RESOURCE UGANDA Report of the trustees for the year ending 31st December 2022
The trustees of Resource Uganda present their annual report and accounts for the year ended 31st December 2022 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.
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The objects of Resource Uganda are:
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●To advance the Christian religion in Uganda for the benefit of the public through providing grants to local NGOs, principally Ministry Resourcing International, enabling 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.
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●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
2022 felt like a year of getting back on an even keel after two years of on and off lock downs. We were fortunate not to have been overly affected by the autumn Ebola outbreak which was rapidly brought under control. We were able to resume all programs and were encouraged by new partners coming on board to support our
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delivery organisation in Uganda- Ministry Resourcing International. Through the generosity of our donors, the hard work of the team in Uganda, and the energy from these new partnerships 2022 saw some encouraging achievements. These included:
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Mukisa Women’s Group now has 35 members. It is steered by a committee of 5 and in 2022, the leadership decided that men may join as honorary members following interest from the male members of the community as the productive reputation of the group has spread. There are now 10 honorary male members. The group meets once a week to carry out the group’s activities which include production of soap, body jelly, jewelry and a savings credit scheme. The total amount of money saved as part of the savings scheme was UGX10,700,000 in 2022, a vast increase compared to the UGX 2million a year in 2020. This enabled two of the women to start new small businesses which are thriving. It was also a productive year for the craft side of the group producing:
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560 liters of liquid making total sales at ugx1.120,000 and a profit of Ugx345,000= .
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Jewelry (necklaces, earing, bracelets etc) and bags worth Ugx1,559,000= and a profit of ugx606,000. A proportion of this jewellery was sent to the UK and sold under our ‘kisa beads’ ethical jewellry label.
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Body jelly worth ugx 369,000=
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One of our new partners, the Gordon Bridger Fund, provided a grant for a new skills programme in the village of Kisenyi working alongside our Mukisa women’s programme which brought revived energy and excitement to the village. The Mukisa women’s group supervised the Gordon Bridger Enterprise Fund Skilling program that attracted 44 participants to train in hairdressing and tailoring skills. Key outcomes of the programme were;
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Tailoring class had 13 participants and 80.8% completed the course.
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Hairdressing class had 31 participants and 53.4% of the participants completed the course.
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Currently, over 50.5/% of the participants earn income by being employed or self-employment (small start-ups).
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Our Children’s Ministry ‘CANA club’ exists to support the spiritual, mental and physical wellbeing of underprivileged children in the Kisenyi area. This ministry now has 193 registered children who are divided into three groups:
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CANA Kitties (1 – 6 years) who form 44%
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CANA Sparkles (7 – 11 years) who form 31%
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CANA Explorers (12 – 17 years) who form 27%
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Of these 72% regularly attended the Saturday weekly program where they are engaged in various activities such as games, prayer, bible stories and craft. The Children also receive a hot meal at our saturday clubs and in 2022, 6,690 nutritious meals were served to these children.
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We also seek to support these children either staying in school, or continuing to learn when at home if their family can’t pay school fees. 33% of CANA Club members received scholastic materials per term. We were able to distribute:
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360 packs of picfare exercise books
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146 packs of bic pens
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146 packs of pencils
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45 reams of papers
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120 mathematical sets
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We were proud to celebrate with a number of our ‘Explorers’ who completed primary school in 2022 and are set to join secondary school in 2023.
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We have also sought to strengthen links with the families and wider community of the children we support. In 2022 we held 2 parents meetings where over 40 members from the community attended each. From these meetings we were able to select a CANA parents committee which has strengthened our position in the community.
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The children also carried out 2 drama/musical productions which attracted over 200 people from the neighboring villages. These bi annual productions are The Redemption story and a Christmas Carol. This has generated more local interest in our activities at the club.
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We also attend to the medical needs of the children in our ministry where possible. Sometimes this looks like providing medication for untreated malaria or infections, and other times it is more complex. One 14 year old girl, Jean, was found to have a severe heart condition that required major surgery that could not be done in Uganda. We are so grateful to have been able to partner with Chain of Hope , an organisation who specialises in matching children with severe heart conditions with some of the best surgeons in the world. (To note although this report cover the period of 2022 only Jean received the life saving surgery she needed in February 2023 and made a full recovery and is now reunited with her family in Uganda).
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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. In 2022 we ran three missions with churches in the network and one leaders conference
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enabling church leaders to encourage one another and make strategic plans for the next 5 years. As part of the missions in central and western uganda the gospel was shared, music skills were taught and marriage seminars held which saw several separated couples reunited.
FINANCES
The financial statements (annexed to this report) show net incoming resources for the year of £7,477. The principal source of income is charitable donations, accounting for 61% of Resource Uganda’s income. Other sources include grants, reclaimed gift aid, and sales of items made by the Mukisa Women’s group.
The total expenditure for the year amounted to £8,883. 100% 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 2022
Receipts and Payments
| Receipts | Receipts | Receipts | Receipts | Receipts |
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| Unrestricted Funds To the nearest £ |
Restricted Funds To the nearest £ |
Total funds To the nearest £ |
FYE 2021 To the nearest £ |
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| Charitable donations | £4,546 | £0 | £4,546 | £5,140 |
| Sponsored events | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Trading | £130 | £0 | £130 | £264 |
| Grants | £2,000 | £0 | £2,000 | £2,000 |
| Gift Aid | £801 | £0 | £801 | £870 |
| Interest | £1 | £0 | £1 | £0 |
| Total receipts | £7,477 | £0 | £7,477 | £8,274 |
| Payments | ||||
| Grants to Ministry Resourcing International |
£8,883 | £0 | £8,883 | £8,309 |
| Administration | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Fundraising costs | £0 | £0 | £0 | £35 |
| Total payments | £8,883 | £0 | £8,883 | £8,344 |
| Net of receipts / payments |
£(1,407) | £0 | £(1,407) | £(70) |
| Transfers between funds |
£0 | £0 | £0 | £0 |
| Cash funds last year end |
£3,155 | £0 | £3,155 | |
| Cash funds this year end |
£1,749 | £0 | £1,749 |
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* | £1,047 | £0 | £1,047 |
| Reserves | £702 | £0 | £702 |
| Total | £1,749 | £0 | £1,749 |
- Cash in the bank is reflective of our schedule for Grants to Uganda. 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: 13 March 2023