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2020-08-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 09 2019 31 08 2020

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Nakuru Children’s Project

Other names charity is known by N/A Registered charity number (if any) 1145739 Charity's principal address 36 Wellington Walk Henleaze Bristol Postcode BS10 5ET

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**for whole year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Rebecca Siddall
Zoe Kelland
Annemarieke Blankestein

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
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Financial Percy Kelland 36 Wellington Walk, Henleaze, Bristol BS10 5ET

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Trust deed.

How the charity is constituted

Trust.

Appointed by existing trustees. Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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Section C Objectives and activities

To prevent and relieve poverty and destitution for children and young adults and their families in Kenya as the trustees shall determine.

Summary of the objects of the To advance, promote and assist in the provision of education of people charity set out in its under the age of 25 years in Kenya. governing document

The protection and promotion of good health of children and young people under the age of 25 in Kenya by the particular but not exclusively by the provision of medical services.

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We expanded our free school meals programme to include 180 children at Nyathuna Primary School, providing approximately 20,000 hot lunches between September 2019 and March 2020. We funded construction of a dining hall so children could eat safely and hygienically, and upgraded the kitchen facilities to reduce smoke levels.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

We expanded our sponsorship programme — to date we have now offered 144 young people the chance to attend secondary education through provision of school fees, educational equipment, and emotional support through our social worker and holiday programme. In December 2019, 19 students graduated with their Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education.

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, we pivoted our activities rapidly to support vulnerable children and families , providing emergency food and hygiene supplies through five mass distributions in partnership with the local authorities. Our team provided the equivalent of 50,000 meals worth of food, 1,000 bars of soap, and 300 masks. In addition, we partnered with a community organisation to support 200 girls in rural areas with sanitary pads and soap.

Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main This was a year like no other — with Kenya and the wider world hit hard achievements of the charity by the coronavirus in March 2020. Our proudest achievement this year during the year was how our team pivoted quickly and courageously to support vulnerable children and families throughout the pandemic . With all schools in Kenya closed from March onwards, we pivoted all our activities towards ensuring that the children we usually support were still protected from the worst impacts of the virus by providing nutritious food packages and hygiene supplies to their families , and educational materials so they could continue learning as best possible at home. We worked in close partnership with the local authorities in Nakuru to organise five distributions of food and hygiene supplies to 167 families — distributing the equivalent of approximately 50,000 meals, 1,000 bars of soap, and 300 masks in this period. In addition, we forged a new partnership with community organisation Matonyok Integrated Programme to provide essential period and hygiene products to 200 girls in rural areas, including 300 sanitary pads, and 28 bars of soap, accompanied by counselling encouraging them to stay safe during the pandemic. The children and families who benefited from our programmes during this time were all extremely vulnerable — including those who are orphaned, abandoned, HIV positive, refugees or IDPs, suffering with a disability, or from very low-income families. The financial implication of the COVID-19 lockdowns on our community was immense: families who usually lived day-to-day found themselves locked at home with no means to earn funds for that evening’s meal. Meanwhile, the risk to children was even greater — with teen pregnancy and child labour rates soaring as young people remained out of school, and vulnerable to exploitation to make ends meet. “It really gives [families] hope for a better tomorrow. Just the knowledge that there are selfless people out there supporting strangers without bias or discrimination leaves them optimistic about the future.” – Ruth, teacher at Nyathuna Primary School. We are extremely proud that Nakuru Children’s Project was able to provide a lifeline to children and their families during this incredibly difficult time. In addition, from September 2019 until March 2020, we continued to run our successful programmes as usual — expanding our activities at Nyathuna Primary School to support 180 pupils with a free hot meal every school day, and funding construction of a dining hall to ensure children could eat in a safe and hygienic environment. In addition, we funded upgrades to kitchen facilities to reduce smoke levels, with view to supporting the health of the cooks. We expanded our sponsorship programme and to date have offered 144 young people the chance to attend secondary education by covering school fees, purchasing educational equipment, and providing emotional support through our social worker. 19 students graduated with their Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education in December 2019.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Finally, we made big steps towards future sustainability through the purchase of two acres of land on the outskirts of Nakuru . We plan to use this to construct a community kitchen, distributing hot meals to local schools in need; to establish a small-scale farming project to generate income and food to sustain our projects, and to create a permanent office for our social worker to support our sponsored students. We are also exploring wider projects including a school for children with special educational needs, a community hall or library, and a rescue centre for vulnerable young people.

