2025-09-30-accounts - Sing Inchanga

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Trustees' Annual Report					for theperiod
From	Period start date			To	Period end date
	01	10	2024		30	09	2025

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Sing Inchanga

Other names charity is known by

Registered charity number (if any) 1158473

Charity's principal address 27 The Paddocks Leighton Buzzard Central Bedfordshire Postcode LU7 2SX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Jasmin Binding	Chairman
	Jemma O’Leary	Secretary
	Fiona Orford- Williams	Treasurer
	David Tims	Activities Co-ordinator
	Derek Norman
	Thabo Mhlongo

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address	Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

By decision of the charity’s trustees Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

The objects of the CIO are, for the public benefit: • to advance education, in particular but not exclusively, by the Summary of the objects of the promotion of the arts including the art of choral music and related charity set out in its subjects; governing document • to prevent and relieve poverty; and • to advance sustainable development.

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Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)	“Sustainable Development” means development which meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
	The charity is established to benefit the general public. There is no express geographical restriction in the stated objects that applies to the opportunity to benefit. In practice the charity operates in and around The Valley of 1000 Hills near Durban in South Africa, which is where the charity’s facilities are situated. However, there are not express restrictions as to who can benefit, and the charity’s facilities and services are open to all. The school children and communities that the charity works with are communities with the highest concentrated rate of HIV/ Aids in the world, extremely high unemployment rates and few prospects for young people. The charity helps this community by providing funds and facilities to support local schools and provide equipment so that the schools can facilitate musical education to children in the community. This improves prospects for young people in the community. The organization’s long-term vision is for the communities it works with to become self-sufficient, by providing a high quality education to increase prospects of success in future employment for the communities’ inhabitants. In all of our activities we seek to ensure that they are of benefit to the community it serves and avoid activities that could be in any way detrimental or harmful. The charity forms choirs and provides music and arts education through schools in and around The Valley of 1000 Hills near Durban in South Africa. The charity also creates opportunities for its choirs to perform in concerts. Some of the concerts will be free of charge to attend and will benefit the wider community, other concerts will be used to raise funds for the charity. The charity also uses the funds raised to advance musical education and provide other educational resources and equipment to improve the learning environment and structural buildings of local schools. School age children and the wider community will benefit from this. As the charity works with children, young people and vulnerable families the trustees take all reasonable measures to ensure that the risks of harm to children’s welfare are minimised. We have put in place a robust safeguarding policy. Where there are concerns about children and young people’s welfare the CIO takes appropriate actions to address those concerns working to agreed local policies and procedures in partnership with other local agencies.

Summary of the main
activities undertaken for the
public benefit in relation to
these objects (include within
this section the statutory
declaration that trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit)

“Sustainable Development” means development which meets the needs
of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to
meet their own needs.

The charity is established to benefit the general public. There is no
express geographical restriction in the stated objects that applies to the
opportunity to benefit.
In practice the charity operates in and around The Valley of 1000 Hills
near Durban in South Africa, which is where the charity’s facilities are
situated. However, there are not express restrictions as to who can
benefit, and the charity’s facilities and services are open to all.
The school children and communities that the charity works with are
communities with the highest concentrated rate of HIV/ Aids in the world,
extremely high unemployment rates and few prospects for young people.
The charity helps this community by providing funds and facilities to
support local schools and provide equipment so that the schools can
facilitate musical education to children in the community. This improves
prospects for young people in the community.
The organization’s long-term vision is for the communities it works with to
become self-sufficient, by providing a high quality education to increase
prospects of success in future employment for the communities’
inhabitants.
In all of our activities we seek to ensure that they are of benefit to the
community it serves and avoid activities that could be in any way
detrimental or harmful.
The charity forms choirs and provides music and arts education through
schools in and around The Valley of 1000 Hills near Durban in South
Africa. The charity also creates opportunities for its choirs to perform in
concerts. Some of the concerts will be free of charge to attend and will
benefit the wider community, other concerts will be used to raise funds
for the charity.
The charity also uses the funds raised to advance musical education and
provide other educational resources and equipment to improve the
learning environment and structural buildings of local schools. School
age children and the wider community will benefit from this.
As the charity works with children, young people and vulnerable families
the trustees take all reasonable measures to ensure that the risks of
harm to children’s welfare are minimised. We have put in place a robust
safeguarding policy.
Where there are concerns about children and young people’s welfare the
CIO takes appropriate actions to address those concerns working to
agreed local policies and procedures in partnership with other local
agencies.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

We intend to continue our work in and around the Valley of 1000 Hills for community musical development and performance. We shall continue to train teachers in music and arts so that they can pass on their skills to others in the area. We will continue to use some of our funds to renovate and improve existing community buildings.

The charity’s musical education and performances will be open to all children and communities who wish to benefit from it, in and around The Valley of 1000 Hills near Durban in South Africa

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

The charity now provides grant funding to relieve poverty and promote sustainable development. The recipients of one of these grants must apply using an application form that we supply. Once requested, the trustees will decide the appropriate action. If the application is successful, the recipient must show full records of how the grant is used and must use it in accordance to any boundaries we set. Thus, ensuring the grant is used effectively. Once the grant is used, we shall be sure to check that it has been used in accordance for what it was meant.

