Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date April Period end date 31 March 2023 2024 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charty name HELP MADINA Other names charity is known by Registered charity number lif any) 1147700 Charity's principal address Laverton House Market Place Fairford. Gloucestershire Postcode GL7 4AB Nam08 of tho Charfty trustees who manage the ¢harity Date8 4Ctod If nol for wholg ear Tru8t•• nam• Offi¢• lff any) Namo of p8r80n lor bodyl ontluod oint tru8ts8 ifan Dr Rohit Sethi Chairman and treasurer Dr Veronica Sawicki Sonia Maycock Viviane Brackenbury Florence Sethi Lynn Adlington Michael Warrington Jack Beshvick Chris McLaren 11412023- 111112023 1811212024 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity. if any. {for example. any custodian trustees} TAR Mar¢h 2012 Names and addresses of advisers {Optional inforniation) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Constitution Type of governing document dee How Ihe charrty is conslrtuted leg. trust, ass I Ilion, compan, Standard Regislralion Trustee selection methods leg. appoinTea Dy, eieclea D'i I Appointed by Trustees Additional governance i88ue8 (Optional infomlationl You may choose lo 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 chanty works., relationship with any related parties., Iruslees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures lo manage them. Section C Ob"ectives and activities The aim of the charity is to improve the health and well-being of people INing in the Madina district of Sle￿a Leone. Summary of th¢ obj¢¢ts ofth¢ charity set out in its governing document TAR Mar¢h 2012 1. Support of the Madina children's feeding centre 2. Support of the Madina medical clinics and eye clinic 3. Support for 2 outreach rural Med￿al clinics 4. Maintenance and support of a Ve￿￿le lo enable the outreach clinics 5. Support of the eldedy and vulnerable in the community 6. Screening and fvnding for cataract surgery 7. Help with building and repair of water wells 8. The building of pit latrines 9. Funding of health promob.on messages via the local radio 10. Support for the development of diabetes care 11. Supporting schools. The trustees have hwj regard to the Commission's public benefit guidance. Summary of the maln activities undertaken for the publi¢ benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on publi¢ benefiti The Public Beneffts that arise fr¢)m the above activrties are.. - General improvement in health and welkbeing11-111 Reduction in infant mortality and morbidity11,3,71 Reduction In general adult morts.dity and improved health outcomes {3.5.6.7.8.9. 101 Redu¢li¢x) in waterbome illnesses and illnesses arising from poor sanitation17,8 Increased dignity leading to an improved sense of well-being15,81 Rtrengagement with the local communty and enhanced employment ¢)pportunilies. leading to improved heatth161 Improvements lo the environment leading lo a better quality of life and improved health17,81 No harm was mel by the above purposes. The beneficiaries are the general public and l¢)cally based communities. No private benefit arises from these purposes. The benefiis can be identified through feedback from the local community and the evaluatson Y￿k carried out by Help Madina. Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) TAR Mar¢h 2012 You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking., policy programme related inveslmenl., contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR Mar¢h 2012 Section D Achievements and performance The charity has continued lo support the health and wellbeing of the people of the Madina district. The children's feeding centre remains the 'flagship' of the charity and this continues to be very successful in Irealing children wrth malnourishment. Referrals continue to come from the OLrtreach clinics and other health units in the area. Many referrals are by word of mouth and via information from the radio. Help Madina has also now produced a Posler for the Govt. Health Units lo enable these referrals. The Charity is entering into negotiations lo purchase the feeding centre on behalf of the diocese. The charity continues to send a paid TB outreach worker from the feeding centre. This is lo follow up children wrth malnutrition and TB in their villages after discharge. to ensure that they are continuing with their treatment pathway. The outreach clinic$ continue twi￿ a week. Approximately 36 villages are visited in rolalion. The main priority is health education and screening. The eye clinic continues weekty in Madina. There is no other eye clinic in the area and so the clinic is a vital resource for the population. The charity continues lo screen patients for cataracts and those that are suitable are offered corrective surgery at the Kambia Government Hospital. Approximately 50 patients have had cataract operations in the last year. A new hernia project started in 2022. Farmers are often unable to work because they have large hernias. Helpmadina pays for hernia repairs as funds allow. These are undertaken al a local government hospital. The charty continue$ to support a ￿gister of approximalely 90 elderly vulnerable people in Madina. They are given assistance with clothing, provision of rice and healthcare. The charity continues the repair of water wells in Madina and surrounding villages (as funds allow). This has given people fresh clean water and slopped the use of drinking polluted stream water. This ye8r 13 wells in the area were rehabililaled. The charty conts'nues to build Ventilation Improved Pit Latrines for householders in Madina. A total of 225 have now