2023-03-31-accounts - African Village Support

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	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	Trustees' Annual Report	for theperiod	for theperiod	for theperiod
	From	Period start date			To	Period end date
		1	04	2022		31	3	2023

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name African Village Support

Other names charity is known by AVS

Registered charity number (if any) 1164318

Charity's principal address AVS c/o Curzon Green Solicitors 114-116 Oxford Road High Wycombe Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom Postcode HP11 2DN

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Marie Cates
	Stephen Cates
	David Cates
	Naomi Lumutenga
	Patricia Lewis
	Robert Green
	Suzannah Fullagar
	Alex Steele
	Amina West









	Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
	Name		Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of	advisers (Optional information)	advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser	Name Address
Financial	Jean Carless	As before.
Financial	Simon Carless	As before.

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

(e.g. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Charitable Incorporated Organisation

(e.g. trust, association, company)

Recommended and elected by the Trustees. Trustee selection methods

(e.g. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

AVS is overseen by a voluntary Board of Trustees, experienced people with a wide range of skills and backgrounds who agree its strategy and provide technical advice wherever possible within their own skill sets. One of the Trustees was born in Uganda and the others have travelled, some of them several times, to Eastern Uganda to work directly with and get to know the villagers and to see, at first hand, the impact of the Charity's use of the funds they have raised in the UK.

The AVS Uganda Executive Board undertake the local management of AVS projects by the villagers’ own representatives. AVS Uganda is registered in Uganda as a Community Based Organisation (CBO). Their remit is to:

manage and monitor the on-going effectiveness of established projects; and
make recommendations for the development of new projects.
The Executive Board of AVS Uganda work, as with the UK Board of Trustees is voluntary.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

AVS fundraising objective for the UK is to raise £30,000 for the year. The AVS mission shall be achieved through the following objectives:

To alleviate poverty among vulnerable families and communities through capacity building, entrepreneurship, and livelihood projects.
To promote safe motherhood and good health among the vulnerable communities
To provide educational support to orphans and vulnerable children
To establish a functional community centre to facilitate community

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interventions for development.
To nurture and promote talent among youths through vocational and training courses.

Activities undertaken for the benefit of the villagers we support in relation to our objectives include;

Education sponsorships for around 20 students at both secondary and tertiary levels;
Provision of a library for students to complete homework, research and general studying towards their education;
Provision and operation of a hostel for up to 30 girls;  Supporting up to 15 women's groups (over 300 members) financially and through training, developing livelihood projects, supporting agricultural and animal rearing projects, offering
Summary of the main activities emotional support and early childhood and parenting undertaken for the public development; benefit in relation to these  The provision and operation of a Community Centre, available for objects (include within this use by the local people, local organisations and the place where
section the statutory many of our programmes can be delivered.
declaration that trustees have  Health related projects, improving living conditions, responding to had regard to the guidance health issues and enabling medical treatment of the most
issued by the Charity vulnerable people;
Commission on public benefit)  Distribution of 50+ Mama Bags to pregnant mothers to be. The purpose of distributing mama bags is to encourage pregnant mothers to attend antenatal services regularly (at least 4 times during their pregnancy), deliver babies from healthy facilities in the hands of professional midwives and take children for routine immunization.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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80% of funds generated are through UK fund raising activities which are led by the UK Trustees. Activities include;
Donations
Grants from charitable trusts (which were down considerably from previous years)
Fundraising events

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grant making;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.
20% of funds are generated from revenue from Ugandan projects including;
Uptake of additional places at the hostel by fee paying girls
o Hiring out of the community centre facilities including hall hire, catering facilities and use of office facilities such as internet usage, photocopying, typing etc.
97% of our fund raising goes back into the charity and is split as follows;
Education = 47%
Women’s livelihood = 15%
Vulnerable support = 4%
Community centre & conference facilities = 12%
Local staff hire and governance = 22%

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

The villagers we support in Uganda are, for the most part, subsistence farmers living in very poor conditions without running water or electricity and reliant for their survival on their harvest. Their needs are wide and varied but they are clear that their quality of life can be enriched by projects which empower them to achieve personal and economic independence through their:  acquiring education and skills;  improving health and wellbeing;  supporting the neediest in their communities.

Overall we were able to:

Maintain staff numbers at a reduced cost;
Keep the community centre when permitted by government regulations;
Support the most vulnerable with food supplies;
Continue our mama-bag program for the majority of the year;
Keep student sponsors informed and encouraged to continue the education program.

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity maintains a general reserve based on the generated cash surplus to meet any fluctuations in fund raising or commitments. There are no restrictions on the reserves.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

There are no funds in deficit.

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

There are a number of individual donors supporting the educational funding of sponsored students. Fund-raising events are organised, and the charity is registered with several online donor portals. The principle funding is received from Charitable Trusts which support the smaller registered charities. These funds are always used for the specific objectives for which they are requested.

how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

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 (e.g. Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 22		RJ Green

	Amina West	Robert Green

	Trustee	Trustee
	231 January 2024
	231 January 2024

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African Village Support 1164318 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2022 31/03/2023

Section A Receipts and payments	Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 28,084 - 2,769 - - - - - 30,853 - - - 30,853 26,144 1,486 - - - - - - - 27,630 - - - 27,630 3,223 - 30,517 33,740	Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -	Total funds to the nearest £ 28,084 - 2,769 - - - - - 30,853 - - - 30,853 26,144 1,486 - - - - - - - 27,630 - - - 27,630 3,223	Last year to the nearest £
Donations/grants	28,084				23,168
Income tax -gift aid	-
Fund-raisingevents	2,769				-
Sundryreceipts	-				-
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	30,853				23,168

A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Total receipts* A3 Payments
					23,168

Direct support forprojects in Uganda	26,144				22,700
Indirect support costs	1,486				674
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**Sub total **	27,630				23,374

A4 Asset and investment purchases (see table)
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*Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*
					23,374

	3,223	-	-	3,223	- 206
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	30,517	-	-	30,517	30,723
	33,740	-	-	33,740	30,517

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

31/01/2024

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds	Details Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 33,740 - - - - - 33,740 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name A West R Green	Endowment funds to nearest £
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			Date of approval
		A West	24/01/2024
		R Green	24/01/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

31/01/2024

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinees Report Report to the trusteesl members of African Village Support On accounts for the year ended 31st March 2023 Charity no (if any 1164318 Sel out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity {"the Trust'l for the year ended 3111212022. Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111"the Act I I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under se¢tion 14515){bl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come lo my attention {olher than that disclosed below ') in Connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records were not kepl in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement 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 a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the bra¢kets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 22nd January 2024 Name". Jacqueline Cole Relevant professional qualifi¢ation{sl or body lif any): FCCA Address: 2 Union Drive Sheffield S119EQ

Se¢tion B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners}. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose.