## The Kachin Relief Fund
Our registered address: The Kachin Relief Fund, 6 Blackthorn Court, 5 Dormers Wells Lane, Southall UB1 3HT, United Kingdom
Email: info@kachinrelief.org.uk, www.kachinrelief.org.uk Charity Registration No. 1148586, Registered in England & Wales
## **Annual report for year ending 31st August 2020**
|1.|Mr. Goontawng Lashi|Chairman (Key Controller )|
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|2.|Mr. Hkanhpa Tu Sadan|Secretary (Key Controller)|
|3.|Ms. Maureen Ja Bu Lagra|Treasurer (Key Controller)|
|4.|Mr. Hkun Htoi Layang|Trustee (Member)|
|5.|Mrs. Seng Pan Maran|Trustee (Member)|
|6.|Mr. Kyang Bawm Lagwi|Trustee (Member)|
|7.|Mr. Brang Aung|Trustee (Member)|
|8.|Mrs. Bulu Mahkaw|Trustee (Member)|
|9.|Mr. Ringdu Lachyung|Trustee (Member)|
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Contact address
6 Blackthorn Court, 5 Dormers Wells Lane Southall UB1 3HT United Kingdom Email: info@kachinrelief.org.uk
Bank Address HSBC BANK PLC 127 High St, Hounslow, Middlesex. TW3 1QP Independent Examiner David Turner of CP Finance Unit 11 Worton Court, Worton Hall Ind Estate Worton Road, Isleworth. TW76ER
## **MAIN OBJECTIVES**
1. To relieve hardship, sickness and distress, and advance education among internally displaced Kachin people.
2. To advance public education in difficulties experienced by refugees as well as deprived and disadvantaged Kachin people.
3. To promote fundamental human right education based on the United Nation’s Universal Declaration of Human Rights and documentation of human rights abuses.
## **AREA OF BENEFIT**
The border of Burma and China, and the inside Kachin State in Northern Burma.
## **GRANT MAKING POLICY**
The key controllers and trustee members make sure the transparency of all grants, and all the funding are provided in line with the objectives of Kachin Relief Fund and review annually.
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## **Activities reports**
During 2019-2020 financial year the KRF supported the following areas
1. Sport Education & Activities
2. Emergency Humanitarian Response
3. Human Rights & Advocacy
4. Education Welfare & Development
## **1. Sport Education & Activities**
Since 2014 KRF has been sponsoring (Myu Sha Gin Tawng) Kachin Karate Instructors, and Sport instructors for physical education for IDP children partner with BRIDGE- a local NGO. The project has been highly affective and now over 1,500 children were benefiting from such activities. Some of the activities have been affected due to Covid19 pandemic in Burma and China-Burma Borders.
Je Yang IDP camp, beginner Karate class 2019
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Myitkyina regular karate class 2020.
New class in Putao 2020
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## **2. Emergency Humanitarian Response**
KRF continued to support Kachin and other ethnic Internally Displaced who were forced to relocate since 9[th] June 2011. In 2019, KRF covered school fare expenses for some Disable children who were struggling to attend local schools in Myitkyina and surrounding areas. Rakhine people has been particularly affected due to heavy fighting between Arakan Army and Burma Army in 2020. KRF managed to deliver aid to Rakhine internally displace people with support from local NGOs. KRF also supported people form far north Putao areas. KRF was very fortunate to received generous donation from the Advance Myanmar to help Covid affected remote areas such as Danai and Northern Shan State.
Photo: Rakhine Internally Displaced People, August 2020
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Distributing Aid to local, Danai 2020
Covid affected community receiving aid from KRF, northern Shan State 2020
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Protective clothing for Covid -19 volunterr group in Maija Yang, 2020
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## **3. Human Right & Advocacy**
KRF continued to support victims of arbitrary detention, human rights documentation as well as networking with United Nation Fact Finding Mission (FFM) team and now Independent Investigative Mechanism for Myanmar (IIMM). Our Trustee member Mr Lagwi Kyan Bawm and Ms. Lashi Kai Htang attended Indigenous Right Conference and highlight the plight of Kachin people. KRF has set up a local human right team and a human right coordinator. KRF continues to support International Criminal Court ICC investigation on Myanmar.
## **Education Welfare & Development**
KRF continued to sponsor Kachin students who are in need for support for their further study.
KRF sponsored teacher training programme in northern part of Kachin state.
KRF also renovated Ngum La library and sponsor a librarian and bought new books. It was very challenging to deliver books to such very remote area.
KRF help to build a nursery for local people from Putao area.
Teacher training, Northern Kachin, 2020
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Teacher Training, May 2020.
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Ngum La library and delivering books 2020
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## **ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES**
All of the member of KRF staff are contributing on a voluntary basis. All public relations, secretarial and financial accounting work are carried out by volunteers.
The trustees are striving to keep the operating costs of the charity to a minimum.
## **Statement of Trustee’s Responsibilities**
The trustees are responsible for preparing Trustees Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
For preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and well judged;
- State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, any outgoing items disclosed and
- explained in the financial statements;
• And prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue operation.
## Independent Examiner
David Turner of CP Finance was appointed as the charities’ independent examiner during the year and they have expressed their willingness to assist in that capacity. A resolution proposing their appointment for this year was approved at the AGM on 29th May 2019 and their re-appointment was made during AGM in 2020.