been completed. Helpmadina has successfulty converted the old Church into an after- school sludylresource centre for secondary school children. These children have no textbooks and no light in their homes to enable them to study. The centre provides both these missing elements. There is continuing support for the development of diabetes services in the Holy Spirf( Hospital in Makeni. There is now a fully operation81 clinic in the hosprtal. The charity helps lo Supp￿ insulin, oral medication, equipment, and tesling slrips as well as provi(Je clinical expertise. The number of patients is growing year on year and so a second nurse has been employed through funds from Help Madina. Help Madina has now fomied a 'partnership' with 2 Charities called Life for a Child (Australia) and Insulin for Life {USAI and they are now supplying all our insulin. The charity continues with rts link wrth the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. TAR Mar¢h 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Regular communication with our Sierra Leone Help Madina team on the ground occurs via a monthty What's App Meeting. TAR Mar¢h 2012 Section E Financial review Sufficient reserves are maintained to support the operational costs of the feeding centre. medical clinics and various other projects during the year. Brief ststement of the charity's policy on reserrfes Detsils of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details (Optional inforniationl Charity Funds are from various sources.. Individual regular donations Individual ad hoc donations Corporate grants Gifts from other organisations Sponsored events Fundraising events Presentation$ Bequests You may choose lo include additional information, where relevant about". the charity's principal sources of funds {including any fundraisingl., how expendrture has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objective5 including any ethical inveslmenl policy adopted. Section F Other o tional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Slgnature{sl Full name{sl Position {eg Secretary. Chair. etc) Rohtt Sethi Chairman Date 1010112025 TAR Mar¢h 2012 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALE5 Help Madina 1147700 Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a For the pÈrl¢)d To Olnm￿023 3110312024 Section A Receipts and payments Llnrestncte funtl$ R8Strict8d hjnds Endowmerrt fiAnds Total funds Lastyear trJlhfrn•4m# £ tyth• rto*r•#£ trJthfrM4¥est£ tothè nur•it£ tothè Th￿Tell£ Al Recei Donthion5 Gift Aid 21.754 M842 1.659 12 36.223 1.639 120 Foréi9n Excharyg 42 3.871 Miscel￿ne0￿￿- gank ÉITor 128 128 Sub tolal{Gross income for ARJ 44.97$ 21.754 ei.729 40.152 Sset an $¢0 iabl•. men 01,729 Fetding cehire and m￿d￿n 7,29• 5,959 128 Budd and mainiain ￿13 7J8J 1.287 2.827 187 5,467 Eld•rs Proiact SchoDlgnd R4d 237 23T sbeies Training Prciect Eye Clin ernKg Proje TB Proje L•aminy C•ntr• Edurtion Spon*or* Fooityal Sponsomnip vehic￿ repAir￿d m&ntenB 0(r￿ Costs Sloff ¢osi$- SerraLeone Pr•mis?¥ RepBirE Light He TdBphon* purCh#$è Ti£vel FundralglrvJ Shipm•rf and carr￿e Indeptndenl Exominws fg ¢h3ty Rtg1St1al￿n SL Websrte COStS 0.227 4.17) 1.044 913 2,455 3•1 230 9.651 2.177 130 1,12J 791 173 1,172 4.0•0 4.014 3.806 660 1.068 160 500 742 1.721 3372 JJ 2JY 2,253 2J7 3•0 626 431 347 41 iste1￿MeOus 492 Sub total 32.13$ 28A64 611.519 31,314 A4 A$$et and invesimert Sub total Totaip•yments 32,135 6UW9 31,344 Net olrecelptsl(paym•ntsJ AS Transfers bettween funds A6 Cash fvnfls last year end Cash funds this year #nd 12,840 6,710 6,130 8,808 24,625 37,465 6,836 126 31,461 37,691 22,653 31,461 CCXX R1 xcounts ISSI 1010112025 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds Restricted lund5 Endowtnent funds Laiegories to nurgstÉ to TrHar•St£ B1 Cash funds J7,371 126 cash In hand rotal cash funds 37,466 126 Unrestrlct8d funds •av•stE Restrfctsd tunds to nMr•rt£ Endowment tund$ to Thoar•st£ DÈtails FuThdtowhkh c￿rr•Trt Y•lu• onal Details B3 Inv•stm•nt a88•t8 F￿￿t*wh￿l C￿rr•￿t v•lu• on•1 Details B4 AJ8ets retalned for the charlty'8 own u80 Fwwltowhkh Amount du• Yth•n du• Details BS Llabllltles R•*n¢ted Signed by ow Injsteeson beha￿ of all ihe Iwslees Date of roval Print Name Rohil Sethi 30112r2024 CCXX R2 xcounts ISSI 1010112025 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Help Madina I report on the accounts for the year ended 31[st] March 2024 on pages 1 to 2. ## **Respective responsibilities 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 Section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Charities Act) and that an independent examination is required. It is my responsibility to: - examine the accounts under Section 145 of the Charities Act - to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under Section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and - to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of the 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 statements below. ## **Independent examiner's qualified statement** In connection with my examination, no material matter has come to my attention: - (1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charity (accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. From the accounting records I have seen, the accounting records were not kept in accordance with Section 130 of the Charities Act. For the purposes of these accounts, reliance has been placed on the representations received from the Trustees of the Charity. I have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Miss Andrena Miles FMAAT AMM Bookkeeping & Accountancy 4 Longlands Fairford Gloucestershire GL7 4LG Date: 10[th] January 2025