Company registration number-. 07458896
Charity reglstration number.. 1146752
ALONGSIDE AFRICA
TRUSTEES, REPORT AND
UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2024
Beresfords
Chartered Certified Accountants
1-2 Rhodiuffl Point
Spindle Close
Hawkinge, Folkestone
Kent
cr18 7TQ

Alongside Afrlca
Contents
Page
Reference and Administrative Details
Trustees. Report
Independent Examiner's Report
Statement of Financial Actlvlties {Includlng Income and Expenditure Account}
Comparative Statement of Flnancial Activities (including Income and Expendlture Account)
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
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Alongside Africa
Reference and Administrative Details
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
Truste¢
Mr L Titterton
Mr M Huddart
Mrs L James
Mrs S Nolan
Dr W Nolan
Mr A Sibbald
Ms M Titterton
Charlty Number
1146752
Company Numb•r
07458896
Reglstered Offlce
1-2 Rhodium Polnt
Splndle Close
Hawklnge, Folkestone
Kent
CT18 7TQ
Buslness
1-2 Rhodium Polnt
Spindle Close
Hawkinge, Folkestone
Kent
18 7TQ
Independ•nt Examlner
Danlel Payne FCCA
Beresfords
Chartered Certified Accountants
1-2 Rhodlum Point
Spindle Close
Hawkinge, Folkestone
Kent
CT18
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Alongside Africa
Company No. 07458896
Trustees. Report For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
The trustees present their report and the flnancial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Objertlves and Artlvlti•s
Alm¥ and ObJectlve$
l. To advance the education of the public in Africa, in particular but not exclusively by assisting communities to
establish and maintain new primary schools and promoting leadership and training of effective leaders in Afrlca, In
particular to encourage and support individuals in Africa who are or wlsh to be in positions of leadership to learn
about and develop their leadership skills.
2, To relieve sickness and promote and protect good health in Africa for the public benefit.
3. To relieve poverty and financial hardship amongst the people and communities in Africa by the provision of trainingi
advice and micro-finance enabling them to establish and grow thelr own businesses.
Slgnlfitant Actlvltl••
Specificallyi Alongside Africa runs three programmes In Kabale, Uganda..
l. Glve-a-chlld-a-chance - a sponsorship programme to send particularly underprivileged children to school.
2. Amasiko Halfway House - a residential centre where groups of young women (aged 15-21) who have dropped out of
formal education can learn a skill and become self sufficient.
3, Obumwe Microfinance a programme through which short term loan5 are made at a low Interest rate to allow
womens groups to expand their income generating projects.
Publlc 8•n•flt
The trustees conflrm that they have complied wlth the requlrements of Section 17 of the Charitie5 Act 2011 to have due
regard to the Charlty Commlsslon'5 guldance on public beneflt.
Achlevemonts and Perform•nc•
Maln Achl•v•m•nts
The envlronment in which Alongside Africa works has not gotten easier since my last report. From a UK perspective there
are significant challenges for small charities like ours that allow us to grow and prosper. The cost of Ilving crisis has given
rise to a 'cost of giving crisis. and charlties across the UK have reported decreased Income from charitable donations. Thls
has been compounded by an inflationary effect that sees the spending value of those donations reduce. We have been
proud ol the fact that each pound that we ralse In the UK goes to the cause5 that we support in Uganda with minimal UK
overheads, but we are aware that the impact that each of these pounds in Ugènda Is reducing due to inflation, and every
pound 15 harder and harder to find.
It is a150 well documented that these Inflatlonary effects are hitting the least advantaged populatlons harder. This is well
known in the UK, but thls is of course a global phenomenon, and we are finding that this Is even more marked in the
comrnunities that we are supporting in Uganda, where deprivation has a multiplier effect on the cost of living trisis for these
populations. If we are finding It hard In the UK, then they are finding It harder.
Charlties across the UK have been reportlng negative Impacts over the past year as a result of these economic headwinds
and Alongside Afrlca is not immune.
other challenges have also hbt the charity sector. The numbers of people volunteering in the UK have been steadily
decreasing over the past decade. In 2014 70Qh of the population reported participatin9 in voluntary activities at least once a
year and 44D/o engaged in voluntary activities at least once a month. By 2024 these percentages had reduced to 540/0 and
33010 respectively. Again, as a small charity we rely on the willin9ness of others to glve time and energy to our work and
bLtrilding the strength of our volunteering group remains a challenge. In the future succession planning for our UK leadershlp
group will also be a challenge, Thi5 is of course a challenge for any small organisation but more so in the small charity
sector that relie5 on volunteers.
