## **Operation Imprezza** ## **Annual Report For the year ending 31[st] August 2025** **Charity number 1148240 Company number 8090833** ## **Registered address** ## **14 Elm Grove Teignmouth Devon TQ14 8SA** ## _**“Even those without hope can excel given the opportunity”**_ **As ever the school motto rings true at Imprezza Academy** **Trustees:** Michael Anthony, Karen Bumby (resigned 30 June 2025), Robert Cross (resigned 14 October 2024), David Dupont, Anne England (resigned 3 February 2025), Rev Stuart Hallam (resigned 30 June 2025), Christopher Hulme, Mike Lock (appointed 14 October 2024) , Emma Ross McNairn (appointed 2 March 2026), Bhumika Sinha, Phoebe Scott (appointed 10 March 2025). **Bankers:** NatWest 108 Union Street Torquay Devon TQ2 5PH Operation Imprezza raises money to support an all-age academy in Western Kenya. It offers places to those who would not otherwise go to school. The students include HIV/AIDS victims and orphans. ## **Our aims and objectives as set out in our Articles of Association are:** To advance the education and development of students attending (or who have attended) an Operation Imprezza school in Africa. To relieve them and their families who are suffering financial hardship by such charitable means as the trustees see fit in particular but not exclusively by: a. Providing support (financial or otherwise) to students so that they can attend in particular secondary education. b. Assisting students who require support when leaving school attend university, receive vocational training or set up a small business; and c. Assisting them with medical, food and other appropriate aid with the aim of helping help themselves. ## **How our activities deliver public benefit** Secondary education is not free in Kenya. Only some costs are met by the government. So secondary education is an impossible dream for poorer students. The school's reputation is growing and we have some students who pay something towards their costs. Equal opportunity for all with respect to gender, ethnicity and religion is a key part of the school. This creates a tolerant and progressive ethos. We are licensed to offer all-age education but our focus is on the secondary stage. The recent national KCSE exam results (equivalent to UK A levels) were excellent. This confirms the high standard of education offered. The results also show why the school is so vital to the local community. None of the students would have received secondary education if we had not been there for them. ## **Review of the year** Robert Cross and Anne England stepped down as Trustees for family reasons. Karen Bumby and Rev Stuart Hallam stepped down due to increased work commitments. All four stay in touch and continue to support the charity. Karen is the Imprezza link with Torquay Girls Grammar School (TGGS). The link with Combe Pafford (CP) has remained since Mike Lock retired as head. Two teachers, Luke James and Tamsin have taken over the link. Our electric supply is proving to be more reliable. Our bore hole and electric pump are also working well. Catherine Omanyo, founder and principal of Imprezza, notes that climate change is becoming a challenge. The weather swings between drought and heavy rainfall leading to flooding and crop failures. The new curriculum started in January 2024. The two upper years of what was primary are now in secondary as the Junior High. Most in this age group are day pupils. Ideally these students would be offered boarding but we lack the funds to do this. Our vehicle continues to serve us well. It is reliable and has proved to be a good investment. The school continues to develop but is held back by funding. We are applying for grants as opportunities arise and have some success. The school plays a key role in the local community. This is helped by the school housing the rural electricity scheme. We had about 320 pupils in 2024/2025 with 120 boarding. The waiting list is over 300. ## **Catherine's visit to Devon in January 2025.** Catherine visited Torquay Girls Grammar School (TGGS) and Coombe Pafford (CP) Special school. She spoke at a number of churches and Rotary meetings. The visit was a great success with her school visits being a highlight of her time here. She met students from CP who were visiting Imprezza later. She also spent three days at TGGS talking to staff and students. An open evening at TGGS proved popular. Catherine met up with Phoebe Scott. Phoebe's Mum and Dad had spent time at Imprezza and were well known to Catherine. Phoebe has since become a Trustee. We were also invited to an assembly at TGGS. The Head explained that the school was opening a new house and had decided to name it ‘Omanyo House’. This was the first time any of us have seen Catherine speechless! Catherine also spoke at a business breakfast organised by Torquay United Football Club. The theme of her talk was the amount of theft happening at the school. This meant that all agricultural work had to stop. One of the business men offered her the full cost of a security fence. The money was in our bank three days later. Amazing. The fence has since been completed. Food shortages and price increases are a challenge. With the security fence in place, we can restart our agricultural projects. By growing crops and rearing hens, goats and cows the school will become more self-sufficient. Then more of our funds can go towards developing the educational facilities. Mike Lock visited Imprezza in September 2024, just before becoming a Trustee. This was a fact finding visit before taking out a school trip to Imprezza in March 2025. The CP staff and pupils were amazed at the incredible work of the school in tough conditions. Catherine's work as an MP grows. Rose, Catherine's sister, and the staff have stepped up to cover the times when Catherine is in Parliament. ## **Medical needs** . We support all our students' medical needs. During the year we paid for the treatment of a pupil with cancer. Unfortunately she needed an amputation. We have a number of students with physical disabilities often from polio. Hopefully the vaccination programme will eliminate this condition in due course. Epilepsy and asthma also affect a number of students. We get these conditions treated and controlled, often for the first time in their lives. Some parents still think such conditions are a curse. They might think the student is possessed by a spirit of an ancestor. The school is getting better at recognising SEND conditions such as autism. The Head of CP school plans to give the staff some help when she visits the school in March. HIV is an ongoing challenge. The academy is in a high infection area. This is reflected in HIV rates among our pupils. Our students get tested every year. The results are given to students if they ask