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2020-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] April 2020 To 31[st] December 2020

Charity name: LIFT UK

Charity registration number: 1147360

Objectives and Activities

SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document		 Para 1.17 The objectives of LIFT are as follows:
1. To advance the education and training
of vulnerable children, young people and
adults living in urban settlements or rural
poverty, by such means which the
Trustees may from time to time determine.
2. To relieve poverty, sickness and preserve
and protect the good health of vulnerable
children, young people and adults living in
urban settlements or rural poverty by the
provision of health care and nutrition.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.		 Para 1.17 and
1.19		 LIFT UK fundraises and accepts donations
in order to provide monies via a grant
application to selected overseas projects.
The overseas projects report regularly to
LIFT in order to ensure correct usage of
funds.
Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit		 Para 1.18

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment

Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other

Achievements and Performance

SORP reference
Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.		 Para 1.20 Steady fundraising has allowed us to provide
funds for expansion of a school for the
project that we support in Uganda and allow
them to expand their program for intake of
new students.
As part of the grants we have provided, the
money has been used to help relieve poverty in
the Namawongu area of Kampala, Uganda by
providing child and adult education and
resources necessary to feed and clothe people.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives Para 1.41
set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period		 Para 1.21 Sufficient funds are to be held on account in
order to service an ongoing grant system to
provide education and nursery places to
children in Uganda under the Hands for
Hope, Uganda project and the Ray of Hope
project.
Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held		 Para 1.22
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22
Reasons for holding zero
reserves		 Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in
deficit		 Para 1.24
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern		 Para 1.23

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)		 Para 1.47 The principal sources of funding are from
monthly donations with larger sums coming
from fund raising for specific projects.
In this financial year, funds have been provided
to service the ongoing grant system with Hands
for Hope and Ray of Hope. Both projects are in
line with the Trust objectives.
Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted		 Para 1.46
A description of the principal
risks facing the charity		 Para 1.46
Other We employ several overseas administrators
and managers to ensure the Trusts money is
being allocated properly. As part of our
Trustees meetings a representative of the
projects we are supporting joins us via
Skype so that we can receive up to date
reporting on how the grants are being used
to make sure they are being used as
intended.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)		 Para 1.25 Declaration of Trust
How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)		 Para 1.25 Trustee Constitution
Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees		 Para 1.25

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:

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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and Para 1.51
training of trustees
The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider Para 1.51
network with which the
charity works
Relationship with any related Para 1.51
parties
Other
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Reference and Administrative details

Charity name Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity’s principal address

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Mr Robert Carter Chair/ A&B
Diocese/
schools liaison
Mr Richard
Woolley		 UK Finance &
Legal & donor
liaison
Mr Joseph
Cummiskey		 Overseas
Liaison/ finance
Mr Stephen
Cummiskey		 Marketing/
publicity:
Miss Tamryn
Alexandra
Stowell
Mr Peter
Woodman
Ms Susan Barty
Yik Tuan Lee

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

Additional information (optional)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

Other optional information

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Richard Woolley Position (eg Secretary, UK Finance Chair, etc) Date 31 Oct 2021

Charity Name No (if any) LIFTUK 1147360 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-Apr-20 31-Dec-20

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
61,248
39,023
70
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100,341
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100,341		 Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
61,248
39,023
70
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100,341
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100,341		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
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funds
to the nearest £
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-		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
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funds
to the nearest £
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-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
61,248
39,023
70
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100,341
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100,341
- 72,118		 Last year
to the nearest £
Allocated Funds - Regular Donations 61,248 87,347
Allocated Funds - Single Donations 39,023 86,691
Interest 70 6
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Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 100,341 174,044
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
174,044
Hands for Hope - School fees - 72,118 - - 72,118 79,302
Hands for Hope - Building Grant - - - - 118,427
Hands for Hope - Purchases - - - - 597
Refunds - - - - 20
Consultancy Fees - 14,693 - - - 14,693 775
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**Sub total ** - 86,812 - - - 86,812 199,121
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199,121
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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- - - -
**Sub total ** - - - - -
Total payments - 86,812 - - - 86,812 199,121
Net of receipts/(payments) 13,529 - - 13,529 - 25,077
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 149,205 - - 149,205 53,522
Cash funds this year end 162,734 - - 162,734 28,445

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
unds		 Details
LIFT Account
Building Fund
LIFT 100 Club		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
142,783
1,269
18,683		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £
-
-		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
LIFT Account 142,783 -
Building Fund 1,269 - -
LIFT 100 Club 18,683 - -

B1 Cash funds

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

Total cash funds 162,734 - -
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
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B5 Liabilities

Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees

Details

Fund to which Amount due When due liability relates (optional) (optional) - - - - - Date of Signature Print Name approval Richard Woolley 5 Feb 2022

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examlnerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R8port to the trustsesl membors of LIFT UK On accounts forthe p¢rlod ended 31 December 2020 Charlty no (If any) 1147360 Sot out on pages Iretna41ber io iiidiide Ihepa9e numbers oladdilK)nal sheels} I report to the trustees on my examinatK)n ofthe ac￿Unts ofthe above tharity l.the Trusf) for the period ended 31112￿020. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees ofthe Trust you are re8ponsible for the preparatK)n basis of report of the accounts In accordance with the requirements ot the Charitte8 2011 llhe Acr). I report in respeci of my examination of Ihe Trusts accounts carded out under sedion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I have followed the applirAble DirectTons gwen by the Charlty Commission under section 145{5)(b) of the kL I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disdosed below") in ¢onnection with the examination whid) gives me cause to belleve that in, any matsrkgl respect.. accounting records were not kept In accordanc8 Wtth section 130 of tho Acl or the accounts do not wrf(h the accounllng re￿rdS Independent examinerfs statement I have no concerns and have come across no other malter8 in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enab￿ a proper understanding ofthe accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not 8ppIy. Signod: Date: Lr 2oLI Namo: Klm Swain Relovant professional qualllkatlon(s) or body (If any): FCA Address: Radford & Sergeant Building 3. Watthmoor Park. Camberiey. Surrey. GU15 3YL IER Octobèr 2018

Section 8 Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of con￿rn (see CC32. Independent examination of ¢harlty accounts.. dlreclions and guidan￿ for examiners). Give horo brief details of any Item8 that the 0xamin•r wishes to di8c108e. IER October 2018