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2024-03-31-accounts

Charity Number: 1162406

Love Support Unite Africa Foundation

Trustees’ report and financial statements For the year ended 31 MARCH 20247

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Love Support Unite Africa Foundation

Reference and administrative information

for the year ended 31st March 2024

Charity number

1162406

Registered office and operational address

Tabralit, Y Stabl, Bryn Gwran, Holyhead, Gwynedd, LL653PU

Trustees

Trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report were as follows:

James Colvin appointed 28/04/2016 Gayle Berry appointed 16/03/2020 Sophie-Larissa Houghton appointed 31/03/2021 Ben Kitching appointed 10/11/2021 Glyn Jelley appointed 09/03/2022 Thomas Coombes appointed 01/03/2024

Key management personnel

Alice Pulford – joint CEO

Nina Pulford – joint CEO

Bankers

Nat West Bank, 7 Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TQ.

Solicitors

Squire Patton Boggs, 7 Devonshire Square, London, EC2M 5YH

Independent examiner

Patrick Morrello ACA

Third Sector Accountancy Ltd, Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester, M60 0AS

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Love Support Unite Africa Foundation

Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31st March 2024

The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements for the year ended 31st March 2024.

Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report. The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements, the memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of Recommended Practice - Accounting and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with FRS 102.

Objectives and activities

The objects of Love Support Unite Africa Foundation (LSU) are the prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship in Africa by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training and healthcare projects. To provide necessary support designed to enable individuals and communities to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.

Our projects are in Malawi – but not restricted to that country - with fundraising and administration being principally in the United Kingdom but with beneficiaries and volunteers being in both Malawi and the United Kingdom.

We grant the UK funds to organisations that are aligned with our aims and objectives. From October 2019 this is primarily African Vision Malawi in the UK and known as The Landirani Trust in Malawi.

The trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the charity each year. This report looks at what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The trustees report the success of each key activity and the benefits the charity has brought to those groups of people that it is set up to help. The review also helps the trustees ensure the charity's aims, objectives and activities remain focused on its stated purposes.

The trustees have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity's aims and objectives and in planning its future activities. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives that have been set.

Achievements and performance

We partner with communities in Malawi to create sustainable solutions to poverty to bring about lasting and measurable change through our holistic model of development.

The charity's main activities and who it tries to help are described below. All its charitable activities focus on Education, Health Care, Sustainability, Nutrition through food security, Infrastructure, aid through Mphatso feeding programme for baby meals, and response to crisis appeals such as Covid-19. These activities are undertaken to further Love Support Unite Africa Foundation’s charitable purposes for the public benefit.

Our main funded programmes partnered with and delivered through African Vision Malawi (AVM) include:

Adult literacy

Many families can’t afford secondary school fees, children drop out in order to work and support their families. Girls often enter into early marriages so their care is supported independently by their husband and his family. Leaving the adult population over 20 years old unable to support their children’s learning, read medical advice and run successful businesses.

LSU has helped provide funding to train 4 adult literacy teachers and runs 2 centres for adults teaching Chichewa and English.

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Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31st March 2024

This will help to reduce illiteracy levels among adults ranging in age from 16 to 60 years in the community, enabling them to support their children’s learning, run businesses, read warnings on medicines and integrate more fully into society for example being able to fill out bank forms.

Adult Literacy - 200 members and 46 graduates 2023-24

Early childhood development

Supporting the education of children aged 2-5 years old in a preschool environment. We help the children gain a basic education and improve concentration before they reach primary level. This enables standard one (a child’s first year at school) not to be their first time in a school setting, preventing learning delays and knock-on effects throughout life. LSU has provided funding for 3 pre-school nursery blocks, and monthly provides for 3 nursery teachers, as well as funding and qualified preschool teachers to deliver training for these teachers.

We have begun supporting the building of a new ECD centre in the Kande area. Mphasto completed this September 2022 and is now functioning as a centre 2023

187 average monthly attendance

Education

Support 4 orphans and vulnerable families with African Vision

10 Secondary scholarships with African Vision

University Grant - we supported 2 college graduates to go to University and have committed to this for 3 years.

