Trustees. Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date From Jan 2024 To 31 Dec 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Serve Africa Other nam88 charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1150759 Charity's principal address The Dormy House Combe Hay Bath Postcode BA2 7EG Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates actod If not for vthole Oar Trustee nam• Office (If ony Name of per4on lor body) ontltled toa olnt trusts0 If an Peter Scott John Miller Chair Colin Sidery. Michael Smith. 1 January to 28 October Denise Wells David Woodridge From 21 November 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Namos of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear TAR March 2025 Nam8s and addre88e8 of advisers (Optional infomiation) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief gxocutive or name8 of senior staff members (Optional inforniation) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of tho charlty's tru8ts Type of goveming document Trust Deed How the charity is constituted Trust Trustee selection methods By agreement of existing trustees Addltional govornane• issu•8 (Optlonal Infonnatlon) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about: Within the UK fund raising, management and administration are undertaken entirely by volunteers. policies and procedures adoptad for the induction and training of trustees; the charity's organisational 8truclure and any wider network with whiGh the charity works; relationship with any related parties; trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. In Uganda a local pastor and his wife oversee the different activities on a day to day basis. The Chair aims to visit Uganda at least once each year in Ofder to review progress and to Gonsider future developments. He works with the other trustees and the Uganda pastor to agree the main activities that support the refugees. Serve Africa has established Victorious Lrfe College which trains young adults in IT, tailoring and catering. Section C ectives and activities To relieve those in conditions of need, hardship or distress Surnmary of the objects ofthe charity sot out In Its governing document To provide education and training Enable people to obtain gainful employment Counsel and otherwise support traumatised and displaced people TAR March 2025 The main activities are.. Undertake and support activities aimed at relieving the hardship and distress of the poor and vulnerable Undertake fundraising and Pfovide finance to help the poor and vulnerable Help displaced people to be integrated into local communities Provide advice to optimise the impact of funding Continually assess the benefits of the support and relief activities, setting and adjusting priorities. The public benefit is that the charty lrnproves the life opportunities of poor children by supporting them to attend school Enables adults to receive training and higher education, improving their employment options and earning potential Provides education in health, safety and hygiene Provides help and support to establish Stab￿ family settings Provides counselling to enable traumatised people to be freed from past emotional hurts Provides food aid Enhances the living conditions of the poor. including improved housing, improved fo(￿ and water supplies, and better facilities Provides medical advice, treatment, supplies and facilities May provide loans or gifts to set up small business8S The trustees have had regard to the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit. Summary ofthe main activities undortaken for tho publlc benefit In r•latlon to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaratlon that trustees have had r8gard to the guldance i88uod by tho Charity Commission on public benoflt) cur￿ntlY Serve Africa supports internally displaced people. The original refugees fled the civil war in the north of the country. The focus of our work is two large villages near to the community at Mbalala, which is about 35 km south west of the capital, Kampala. These villages are known as the Kivuuvu and Bukunya camps. Altogether they house around 400 adults and 600 children. The charty has seen people gradually develop aspirations for their own future. Education and training programmes give individuals the skills and knowledge to obtain gainful employment. thereby allowing them to gain a reasonable standard of living. Clean water and latrines. medical care and counselling have also been provided. Additional detsils of objectives and activlties Ioptional infomiation) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking; policy programme related investment" conlribution made by volunteers. TAR March 2025 Section D Achievements and performance Serve Africa Annual Re Ort 2024 Summary ofthe main achievements of the charity during the year Serve Africa has continued to work with internally displaced people in Uganda. Serve Africa operates through local staff. The charity provides clean water and latrines, medical care, counselling, education and tertiary training. Serve Africa employs the following: nurse visits the camps and primary school each week to check for malnutrition and illness. He also undertakes training in good health and hygiene to ty and ensure disease prevention in the cornmunities. We have implemented an inoculation programme for expectant mums, babies and children. In the last four years, there have been no infant mortalities although one mother died in child birth. There is ongoing treatment of 78 HIV positive camp residents. A counsellor supporting members of the camps to work through the traumas of their past experiences. as a resutt of atrocities by the Lord's Resistance Army when they were in northern Uganda. A borehole keeper who maintains the borehole (provided by Serve 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 construction for groups of young men. Trainers for catering, tailoring and IT skills al the College. A watchman to look after the college buildings An administrator to support Pastor Lordvick, his wife and the wider team, as well as liaise with the UK chair. Serve Africa continues to support education and skills training. In 2024: We continued to provide materials and welfare for pupils at the state primary school on the Kivuuvu camp. 43 pupils attended Mbalala Secondary School, with fees, board and lodging paid. An increasing number are now being directly sponsored by supporters 37 students learned IT, tailoring or catering skills at the College. 