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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Nakuru Children’s Project

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Registered charity number (if any)
Charity's principal address		 N/A N/A
1145739

36 Wellington Walk
Henleaze
Bristol
Postcode BS10 5ET

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for whole year		 Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee
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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)

and addresses of advisers (Optional information) and addresses of advisers (Optional information) and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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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.

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by existing trustees.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

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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.

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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.

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.
Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects		 Our main activities taken in 2023-2024 were as follows:
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Free school meals: we provided 200 children with hot lunches at
Nyathuna Primary School and 58 children with nutritious porridge
at Muriundu Primary School on a daily basis — supporting health,
attendance, social wellbeing and academic results.
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Secondary sponsorship: we supported 66 students in
secondary education, paying school fees, buying uniforms, books,
boarding items and school meals, and providing psychological
support through our social worker.
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Future scale:we constructed a kitchen, hall, office, site house,
and permanent toilet block, and installed water and solar powered
electricity on our land in preparation to scale our activities in
coming years.
Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

N/A. 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

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Section D Achievements and performance We have been proud to continue providing free school meals to 200 Summary of the main children at Nyathuna Primary School — offering a hot, nutritious lunch to achievements of the charity pupils who would otherwise go without. The newest intake of children to during the year this programme included pupils who are orphaned or abandoned, from single-parent households, and where parents are jobless or reliant on casual labour. “These are kids who have seen it rough and the feeding programme offered them the hope they desperately needed. The promise of a plate of food every day has been an inspiration for the kids to come to school on a daily basis.” — Ruth Wairimu, teacher and programme manager. The cost of living in Kenya continued to rise during this period, with teachers observing the increasingly tough situations families are facing, often with limited or no food in their homes. In this context, we are ever more grateful to be able to support children with a reliable meal at school. In addition, we continue to supply hot nutritious porridge to 58 nursery and special needs children at Muriundu Primary School. This porridge, delivered at morning breaktime, helps to boost health, school attendance, and social wellbeing. “This has given hope, joy and gratitude to the pupils. This is evident when you see them happily rushing to the cook during porridge time.” – Teacher, Muriundu Primary School. Over this financial year, we provided an estimated 37,000 meals and 10,000 cups of porridge in addition to supplying wages for four cooks, offering a fair wage with which to support their families. Our secondary school sponsorship programme has grown from strength to strength, with 210 students supported in total by August 2024, including a new intake of 16 young people who joined Form 1 in January 2024. “My son and I are very glad. We are so thankful. We are saying thank you, thank you, thank you, from the bottom of our hearts” — Mama Derrick upon her son joining the sponsorship programme, January 2024. In December 2023, we celebrated the graduation of 10 students completing their Kenyan Certificate of Secondary Education. Since our sponsorship programme began in 2011, we have helped 130 young people to achieve this qualification. “I am writing this letter to send my hearty gratitudes for standing with me through my four years in high school. Thank you so much for paying my school fees without any delays. My time in school has been smooth since not even once have I been sent home for school fees. You made my dream of continuing with my studies complete. I am so much grateful” — Ivy, KCSE graduate, January 2024. We made significant steps towards our vision to launch a community kitchen from our own land — breaking ground on construction on 30 August 2023. In this financial year we have: • Built a site office to act as a permanent residence for our project manager/security manager for the site; • Constructed a food distribution centre including a kitchen, office, hall, septic tank and permanent toilet block;

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Section D Achievements and performance

In addition, since purchasing the land in May 2020 we have grown 2000kg of maize to supply free school meals at Nyathuna Primary School.

Section E Financial review

We reviewed our financial reserves policy in September 2023 and Brief statement of the maintained our reserve levels at £31,000. 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 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

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Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

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Section F Other optional information

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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) Date 26 May 2025

