2022-10-31-accounts - The Peace Centre Uganda

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Trustees Annual Report for The Peace Centre Uganda

Reporting period: November 2021 to October 2022

Background

The name of the charity is The Peace Centre Uganda (TPC). It was registered on 23[rd] February 2015, charity number 1160583.
Address of principal office – 2 Beacon Walk, Tenterden, TN30 6SF
Trustees for this reporting period: Anthony Reich – Chairperson Kathryn Barnard – Child wellbeing David Martin – Treasurer Jenny Stevens – Secretary Andy Clapperton – Public relations and marketing
Trustee meetings are held by videoconference every 4 to 6 weeks. The agenda usually covers monthly report relating to the progress of the children, operational issues in Uganda and fundraising. The treasurer provides a financial report.
TPC Uganda is a CIO, an NGO and an Approved Home in Uganda. The constitution was last amended on 1[st] December 2014. The appointment of new Trustees is carried out by the existing Trustees.
Charity’s Mission Statement: Love, care and a home for Ugandan orphans.
Objects of The Peace Centre:
To promote the benefit of orphaned and vulnerable children and young people living at The Peace Centre in Bukinda, South West Uganda by:
- a. The advancement of education and training;
- b. The relief of poverty, sickness;
- c. The promotion of good health.
To advance in life and help young people through providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals.
There should be at least one visit to TPC in Uganda each year by a Trustee, but this will depend upon prevailing conditions.

Operational Developments during 2021-2022

TPC continues to fully support 38 children (including 3 at nursing college and 3 at vocational college).
There are 31 children in the PEACE programme, on a school-only support basis. These children live in their local community
We have employed a full time co-ordinator of the PEACE programme.
We have continued to employ all staff during this period, with their efforts being channelled into the community when the children have been absent.
The operation of TPC continued to be disrupted during the early part of this period by the Covid-19 epidemic. TPC and schools were closed until February 2022.
During this period when children had been moved out to carers within the community, TPC staff continuously visited them to monitor their well-being, behaviour and academic workbooks.
Care packages including food and soap/disinfectant were delivered to children’s homes during these visits.
During lockdown children continued to develop their handicraft skills such as knitting sweaters and scarfs and making wicker baskets. The children also continued to engage in agriculture and rearing domestic animals within their community.
Only one child failed to return to The Peace Centre after the lockdown period. He had found permanent employment.
We continued to provide food for vulnerable people in the Bukinda communities during the lockdown. TPC staff and older children handled the food distribution logistics. Approximately 50,000 meals were provided by this initiative.
A one-day youth empowerment workshop was held with career guidance and motivational talks by speakers from the community. These involved all resident children, school-only sponsored children and many schoolchildren from the community. 200 children in total attended. This initiative was arranged because TPC staff felt that students had spent a long time without any formal guidance.
Inflation has had a significant effect on cash flow and trustees have been working with TPC staff to manage increases in food and living costs, fuel costs and school fees. This is exemplified by the fact that it was economically unviable to continue with the children’s egg production business due to the high chicken feed costs.

Charity Name No (if any) The Peace Centre Uganda 1160583

Receipts and payments accounts

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01-Nov-21 31-Oct-22

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Section A Receipts and payments

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ A1 Receipts Donations&fundraising 11,457 Child sponsorship 20,672 Gift Aid 1,188 Interest on deposit account 22 - - - *Sub total(Gross income for AR)33,339* A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - Sub total - Total receipts 33,339 A3 Payments Funds to The Peace Centre Uganda 51,850 Funds transfer charges 180 - - - - - - - Sub total 52,030 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - Sub total - Total payments 52,030 *Net of receipts/(payments)* - 18,691 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 106,429 Cash funds this year end 87,738		Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 11,457 20,672 1,188 22 - - - - 33,339 - - - 33,339 51,850 180 - - - - - - - 52,030 - - - 52,030 - 18,691 - 106,429 87,738	Last year to the nearest £
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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B1 Cash funds

Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment Details funds funds to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ UK banks 87,738 - - - - - - Total cash funds 87,738 - - (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) OK OK OK Unrestricted Restricted funds Endowment funds funds Details to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ ~~1~~ 01/04/23

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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print		Name			Date of approval
	D J Martin		D	J MARTIN				30/03/23
	Treasurer

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01/04/23

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of The Peace Centre Uganda

On accounts for the year 31 October 2022 Charity no 1160583 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 / 10 / 2022

Responsibilities and As the charity trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect,:

the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
• the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: G Pennington Date: 30 March 2023 Name: GEOFFREY PENNINGTON Relevant professional Retired Chartered Management Accountant. Past member of CIMA. qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 135, Fairfield Road, Stockton Heath, Warrington, WA4 2BS

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Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

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