UK
Trustee’s Annual report
1/1/ 2021 - 31/ 12/2021
AIM & OBJECTIVE
Special Children’s Trust UK aims to reach out in love, offer hope and restore dignity to children with special needs in East Africa.
This is achieved by accepting donations and child sponsorships from individuals mainly in the UK, USA and Germany, which is then distributed to those in need. We operate with the mandate to raise awareness of the plight of children with special needs and to raise funds to support the practical work done by organizations and charities based in East Africa.
ACTIVITIES & PARTNERSHIP
The charity we are currently working with is Special Children’s Trust in Uganda. Our role includes:
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Child sponsorship – We raise awareness of children in Uganda with special needs who need to be sponsored for education and wellbeing. The school we are working with is Dawn Children’s Centre in Kampala, where children with and without special needs who vary in their stages of development, learn together. Individuals who decide to sponsor make monthly payments into the account, which is then transferred to SCT Uganda twice a year (June/November). Our sponsors receive yearly updates and photos of the child they are sponsoring.
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Project donations – SCT UK accepts donations on behalf of non-profit organizations like SCT UG. In 2021, we received a donation of £1,000 to send to Special Children’s trust Uganda specifically for the purchase of wheelchairs for families with disabled children who cannot otherwise afford one. We also received a donation of £57.19 to go towards the annual Christmas party that helps provide presents for disadvantages children under the SCT UG umbrella.
As a charity however, there are also other financial roles such as:
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General donations – donations are received by the public with the aim to fulfil our mission. In 2021, we received a total of £120 general donations for the charity to use.
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CFS School Fair – An annual school fair takes place before the school Christmas break at Christian fellowship school in Liverpool. Tracey and Theodora Sammons take this opportunity to sell bric-a-brac and baked good in order to raise money for SCT UK.
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Parcels – the charity uses donations to purchase sensory toys and books for special needs children in Uganda. In 2021, boxes were sent via Parcel Hero and Lontex to Kampala full of
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sensory toys and equipment for children, which were then used in schools for therapy and practical training. The cost of delivery is covered by donations made to the charity specifically for post, with the shortfall covered by general donations.
- Amazon Smile – Amazon Smile works in partnership with SCT to raise a small percentage of profit every time a buyer makes a purchase online. In 2021, we were able to raise £12.73.
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
The charity had an income of £4,422 with an additional £910 carried forward from 2020.
The total expenditure of the charity is £4,620. The majority of cost is attributed to postage and sponsorship payments.
The charity set up an Active Saver account in 2017. The purpose of this account is to accrue interest on unrestricted funds transferred from the main account. In 2018, £1,900 was transferred into the savings account. In 2021, £166.05 was withdrawn from the account to cover one postage delivery payment to the Lontex Exports Ltd company. The Active Saver holds £764 as of the end of 2021. This fund is for the charity to use as and when necessary.
CONCLUSION
The charity is succeeding in meeting its financial obligations and purposes.
We are thankful for all those who continue to walk this journey with us and for all the many contributions that have blessed us over the years.
| Charity Name | No (if any) | |||
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| Special Children's Trust UK | 1168995 | |||
| Receipts and payments accounts | CC16a | |||
| For the period from |
Period start date 01/01/2021 |
Period end date To 31/12/2021 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | ||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 120 - 13 10 131 - - - 274 910 - 910 1,184 529 80 - 7 20 - - - - 636 - - - 636 548 - - 548 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 1,221 2,927 - - - - - - 4,148 - - - 4,148 - - 2,927 - 1,057 - - - - 3,984 - - - 3,984 164 - - 164 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ 1,341 2,927 13 10 131 - - - 4,422 910 - 910 5,332 529 80 2,927 7 1,077 - - - - 4,620 - - - 4,620 712 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
| Donations | 120 | - - - - - - - - - |
5,148 | ||
| MonthlySponsorship | - | 2,913 | |||
| Amazon Smile | 13 | 11 | |||
| Fundraising | 10 | - | |||
| Donations towardspostage | 131 | - | |||
| Other | - | 1,973 | |||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
274 |
10,045 | |||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Capitalcarriedforward | 910 | - - - |
602 | ||
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| Sub total | 910 | 602 | |||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| - | 10,647 | ||||
Postage |
529 | - - - - - - - - - - |
247 | ||
| Payment bank fees | 80 | 160 | |||
| MonthlySponsorship | - | 2,913 | |||
| Amazon Smile | 7 | 11 | |||
| Donations | 20 | 4,494 | |||
| Other | - | 2,230 | |||
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| **Sub total ** | 636 | 10,055 | |||
| 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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| - | 10,055 | ||||
| 548 | - | 592 | |||
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| 548 | - | 712 | 592 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
10/10/2022
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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 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)) Main account Active Saver Details Details Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 890 5 764 - - - 1,654 5 Agreement Error Agreement Error 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 Theodora Sammons Roy Sammons |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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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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| Theodora Sammons | 10/10/2022 | ||
| Roy Sammons | 15/10/2022 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
10/10/2022
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