26 Langley Road, Chippenham Wiltshire, England, SN15 1BX +44 (0)1249 656395 hello@fountainoflife.org.uk Registered Charity Number 1162815
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Fountain of Life Other names charity is known by Registered charity number 1162815 26 Langley Road Chippenham Charity's principal address Wiltshire SN15 1BX
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) |
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| Mark Provis | Chair | ||
| Peter Whitby | Treasurer | ||
| Rachel Lambert | Secretary |
26 Langley Road, Chippenham Wiltshire, England, SN15 1BX +44 (0)1249 656395 hello@fountainoflife.org.uk Registered Charity Number 1162815
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Type of governing document Constitution (e.g. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Charity Incorporated Organisation (CIO) (e.g. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by board of trustees (e.g. appointed by, elected by)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
26 Langley Road, Chippenham Wiltshire, England, SN15 1BX +44 (0)1249 656395 hello@fountainoflife.org.uk Registered Charity Number 1162815
Section C Objectives and activities
For the public benefit, to bring sustainable improved drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene in particular but not exclusively in Sub-Saharan West Africa to those who have access to only unimproved facilities, in particular but not exclusively by providing access to improved drinking water, sanitation, and hygiene through appropriate technologies and education for the advancement of health or the saving of lives in accordance with Christian principles.
Definitions
For the purpose of this clause ‘Unimproved sanitation’ means open defecation (when human faeces are disposed of in fields, forests, bushes, open bodies of water, beaches or other open spaces or disposed of with solid waste); facilities that do not ensure hygienic separation of human excreta from human contact (unimproved facilities include pit latrines without a slab or platform, hanging latrines and bucket latrines); shared sanitation facilities (sanitation facilities of an otherwise acceptable type shared between two or more households. Only facilities that are not shared or not public are considered improved).
Summary of the objects of the For the purpose of this clause ‘Improved sanitation’ means that facilities are likely to charity set out in its ensure hygienic separation of human excreta from human contact. They include the governing following: flush/pour flush to: piped sewer system, septic tank, pit latrine, Ventilated document Improved Pit (VIP) latrine, pit latrine with slab, composting toilet.
For the purpose of this clause ‘Unimproved Drinking Water’ includes: unprotected dug well; unprotected spring; cart with small tank/drum; surface water; bottled water (bottled water is considered to be improved only when the household uses water from another improved source for cooking and personal hygiene). Surface drinking-water sources include: river; dam; lake; pond; stream; canal; and irrigation channels.
For the purpose of this clause ‘Improved Drinking Water’ means public taps or standpipes; tube wells or boreholes; protected dug wells; protected springs; rainwater collection; piped household water connection located inside the user’s dwelling, plot or yard.
For the purpose of this clause ‘Appropriate Technology (AT)’ means technology that is designed to be "appropriate" to the context of its use. Typical AT’s may be more labour intensive but require fewer resources and use low cost and readily available materials wherever possible.
26 Langley Road, Chippenham Wiltshire, England, SN15 1BX +44 (0)1249 656395 hello@fountainoflife.org.uk Registered Charity Number 1162815
Team Visits
Due to financial restraints and work commitments no field visits were made during this period.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Ziguinchor Team/Boreholes
The team is still going strong with Balde & Jean-Claude leading things in Ziguinchor and Parfait overseeing and offering technical advice when needed remotely. Saloum continues to carry out water quality testing.
The Boring Project continues at an average rate of 10 new borehole installations each month. The total number of FoL boreholes is now 400 which equates to over 40,000 people being supplied with water!
Regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit In making decisions concerning the public benefit the trustees have had due regard to the commission's public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant.
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policy on grant making.
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policy programme related investment.
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contribution made by volunteers.
The Ziguinchor team have the demonstrated the capacity to install 10-15 new boreholes per month. Our challenge is to find the level of funding to match their capability (£1,800 - £2,700 per month).
We want to recognise the work of Susie Spencer. When able, she continues to enthusiastically fundraise and spread the word about FoL on our behalf in some very creative ways.
26 Langley Road, Chippenham Wiltshire, England, SN15 1BX +44 (0)1249 656395 hello@fountainoflife.org.uk Registered Charity Number 1162815
Section D Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
The trustees have set a level equivalent to three months of operating costs for the organisation as a desired level of reserve. This fund is a contingency in the event of a sudden reduction in income, in order to protect the future operation of the organisation from the effects of any unforeseen variations in its income and expenditure. It also provides a cash flow for grants and contracts that are paid in arrears.
The trustees have calculated the level of reserves to be 25% of the previous financial year operating costs.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
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the charity’s principal sources of Our funds come from a combination of individual donors (one-off and repeat funds (including any donations) and small grants from trusts and foundations. fundraising);
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how expenditure has As we do not have any core costs (salaries, rent, utilities etc.) the vast majority of our expenditure during the period of 2024/2025, was on project costs that directly
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supported the key support the key objectives of FoL such as materials, monitoring and evaluation.
