RESOURCE UGANDA Report of the trustees for the year ending 31st December 2021
The trustees of Resource Uganda present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 31st December 2021 and confirm they comply with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 and with the charity’s constitution.
Resource Uganda is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, registered with the Charity Commission of England and Wales, no.1170995. Registered address: 89 Boundary Road, London N22 6AS Names of trustees:
Benjamin Peter Gordon Daniel James Hoyle Christopher Matthew Toller Philpot Anna Elizabeth Hogan
CHARITY STRUCTURE
Resource Uganda is formed of a core group of dedicated volunteers who believe passionately in the aims and the values of the organisation (outlined below). This group meets quarterly, often remotely, and remains in contact on an ongoing basis. During these meetings, the volunteers discuss charity priorities and activities, fundraising opportunities and finances. This approach allows for strong interactions with Ugandan partners and ensures that any decisions that are made regarding the management of the charity are informed by the views of those most committed to the mission of Resource Uganda. A General Meeting is held annually to develop the core mission and strategy of the charity, as well as undertaking regular business.
The charity trustees are selected from individuals who are involved with the charity and have demonstrated a commitment to the aims and vision of Resource Uganda. This ensures that those acting as trustees will be suitably involved in the work of the charity. In addition to this, trustees are also selected with due regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for effective administration of the charity.
OUR AIMS
Resource Uganda is based on the belief that the local church has the power to change the world. Our aim is to resource the church to do more, and to have an even greater impact. The objects of Resource Uganda are:
- To advance the Christian religion in Uganda for the benefit of the public through providing grants to local NGOs, principally Ministry Resourcing International, enabling
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the organisations to provide Christian Bibles and resources to local churches, provide training on leadership and governance to churches, and setting up mutually reinforcing partnerships with these churches.
- To relieve poverty among women, men and children in Uganda through providing grants to local NGOs, principally Ministry Resourcing International, enabling the organisations to provide or assist in the provision of education, training and healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to combat inequality and enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient.
OUR VALUES
All of Resource Uganda’s activities are guided by our values:
God-centred
First and foremost we are God-centred. God is the reason we do what we do and He breathes purpose and direction to everything we do.
Sustainable
We want to build things that will stand the test of time, which will bear fruit into the future. We’ll always support and develop local leaders who will be there when we can't be.
Compassionate
We love and care for all people. All our projects are designed to serve the neediest with the help they so desperately need.
Local church
We believe the local church is the hope of the world and God’s plan A. We will always forge strategic partnerships with local churches.
Transparent
We are committed to being a good steward of our donors’ money and making sure every pound goes to where it’s needed the most.
ACTIVITIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS
In 2021 we began to re-establish some of our face to face ministry programs which had been paused due to the global pandemic, such as children’s work, women’s ministry and support to church leaders. However, in June 2021 Uganda was put back into another 6 week lockdown which came with a return of economic challenges and as such we revived our food aid support to certain families in the Kisenyi area. Predominantly however, 2021 was a year of reviving hope and progress and there have been a number of achievements in Uganda, enabled through grants to our main partner, Ministry Resourcing International. These achievements included:
- Further improvements have been made in the Resource Uganda Centre in Kisenyi with the addition of a first floor creating even more space for our community impact
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programmes and growing children’s ministry. Infrastructure developments in the village mean we also now have electricity in the centre and the connected New life church which has created new opportunities for all our programmes;
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We continued our programme of support to church leaders. The network of partners we work with now includes over 250 churches, meaning an even greater opportunity to develop leaders across the nation. We specifically ran a mission to Ibanda district in March 2021 where we equipped and encouraged local leaders and supported them to share the good news with their communities.
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During the 2020 lockdown the greatest need identified was food aid. This continued to be an area of need in 2021 and we distributed further food packages to families and parents in the Kisenyi area during the month of July.
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In the August lockdown, we worked with about 20 Mukono churches to help them come up with a hybrid way of operation, focusing on basic must haves of the life of a church. Participant churches appreciated being helped to find continuity in a time which was otherwise very functionally difficult.
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We continued training for the Kisa women’s craft cooperative , now employing the local Reverend Esther to support the women. She has helped them to expand into different income generating activities including liquid soap and body creams which the women have started supplying to local boarding schools and hope to expand their market in the coming year. The savings club the women run is now saving 1million UGX per month, compared to the 2million UGX a year in 2020.