And of course, a51 of these challenges are arising now at a time when major internatlonal aid donors are reducing their
support globally. Again, the negative impacts of this in the communities we work with in Uganda is very real. The
environment in which small charities like ours work in has not been as challenging as this for some time.
It Is nevertheless against thi5 background that Alongslde Africa has contlnued to work. It feels very dark at times. But
Alongside Afrlca and small charities like ours have never worked in ideal conditions and so perhaps we have always had to
have a sense of resilience and hope that allows us to continue to strive to bring light to the communities we work alongside
in Uganda. In spite of the global economic difficultles on a day to day basi5, on a child by child basis, on a community group
by community group basis we continue to continue to bring hope and perhaps a bit of Joy.
.CONTINUED
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Alongside Africa
Trustees. Report (continued)
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
Maln Achlevements - contlnued
Every child we support through education, every child that we 5UPPOrt for their health needs, every young adult we support
through training and every community group we support through microfinance, are that little bit better off than they would
have been if we were not there.
There have been positives too over the past year and we have made little gains, had little win5, through the generosity of
our donors and sponsors in the UK. A new latrine for our training project. A new motorbike for our community support
volunteer. Support for a new accommodation block for a primary school. These little wins keep u5 going. There is a feellng
of change and new growth to be had.
We have made larger gain5 as well wlth the opening of an Australian charity arm of the organisation extending OLtr reach
into potential new sources of income and support. We are hopeful that supporter by supporter we can continue to increase
the impact that we have, so that child by child we can support the incremental improvement of communities in Kabale and
the surrounding districts in Uganda,
As ever l am Sn awe of the tireless work that 15 done by our supporters and Small team of volunteers In the UK and now in
Australia, the time and effort that they PLtt in to 5UPPOrting Alongside Africa.
l am even more in awe and more proud of the work that is done by the Alongside Africa team in Uganda who work In an
environment of adversity but do so with dedicatlon and love for each Individual that they slJPPOrt,
These may be dark times for the charity and ald sectors but the communltbes we work with are never In greater need ol the
light that organisation5 like Alongside Africa bring.
Fln•ncl•l Revlew
R•$•rv•$ Pollcy
The trustees have decided to hold three months operatlonal costs In reserves In case of sudden1055 of Income.
Strurture, Gov•rnance and Managem•nt
Governlng Docum•nt
Memorandum and articles incorporated 0211212010 now artl¢le5 adopted by special resolution dated 2110212012.
Trustet Seltctlon Methods
Trustee5 are appolnted by unanimous declslon by the current board of trustees,
Statément of Trustees. Responslbllltl•#
The trustees {who are also the dlrectors of Alongside Afrlca for the purposes of company lawl are responslble for preparlng
the Trustees, Report and the financial statements in accordance wlth applicable law and Unlted Kingdom Accountir19
Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financlal year. Under company law the trustees
must not approve the financial statement unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of
the charitable company and of the intoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expendlture, of
the charitable company for that period. In preparing the financlal statements the trustees are required to..
• 5elett sultable accounting policle5 and then apply them consistentlyi
observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP,.
mèke judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern bas15 unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company
will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeplng adequate accounting records whlch disclose wlth reasonable accuracy at anytlme the
financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act
2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the
prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
The trustees are responsible for the malntenance and integrity of the corporate and financial informatlon Included on the
charitable company's website. Le9islatlon In the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial
statements may differ from le9islation in other jurlsdictions.
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Alongslde Africa
Trustees. Report (contlnued)
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
Small Company Rules
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions relating to companies subject to the small companies
regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006.
The tru5tees' report was
proved by the board of trustees and signed on its behalf by..
Mr M Huddart
Trustee
1710912025
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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Alongside Afrlca
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the account5 of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024.
Responslbllltie$ and Basis of Report
As the charity trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law), you are responsible for the
preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ("the 2006 Act").
Having 5atlsfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and
are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under
section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by
the Charity Commission under section 145151 Ibl of the 2011 Act.
Independent Exjmlner's Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention In connection with the examlnatlon
9iving me cause to believe..
l. accounting re¢ord5 were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act,. or
2. the accounts do not accord with those retords,. or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any
requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair vlew. which is not a matter considered as part of an independent
examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and princlples of the Statement of
Recommended Practice for accounting and reportbng by charities applicable to charities preparing their a¢count5 In
ccordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102).
