2023-12-31-accounts - Camdoc UK Charity

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UK Registered Charity Number: 1148910

CAMDOCUK REPORT OF ANNUAL ACTIVITIES 2023

Statement from Chairperson – Dr Linda Bello

It’s been another eventful year for our association, one filled with lots of awards that we were humbled to receive. Our first award was received at the Aspire Awards hosted by ‘I am Cameroon.’ We won the Trail blazers award for Citizen Empowerment. Following that we received the Echo Sante Award -Leadership in Health Excellence award - for our contribution to the strengthening of the national health systems.

To add to all this, in May this year we were one of 15 diaspora groups recognised at the Global Health Catalyst summit held at the University of Pennsylvania. The theme was ‘Cancer Moonshot 2.0: Win-Win collaboration to advance global health and development’ continued our charity work.

We continued our charity work by donating 172 reading glasses to Solidarity Clinic in Buea in February. We supported one of our members Dr Elvis Ngassa in his collaboration with ASCOVIME earlier this year in the Eastern Region where he participated in one of their surgical missions. We donated 23kg of medical equipment vital to this surgical mission, including surgical instruments, wound dressing packs, foley catheters and surgical mesh for hernia repairs.

We continued our series of webinars “CamDocUK – Talking with the Community” and are currently on our 16th edition. These webinars have been well attended and I would like to thank our community for attending and engaging in these sessions, as well as our external

speakers for all their time and input.

Our links with our sister organisations have remained strong and we have forged some new partnerships and Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs). We supported Patcha Foundation in a medical mission which took place between the 21[st] to the 25th of June this year in Makenene. It has been a pleasure to watch our numbers increase again this year.

This was very evident at our OGM (ordinary general meeting) where we had a record turnout. I am very grateful for the commitment of our members. I will say this again - we are not a very large association but what we lack in numbers we make up

CamDocUK c/o Dr Judwin Ndzo, General Secretary, 18 Sherwood Walk, Leeds, LS10 4FZ Chair: Dr Linda Bello, Vice-Chair: Dr Kojo Ndenecho, Deputy secretary: Dr Ben-Lawrence Kemah, Treasurer: Dr Vicky Kamwa, Financial Secretary & Social/Communication Secretary: Dr Anna Mbene Ngah, Chief of innovation & Educational lead: Dr Valentine Ngwa; Webmaster: Dr Christian Dimala, Membership Secretary: Dr Montio Morgan. www.camdocuk.org

UK Registered Charity Number: 1148910

with passion and commitment!

A. Meetings held this year

CamDocUK normally holds 3 meetings a year – two ordinary meetings and a general assembly. The latter is usually accompanied by a gala event. 2 OGMs were held in October 2022 and March 2023, and an AGM in July 2023.

The AGM, which is our biggest meeting held at Leonardo Hotel, Former Jury`s Inn. LE10 3JA Hinckey.

This was followed by a fund-raising gala. This year`s fundraising theme was the launching of our Neonatal and Maternal project, aimed at raising funds to support maternities and neonatal care in Cameroon.

B. MOU and Partnership updates

We maintained our existing MOUs:

MMPF: We were again represented at the annual medical mission, to which we donated equipment and medicines.
We remain registered members of Better Health for Africa (BH4A), a UKbased organisation that aims to convene diaspora-based healthcare practitioners for the improvement of public health in Africa.
University of Buea: Still awaiting confirmation from the university regarding our plans to facilitate educational activities.
BAPIO: Continue to work to make our collective voices heard during the Covid-19 enquiries.
University of Dschang.

Other informal partnerships

1. MEDCAMBEL

2. MEDCAMFRANCE

CamDocUK c/o Dr Judwin Ndzo, General Secretary, 18 Sherwood Walk, Leeds, LS10 4FZ

Chair: Dr Linda Bello, Vice-Chair: Dr Kojo Ndenecho, Deputy secretary: Dr Ben-Lawrence Kemah, Treasurer: Dr Vicky Kamwa, Financial Secretary & Social/Communication Secretary: Dr Anna Mbene Ngah, Chief of innovation & Educational lead: Dr Valentine Ngwa; Webmaster: Dr Christian Dimala, Membership Secretary: Dr Montio Morgan. www.camdocuk.org

UK Registered Charity Number: 1148910

These are both sister organisations in Europe.

C. EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES

Our annual paid zoom account has enabled us run educational webinars for the Cameroonian and African communities. We continue to run regular webinars on various topics that are deemed beneficial to the public. BAME populations have some of the highest mortality rates, and so after sampling opinions from the public, we have run several webinars specifically targeting these. The series is themed: “Talking with the community”. Topics included:

The foolproof strategy to live a healthy life.
Procedures for sourcing unlicensed medicines for compassionate use.

We have also held fortnightly in-house educational activities such as journal club, where we not only discuss topics on research, but also support international doctors in improving their practice in the UK.

D. Finance

Full report available in separate report on the website of the charity commission.

E. Cameroon Medical Council (CMC) Updates

There have been issues with CMC leadership, which so far has been unable to hold free and fair elections. As such, three has not been much activity with CMC. On a positive note, we are looking to involve the Royal College of physicians in our activities in Cameroon and this is looking like a promising venture.

CMC UK also now has a cloud repository of documents.

F. MEMBERSHIP UPDATES

Members registered: 75

Up to date with dues: 71

CamDocUK c/o Dr Judwin Ndzo, General Secretary, 18 Sherwood Walk, Leeds, LS10 4FZ

UK Registered Charity Number: 1148910

From a social aspect, we have celebrated and condoned with members who either got married or had new births, or lost a close family member.

Signed: Trustee 1: Dr. Linda Bello

Trustee 2: Dr. Judwin Ndzo

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CAMDOC UK CHARITY 1148910
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period
01/01/2023 To 31/12/2023
from
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Membership 4,773 - - 4,773 4,900
Donation 250 - - 250 -
Fundraising 29,614 1,398 - 31,013 29,585
OGM contribution 1,240 - - 1,240 680
Sponsorship 1,000 - - 1,000 1,000
Repayment - - - - 100
Sub total (Gross income for
36,877 1,398 - 38,276 36,265
AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 36,877 1,398 - 38,276 36,265
A3 Payments
Fundraising cost 22,402 101 - 22,503 16,787
OGM costs 2,751 - - 2,751 1,145
Storage rent 1,300 - - 1,300 1,300
Health Promotion event/partner 1,440 1,100 - 2,540 2,246
Admin/ Chancellery costs 908 - - 908 2
IT 1,657 - - 1,657 1,795
Medical Missions 1,447 - - 1,447 250
Reimbursement 908 230 - 1,138 710
Bank charge - - - - 21
Sub total [ 32,814 ] 1,431 - 34,245 24,257
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 32,814 1,431 - 34,245 24,257
Net of receipts/(payments) 4,064 - 33 - 4,031 12,008
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 17,512 603 - 18,115 6,107
Cash funds this year end 21,575 571 - 22,146 18,115
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

21/08/2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Main Account Relief Account Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 21,575 - - 571 - - 21,575 571 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Dr Linda Bello	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 21/08/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

21/08/2024

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ CamDoc UK Charity members of

On accounts for the year 31 December 2023 Charity no 1148910 ended (if any)

Set out on pages 1 to 2

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 03 / 2023.

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of 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:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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.

Signed: Date: 21/08/2024 Name: Yusuf Patas Relevant professional Fellow Chartered Accountant - FCA qualification(s) or body Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (if any): Address: Hawthorne House 17a Hawthorne Drive, Leicester, LE5 6DL

October 2018

IER

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 .

October 2018

IER

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

21/08/2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Signature Main Account Relief Account Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Details	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 21,575 - - 571 - - 21,575 571 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Dr Linda Bello	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 21/08/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

21/08/2024

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ CamDoc UK Charity members of

On accounts for the year 31 December 2023 Charity no 1148910 ended (if any)

Set out on pages 1 to 2

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 03 / 2023.

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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.

October 2018

IER

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 .

October 2018

IER