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Kisa Beads continue to sell in markets all over the UK - from London to Edinburgh.
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We grew our children’s ministry even further, meeting the needs of over 100 of the most disadvantaged children every week, creating a safe space to learn, play, grow, and providing a hot meal each week. The children are split into age appropriate classes learning skills specific to the challenges they face. The children have been growing in confidence and putting on drama productions for parents and villagers to show what they have learned.
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As young people are growing up through our children’s ministry there is a growing need for support for the older youth and teenagers. We have begun running annual youth retreats enabling the young people to have a residential camp away from their village, to be encouraged and supported in overcoming challenges specific to their age group. In 2021 the youth camp was held in Jinja in November.
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We have continued to invest in the community of teenage mothers we have been supporting in the Kisenyi area since the pandemic. Our team have continued meeting with them weekly, encouraging them, feeding them and their children who are often
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malnourished, and teaching them some small business skills so they can make some money to support their families. Many of the girls we have met since starting this programme became pregnant as a result of sexual abuse and need emotional support and counseling to work through trauma, or to extract themselves from abusive relationships. There have been moments of real joy such as seeing 2 year old Mukisa independently standing and walking after regaining strength following our nutritional support. We currently work with 20 teenage mothers and have plans to grow the training and skills programmes we can offer to increase their financial independence.
FINANCES
The financial statements (annexed to this report) show net incoming resources for the year of £8,274. The principal source of income is charitable donations, accounting for 62% of Resource Uganda’s income.
The total expenditure for the year amounted to £8,344. 99.% of expenditure went directly to Uganda through grants to Ministry Resourcing International.
Resource Uganda’s Reserves Policy is to hold three months’ committed expenditure of our main partner (Ministry Resourcing International) at any one time. Resource Uganda does not hold any funds as a custodian trustee.
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RESOURCE UGANDA (1170995) Receipt and Payment Accounts
For the period 1 January - 31 December 2021
Receipts and Payments
| Receipts | Receipts | Receipts | Receipts | Receipts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted Funds To the nearest £ |
Restricted Funds To the nearest £ |
Total funds To the nearest £ |
FYE 2020 To the nearest £ |
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| Charitable donations | £5,140 | £0 | £5,140 | £4,104 |
| Sponsored events | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Trading | £264 | £0 | £264 | £79 |
| Grants | £2,000 | £0 | £2,000 | £2,500 |
| Gift Aid | £870 | £0 | £870 | £939 |
| Interest | £0 | £0 | £0 | £1 |
| Total receipts | £8,274 | £0 | £8,274 | £7,622 |
| Payments | ||||
| Grants to Ministry Resourcing International |
£8,309 | £0 | £8,309 | £7,510 |
| Administration | £0 | £0 | £0 | £48 |
| Fundraising costs | £35 | £0 | £35 | £0 |
| Total payments | £8,344 | £0 | £8,344 | £7,557 |
| Net of receipts / payments |
£(70) | £0 | £(70) | £65 |
| Transfers between funds |
£0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Cash funds last year end |
£3,225 | £0 | £3,225 | |
| Cash funds this year end |
£3,155 | £0 | £3,155 |
Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Cash funds
| Unrestricted Funds To the nearest £ |
Restricted Funds To the nearest £ |
Total To the nearest £ |
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| Cash in bank* | £2,453 | £0 | £2,453 |
| Reserves | £701 | £0 | £701 |
| Total | £3,155 | £0 | £3,155 |
- Cash in the bank appears high at the end of the reporting period. This is due to our schedule for Grants to Uganda, where the first payment is due on 1 January each year, a day after the end of the reporting period.
Other monetary assets
Nil
Investment assets
Nil
Assets retained for the charity’s own use
Nil
Liabilities
Nil
Notes
Accounts are prepared on a receipt and payment basis.
Amounts are rounded to the nearest whole pound.
Independent examination has not been carried out as income is below the required threshold.
For purposes of The Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012, the trustees can confirm Resource Uganda has no outstanding debts or liabilities.
Signed by Daniel Hoyle on behalf of the trustees
Date: 7 October 2022