I have no Concerns and have come acros5 no other matters In connectlon with the examination to whlch attention Should be
drawn In thls report in order to enable a proper un(Jerstandlng of the accounts to be reached.
Danlel Payne FCCA
1710912025
Beresfords
Chartered Certified Accountants
1-2 Rhodium Point
Spindle Close
Hawkinge, Folkestone
Kent
CT18 7TQ
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Statement of Financial Actlvities (including Income and Expenditure Account)
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
2024
2023
Unrestricted
funds
Total
funds
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Oonations and legacies
Investments
84,560
29
81.719
42
84,589
81,761
EXPEPIDITURE ON:
Charitable activities:
Alongside Africa
{81,364) 183,4661
(1,705}
NET INCOMEI(EXPENDITURE)
3,225
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
RECONCIUATION OF FUNDS:
Total funds brought forward
3,225
11,705)
19,458
21,163
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
13
22,683
19,458
The notes on page5 9 to 13 form part of these flnanclal statements.
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Alongside Africa
Comparative Statement of Financial Activlties (including Income and Expendlture
Account)
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
2023
Unrestrlrted Restrlcted
funds
funds
Total
funds
Notes
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM:
Donations and legacies
Investments
73,719
42
8,000
81,719
42
73,761
8,000
81,761
EXPENDITURE ON..
Charitable activities..
Alongside Africa
175,466)
18,000) (83,466)
11,705)
NET EXPENDITURE
11,705)
NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS:
Total funds brought forward
(1,7051
11,7051
21,163
21,163
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
13
19,458
19,458
The notes on pa9es 9 to 13 form part of these financlal statements.
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Balance Sheet
As At 31 December 2024
2024
2023
Unrestricted Restricted
fund$
funds
Total
funds
Total
funds
Not•$
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible Assets
io
511
511
682
511
511
682
CURRENT ASSETS
Debtors
Cash at bank and In hand
li
105
22,427
105
22,427
104
19,002
22.532
22,532
19,106
Cr•dltors: Amounts Falllng Due Wlthln On• Year
12
{360)
{360)
(330)
NET CURRENT ASSETS (LIABXUTIES)
22,172
22,172
18,776
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
22,683
22,683
19,458
NET ASSETS
22,683
22,683
19,458
FUNDS OF THE CHARITY
Unre5trlcted Funds
22,683
19,458
TOTAL FUNDS
13
22,683
19,458
For the year ending 31 Detember 2024 the charitable company was entltled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the
Companies Act 2006 relèting to small companies,
The members have not requlred the charltable company to obtain an audlt In accordance with section 476 of the Companies
Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge thelr responsibillties for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accountlng
records and the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provi51ons applicable to companles subject to the small companles
regime.
On behalf of the boa
Mr M Huddart
Trustee
1710912025
The note5 on pages 9 to 13 fom part of these financial statements.
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Notes to the Financial Statements
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
l. General Information
Alongside Africa is a company limited by guarantee, incorporated in England & Wales, registered number 07458896 and
reglstered charity number 1146752. The registered office is 1-2 Rhodium Polnt, Spindle Close, Hawkinge, Folkestone, Kent.
CT18 7TQ.
2. Accountln9 Pollcl•s
2, 1. Basls of Prepar•tlon of Flnanclal Statements
The financial statements have been prepared in atcordance with the Charbtles SORP IFRS 102) "Accountlng and
Reporting by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Prartice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in
accordance with the Financial Reportin9 Standard applicable in the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 1021 (effective I
January 2019)" Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reportin9 Standard applScable in the UK and Republic
of Ireland" and the Companles Act 2006.
The charitable company 15 a Public Benefit Entsty as defined by FRS 102.
2.2. Incomlng Resources
General
All income is reco9riised once the charlty ha5 entitlement to the income, it 15 probable that the income will be recebved
and the amount of the income recelvable can be measured reliably.
Donatlons and legacl••
Donation5 are recognised when the charity ha5 been notified In writlr)g of both the amount and settlement date. In the
event that a donation is subject to conditions that require a level of performance by the charity before the charitb'ls
entltled to the funds, the income is deferred and not recognised until elther those conditions are fully met, or the
fulfilment of those conditioris Is wholly withSn the control of the charity and It Is probable that these conditions will be
fulfilled In the reportin9 period.
Granti r•¢•lv•bl•
Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds and any conditions Ilnked to the grants have
been met. Where performance condltions are attached to the grant and are yet to be met. the Income Is recognised as
1Sabllity and included on the balance sheet as deferred income to be released.