5 child sponsorships with Stepping Stones Malawi

Supported Rugby as a sport amongst the local school children and teenagers in Lilongwe. We have a fully funded programme which pays for one full-time Project Manager and 10 Rugby Development Officers (RDOs). The RDO’s are involved in the weekly training sessions at 20 different primary schools in Lilongwe, as well as training with junior and senior club teams in their respective areas. The LSU Rugby Project is one of the most successful Rugby development projects in Malawi. Run by Jack Mphande and Dan Hatch.

Mother Infant Health

The Mother and Infant Health Initiative aims to provide and act as a guiding programme for a healthy life for mothers and their babies. This is achieved through mother and baby groups learning infant massage, safe motherhood education, Kangaroo Mother Care, first aid, hand hygiene, and infant mental health. Plans are underway for a training of 24 caregivers at Mphatso. A proposal is currently underway to add this programme to our agreement with the DH0. Moving forward we help to fund a safe motherhood centre with AVM, and integrate MIH training.

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Love Support Unite Africa Foundation

Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31st March 2024

Medical

Provision of an ambulance donated by RAKS TRUST enabled the expansion of Medical Outreach, as it is an ex-military ambulance that is designed for off road support helping our hard to reach areas. This ambulance helps provide free medical care in 10 rural areas monthly. Reaching 31,683 patients served in 2023-24. Working with the Ministry of Health to deliver malaria and HIV testing and treatment, vaccinations, antenatal care, under 5’s care, family planning and sexual health, and Covid prevention advice. It now provides dental outreach after successful pilot programmes. 668 children screened on dental outreach 2023-24

Sustainable farming

Helps vulnerable families living on less than $1 per day who have 6 or more dependents including orphans and/or elderly. The program aims to help these families become food secure, provide nutrition for their family and surplus to sell to provide an income for school fees, mosquito nets and essentials for a healthy life. We provide them with farming inputs to farm 1 hectare of land, along with access to adult literacy, teaching, agriculture and business training over two years.

The value of the farm inputs is paid back over two years, with 0% interest. This is then invested in farm inputs for another family in the same community. The program is designed to make family farms self-sustainable through effective management of resources. Families are able to farm their land (many for the first time), and to have excess crops to sell to buy farm inputs for the following year and pay school fees for their children. The initiative has even been nicknamed ‘Nsunga Moyo’ in Chichewa, the local language, meaning ‘life saver’.

All of the above programmes are run in country by African Vision Malawi. Their vision is to see "healthy, educated and self-sufficient communities in Malawi”. We provide funding for the monthly costs of the above programmes which include the staff managing the programmes, fuel and materials, and we contribute towards office costs and administration.

We have supported 6 new families - and 1 new cooperative of 7 people working together

Baby feeding

In October 2019 LSU began working with Mphatso Nurseries training nursery teachers. Seeing first-hand the life-saving work they do, we want to help support them in their mission.

This year we have supported Mphatso with donations to buy life-saving formula to feed the babies.

“Feeding the Children, Growing the Community, Impacting the Future”. This has been the key message of Mphatso Children’s Foundation for many years because they believe that it is the way to bring slow positive change to the communities. Feeding over 1,000 children each school day throughout their 14 nursery school programs. The Baby Feeding Program is for those that are seeking help because the mothers have either died or are too unwell to feed their babies. Hospitals and doctors are referring carers to Mphatso for life-saving baby formula. Many babies' lives have been saved because of this program. They support these babies by routinely weighing them and supplying baby formula and, as they progress, maize porridge. We provide funding for their feeding programme.

50-70 babies a month supported - approximately 14,280 babies meals 2023-24

We aim to increase support to this programme in 2024- 25

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Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31st March 2024

Nutrition

We fund a permaculture manager to help provide training to teachers and pupils in food gardens providing meals in schools. This money also paid for the training of the staff at four different Tree Nurseries that we support in 4 different centres. This training was carried out by Kondwani and Green from the Africa Vision Malawi (AVM) team. These trees have continued to be maintained into 2024.

Tilinanu Orphanage

In the UK LSU provide all administration and services for the UK charity Tilinanu Education free of charge. This year we facilitated the reintegration of all the girls within Tilinanu Orphanage in line with government guidelines. We have successfully enrolled the girls from the orphanage within an education scholarship program run by Africa Vision.

