Charity Ukraine Christian Partnership Annual Report 2024
Ukraine Christian Partnership (UCP)(Charity 1144824) is constituted by a Declaration of Trust and registered at 5 Beaconsfield Gardens, Claygate, Esher, Surrey, KT10 0PX.
The trustees during the year were:
Mr Andrew Tarcy Chair Mr David Darling Treasurer Mr Timothy Abbott Mrs Wendy Cassar Prof Andrew Cope Mrs Jennifer Green Mrs Carol Tubbs Mr Ian Vale Dr Michael Webb-Peploe
It is run on an entirely voluntary basis by trustees drawn from people who have worked on or on behalf of Ukraine mission activities which are organised by the charity or, until 2012, by Holy Trinity Church, Claygate, Esher, Surrey.
The purposes of the charity are to further the religious and other charitable works of Christian churches in Ukraine with particular reference to the spiritual and material needs of the poor, the sick and those suffering from other forms of social deprivation, and in the training of ministers and other church members to serve those in need.
During the year, the continued Russian invasion of Ukraine brought further untold misery on the Ukrainian population. Through the charity’s tried and trusted network in the Kherson and Transcarpathia regions, help was deployed where it was needed most. Funding was primarily focused on the following projects:
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Support for people in Kherson . While Kherson city and the right (western) bank of the Dnipro river are under Ukrainian control, the Russians still occupy the left bank of the river. With Russian shelling, drones or missiles, life is tough. The charity continues to support a Chornobaivka church which provides weekly topup food parcels and essential medical supplies to villagers in need. Funding was also given to the church’s rebuilding project, helping to make war-damaged homes of elderly or needy villagers liveable once more. For homes damaged beyond repair, pre-fabricated temporary houses funded by another charity are supplied. UCP funds the ground preparation work, clearing away rubble and making bases/foundations for the ‘prefabs’. Further funding enabled the church to purchase a second-hand minibus.
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Support for the Ukrainian villages in Transcarpathia we have served since 2004. The charity funds a rural hardship fund which helps villagers (particularly elderly and sick) who are struggling to cope financially due to the war. In the spring, vegetable seeds were given to 320 families to enable them to grow more of their own food. ‘Shoebox-style’ Christmas presents for nearly 300 children were funded.
Medical items, supplies and contributions to treatment were financed, as well as repairs to church facilities and a replacement fence for a church-run kindergarten.
Funding was also provided to help refugees in the UK. Through the fundraising efforts of some of those refugees, medical equipment for a medical evacuation vehicle was purchased.
Due to the war, the usual summer and winter missions had to be cancelled, unfortunately. In the summer, a small group, which included four trustees, went on a mini mission. This enabled the charity to see first hand the local situation and to report back on how funds were helping to alleviate village hardship.
This was the thirteenth full year as an independent charity.
Finances
Total receipts on unrestricted funds were £59,549. Restricted donations of £30,278 were also received and are detailed in the Financial Statements.
Total payments were £84,906. £4515 was spent on specific medical-related funding. £80,331 was spent on other payments, which included the above mentioned Kherson relief work (£58,795), Transcarpathia villager hardship support (£8400), buildingrelated work in Transcarpathia (£2986), medical evacuation vehicle equipment (£477), Christmas presents for village children (£1979), refugee support (£750), other mission activities (£5223) and bank charges (£60).
The net result for the year was a surplus of receipts over payments of £4921. Adding the bank balance brought forward at the beginning of the year, the resulting balance carried forward is £58,864. Net assets are £61,242.
Reserves are considered necessary to fund the ongoing commitments to our partners in Kherson and Transcarpathia, especially with the war situation, and for medical treatment of villagers who are patients of the charity’s medical team. It was only four years ago that the trustees provided emergency funding (personal donations) of £15,000 to build up the charity’s reserves which at one point had fallen to below £3000. It is considered essential to maintain a healthy bank balance to provide for ongoing work.
The independent examiner is Mr Nigel Cox BSc ACA, Rowan Garth, 71 Bell Hill, Petersfield, Hants GU32 2EP.
The Annual Report was approved by the Trustees on 28 April 2025.
