2021-12-31-accounts

Trustees. Annual Report for the period Perir•J start date Period end d*e From Jan 2021 To 31 Dec 2021 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Serve Africa Other names charlty Is known by Registered charity number (rf any) 1150759 Charlty's prfnclpal address The Dormy House Combe Hay Bath Postcode BA2 7EG Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty Offle• Ilf any) Name of person lor Wl entitled Int trL Ifa ear Peter Scott Chair John Miller Denise Wells Tim Wheeldon Colin Sidery Michael Smith 1 January to 30 June 23 July to 31 December 23 July to 31 December 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the tft￿tees for the charity, If any. Ifor example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted rf not for whole ear TAR Mard) 2012

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Information) e of adviser Name Address Name of Ghlef executive or names of senior staff members (Optional infomiatlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Type of goveming dc¢ument Trust Dwj How the charity is constituted Trust Trustee selection methtsys By agrwnent of existing trustees Addftlonal governance Issues (Optional infomiatlon) You may choose to inclLKle additional information. where relevant. about.. Imthin ts UK fund raising. rn8nag￿￿t and administration are undertaken entirety by volunteers. policies and procedures adopted for the indudion arKJ training of truste8S', the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the tharity In Uganda a local pastor and his wife over5* the different acttvities on a day to day basis. The Chair aims to vistt Uganda at thst once each year in order to review progress and to consider fijture developments, although this was not possible in 2020 or 2021. He works with the other twstees and the Uganda pastor to agree the main activities that support the Serve Africa has establtshed VKtorious Life College to provide IT and catering skills training for young ad￿. relationship viith any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the Syst￿ and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob"ectives and activities To relieve thctse in condrtions of need. hardship or distress Summary of the objects of the charity set out In its governlng document To provKle education and training Enable people to obtain gainful employment Counsel and Ott￿lse support traumatised and displaced people TAR Mard) 2012

The main activitses are.. Undertake and support actrvibes aimgj at relieving hardship and distress of the poor and vulnerable Undertake fundraising and provide finance to help the poor and vulnerable Help displaced people to be integrated into lsxal communibes Provide advice to optimtse the impact of funding Continually assess the beneffts of the supp(t and rel￿ activities, setting and adjusting ptioribes. The public benefft is that the ch￿lty Improves the lrfe opportuniti.es of poor children by supporting them to attend school Enables adults to receive training and higher education, improving their emI￿OyMent options and eaming potential PmMd8s education in health, safety and hygiene Prowdes help and support to establish stable family settings Provtdes counselling to enable traumatised people to be freed from past emolional hurts Provides focrfj aid Enhances the living condttions of the poor. induding improved hou&ry, improvgj focJ and water supplies. and better facilities Prowdes m&Jical adwce. treaknert supplies and fa¢ilities May provide loans or g5fts to set up small businesses The trustees have had regard to the Chartty Commission's gUbdan￿ on public benefiL Summary ofthe maln actlvltles undertaken for the public beneflt in relatlon to the¥e objects (Include within this 5ectlon the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance Issued by the Charity Commlssion on public beneflt) curr￿ Serve Afri￿ SUpp￿ts intemally displaced people. The orKJinal refugees fled the civil war in the north of the county. The fows of our w￿k is two large villages near to the ccynmunty at Mbalala, which is about 35 kni south west of the caprtal. Kampala. These villages are knovm as the lfjvuuvu and Bukunya camps. Altogether they house around 4(M) adults and 600 chiklren. The charity has seen people gradually develop aspiratM)ns for their own fLrture. Education and training programrnes gtve individuals the skills and knowledge to obtain gainfiJl emF4oymen( thereby allowing them to gain a reasonable standard of liwng. Clean watw and latrine5. medical care and counsdling have also been provided. Additional details of objectlves and athltles {Oplional infO￿atIOn) You may choose to indude further statements. where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking. policy programme rdated investment,. contribution made by volunteers. TAR IAafth 2012