Emergency appeals

Emergency appeals have been responded to this year due to the effects of climate change- we have helped provide famine packages to those in need.

Beneficiaries of our services

Babies, toddlers, children, young adults, adults, parents and families all benefit from the above services, either directly or indirectly in Malawi.

Changes

We continue to work alongside charitable organisations within Malawi.

Financial review

Income from unrestricted funds was £119,507 (2023: £68,602) and unrestricted expenditure was £93,215 (2023: £113,107). Restricted income was £24,423 (2023: £92,005) and restricted expenditure was £28,715 (2023: £83,333). The total funds of the charity at the end of the year were £128,997 (2023: £106,997) of which £124,837 (2023: £17,043) was unrestricted and £4,160 (2022: £89,954) was restricted.

Reserves policy

In order to ensure uninterrupted work on Malawi projects each year we aim to hold in reserve the annual estimated costs of current Malawi projects and the higher of the equivalent Stirling value of £50,000. At year end those reserves were £124,837.

Plans for the future

Goals for 2024/25

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Love Support Unite Africa Foundation

Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31st March 2024

Structure, governance and management

The organisation is a charitable incorporated organisation, registered with the Charity Commission on 25 June 2015.

The charity was established under a constitution which established the objects and powers of the charity and its governance.

Members of the charity have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities in the event of winding up. Only members of the charity are trustees but this entitles them only to voting rights. The trustees have no beneficial interest in the charity.

All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no benefits from the charity. The trustees did not receive any reimbursement for expenses.

Trustee recruitment

The current trustees discuss regularly if there are any additional skills needed on the board and outline any expertise needed.

Potential candidates come from people who have shown an interest in the charity in the past, or who have no previous connection but the right skill set. These candidates would come by recommendation or from the trustees’ internal professional and personal network.

Following an informal contact and discussion to establish the candidate’s interest and skills, and to explain the charity background and the role the candidate would play, the trustees meet with the candidates. After discussion and agreement by the board, the relevant candidate(s) will be invited by email to join the board as a trustee.

If accepted, the new trustee(s) will join future meetings and will be registered as a trustee with the Charity Commission.

Glyn Jelley was appointed as a new trustee last year, as an accountant, he has taken the role of finance trustee.

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Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31st March 2024

Related parties and relationships with other organisations

The charity has the following related party relationships:

Love Support Unite Africa Ltd – a limited company to purchase and sell Love Specs, for profit, to provide funding for the charity, a wholly owned subsidiary of the charity,

Tilinanu Orphanage – a registered charity in the UK, LSU provides all administration services to the charity free of charge

Remuneration policy for key management personnel

Key Personnel, namely Alice Pulford and Nina Roots, are the CEOs for the charity. Remuneration is agreed by the Board of Trustees and reviewed regularly throughout the year. Dominic Bowden has resigned as from this role for full time work. Alice Pulford was on maternity leave from January 2024. Nina Roots filling this role.

Risk management

Our policy formally acknowledges that the trustee board is committed to maintaining a strong risk management framework. The aim is to ensure that Love Support Unite Africa Foundation makes every effort to manage risk appropriately by maximising potential opportunities whilst minimising any adverse risks.

Our policy will be used to support the internal control systems of the charity, enabling the charity to respond to operational, strategic and financial risks regardless of whether they are internally or externally driven.

Statement of responsibilities of the trustees

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees’ annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (Charities Act 2011 and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:

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Love Support Unite Africa Foundation

Trustees’ annual report for the year ended 31st March 2024

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charity's website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions.

31 / 01 / 2025 The trustees’ annual report was approved by the trustees on ……………….………………. and signed on their behalf by:

James Colvin Trustee

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Independent examiner’s report

to the members of

Love Support Unite Africa Foundation

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2024 set out on pages 10 to 23.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Charities Act”) and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Other matters

Your attention is drawn to the fact that the charity has prepared the accounts (financial statements) in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities and with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) in preference to the Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice issued on 1 April 2005 which is referred to in the extant regulations but has been withdrawn.

