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Trustees' Annual Report for the period
Period start date Period end date 31 May 2024 30 May 2025
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name B Creativity Trust
Other names charity is known by Not Applicable
Registered charity number (if any) 1159066 Charity's principal address 167 - 169 Great Portland Street 5th floor London Postcode W1W 5PF ~~——~~ Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Henry Ssemakula Treasurer/Finance Whole Year 2 Derrick Kiteke Whole Year 3 Harriet Mangeni Founder Whole Year 5 6 ~~==~~ Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole year Not Applicable Not Applicable ~~—~~
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information) ~~==~~ Section B Structure, governance and management Description of the charity’s trusts Constitution Type of governing document (e.g. trust deed, constitution) ~~—~~
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Trust (CIO)
How the charity is constituted
(eg. trust, association, company)
Trustee selection methods
Appointed
- (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
To provide grants, financial assistance, supplies, and equipment to charities and charitable organisations and schools operating in Uganda, for the advancement of education, the promotion and protection of good health, the relief and prevention of poverty, and the alleviation of sickness, in such manner as the trustees deem appropriate.
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Continued collaboration with Basena Agro Creativity Centre, whose mission includes inspiring, nurturing, and strengthening creativity among children and young people. The Trust also partnered with Two Bridges Community School, located in a rural area of Uganda, to provide support in line with its constitutional objectives.
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)
Working in partnership with Basena Agro Creativity Centre in Uganda to:
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Awaken and strengthen creativity in children and young people
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Promote and advance education
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Preserve and protect the environment and support good health
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Relieve financial hardship among children, young people, and families in and around Kampala
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Use creative processes to inspire, empower, and support individuals to explore, develop, and grow
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:
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policy on grant making;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
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Provided ongoing resources to Two Bridges Primary School in Uganda, contributing to improved educational quality for its pupils.
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Supported girls in three flagship schools Frattam Junior Primary, Kasamu Church of Uganda, and Future Flames by improving menstrual hygiene and toilet facilities.
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Organised resources and delivered substantial support to address child labour and early pregnancy within the wider village community, while continuing to fund reading and writing materials for children.
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Engaged positively with children and their guardians to provide ‑
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food, home study support, and scholastic materials.
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Continued to empower parents through a savings scheme that has strengthened household incomes and improved children’s wellbeing.
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Secured additional donor funding, enabling further development of the B Creativity website and programme activities.
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Continued work on the much ‑ needed phonics publication to support early years education in Uganda.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the
charity’s policy on reserves
The charity did not adopt a reserves policy for this financial year, as ‑ funding remained very limited until six weeks before year end, and a policy was therefore not required. A formal reserves policy will be established for the 2025–26 financial year.
Details of any funds materially Not Applicable in deficit
Further financial review details (Optional information)
You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
B Creativity raises its funds through local church fundraising and contributions from other supporters who choose to back the charity’s work.
Expenditure directed toward infrastructure at Two Bridges Community Primary School has helped advance the school’s motto, “Every Child Matters.” Donations provided through the charity have enabled improvements
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Not Applicable
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Henry .S. Ssemakula Full name(s) Henry Ssemakula Position (e.g., Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc) Date 26/03/2026
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|B CREATIVITY TRUST|1159066|
|Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a|
|For the period|30/05/2024|30/05/2025|
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|Section A Receipts and payments|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|
|A1 Receipts|
|Opening Balance|377|-|-|377|187|
|Charit Leslie Jane|200|200|100|
|L.L. PA Donation|-|-|-|200|
|Other Donations|-|-|-|-|
|Clara James Tutoring|-|-|
|Fr Jonathan Sedwick JMW Donation|-|-|
|FP UG School Shanahan SD|-|150|
|Continental Trust Corporation|53,000|53,000|
|Interest|0.80|-|-|1|1|
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|Sub total|(Gross income for|
|AR)|[ 53,578 ]|-|-|53,578|637|
|==|A2 Asset and investment sales,|===|=|
|(see table).|
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|Sub total|-|-|-|-|-|
|Total receipts|53,578|-|-|53,578|637|
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|A3 Payments|
|Bank Charges|66|-|-|66|60|
|School items|-|-|-|-|
|Web Design|200|-|-|200|200|
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|Sub total|[ 266 ]|-|-|266|260|
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|A4 Asset and investment|
|purchases, (see table)|
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|Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|-|
|=|Total payments|266|-|-|266|260|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|53,312|-|- 53,312|377|
|A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|-|- -|-|-|
|Cash funds this year end|53,312|-|- 53,312|377|
|SS|—SSSS———|
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
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| Categories | Details | funds | funds | funds | |||
| to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | |||||
| B1 Cash funds | 53,312 - 377 - - - - - - 53,312 - 377 Cash available at Bank Total cash funds ~~—====>~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments | (agree balances with receipts and payments | ||||||
| account(s)) | OK | OK | OK | ||||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Endowment | |||||
| funds | funds | funds | |||||
| Details | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | to nearest £ | ||||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~—_——~~ |
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| B3 Investment assets | Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - Details ~~ae~~ |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Details ~~matt~~ |
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| Fund to which | Amount due | When due | |||||
| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) | Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities CCXX R2 accounts (SS) |
liability relates (optional) (optional) - - - - - Date of approval 22-Mar-26 Print Name HENRY . S. SSEMAKULA Signature Details 2 22/03/2026 ~~——~~ |
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examlnefs Report Report to the trusteesl members of B Creativity Trust On accounts for the year ended 3110512025 I Charity no {rf any) 115%6 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Acr) I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Caled out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have ome to my attention (other than that disclosed below ") in connection wrth 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 Independent examinerfs ststement 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 rf they do not appty. Signed: Date: Lo26 Name: FR ACCOUNTANTS LIMITED Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): CHARTERED CERTIFIED ACCOUNTANTS Address: SUITE 27, MIDSHIRES HOUSE, SMEATON CLOSE AYLESBURY HP19 8HL IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of chanty accounts". directions and guidance for examiners) I recommend that the Chanty start using an accounting software like Xero system or any other cloud accounting system of your choice. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. October 2018