## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 January 2024 to 31 December 2024** ## **Charity name: Simien Mountains Mobile Medical Service - UK Charity registration number: 1162302** |Objectives and Activities|Objectives and Activities|| |---|---|---| |||| ||SORP ref|| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To relieve sickness and preserve and protect the
health of the people living in the Simien Mountains
of Ethiopia, including the provision of treatment,
referral and follow-up care for common diseases,
illness and injuries with priority to professional
maternal and natal care, as well as training and
education in health, hygiene, sanitation and basic
first aid.| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17
and 1.19|SMMMS-UK continued to operate its free Clinic in
Kiyet, Janamora through June 2024 to provide
basic medical and healthcare services, focusing
on women’s reproductive, maternal and neonatal
healthcare (RMNH) including 24/7 emergency and
delivery services as well as providing
accommodation expectant mothers and basic
health education to more than 14,400 residents in
local communities.
On 86 July 2024 we completed the transfer of the
clinic to the North Gonder Zone Department of
Health and the Janamora Health Office in
accordance with our final project agreement. This
concluded our activities in Ethiopia.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit|Para 1.18|SMMMS-UK’s activities have been exclusively for
the public benefit of the people of the Simien
Mountains of Ethiopia and are line with the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission.
There is no personal benefit to any of SMMMS-
UK’s trustees.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| ||SORP ref|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|SMMMS-UK does not make grants.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|SMMMS-UK does not make social investments.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Due to the lack of security in the project, we had
to suspend our sponsorship of volunteers to do
field work in the project area under our “Doctors
for the Simien Mountains”programme.| **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP ref|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The main activities and achievements of SMMMS
during the first six months of 2024 were related to
the operation of the SMMMS Clinic, which during
the past year, provided medical and healthcare
services, including 24/7 emergency care and
delivery services, as well as public health talks
for local residents. Services delivered included:
•
Maternal and neonatal care
•
Maternal waiting accommodation
•
Family planning
•
Screening cervical and breast cancers
and treatment of cervical pre-cancers
•
Medical screening and treatment
•
Emergency evacuation and maternal
transportation| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Our achievements during 2024 supported our
overall objectives, in particular as regards
improving access and utilisation of reproductive,
maternal and neonatal healthcare services as
well as prevention of cervical and breast cancers
in the project area in accordance with our final
2024 project agreement with the North Gonder
Zone Department of Health.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|Fund raising and contributions from other
cooperating partners proved sufficient to perform
essential activities required to achieve our
objectives.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|NA| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Our financial position at the end of 2024 was
positive, with a balance of GBP 25,390 on hand
as of 31 December 2025| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Due to the nature of our activities, we do not
intentionally hold reserves as a matter of policy.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|GBP 25,390| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|NA| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|NA| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None. During its annual general meeting in June
2024 the members unanimously agreed wind up
the activities of SMMMS-UK in 2024 and once all
obligations have been settled to dissolve the CIO
and transfer the remaining assets to another
charitable organisation whose charitable
purposes the same as those of SMMMS-UK.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|SMMMS-UK relies entirely on charitable
donations and grants from individuals,
foundations and trusts.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|SMMMS-UK does not make social investments.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The principal risks facing SMMMS-UK comes
from the political instability following the civil war.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g., unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Association Model| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions
e.g., election to post or
name of any person or body
entitled to appoint one or
more trustees|Para 1.25|Appointment| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Policies and
procedures
adopted for the
induction and
training of
trustees|Para
1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s
organisational
structure and
any wider
network with
which the
charity works|Para
1.51|| |Relationship
with any related
parties|Para
1.51|On 3 January 2023, we renewed our registration with the
Ethiopian Agency for Civil Societies as a foreign charity
authorised to operates in Ethiopia. In January 2024 we entered
into a new six-month project agreement with the North Gonder
Zone of the Amhara Region for “Improving Women’s Healthcare
Services in the North Gondar Zone” which will culminate with the
transfer of our activities to the North Gonder Zone Department of
Health.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|SIMIEN MOUNTAINS MOBILE MEDICAL SERVICE-UK| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|SMMMS-UK| |Registered charity number|1162302| Charity’s principal address Flat 29, Emerson Apartments Chadwell Lane London Postcode N8 7RF United Kingdom **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** ||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**
**entitled to appoint trustee (if**
**any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| |1|Wendy Lovatt|Chairperson||| |2|Marcus Stevens|Vice President||| |3|Hugh Lovatt|Secretary/Treasurer||| |4|Brian Lovatt|Project Manager||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**ames and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**ames and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**ames and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**||| |||| ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Wendy Lovatt Brian Lovatt **Position** Chairperson Trustee **Date** 03 June 2025 03 June 2025 **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity Name No (if any)
Simien Mountains Mobile Medical Service-UK 1162302
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the Period start Period end
To
period from 01-Jan-24 31-Dec-24
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricte Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
d funds funds funds
to the nearest to the nearest to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£ £ £
A1 Receipts
Donations 21,279 - 21,279 20,383
Interest Income 45 - 45 76
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21,324 - - 21,324 20,460
Sub total (Gross income for AR)
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 21,324 - - 21,324 20,460
A3 Payments
Project Operating costs in Ethiopia 14,600 - 14,600 37,600
Bank charges 85 - 85 135
Web Hosting 100 - 100 -
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Sub total [ 14,785 ] - - 14,785 37,735
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 14,785 - - 14,785 37,735
Net of receipts/(payments) 6,539 - - 6,539 - 17,275
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 18,851 - 18,851 36,127
Cash funds this year end 25,390 - - 25,390 18,851
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Categories Details funds funds funds
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
B1 Cash funds 18,851 - -
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Total cash funds 18,851 - -
(agree balances with receipts and Agreement
payments account(s)) Error OK OK
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
funds funds funds
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Fund to which Amount due When due (optional)
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of approval
Brian Lovatt 22-Apr-25
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 22/04/2025 2 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES *++ Indepondont examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Rèport to the trusteesl members of 4 1 NfAI IKI S lllo6iLe Mè3)ICAU Stli￿Liu On accounts for the year ended 31st boti2¥￿b0I- 117 Charity no (if any) 1161301 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts ofthe above charity ("the Trust") for the year ended Responslbllitles and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordan￿ with the requirements ofthe Charities Act 2011 ("the Act'l. I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Acl and in ¢arrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sertion 145{5llb) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention (other than that disclosed below ') in connection with Ihe examination which gives me caLise to b@lieve that in, ony material respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of the AGÉ or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no Concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper undgrstanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. Date: Independent examiner's Statement Signed- Is Name: Relevant professional quallfiGation(s) or body Ilf any): (CAÉ Hért6 h/a ?Sl¥3 f 6 Address: 9￿4¢ Ik)9 J£ IER October 2018