Mango Tree Goa 2020/21 Annual Report & Accounts
Charity Registered in England and Wales. Reg No: 1148049
Legal and Administrative Information
Charity Name: Mango Tree Goa Charity Registration Number: 1148049 Registered Office: 12 Black Horse Drive, Silkstone Common, Barnsley, S75 4SD. Trustees in office at date of approval: Michael Cheeseman (Founding Trustee) Annette Grace Jane Grimshaw (Founding Trustee) - Chair Alison McPhee Trustee Selection Method: All trustees are selected and appointed by the Board of Trustees. Type of Governing Document: Trust Deed Trust Deed Signed: 9[th] June 2012 Independent Examiner: Margaret Jaworski (qualified by CIPFA) 19 Stillwell Grove Sandal Wakefield WF2 6RN
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ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE
Mango Tree Goa
Mango Tree Goa is a charitable trust registered with the Charity Commission, number 1148049. It was founded on 9[th] June 2012. The objects of the Charity as set out in the Governing Document are:-
The relief of poverty and sickness, the preservation of health, the advancement of the education of disadvantaged children and young people up to the age of 25 in India, primarily but not exclusively in the state of Goa, by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities or other organisations with the same objects.
The Charity has no staff or office. It is administered on an entirely voluntary basis by the trustees. We are also fortunate that our accounts are maintained and drawn up on a voluntary basis and that our website is developed and maintained by a volunteer. The contribution of volunteers means that more of donors’ money is available to fund projects on the ground in Goa.
We understand that the best way to deliver our objectives in Goa is through Indian Trusts made up of local people who understand cultural values, religious sensitivities and official requirements better than we ever can. As a consequence, we work with partner organisations. During 2020/21 our partners continued to be The Mango Tree Trust and the Grace Educational Trust. The UK charity and the Goan trusts are separate legal bodies and each must work to the legal requirements of their country. However, in practical terms, we work closely together to achieve our shared objectives.
SUMMARY OF THE MAIN ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN RELATION TO OUR OBJECTIVES
In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings. During 2020/21 the Charity mainly met its objectives by supporting the following projects:-
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The Mango House project based at Mapusa. This project supports children living in slums and other poor quality accommodation. In normal circumstances the project provides a registered pre-primary school and provides afternoon tuition classes. These activities help disadvantaged children access and remain in school thereby discouraging child labour and empowering children to break free from a life of poverty. Whilst the support given focuses heavily on education, a daily meal, medical care and fun activities are also provided. As the project is properly registered with the authorities, it was not possible to have children on the premises for the whole of 2020/21. The project instead provided online learning, support to children with online learning, food and health parcels, all the resources which children required and support from a dedicated social worker.
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The Mango Tree House project at Duler. This project runs side by side along with the Mango House project.
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The Chimbel project which is based in Indira Nagar, Chimbel - a slum of around 10,000 inhabitants. Ordinarily, the project provides a pre-primary school and afternoon tuition classes both of which help disadvantaged children access and remain in school. This year the project provided online learning for pre-primary children for part of the year.
SUMMARY OF THE MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS DURING THE YEAR
2020/21 was an extremely challenging year for children. As a result of the pandemic, a lockdown was imposed in March 2020. Schools and tuition centres were ordered to close and were not permitted to reopen for the whole of the following financial year. No educational activities were undertaken until schools began to
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undertake online learning in the Summer. In early March 2021, given the continuous low number of Covid cases, we were very hopeful that schools would reopen for the start of the academic year in June. Very sadly, India was hit by a second wave of Covid and it is very likely children will return to online learning after the summer holidays in June.
As a consequence of the above, activities on the ground in Goa were very different to previous years. Our main objectives were to do our best to ensure that children were still supported and the following was achieved:-
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parents, who mainly rely on daily labour for income, lost their livelihoods overnight when the lockdown was imposed. They had neither funds nor stocks of food at home. Shops were also ordered to remain closed. Despite the strict lockdown we managed to provide substantial food parcels of dry provisions for every child, each designed to last around a month. We subsequently launched a Food For Thought Appeal which helped us continue to provide parcels throughout the year. When the situation was better and parents got back to work, the parcels compensated for the meals that children ordinarily would receive at Mango House each day. The provision of food parcels both ensured that children did not go hungry and that parents and children remained in constant touch with the project and stayed in school.
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Children and parents were safer as a result of information on how to stay safe throughout the pandemic. These messages were reinforced on each occasion they attended Mango House
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the provision of soap, toothbrushes, toothpaste etc assisted in keeping children safe, healthy and maintained oral hygiene
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the provision of online pre-primary teaching and worksheets etc to supplement it ensured that upper kindergarten children were prepared for primary school
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support and encouragement at home with online learning helped to ensure that children continued to attend online classes
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assistance for children who could not access online learning directly ensured that all children could participate in classes
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financial support for outside afternoon tuition classes ensured older children got help with subjects they were finding difficult
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the provision of games to help combat the boredom at home
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the provision of stationery children needed to take part in online lessons
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all children have been measured for new school uniforms and school bags purchased so that children will be ready to rejoin school when permitted
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the payment of university fees for 5 young people to ensure that they can continue to study
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continued support for rent of the school rooms at the Chimbel project.
