2021-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 01 2021 31 12 2021

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Supporting West Africa Through Schooling (SWATS) Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1159662

Charity's principal address The Coach House, Gregories Farm Lane, Beaconsfield

Postcode HP9 1HJ

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 (ifany)
	Ruth Handcock
	Fraser Handcock
	Claire Purchase
	Laura Wilshaw

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

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)

CIO How the charity is constituted

• (eg. trust, association, company)

Every trustee must be appointed for a term of two years by a resolution Trustee selection methods passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. (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

1. The advancement of education for the public benefit in West Africa by such means as the trustees think fit including:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

• a. providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at schools including at the Evans Primary School in Tengbeh Town, Freetown;

• b. promoting, supporting or funding individuals or organisations in order that West African people in need can access educational or training programmes beyond primary school including:

i. awarding financial support to such persons (e.g. scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants or resources/items tenable

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	for secondary, tertiary, further, higher, specialist or vocational
	education or training);
ii.	providing for their education or preparation for entry to any
	occupation, trade or profession on leaving any educational
	establishment.
iii.	assisting any charity in West Africa whose aims include
	advancing education of persons by developing their mental,
	physical and moral capabilities through educational or leisure
	time activities;

1. The prevention or relief of poverty in West Africa by providing grants, items, and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty including, but not limited to, the purchase of food, medical supplies, medical treatment or other goods or services necessary for relieving poverty

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)

• The purpose of SWATS is: 1. To advance the education of the pupils at the Evans Primary School, Freetown, Sierra Leone, by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school.

• 1. For the public benefit to promote or support the education (including social and physical training) of people in West Africa in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including by: a. awarding to such persons scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants tenable at any school, university, college or institution of higher or further education;

• b. providing their education (including the study of music or other arts), to undertake travel in furtherance of that education or to prepare for entry to any occupation, trade or profession on leaving any educational establishment.

• 1. The prevention or relief of poverty in West Africa by providing: grants, items, and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
• 1. To assist in such ways as the charity trustees think fit any charity in West Africa whose aims include advancing education of persons by developing their mental, physical and moral capabilities through educational or leisure time activities.

For the public benefit, SWATS aims to develop educated, healthy young people
who are better able to find and maintain employment and thus contribute to
their community. In Sierra Leone one person in employment often supports
multiple members of their extended family. Thus by increasing the educational
attainment and employment potential of individuals within the community, the
benefits will be spread widely across the community.
Beneficiaries of SWATS will benefit from:
• Free or subsidised education
• A safe environment in which to learn
• Employment opportunities for the teaching staff that guarantees them fair
and regular salaries
• Employment opportunities through building and infrastructure projects
where as far as possible all projects will be staffed by local people
• Access togoods and services to reducepoverty

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.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Throughout the year SWATS continued to provide grants that fully funded Summary of the main all running costs of the Evans Primary School. achievements of the charity during the year The school continued to operate as normal during the majority of the year with little covid disruption. The older children as usual went on to sit their National Examinations.

We changed our approach to school feeding this year when our valued partner Lunchbox Gift round continued operation during Covid more challenging. We therefore took the decision in August to build a kitchen and water cylinder on site at the school. The children were overwhelmed to be able to turn on a tap when they returned in September. It has also allowed us to deliver nutritious meals to the children every day with just a slight increase in cost.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

• SWATS aims to have a full year of Evans primary school running costs (c. £9,000) in reserve at all times.

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) Claire Purchase Full name(s) Ruth Handcock Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Trustee etc) Date 24/01/22

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Supporting West Africa Through Schooling (SWATS)

2021 accounts summary

Supporting West Africa Through Schooling (SWATS) 2021 accounts summary	Supporting West Africa Through Schooling (SWATS) 2021 accounts summary
P&L summary Income summary Expenses summary	GBP Income 10,901 Expenditure (8,943) Retained surplus 1,958 Donations from individuals 2,259 Donations from charities or foundations 8,111 Gift aid on eligible donations 530 Credit interest 1 Total income 10,901 Salaries (3,379) School meals (2,436) School repairs, improvements and equipment (2,869) Exam fees (187) Interest & charges (72) Total expenses (8,943)
Cashflow summary	GBP 2020 carry forward 45,228 2021 retained surplus 1,958 2022 opening balance 47,186