Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1[st] July 2021 To 30[th] June 2022
Charity name: Friends of Think About Them
Charity registration number: 1168956
OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Friends of Think About Them (FOTAT) aims to support the charitable work of Think About Them (TAT), a Kenyan Community Based Organisation (CBO) working in Nakuru, Kenya in such ways as shall be thought fit, by the provision of grants and raising awareness of the work of the organisation. TAT is a community-based organization (CBO) working towards improving the status of children in Nakuru, Kenya with special emphasis on the welfare of children living on the street. Activities are carried out through
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education / training
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the advancement of health or saving of lives
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the prevention or relief of poverty
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economic / community development / employment
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human rights / religious or racial harmony / equality or diversity
Best Interest of the Child has been a leading factor towards every input in place to attain the objectives. A lot of people have greatly contributed both in kind and cash. Since August 2016 to date, there has been a great progress in TAT as a program through its activities. So many people have come on board to assist achieving the dream. It has been a network of encouragement and teamwork.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
The core activity for Think About Them this year has been the weekly meetings with those children and youths who are homeless. The sessions have taken place every week apart from a few occasions.
The closing down of the Transition Centre was a difficult time for Think About Them, however, on the plus side staff have been freed up to focus on managing and running the weekly sessions and this has been of great benefit to connect with and build relationships with the children and young people who are homeless.
OUTREACH PROGRAMME
The weekly sessions held by TAT pre-pandemic were a crucial part of the project when TAT workers could contact the children and provide the essential support in terms of education, food, and a sense of wellbeing. As restrictions gradually eased, TAT were able to start re-engaging within the changed social environment resulting from COVID19.
1. Weekly sessions
The weekly sessions are being held regularly and are well attended with an average of 20 children/young people per week.
2. Youth Empowerment
Think About Them encourages the boys to be part of the agents of change for other children who are homeless. The TAT workers and counsellors disseminate the information to the boys at the group who are then encouraged to pass on this information to their peers. Education around sexual health and breaking down the myths about HIV/Aids is so important to give these children a chance. The open discussions based around fact and not fiction helps the boys to pass on accurate information and encourage others to protect themselves from sexually transmitted diseases.
NETWORKING
TAT continues trying to work with other stakeholders in the sector of child protection, government included. They recognize that TAT can only play a limited part of the change now.
TAT has tried bringing the children’s department closer to their work through the district children’s office (DCO) and office of social welfare department of the local government.
FUTURE PLANS
1. Weekly Sessions
TAT will continue to hold the weekly sessions and try and support as many children as possible to return to their homes or to relatives in their community. For TAT to make a proper use of the funds available, TAT re-evaluated their activities thus putting more emphasis on the weekly sessions by readjusting our activities, and proposed the following;
(a) Accommodate more children to the sessions as opposed to limiting them to the previous number of participants and ideally have two sessions per week not one.
(b). increase attention to girls living on the streets thus have another female facilitator to help in the process.
(c). reach out to those boys and girls that find it far to reach the sessions site by facilitating their transport.
2. Networking
TAT will continue to network with local authorities and other charities working with the homeless in Nakuru.
FRIENDS OF THINK ABOUT THEM PLANS
FOTAT will continue to support TAT with their weekly sessions and continue to liaise about plans to reopen the transition centre at some time in the future. Funding for this part of the TAT project is through monthly giving.
With the easing of pandemic restrictions, it is hoped that some of the trustees may be able to visit Kenya sometime soon, and see first-hand, what the social situation looks like and how TAT can work more effectively and develop within their network that exists.
Financial Review
Total receipts for the year are £901.51 . These are the recorded accounts for Friends of Think About Them from July 2021 to July 2022.
