## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date 01 09 2021 31 08 2022 **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Nakuru Children’s Project |**Other names charity is known by**
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**Charity's principal address**|N/A|N/A| |---|---|---| ||1145739|| ||
36 Wellington Walk|| ||Henleaze|| ||Bristol|| ||**Postcode**|**BS10 5ET**| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**entitled to appoint trustee**
**(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||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** **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**|**Name**
**Address**|**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---| |**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 (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Trust deed. Trust. - (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by existing trustees. Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** To prevent and relieve poverty and destitution for children and young adults and their families in Kenya as the trustees shall determine. To advance, promote and assist in the provision of education of people under the age of 25 years in Kenya. **TAR** March **2012** 2 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. This period was characterised by a gradual recovery from the coronavirus pandemic: our programmes returned to normal, but in a context of heightened need with inflation running high and many families struggling with incomes that remained lower than pre-pandemic levels. We were proud to continue our free school meal programme at Nyathuna Primary School, providing nutritious hot meals to 180 pupils from vulnerable and low-income backgrounds. Meanwhile, our daily porridge programme at Muriundu Primary School supplied daily cups of ‘uji’ to 60 nursery school and special needs pupils. **Summary of the main** 73 students were sponsored in their secondary education, supported with **activities undertaken for the** costs like school, meal and exam fees, and uniforms, books, and school **public benefit in relation to** trips. In addition, our social workers provided mentoring and emotional **these objects (include within** support, and all students were invited to attend life skills sessions in their **this section the statutory** school holidays. **declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance** Ongoing efforts were made to develop our plot of land, beginning to grow **issued by the Charity** our own crops and preparing for construction of a community kitchen, **Commission on public** offices, educational facilities and beyond. This work will enable us to **benefit)** scale our impact into the future, meeting our goal of serving 3,000 free school meals per week by 2025. Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance **TAR** March **2012** 3 ## Section D Achievements and erformance p **Summary of the main** Our free school meal and porridge programmes continued to support **achievements of the charity** pupils to attend class, perform better in exams, and grow up healthily. **during the year** During this period, we provided an estimated 23,350 nutritious meals to pupils at Nyathuna Primary School, including those from low-income families, orphans, and those vulnerable to dropping out of school. _"Since the year has not received rain at the expected times, a food crisis is looming. Just the other day, the cooks found a little boy eating food that had dropped on the floor from the kitchen. It was such a sad picture we had to include him in the programme" — Ruth Wairimu, Food Programme Manager._ The need was heightened by rising inflation on food prices, with the majority of families across Kenya feeling the pinch. In this context, we are particularly grateful to be able to provide the stability of a good meal every day to children who need it. _"Families that were better off are crying out at the financial strain being experienced all over the country. However, the programme has ensured that parents are not strained in providing lunch for their kids. As they come to school, the assurance of a full plate of a nutritious meal ensure that there is no thought of absenteeism." — Ruth Wairimu, Food Programme Manager._ Our free school meals programme provided wages for three cooks — Rachel, Peter and Jane — to enable them to support their families with dignity. In addition, when Jane’s daughter was hospitalised following a traffic accident we were proud to provide a one-off contribution of KES 10,000 towards the medical bills. Meanwhile, at Muriundu Primary School we supplied a total of 7,560 cups of ‘uji’ to children in their nursery and special needs classes, improving health outcomes and incentivising school attendance. Our secondary school sponsorship programme has