Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Perie4J end date From Jan 2020 To 31 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name SeNe Africa Othèr names charity is known by Reglstered Chartty number Irf any) 1150759 Charty's principal address The Domy House Combe Hay Postcode BA2 7EG Names of the charlty trustaes vtho manage the Charity TnK4tee nam8 Olfi¢e lrfwryi Name of pwson (or body) entltl8d rfan Peter Scott John Miller Chair Denise Wells Tim ifyfteeldon 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Namès of the trustees for the charity. rf any. (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates actsd rf not for whole ear TAR Marth 2012 Names and addresses of advisers {Optional inform*¢)n) of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members {Optional infom)ation) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Typ8 of gov8ming document Trust Deed How the charity is constituted Trust Trustee selection methods By agreement of exi*ing trustees Additional governance issues (Optional Infomiatlon) You may choose to include additional inf(Ymation. where relevarrt, about". Wrthin the UK fiJnd raising, management and administration are undertaken entirely by volunteers. policies and prO￿dureS adopted for the induction and training of trustees., the charl￿$ organisational structure and any wider netsyork with which the charity works., relationship with any related parties; tru*ees' consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. In Uganda a local pastor and his wife oversee the drfferent activities on a day to day basis. The Chair aims to visit Uganda at least once each year in order to review progress and to consider fLrture developments, although this was not Fx3ssible in 2020. He works with the other twstees and the Uganda pastor to agree the main aGtivtties that support the refugees. Serve AfrTr¢a has established Widorious Life College to provide IT and catering skills training for youro adutts. Section C Ob'ectives and activities To relieve those in Conditions of need, hardship or distress Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document To provKle educats.on arKI training Enable peop￿ to otrtain gainful employmerrt Cwnsel and othep*vise support traumatised and displaced people TAR Marth 2012 The main activities are: Undertake and support activities aimed at relieving thè hardship and distress of the poor and vulnerable Undertake fundraising and provide finan￿ to help the poor and vulnerable Help displaced ￿￿Ople to be integrated into local communities Provide advice to optimise the impact of funding Continually assess the beneffts of the support and relief artivittes, setting and adJ"usts'ng prioritres. The public benefft is that the charity Improves the life opportunbties of poor thildren by supporting them to attend school Enables adults to receive trainin9 and higher education, improving their ern￿OyMent Opb'ons and eaming potential Provides education in health. safety and hygiene Provides help and suppcxt to establish stable family settings Provides counselling to enable traumats.sed people to be freed from past emotional hurts Provides food aid Enhan￿8 the living conditions of the poor, including improved housing. imFwved food arKI water supplies, and better facilities Provides medical advice, treatment, supplies and facilities May provide loans or gifts to set up small businesses The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on wtAic benefft. Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for the public benefft in relation to these objects (include within this section the gtatutory declaration that trustees havo had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) Currently Serve Africa supports internally dis￿a¢ed people. The original refugees f18d the civil war in the north of the county. The fows of our work is two large villages near to the community at Mbalala, whith is about 35 km south west of the caF%tsI, Kampala. These villages are known as the Kivuuvu and Bukunya camps. A￿Ogether they hous8 around 400 adults and 6IYJ children. The charity has seen people gradually develop aspirations for their own future Education and training programmes give indNiduals the skills and knowledge to obtain gainful employment, thereby allowing them to gain a reasonable standard of living. Clean water and latrines, medical car8 and counselling have also been provided. Additlonal details of objectives and activilies (o￿lOnal infomiation) You may choose to indude further statements, where relevant. about: policy on grantmaking; policy programme related investment., contribution made by volunteef5. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Serrfe Africa Annual Re rt202 Summary of the main achievements of the charlty during the year Serve Africa has continued to work with intemally displaced people in UgarKla. Serve Africa OFerates through local staff. The charity provides clean water and latrines, medical care, counsellirvJ, education and tertiary training. Sepie Africa employs the following: A nurse visits the camps and primary school each week to check for malnutriiion and illness. She also undertakes training in good health aTrJ hygiene to ty and ensure disease prevention in the communities. We have imp5emented an inoculation programm8 for expectant mum$. babie5 and children. There is ongoing treatment of around 130 HIV p05ttive camp residents. A cA)unsellor supporting members of the ￿mp$ to w￿rk through the traumas of their past experiences, as a resull of atrocities by the Lord's Resistan￿ Amiy when they were in northem Uganda. A borehole keeper who maintains the borehole {provided by SeNe Africa) and ensures that it is not misused, so that it will provide clean. uncontaminated water for the camps for a long time. The keeper also oversees the maintenance of latrines and rainwater Capture facilities. An experienced builder runs regular courses, of around 15 months duration, in basic constnjction for groups of young men. So far everyone trained has obtained gairffijl employment. A ¢atering arKI IT trainer taught 42 young adU￿S in 2020. They used the College factlities created by Serve Africa in 2019 and early 2020. AII 42 completed their course, with 32 sitting and passing national exams. As a Consequen￿ of lockdowns in 2020, due to Covid. it has not been pjssible to find students suitable employment (as of D8c 2020). For the first time we had 6 students from outshle the camps who each paid a fee A ￿Chman to k)ok afier the college buildings Seprfe Africa continues to support the state primary school on the Kivuuvu camp. In January we provided addtlional funds to buy bales of clothes and shoes for those thildren. Thirty fve children were funded to attend Mbalala Secondary Schod. payirKJ both their fees and their board and lodging. We corrtinued to pay for training at l¢xal businesses: two more trainees learned car mechanics at a garage and two trainees leamed metal fabrication. They were all obtained employment at the end of 2020. Finally in August one stLKlent was funded to start a two year nursing course at a