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the provision of a dedicated social worker to support both parents and children
We were also pleased that, despite the difficulties caused by the pandemic, the Mango Tree House at Duler was completely renovated. From late summer the House was ready to fully operate as a sister project to
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Mango House, providing four extra classrooms and suitable toilet and washroom facilities. This was an important step forward because it enabled the Charity to close the Learning Tree project and transfer the children to the Mango Tree House, saving funds on rent.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
Income of £152,478 was significantly higher than 2019/20 (£100,088). The main reasons for the difference were two large donations of £10,886 and £46,822 which were restricted to the purchase of a vehicle and construction of the extension at Duler respectively. Our Food For Thought Appeal to provide regular food parcels for all children throughout the year raised £8,870. We were also very fortunate that the Herrod Foundation made an additional final grant of £6,980 before closure. Other sources of income continue to include recurring donations, general donations, grants and fundraising. Gift Aid remains an important source of income and we claim it whenever possible.
In the same period expenditure totalled £177,865 of which £176,785 related to Grants and Charitable Activities in Goa.
The Charity had £6,415 in hand at 31[st] March, 2021. £1,220 is restricted, meaning that donors stated how the funds were to be spent and they are not therefore available for general expenditure. The restricted amount mainly relates to funds for last year’s Food For Thought Appeal and Child Sponsorship income which had not been passed to Goa before the year end.
RESERVES POLICY
As in previous years trustees reviewed the Charity’s reserves at the year end. The Charity has an approved Reserves policy as follows:-
Mango Tree Goa requires reserves to protect against fluctuating income, falling exchange rates, contingencies, to start up new projects pending identifying income streams and to achieve its objective of ensuring its major projects in Goa have their own permanent accommodation.
As the Charity had £5,196 in unrestricted reserves at the end of the year; the level of unrestricted reserves is considered justifiable in the circumstances.
PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT
The trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Commission in exercising their powers and duties.
FUTURE PLANS
At the time of writing, children have been out of school for 14 months. We look forward to welcoming around 260 to our Mango House and Mango Tree House projects as soon as it is permitted to do so . We hope to recruit additional teaching staff in order to reduce class sizes and to assist children in catching up with their schoolwork. We also look forward to seeing work commence on the building of the extension at the Mango Tree House later in the year with a view to it being operational in readiness for the new academic year in June 2022.
Jane Grimshaw Trustee
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| MANGO TREEGOA RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS | MANGO TREEGOA RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS | MANGO TREEGOA RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS | MANGO TREEGOA RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS | MANGO TREEGOA RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS | MANGO TREEGOA RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNTS |
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| 1ST APRIL 2020 TO 31ST MARCH 2021 | |||||
| ACCOUNTS - RECEIPTS & PAYMENTS | |||||
| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total This Year |
Total Last Year |
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| RECEIPTS | |||||
| Donations &Fundraising | 40,029 | 102,646 | 142,675 | 92,185 | |
| GiftAid | 9,802 | 9,802 | 6,914 | ||
| Bank Interest | 1 | 1 | 970 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 19 | ||||
| TOTAL RECEIPTS | 49,832 | 102,646 | 152,478 | 100,088 | |
| PAYMENTS | |||||
| CharitableActivitiesinGoa/Grants | 116,513 | 60,272 | 176,785 | 152,395 | |
| Fundraising Costs | |||||
| OfficeExpenses-UK | 245 | 245 | 542 | ||
| Bank Fees & Charges | 298 | 298 | 554 | ||
| Professional Fees | 331 | ||||
| Publicity | 295 | 295 | 416 | ||
| TrusteeExpenses | 48 | 48 | 1,336 | ||
| Other | 194 | 194 | 123 | ||
| SUB TOTAL | 117,593 | 60,272 | 177,865 | 155,697 | |
| PURCHASE OF ASSETS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| TOTAL PAYMENTS | 117,593 | 60,272 | 177,865 | 155,697 | |
| NETOF RECEIPTS/PAYMENTS | -67,761 | 42,374 | -25,387 | -55,609 | |
| CASH FUNDS 31ST MARCH 2021 | |||||
| ACCOUNTS -STATEMENTOF ASSETS & LIABILITIES | |||||
| Unrestricted Funds |
Restricted Funds |
Total This Year |
Total Last Year |
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| CASH FUNDS | |||||
| CooperativeBankCurrentAccount | 1,298 | 1,220 | 2,518 | 20,308 | |
| VirginCharity Savings | 100 | 100 | 100 | ||
| Donate | 51 | 51 | |||
| Virgin Money Giving | 1,317 | 1,317 | 559 | ||
| Cash in Hand | 2,429 | 2,429 | 10,835 | ||
| 5,195 | 1,220 | 6,415 | 31,802 | ||
| ASSETS WITH A PURCHASE PRICE IN EXCESS OF £500 | |||||
| None | |||||
| Signed: | Date: | ||||
| 01/11/2021 | |||||
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