Pro ect Gambia Trust Rld istered Cha no 1160143 Annual R ort to 31° M 2025 Contents l. Charitable objects 2. Activities 3. Governance 4. Annual accounts 5. Independent examine5 report l. Charitable o In summary our charitable objects are: O Promote and support the adenrnent of education in The Gambia O Advance the education of the UK public in Issues facing those in The Gambia rf Prevent and relieve poverty in The Gambia 2. Activities This year we have taken 3 school trips outto The Gambia, in addition to which ongoing projects included:
Schools feeding programme Let's see red {period poverty) Projert Gambla shop Container full of donated goods sent out Work in varlous schools including sponsored children, buildirvd new classrooms and refurbishment of classrooms Training of teachers in phonics, numeracy, assessment and reporting Setting up a Junior Leadership Programme Support for new businesses Establishment of a new school Further detslls on all of the above can be found on our website at V4WI. ambia.o 3. Governance Projett Gambia Trust Ridgewood is a registered charity in the UK (reg no lIf1431, the address is 25 Clark Street, Stourbridge DY8 3UF, and email address is ro ambial mail.com Throughout the year the trustees were". C V Bridgewater S Davis J Hill (Treasurer)
Hodt IExecutive Officer) J Hodt (Chair) A Smith Georgia Wilkinson was appointed as a trustee on 1° August 2024. th During the yearthe trustees met twi, including an AGM on 4 January 2025. The trust did not employ anybody and no trustees were remunerated for thetr work with Project Gambia. 4. Annual accoun The annual accounts are set out below. 5. Inde ndent examinerfs re ort The Independent examlner's report is set out below. The trustees would Ilke to thank David Benton AAT, for his support and assistance in producing this report.
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report R•port to the trusto881 members of pro Gambia Trusl R¥Jgvwocrfl On accounts for the year . 31 May 2025 endod Charlty no 1160143 lif any) S¢t out on pag•8 3 and 4 I r8POrt to the trustees on my examinatlon of the accounts of ts above charity {Ihe Trusf) for the year ended 3110512025. Respons11¢8 and As the charlty trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparatk)n basls of report of the accourrts in accordance with requIrts of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Acr). I report in respect of ry examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under seCtiC 145 of the 2011 Acl arny in carying out my examlnatlon, I have followed the afvble Direction8 given by tha Charity Commission urKler $8Ctlon 145(5Xb) of the ACL I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than thai discbsed below ') In connection with the examinatK)n which gfv8s me U8& to b8heve that In. any material accounliNJ records war8 not kept In accordanca wlth sectlon 130 of the Aci or Independent examlnerfs 8tat•ment I have no Conce arNJ come across no other matter8 In connection wlth the examination to whlch attention should be drawn in order to enabl8 a proper underslanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Rease delete the )rdS in the br8d(et8 Mthey do not apply. 01 Slgned: LG Name: Davkj Benton Relevant profosslonal AAT qualificatlon(s) or body (If any): Addre88: 8 Perrins Rise, Perrfns Lane Stourbridge. West Midlands DY9 8XP IER October 2018
Section B Disclosure Only compkte rf the examiner needs to hlghlight matters of concem (see CC32. Independent examlnatlon of thrity accounts: directiorts and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief deL1$ of any items that th examlnw wish08 to dlsclose. IER October 2018
1180143 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a FOT the P•flod o1-JW24 31-m¥25 Section A Receipts and payments Vnr•slrict•d Restrfjctgd fvnds Endtsnent nd¥ Totsl funds Lastyear Al Ce1 Or9anined tv• 14B316 Perir#l PTrrferty 53J• 145 Pron>)n4 ?J02 Conta 5.123 AR) 174077 174•7T ¢>g•ned Ir p•r Pove Food P JJ11• 6.792 792 17 3017 io IV274 10.510 152274 Sub to A4 A•••1 and Inw•trMrt A5 Tran•f•f betw••n fund• A6 Cash fund• last y••r •nd Cash lunds th1$ year •nd cc R1 actwts ISSI 07A1112028
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Cat89ories Details funds lund fvnds 81 Cash fund• Total ush lunds UnT••trlct•d R•strlct•d lynd• fvnd• Endowm•rrt funds D•tsils Dotalls D#11S charfty• own D&taili IVh•n du• B5 Uabllltl•8 Pthl Name Date of val 0j I 161112 c¢ R2cts ISSI 07101r202