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Nakuru Childrens Project 1145739 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from Peiiod start date Peiiod end date 31-Aug-24 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Endowment funds funds funds to the noarest £ to the noare8t £ to the nearp8t £ to tho noarnst £ to the nearest £ Total funds Last year A1 Recelpts Voluntary donations Gift aid reclaim 16,826 18,794 21,641 37,366 18,794 37,647 Sub total (Gross income for AR) 34,619 21,541 66.160 37,PA7 A2 Asset and Investment sales, (see tsble). Sub total 34,619 21,541 56,160 37,647 A3 Payments Food ro ramme Child sponsorship- secondary education School classroom construction costs Other construction costs Land develo ment Covid 19 Other charitable costs Bank fees and website costs Sub total 17,013 18,113 14,125 30,887 30,887 22,458 673 8,074 10,869 2,009 1,366 658 20,240 39,488 69,728 49,484 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see tsble) Sub total 20,240 39,488 59,728 49,484 Net of recelpts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 14,379 17,947 3,568 11,837 45,494 41,927 45,494 41,927 57,331 45,494 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Categories Detalls B1 Cash funds Barclays Bank account 41,927 Total cash funds 41,927 (agree balances vfith receiFAs a￿1 payments account(s)) Unrestrlcted funds to nearest £ Restrlcted funds to nearnst £ Endowment funds to nearest £ Fund to whlch asset belon Current val tlonal Cost (optlonal) B3 Investment assets

Fund to whlch asset belon ns>tail Cost (optlonal) Current value onal B4 Assets retalned for the charlty's own use Fund to whlch Ilablllty rnlate• Amount due optlonal) When due lonal) Details 85 Llabllltles Signed by one or t￿) trustees on behaff of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of roval ZOE KELLAND 2610612025 Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Nakuru Childrens Project I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 August 2024, which are set out above. Respertlve responsibilitles 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 year under sertion 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 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 Att 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 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 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: (l) 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 to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Att 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. Robert J Bromle Chartered Accou ant 28 Dongola Road, Bristol BS7 9HP

Nakuru Childrens. Project- registered charity number 1145739 Recelpts and payments accounts Year number 16 15 14 13 Year ended 31-Aug-25 31-Aug-24 31-Autr23 31-Au*22 RECEIPTS Voluntary donations Gift ald reclaim Total income 2,869 37.366 37.647 53,929 2.869 56,160 37,647 60.677 PAYMENTS Classroom construttlon Kitchen construction Dlninq shelter constructlon Land purchase Land operatina expenses Aqriculture Site house Toilet "New" kitchen constnjttion Covld 19 452 864 311 132 441 261 98 2,574 1.608 7,501 9,744 8.074 10,876 5,043 18,113 14,125 16,369 Chlld sponsorshlp 1,321 30.887 22.458 27,911 Other charltable spend 18 2,009 1,366 2,006 Total charltable spend 1,339 59.082 48.826 51,330 Bank fees and website 36 646 658 727 TOTAL PAYMEIITS 1.374 59,728 49,484 52,056 NET RECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS) OPENING BANK BAIANCE 41,927 45.494 57,331 48.710 CLOSING BANK BALANCE STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND UABILITIES AT THE END OF THE YEAR Bank balance Representlno Retalned funds to date Bank control chKk BalancE per above Balance per statement Difference 43,421 41.927 45.494 57,331 Restrlctod funds r• Khoollng sponsorshlp 31-Auo-25 31-Aua-24 31-Aug-23 31-Aug-22 Openlng balance Income Expenditure Movement for year before transfers Transfer from Un￿trItted funds Transfer to Covid fund ¢I￿n9 balanc• -864 22.652 2,691 19,863 19,515 1,371 -11,024 11,024 -2,943 2,943 -5,259 6,122 Restrlcted funds re construrtlon projects 31-Aug-25 31-Auo-24 31-Auq-23 31-Auo-22 Openlnq balance Income Expenditure Movement for year before transfers Transfer from unrestritted funds Closlng balance 7.641 1.505 10.000 1.823 39 582 39 -6.918 -8,239 598 -2,359 39 31-Aug-25 100.00 31-Autr24 i.100.00 31-Auo-23 600.00 31-Autr22 1,876.63 ReStrk￿ Covld 19 funds Openlno balance Income Expenditure Movement for Year before transfers Transfer from unrestricted funds Transfer from schoollnq sponsorshlp Closlng balance 1,408 -1,408 Incom• bv country 31-Auo-25 31-Aug-24 3,008 31-Auo-23 3,219 31-Aug-22 13.369 The Netherlands UK Total Total per above summary Dlfference 2,869 56,160 37.647 60,677

