# **Zimbabwe Pensioners Support Fund Charity No: 1161646**
**34 Ulysses Rd, Oakhurst, Swindon SN25 2JR Email: zpsfuk@gmail.com or betiann1@sky.com**
## **Annual Report Zimbabwe Pensioners Support Fund (UK) For year ended March 31[st] 2021**
As a charity we must always be on the alert for any signs of neglect or abuse etc. One of the ways we monitor this is by our regular trips to see the pensioners every six to eight weeks. We do take photographs of recipients and are sent many emails from the various pensioners thanking us for the food they have received. For many of them we are the only source of food as they no longer have access to pensions etc.
This last year has been challenging with the global pandemic and Zimbabwe was not immune to the effects of Covid 19. Many of the pensioners managed to keep in fairly good health and this was largely due to the PPE and cleaning liquids we were able to take to the various care homes This helped strengthen the safeguarding and risk management issues which were encountered during lockdown. We have also improved reporting by local beneficiaries, and they have a direct line and point of contact here in the UK as well as South Africa. The many emails we have received, and photos taken serve to reinforce our desire to keep doing this work. We have enlisted local church and farming organisations to alert us to any of the folk needing extra help and support. This will help us comply with UK Charity Commission requirements on International Aid.
During this last financial year, we have managed to increase our giving and sent a total of £121,621.22 to help the pensioners. This was an increase of over £40,000 from last financial year. The public are showing amazing empathy for the destitute pensioners.
Special thanks are due to the amazing team in South Africa who drive the many thousands of miles to get the food parcels to the pensioners around the country. It is not easy to keep going in a pandemic situation but the determination to help the pensioners has given an impetus to the drivers, who themselves were under difficult covid restrictions. Thanks also to Linda Schultz in the office who keeps the Facebook page and website updated. This is crucial in keeping our donors informed about the current situation.
Finally, thank you to the UK Trustees for their support and encouragement.
**Beti-Ann McLean Trust ee**
## **INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT April 1st 2019 HSBC**
|**HSBC**||
|---|---|
|**Opening Balance 01.04.20**
Deposits in
**Less transfers to SA**
Less Bank charges
Cheque deposited Barclays
Balance|**£1,411.95**
**£10,600.27**|
||£12,012.22
£11,676.22|
||£336.00
£99.00|
||**£237.00**|
||£237.00
£0.00|
Total sent to SA: HSBC £11,676.22 Barclays £109,945.00 **£121,621.22** Total bank charges HSBC £99.00 Barclays £297.00 **£396.00**
## **- 9 31 March 2020 Barclays**
|**Barclays**
**- 31 March 2020**||
|---|---|
|**Opening balance 01.04.20**
Deposits in
**Less transfers to S A**
Less bank charges
**Balance at 30.3.21**|**£3,658.75**
**£108,660.27**|
||£112,319.02
**£109,945.00**|
||£2,374.02
£297.00|
||**£2,077.02**|
|**Combined opening balances 01.04.2020**
Total deposits in
Less HSBC cheque
Less Transfers to SA
Less Bank charges
**Excess of Income/Expenditure**
Balance as per Barclays Bank|**£5,070.70**
£119,260.54|
|---|---|
||£124,331.24
£237.00|
||£124,094.24
£121,621.22|
||£2,473.02
£396.00|
||**£2,077.02**|
||£2,077.02|
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examineff s Report
Roport to the trusteesl
membws of
mbabwe Pensioners SupFAJrt Fund
On accounts for the year
ended
311312021
Charlty no
(rf any)
1161646
Set out on pages
Respoctive The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the a*xounts.
responsibilities of The charrtls trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year
trustses and gxaminor under sectD)n 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (the CharItS Act) and that an
independent examination is needed.
It is my responsibilty to..
examine the a(oUnt8 under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the
Chanty Commission (under secbon 145{5)(b) of the Charities Ad. and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basls of Independent My examination was canied out in accordance wtth general Directions given
examlnerfs $tatement by the Charty Commtssion. An examination indudes a review of the
accounting records kept by the thanty and a comparison of the accounts
presented wth those records. It also includes consderation of any unusual
items or disdosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the
trustees conceming any such matters. The prcredures undertaken do not
provide all the evidence that woukl be required in an 8udit, and
consequerrtly no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true
and fairf view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the
slatement below.
Independent In nnerAn %Mth my examinatM)n. no matter has come to my attentton
examiner's statement
1. which gwes me reasonatle cause to beIve that in, any material respect.
the requirements..
to keep accounting records in accordan with section 130 of the
Charities Act: and
to prepare xcounts which accord wrth the a(xounting records and
compfy wtth the accounting requirements of the Chartties Act
have not tEen met; or
2. to which, in my opinton. attention should be drawn in order to enable
proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed:
15 AugLBt 2021
Name:
Peter B Phillips
Relevant professional
quallfiGation(s) or body
(If any):
.IA.S.. F.P.C.
Address: 128 Cemmaes Court Road
Hemel Hempste•J
Herttordshire HP1 1 SU
Section B
Disclosure
Only complete rf the examinér needs to highlght malenal problems.
Nil to disclose