2.3. Resources Exp•nd•d
General
All expendlture 15 recognised once there is a legal or constructlve obligation to that expendItu￿, It Is probable
settlement Is required and the amount can be measured reliably. All costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure
heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings
they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basls
of time spent, and depreciation charge5 allocated on the portion ol the asset'5 use. Other support Costs are allocated
based on the spread of staff costs.
Ch•rltabl• a¢tlvltl•s
Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charlty in the delivery of Its actlvities and service5 for its
beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be all¢xated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect
nature necessary to 5UPPQrt them.
2,4. Tanglbl• Fix•d As#•ts and Depreclatlon
Tangible fixed assets are measured ot cost less accumulated depreclation and any accumulated impairment losses.
Depreciation is provided at rates calculated to write off the cost of the fixed assets. less their estimated residual value,
over their expected useful lives on the following bases..
Motor Vehlcles
25% on reducing balance
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
2,5. Cash and Cash Equiv•lents
Cash and cash equivalents are baslc financial assets and include cash in hand and deposits held at call with banks,
other short-term highly liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from the date of acqulsition and
are readily convertible to a known amount of cash with insignificant risk of change in value. and bank overdrafts.
3. Income trom Donatlons and Legacleg
2024
2023
Unrestrlcted
Total
funds
funds
Donatlons and gifts
Glft aid
Grants
65,861
16,199
2,500
60,398
13,321
8,000
84,560
81,719
4. Investment Incom•
2024
Unre•trlcted
2023
Totsl
fund•
funds
Bank Interest receivable
29
42
5. Net Incom•/(Expendlture)
The net incomel(expenditure) 15 Stated after charglngl(creditin9):
2024
2023
Depreclation of tanglble flxed assets owned
171
228
6. Analy*l* of Expendltur•
2024
Actlvlties
undertaken
dlr•rtlv
Grant
funding of
actlvltl¢¥
Support
costs
(see note 7)
Total
Alongside Africa
2,933
76,605
1,826
81,364
2023
Artlvltles
undertaken
dlrectly
Grant
funding of
a¢tivitle%
Support
costs
(see note 7}
Total
Alongside Africa
2,359
79,046
2,061
83,466
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Notes to the Financial Statements (contlnued)
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
7. Support Costs
2024
Alongslde
Afrlc
General administratlon
Depreciation
Governance costs
1,295
171
360
1,826
2023
Alongslde
Africa
General admlnlstration
Depreciation
Governance Costs
1,503
228
330
2,061
8. Ind•p•nd•nt Examlner's R•mun•r•tlon
2024
2023
Independent examlnation of the flnanclal statements
360
330
9. Average Number of Employ•••
Average number of employees during the year was.. NIL {2023: NIL)
10, Tanglble Almts
Motor
V•hlcl•s
Cost
As at l January 2024
3,000
As at 31 Oecember 2024
3,000
Depr•ciation
As at l January 2024
Provided during the period
2,318
171
As at 31 December 2024
2,489
Nèt Book V•lu•
As at 31 December 2024
511
As at l January 2024
682
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
11. Debtors
2024
2023
Due withln one year
Other debtors
105
104
12. Credltors.. Amount$ Falllng Due Wlthln One Year
2024
2023
Accruals and deferred income
360
330
13. Movement In Funds
Asatl
January
2024
A$at31
D•cember
2024
Incom•
Expendlture
Unrestrlctéd funds
General..
General unrestricted fund
19,458
84,589
181,364)
22,683
Total funds
19,458
84,589
(81,3641
22,683
Asatl
January
2023
A•at31
December
2023
Incom•
Expendlture
Vnrestrlrt•d fund$
General:
General unrestrlcted fund
Restrlrted funds
Henry Smlth Foundatlon
Clifford Chance Foundation
21,163
73,761
(75,4661
19,458
3,000
5,000
{3,000)
(5,000)
Total restrlct•d fund•
8,000
18,000)
Total funds
21,163
81,761
(83,4661
19,458
14. Transactlons with Truste
None of the trustees recelved any remuneration or any other benefits from an employment wlth the charity or a related entity
dijring the current or previous year,
No trustee expense5 have been Incurred.
15. Relatsd Party Dlsclosur•¥
There have been no related party transactbons In the reporting period that require disclosure.
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Note5 to the Financial Statements (continued)
For The Year Ended 31 December 2024
16. Company Ilmlted by guarantee
The company is Ilmited by guarantee and has no share capital.
Every member of the company undertakes to contribute to the assets of the companyt in the event of a wlndbng up, such an
amount as may be required not exceeding £10.
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