## **Bumba Foundation** **Charity no: 1145624** **Report and Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2022** **Page 1** ## **Bumba Foundation** ## **Contents** ||**Page**| |---|---| |Legal and administrative information|2| |Report of the trustees|3 - 5| |Independent examiner's report|6| |Statement of financial activities|7| |Balance sheet|8| |Notes forming part of the financial statements|9-10| **Page 2** ## **Bumba Foundation** ## **Legal and administrative information** ## **Registration** Charity registration number 1145624 ## **Trustees** Martin Tilbury (Chairman) Jane Hanson (Secretary) Wendy Solesbury MBE David Roberts James Purvis-Turton ## **Charity's principal address** Mr Martin Tilbury 40 Dane Road Sale Cheshire M33 7AR ## **Independent examiner** Ruth Gee 3 Dudley Court Carlton Rd Manchester M16 8DA ## **Bankers** Barclays Bank plc 164 Allerton Road Liverpool L18 2DU **Page 3** **Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022** ## **Bumba Foundation** The Trustees present their annual report together with the charity's financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022. Legal and administrative information set out on page 2 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with the charity's constitution and the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities 2005. ## **Structure, governance and management** The Bumba Foundation was established for education/training and the prevention or relief of poverty for charitable purposes by a Deed of Settlement dated 24 January 2012 and supported be a constitution which was adopted on the 04 October 2011 and amended on 24 January 2012. It is governed by a board of trustees who are each appointed for an indefinite period. Routine administration is carried out by the Secretary and Chairman, who informs and consults the other trustees regularly by email, letter and telephone. The board meets three times a year to review strategy, operational issues and financial performance. If a board vacancy arises, it would be filled from a wide circle of active charity officers and trustees known to the existing trustees. New trustees are inducted into the organisation and its activities, policies and responsibilities, charity law and the organisation’s charity purposes. ## **Objectives and activities** The Trustees raise funds, hold the Trust Fund and the income therefrom on trust to apply them, at their absolute discretion, for the advancement of education, the promotion of good citizenship and civic responsibility and the advancement in life of young people so as to develop their full capacities and enable them to become responsible members of society and so that their conditions of life may be improved in Uganda and the North West of England with the aim to improve and increase community cohesion for the Public Benefit. They have power to retain the capital of the Trust and reasonable amounts of cash balances. They achieve their objectives by making grants to partner charitable organisations in Uganda and the North West of England (however currently this is only to organisations the Trustees have worked with in the past in Uganda). **Page 4** ## **Bumba Foundation** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022** ## **Challenges** The past year has been a challenging period for the charity with the covid pandemic increasing the needs in Uganda but also reducing some of the traditional fundraising methods we have used in the past. We have adapted well to these changes, and with lockdown restrictions easing in Uganda and the UK, we were able to implement our annual fundraising dinner and re-establish our schools’ operations in Uganda in the second half of the year. The communities we work with in Uganda were already ranked as one of the poorest districts in Uganda with some of the highest levels of poverty, unemployment, low education quality and high levels of illiteracy (23.8% of children aged 10-17 years are illiterate), however the covid pandemic has increased these needs further with reduced family income. This has resulted in 40% of the population in the district not having the funds for food, medical support, soap, clothing or any other necessities of life and more than 19% of the whole population survive on just one meal a day. ## **Charity Focus:** With so many unmet needs in Uganda, we are continuously working with the local community to develop new projects that will utilise education to reduce poverty and increase community engagement. Any projects we undertake have to be cost effective, have maximum impact and have long-term sustainability. The focus has been on developing the infrastructure and conditions for the community to address needs, which has resulted in the creation and development of two community primary schools, two vocational skills centres and community WASH (Water, Sanitation and Hygiene) programmes ## **Achievements:** This year we have achieved a number of important milestones, which has included the charity celebrating its 10-year anniversary, raising over half a million pounds for projects in Uganda and educating over 10,000 young people and community members since we were established. To support the evaluation of our projects, we created a short documentary which explored the impact of the work and how the projects are meeting the charities objectives and increasing community sustainability. With the lockdown restrictions in place at the beginning of the year, we focussed our work on expanding our agricultural training centre and implementing a community education program. The project built on the learning from previous pilots and the investment in the demonstration garden infrastructures, which enable us to upscale the community education. The community educators developed community gardens and over the year, delivered 143 workshops which educated 1,624 young people and community members. The peer education methodology has increased the community’s knowledge and value of home farming and the effective use of simple irrigation initiatives, which has increased crop yields and increased self-sustainability. With the covid restrictions easing in the second half of the year, we