo*d 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>
managem￿t arrfl the dayto day funnlneofts* charlty.
flnandal seThices.
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