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Trustees. Annual Report for the period Jan 2022 To 31 2022 Section A Reference and administration details Charlty namo Serve Africa Other name8 charfty Is known by Rogi¥Jtsred charlty number Ilf any) 1150759 Charftys prlnclpal address Dom7y House Combe Hay BA2 7EG Names of the charlty trustees **ho manage the charfty IJYl¢•111 ary) Ilwn• d p•rs0Tr lor bott¥) endtl Ifo Peter Scott John Miller Colin Sidery. Michael Smith. Cha Denise Wd 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Namos of tho trusta•8 for th• charity, rf anyi Ifor exampl4 any custodian tru8tee8 Name Datss acted rf not for wlK•lo TAR

of adviser Address Name of chlef exocullve or names of senlor staff mgmbers (Opfjonal Infomwllon) Section B Structure: governance and management D￿rIp¥on of the chwlty's TypB of governing doujment Additlonal govarnanco Issuos (Optional inf0m￿OnI You may choose to inck additional infomiation, where re￿Vant, about: Wthin the UK fund raising, managemwrt arKI administration are undertaken entirely by volunteers. Poli￿eS and procedures adopted for the indudion and training of trustees; . the Charty's (wgan5sati￿I strudure and any widar In Uganda a l(Thl pastor and his wife oversee the diffeTrnt activities on day lo day basts. The Chair aims to visit UgarKla at least once each year in order to review progress and to ccmsits futu￿ developments, alihough this was not possible in 2020 or 2021. He works with the other trustees and the Uganda pastor to agree the main activities that support the Serve Africa has established vthI(￿ Life College to provide IT and catering skills trainin9 for young ajulis. • relationship with any rel&ed parties; . trustées, consideration of major risks and the system and proced￿ to manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities To relieve those in corKlitiorts of need, hardship or distress Summary of the objects ofthe charlty 8gt out In Its governlng doe￿nent Enable wple to ottsin gwrful employment TAR

Undertake and SUPFKXt aimed at relievir#J the hardship arKI distress of ts p￿r vulnerable Undertake fuThaising arKI ￿￿0vide finan￿ lo help the poor and vulnerable Help displa￿1 people to t integrated into local ￿mMUnItieS Provide advice to optimise the impact of fuThling Continually assess the beneffts of the support and relief acaivities. The pjblic benefft is that Ihe chaiity ImFThes the Itfe oppJiunities of poor children by supportiw i them to attend sth)ol Enables adults to receive training and higfr education. improving their employrYw)t Options and earrwng polential Provides education in health. safety and hygier Provides help and support to establish stable family setttngs Provides 0)unsellw￿ to enable traumatbS8d peop￿ to be freed from past emotional hurt5 Provides food Enhan￿ the Imng of the poor, including imwoved housir¥J, improved food arKI water supplies, and better fracilities Provides medical advi￿, treatrnent. supplies and facilrties May provide loans or gifts to set up small businesses The trustees have had regard to the Charty Commission's guidance on public berfiL Summary of the maln actlvltles undertaken for th• publlc benefft In relatlon to these obj¢cts linclude withln this section the statutory declaration that trustees havo had regard to the guidance issued by tho Charity Commlssion on public refiys Iled the ovil war in the north of the county. The focus of our work is two large villages near to the wnmunty at Mbalala. which is about 35 kn) south west of the capital, Kampala. These villages are known as the Kivuuvu and Bukunya camps. Altofftr they house arwnd 4(X) adults and thildren. The charity has seen people gradually (knlop a8piration5 foT their own future. Education and trainirvJ prcx3rammes give Indiv￿uals the skills arm knowledge to oirtain gainful employment thereby allowing them to gain a reasonable *andard of living. Clean water and latrines, medical care and counselling have also been wovthd. Addilional details of objectives and activitles {OpOonal inforniatlon) You may choose to indude further Statements, vhwe relevant, about.. pollcy on grantrnakirvJ' policy programme related investment; (x)ntribution made by volunteers. TAR

Section D Achievements and performance Serve AfrKa Annual R 2022 Summary of the maln aehievemènts of tho ch during the year Serve Africa has coniinued to th wth intemally displa¢ed people in Uganda. Serve Africa operates through local staff. The charity provides dean water arKI latrines. medical care. counselling, education and tertiary training. Serve Africa emKloys the following: A nuptse visiis the camps armj primwy school each week to check for malnutsition and illness. He also undwtakes training in good health and hygiene to ty arKI ensure disease prevention in the communities. We Imp￿rnented an inoculation programme for exFedant mums, babies and thildren. In the last four years. there have been no infant mortalities. There is oNJoiw treatment of around 130 HIV positive camp ￿KIents. A Counsellor supporting members of the camFK8 to work through the traumas of ttEir past exp￿￿n￿S, as a result of atroottes by the Lord's Resistance Anny when they were in northem Uganda. A boreho￿ keeper who maintains ts bOreI￿le (provided by Serve Africa) arKI ensures tt￿t li is not misused, so that rt will provide dean. urKcMitaninated water for the camps for a long time. The keeFw also over5ee6 the maintenarr8 of latrrs and rainwater capture facilities. An experienced ￿lIder rurts regular courses, of arourKI 15 months duration, in basTrc construdion for groups of young men. A catering trainer an IT trainer at the Col. A watchman to kK)k after ￿ college buildirKJs An adminls1rat￿ to assist Pastor Ludovick and his wife Serve Afrtca continues to supP￿t education artd skills training. In 2022." We ¢onlinued to wovide welfare for wpils at the State primary sthool on the Kivuuvu camp. Thirty seven pupils atten￿ Mbalala Seccx)dary School, with fees, board and Icmjging paid. Two students successfully completed A levels arvj started unIver￿ty in 2023. 42 students leamed caterirYJ or IT skills at the College. Ten of these vRre fee paying students from outside the camp. Nine students also completed a course in construGtion. L(Kal businesses trained tw) students in car mthics, two in metal fabrication arKI two in hairdresstng One student comp18ted a two year nursing course at a local college In February our nurse died in hospital, after many years of faithful servic£. The chanty agreed to sponsor her son through secondary school. r chalr vlsited tsten days in JU￿. speaking with all staff and providèrs of educ*M)n and training" he also had a meetiw and meal with the older The legacy of Covid arKI th8 general weakness of economy mean that it is siill difficult for studerts to jobs... TAR