Signed on behalf of the Trustees
Chair Secretary Mr. Goontawng Lashi Mr. Hkanhpa Tu Sadan Dated: 28/06/2021 Dated: 28/06/2021
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**Independence Examiner Report**
## **Unit 11 Worton Court, Worton Hall Industrial Estate, Worton Road, Isleworth.**
**Middlesex TW7 6ER (P) 0208 569 8249**
## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE KACHIN RELIEF FUND**
We have examined the financial statements of the Kachin Relief Fund, also known as KRF, for the period ended 31st August 2020 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and the related notes 1 to 9. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
This report is made solely to the charity' s trustees, as a body, in accordance with sl45 of the Charities Act 2011. Our work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charity' s trustees those matters we are required to state to them and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body, for our work, for this report or the opinions we have formed.
## **Respective responsibilities of trustee and examiner**
As more fully explained in the Trustees ' Responsibility Statement, set out on pl1, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give and true and fair view. The charity's trustees consider and audit is not required for this year under sl44 of the Charities Act 2011 and that an independent examination is required.
It is our responsibility to examine the accounts under sl45 of the Charities Act 2011 and to follow the procedures laid down in general directions given by the Charity Commission under sl45(5)(b) of the Charities Act 2011, and to state whether any particular matters have come to our attention.
## **Basis of an Independent Examiner's Statement**
An examination includes the 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 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 statement herewith.
**Independent Examiner's Statement**
In connection with our examination no matter has come to our attention which gives us reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respects, the requirements to keep accounting records in accordance with s130 of the Charities Act 2011 and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act 2011, have not been met. In addition, there are no matters, in our opinion, to which attention needs to be drawn to enable a proper understanding of the accounts.
CP Finance
Dated …………28/06/2021……………………………………….
CP Finance is a trading name of:
Cavendish Personnel Limited Co Number: 01849751 (England & Wales) Registered Office: Unit 11, Worton Court, Worton Road Industrial Estate, Worton Road, Isleworth. TW7 6ER
Directors: D H Turner **ACA,** LIB
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## **THE KACHIN RELIEF FUND**
## **Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31st August 2020**
|Note
**Incoming Resources**
Donation received
Gift Aid Tax refunds
Total Incoming Resources
Note
**Resources Expenditure**
Office Equipment -
Depreciation
1
Direct charitable expenditure
2
Costs of generating funds
3
Other expenditure
4
Total Charitable Expenditure
Net Income before charges
Bank charges
Net income for the year
Funds Brought Forward a 1
September 2019
Funds Carried Forward at 31
August 2020|Unrestricted
Restricted
**Total Funds**
Total Funds
Funds
Funds
**2020**
2019
38002
**38002**
29291
29739
**29739**|
|---|---|
||67741
0
**67741**
29291|
||203
**203**
203
47174
**47174**
22161
380
**380**
350
1022
**1022**
383|
||48779
0
**48779**
23097|
||18962
**18962**
6194
(176)
(176)
(89)|
||**18786**
0
**18786**
6105|
||16881
**16881**
10776|
||**35667**
0
**35667**
16881|
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## **THE KACHIN RELIEF FUND**
## **BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST AUGUST 2020**
|Note
**Fixed Assets**
Office Equipment
1
Accumulated Depreciation
**Current Assets**
Debtor
5
Bank- Current accounts
PayPal Account
Current Liability
Net Assets
6
**Capital & Reserves**
Reserves
Net Income/Expenditure|1,807
(1604)|**2020**
203
40,446
40,649
4,982
**35,667**
16,881
18786
**35,667**|**2019**
406
0
16,495
0|
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||3,253
36,645
547|||
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||||16,901|
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||||16,881|
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**THE KACHIN RELIEF FUND**
## **Notes to the Financial Statement for the Year Ended 31st August 2020**
## 1.Fixed Assets
|Office Equipment
Less: Depreciation @25%|Unrestricted
**Total**
Total
Funds
**2020**
2019
406
**406**
406
(203)
**(203)**
(203)|
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||203
**203**
203|
## 2.Direct Charitable Expenditure
|Education Welfare and development
Emergency Humanitarian Response
Human Rights & Advocacy
Sport Education & Activities
Bank charges & Currency Charges
Travelling
3.Costs of Generating Funds
Fund raising events
4.Other Expenditure
Promotion and public relation
Office Runnung costs
Refreshments
Internet & Phone
Software & Computer
Printing & Stationery
Independent Examiner Fee
5.Debtor
Prepayment|Unrestricted
**Total**
Total
Funds
**2020**
2019
9382
**9382**
4847
14626
**14626**
0
8028
**8028**
5044
15088
**15088**
12110
176
**176**
89
50
**50**
160|
|---|---|
||47350
**47350**
22250|
||Unrestricted
**Total**
Total
Funds
**2020**
2019
380
**380**
350
Unrestricted
**Total**
Total
Funds
**2020**
2019
474
**474**
0
76
**76**
0
310
**310**
233
12
**12**
0
0
**0**
0
0
**0**
0
150
**150**
150|
||1022
**1022**
383|
||Unrestricted
**Total**
Total
Funds
**2020**
2019
3253
**3253**
0|
||3253
**3253**
0|
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## 6.Creditor
|Accruals
KCUK2020|Unrestricted
**Total**
Total
Funds
**2020**
2019
2612
**2612**
0
2370
**2370**
0|
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||4982
**4982 **
0|
## 6. Employees Remuneration
There were no employees during the year.
## 7. Trustees' Remuneration and Expenses
No remuneration was paid during the year and no reimbursement is due at the year end.
## 8. Capital Commitments
There were no capital commitments at 31st August 2020.
## 9.Taxation
The Kachin Relief Fund is a registered Charity and is exempt from taxation in respect of Income and Capital Gains under Section 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 and Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.
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