We understand that this has been done in order for the accounts to provide a true and fair view in accordance with the Generally Accepted Accounting Practice effective for reporting periods beginning on or after 1 January 2015.

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

  1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements:

  2. to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; and

  3. to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Charities Act

have not been met; or

  1. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Patrick Morrello ACA Third Sector Accountancy Limited Holyoake House, Hanover Street, Manchester M60 0AS

31 / 01 / 2025

Date signed

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Love Support Unite Africa Foundation

Statement of Financial Activities

(including Income and Expenditure account) for the year ended 31 March 2024

9 months
Unrestricted
funds
Note
£
Income from:
Donations and legacies
3
119,211
Investments
4
296
Total income
119,507
Expenditure on:
Raising funds
5
4,980
Charitable activities
6
88,235
Total expenditure
93,215
7
26,291
Transfer between funds
81,502
Net movement in funds for the year
107,793
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds brought forward
17,043
Total funds carried forward
124,837
Net income/(expenditure) for the year		 9 months
Restricted
funds
£
24,423
-
24,423
-
28,715
28,715
(4,292)
(81,502)
(85,794)
89,954
4,160		 9 months
Total funds
2024
£
143,634
296
143,930
4,980
116,950
121,930
21,999
-
21,999
106,997
128,997		 12 months
Unrestricted
funds
£
68,602
197
68,799
3,645
109,462
113,107
(44,308)
1,457
(42,851)
59,894
17,043		 12 months
Restricted
funds
£
92,005
-
92,005
-
83,333
83,333
8,672
(1,457)
7,215
82,739
89,954		 12 months
Total funds
2023
£
160,607
197
160,804
3,645
192,795
196,440
(35,636)
-
(35,636)
142,633
106,997

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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Love Support Unite Africa Foundation Charity number 1162406

Balance sheet as at 31 March 2024

Note
£
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
11
359
Investments
12
2
Total fixed assets
361
Current assets
Debtors
13
13,865
Cash at bank and in hand
119,489
Total current assets
133,354
Liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling
due in less than one year
14
(4,717)
Net current assets
128,637
Total assets less current liabilities
128,997
Net assets
128,997
The funds of the charity:
Restricted income funds
15
4,160
Unrestricted income funds
16
124,837
Total charity funds
128,997
2024		 £
£
708
2
710
20,127
88,200
108,327
(2,040)
106,287
106,997
106,997
89,954
17,043
106,997
2023

For the year in question, the charity was entitled to exemption from an audit under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011. The Charity Commission has not ordered an audit to be carried out under Section 146 of the Charities Act 2011.

The notes on pages 12 to 22 form part of these accounts.

31 / 01 / 2025

Approved by the trustees on ______ and signed on their behalf by:

James Colvin, Trustee

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Love Support Unite Africa Foundation

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024

1 Accounting policies

The principal accounting policies adopted, judgments and key sources of estimation uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows:

a Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued in October 2019 - (Charities SORP (FRS 102) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

Love Support Unite Africa Foundation meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note.

The financial statements are presented in sterling which is the functional currency of the charity and rounded to the nearest £ sterling.

The charity changed its financial year end to 31 March in order to align with the funding cycle of partner organisations.

b Preparation of the accounts on a going concern basis

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

c Income

Income is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the item(s) of income have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Income from government and other grants, whether ‘capital’ grants or ‘revenue’ grants, is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the funds, any performance conditions attached to the grants have been met, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably and is not deferred.

Income received in advance of a provision of a specified service is deferred until the criteria for income recognition are met.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

d Interest receivable

Interest on funds held on deposit is included when receivable and the amount can be measured reliably by the charity; this is normally upon notification of the interest paid or payable by the Bank.

e Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are available to spend on activities that further any of the purposes of charity.

Restricted funds are donations which the donor has specified are to be solely used for particular areas of the charity’s work or for specific projects being undertaken by the charity.

f Expenditure and irrecoverable VAT

Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to make a payment to a third party, it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is classified under the following activity headings:

Irrecoverable VAT is charged as a cost against the activity for which the expenditure was incurred.

g Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets costing £250 or more are capitalised at cost and are depreciated over their estimated useful economic lives on a straight line basis as follows:

Computer equipment 25%

h Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

i Creditors and provisions

Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

j Pensions

Employees of the charity are entitled to join a defined contribution ‘money purchase’ scheme. The charity’s contribution is restricted to the contributions disclosed in note 9. Over paid contributions at the year end amounted to £38 which was Refunded in August 2023.

