## **Zimbabwe Partnership Trust** # **CHARITABLE TRUST** Reg. No: 1164769 Reports and Financial Statements for the period ended 5 April 2025 **ZIMBABWE PARTNERSHIP TRUST REPORTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 5 APRIL 2025** ## **Trustees’ report** The trust was established by deed of trust dated 12 July 2011 as amended by Supplemental deed dated 7 December 2015 and registered as a Charity on 9 December 2015. ## **Trustees** Christopher Henry William Boyes Derek French Gillian May Prime (retired October 2024) Jonathan Carson Spalding Maciek Mark Stolarski Mark Ian Drury Mduduzi Mswabuki (appointed 22 March 2025) Roger Gordon Prime (retired October 2024) Raymond Pountney Shaun Harold Hexter Stuart Moffatt The trustees served throughout the period unless otherwise indicated. ## **Objects** The objects of the Trust are: The advancement of the Christian religion in accordance with the Statement of Faith by assisting Beneficiary Churches, and Beneficiaries, to evangelise, teach and practice the Christian faith effectively and consistently in and for the benefit of the Beneficiary Churches' communities, by means primarily but not exclusively of providing theological teaching and training (including, without limitation, on matters of doctrine and church and pastoral practice) for Beneficiary Churches and Beneficiaries providing such incidental practical and material support to Beneficiary Churches and Beneficiaries as the Trustees judge reasonably necessary to this end. The relief of poverty amongst Beneficiary Churches, Beneficiaries and the Beneficiary Churches' wider communities. Beneficiaries means (1) pastors, elders or members of Beneficiary Churches, and (2) prospective pastors, elders or members of Beneficiary Churches. Beneficiary Churches means local churches situated in Zimbabwe ## **Income** The trust is wholly dependent upon private contributions from individuals and churches to finance its activities. It does not use the services of any fund raising organisations or individuals. ## **Investments and reserves** The trustees hold no investments but have a policy of the retention of about twenty percent of one year’s ordinary income as a reserve for future distribution and emergency needs. ## **Financial statements** The accounts and statement of assets set out on pages four and five relating to the period ended 5 April 2025 are as approved by the trustees. The trustees hold no assets other than as set out in the accounts. Financial support for the work of the Trust has been maintained and, as a result, we have continued to fund longer term initiatives that are self-sustaining and will reduce the level of dependence of communities on aid from overseas. The trustees, having adopted a practice of expending funds in the giving of grants to and for a variety of evangelical Christian needs and causes in Zimbabwe, believe the charity satisfies the public benefit 1 **ZIMBABWE PARTNERSHIP TRUST REPORTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 5 APRIL 2025** test. The trustees believe, and in the expectation of further donations, that they hold sufficient funds to meet the needs as they arise. Allocations of funds took place at the trustees' meetings in October 2024 and March 2025 as well as responding to emergency needs between these meetings. ## **Activities** Over the past year, plans were made for the May 2025 Training of Trainers and EQUIP conferences to be held in person in Zimbabwe. There were no visits by trustees to check on the projects but continuous contact was maintained through WhatsApp and formal reports (see below). In addition, various deputation visits to churches were held, along with the dissemination of publicity material in the UK. Through personal contact and the circulation of reports, news and prayer updates, the trustees continue to make the work of the Trust more widely known in order to continue to expand the base of supporting churches and individuals. Bible teaching conferences on Zoom have been held for pastors in the Bulawayo and Chivi districts and these have proved to be a great encouragement and inspiration to those who benefitted from the teaching. The EQUIP day conference in May 2025 will provide opportunities to check on the effectiveness of the Zoom meetings. In the past year, ZPT has increased the provision of Bibles for distribution among the churches with support from the Trinitarian Bible Society (TBS) and personal gifts. The trustees have valued TBS's continued provision of Shona and Ndebele Bibles over the years. The severe drought in the region prompted ZPT to respond to the famine conditions with a special appeal to our supporters for additional funding. This significant additional giving was greatly appreciated by the beneficiaries in Zimbabwe. We established monthly payments so that food distribution could be directed to where it was most needed. Each six months, we continued to pay for the monthly delivery of fortified maize porridge for children in the Killarney community, Bulawayo. ZPT continued to support three widows, including the provision of solar power for them. ZPT has funded additional accommodation for one of the widows with the intention of helping her provide for the university education of one of her sons. In the long term, this will enable her to be less dependent on the charity. ZPT continued the training of young people through development programmes in Mount Darwin and Bulawayo. In addition, ZPT provided 16 sewing machines to a project in Bulawayo supporting families of ex-convicts. This enabled groups of women to learn together and develop necessary skills for the future. We also maintain our support for orphan care in the community and development of a new orphanage in the Chivi district. The first house (for orphans and house parents) has been built and is nearing completion, with plans being made for a second house. The new Health Clinic in Rungai is being used for "pop up" day clinics. Additional accommodation for nursing staff is being built. ZPT has learnt some lessons from this development concerning engagement with the local authorities, who continue to delay the full operation of the clinic. ZPT has agreed an amended policy around engagement and completion criteria for future projects. ZPT continues to give priority to drill and equip boreholes through our partners to provide safe water for domestic and irrigation purposes. Two new boreholes were drilled in Nhodo and in Mount Darwin, and another was deepened in Mandiva. 