## **FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION WORLDWIDE CIO Charity Number 1169625**
## **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
**FOR THE PERIOD FROM 1[st] APRIL 2020 to 5[th] APRIL 2021**
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**FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION WORLDWIDE CIO (Charity number 1169625) For the period ended 5[th] April 2021**
## **Reference and administrative details**
|Trustees|Mrs S Bolam|
|---|---|
||Mr K Bolam|
||Mrs W Burns|
||Mr P Burns (died 24.5.21)|
||Mr G Burns|
||Mr T Burns|
||Mrs J Cooper|
||Mr P Crowe|
||Mr S Durkin (resigned 2020)|
||Mrs P Ellis|
||Mr L Embley|
||Mr L Kilbride|
||Mr P Pike (died 27.12.21)|
||Mr R Rapson|
||Mr C Sanderson|
||Mr R Whewell|
||Mrs C Burns|
||Mr M Howarth|
||Ms Sabrina (Jiayu Lai)|
||Mr R Longstaff|
||Mrs K Longstaff|
||Mr G Skully|
||Mr J Bannister|
|Registered office|45 Prairie Crescent|
||Burnley|
||BB10 1EU|
|Bankers|Lloyds Bank|
|Independent Examiner|Mark R Heaton FCCA FCIE DChA|
||KM|
||1stFloor, Block C|
||The Wharf|
||Manchester Rd|
||Burnley|
||BB11 1JG|
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**FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION WORLDWIDE CIO For the period ended 5[th] April 2021**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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Summary of the purposes of To advance the education of the public in deprived countries
the charity as set out in its around the world that have very little or no facilities by sending
governing document redundant and surplus furniture, educational, it and other
equipment to educational and training establishments and projects
to benefit any local community which is in need
in furtherance of these objects but not otherwise to ensure in so far
as it is reasonably practicable that no items shall be sent to or via
private or profit making organisations.
Summary of the main activities FEW send containers to countries in Asia or Africa full of surplus
in relation to those purposes educational school furniture giving some of the most desperate
for the public benefit children in the world a better chance of an education.
Statement confirming whether The trustees have had regard to the guidance on public benefit.
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
To advance the education of the public in deprived countries
around the world that have very little or no facilities by sending
redundant and surplus furniture, educational, it and other
equipment to educational and training establishments and projects
to
benefit
any
local
community
which
is
in
need
in furtherance of these objects but not otherwise to ensure in so far
as it is reasonably practicable that no items shall be sent to or via
private orprofitmaking organisations.|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document
To advance the education of the public in deprived countries
around the world that have very little or no facilities by sending
redundant and surplus furniture, educational, it and other
equipment to educational and training establishments and projects
to
benefit
any
local
community
which
is
in
need
in furtherance of these objects but not otherwise to ensure in so far
as it is reasonably practicable that no items shall be sent to or via
private orprofitmaking organisations.|
|---|---|
|Summary of the main activities
in relation to those purposes
for the public benefit
FEW send containers to countries in Asia or Africa full of surplus
educational school furniture giving some of the most desperate
children in the world a better chance of an education.||
|Statement confirming whether|The trustees have had regard to the guidance on public benefit.|
|the trustees have had regard to
the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
benefit||
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|FEW have many volunteers who help with loading the containers
we send, collecting and organising the furniture in the warehouse,
travelling to the countries we donate equipment to and raising
funds for our work.|
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|Achievements and
Performance
.|Over the year the charity shipped a total of 5 containers.
Three containers were shipped to The Gambia in West Africa, one
if which was a joint venture with Unison, West Yorkshire, and
Humberside.
Two containers were shipped to Ghana in partnership with the
Michael Lapsley Foundation, a charity registered in Ghana.
In recognition of the effects the Pandemic was having in The
Gambia we established a Hardship Fund, which has over the year
donated £2800 to over 172 recipients providing financial
assistance to families in need for a variety of reasons.
Funding has been received for 3 projects to be undertaken in The
Gambia in 2022:
Funding of £8,000 to install a solar powered water supply, storage,
and distribution for a village of 1200 whose water source has
ceased to be potable.
Funding of £1,457.88 partial funding for construction of a staffroom
at Bijilo Nursery.
Funding of £1500 to start work on completing a house for a family
of eight whose head died and despite the best efforts of the
community to try to complete the structure it remains uninhabitable
after 8years. The family currently live in a mud walked house with
only two beds.
Finally, we must report that two of our trustees, Paul Burns and
Peter Pike, unfortunately passed away.|
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**FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION WORLDWIDE CIO For the period ended 5[th] April 2021**
**Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s financial See attached statements. Funds are raised from donations.
position at the end of the period
Statement explaining the policy We aim to hold 3 months running costs in reserve. At the year end
for holding reserves stating we were below this amount.
why they are held
Amount of reserves held Cash unrestricted reserves £7119
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Type of governing document|Constitution dated 16.10.16|
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|How is the charity constituted?|Foundation Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|Trustee selection methods|By appointment by the existing Trustees|
**Approved by the trustees on 10[th] February 2022 and signed on their behalf by:**
**Signature Full name** Terry E. Burns
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## **FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION WORLDWIDE CIO**
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Furniture for Education Worldwide CIO
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the period ended 5[th] April 2021 which are set out on pages 6 to 8.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; 2. the accounts do not accord with those records;
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Mark R Heaton FCCA FCIE DChA
Independent Examiner
KM
1[st] Floor, Block C
The Wharf, Burnley, BB11 1JG
10[th] February 2022
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**FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION WORLDWIDE CIO For the period ended 31[st] March 2021**
## **RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**
|**ECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT**||
|---|---|
|**Receipts**
COVID Grant Burnley Council
Fundraising events & donations
Total receipts
**Payments**
Charitable activity costs
Accountancy fees
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**£**
10000
35223|
||45223|
||23356
900|
||24256|
|||
||20967|
||7119|
||28084|
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**FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION WORLDWIDE CIO For the year ended 31[st] March 2021**
## **Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the year**
||Unrestricted|
|---|---|
||funds|
||**£**|
|Cash funds|28084|
|Office equipment|
1,700|
|Motor vehicle|6,800|
Approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf on 10[th] February 2022 by:
Terry Burns Trustee
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**FURNITURE FOR EDUCATION WORLDWIDE CIO For the year ended 31[st] March 2021**
## NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
- 1 Basis of preparation
These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities Act 2011.
- 2 Fund Accounting
- (a) Unrestricted funds are those that can be expended at the discretion of the trustees in the furtherance of the objects of the charity
- (b) Restricted funds are those that may only be used for specific purposes. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor.
- 3 Taxation The charity is not liable to tax on its charitable activities.
The charity is not registered for VAT. Irrecoverable VAT is included in the expense to which it relates.
- 4 Transactions with trustees
- No remuneration nor expenses were paid to trustees or any persons connected with them during the year or previous year.
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