Nakuru Childrens Project 1145739 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from Peiiod start date Peiiod end date 31-Aug-24 To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted Restrlcted Endowment funds funds funds to the noarest £ to the noare8t £ to the nearp8t £ to tho noarnst £ to the nearest £ Total funds Last year A1 Recelpts Voluntary donations Gift aid reclaim 16,826 18,794 21,641 37,366 18,794 37,647 Sub total (Gross income for AR) 34,619 21,541 66.160 37,PA7 A2 Asset and Investment sales, (see tsble). Sub total 34,619 21,541 56,160 37,647 A3 Payments Food ro ramme Child sponsorship- secondary education School classroom construction costs Other construction costs Land develo ment Covid 19 Other charitable costs Bank fees and website costs Sub total 17,013 18,113 14,125 30,887 30,887 22,458 673 8,074 10,869 2,009 1,366 658 20,240 39,488 69,728 49,484 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see tsble) Sub total 20,240 39,488 59,728 49,484 Net of recelpts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 14,379 17,947 3,568 11,837 45,494 41,927 45,494 41,927 57,331 45,494 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ Categories Detalls B1 Cash funds Barclays Bank account 41,927 Total cash funds 41,927 (agree balances vfith receiFAs a￿1 payments account(s)) Unrestrlcted funds to nearest £ Restrlcted funds to nearnst £ Endowment funds to nearest £ Fund to whlch asset belon Current val tlonal Cost (optlonal) B3 Investment assets

Fund to whlch asset belon ns>tail Cost (optlonal) Current value onal B4 Assets retalned for the charlty's own use Fund to whlch Ilablllty rnlate• Amount due optlonal) When due lonal) Details 85 Llabllltles Signed by one or t￿) trustees on behaff of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of roval ZOE KELLAND 2610612025 Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Nakuru Childrens Project I report on the accounts of the Trust for the year ended 31 August 2024, which are set out above. Respertlve responsibilitles 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 year under sertion 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 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 Att 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 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 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: (l) 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 to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the 2011 Att 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. Robert J Bromle Chartered Accou ant 28 Dongola Road, Bristol BS7 9HP

Nakuru Childrens. Project- registered charity number 1145739 Recelpts and payments accounts Year number 16 15 14 13 Year ended 31-Aug-25 31-Aug-24 31-Autr23 31-Au*22 RECEIPTS Voluntary donations Gift ald reclaim Total income 2,869 37.366 37.647 53,929 2.869 56,160 37,647 60.677 PAYMENTS Classroom construttlon Kitchen construction Dlninq shelter constructlon Land purchase Land operatina expenses Aqriculture Site house Toilet "New" kitchen constnjttion Covld 19 452 864 311 132 441 261 98 2,574 1.608 7,501 9,744 8.074 10,876 5,043 18,113 14,125 16,369 Chlld sponsorshlp 1,321 30.887 22.458 27,911 Other charltable spend 18 2,009 1,366 2,006 Total charltable spend 1,339 59.082 48.826 51,330 Bank fees and website 36 646 658 727 TOTAL PAYMEIITS 1.374 59,728 49,484 52,056 NET RECEIPTS/(PAYMENTS) OPENING BANK BAIANCE 41,927 45.494 57,331 48.710 CLOSING BANK BALANCE STATEMENT OF ASSEfs AND UABILITIES AT THE END OF THE YEAR Bank balance Representlno Retalned funds to date Bank control chKk BalancE per above Balance per statement Difference 43,421 41.927 45.494 57,331 Restrlctod funds r• Khoollng sponsorshlp 31-Auo-25 31-Aua-24 31-Aug-23 31-Aug-22 Openlng balance Income Expenditure Movement for year before transfers Transfer from Un￿trItted funds Transfer to Covid fund ¢I￿n9 balanc• -864 22.652 2,691 19,863 19,515 1,371 -11,024 11,024 -2,943 2,943 -5,259 6,122 Restrlcted funds re construrtlon projects 31-Aug-25 31-Auo-24 31-Auq-23 31-Auo-22 Openlnq balance Income Expenditure Movement for year before transfers Transfer from unrestritted funds Closlng balance 7.641 1.505 10.000 1.823 39 582 39 -6.918 -8,239 598 -2,359 39 31-Aug-25 100.00 31-Autr24 i.100.00 31-Auo-23 600.00 31-Autr22 1,876.63 ReStrk￿ Covld 19 funds Openlno balance Income Expenditure Movement for Year before transfers Transfer from unrestricted funds Transfer from schoollnq sponsorshlp Closlng balance 1,408 -1,408 Incom• bv country 31-Auo-25 31-Aug-24 3,008 31-Auo-23 3,219 31-Aug-22 13.369 The Netherlands UK Total Total per above summary Dlfference 2,869 56,160 37.647 60,677