Trustees, Annual Report for the period Giving Latvla . Peri(xl start dale .Oay Month April Period end date Day Month To 5 April Year 2025 From 2024 Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name Giving for Lafvia Other names charlty Is known by GfL Registered charity numbor Ilf any) 1161932 Charity's principal address 15 Vivienne Close Easl Twickenham Postcode TW12JX Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charity Trustee namo Office lif any) Datss •ctsd tf not forwhole year Throughout the period Throughout the period Throughout the period Name of person lor body) entitléd olnttruBtee If a Daniela Utane Martins Nikolajevs Aija Bruno Chairman Treasurer Secretary AGM AGM AGM Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Type of goveming document l(-g. tiust deed. ￿nstItUtiO11.. Small charity constitution How the charity is constituted I,.:g IrLisI. associaliori. Loillpdii" Unincorporated Association Trustee s818ction methods {'.,, ppointed by, elected blji Elected by membets during AGMS Additional govomance issues (Optional informatlon) You may choosg to include additional information. where relevant, about.. The charity is run by Trustees and volunteers (no paid employees). Over the last years we have grown close ties with around 100 children's charities in Latvia and also cooperate wilh a handful of charities in UK, including those run by the Latvian diaspora. * And prQC@durfjs )loptsd forthe Induclon Iraming of IrustB•S". thechaAty'S or9*nIyA￿￿9I structureand anyknidw n&h￿WIth whleh Ih•(tsiity rks.. relalion8hip w￿1h any reknd pa￿e$." tru¥18￿, cvnsbYoralKn ofrnapr dgks And 3yslom p￿ed￿ra1￿ rnanap ihern. We adopted our Risk Management Policy in late 2022. Giving for Lafvia TAR 2024 Page1018 Section C Ob"ectives and activities Summary ofthe objects of the charity set out in its govarning document The purpose of the charity is to provide aid to children and parents in Latvia, who have suffered from emotional and physical abuse, and to those disadvantaged by age, disability, financial problems or other hardships. When planning Ihe activities for the year. the trustees have considered the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit, and in particular, the specifi¢ guidancè on charities in relief of those in need, by reason of youth, age, ill- health, disability, financial or other disadvantage. The objèctive of our Charity is achieved through supporting charities throughout Latvia that work with children and parents.. purchasing equipment I fumiture l educational materials I hous8hold goods to the crisis ￿ntre5, that are the key institutions in Lafvia, that provide temporary shelier to children and parents who have SLrff8red from emotional and physical abuse, to small charities in Latvia that work with parents and children, charities in Latvia that work with special needs children, supporting projects that educate l inform I create dialogue in Latvia in particular around the themes of modern parenting, inclusion of special needs people and other marginalised groups of people, recognition of LGBT rights distributing donations in kind. such as winter coats. toys among crisis centres and children's charities, refugees in Latvia assisting children's charities with translations from Latvian into English. assisting I cooperating with other Latvia based children's and parent's charities that have aligned objectives, induding contributing to their libraries, sharing informalion that may be of use to them. Summary ofthe main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include wilhin this section thè statutory declaratlon that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commlsslon on public benefit) Following th8 invasion of Ukraine by Russia in February 2022, around 40 thousand Ukrainian refugees moved to Lafvia, mainly women with children. Our Giving for Latvia activities expanded to include this group of péople in Lalvia, that is particularty financially and emotionally vulnerable. To enable the above. the trustees have retained focus on 3 key groups of activities throughout the year.. raising funds and coordinating grants, ollecting donations in kind, arranging transportation to Latvia and distribution, coordinatin other skilled volunteer su Additional detalls of objectives and actlvltles Ioptlonal Infomiation Giving for Latvia does not employ any staff or rent any premises or equipment. All work is done by trustees and volunteers to minimise any administrdtive costs. You may Choose to include ftjrther statements, where ralevant. about.. Where possiblè, our events are hosted by our volunteers reducing overall costs. Giving for Latvia does not have resources to give financial support directly to the individuals in need. Instead. tnjstees work with cnsis centres and children's charities with aligned aims, to purchase goods that have been nominated by such charities and reviewed and approved by our grant committee. Ly gr8nim8￿r￿,. proyrnmmo ¢￿￿￿u￿0n madg by voiuntsots. Similarly, we initiate collection of donations in kind only On￿ we have confimied that the transportation costs for shipping of the donated goods to Lafvia will b8 zero. Giving for Lalvia TAR 2024 Page2of6 Section D Achievements and performance Grants to several charities in Lafvia were issued during the period. Summary ofthe maln achievements of the charity during the year Giving for Latvia has expanded its activities towards facilitating dialogue in the Latvian society and working towards prevention of any type of abuse including emotional, and towards inclusion of all individuals disregarding their backgrounds. Our contributions are also tsilored to strengthen the role of charitable sertor in Latvia.. Free copies of a book by Nomegian psychologist Hedvig Montgomery (full series of 5 books) and How to talk so kids will listen and how to listen so kids will talk by Adele Faber I￿0 books of the series) have been distributed for free in 2021122123 and 202510 75 charilies that work with parents and children. These charities have committed to lend the books to their members and subsequently arrange discussions to engage parents on the lopic of modern parenting approaches. Work on the next books in the series continues. We continue to support prelpost-natal depression charity Debesmanna.com that organizes Children's Mental Health Week in Latvia though series of