for them. Most do but a minority do not want to know. ## **Conclusion** . The students’ and staff’s positive attitude are a shining example to us. They are determined to succeed despite challenges we can barely imagine in the UK. They know that education is their only hope of escaping the grinding poverty they see every day. We are so grateful for the teams in Kenya, the UK and for all our supporters. Their work changes lives for the better. They give opportunities to students who would not have received secondary education without them. Over 2,000 students have passed through the school and gone on to many different careers. These include; statistician, engineer, bank manager, transport manager, farmer, TV children' s programme presenter, radio newsreader and small business owner. The teams in Kenya and the UK work well together. It is a great pleasure and an honour to be associated with them all. We are very proud of what has been achieved at Imprezza. This keeps us going and inspires us to do more. Thank you all for your hard work and dedication. It is a real boost to the students to know people they have never met care about them so much. ## **Financial Review** Fundraising remains very tough, but our supporters have once again risen to the challenge We hugely appreciate the ongoing support of our regular supporters, many of whom contribute by regular giving, which has generally been sustained notwithstanding the financial challenges many people are facing in current circumstances. During 2024/5 we raised £64k (compared to £54k in 2023/4) and ended the year with funds carried forward of £22k (compared to £24k at 31[st] August 2024). The main sources of income continue to be - Regular giving by our supporters - Additional contributions from our supporters - Funds raised from fundraising activities - Grants received from grant making trusts Regular giving (including the associated gift aid) provided about 30% of our income in 2024/5, with about 20% from fundraising and the balance from one-off gifts, collection tins and other sources, including a very generous donation of £14k from a local company towards the security fence. We organised/benefitted from a number of fundraising activities/events including sponsored swim/triathlon/walk, and various musical evenings including Riviera Brass, an Irish evening and a shanty night. We also benefitted once again from generous support from sponsored events at Torquay Girls Grammar School and income from collection boxes at the Whistlestop café and Ashleigh Road post office in Teignmouth. We regularly trawl through lists of grant awarding bodies and apply to such bodies where we believe our projects meet their criteria. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** ## Governing Document The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee without share capital, incorporated on 31[st] May 2012 and re-registered as a charity on 23[rd] July 2012. The company is governed by its Articles of Association. The Directors of the company are also currently the members of the company. In the event of the company being wound up members are required to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 ## Recruitment and appointment of Trustee Directors The directors of the company are also currently the trustees of the charity. Under the Articles of Association every Director must retire from office on every fifth anniversary of his/her appointment but is eligible for re-appointment. All directors give their time voluntarily. The Board includes members with education and business experience. In the event of particular skills being lost due to retirements, individuals are approached to offer themselves for election to the Board. The Directors note that Corporate Governance guidelines recommend that Directors’ terms of office should not exceed 9 years, and that 2 Directors have served longer than this. However turnover of the Board as a whole has been fairly active, with 3 new Directors appointed in the last 2 years, and the Directors wish to retain stability in terms of corporate governance. All the directors have met Catherine Omanyo, founder and principal of Imprezza Academy, and some have visited the Academy and are familiar with its activities. **Chris Hulme Chair of Trustees April 2026** |Operation Imprezza (Company Limited by Guarantee)|Operation Imprezza (Company Limited by Guarantee)|Operation Imprezza (Company Limited by Guarantee)|Charity No
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-|10,230| ||||||| ||12,501|11,109|-|23,610|13,380| ||8,039|13,696|-|21,735|23,610| Note: A £1 adjustment to remove an historic rounding difference has been made to prior-year funds carried forward. CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to tho trust•os OPERATION IMPREZZA On accounts lor the year •nd•d 31 AUGUST 2025 Charlty no (If any) 1148240 S•t out on pag•s RETURN AS PER THE AThACHED TEMPLATE I report lo the tNste8s on my examinati)n of the aC￿￿lts of the above chanty (Ih8 Trusv) for the year ended 31K18r2024. R•sponslbllltl•s and basls ol r•port As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the pr8parats.on of tho account$ in accordan￿ with th8 requirements of ts Charities Act 2011 ('the Acr). I report in respect of my examination of the Twsfs accounts carrbd out urKler section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Dir8Ction8 given by the Charity Conwnission under secli(Jn 145(5Xb) of the A¢* Ind•p•nd•nt I have comF4•ted my examination. I confimi that no matorial matters havo •xamln•rf8 Stat•m•nt Come to my attention in conrnction with the examination Ththlch glvgs mo cause to believe that in. any material respect.. the acunting records were not kept in accordan¢xJ wllh seclp)n 130 of the Charities Act: or the aco)unts dkl not accord wlth the accountlng records., or the accounts did not comply with the applicable r8quirements conceming the fom and Lx>ntent of Set (Krt in the Chwthes (Accounts aNI Reports) Regulations 2CQ8 olher than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fairf view whith is not a matter consider8d as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and haNe come a¢xoss no other mattels In ccnneclic with the examination to which attentK)n should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be read)ed. Slgn•d: Dat•: N•m•: KEITH CHARLES RICHARDS R•l•vant prof•sslonal quallflcallon(s) or body Ilf any): FCCA Address: 16 SUMMERHAYES, DAWLISH, DEVON, EX7 9SJ IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only comp18te if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of con￿rn (see CC32. Inde￿rKIent examination of chanty aCco￿lts. directions a￿1 guidance for examiners). Glvo h•ro brfof d•tall• of any Items that the •xamln•r wl•h•s to dlsclos•. Oct 2018 IER