Friends of Think About Them 1168956
Receipts and payments accounts
Period Start
Period end date 30/06/2022
For the Date period from
To
01/07/2021
CC16a
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestrict Restricte Endowme Total Last year ed funds d funds nt funds funds to the to the to the to the to the nearest £ nearest £ nearest £ nearest £ nearest £
A1 Receipts
| A1 Receipts | Unrestrict ed funds to the nearest £ |
Restricte d funds to the nearest £ |
Endowme nt funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | 901 | - | - | 901 | 2,228 | ||||
| Fund Raising | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
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| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
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| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
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| Sub total(Gross | |||||||||
| income for AR) | 901 | - | - | 901 | 2,228 | ||||
| A2 Asset and | |||||||||
| investment sales, | |||||||||
| (see table). | |||||||||
| - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Sub total | - |
- | - | - | - | ||||
| Total receipts | 901 | - | - | 901 | 2,228 | ||||
| A3 Payments | |||||||||
| 3,216 | - | - | 3,216 | 2,303 | |||||
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| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - |
- Sub total 3,216 - - 3,216 2,303 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| - | - | - | - | ||||||
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| Sub total | |||||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | |||||
| Total payments | 3,216 | - | - | 3,216 | 2,303 | ||||
| Net of | |||||||||
| receipts/(payments | - | - | - | ||||||
| ) | 2,315 | - | - | 2,315 | 75 | ||||
| A5 Transfers | |||||||||
| between funds | - | - | - | - | - | ||||
| A6 Cash funds last | |||||||||
| year end | 11,650 | - | - | 11,650 | 11,725 | ||||
| Cash funds this | |||||||||
| year end | 9,335 | - | - | 9,335 | 11,650 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Unrestrict Restricte Endowme ed funds d funds nt funds to nearest £ to nearest to nearest £ £ 9,335 - - - - - - - - 9,335 - - OK OK OK Unrestrict Restricte Endowme ed funds d funds nt funds to nearest £ to nearest to nearest £ £ - - - - - - - - -
Categories Details
cash in bank
B1 Cash funds
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))
Details
B2 Other monetary assets
Fund to Current Cost which asset value (optional) Details belongs (optional) B3 Investment assets - - - - - - - - - - Fund to Current Cost which asset value (optional) Details belongs (optional) B4 Assets retained for the charity’s - - own use - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to Amount When due which due (optional) liability (optional) Details relates B5 Liabilities - - - - - Signed by one or two Date of trustees on behalf of all Signature Print Name the trustees approval J M Cassidy 26-Apr-23
Reserves
At present the charity holds £1,000 in its reserves in order to cover any situations which may arise.
Contributions made by volunteers
Friends of Think About Them are very grateful to the volunteers in Nakuru, Kenya who give up their time to support the children who are homeless, and also volunteers in the UK who support the project financially, and with projects to raise funds. We particularly thank everyone who volunteered their time and resources to fundraising for this project.
Structure, Governance and Management
The trustees for Friends of Think About Them are appointed in accordance with the constitution for the charity registered with the Charities Commission in August 2016.
The trustees are responsible for making decisions on all matters of general concern and importance to the charity including deciding on how the funds of the charity are to be spent.
Relationship with Think About Them in Kenya remains very positive with regular communication about activities and financial expenditure.
Trustees of Friends of Think About Them
Mrs Janet Cassidy
Mr Martin Cassidy
Mr Martin Day
Mrs Jill Day
Mrs Marion Bathurst
Mrs Julia Sears
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Janet Mary Cassidy Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)
Date 26 April 2023
| Friends of Think About Them | 1168956 | |||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | |||
| 01/07/2021 Period Start Date For the period from |
To | 30/06/2022 Period end date |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 901 - - - - - - - 901 - - - 901 3,216 - - - - - - - - 3,216 - - - 3,216 - 2,315 - 11,650 9,335 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 901 - - - - - - - 901 - - - 901 3,216 - - - - - - - - 3,216 - - - 3,216 - 2,315 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | 901 | - - - - - - - - - |
901 | 2,228 | ||
| Fund Raising | - | - | - | |||
| - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| - |
- | - | ||||
| ~~Sub total~~~~(Gross income for~~ AR) |
901 |
901 | 2,228 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | - - - |
- | ||||
| - | - | - | ||||
| Sub total | - | - | - | |||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | 901 | 2,228 | ||||
| 3,216 | - - - - - - - - - - |
3,216 | 2,303 | |||
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| **Sub total ** | 3,216 | 3,216 | 2,303 | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| - | - - - |
- | ||||
| - | - | |||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | - | |||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| - | 3,216 | 2,303 | ||||
| - 2,315 | - | - | - 2,315 | - 75 | ||
| - | - | - - |
- | - | ||
| 11,650 | - | 11,650 | 11,725 | |||
| 9,335 | - | - | 9,335 | 11,650 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
26/04/2023
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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 B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details cash in bank Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 9,335 - - - - - 9,335 - 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 J M Cassidy |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| - | |||
| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| Current value (optional) |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| J M Cassidy | 26-Apr-23 | ||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
26/04/2023
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