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## Section A Reference and administration details
**Charity name** St Margaret Life’s Hope Foundation
## **Other names charity is known by**
**Registered charity number (if any)** 1159130
**Charity's principal address** 177 Sopwith Crescent Wimborne **Postcode BH21 1SR**
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## **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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## **Section B Structure, governance and management**
## **Description of the charity’s trusts**
CIO – FOUNDATION REGISTERED 07 NOV 2014 Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) ASSOCIATION How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) APPOINTED BY EXISTING 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**
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The relief of poverty and hardship among orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya through the provision of shelter, food, health, education and other such charitable services as the trustees may from time to time think **Summary of the objects of the** fit. **charity set out in its governing document** Since 2003 Margaret Farman has supported the poor children of all religions in her home town – Mpeketoni, Lamu, Kenya, in particular the young of the nomadic Wasanya tribe who are unrecognised by the Kenyan Government. These children besides suffering from lack of food and access to Government education, also have the worry of incursions from Al-shabab terrorism from neighbouring Somalia. For the first 11 years she worked overtime as a nurse in Poole to feed an educate up to 87 children, but as friends and colleagues realised the need she obtained charity status to maximise any funds raised. The small thatched hut primary school with outdoor kitchen and no sanitary facilities is sited on a kind villagers land, and local village members work voluntarily while Margaret works here sending out funds, **Summary of the main activities** with some difficulty, by Barclays Bank. **undertaken for the public** Teachers very generously work in poor conditions for small sums, and **benefit in relation to these** local shops and markets provide foods and educational items at good **objects (include within this** prices. Health services are also offered where the charity can afford it. **section the statutory** Aid has also been given to disabled children as well as children’s families **declaration that trustees have** when required. Children can be as old as 18 attending the school, and **had regard to the guidance** again when funds allow uniforms and school fees are paid to help when **issued by the Charity** they attend high school. **Commission on public benefit)** The view is that the charity should remain small and very localised due to the administration, communication and managerial difficulties of relying on village volunteers from such a distance. Funds from the UK are transferred to the parallel Kenyan registered charity - St Margaret Life’s Hope Foundation (C.B.0.) SS/IM/MPK/SH/437 (Registered 22/08/2011)
## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)**
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You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about:
- policy on grantmaking;
- policy programme related investment;
- contribution made by volunteers.
http://www.stmargaretlifes.org.uk/
## Section D Achievements and performance
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## Section D Achievements and performance
Feeding of 300+ children. **Summary of the main achievements of the charity** Assisting some of the children’s families with food, including many past **during the year** students, additional children as young as 2 share school lunch, improved food quality, training in medicine. Employing a social worker. Primary educating 241 (girls 106, boys 149, including 7 physical disabilities, 3 psychiatric disabilities. 77 are orphans, and most from vulnerable and marginalized. Secondary education 6 University 1 (Teaching Secondary) College 1 (Clinical Medical Officer) Previously 1 off qualified as a doctor, mechanics, seamstress’s Providing educational material. Providing and financing medical care.
Securing land from wild animals, and growing maize,etc for feeding of children, and protect cash crops pf mangoes etc.
A third container is in the UK, with thanks to Hamworthy Social Club, Canford, fully loaded awaiting reduction of sea transport costs and then transported to Kenya for onsite secure storage for storage of crops and help when building commences and for future needs. Some focused purchasing of useful items at better prices than locally available
Active ongoing communications via helpers on site
Transferring money to Kenya all on line via UK Barclays, to sister Kenyan charity account at Kenya KCB
## **Section E Financial review**
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**Further financial review details (Optional information)**
The charity aims to always hold a minimum of 6 months funding at any **Brief statement of the** time. **charity’s policy on reserves**
## **Details of any funds materially in deficit**
Funding is mainly by voluntary donations. You **may choose** to include Other funding – collection boxes, jumble and clothing sales. additional information, where relevant about: Expenditure allows the continuance and enhancement of her village. the charity’s principal sources of funds (including No consideration of excess fund investment at this time, as funds are any fundraising); small, administration stretched, and potential returns small. how expenditure has But will review in the future. supported the key objectives of the charity; investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. **Section F Other optional information** Future aims Secure the ability to finance and run the charity in the long term. Build new school on our land. Transport the last of 3 containers, for use as library, general storage, and food store, vermin proof. Maximise agriculture possibilities of our land, harvesting existing trees - mangos and cashew nuts, and plant maize, as prices are so high, all to help finances. Provide training opportunities for older children, ie medical, seamstress, mechanic, driver, IT, university, and practical training. ~~_~~ **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)** Zena Catherine Imani Kivuva **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc) Date** 22/01/2026
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