Ukraine Christian Partnership (Regd Charity No.1144824) FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
| Notes RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT RECEIPTS Donations HMRC gift aid repayment Interest on CAF Bank Account Fee refunds from Wise foreign currency transactions Total receipts PAYMENTS Mission payments - medical 4+5 Mission payments - non-medical 4 Bank charges Total payments Internal transfer between unrestricted and restricted funds 3a Surplus/Deficit (Excess of Receipts over Payments) Cash funds brought forward (1 January) Cash funds carried forward (31 December) STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES ASSETS Bank and foreign currency transaction accounts Income tax recoverable LIABILITIES Donations towards the costs of next year's mission participants 6 Net Assets |
Unrestricted Funds £ Restricted Funds £ Total 2024 £ Total 2023 £ 55,894 27,105 82,999 73,644 2,929 3,173 6,102 8,215 679 - 679 165 47 - 47 79 59,549 30,278 89,827 82,103 4,515 - 4,515 2,309 51,601 28,730 80,331 119,923 60 - 60 105 56,176 28,730 84,906 122,337 679 679 - - - 4,052 869 4,921 40,234 - 52,564 1,379 53,943 94,178 56,616 2,248 58,864 53,943 56,616 2,248 58,864 53,943 2,069 309 2,378 6,102 58,685 2,557 61,242 60,045 1,100 - 1,100 1,100 1,100 - 1,100 1,100 57,585 2,557 60,142 58,945 |
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NOTES
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The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charity Commission's guidelines using the Receipts & Payments basis.
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The charity has no trading activities and no paid employees. The treasurer is one of the trustees, acting on a part-time, voluntary basis.
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The movements in restricted funds during the year were:
| estricted funds during the year were: | Bal b/fwd Receipts |
Payments | Bal c/fwd | ||
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| Kherson Initiative | - 27,503 |
27,503 | - | ||
| Kherson Chefs/Cooks | - | 50 50 |
- | - | |
| Petersfield & Area Ukrainian refugee support | 2,998 - |
750 | 2,248 | ||
| Medical Evacuation Vehicle fund | - | 2,248 2,725 |
477 | - | |
| Petersfield Youth Funds | 3a | 679 - |
679 | - | |
| Total | 1,379 30,278 |
29,409 | 2,248 | ||
| re more than those required to send Petersfield URC | youth on the related missions (last one | was 2019), | |||
| was with donors' permissions transferred to general | funds. | ||||
| 7 | Unrestricted Funds £ Restricted Funds £ |
Total 2024 £ |
Total 2023 £ |
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| Medical supplies and treatment funding | 5 | 4,515 - |
4,515 | 2,309 | |
| Kherson relief work | 31,292 27,503 | 58,795 |
74,509 | ||
| Kherson chefs/cooks project | - - | - |
1,000 | ||
| Refugee support in UK | - 750 |
750 | 887 | ||
| Medical evacuation vehicle (incl. medical equipment) | - 477 |
477 | 23,460 | ||
| Transcarpathia villager hardship support | 8,400 - |
8,400 | 9,494 | ||
| Building work & capital projects | 2,986 - |
2,986 | 3,379 | ||
| Costs for mission participants | 8 | 3,700 - |
3,700 | 2,131 | |
| Local ministry & costs of local workers in Ukraine | 2,394 - |
2,394 | 2,401 | ||
| Christmas presents for children in the villages | 1,979 - |
1,979 | 2,060 | ||
| Other mission activity expenses | 9 | 850 - |
850 | 602 | |
| 56,116 28,730 |
84,846 | 122,232 |
- 3a. As sums raised were more than those required to send Petersfield URC youth on the related missions (last one was 2019), the residue of £679 was with donors' permissions transferred to general funds.
4. Mission payments
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Medical supplies were also provided from the Kherson relief work
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£1100 are credits from cancelled 2020 & 2021 summer missions (due to COVID-19)
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Excluding bank charges
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Mission participant costs are more than matched by participant donations
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Gyula church minibus repairs and printer for church-run Gyula nursery
Independent Examiner’s Report
I have examined the Receipts and Payments Accounts, together with the Statement of Assets and Liabilities of the Ukraine Christian Partnership (Registered Charity No. 1144824) relating to the year ended 31 December 2024. My examination did not amount to an audit, but was carried out in accordance with the General Directions issued by the Charity Commissioners for the independent examination of the accounts of smaller charities. Nothing has come to my attention in connection with my examination which gives me cause to believe otherwise than that the accounts accord with the accounting records of the Trust and that such records satisfy the requirements of the Charities Act 1993.
I am not aware of any matter to which attention needs to be drawn in order to obtain a proper understanding of the Accounts.
Signature..............................................................Date.......................
Mr Nigel Cox ACA
Rowan Garth, 71 Bell Hill, Petersfield, Hants GU32 2EP
Original signed copy is available to the Charity Commission on request (not provided via the online return service since signature, which is considered confidential, would be published on the Charity Commission website.)
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