reopened our community schools with additional investment to ensure the schools were covid secure and also invested in new washing and sanitation facilities at our community schools under our WASH programme. **Page 5** ## **Bumba Foundation** ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2022** The Statement of Financial Activities is set out on page 6. The Trustees' policy is to raise funds to enable them to carry out their charitable programme and continue to support the schools in the future. Funds raised totalled £56,098 and resources expended totalled £54,165 resulting in net incoming resources of £1,933. There remains a cash balance of £13,530 at the end of the financial year. The trustees consider that it is prudent to retain a cash balance of no less than £2,000 so that they are always in a position to pay modest grants and to cover any unexpected expenses that might arise. This report was approved by the Trustees on 29th June 2022 and signed on their behalf by: **Martin Tilbury** Chairman **Page 6** **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Bumba Foundation** ## **Bumba Foundation** I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are set out on pages 6 to 9. ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** The Charity’s Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Charity’s Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this period under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under Section 145(2) 2011 Act; - follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(2)(b) of the 2011 Act; and - state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of Independent Examiner's Report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes a consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. ## **Independent Examiner’s statement** In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: - (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Act have not been met: or - (2) to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Ruth Gee ## **Accounting For Artists** - 3, Dudley Court, Carlton Rd, Manchester, M16 8DA **28th June 2022** **Page 7** ## **Bumba Foundation** ## **Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 March 2022** |**Note**
**Incoming resources**
**Incoming resources from generated funds**
**3**
_Voluntary income_
Donations
_Activities for generating funds_
Fundraising (Charity Dinner)
Sponsorship
**Total incoming resources**
**Resources expended**
**4**
_Charitable activities_
Uganda schools and education programme
Documentary film project costs
Fundraising events
Governance costs
Support costs
**Total resources expended**
**Net incoming / (outgoing) resources**
**Other recognised gains and losses**
**Net movement in funds for the year**
Total funds brought forward
**Total funds at 31 March 2022**|**2022**
**£**
48,173
7,925
-|**2021**
**£**
44,863
-
5,650| |---|---|---| ||56,098|50,513| ||43,651
6,310
2,918
250
1,036
54,165
1,933
-
1,933
11,347
13,280|40,173
5,569
-
250
410| |||46,402| |||4,111
-| |||4,111
7,236| |||11,347| **The notes beginning on page 8 form part of these financial statements** **Page 8** ## **Bumba Foundation** ## **Balance Sheet at 31 March 2022** ## **Charity number 1145624** |**Note**
**Fixed assets**
**Current assets**
Bank and cash balances
**Liabilities:**
amounts falling due within one year
**6**
**Net current assets**
**Net assets**
**Unrestricted funds**|**2022**
**£**
-
13,530
13,530
(250)
13,280
13,280
13,280|**2021**
**£**
-| |---|---|---| |||11,597| |||11,597
(250)| |||11,347| |||11,347| |||| |||11,347| ## **The notes beginning on page 8 form part of these financial statements** The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 29th June 2022 and signed on their behalf by **Martin Tilbury** Chairman **Page 9** ## **Bumba Foundation** ## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022** ## **1 Accounting policies** ## **(a) Basis of preparation** The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 and the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities issued in March 2005. ## **(b) Fund accounting** The charity's funds are general funds and are available for use, at the Trustees' discretion, in furtherance of the charity's objects. ## **(c) Incoming resources** Donations are accounted for in the accounting period in which they are received. ## **(d) Resources expended** Grants are accounted for when they have been approved by the Trustees and any conditions attached have been satisfied. Costs are recognised when the related goods or services have been provided. ## **2 Taxation** The charity's income and gains are not liable to tax providing they are applied for charitable purposes. ## **3 Analysis of incoming resources** |**_Voluntary income_**
Donations and Fundraising
Donations from charitable trusts & foundations
**_Activities for generating funds_**
Corporate Sponsorship
Annual charity dinner and fundraising events
**4 Analysis of resources expended**
**_Charitable activities_**
Monitoring and Evaluation
**_Bumba Foundation Academy Mugiti_**
Classroom Refurbishment Project
**_Agricultural project and Apprentice Program_**
**_WASH programme_**
**_Sponsored Students and Operating costs_**
**_Total Uganda schools and education programme_**|**2022**
**£**
14,173
34,000
48,173
-
7,925
7,925
**2022**
**£**
7,827
-
27,960
3,000
4,864
43,651|**2021**
**£**
23,363
21,500| |---|---|---| |||44,863| |||5,650
-| |||5,650| |||**2021**
**£**
6,840| |||8,615| |||9,604| |||-| |||15,114| |||| |||40,173| **Page 10** ## **Bumba Foundation** ## **Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022** ## **4 Analysis of resources expended - continued** |**_Documentary Film Project_**
**_Fundraising costs_**
Gala Dinner
**_Governance costs_**
Accountancy and independent examination
**_Support costs_**
Administration expenses
Bank charges
**5 Remuneration**
**6 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**
Governance costs
No Trustee received any remuneration from the charity during the year.|**2022**
**£**
6,310
2,918
250|**2021**
**£**
5,569| |---|---|---| |||-| |||| |||250| ||671
365
1,036
**2022**
**£**
250|-
410| |||410| |||**2021**
**£**
250|