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2022-06-30-accounts

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date 01 July 2021 To 30 June 2022

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name RAISING FOUNDATIONS

Registered charity number (if any) 1165818

Charity's principal address

51 Bushey Way

Beckenham Kent Postcode BR3 6TH

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name Office
1 Martin Jansen Van Vuuren Trustee(Chair)
2 David Peter Dell Trustee
3 Olusegun Olatokunbo Olusanya Trustee

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members

The charity is administrated by the Trustees and has no paid staff members

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Foundation Model Constitution

How the charity is constituted

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

Trustee selection methods[Trustees are appointed by resolution passed at a meeting of the charity trustees, ] having regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.

Additional governance issues

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

Raising Foundations is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered on
1 March 2016 with the Charity Commission and recognised by HM Revenue and
Customs (HMRC) for the purposes of gift aid and tax relief.		 Raising Foundations is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered on
1 March 2016 with the Charity Commission and recognised by HM Revenue and
Customs (HMRC) for the purposes of gift aid and tax relief.		 Raising Foundations is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered on
1 March 2016 with the Charity Commission and recognised by HM Revenue and
Customs (HMRC) for the purposes of gift aid and tax relief.		 Raising Foundations is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered on
1 March 2016 with the Charity Commission and recognised by HM Revenue and
Customs (HMRC) for the purposes of gift aid and tax relief.		 Raising Foundations is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) registered on
1 March 2016 with the Charity Commission and recognised by HM Revenue and
Customs (HMRC) for the purposes of gift aid and tax relief.
The charity is governed by its Trustees. The charity trustees manage the affairs of
the CIO and for that purpose exercise all the powers of the CIO. The charity trustees
do not receive remuneration for their services.
There has been no changes to trustees responsible for the management of the
charity during this financial period.
The charity partnered with:

_Life Nations, _a ministry run		 by evangelist Antonio Gonzales based in Dallas
Texas, to see their vision fulfilled to reach 2.2 million souls for Jesus in 10
years.

_Hope Church_in the UK for our joint Christmas outreach event and they
provide technical support to help our local and international evangelistic
campaigns. We are extremely grateful for their support.

_ADN Youth Ministry_in Colombia for our evangelistic campaign in Colombia
and their G15 Conference.
During the period we collaborated with Christian churches and evangelistic or
missionary organisations in the UK, Uganda, Colombia, India, Pakistan and US to
deliverourcharitable objectives.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the
charity set out in its
governing document
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)		 The objects of the charity are set out in its constitution as follows:
1. To promote sustainable development in the UK and overseas for the benefit
of the public by:
(a) the relief of poverty and the improvement of the conditions of life in
socially and economically disadvantaged communities; and
(b) the promotion of sustainable means of achieving economic growth and
regeneration.
Sustainable development means “development which meets the needs of the
present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own
needs.”
2. To advance the Christian Faith through outreach and establishing and
supporting churches to demonstrate the good news (gospel) of Jesus Christ
in the UK and overseas.
The Charity Commission’s public benefit guidance comprises 4 principal divisions:
Trust for:
the relief of poverty
the advancement of education
the advancement of religion
other purposes beneficial to the community, not falling under any of the
preceding heads.
In setting objectives and planning activities for the charity, the trustees have given
consideration to this guidance and, in particular, the specific guidance on charities
for the advancement of religion and relief of poverty. This is evident in our Vision,
Mission and Strategy.
OUR VISION
Why we are doing this
To catalyse a Generation of Faith - a Revival Generation.
Empowering Christians to spread the Gospel.

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OUR MISSION What we do

Train, Support and Equipping people for the Work of Ministry

We facilitate, mobilise & enable Christians to:

Our Strategy

How we operate

We operate within a network of churches, ministries and organisations demonstrating the Kingdom of God. Together we fulfil the Great Commission, making disciples of all nations, baptising and teaching them.

We show the love of Jesus by bringing finance, expertise, technology, equipment & supplies, manpower and prayer support to meet the needs of people and communities. Pooling of resources allows greater economies of scale.

Main activities undertaken for the public benefit

We achieved our objective for the public benefit by undertaking the following main activities in this period. These activities are detailed in Section D of this report and can be summarised as follows:

1. Prayer and Intercession Group

2. Evangelism Campaigns & Leadership Training (United Kingdom)

3. Evangelism Campaigns & Leadership Training (International)

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4. India Church Plant & Water Borewell

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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The Trustees would like to thank our volunteers and missionaries who made significant contributions to the success of the charity objectives this year.

Some of the key contributions include:

We would also like to thank all who have partnered with us in prayer, intercession, encouragement and financial contributions towards Raising Foundations’ objectives. This is greatly appreciated!