Section E Financial review The trustees hold reserves to cover a temporary shortfall in UK income or to furKJ Unexpe￿ costs in Africa, ts exampl8, vehicle Brlef statement of the charity's policy on re•erves when making a payment 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. Detslls of any funds materfdty In dgficit Further financial revitrw detaih5 (Optional infornth) You may chow to indude additional infonnation. where relevant abouL' the charity's rxincipal sources of fuThJs (incI￿j1rKJ any fundraising)- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; Investment policy arKI objectives induding any ethical investment policy adopted. About 79% of tre incon ¢ame from donthns and assorxth gift aid and 17% from sales of plants and home-made cards. Th8 small camps. Regular sr￿r￿Ing induded £30.IXK) for thlls training and education, and about £5.300 on health, Elfare and camp facilitses. Finally, a further £3,600 covered lotsl transwi arKI various admin costs. SA also provided £1,500 to wlate College IT equipment, and £1,900 to cover the travel and ac(uxnmodation Costs of the chairfs visit. Section F Other optional information Thè tmstees ar8 grateful for the hard work of Pastor Ludovid( who cmrdinates the actNitBs in Uganda on day by day basis. and of all those whose work supports the residents of the Carn￿. Section G Declaration Tho Inntees declare that thoy have approved thè trust••s' rw)rt above. Signed on behaff of the charfty'$ tnmtees 8ignthrel$) Full n•ne($) fr Posltlon (eg Secr8tary, Chair, 91 JLJ/ go Z TAR Mortth 2023

Serve Africa Serve Africa Serve Africa 1150759 1150759 CC16a
For the period
from		 1-Jan-22 To 31-Dec-22
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts
Individualgiving
25,705
Gift Aid
4,235
On-line donations incgift aid
640
Fundraising
3,328
Other Charities
-
Uganda Contributions
1,988
-
-
35,896
Use of Uganda balances
1,118
-
Sub total 1,118
Total receipts 37,014
A3 Payments
Education and Skills
24,677
Health, Facilities and Welfare
5,341
Food and Health Emergency
Transport and Admin
3,634
Chair's Travel and UK Admin
1,116
-
-
Sub total 34,768
Skills Training
2,056
Office
240
New Uganda funds
Sub total 2,296
Total payments 37,064
Net of receipts/(payments) - 50
A5 Transfers between funds
2,600
A6 UK Cash funds last year end
19,107
UK Cash funds this year end 21,657
Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)		 to the nearest £
6,359
-
-
4,667
650
-
-
11,676
-
-
11,676
5,713
1,000
-
-
-
6,713
-
6,713
4,963
- 2,600
5,167
7,530
Restricted
funds		 to the nearest £
Endowment
funds		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 2021
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 32,064 32,800
4,235 2,290
640 2,750
7,995 6,673
650 -
1,988 2,080
- -
- -
47,572 46,593
1,118
-
1,118
48,690
30,390
5,341
-
3,634
2,116
-
-
-
41,481
2,056
240
-
2,296
43,777
4,913
-
24,274
29,187
-
-
-		 1,118 2,092
- -
1,118 2,092
- 48,690 48,685
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 30,390 24,897
5,341 4,363
- 2,243
3,634 2,889
2,116 90
- -
- -
- -
41,481 34,482
-
-
-		 2,056 10,240
240 147
- 2,672
2,296 13,059
- 43,777 47,541
4,963 -
-
-
-		 4,913 1,144
- 2,600 - -
5,167 24,274 23,130
7,530 29,187 24,274

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

Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B5 Liabilities
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Details
Bank account
Details
Advances to Uganda Team
Details
Details
Vehicle
Laptop and printer (Uganda office)
Smart Phones
Construction students kit
Details
Signature
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
College Centre (Catering and IT
Training Facilities)		 to nearest £
to nearest £
21,6579 7,530
-
-
-
-
21,657
7,530
OK
OK
to nearest £
to nearest £
148
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
-
-
-
-
Cost (optional)
General
General
-
General
-
General
-
General
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Print Name
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
funds
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
liability relates
Amount due
(optional)		 to nearest £
Endowment
funds
-
-
-
-
OK
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
-
-
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
Date of approval

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ members
of
On accounts for the year ended
Set out on pages		 Charity Name
SERVE AFRICA		 Charity Name
SERVE AFRICA		 Charity Name
SERVE AFRICA
31st December 2022 Charity no (if
any)		 1150759
(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 DD / MM / YYYY .

Responsibilities and basis of As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the report preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

Independent examiner's statement

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. I have completed my examination. I confirm 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:

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.

Colin M Goater Date: 7th July Signed 2023 Name: Colin Michael Goater

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):

Address: 102 Freeview Road BATH B A2 1DZ

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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 .

October 2018

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