Ic¢al college In March the Govemment locked down much of county to reduce the risk of Covid infections. Nonvessential work was halted until August, leawng camp resFdents wtlh no income. Schools V￿re closed until November except for pupils in exam years. Special appeals were undertaken in April and August to provide money for emergency supplies of food and hygiene materials. We also funded emergency medical care for one of our staff who had severe Covid. Vve bought smart phones for our secondary school pupils to faalitate some on4ine Seaming, and in the autumn arranged for school teachers to make limited visits to the camps. Finally in November we installed solar lighting in 61 more homes in the camps. Residents have trajjitionally used kerosene for lighting. As solar panels mean that they do not need to purchase kerosene we again asked for modest weekly cortsFbutions to our costs for a period of 40 v￿eks. TAR Marth 2012 Section E Financial review The trustees hokl reserves to covèr a temporary shortFall in UK income or to fund unexpected costs in Africa, for example. vehicle repairs or emergency medical care. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The level of undesignated reseiv8S k8 reviewed every four months when making a payrnent to Uganda. Following each payment we aim to hold of reserves at least 15% but not more than 35% of the expected regular payments to Uganda over the year. Detalls of any funds materialty In d•fi¢lt None Further flnanclal roviow detai181Optional Inforn￿on) You may choose to include additional information. where relevant aboLrt'. the charity's principal sour￿$ of fijnds (ind￿lIng any fundraising)- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., Investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. About 85% of the income came from donations and associated gfft aid and about 12.5% from sales of plants and home-made cards. The small remainder consisted of paid by students from outside the camps. Regular spending induded £23,¢XK) for skills training and education, a￿1 atrf)ut £8.000 on heath. welfare and camp facilities. Finalty a further £3.000 covered10&31 transport and various admin costs. SA also prOv￿ed £6,400 for emergency costs arising from the Covid pandemic. Finally it invested £3.600 in improving college facilities and £4,300 in a replacement vehicle for use on the poorly maintained roads to the camps. Section F Other optional information The trustees are grateful for the hard Y￿rk of Pastor Ludovick who co-ordinates the activities in Uganda on a day by day basis, and of all those whose work supports the residents of the camps. The trustees also acknowledge the generosty of some indivKlual sup[￿er5. Section G Declaration The trustees declar8 that thèy have approved the Irustaes, report abovè. Signed on behalf of the charity'$ trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair. rL-fEE S ￿? rr OH . 50 Zz/ TAR Marth 2012 **Serve Africa** ## **Receipts and pay** **1-Jan-20** ## **For the period from** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** **Unrestricted Restricted funds funds** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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A1 Receipts
Individual giving 24,144 3,509
Gift Aid claims 4,404
On-line donations inc gift aid 770 9,476
Fundraising check split 1,490 4,907
Other Bodies 200 3,700
Uganda Contributions 1,351 -
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Sub total (Gross income for AR) 32,359 21,592
A2 Asset and investment sales,
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Sale of Vehicle 3,445
Use of Uganda balances 4,310 -
Sub total [ 7,755 ] -
Total receipts 40,114 21,592
A3 Payments
Education and Skills 18,139 4,409
Health, Facilities and Welfare 6,707 1,511
Food and Health Emergency check 1,815 4,601
Transport and Admin 2,741
UK Admin & Chair's Travel 105
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Sub total 29,507 10,521
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
College Facilities 3,597
Smart Phones for students use 543
Replacement vehicle 7,752
New Uganda funds 1,308
Sub total 13,200 -
Total payments 42,707 10,521
Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,593 11,071
A5 Transfers between funds 9,957 - 9,957
A6 UK Cash funds last year end 12,403 2,249
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_**UK Cash funds this year end**_ **19,767 3,363** ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at** ## **Categories** ## **Details** ## **B1 Cash funds** Bank account ## _**Total cash funds**_ (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) ## **Details** ## **B2 Other monetary assets** Advances to Uganda Team ## **Details** ## **B3 Investment assets** ## **Details** **B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use** **College Centre (Catering and IT Training Facilities)** **Vehicle** **Laptop and printer (Uganda team) Smart Phones** ## **Details** ## **B5 Liabilities** Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature **1150759** ## **ments accounts** **31-Dec-20** **To** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## **Endowment funds** ## **Total funds 2019** **to the nearest £** **to the nearest £ to the nearest £** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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- 4,404 ## 2,293
- 10,246 ## 2,061
- 6,397 ## 4,603
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- 4,310 4,884
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- 61,706 39,854
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- 22,548 21,734
- 8,218 6,908
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- 2,741 1,949
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- 3,597 8,580
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- 13,200 12,135
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Print Name Date of approval ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** ||||| |---|---|---|---| |**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**|Charity Name
**SERVE AFRICA**||| ||||| |**On accounts for the**
**year ended**|**31st December 20120**|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|**1150759**| ||||| |**Set out on pages**|(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)||| ||||| |**Responsibilities and**
**basis of report**
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of
the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended**DD / MM /**
**YYYY**.
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the
preparation 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**
**examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confrm that no material
matters have 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**|Colin M Goater|**Date:**|**3rd May**
**2021**| ||||| |**Name:**|**Colin Michael Goater**||| **October 2018** 1 **IER** **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address: 102 Freeview Road BATH** B **A2 1DZ** **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). **October 2018** 2 **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** 3 **IER**