Georgia’s Children of the World
Trustees Annual Report 1[st] April 2023 to 31[st] March 2024
Georgia’s children of the World continue to pursue our policy of helping Children in extreme need and poverty both at home and across the world focussing mainly on:
W ater H ealthcare E ducation and N utrition … W.H.E.N? … NOW!!!
As well as running our own projects and fund raising events in the UK , we work very closely with our partners overseas and in the UK who have like-minded policies, and who like ourselves are mainly volunteer lead, running on little or no overheads.
Our Current partners are:
1.BUILD YOUR FUTURE TODAY (BFT) in Siem Reap, Cambodia …
GEORGIA’S HOUSES 2, 3, 6 & 8
- MR ROSS’s SCHOOL in Siem, Reap Cambodia …
GEORGIA’S SCHOOL OF ROCK & GEORGIA’S HOUSE 7, 9 & 10
3.LOVE LIGHT ROMANIA in Transylvania, Romania …
GEORGIA’S HOUSE 4
- 4.THE LIFECENTRE in Salford, England…
GEORGIA’S HOUSE 5
It is our aim to offer support to children around the world irrelevant of race, religion or politics as we strive to be …
“DRIVEN BY LOVE … GUIDED BY ANGELS!”
ANNUAL STATEMENT
The year ending March 2024 saw Georgia’s Children of the World re-establish the flagship fundraiser G-Festival in June 2023, the event was a huge success in terms of attendance. However, the turnover and effort put in by the committee and an outside promoter didn’t really achieve the return we had hoped so it has been decided a Festival on this scale will not viable in the future.
In October 2023 our original Partners CHOICE CAMBODIA decided they could not afford to fund the school anymore so unfortunately Georgia’s House 1 and Carole’s classroom , closed in December 2023 along with the rest of the school.
On a much happy note Georgia’s Houses 3, 6 & 8 continue to thrive at Oroong Village School in Siem Reap Province under the guidance and management of BFT. We provided funds for a new roof and concrete gate at the entrance to the school, as a new road has been built and the whole village community continues to develop from the humble beginnings a single run down hut 8 years ago. We also continue to assist with teachers’ salaries, school supplies, medical supplies and general running costs.
We are now single benefactors to Mr Ross’s School in Siem Reap and send regular monthly donations to support the school and maintain Emergency support for extremely poor families in rural Cambodia, with basic food, clothing and medicines under the guidance of our representative Mr Pov Theaross.
The Free School Uniform project with Salford City Council continues but on a much smaller scale as the demand seems to have decreased which has to be a good thing We also continued to support our partners the Lifecentre in Salford (the home of Georgia’s House 5) with the breakfast club and assistance with their holiday hunger program.
We continued to support Love Light Romania with their work at Georgia’s House 4 , the learning centre in Jacodu Village , which offers early learning and additional support to the Roma community, with many of the children now progressing and thriving in the local state schools
Some wonderful news came our way in February 2024 when family of local girl Heidi- Lou, who was born severe Cerebral Palsy , were finally awarded compensation for Heidi-Lou’s condition after the hospital finally admitted full liability following an 11 year battle for justice. Heidi-Lou and her family will now be able everything she requires, so they will no longer have to rely on Georgia’s Children for support , though our friendship will continue forever!
Our assistance to our projects was split roughly 50/50 across local and overseas.
We would like to thank our community and donors for the generous support of My daughter Georgia’s Legacy… Georgia’s Children of the World
| DETAILS | OUT | IN |
|---|---|---|
| Charity Account 41634918 Opening Balance as @ 01/04/23 | 22,032.28 | |
| Fundraising for the period 01/04/32 - 31/03/24 | 133,182.23 | |
| Charity Account 41634918 Closing Balance as @ 31/03/24 | 23,477.48 | |
| Overseas Projects for the period 01/04/23 - 31/03/24 | 15,230.51 | |
| UK Projects for the period 01/04/23 - 31/03/24 | 8,592.47 | |
| School Uniforms (UK) for the period 01/04/23 - 31/03/24 | 0.00 | |
| Expenses for the period 01/04/23 - 31/03/24 | 107,914.05 | |
| 155,214.51 | 155,214.51 |
Difference 0.00
| £131,737.03 | Overall Spend |
|---|---|
| 84.87% | Overall spend shown as a % of revenue |
| 15.35% | Charitable support shown as a % of revenue |
| 69.53% | Expenses shown as a % of revenue |
| 15.13% | Closing balance shown as a % of revenue |
GEORGIA’S CHILDREN OF THE WORLD
Hi Steve
I formally confirm that I have reviewed the accounts and that I am happy that they are a true and accurate record of the charities financial position for the year to 31 March 2024.
R. Alldred
Accountant
4 Vicarage Lane
Hayfield, High Peak
SK22 2HT
9 January 2025