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Trustees. Annual Report for the period
Peric¥J end date
Jan
2023 To 31 _..IDec
Reference and administration details
2023
Section A
Chartty n•n8
Serwe Africa
Other names charlty18 known by
Reglstered charlty numb•r Ill any)
1150759
charlty's prlnclpal address
Combe Hay
BA2 7EG
Names of the charfty In1$t￿ WIK) manage the charlty
Olllce lrf*ry)
Peter Scott
John Miller
Colin Sidery.
Michael Smith.
Denise We518
Chair
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
Namos of tho tru8teo8 for tho charity, rf any. (for •xampl•. any custodian trusttss)
Name
Datss act￿ rf not for whole
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of advlser
Addrms
Name of chlef execthe or names of senlor staff membern Ioptlonal Inform￿on)
Section B
Structure: governance and management
De•crfptlon of the charws trusts
Type of governing do(xime
Tntsl Deed
How Ihe charity is c¢Thtitt
Additional governance issues (Optlonal Infom)akn)
You may Choo￿ to include
additional infonnalion. where
relevant, aboui".
thin tr* UK fu￿1 raisi￿J, rnanaw￿nt and administration we
undertaken entirely by volunteer5.
policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees.
. the charity's organisational
structure and any wider
nelwork with vthi¢h ￿ charity
works;
In Uganda a bcal pastor and hts wife oversee the different activities on a
day to day basis. The Chair aims to visit Uganda at18ast once each year
in order to revlew wogress arKI to ￿nsider future developmerts. He
v•orks with the other trustees and the Uganda pastor to agree the main
actsVIt￿ that support the r8fug8es.
SeNe Africa has establisw Vidorious Life College whith provKles IT and
catering skills training for young adults.
relationship with any related
trustees, consideration of
major risks and the system
and procedures to manage
them.
Section C
Ob
ectives and activities
To relieve those in Conditio￿ of r￿. hardship or distress
Summary of the objects of the
charlty set out in Its
governlng document
To Fwovvje edlKa1i￿ and trainirvj
Enable peoF4e to ol*ain gainfijl employment
C<wnsel arxl ￿ support traumatised and diS￿aCed people
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UrKlertake and supwt acthits aimed at relievffy tho hardship
and distress of the poor VUl￿rab
Undertake fiJndr8isiNJ and provide finance to help ts poor
vulrerable
Help displaced peo￿ to L* inte9rated into kt41 o)mmunities
Provide advice to opts'mise the impact of funding
Continually a&8ess the berefts of the support and relief activities,
The ben8fft is that the chanty
Impyoves the IFfe Opp￿￿nitieS of FK)or children by supporting
them to atterKS school
Enables adults to receiNE training h￿her education, improving
their empk>ym¥rt options arHI earning potential
Provides education in health. safety arKI hygiene
Provides help arKI support to establish stable famty settings
Provides counselling to enab￿ traumatis8d p8opl8 to be freèd
from past emotional hurts
Provides food aid
Enhances the living Corkf￿ of the poor, inclLKling improved
trKiusirvJ. imwoved food water supplies. and better facilities
Provides medical advi￿, treatment supplies and facilities
May provKle loans or gtfts to set up small businesses
The lJustee$ have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on
public benefiL
Summary of the maln
actlvltles undertaken for th•
publlc banefft in relation to
thege objects (Include wlthln
thls section the ststutory
declaratlon that trustoes havg
had regard to the guldan
Issued by the Charity
Commission on public
bonofflt)
CuTrenty Serve Africa swmyts intematy di5￿Ced people. The onginal
refLW fied the avil war in the nL¥th of the ￿unty. The focus of our
work is t￿￿ large villages near to the communty at Mbalala. which is
about 35 km south west of the capital, Kampala. These villages are
known as the Kivuuvu and Bukunya camps. Altcgether they house
around 400 adults and ￿XI chiklren.
The charity has seen people gradually develop a8Ptrations for their own
future. Education arKI training programmes give individuals the skills and
knowledge to obtain gainfijl employment. th8reby allowing them to gain
reasonable standard of Imng. Clean water and latrines, medical care and
counsellir¥J have also been wovid8d.
Addltlonal detalls of objecllves and actlvlties (Opllonal Inforn￿th)n)
Yi)u may choose to include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related
investment.
contribution made by
volunteers.
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Section D
Achievements and performance
Sepie Africa Annual Re
2023
Summary of the maln
achl•vaments of tho
during th• y•ar
Serve Africa has cortin￿d to work wilh intemally displaced peop￿ in
Uganda. Serve Africa oFwates through local staff. The charity provides
dean water arKI latrines, medical care, counselling, educatbon and tertiary
trainirvJ. Sefve Africa employs the following:
A nurse vists the camps and prFmary school each v￿8k to check for
malnutrition arKI illness. He also uThJertakes training in good health
and hygiene to ty arKI ensure disease prevention in the
communit￿5. We have implemented an inocutation programme for
expectant mums, babies arKI children. In the last four years. there
have been no infant mortalities. There ts ongoing treatrnent of
around 130 HIV posrtive camp reshl8nts.
A counsellor supporting members of the camps to work through the
traumas of their past experiences, as a resutt of atrouties by the
Lord's Resistan￿ Anny vtsn they were in northern Uganda.