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Section E Financial review

We reviewed our financial reserves policy in September 2019 and Brief statement of the increased our reserves slightly to £31,000 in line with increased costs charity’s policy on reserves across our programmes. This is designed to cover nine months’ of our free school meals programme at our partner schools, the wages of our social worker for four months, and the immediate cash flow needs of our sponsorship programme. Our reserves policy aims to safeguard the interests of our beneficiaries by minimising the risks associated with any unplanned reduction in income, or closure. This policy will be reviewed on an annual basis in line with our financial year.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

N/A.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Zoe Kelland Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc)

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Date 17 June2021 TAR March 2012

Recelpts and payments accounts CC16a COMMISSION ' For the perlod from , )sJnod on(J aaio To 01-Se -19 31-Aug-20 Section A Receipts and payments Unrnstrlctad fund8 Re8trlcted ' funds to th• n•arn•t £ Endowment funds to tho n•4rnst £ Totsl fund• to th• noar•8t £ to the nearn•t £ La•t y••r Al Recolpts Voluntary donations Glft aid reclalm Sub total(Gross income for AR) 28.618 44.888 1 28,01v A2 Asset and Investment sales, (see tsble). Sub total 16,052 28,616 44,668 A3 Payments Food ro ramme Child sponsorshlp- secondary education School classroom constructlon costs Other constructlon costs Land urchase Covld 19 Other charltable costs Bank fees and website costs Sub total 3,387 800 16,996 13,608 616 fj.001 36,104 616 6.001 673 18,671 18,671 216 216 481 45,806 521 392 ' 41098 32,879 78,684 A4 Asset and Investment purchases, (see tsble) LJb tnta/ 45,805 32,879 78,684 42,098 Net of receipts/(payments) .Aq Tra.osferR hAtWAgn fijnfls A6 Cash fvnds last year end Cash funds th18 year end 29,753 4,263 IAI,';,YY,fJf1 34,016 4184 54,112 22,205 2,109 56,221 22,205 52,037 56,221 Unre8trlcted fund8 to nearnst £ Restrlcted funds to naarn8t £ Endowment funds to nearB•t £ Categories Details B1 Cash funds Barclays Bank account 22.206 Total cash funds I.V?I,' 22,205 (agree balanc8s wlth recelpts and payments Unrestrlcted fund8 to neamt £ h,. Restricted funds to nMro8t £ Endowment funds to nearnst £ Details Detalls Fund to whlch Cost (optlonal) Curr•nt valu• (optlonal), .

-trn8nt aosats o In'4G Current valu• tlonal Fund to whlch as•ot b•lon Cost (opuonal) Deta118 B4 As80ts retalned for tho charlty's own use Fund to whlch Ilablllty relat88 Amount du• (optlonal) When due tlonal) Details B6 Llabllitles Date of ap roval Signed by one or Iwo trustees on behalf of all the trustees riiiit %'4iiir oiyi iaiili ZOE KELLAND Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Nakuru Childrens Project I report on the accounts of the Trust for the yèar ended 31 August 2020, which are set out above. Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The charity S trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charlty's trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charlties Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility to: examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act to 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 Directlons given by the Charity Commisslon. 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 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 requlred in an audit and consequently no opinlon is given as to whether the accounts Vl f>fllL a Li uc aiiu iaii virvv aiid LIIC i fiilil L 1> IiiiiiLfU LV tiivie IiiatLCI S SEL VLIL iii Liie iLatcii IIL beluv￿. Independent examiner's statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention: (i) whicn gives me reasonaDie cause ro Deiieve that in any material respect the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with sectlon 130 of the 2011 Act to prepare accounts which accord wlth 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 understandlng of the accounts to be reached. 2£ 6/2rt>2 ( Robert J Bromley FCA Chartered Accountant 28 Dongola Road, Bristol BS7 9HP