2020-12-31-accounts

Objectiv	es and		ctiv	iti	es	es
					SORP reference
Summary	ofthe purposes			of			The objects ofthe Trust are to	provide
the charity	as set out		in its				humanitarian and material assistance to
governing	document						relieve suffering in Zimbabwe	amongst
							the poor, the dispossessed and victims
							of political violence and their families,		to
							assist with the rebuilding of
							communities through projects	that
							enable them to become self-supporting
							and to support those who are working		in
							that count to the same ends.
Summary ofthe main activities in relation tc those					Para 1.19	1 17and	The Trust's charitable purpose contained in its objectives and	is activities
purposes	for the public						and public benefit is realised primarily
benefit, in	particular,	the					through the provision offeeding
activities,	projects or						schemes and local agricultural	training
services identified in		the					projects in Zimbabwe.
accounts.
Statement	confirming				Para	1.18	The trustees confirm that they	have
whether the trustees			have				complied with the duty in section 4of
had regard lo the guidance							the Charities Act 2006 in that they have
issued by	the Charity						had regard to the Charity
Commission on public							Commissioner's general guidance on
benefit							ublic benefit
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					SORP reference
					Para	1 38
Policy on	grant making
					Para	1.38
Policy on	social investment
including	program related
investment

Contribution	made	by	Para	1.38
volunteers
Other

Achieve	men	ts	and Per	formance
				SORP reference
					Zimbabwe Victims' Support Fund and its
					Purposes
					During 2020,the ZVSF Trustees in the
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity,				Para 1.20	UK, working with our partners and colleagues in Zimbabwe, have
identifying charity's	the work	difference the has made to			continued to supply food aid to the people of Matabeleland. The 2020 maize
the circumstances			of its		harvest was over 1,000,000tonnes short
beneficiaries and			any wider		ofthe accepted minimum annual
benefits to society as a					requirement Many Zimbabweans were
whole.					therefore in a crisis situation without
					sufficient food to meet their daily needs.
					The situation was exacerbated by the Covid-19 pandemic which hit people
					living in urban areas particularly
					severely as it deprived them of
					opportunities to participate in the cash
					economy. There was little evidence of
					the major relief agencies working in
					Matabeleland and the privations ofthe
					region were intensified by the
					corruption which is endemic within the
					Zimbabwean economy. The
					Zimbabwean dollar continued to lose
					value against the American dollar and
					maize stocks within Zimbabwe were
					exhausted by the end ofthe year. This
					necessitated the import ofmaize from
					South Africa at considerably inflated
					prices.
					A nearly new pick up truck had to be
					purchased in November 2020so that the
					mealie meal distribution programme
					could be sustained. We were also asked
					to support the emergency feeding of
					very young children by importing a
					product called ePap from South Africa.
					Otherwise, we remitted sufficient funds
					to the team in Bulawayo to purchase 406
					tonnes ofmealie meal —46%more than
					in 2019,which was already a record
					year. Pastor Albert Chatindo is
					responsible for the vast bulk ofthe food
					distributed, supplying 10kg offood per
					family per month to people in Gwanda,
					Plumtree South, Beitarid e, Masvin o

Mazwi, Killarney, Spring Farm and
Heaney Junction. We also supplied
primary schools in Lupane with mealie
meal when they were not closed
because ofCovid. As in previous years,
20tonnes went to Hillside Methodist
Church for onward distribution tothe
needy of Bulawayo, including the Island
Hospice, Bulawayo Shelter and a
hospice run by Youth for Christ.
Research and Consultation
The Trustees remain in close contact
with the partners and colleagues in
Bulawayo so that they are aware of local
developments. They also monitor
Zimbabwean on-line publications and
take into account such research as is
published by FEWS Net (Famine Early
Warning Systems Network —funded	by
US Aid) —which substantiate the reports
ofour colleagues. From time to time,
one ofour Trustees has visited
Zimbabwe with aview to ensuring that
ZVSF's modus operandi is in line with
the needs ofthe people of Matabeleland.
The last such visit took place in
September 2018.
Advocacy and Information
The Trustees have continued to post
relevant information on the ZVSF
website in order to communicate with
those British people interested in and
concerned about the plight of
Zimbabweans. They have also opened	a
Facebook page which focuses on the
work ofZVSF in Zimbabwe. They
distribute to past and present donors	bi-
annual reports on the activities ofZVSF,
and they promote the work ofthe
Charity whenever and wherever
possible by presentations,
conversations and digital
communications.

Achievements	against	Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance	of fundraising
activities against objectives		Para 1.41
set

Inveslment performance against objectives Pora 1.41 Other

Financ	i	al Review	al Review	al Review	al Review	al Review
Review		ofthe charity's						Para 1.21	The Trust ended the year in astrong
financial		position			at	the end			financial position despite having funded
ofthe period									the purchase ofa pick up truck in
									Zimbabwe. .
Statement			explaining			the		Para 1.22	The trustees review the adequacy	ofits
policy for holding					reserves				reserves on an ongoing basis to enable
stating	why			they	are	held			them to ensure that there are sufficient
									funds available to make the necessary
									transfers to Zimbabwe. The trust
									employs no staff and the administration
									costs are low so the trustees do not
									consider it necessary to withhold	funds
									for these ur oses.
Amount		of	reserves			held		Para 1.22	At 31 December 2020 the reserves
									amounted to 837,117—this sum was
									represented by funds in the Trust's	bank
									account.
Reasons		for		holding		zero		Para 1.22	Not applicable
reserves
Details	of fund materially						in	Para 1.24	Not applicable
deficit
Explanation				of any				Para 1.23	Not applicable
uncertainties				about the
charity	continuing				as a going
concern

The charity's principal
sources offunds (including	Para 1.47
any fundraising)
Investment policy and objectives including any	Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description ofthe principal	Para 1.46
risks facing the charity
Other

tructure, Governance	and Man	agement
Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of governing document		Trust Deed
How is the charity	Para 1.25	Trust
constituted?
Trustee selection methods	Para 1.25	Appointed	by existing trustees
including details ofany
constitutional provisions e.g.
election lo post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees

trustees
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					Prospective trustees are invited to
					attend a meeting ofthe trustees to
Policies adopted	and procedures for the induction			Para 1.51	familiarise themselves with the work of ZVSF. They are given a copy ofthe Trust
and training		oftrustees			Deed and a copy ofthe latest report and
					statement ofaccounts.
					Zimbabwe Victims' Support Fund works
					with a team ofcolleagues and
The charity's organisational structure and any wider				Para 1.51	volunteers in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe (referred toas ZSF)for the purpose of
network with charity works		which the			managing the monies transferred to Zimbabwe. They agree the allocation of
					these monies to different projects and
					ensure that the monies are spent forthe
					s ecified ur oses.
Relationship		with any		Para 1.51
related parties
Other

Charil	name			Zimbabwe Victims' Su	ort Fund
Other name the charit			uses	ZVSF
Re istered charlt		number		1145569
Charity'5	principal	address		Hazel Farm
				Main Street
				Preston
				Oakham
				Rutland LE159NJ

Funds held as custodian	Funds held as custodian	trustees on behalf of others
Description ofthe assets		None
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe
charity on whose behalf	the
assets are held and how	this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details of arrangements	for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity's own
assets

Signed	on behalf ofthe	charity's trust	ees
	Signature(s)
	Full name(s)	&U45'Fclvhs2	k~~~oply
Position	(eg Secretary,
	Chair, etc)
	Date		2eSl