## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/10/2019 Period start date To 30/09/2020 Period end date**
**Charity name: Village Ventures Africa**
## **Charity registration number: 1154438**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 To assist in poverty alleviation
of the charity as set out programme via means of self help
in its governing projects in Mali and Mauritania to
document continue encouraging self
development.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Projects to develop basic skills
1.19
activities in relation to (life skills), health and education,
those purposes for the including
public benefit, in donations of old laptops, bicycles,
particular, the activities, sewing machines all of which are
projects or services donated free of charge to projects
identified in the in Africa.
accounts.
Statement confirming Para 1.18
whether the trustees
have had regard to the
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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Non-profit making - all support
Para 1.38x from any volunteer is unpaid, we
Policy on grant making encourage volunteers from all
walks of life to come and share
their skills.
Para 1.38
Policy on social No investment policies are
investment including recognised by the charity.
program related
investment
Para 1.38 Non-profit making - all support
Contribution made by from any volunteer is unpaid, we
volunteers encourage volunteers from all
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**walks of life to come and share their skills.** Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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Summary of the main Due to COVID and travel & border
Para 1.20
achievements of the restrictions, over the past year we
charity, identifying the have only been able to donate via
difference the charity’s transfer for materials for face
work has made to the masks being made locally in Diema
circumstances of its for the locals, rather than our
beneficiaries and any normal ways of taking donations
wider benefits to society along with funding for projects
as a whole. directly to Africa.
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Achievements against Para 1.41 N/A
objectives set
Performance of Fundraising was partially put on
fundraising activities Para 1.41 hold due to COVID, many car boot
against objectives set sales or charity events were
cancelled due to government
restrictions.
Investment performance Para 1.41 N/A
against objectives
Due to a vehicle catching fire in
Other the desert some funds were used
for transport to return to uk.
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The charities financial position
financial position at the was £2,650 at the end of the
end of the period period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22
policy for holding Limited reserves were held
reserves stating why they
are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £20
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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We raise funds via means of car
The charity’s principal boots, jumble sales, concerts,
sources of funds Para 1.47 donations
(including any and we also have a small amount
fundraising) donated from various charities.
Investment policy and No investment policies are
objectives including any Para 1.46 recognised by the charity.
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46 N/A
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 N/A
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 N/A
methods including details
of any constitutional
provisions e.g. election to
post or name of any
person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Village Ventures Africa
Other name the charity
uses
Registered charity 1154438
number
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Charity’s principal 19 Monsell Drive
address Nottingham
NG5 8LY
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Pamela K Young Chair
Anthony Cedric Treasurer
2
Hill
Anthony Cedric Trustee
3
Hill
Vivien Fardon Trustee
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets N/A
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/A
charity on whose behalf
the assets are held and
how this falls within the
custodian charity’s
objects
Details of arrangements N/A
for safe custody and
segregation of such
assets from the charity’s
own assets
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## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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Type of Name Address
adviser
Account Marc Young Flat 5, 92 Burnbridge Rd, Chesterfield, S41 9LS
s
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional
information)
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
**Declarations**
|**Declarations**|**Declarations**|**Declarations**|**Declarations**|**Declarations**|
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|**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed** **on behalf of the charity’s trustees**|||||
||**Signature(s)**|PK YOUNG|Anthony Hill||
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||**Full name(s)**|Pamela Katherine Young|Anthony Cedric Hill||
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|**Position (eg**
**Secretary, Chair, etc)**||Chair|||
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||**Date**|23/03/2022|||
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Village Ventures Africa accounts for the financial pe
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Income
Date Detail Bank Date
30/09/2019 Balance Bought Forward £730.94
11/10/2019 Callis M&P – donation for vehicle £5,000.00
28/10/2019
07/11/2019
18/11/2019 donation £10.00
19/12/2019
18/02/2020 donation £10.00
26/02/2020
03/04/2020 HMRC £1,350.00
12/05/2020 donation £10.00
13/05/2020 donation £200.00
15/05/2020
18/05/2020 donation £10.00
19/05/2020 donation £1,194.35
22/05/2020 donation £10.00
26/05/2020 donation £200.00
02/06/2020 donation £17.00
08/06/2020 donation £13.00
16/06/2020
22/06/2020 donation £10.00
23/06/2020 donation £3.00
06/07/2020 donation £13.00
15/07/2020
28/07/2020
03/08/2020 donation £13.00
10/08/2020
18/08/2020 donation £10.00
21/08/2020 donation £100.00
24/08/2020 donation £10.00
24/10/2020
24/10/2020 Donation – mike £135.00
Total Income £9,049.29
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Expenditure
Expenditure Detail Bank
travel expenses £1,000.00
vehicle purchase £3,500.00
insurance £500.00
xray machine travel expenses £250.00
Travel expenses for Budapest £200.00
materials for masks £200.00
donated to mali £100.00
donated to mali for masks £200.00
materials for radio £250.00
sent for masks £200.00
Total Expenditure £6,400.00
Credit bought forward 2649.29
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