Uganda Lodge Community Projects Trustee Report for year April 2021 to April 2022
The financial year 2021 to 2022 was challenging, due to the effects of the pandemic. The school we raise funds for was closed for all of 2021 due to covid, although with permission from local authorities we were able to utilise some of the funding from an American NGO to run some counselling/training days for students and staff in late 2021. The remainder of that grant which was awarded specifically to provide food for children was used in the first term of 2022 enabling the students to have a more varied diet including additional milk, fruit, vegetables and meat not normally affordable.
In January 2022 approximately 450 students returned to school, and are working hard to catch up with their lost 2 years of education. Due to the closure of the school during the pandemic no income from school fees was received, meaning teachers were not paid. However, the UK charity was able to fund keeping essential staff on for maintenance and security.
ULCP was also able to assist keeping the Medical centre open throughout the pandemic, providing affordable essential medical services to local people.
The Vocational centre we support has just re-opened, but students are finding it difficult to even cover the cost of boarding, let alone tuition fees. We received some one-off donations from a Scout group in Scotland to start building a dormitory for the female vocational centre students, but the work is not yet complete and additional funding is required.
We have managed to fund the continuing construction of a training kitchen/restaurant through the efforts of regular fundraising from a number of different individuals and groups. Due to exchange rate fluctuations and the rising costs of fuel and other essential building materials in Uganda, we estimate that we will still need £20,000 to complete this build. Once open and established, we expect this to provide an important revenue stream for the project.
With tourism opening up slowly we hope to be able to provide more employment and other support for the minority peoples in our supported fishing villages.
The closing of the online fundraising platform Virgin Money Giving affected our regular donations as many donors did not move to a new platform. The effects of the pandemic also meant that people had less disposable income and were less able to make charitable donations. Our child support programme felt this effect but has managed to continue.
We were fortunate to receive some substantial one-off donations from several individuals and groups of friends and this has kept our overall income in line with previous years.
Now COVID restrictions are easing, a number of our regular supporters have expressed an interest in visiting the project in Uganda. If this comes to fruition, it usually attracts additional donations from friends and family, so we are looking forward to a brighter future.
Charity Name Uganda Lodge Community Projects
No (if any)
Receipts and payments accounts
For the period Period start date Period end date To from 4/6/2021 4/5/2022
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment funds funds funds to the nearest to the nearest £ to the nearest £ £
Total funds
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A1 Receipts
Donations for running of the school 90,122 - - 90,122
Gift Aid from HMRC 5,914 - - 5,914
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96,036 - - 96,036
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - -
Total receipts 96,036 - - 96,036
A3 Payments
Transferred to SOYO (NGO) 97,245 - - 97,245
Bank Charges - - - -
Bank Charges - - -
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Sub total [ 97,245 ] - - 97,245
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total payments 97,245 - - 97,245
Net of receipts/(payments) [- 1,209 ] - - - 1,209
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 1,894 - - 1,894
Cash funds this year end [ 685 ] - - 685
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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| Categories | Details | funds | funds | ||
| B1 Cash funds | Cash at Bank | Total cash funds | to nearest £ 685 - - 685 |
to nearest £ - - - - |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
OK | OK | |||
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| funds | funds | ||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | Details | to nearest £ - - - - - - |
to nearest £ - - - - - - |
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| B3 Investment assets | Details | Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) - - - - - |
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| B4 Assets retained for the | Details Computer equipment |
Unrestricted Fund to which asset belongs |
Cost (optional) - |
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| charity’s own use | - - - - - - - - |
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| B5 Liabilities | Details | Fund to which liability relates |
- - - - - Amount due (optional) |
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
Signature | Name |
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
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CC16a
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Last year
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to the nearest £
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Endowment funds
to nearest £ - - - -
OK
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - -
Current value (optional)
When due (optional)
Date of approval
16th May 2022 The Trustees of Uganda Lodge Community Projects 44 Cranwell Grove Shepperton Middlesex TW17 OJR Dear Sirs. I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended S April 2022, which are set out on the adjoining pagels. The Charivs trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(21 of the Charities Att 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is neede It is my responsibility to.. Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act: To follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the 2011 Act- and To state whether particular matters have come to my attention. My examination was carried out in accordan with the general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the tharity 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 you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequendy no opinion is given as to whethei the accounts present a -true and fair view" and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention that have not been met; and 11 Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements . To keep accounting records in accordante with section 130 of the 2011 Act; and To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements ofthe 2011 Art 21 To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable 3 proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Nurallah Somani Retired Accountant & Finanoal ConsultanVDirector Address . 2/3, 8 Kaims Terrace Livingston West Lothian EH54 7EX