free of Gharge webinars for parents with the leading specialists in Lafvia. During early 2025 they hosted their 5th annual event and expanded cooperation with schools in Latvia that engaged pupils. We continue a multi-year project of bringing letterboard alternative communication method to Latvia, that gives back Vol￿ to non-speaking aulistic individuals who have apraxia. As part of infonning the Lafvian society about the alternative communication method for nonspeaking people on the autistic spectrum, but also to expand the understanding of autistic spectrum in Latvia (there are currently 10 books in Latvian available on the theme of autism), we had teamed up with a publishing house in Latvia to translate into Lalvian and publish book "Ido in Autismland.. written on a letterboard by a nonspeaking author. Three Giving for Lafvia volunteers took on the responsibility of translating the book into Latvian. In early 2025 the book was finally printed and thanks to donations and in coordination with the Latvian Autism Association dislributed free of charge to 720 Latvian public libraries, 620 schools and circa 620 kindergartens, 37 special needs schools, several day centres for special needs people, social services units, hospitals with specialists that work with children on autistic spectrum, among others, and the 75 children's and rents, charities. Section E Financial review Giving for Latvia's Financial Policy adopted in 2021 outlines our reserve policy. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Detail¥ of any funds materially defjcit NIA Further fSnanclal review detsils (Optional inft)rmation The prin¢ipal sources of Giving for Latvia funds are.. fundraising from charity nehyorking events, donations through social media like Facebook, fundraising platfomis (People's Fundraising and Charities Aid Foundation), and sports fundraising, if any. matched donations, rf an You may choosè to include addithmal infornation. where ￿leVant about.. the tharity'sprinupol Sour￿ offunds li￿L¥l￿O 8rryfundraisingl". htyyexpendfture tros ¥UPtK*&J koy OtiO¢bYes charty., Giving for Lafvia TAR 2024 Page3016 inweslmeni and Lé)Je¢bves inLgLvJiTrJ any ethKal Invesbment adoowj. By supporting broader network of Gharities working with parents and hildren. we redu￿ the risk of children from disadvantaged families ever needing to seek help from crisis centres and other charities. By aiding special needs charities we ease their everyday lrfe, and support their parents, as well as facililate a dialogue in the society about inclusion and care for s cial needs le. Section F Other optional information NIA Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of thè charity's trustees Slgnature Full name MhWTiJV4 h)1 IIOLfvJfL15 Positlon Date Of 292s 22 of 2ox Giving for Lalw'a TAR 2024 Page4of6 Glvlng for Latvla 1161932 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period from L￿[lod eiid To 05-Apr-25 Section A Receipts and ments Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment funds Total funds to the nearest Last year tothè nearegt £ to thtr nearest tothg near•$t £ neamt£ A1 Re¢ei Donat'ons rants 19.589 5,808 2S,39T 23,205 Sub total(Gmss ￿ forAR) 19,589 5.808 25,397 23,205 A2 Asset and investment sales, see table . Sub total azaa 19,589 5.808 2S,397 23,205 A3 Payments Grants and don8tion5 paid Bank tharges 11.122 68 13.582 24704 28,392 78 Sub total 11.190 13,582 24.772 28.470 A4 Asset and Investment purchases, (see table) Sub total azaz 11,19Q 13,582 24,772 28.470 Net of recelpts/(payments) A5 Transfers botw•8n funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end GNing for Latvia 8,399 -1,542 4.412 -7.774 1,S42 8.719 625 ,265 13,131 18,405 11.269 2,487 TAR 2024 PageSof6 13,756 13.140 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period un￿strICted funds Restricted funds Endowment fundB Categories Detalls to nearest £ to nea￿t to nearest £ B1 Cash funds Cash accgunts 11,269 2A87 Total cash funds 11,269 2NB7 lagrae baLqnces wYÉh receipts and paymants ac¢ounU$ll Unrestricted Jnds Restricted funds End¢)wment funds to nearest £ to ne•r¢st to nearg$t£ Detsils B2 Other monetary assets Fund to which asset belongB Cost loptlonall Current value loptlonall Details B3 Inveslment assets Fund to whleh assèt b•long$ Co8t loptionall Curront v•lu• {optionall Details B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use Fund to whieh Ilablllty relates Amount du• (Op￿Onal) When due loptionall Details B5 Liabilities Slgned by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of approval 202f 2Z O Zozr Giving for Ltha TAR 2024 Page6of6 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIAND ANO WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to the trustees Giving for Latvia On accounts for the year ondad 5 April 2025 Charlty no (If any) 1161932 Sat out on pages p5&p6 I report to the trustees on my examination of the aGcounls of the above charity {°Ihe Trust ) for the year ended 05 10412025. Responsibilities and basis of report As the cha¥ity'8 trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the a¢¢ounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the A¢l'}. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's ac¢ounls carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed all the applicabie Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{511bl of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have come lo examiner's statement my attention in connection with the examination lolher than that disclosed below.) which gives me cause lo believe that in, any material respect.. the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of Ihe Charities Act- or the accounts did not accord with the accounting re¢ords'. or I have no concerns and have ¢ome across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be reached. . Please delete the words in th6 brackets rf they do not apply. Slgned: Data: 21 May 2025 Name: is Magons Relevant professlonal qualification(s) or body Ilf any): ACA, Instttute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Address: 294 Haffield Road, St Albans, Hertfordshire, AL14UN, UK IER Oct 2018 Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent èxamination of charty accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brlef details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. No issues to note. IER Oct 2018