The trustees will continue to build links with local organisations, businesses and individuals, and organisations in the UK, to raise funds to support its activities.

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Section D	Achievements andperformance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year	Between September 2024 and 2025, Sing Inchanga has worked towards advancing the objectives and outreach of the charity. Once again, we have been very pleased to continue our relationship with the Steven Davison Primary School in the Valley of 1000 Hills. This year, the school applied for two primary grants from us to fund a music teacher. We were pleased to approve the applications and allocate the grants to the school. In addition to covering the cost of the music teacher, the grants also support the school's administrative clerk who assists the choir. Her role is essential to the school's operations, and we are very pleased to be able to support her position as well as that of the music teacher. We are fortunate enough that Simphiwe Ngcobo, a distinguished local musician and choir leader, has continued his great work at the school. He has been an integral part of the school's staff since February 2022. His consistent presence has been greatly beneficial to the school. It is invaluable to have a local educator who shares similar lived experiences with the students, as this commonality serves as significant motivation for the children when they see him in a leadership role. Continuing from last year, the choirs, once again under Simphiwe's leadership at the school, have participated in numerous competitions. While most of these competitions are local, the school is occasionally invited to compete in other cities or towns within the province. Due to the economic challenges faced by the school, they applied for a third grant this year. This smaller grant covered transportation and food expenses for each student on the day of the competition. The choir secured 2nd place, one better that last year and other creative subjects at the school achieved 2nd place again. It is gratifying to witness the students benefiting from this creative outlet and observing their continuous improvement. These opportunities would not be possible without the support of Sing Inchanga. Sing Inchanga is committed to continue these grants next year which currently teach over 400 children a week. The students are being taught songs in both Zulu and English, which is enhancing their proficiency in English. The advantages of music for the pupils at this school are substantial, and for many, it represents the most enjoyable part of their school day. Sing Inchanga turned 10 years old last year and celebrated with a fundraising evening in London. It raised over £2000 which will go toward our charitable aims in the years to come.

Section D

Achievements andperformance

Summary of the main
achievements of the charity
during the year

Between September 2024 and 2025, Sing Inchanga has worked towards
advancing the objectives and outreach of the charity.
Once again, we have been very pleased to continue our relationship with
the Steven Davison Primary School in the Valley of 1000 Hills.
This year, the school applied for two primary grants from us to fund a
music teacher. We were pleased to approve the applications and allocate
the grants to the school. In addition to covering the cost of the music
teacher, the grants also support the school's administrative clerk who
assists the choir. Her role is essential to the school's operations, and we
are very pleased to be able to support her position as well as that of the
music teacher.
We are fortunate enough that Simphiwe Ngcobo, a distinguished local
musician and choir leader, has continued his great work at the school. He
has been an integral part of the school's staff since February 2022. His
consistent presence has been greatly beneficial to the school. It is
invaluable to have a local educator who shares similar lived experiences
with the students, as this commonality serves as significant motivation
for the children when they see him in a leadership role.
Continuing from last year, the choirs, once again under Simphiwe's
leadership at the school, have participated in numerous competitions.
While most of these competitions are local, the school is occasionally
invited to compete in other cities or towns within the province. Due to
the economic challenges faced by the school, they applied for a third
grant this year. This smaller grant covered transportation and food
expenses for each student on the day of the competition. The choir
secured 2nd place, one better that last year and other creative subjects
at the school achieved 2nd place again. It is gratifying to witness the
students benefiting from this creative outlet and observing their
continuous improvement. These opportunities would not be possible
without the support of Sing Inchanga.
Sing Inchanga is committed to continue these grants next year which
currently teach over 400 children a week. The students are being taught
songs in both Zulu and English, which is enhancing their proficiency in
English. The advantages of music for the pupils at this school are
substantial, and for many, it represents the most enjoyable part of their
school day.
Sing Inchanga turned 10 years old last year and celebrated with a
fundraising evening in London. It raised over £2000 which will go toward
our charitable aims in the years to come.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

Sing Inchanga is a basic organisation without property and little capital assets. Therefore, we feel it necessary to hold a small reserve of £1,000 to cover contingencies and on-going project commitments.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include 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.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) David Tims Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc) Date 30.07. 2027

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND ANQ WAIES SING INCFLANGA 11S8473 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a Forthg Ptrfod To 01110r2024 3025 Section A Receipts and payments Unr••trl¢ted fund• Restrlctsd Endowment fund¥ To1 funds Last year A1 R•cel Vduntary Acts?$ fcf gener8Dno fuTrJ& 1,761 ross Income 1,761 sset an tsblèl. nv•8tm•nt •• A3Pa ents Ch8ntsble athwbes" Trdnspyv &FWSes Fund rwsirg C.. *tAie Grtnt RerorpNtsintwwK• Grant SchcLY SU Fhi8r(e0S. HMRC late fiu FInar o)srs. banJE charoes 91 Sub totsl 17V 1787 A4 Aet and Invutrnent purcha••& See table ¢haTrlab a¢tMtss.' Musiral 1Tr5trumen Sub total Ngt of recelpts/(paymentsJ A5 Trnn•forn between funds A6 Ca8h lund• last year end Cash funds th1$ yr end 42 6,649 7,73 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 1110512026

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