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Summary of the main During the financial period 1 Jul 2021 to 30 June 2022, the charity raised charitable achievements of the charity donations of £4,254. Donations were raised to support our charitable objectives. during the year The charity conducted 10 Evangelistic Outreach events in the UK and Colombia in this period, where over 8,000 people heard the Gospel and 896 decisions were recorded for people wanting to follow Jesus. We held 3 Pastor conferences in Colombia attended by over 600 pastors, representing 15 countries and 1 Evangelism Training event in the UK attended by over 30 people. We completed renovation of the Raising Foundations Church in India where new believers are meeting following the Dec 2020 India campaign. The borewell drilled at the site continues to provide over 2600 families with fresh water. Since inception in 2016, the charity has recorded 12,125 decisions for Jesus and preached the Gospel to almost 30,000 people. Many of our campaigns and ministry activities are broadcasted online and can be viewed on our social media (Facebook & Youtube). The main activities undertaken in this period are as follows: 1) Prayer and Intercession Group We launched our Raising Foundations Intercessor & Prayer group during this period to help support our evangelistic campaigns and ministry activities. This group consists of over 50 participants in the UK and abroad that help provide prayer and intercession for us, our ministry partners and to help support our religious campaigns & activities. 2) UK Evangelistic Revival Campaign (7 Decisions, 50+ hear the Gospel) In Dec 2021 we held our first UK Evangelistic Christmas event entitled “Light of the World” . Working in partnership with Hope Church West Wickham, the event was held at a small venue hired in West Wickham and was broadcasted online for people to view on Facebook. Over 50 people attended the evening and 7 people responded to the Gospel to make a decision to follow Jesus. Each received a new believers pack for followup. 3) Colombia Evangelistic Campaign ( 889 Decisions, 8000+ hear the Gospel) We conducted our 1st international on-the-ground Evangelistic Campaign in Oct 2021 in Colombia, working in partnership with Life Nations (US) and ADN Youth ministry (Colombia). During this campaign over 8,000 people heard the Gospel, we recorded 889 decisions for Jesus, and distributed 1000 bibles for people to receive the Word of God. Our Colombia Evangelistic Campaign was held in 3 cities - Santa Marta, Corozal and Sincelejo - and consisted of 9 evangelistic outreach events , 3 pastors conferences and being guest speakers at the ADN Youth Ministry G15 Conference . Over 600 pastors attended these leadership training conferences representing over 15 countries. We also preached in multiple local churches to encourage and edify the Body of Christ. Our campaigns are held in partnership with local churches, who are responsible for recording details of people responding to the Gospel at the events. The churches follow-up new believers to ensure they are being discipled, baptised and brought into local churches and fellowships after the campaigns.

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Section D Achievements and erformance p

Our Colombia Campaign Director is responsible for visiting and securing different sites ahead of the campaign, and to gather local church support through Evangelistic and Pastors Alliance Networks for participation in the campaigns. Evangelists Martin van Vuuren ( Raising Foundations ) and Antonio Gonzales (ministry partner Life Nations) preach the Gospel and minister at the different events, conferences and in local churches. Our funding is used to secure local sites, permits, security and to hire and set up the necessary lighting, stage, screens, sound and power generating equipment at the locations. We also funded bibles for new believers. Posters and banners are used for advertising and flyers handed out in the surrounding areas to make people aware of the Evangelistic meetings. People also received personal invitations from churches partnering in these events. We ministered on local Christian radio to create further campaign awareness and also had the opportunity to meet and pray with the mayors, city council members and a federal senator who ran for president of Colombia in the next election. During the reporting period planning and preparations were made for the Evangelistic Campaigns which took place in Colombia (Oct 2022) and Kenya (Sept 2022). At the time of signing this report they have successfully completed, launching our Go-On-Mission initiative, taking the first RF Mission Team to train evangelists and missionaries on mission. 4) Raising Foundations Church Plant & Borewell (India) - Over 2600 families now receive fresh water Following the success of the Dec 2020 India Evangelism campaign, about 90 new believers started meeting in a tent in Jan 2021, as no other churches were available in this location. With the support of our donors, funding was raised to purchase a site for our local partner (Hope India) and to help support a local pastor for 3 years to establish the church. Renovation of a building has completed and the church was officially dedicated on Sun 5 Sept. 2 UK churches joined for a service as we celebrated and live linked to India for this special occasion. Christians are persecuted in parts of India and new believers are sometimes denied access to local water supply. Consequently we drilled a borewell at the church site. This is a wonderful means for the local church to evangelise and to bless their local community as families come to draw water at the site. As a result, 2600 families now receive fresh water from this well, and the well has been named “Oasis”, after the church that helped us fund this community project. – 5) Edifying the Body of Christ (Church Ministry) During the period we preached several sermons and religious messages including:

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6) Missionary and Evangelist Support & Training

As our ministry team and responsibilities increase, we recognise the need to match our capabilities with suitable training. Consequently the following training was supported for our team. To ensure robust financial controls, where possible, funding for training or missionary support is paid directly to 3[rd] party training providers and suppliers.

