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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] January 2024 To 31[st] December 2024

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.
Continued support for one of our
supported charities as they work
through their first year of having their
own board. As well as financial aid, we
have again provided administrative
support.

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

Achievements against
objectives set		 Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set		 Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives		 Para 1.41
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. By the end of the financial period
we have maintained the reserve funds as
above and diverted school fees to assist
with the local effects of the cost of living
rises.
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		 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.
Further specific fundraising and
donations have been raised to support
extra building and expansion projects.
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
Trust’s money is being allocated properly.
As part of our Trustees meetings a
representative of the projects we are
supporting joins us via video call 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. This year we have been involved with supporting the charity board in Uganda. Video conferencing has been used to share information and ideas.

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:

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

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
Ms Susan
Barty
Miss Tamryn
Alexandra
Stowell
Mr Peter Woodman
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)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of
adviser
Name
Address
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

The 2024 financial year has provided similar challenges to last year and we continue to focus on providing full support for our supported charities. We have however benefitted from slightly higher interest rates this year which has increased our reserve fund slightly. We have assessed our reserves and deem them to be sufficient despite the rising cost of living in Uganda. Looking ahead to 2025, we are planning on using a consultant in the UK who has first hand experience of the supported charities in Uganda, to raise awareness and carry out specific fund raising.

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 12/12/2025

Charity Name No (if any) LIFTUK 1147360 Recei ts and a ments accounts p p y

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-Jan-24 31-Dec-24

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
84,591
96,219
330
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-
-
-
-
181,140
-
-
-
181,140		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
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-
-
-
-
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-
-
-		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
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-		 Total funds
to the nearest £
84,591
96,219
330
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-
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-
181,140
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-
-
181,140		 Last year
to the nearest £
Allocated Funds - Regular Donations 84,591 97,303
Allocated Funds - Single Donations 96,219 104,289
Interest 330 233
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- -
- -
- -
- -
~~AR)~~ 181,140 201,825
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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 -
~~Sub total~~ - -
Total receipts
181,140 - - 181,140 201,825

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~Sub total~~ Total receipts A3 Payments

Hands for Hope - School fees 181,156 - 181,156 213,156
Hands for Hope - Building Grant - - - - -
Hands for Hope - Purchases 1,377 - - 1,377 564
Refunds 331 - - 331 -
Consultancy Fees 6,500 - - 6,500 13,000
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
**Sub total ** 189,364 - - 189,364 - 226,720
**Sub total ** -
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189,364		 -
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189,364		 -
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- 226,720
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
**Sub total ** - - - - -
Total payments 189,364 - - 189,364 - 226,720
Net of receipts/(payments) - 8,225 - - - 8,225 - 24,895
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end ~~145,724~~ ~~-~~ ~~-~~ ~~145,724~~ ~~170,619~~
Cash funds this year end 137,499 - - 137,499 145,724

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

Categories

B1 Cash funds

Details
LIFT Account
Building Fund
LIFT 100 Club
Total cash funds		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
116,953
1,306
19,240
137,499		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
116,953 -
1,306 - -
19,240 - -
137,499 - -

B2 Other monetary assets

B3 Investment assets

B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use

(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
Details
Details		 OK
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
asset belongs		 OK
Restricted
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-		 OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -

B5 Liabilities

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

Details
Signature		 Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)
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-
-
-
-
Print Name
Richard Woolley		 When due
(optional)
Date of
approval
Richard Woolley 12/12/2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Iiidepeiident Examiner'5 Report Report to the tru5te88 LI￿ UK On arxounts for the year anded 31 Oecember 2024 Charity no (If any 1147360 Sot out on pag IrcmLiinb¢l 10 InnJu(lfr Ihe page numMr$ ol addiiion815heelsl I report to the trustees on my examlnatlon of the accounts of the above charity (Yhe Trusfl for the year ended 3111212024. Re8pon8lbllltles and ba818 of rnport As the charrty's tru$te8s, you are responslble for th8 preparatlon of the accounts in accordance wlth the requirements of the Charfties Act 2011 he Act.). I report In respect of my examlnation of the TrusV8 accounts carried out under sedon 145 of the 2011 Act and In carrying out my axamlnatlon, I have followed all the applicable Dlrection8 glven by the Charfty Commi88ion under sectlon 145(5)(b) of the ACL Indopendent I have completed my 8xamination. I confirm that no materlal matters hava •xamlnor'8 8tstoment come to my att8ntlon in connection wlth the examination whlch giv88 me cause to believe that in, any materfal respect: the accounting records V￿re not kept in accordance wY(h sectlon 130 ofthe Charitles Act. or the accounts did not a¢¢ord wlth the aCC￿ntIng rncords. or the accounts dld not comply with the appltcable requlrements concerning the fomi and content of accounts set out In the Ch8rltle8 (Accounts and Reports) Regulatlons 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts gfve a 'true and falf vlew which Is not a matter considered as part of an independent examlnatlon. I have no concems and have come across no other matter8 In connectlon wlth the examination to which attention should be drawn In thls report in order to enable a proper underslandlng ofthe accounts to be reached. Slgnod: N•m•: &UJ+fO [0 ' Relevant professlonal quallficatlon(8) or body (If any): Addrem: IER 0rt2018

Section B Disclosure Onty complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examination of tharty accowjts: directions and guidan* for examiners). Glve here brfef detslls of any Items that the examinerwlshes to dl8close. IER Oct 2018

Signed By

Richard Michael Andrew Woolley

Date Signed 2026-02-03 14:04:57 Email richardwoolley@liftuk.org Printed Name Richard Michael Andrew Woolley IP Address 93.114.62.12 Browser User Agent Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/144.0.0.0 Safari/537.36 Edg/144.0.0.0 Name of signatory Richard Woolley