Section D Achievements and performance SeNe Africa Annual R rt 2021 Summary ofthe main achievements of the ¢hartty during the year Serve Africa has contknu&d to work with intemally displaced people in Uganda. Serve Africa operates through local staff. The charty provides dean water and lalrines. medic21 care, counselling. &Jucation and tertiary training. SeNe Africa employs the folloryng: A nurse visits the camps and primary ￿h0o1 eath week to check for malnutrition and illness. She also undertakes training in good health and hygiene to ty and ensure disease prevention in the communities. We have implemented an inoculalion programme for expectant mums. babies and children. In the last four years, there have been no infant mortalilies. There ￿ ongoing treatrnent of around 130 HIV positsve camp residents. Temporary isolation faciltiies were set up for those who tested possbve for COVID. A counsdlor supporting members of the camps to work through the traumas of th￿r past experiences, as a result of atrocities by the Lord's Resistan￿ Anny when they were in northem Uganda. A borehole keeper who maintains the borehole (provided by Serve Afri￿) and ensures that it is not misused, so that it will provide an, uncontsminated water the camps for a long time. The keeper also oversees the maintenance of latrines and rainwater capture facilitses. An experienced builder runs regular courses, of around 15 months duration, in bagc construction for groups of young men. A cateriTVJ trainer and an IT trainer at the College. A watchman to look after the college buildings An administrator to assist Pastor Ludovick and his wtfe Serve Africa continues to support education and skills training through: Welfare fijnds for the state primary school on the lQvuuvu camp. In January we also fijnded shoes for those chiklren. Thirty-nine pupiL8 attended Mbalala Secondary School, with fees, board and lodging paid A major enlargement to the College facilities was undertaken with the construction of a second storey on the main building and the ditson of a temporary roof. 37 stLbdents leamed catering or IT skills at the College. Ten of these were fee paying students from outside the camp. Five students also completed a course in construction. Multiple lockdown restrictions in Uganda have prevented graduating students from obtaining employment this year. Training at local businesses" ts¥o studerrts leamed car mechanics and two others leamed metal fabrication. One student is on a year nursing course at a local colkge In May a second Cowd wave hit Uganda, and the Govemment instituted vo morth lockdown to reduce the risk of Cowd infections. Wth many residents unable to work or run wayside businesses, Serve Africa funded some emergency supplies of food and other essentials. The secondary school was clos&J but teachers were allowed visit the camp in order to support our st￿lents. The number of Covid infections was relatively l¢y. Two residents died and one of the co<Kdinators was hospitalised. The low infection rate was due in part to the ad￿￿ce given to ￿idents by our nurse and our counsellor. assisted by the trainee nurse who had a placement at the camp for ￿0 da sawe TAR Marth 2012

Section E Financial review The trustees hokl reseNes to cover a temporary shortfall in UK income or to fiJnd unexpected costs in Africa, for example, vehide repair5 or emergency medical care. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The level of undesignated reserves is reviwed every four months 7•then making a payment to Uganda. Following each payment we aim to hold of resetves at least 15% but not more than 35% of the expected regular payrnents to Uganda over the year. Details of any funds materfally In deflcit None Further flnanclal revlew detsils (Optional Inforniallon) You may choose to include additional information. where relevant about.. the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)., how expenditure has supported the key 04"ectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives induding any ethical investment policy adopted. AboLrt 81% of the income came from donations and associated gift aid and about 14Yo from sales of plants and home-made cards. The small remainder mainly represents fees paid by students from outside the camp& Regular spending included £25,¢XKI for skills training and education. and about £4,300 on heath. welfare and camp facilities. Finally, a further £3,000 covered local transport and various admin costs. SA also prowded £2,2￿) for additional food and VEalthcare ttems during the sec￿￿ Covid lockdovm and £10.000 ￿ extending and improving college facilitses. Section F Other optional information The trustees are grateful for the hard V￿rk of Pastor Ludowck who cwrdinates the activitses in Uganda on a day by day basis, and of all those whose work supports the re%dents of the camps. The trust￿ also ad(novA￿e the gwoty of some individual supporters. Section G Declaration The trustoes declare that they have approved the trustees, report abov Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees Slgnature(s) Full namels) Posltlon (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date TAR March 2012

1150759 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod To 31-Doc-21 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted Restrictsd funds Endowtnent fvnds Total fund 2020 tou n8aroBt£ to th• fi&ar￿£ tott fo th• rffiaTrst£ A1 R¢¢elpts Gift Ordine donati1￿54￿C FU￿Jral&r 1750 1750 10.246 6.397 UgarNta Cantiitxthx Sub totsl(Gross Inc￿ trARJ A2 Asset and Inv•8tm•nt sal•s. Isee tabla). 37.148 4Q593 S3,9Si Useof Ug8￿￿ sa￿0[Ve1￿de 4J10 1445 7.755 Sub total 1092 39240 48,685 61,706 A3Pa ents Educ4tion £nd S￿lIs Health. Fatslii*saNJ Welt¥e 17.555 7A42 8,2t8 6.4t6 1741 105 1243 TransWrt¥rtl P4rrun UK Admin Sub to ZT.140 7J42 40.028 A4 Assrt and Inv•stm•nt urchases, sog tsble Colle PhDn•s lacement veh Nsw U nda funds 10.240 147 3,597 147 7.752 1672 13,OYJ 2,672 13,059 Sub total 13,200 40,199 7,342 47.541 53.228 Not of r6e￿Ptsl[P8ynmnts) . AS Tran¥fer¥ belween fundg A6 UK ¢￿h lunds I￿t y•ar •nd UK Cash lunds thls y•ar•nd 959 1103 8.47 3rxi 19.767 19,108 3.363 4166 23.130 24.274 14,652 23,130 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds 4 rbrnJt£ Rèstricted Endowmgnt fund¥ to ngJroSt£ Cat¢gorie¥ Details to neareit£ 81 Ca8h funds 19.108 5,166 Total cash funds 19,108 S.166 sli funds to Mare8t£ Details to n￿r￿￿tE Fundfo* Dètails on 83 Investment assets Detai Cyngrtv•lu 84 A8¥¢ts r•taln0d for the eharity$ own Tratrdng F￿lIllieS) Vehicle Details on B6 Llabilili Sgwl by ¢ne Ort￿ truts10es b8haLf ol all tha trus intN Dale of approval fÉrF£ $6orr CCXX R2 {SSI

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 2021	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 endedDD / 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:	1st June 2022
	Name:	Colin Michael Goater
	Relevant professional qualifcation(s) or body (if any):
	Address:	102 Freeview Road

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