Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01.11.2024 Period start date To 31.10.2025 Period end date
Charity name: Rise Africa UK
Charity registration number: 1148744
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | The charity’s objects are To advance in life and help young people in Africa through supporting projects in Africa that: (a) develop young people’s skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals; making them more employable and increase their standard of living in the future. (b) advance education through sponsorship, free education, after-school classes, training programs and the offering of resources to ill-equipped schools. (c) Relieve poverty or financial hardship in Africa by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient. |
| 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 |
All our charitable activity for this financial year has focused on the provision of education and support for some of the poorest most disadvantaged families in the Moshono community in Northern Tanzania. We continue to sponsor the education of 83 children in Tanzania, children who would otherwise not be in school, let alone receiving a good quality education. We provide the funds to cover their school fees, uniforms, shoes, sportswear, a school bag and stationery. We also ensure the school fees paid include two meals a day for all the children. As at October 2025 we have 8 children at Primary School and 46 in secondary school. 5 in Yr 5 and 10 in Yr 6 , 2 at university, 5 on |
| vocational courses, and 7 have completed their sponsorship through Rise Africa. For secondary education we continue to use a boarding school option, the Renea School, which has one of boys and one for girls and they are boarding schools. This ensures the children are able to really focus on their education and maximise the opportunity we are offering them. Penina visits the school on a regular and we remain extremely impressed by the school and all it does for the children. The children love Renea and all say they prefer school to home !! All the students receive full payment for their school fees, which we pay directly to the schools, we then provide all the children with new shoes, bags and stationery twice a year. We provide all the secondary school students with boarding school needs, textbooks, dictionaries and calculators. Renea School now has the 40 computers and the dedicated computer studies classroom for the use of the boys and the girls. We also aim to provide those students that go to university with a laptop computer. We attended the 2025 Graduation at Renea in Sept 25 where we were invited as the guest of honour. 14 Rise Africa children graduated, and we had the opportunity to share in their day and to continue to build the relationship with Renea. Following the graduation, we donated 50 desks and chairs as requested by the children to enable them to set up a proper debating society. A growing number of children are wanting to progress their education after Renea and are choosing to progress to Yr 5 and 6 in Government boarding schools across Tanzania. We have continued to provide families with food essentials twice a year, once in June and once in December, these food parcels usually contain rice, maize flour, cooking oil, salt and soap. The Girl Project - We continue to help all 45 Rise Africa girls with sanitary pads and new underwear throughout the year. |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. |
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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
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| 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 | We have supported the education and development of 76 children in 2024/5, 52 in private schools, 2 in Government secondary schools, 15 in Government Yr 5 and 6, 2 at University and on 5 vocational courses. 7 have now completed their sponsorship. . In addition to school fees, children receive uniform, stationary, school bags, shoes, sports kit and 2 or 3 meals a day at school. The Feeding Program has continued to be essential in helping children and their families during the school holidays. The families remain in need of our help and for some it’s become an issue as to where they are going to live and we are reviewing how we might be able to help. We were again able to donate food on 2 separate occasions during the year as it remains a real struggle to earn money to feed themselves during the holiday periods. Each food parcel costs circa £25 The Girl Project - Young girls who do not have money to buy sanitary pads often use old cloth or anything they can find, but these methods are unhygienic and often lead to infections. We have therefore helped these girls with sanitary pads throughout the year costing £560 a year. |
School fees have remained at £750 a year for secondary students and around £600 for primary students. The strength of the pound has assisted limiting the need for additional sponsorship.