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objectives of the The remainder was spent on marketing/publicity, subscriptions, training, and
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charity; fundraising.
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
26 Langley Road, Chippenham Wiltshire, England, SN15 1BX +44 (0)1249 656395 hello@fountainoflife.org.uk Registered Charity Number 1162815
Section G
Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date
Mark Provis Chair 03/11/2025
26 Langley Road, Chippenham Wiltshire, England, SN15 1BX +44 (0)1249 656395 hello@fountainoflife.org.uk Registered Charity Number 1162815
| 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
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| Current Assets | |||||
| Cash at bank | £6,018 | £13,748 | £10,682 | £7,232 | £6,544 |
| General Fund | |||||
| Fund brought forward | £10,240 | £5,845 | £4,232 | £6,544 | £6,264 |
| Surplus (deficit) for the year |
£3,450 | £10,240 | £5,845 | -£2,312 | £280 |
| Restricted Fund | |||||
| Fund brought forward | £58 | -£2,395 | £3,000 | £0 | £1,690 |
| Surplus (deficit) for the year |
-£7,730 | £58 | -£2,395 | £3,000 | -£1,690 |
| Total | £6,018 | £13,748 | £10,682 | £7,232 | £6,544 |
Signed
Peter Whitby (Treasurer)
26 Langley Road, Chippenham Wiltshire, England, SN15 1BX +44 (0)1249 656395 hello@fountainoflife.org.uk Registered Charity Number 1162815
| 31st March | 31st March | 31st March | 31st March | |||
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| Unrestricted | Restricted | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | |
| Funds | Funds | Total Funds | Total Funds | Total Funds | Total Funds | |
| Incoming Resources | ||||||
| Donations, Legacies and similar | ||||||
| resources | ||||||
| Voluntary donations | £6,189 | £6,534 | £12,723 | £24,137 | £19,898 | £11,923 |
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| Other grants receivable | ||||||
| Total donations and legacies | £6,189 | £6,534 | £12,723 | £24,137 | £19,898 | £11,923 |
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| Investment income | ||||||
| Other incoming resources | ||||||
| Total Incoming resources | £6,189 | £6,534 | £12,723 | £24,137 | £19,898 | £11,923 |
26 Langley Road, Chippenham Wiltshire, England, SN15 1BX +44 (0)1249 656395 hello@fountainoflife.org.uk Registered Charity Number 1162815
| Resources expended | |||||||
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| Costs of generating funds | |||||||
| Costs of generating voluntary | £2,049 | £2,049 | £2,185 | ||||
| donations | |||||||
| Charitable expenditure | £1,133 | £17,271 | £18,404 | £18,886 | £16,448 | £10,735 | |
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| Activities in futherance of charity's | £0 | £0 | |||||
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| Other resources expended | |||||||
| Total resources expended | £3,182 | £17,271 | £20,453 | £21,071 | £16,448 | £10,735 | |
| Net incoming/(outgoing) resources | £3,007 | -£10,737 | -£7,730 | £3,066 | £3,450 | -£2,312 | |
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| Net movement of funds | |||||||
| Fund balances brought forward | £13,085 | £663 | £13,748 | £10,682 | £7,232 | £6,544 | |
| Fund balances carried forward at 31st | £16,092 | -£10,074 | £13,085 | £13,748 | £10,682 | £7,232 | |
| March 2024 |
26 Langley Road, Chippenham Wiltshire, England, SN15 1BX +44 (0)1249 656395 hello@fountainoflife.org.uk Registered Charity Number 1162815
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | 2024 | 2024 | 2023 | 2023 | 2023 | 2022 | 2022 | 2022 | |
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| Income | Expenditure | (Deficit ) | Income | Expenditure | (Deficit ) | Income | Expenditure | (Deficit ) | Income | Expenditure | (Deficit ) | |
| General Fund | ||||||||||||
| Unrestricted giving | £6,534 | £3,113 | £3,421 | £12,193 | £8,626 | £3,565 | £7,796 | £1,001 | £6,795 | £8,423 | £9,742 | -£1,319 |
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| Travel expenses | £69 | £557 | £950 | £993 | ||||||||
| Tot al | £6, 534 | £3, 182 | £3, 352 | £12, 193 | £9, 185 | £3, 008 | £7, 796 | £1, 951 | £5, 845 | £8, 423 | £10, 735 | -£2, 312 |
| Rest rict ed Fund | £3, 000 | £0 | £3, 000 | |||||||||
| Payments directly for Charitable purposes | £6,189 | £17,271 | -£11,082 | £11,944 | £18,886 | £58 | £12,102 | £14,497 | -£2,395 | |||
| Tot al for t he year | £12, 723 | £20, 453 | -£7, 730 | £24, 137 | £28, 071 | £3, 066 | £19, 898 | £16, 448 | £3, 450 | £11, 423 | £10, 735 | £688 |
| Fund balances brought forward | £6,748 | £10,682 | £7,232 | £6,544 | ||||||||
| Fund balances carried forward at 31st March 2024 | -£982 | £13,748 | £10,682 | £7,232 |