Trustees Annual report
01/01/2024 – 31/12/2024
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. This year the charity has been able to sponsor twelve children in a Ugandan organisation under the umbrella of Special Children’s Trust Uganda.
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Project donations – SCT UK accepts donations on behalf of non-profit organizations like SCT UG. In 2024, we received a donation of £30 from Christ Church towards the Forever Home project.
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Face-painting – Our charity was used to receive restricted funds that were used to buy face paints to sent to Uganda for their annual special need’s awareness day in Kampala, Uganda.
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 2024, we received a number of donations that we decided to use towards the cost of postage. Three boxes full of sensory equipment and toys for children with special needs were sent to Uganda and the decision was made to use general funds towards the purpose of covering the postage cost.
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CFS School Fair and Craft Sale – 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.
Donations are also received during this event. This year, they were able to raise a total of £227.
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Amazon Smile – We received no donations from Amazon Smile this year.
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PayPal – Some donations are made via PayPal. We are trying to change this however, so that funds are received directly into the Barclays bank account. This is so that the charity receives the payment directly and the name and payment track is clear.
FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
The charity had to make three sponsorship payments during 2024. The Sponsorship payment due the previous year was delayed and was made in January of 2024 instead. This is shown clearly in the financial report; CC16.
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. Some funds were removed from the account during this financial year to cover postage costs. The Active Saver holds £680 as of the end of 2024. This fund is for the charity to use as and when necessary, in agreement with all trustees.
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) CC16a Special Children's Trust 1168995 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 1/1/2024 12/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee~~ ~~ee_~~ |
Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Special Children's Trust 1168995 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 1/1/2024 12/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee~~ ~~ee_~~ |
Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Special Children's Trust 1168995 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 1/1/2024 12/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee~~ ~~ee_~~ |
Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Special Children's Trust 1168995 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 1/1/2024 12/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee~~ ~~ee_~~ |
Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Special Children's Trust 1168995 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 1/1/2024 12/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee~~ ~~ee_~~ |
Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Special Children's Trust 1168995 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 1/1/2024 12/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee~~ ~~ee_~~ |
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Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Special Children's Trust 1168995 Receipts andpayments accounts Period start date To Period end date 1/1/2024 12/31/2024 For the period from ~~ee~~ ~~ee_~~ |
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| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds |
Restricted funds |
Endowment funds |
Total funds | Last year | ||||||
| to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | to the nearest £ | |||||
| A1 Receipts | ||||||||||
| Donations | 260 | 1,149 | - | 1,409 | 345 | |||||
| Amazon Smile | - | - | - | 20 | ||||||
| Craft Sale | - | 224 | - | 224 | 169 | |||||
| Sponsorship | - | 7,733 | - | 7,733 | 3,293 | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 260 (Gross income for AR) |
9,106 | - | 9,366 | 3,827 | |||||
| - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total receipts 260 9,106 - 9,366 3,827 A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). ~~——_———~~ |
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| A3 Payments | ||||||||||
| Internationalpayment fee | 81 | - | - | 81 | 27 | |||||
| Lontexpostage cost | 287 | - | - | 287 | 72 | |||||
| Sponsorship payments to SCT UG | 7,733 | - | 7,733 | 1,770 | ||||||
| Purchase of toys and equpment | 12 | - | 12 | 44 | ||||||
| Parcel Heropostage cost | 46 | - | - | 46 | - | |||||
| Amazonpurchase of facepaints | - | 64 | - | 64 | - | |||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||||||
| Sub total 426 | 7,797 | - | 8,223 | 1,913 | ||||||
| - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - Total payments 426 7,797 - 8,223 1,913 A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) ~~—————~~ |
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| Net of receipts/(payments) - 166 1,309 - 1,143 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - A6 Cash funds last year end 331 - - 331 Cash funds this year end 165 1,309 - 1,474 ~~SSS5S~~ |
1,914 - - 1,914 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Unrestricted Restricted |
Endowment | ||||
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| Categories | Details | funds funds |
funds | ||
| to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | ||||
| B1 Cash funds | Cash carried forward 376 1,924 - Savings account 680 - - - - - 1,056 1,924 - Total cash funds ~~—====~~ |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
(agree balances with receipts and payments | Agreement Error Agreement Error |
OK | ||
| Unrestricted Restricted |
Endowment | ||||
| funds funds |
funds | ||||
| Details | to nearest £ to nearest £ |
to nearest £ | |||
| B2 Other monetary assets | - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~===~~ |
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| Details | Cost (optional) Fund to which asset belongs |
Current value (optional) |
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| B3 Investment assets | - - - - - - - - - - ~~ee~~ |
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| Details | Cost (optional) Fund to which asset belongs |
Current value (optional) |
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| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - ~~ue~~ |
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| Fund to which Amount due |
When due | ||||
| Details | liability relates (optional) |
(optional) | |||
| B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
- - - - - Signature Print Name THEODORA SAMMONS 10/30/2025 ROY SAMMONS 10/30/2025 Date of approval ~~————~~ |