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | In addition to the core activities of educating the children, providing food during holidays and providing sanitary products for the girls this year we donated 50 new desks and chairs to Renea. |
| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Rise Africa remains well funded with a cash reserve of at least 12 months costs to enable us to continue to support the education and support for the children should we lose sponsors. During the year we lost three sponsors, replacing one with a new sponsor. Our main sponsor also increased his support to cover the difference. The trustees want to keep a good reserve in the account in order to ensure future support for all children in case of further loss of sponsors. They are also keen to support the top students through university and the reserve funds will support this alongside sponsors continuing to support their child. |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other | ||
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | On 31 October 2025, the balance on the bank was £119,035 an increase of £64,414 in the year. This is partly due to the second school fees (£28,000) being paid in early November rather than October in previous years. The charity also received £34,832 for the Gift Aid claim. Overall taking all factors into account, the charity made a surplus of £6,800 in the year. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | The trustees want to keep a good reserve in the account to ensure future support for all children in case of further loss of sponsors. They are also keen to support the top students through university, and the reserve funds will support this alongside sponsors continuing to support their child. The reserve funds also enable the charity to support one of costs in support of the children, for example medical fees to get them back to school when they fall ill. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | We hold £70,000 in reserve such that we can always fund a full 12 months forward should we receive no additional funds. |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
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| Details of fund materially in deficit |
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| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Money raised from Trust Donations, Child Sponsorships, donations via our Just Giving Page, Meals for Wheels fundraising group and fund-raising events e.g. a cricket match We also run specific fund-raising campaigns to fund specific projects – e.g. the computer project. |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | We currently don’t have any money invested. |
| A description of the principal | Para 1.46 | At this moment in time the only real risk to | ||
| risks facing the charity | the charity is the loss of sponsors for | |||
| economic and person reasons. However we | ||||
| hold reserve funds to ensure we have time to | ||||
| cover any shortfall in sponsorships. | ||||
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Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Trust deed |
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Trust |
| 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 | Appointed by resolution of the trustees |
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| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
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| Relationship with any related parties |
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Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Rise Africa UK |
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Other name the charity uses |
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| Registered charity number | 1148744 |
Charity’s principal address |
The Old Chapel House, Riseley Road, Keysoe Bedfordshire, MK44 2HT, UK |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| Olivia de Villiers (nee Faulkner) |
Chair | ||
| Christopher Faulkner |
Treasurer | ||
| Angela Kenyon | Secretary | ||
| Paul Atherton | Resigned Sept 2025 |
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| KellyPhillips | |||
| Ken Williamson | Appointed Sept 2025 |
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
Director name N/A
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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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
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Christopher Faulkner Full name(s) Olivia de Villiers ( nee Faulkner) Position (eg Secretary, Chair Treasurer Chair, etc) Date 31.10.2025 31.10.2025
Charity No:
1148744
RISE AFRICA UK
YEAR ENDED 31 October 2025
ACCOUNTS - INCOME AND EXPENDITURE
| INCOME: Regular giving and one-off donations Gift aid receipts Other income Total income GRANTS MADE: Africa ADMINISTRATION: Giving Costs Bank charges Total expenditure MOVEMENT IN FUND FOR YEAR BANK Brought Forward Movement above Tranfer between funds BANK AT 31 October 2025 |
GENERAL 48,153 31,832 79,985 23,950 216 50 24,216 55,769 54,622 55,769 - 110,391 |
Projects 11,645 2,950 14,595 6,000 6,000 8,595 8,595 - 8,595 |
Penina 1,000 1,000 1,000 1,000 - - - |
Gifts 50 50 100 50 50 50 50 50 |
YE 2024 TOTAL 60,848 - 34,832 - 95,680 31,000 216 50 31,266 64,414 54,622 64,414 119,036 |
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Gift Aid Claim made up to 5th August 2025 covering the periods Oct 2021 to Aug 2025 Gift Aid allocated between sponsorship, Projects and Gifts based on receipts over the period. The Gift aid amount to be claimed from 5th August to 30th Oct is £495 Due to a payment to Africa being only one in 2024/5 a significant surplus was created in the year Due to the amount in the account a savings account will be opened in 2025/6
With over £100,000 in the account the financial position of Rise Africa is very healthy having achieved a position with 2 years of future funds in the account.
Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Rise Africa UK On accounts for the year Charity no ended[31][st][ October 2025 ] (if any)[1148744 ] Set out on pages 1 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 October 2025.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of basis of report the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
Date: 26 August 2026 Signed: Name: Marissa Harris Relevant professional F.C.C.A. qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 5 Mandeville Road, Brampton, Huntingdon PE28 4SB
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October 2018
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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