A bwehole keeper who mainlains the borehole (provided by Serve
Africa) and ertsures that it is not misused. so that it will provide clean,
uncontsminated waterforthe camps for a long time. The keeper also
oversees the Maintanan￿ of latrines and rainwater capture facilities.
An experren(*d buikjer runs regular courses, of around 15 months
duration, in basK Constructi￿ for groups of young men.
A cateriThJ trainer aThJ an IT trainer at the Collep.
A watchman to k)ok after the col*e buildings
An administrator to assist Pastor LtKlovi¢k and his wife
Serve Africa continu88 to support education and skills training. In 2023..
We continued to Knvide Welfa￿ tr pupils at the state primary
school on the Kivuuvu camp.
42 pupils atte[K￿ Mbalala Secondary School. with fees. board
and kKlging paid. An irK¥easirry number are now being directly
sponsored by supporters
40 students leamed catering or IT skills at the College. Ten of
these We￿ fee payiNJ students from ouiside the camp. 6 students
also completed a rnurse in construction.
Local businesses trained two students in car mechanics and two in
metal fabrication
One student was sponsored to start a medical degree and another
to tegin a degree in education.
Our chair v?sited for ten days in Fel￿ary and a further week in November,
speaking ￿ryth all staff arKI provide￿ of education and training: he also had
a ffttting arKI meal with the older camp residents.
The legw of Covid and ts general weakness ofthe economy mean that
it is still dtffitwlt for studerrts to obtain jobs. As a result of discussions in
November. V•8 are amending th8 IT arKI *ring courses for 2024 to
improve job prospeds
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Section E
Financial review
The tntstees hokl reserves to covw a temporary shortfall in UK income
or to fund u￿xpeCted CAxts in AfrKa, for example. vehide repairs or
emergew medical care.
Brlef statemert of the
¢harity's polrcy on reg•rv•s
The level of undesvJnated reseNes is revi8wed every four months
when making a payment to UgarKla. Following each payment, we aim
to hold of reseNes at teast 15% but ncrt more than 35% of the expethd
Detai18 of any funds matorlalty
In deficit
Furth•r finan¢lal rnviw dotsils (Optional infornmtion)
You may choose to indude
additional infonnation, where
relevant about..
the charity's principal
80urces of furKls (ind￿￿
any fundraising);
how exp￿ilUre has
supported the key oty"ectives
of the ¢harity'
investment policy and
objectives including
ethical investrnent pdicy
adopted.
Almost 81% of the income ￿rne frcffi donations and assockqted gtft aid.
induding sponsors for students at universty and secondary school.
About 14% of income came from sales of plants and homevmade cards.
The small remaiThler was mairty fees paid by college studerts from
Regular spending induded £33.000 for skills trainirYJ and education, and
about £5.6(XJ on health, welfare and camp facilibes. Finally, a further
£3,500 covered thal transport and various admin costs.
SA also provid8d £3.300 to cw the travel. acc<xnmodation and srnall
gifts during the cthairfs vists.
Section F
Other optional information
The trustees are grateful the hard work of Pastor LthiL* cothinates the a¢livit*s in Uganda on a
day by day basis. and of all those ￿Ose work SUPFKxts the residents of th8 camps.
The trustees also acknowledge ts generosity of irKlividual surwth. espeoalty those who have agreed to
sponsor students at university and secondary school.
Section G
Declaration
Tho trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Slgned on behalf of the charfty's tr￿te•S
sIgna￿re(SI
Full nam•($)
Posltlon (eg Secretary, Chalr,
s*}4 / X22
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1150759
Recelpts and payments accounts
CC16a
Forthe wi(xl
1th43
To
314)•c.23
Section A Receipts and payments
Totsl fund•
At RoC8i
In(Ivldual I
Grft
On4[r￿ donat1)￿ kncgMi*I
31
4236
ott￿r eQxJ￿s
Ugand8 ConlrfbuYorA
333
Sub total(Gmss ll￿0￿9 forAR)
¥812
11879
49.891
47m2
A2 A88•tand InTA6tm￿ #alts,
(see table).
Use of Ug8nO8 b*rM
114
1.118
16¢
164
Total rn¢Ws
11m
49
48.890
A3Pa
Et1ucatton and SW
Healh. FarlitEs a￿1 WellarE
Tra￿Port and Admin
Cbotr$ Travel orkl iJK Mlm
21.213
11.676
310
4341
1634
3.4n
Sub
Il2Jl
urchase8,(￿o table)
Skills T{￿nIn
New U anda fvnd
1.319
1.319
Sub to
34A14
41AB1
Nét ofrn¢th1pW(paym￿tsj
A5 TranBforn b•tw••n funth
UK Ca•h fvnds last yoar end
UK Cash lunds thls Trwar end
4.913
1319
1.219
7.631
,187
32A37
24.274
29.187
CGU R1 ￿cOul￿ ISS)

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrnstrlct•d
R•strict
Endowmgnt
fvnd$
Catggories
Dgtails
i&* n*mt£
10 rwrB¥t£
81 Ca•h fund•
6.907
funds
Detsils
Details
83 Invo•tment u•ets
Detsil$
Co*
Curiwii v•lu•
B4 A8sots rètain￿ for th•
charity'• own
TrnlnlrvJ Fackn)
V•hld•
Laptop and prfntrr (Uprth offK•)
Amuynl d
Dètails
BS Llabllltlos
SvJn8d by on8 L¥h￿l trust806 (
behawof SH the tnMte85
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 31[st] December 2023 Charity no 1150759 ended (if any)** 

**Set out on pages** 

(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 report** 

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 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: 

- 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: 27th July 2024** 

**Name: Colin Michael Goater** 

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

**Address: 102 Freeview Road BATH** B **A2 1DZ** 

**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** 