2 Legal status of the charity

The charity is a charitable incorporated organisation and has no share capital. In the event of the charity being wound up, the members have no liability. The registered office address is disclosed on page 1.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

3
Income from donations and legacies
Restricted donations
Restricted donations - general
Healing Hands Foundation - restricted
Unrestricted donations
Unrestricted donations - general
Donation from subsidiary
Other income
Total
4
Investment income
Income from bank deposits - unrestricted
5
Cost of raising funds
Donation processing fees
Fundraising expenses		 9 Months
2024
£
24,423
-
99,138
19,711
362
143,634
9 Months
2024
£
296
9 Months
2024
£
2,306
2,674
4,980		 12 Months
2023
£
79,490
12,515
58,592
10,010
-
160,607
12 Months
2023
£
197
12 Months
2023
£
562
3,083
3,645

All costs of raising funds are unrestricted.

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6 Analysis of expenditure on charitable activities

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

Staff costs
Subcontractor fees
Overseas living allowance
Grants paid
Bank charges
Insurances
Other Professional Services
Shipping, Freight, and Delivery
Travel and Accommodation
Office/General Administrative Expenses
Accountancy
Entertainment
Room hire
Depreciation
Restricted expenditure
Unrestricted expenditure		 9 months
2024
£
37,896
180
-
74,355
642
726
13
-
348
397
1,687
47
310
349
116,950
28,715
88,235
116,950		 12 months
2023
£
23,343
18,540
4,250
139,836
872
854
777
3
1,896
34
2,040
-
-
350
192,795
83,333
109,462
192,795

Grants paid

During the year the charity made the following grant payments to partner organisations in support of projects in Malawi which further the charity's own objects, as described in the trustees' report:

Mphatso Children's Foundation
Payments made to or for individuals
Other fees
African Vision Malawi, for Tilinanu education
African Vision Malawi (formerly known as The Landirani
Trust)		 2024
42,341
4,909
23,203
3,903
74,355

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

This is stated after charging/(crediting):
Depreciation
Accountancy fees
8
Staff costs
Staff costs during the year were as follows:
Wages and salaries
Pension costs
Overseas living allowance
Independent examiner's fee		 9 months
2024
£
349
1,668
240
9 months
2024
£
37,117
779
-
37,896		 12 months
2023
£
350
1,800
240
12 months
2023
£
22,912
431
4,250
27,593

No employee has employee benefits in excess of £60,000 (2023: Nil).

The average number of staff employed during the period was 2 (2023: 2).

The average full time equivalent number of staff employed during the period was 1.5 (2023: 1.5).

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the trustees and the joint Chief Executive Officers, who were also the founders of the charity. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £37,896 (2023: £23,343).

Neither the management committee nor any persons connected with them received any remuneration or reimbursed expenses during the year (2023: Nil).

No member of the management committee received travel and subsistence expenses during the year (2023:£Nil).

Aggregate donations from related parties were £Nil (2023: £Nil).

There are no donations from related parties which are outside the normal course of business and no restricted donations from related parties.

Alice Pulford and Nina Roots are key management personnel of the charity and are also Trustees of Tilinanu Education, a UK charity. During the nine month period, the charity received £19,706 from Tilinanu Education (2023: £28,248 - twelve months) .

These funds are are then re-granted to African Vision Malawi for Tilinanu girls education in Malawi.

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

10 Corporation tax

The charity is exempt from tax on income and gains falling within Chapter 3 of Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are applied to its charitable objects. No tax charges have arisen in the charity.