continued to grow — with a total of 182 students offered the chance to attend secondary education by August 2022. In April, we were very proud to see 14 students graduate with their Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) and to be able take in 17 new students. Our top student was Michael Obutinda with an A- average grade — placing him in the top 1% of all students nationwide! In addition, we were able to help three students attend college or university, covering costs like tuition fees, accommodation and purchase of laptops to assist with studying. _"When I grow up, I would like to get a better job and help others because even me I am being helped. I don't know how to thank you for if it's not for your help, I don't know where I would have been right now.” — Dorcas, 16 years old._ We continued to lay ground-work for our community hub in Bahati: constructing fences, a site-house and latrines in preparation for its development and harvesting our first crop of maize in July 2022. We produced 792kgs — a quantity that will supply our free school meals programme for 36 weeks! Meanwhile, we underwent necessary steps to secure relevant planning permissions to realise our long-term vision to construct a kitchen from which to deliver 3,000 meals per week by 2025. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** We reviewed our financial reserves policy in September 2021 and **Brief statement of the** maintained reserves levels at £32,000. This is designed to cover nine **charity’s policy on reserves** 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 aisms 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)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: N/A. - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **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,** Trustee **Chair, etc)** **TAR** March **2012** 5 Date 25 June 2023 TAR Mar¢h 2012 FY¢4Kt Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Fortho pfyilod Pert￿Sla14￿tfj To 31*22 Section A Receipts and paymeiits fund# lund8 htnd¥ Y￿al lund La•tyMr A1 R•Bolpt• Voluntary donatbn$ Gift ald reclalm •29 74• 74• AR) 2 A•e•t•nd In￿&trn•nt Sub (o 28.352 10,677 Food ro ramffle Child sponsorshlp- secondary education ¢lasyoom constructioTr 27.Mi Costs Other constructlon costs Land deve ment Coyid 19 Other charitable costs Bank fees and wewte costs Sub to 452 410 A4**8ètand purcha￿. Is•etabl•} J¥etolrncvWMyments) AS T￿￿fIll brfw•on fund• AS C••h funds laityur•nd C•sh fund• th18 y8•r8nd 10236 8,121 38.te8 10.544 7,641 48,710 57.311 22.2 48.710 Sectioi) B Stateineiit of assets and liabilities at the eiiil of tlie period Unrnstrfcted RestrfctBd futhdi Endowrnont lund¥ B1 lunts Bardèys Bank accounr Totsl ¢•sh lund¥ 49,610 nd* ndi B4A88•t• r•i•ln•d forth• ¢h•rlty'8 Own ￿9￿￿J[￿ Phnl N8 D•￿01 ZOE KELLAND Independent t￿mIner'S report to the trust•¢s of N•kuru Chlldr•n• Projert I report on the accourts of the Tru# lor the year ended 31 Auov# 2022, whkh are set ¢utabow. Rwertlve r**pDn$lbllltl•s of tru•teeo and •xamln•r The cha￿ty.5 tnjstees are responslble for the preparatlon of the accounts. The charhty's trustees COn￿der that an udlt & not required for ihks year under settion 144121 vf the Charities Act 2011 {the 2011 Att) and that on Independeni examlnatK)n is rwded. It Is my reswn*blllty to.. examine the acttsunts under 5ethon 145 of the 1011 Att to follow the grocedures lald dowD In the 4enerèl Dlrectlons g￿en by the Charty Commis51on under $e£tion 14515)(b) of the 2011 Act to state whether particular matters have coTne t¢ my attendon B•sls of Sndopendert examlnér's r•port My éxamlnaUon was ¢èrrW out In accordanre wth rhe weril Dirertbns 4iven by the Chzrfty Commi55ion. An eiaminatK>n include5 a revydw of the accounbng re¢oras kept by the chartty ¥ comparknn ol the accounts presented with th(￿ records. It also indudes COn510er8tion of any unusual Items or disclos￿￿$ in the accounts. ènd seeklng txplaTrations from vov as trustees concernlng any 5v¢h matters. Tr procedures undertakeft do wt provide all the evidence that w￿￿ld be rwuired in an ond consequently no opinlon Is glven a5 to whether the a¢¢ounts present a knje and falr View. and the report Is Iimlted to tbLTse matters set Out the star￿ent beluw. Jrtdep•n¢￿nt exJmlnerf5 Statement ID connection wlth my examinaty¢yi, M fflatter has Come to my atten￿On.. [1) whieh Jves me reasonatye tausÈ to beI￿ve that any matrrfal respect the requirements: to keep accounting ￿CordS In accordance with sectlon 130 of the 2011 Att to prepare accounts which a¢COTd wlth the a¢¢oundng records and comply th rhe account*ng requSrements of the 2011 Art hjve not been met.. or {21 to whlth, In my oplnlon. Bttentyon should be dra%sTr In orderto enable a proper understandln9 ¢Ythe accounts to be reached. Robert J Bromlev FCA Chartered Accoun 28 Dongola Rvad. Brtstol BS7 9HP