2 **ZIMBABWE PARTNERSHIP TRUST REPORTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 5 APRIL 2025** The Secretary met Dr Ray Motsi, the principal of the Theological College of Zimbabwe (TCZ) during the latter's visit to the UK. ZPT has had a longstanding relationship with TCZ (since 2010) and this meeting helped ZPT understand more of the work and plans in Bulawayo. Dr Motsi visited one of the ZPT-supporting churches during his stay in England. The trustees committed the charity to supporting the work of TCZ for another three years. Roger Prime served as trustee and Secretary since the inception of ZPT. A period of Shaun Hexter shadowing and documenting the role from January 2023 involved the latter becoming Secretary in October 2023 and Roger, along with his wife Gill, retiring as trustees in October 2024. Both Roger and Gill continue to serve the trust as volunteers. The trustees continue to thank Roger and Gill for all their work over many years. ## **Independent Examiner** Mr Brian Robson, having indicated his willingness, was appointed to examine the accounts for the period ended 5 April 2025. Shaun Hexter 22 July 2025 3 **ZIMBABWE PARTNERSHIP TRUST REPORTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 5 APRIL 2025** ## **Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of the Zimbabwe Partnership Trust** I report on the accounts of the Zimbabwe Partnership Trust for the period ended 5 April 2025 which are set out on pages four and five. ## **To the trustees:** ## **Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner** As the trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts; you consider that the audit requirement of section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the Act) does not apply. It is my responsibility to state, on the basis of the procedures specified in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners under section 43 (7)(b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my attention. ## **Basis of the independent examiner’s report** My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. 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 you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts. ## **To the members:** ## **Independent examiner’s report** 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 - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the Act; and - to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met; or 2 to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Brian Robson London 22 July 2025 4 **2025 2024** ## **ZIMBABWE PARTNERSHIP TRUST ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 5 APRIL 2025** |**Income and Expenditure**
Free donations/Donations
Preferred spiritual/Gift Aid
Preferred humanitarian/Income tax
Interest
Distributions
Spiritual
Pastors’ support
Humanitarian
Personal support
Relief work
Other
Orphanage
Administration costs
Bank charges
Movement in projects
Surplus at 6 April
**Income account at 5 April**
**Funds held for projects**
**Represented by:**
Cash
Cash at bank
Income tax recoverable|56933
56426
Note 2
675
10925
Note 2
71584
40433
1141
754| |---|---| ||**130333**
**108538**| ||11485
8112
92251
45981
35640
12743| ||Note 3
139376
66836
52
428
6036
2221| ||**145464**
**69485**| ||-15131
39053
Note 3
10757
-35732
4374
1053| ||0
4374
44195
54952| ||**£44,195**
**£59,326**| ||-336
-583
38044
55816
6487
4093| ||**£44,195**
**£59,326**| The accounts are as approved by the trustees. Stuart Moffatt 22 July 2025 5 ## **ZIMBABWE PARTNERSHIP TRUST ACCOUNTS FOR THE PERIOD ENDED 5 APRIL 2025** ## **Notes to the accounts** ## **1 Basis of preparation:** These accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis and accord with s42(3) Charities Act 1993. There are no matters which need to be brought to the attention of trustees or supporters in connection with the financial affairs of the charity. During the year and at the trustees’ meetings funds are allocated to projects which we support in Zimbabwe including pastors’ training, sustainable farming, wells, orphanages, famine relief and other humanitarian causes. ## **2 Restricted and preferred donations** The trustees do not accept donations on which a restriction has been imposed. The funds held by the trustees are entirely unrestricted. There are no restricted funds. The trustees may accept donations where the donor expresses a wish that the funds be used in a particular project, providing that the object of the wish falls within the objects of the trust. The trustees will take any such wishes into consideration when exercising their discretion in the allocation of funds to projects. The amounts described as preferred donations represent those gifts that have been received where donors have expressed a wish in respect of the gift. The trustees report that such is the magnitude of need in Zimbabwe that they have been able to take such wishes into account in their allocations. ## **3 Funds held for projects** The trustees have allocated funds to projects which are held as to: |General reserve
Spiritual training
Other spiritual work
Personal support
Mount Darwin
Rural ministry
Other humanitarian
Orphanages
Schools
Net movement in projects|**2024**
**Allocated**
4000
0
12052
6743
833
3091
6942
36880
5735
36404
10571
50603
14705
1098
0
0
114
-114|**Expended**
**2025**
4000
8813
9982
2672
1252
35640
8182
35598
6541
52024
9150
10715
5088
0
0| |---|---|---| ||54952
134705|145462
44195| |||-10757| 6