7 of these wer8 fee paying students from outside the camp. 6 students also completed a course in construction. Local businesses trained Iwo students in car mechanics, two in computer repairs and two in metal fabrication Two students were sponsored to continue their degrees in medicine and education. Two others began courses in nursing and hotel management. Oui chair visited for ten days in February. when he saw staff and education providers. He also had a meal with the older camp residents. He went back with two other trustees in October to visit the camps and meet providers of training and education, and the sponsored students. TAR March 2025 Section E Financial review The trustees hold reserves to cover a temporary shortfall in UK income or to fund unexpected costs in Africa. for example, vehicle repairs or emeigency medical Care. Brief 8tatement of the charity's policy on rn80rvo5 The level of undesignated reserves is reviewed every four months when making a payment to Uganda. Following each payment, we aim to hold of reserves at least 15Yo but not more than 35 % of the expected annual payments that are not covered by restricted funds. Details of any funds rnatorially in deficit None Further financial roview detai18 (Optional information) You may choose to indude additional information, where relevant about: the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising): how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Almost 85QA of the income came from donations and associated gift aid, including funds from sponsors of students at university and secondary school. About 13 % of income came from sales of plants and home-made cards. The small remainder represents fees paid by college students from outside the camps. Regular spending included £40,000 for skills training and education, and about £7,800 on health, welfare and camp facilities. Almost £2,500 was spent on college equipment. Finally, a further £4,200 covered local transport and various admin costs. SA also provided £3,500 to cover travel, accommodation and small gifts during the chair's visits. Section F Other optional information The trustees are grateful for the hard work of Pastor Lordvick who co-ordinates the activities in Uganda on a day by day basis, and of all those whose work supports the resKlents of the camps, The trustees also acknowledge the generosity of individual supporters, oSP8cially those who have agreed to sponsor students at university, college and secondary school. Section G Declaration The tru8tee8 declare that they have approved the trustee8' report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees Slgnature(s) Full narne(s) Position (eg Secretsry, Chair. ate) fETEE r r LH2*/ Date 7J/ go74 TAR March 2025 Serve Africa 1150759 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from l￿an-24 31-Dec-24 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted lund$ RestrScted funds Endowment funds Total funds 2023 to the n•arn•t £ tr* th• n￿re¥l £ to th• nMr••t£ to th• n￿1•11 £ to th• n•ir••t É A1 Recelpts iving 27.941 1,975 2.521 3,905 13,712 41,863 1,978 2.923 7,168 32,996 5,687 1,793 6,982 300 2,333 Gift On-line donation8 WIC FundraiBing Other 8odies Uganda Contribub'on 402 3,263 1,349 1.349 Sub total (Gffjss income forARJ 37.691 17,377 56,068 49.691 A2 Asset and Invostment sales. 1800 table). Useolu anda balanc48 154 Sub total 154 Total recelpts 37,691 17.377 55,068 49,845 A3Pa ments Education and Skills He81th, F8cJlitses and Welfare Tran&port and hAlrnin Cttaivs Travel and UK Admin 24,894 1fj.294 40.188 32.989 6,558 3,478 3,281 4.240 3.528 3,076 4152 Sub total 15.748 45,278 A4 A88et and Snvestrnent purchases, (see table) Skills Trainin Office Newu Jbo 2,120 2.478 anda fLtnds 739 739 3.214 1,319 1,319 Sub total 2,120 41,152 17.866 59,018 46.595 Net of rncelpts/(payments) AS Transfers between funds A6 UK Cash funds last year end UK Cash funds thls year end 3,461 489 3,950 3,250 25,527 22,066 6,910 6,421 32,437 28,487 29.187 32,437 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 1510712025 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestri¢led Restricted funds funds to nMreJt E to nearest£ Endowment funds ne#r¢4t £ B1 Cash funds Bank a¢txyunt 22,006 6A21 Total cash funds 22.086 6,421 Iwgr88 rx8ipl8 aThl pa￿￿8￿1$ •c¢wr41811 Unrestrlct funds to nurn•t £ Restrlctod funds to nearn•l É Endowment funds to n••rn•t£ B2 Other monotary a$8ets Advances to Uoanda Team 2.035 Fundtowhkh Cmt {optlon•ll Current valu• onal Fund to whbch Co•1 (opl0n￿l Curn•ni valu• 84 As88t8 rntalned for th• charlty'8 own use Coll•9• C•ntw• In¢ludlng aM•l• for Cat•rfng. IT •nd Tallorlng Trnlnlng Vehkl• Gon•rnl G•nérnl Laptop and prfnl•r (Uganda offle• Computor r?ylr tool• G•n•r•l G•n•ral Con•tructlon •iud•nts kll Genernl Fund lo whlch Telats• Amount du• lona ndue on81 B5 Llabllltlas s￿￿ed by one or two trn8tw on behalf of all the trustées Signature Print Name Date of approval rGrg£ s￿rr /sJ CCXX R2 accounts (SS 1510712025 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** ~~i~~ e—SCSCSCSCSs **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name **SERVE AFRICA members of** **On accounts for the year ended** 31st December 2024 **Charity no 1150759 (if any)** **Set out on pages** ~~Pd~~ (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: 11th July 2025** ## **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**