11 Fixed assets: tangible assets

Cost
Additions
Depreciation
Charge for the year
Net book value
At 31 March 2024
At 30 June 2023
At 1 July 2023
At 31 March 2024
At 1 July 2023
At 31 March 2024		 Computer
equipment
£
1,400
-
1,400
692
349
1,041
359
708

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

12 Investments

Investments
2024 2023
£ £
Investment in the shares of the subsidiary company LSU:
Love Support Unite Africa Ltd 2 2

The charity owns the whole of the issued ordinary share capital of LSU: Love Support Unite Africa Ltd, a company registered in England, register no 8812384. The subsidiary is used for non-primary purpose trading activities. Available profits are gift aided to the charity. A summary of the results of the subsidiary is shown below:

Profit and loss account
Income
Expenditure
Net profit/(loss)
Balance sheet
Fixed assets
Current assets
Creditors due in less than one year
Net assets
Called up share capital
Profit and loss account
Shareholders' funds
13
Debtors
Other debtors
Prepayments
Amounts receivable from subsidiary company		 9 months
2024
£
32,519
(27,500)
5,019
2024
£
320
19,273
(14,709)
4,884
2
4,882
4,884
2024
£
500
-
13,365
13,865		 12 months
2023
£
62,570
(39,067)
23,503
2023
£
394
34,047
(14,865)
19,576
2
19,574
19,576
2023
£
6,036
726
13,365
20,127

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Love Support Unite Africa Foundation

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

14 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

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2024 2023
£ £
Other creditors and accruals 1,908 2,040
Wages payable 2,283 -
Taxation and social security costs 526 -
4,717 2,040
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15 Analysis of movements in restricted funds

Specific projects
Kande
Rugby
Tilinanu
Total
Comparative period
Specific projects
Total
Mphatso Baby
Feeding Programme		 Balance at 1
July 2023
£
82,108
-
3,956
1,678
2,212
89,954
Balance at 1
July 2022
£
82,739
82,739		 Income
£
-
1,878
1,800
360
20,385
24,423
Income
£
92,005
92,005		 Expenditure
£
-
(357)
(4,909)
(246)
(23,203)
(28,715)
Expenditure
£
(83,333)
(83,333)		 Transfers
£
(82,108)
-
-
-
606
(81,502)
Transfers
£
(1,457)
(1,457)		 Balance at 31
March 2024
£
-
1,521
847
1,792
-
4,160
Balance at
30 June 2023
£
89,954
89,954

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Love Support Unite Africa Foundation

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

Name of
restricted fund Description, nature and purposes of the fund
Specific projects Funds donated towards specific welfare and sustainability costs for projects
operating in Malawi
Kande Funds raised to help the community in the area called Kande Malawi, through
famine relief, school fees, and business start ups
Mphatso Baby Funds raised to help support feeding programme for babies whose parents
Feeding Programme have passed away, delivered by Mphatso children's foundation in Malawi.
Rugby Funds donated by Dan Hatch monthly to help pay expenses for rugby
programme in Malawi
Tilinanu Helps to support girls education in Malawi, girls formerly of Tilinanu Orphanage

Transfers

In the previous accounts, funds had been treated as restricted where there was no restriction on the income, but the charity had wished to track the spending on individual projects. As these funds are not in fact retsricted, the unrestricted baalnce has been transferred to unerstricted funds.

16 Analysis of movement in unrestricted funds

Comparative period
General fund
General fund
General fund
Name of
unrestricted fund		 Balance at 1
July 2023
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
£
£
£
£
17,043
119,507
(93,215)
81,502
Balance at
1 July 2022
Income
Expenditure
Transfers
£
£
£
£
59,894
68,799
(113,107)
1,457
Description, nature and purposes of the fund
The free reserves after allowing for all designated funds		 Balance at 31
March 2024
£
124,837
Balance at
30 June 2023
£
17,043

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Love Support Unite Africa Foundation

Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2024 (continued)

17 Analysis of net assets between funds

Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investments
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total
Comparative period
Tangible fixed assets
Fixed asset investments
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total		 General
fund
£
359
2
124,477
124,837
General
fund
£
708
2
16,333
17,043		 Designated
funds
£
-
-
-
Designated
funds
£
-
-
-		 Restricted
funds
£
-
4,160
4,160
Restricted
funds
£
-
89,954
89,954		 Total 2024
£
359
2
128,637
128,997
Total 2023
£
708
2
106,287
106,997

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