We financially contributed to the following to train missionaries, evangelists and help support other Christian ministries or charitable organisation objectives:

- 7) Community Project Uganda Chicken Farm (Sustainable project pilot)

We successfully completed our Chicken Farm pilot in Uganda to test viability for a sustainable project. The project was conducted in collaboration with a local church, GO to THEM Ministries in Fort Portal, Uganda, to provide accountability and oversight.

The project was run as a pilot and not for profit as economies of scale cannot be reached at these low levels due to high cost of sourcing and transporting chicks, food and medicines. During this pilot, we assessed difficulty of raising a specific breed of chicken for meat in this area, purchasing 100 chicks less than 1 month old, rearing them to maturity and selling them locally for consumption. Rearing young chicks requires a high level of care to ensure proper nutrition, monitoring health and maintaining temperatures with charcoal lamps to keep chicks warm in a purposed built sheltered environment.

The pilot concluded profitability would be difficult to reach as the type of chicken took much longer to rear than expected, requiring expensive medicines and consuming large quantities of food before reaching a suitable mass for the meat market. A much bigger operation would be required to achieve economies of scale (eg purchasing discount supplies in bulk) to make this sustainable. However, the size of land and initial capital required for this type of project would put this out of reach for many small farmers in this region.

We donated half the chickens to provide a livelihood for the farmer and to support his local church.

More information on our projects is available on our website www.raisingfoundations.org

Section E Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity did not have any restricted funds or designated reserves for planned activities. Surplus funds were retained in its reserve deposit bank account.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

n/a

Further financial review details (Optional information)

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The charity showed net income resources for the financial period ending 30 June 2022 as follows:

Description Amount (£)
Donations & Interest received 1,740
Gift Aid Reclaims 2,513
Cost ofcharitable activities (9,874)
Net Receipts (5,621)

The principal source of income is donations. Accounts are prepared on a receipts and expenditure basis. The charity had surplus cash of £8,292 which is held in our bank accounts, compared to £13,913 in the prior period. £2,255 of the Gift aid reclaim relates to donations received in the prior financial period.

The cost of charitable activities during the period are as follows:

Payments - Costs of charitable activities

Bank charges 96
Website,hostingand software 237
Computer consumables 335
Missionarysupport & training 620
Travel and accommodation 97
Mission & Evangelistic campaigns 8,489
Colombia mission* 6,727
India campaign & churchplant 676
Pakistan campaign** 270
Uganda chicken farm 313
UK Evangelism & Conference 505
Sub total 9,874

The charity operated in the following countries with costs geographically incurred as follows:

Colombia 463
India 676
Pakistan 270
Uganda 313
United Kingdom 3,592
United States 4,561
Sub total 9,874

The charity repaid creditors of £707 relating to outstanding liabilities for website hosting, Wales conference support & the Uganda Chicken farm which relate to the prior period.

Section F Other optional information

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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) Martin Jansen van Vuuren David Dell Olusegun Olusanya Position (eg Secretary, Trustee (Chair) Trustee Trustee Chair, etc) Date 4/28/2023 4/29/2023 4/29/2023

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Raising Foundations Raising Foundations Raising Foundations Raising Foundations Raising Foundations 1165818 1165818 1165818 CC16a
For the period
from		 Period start date
1-Jul-21		 To Period end date
30-Jun-22
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Last year
to the nearest £
Donations 1,739 - - 1,739 13,426
Gift Aid Reclaim 2,513 - - 2,513 -
Interest on deposit account 2 - - 2 1
- - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 4,254 - - 4,254 13,427
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
-
- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
13,427
Costs of charitable activities 9,874 - - 9,874 14,220
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
**Sub total ** 9,874 - - 9,874 14,220
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
-
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
14,220
- 5,621 - - - 5,621 - 793
-
-
- - -
13,913 - - 13,913 14,706
8,292 - - 8,292 13,913

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

4/28/2023

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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
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
B2 Other monetary assets
B1 Cash funds		 TransferWise Account GBP
TransferWise Account AUD
Details
Total cash funds
TransferWise Account EUR
Paypal Account
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
CAF Cash Account
CAF Saving Account
TransferWise Account USD		 TransferWise Account GBP
TransferWise Account AUD
Details
Total cash funds
TransferWise Account EUR
Paypal Account
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details
CAF Cash Account
CAF Saving Account
TransferWise Account USD		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £		 Restricted
funds
to nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to nearest £
3,322 -
2,211 -
- -
18 -
- -
96 -
2,644 - -
8,292 - -
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
- - -
- - -
- - -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
- -
- -
- -
Details
Details		 Fund to which
asset belongs
Fund to which
liability relates		 Cost (optional)
-
-
-
Amount due
(optional)		 Current value
(optional)
-
-
-
When due
(optional)
-
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Signature David Dell
Print Name
Martin Jansen Van Vuuren
Olusegun Olusanya
Date of
approval
Martin Jansen Van Vuuren 4/28/2023
David Dell 4/29/2023
Olusegun Olusanya 4/29/2023

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

4/28/2023

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