2021-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period to 31 December 2021

Charity Name: The Reach Foundation (UK) also known as Reach

Registered charity number: 1171521

Charity’s principal address: Unit N2, Blois Meadow Business Park, Steeple Bumpstead, CB9 7BN

Trustees

The following trustees have served throughout the year:

• Helen Layton

• Nick Layton

• Claire Richardson

Structure, Governance & Management

• Reach is governed by a constitution

• It is a trust

• New trustees are appointed by the existing trustees

Objectives & Activities

The objects of our charity are:

• To advance such charitable purposes (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time for the public benefit in particular, but not limited to advancing the health, education and opportunities for people by making grants and awards to people living in extreme poverty or suffering hardship in any part of the world

Our main activities during the year have been:

• To maintain communications with our contacts in Malawi to identify ways in which our charity can help theirs

• In the UK, to tell people about our experiences and the needs of Pashello

• To collect donations and to forward them monthly to Pashello in order to provide food for the children and salaries for the staff

• When needed, to consider requests for additional monies

The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit

Achievements & Performance

• New regular Subscriptions from the UK and USA

• We have launched a Teaming fundraising site

• We have secured sponsorship to ship a van over to Malawi in order to help transport food into the villages and to ensure as many Malawian men, women and children have access to healthcare facilities, ultimately reducing the number of mortalities in the area in which The Reach Foundation UK are based.

• We have worked with a graphic designer in order to produce new Reach Foundation UK T shirts. These are being put onto Teemill, an ethical, anti-slavery merchandise site used by many charities to sell promotional material and raise money from the sale of their products.

• We have connected with several artists this year. The first artist is preparing to go to Malawi in order to help initiate a cottage industry through teaching paper making, weaving and printing in the schools associated with our feeding programmes and with the widows who work for the charity. The artist has also trained Helen, one of the Reach Foundation UK Trustees, in these skills in order to increase understanding of the importance of this trade within a small community and help the Trustees to be able to explain the process and benefits to others and fundraise for the project.

• The second artist has agreed to have further discussions with The Reach Foundation UK in December in order to move forward with an auction she has agreed to organise for the charity. The pieces of art will be auctioned off and the money will go directly to The Reach Foundation UK. This is due to take place in November 2022.

• The Reach Foundation UK are preparing media packs to send to large companies who have asked for information on the work we do in order to generate money for future projects.

• The Reach Foundation have been working closely with Ngabu Rural Hospital management team and will be extending last year’s feeding programme to 5 a month feeding programme during the months of November through to March. Every patient in the hospital will be fed once a day during this time.

• The Reach Foundation will be present at several fundraisers this year organised by new supporters. These fundraisers will take place in November and December.

• The Reach Foundation has been working with a nurse specialist in Northern Mali for the past 6 months and are working towards securing enough funds to start a fifth feeding programme in the Goundam Cercle, Timbuktu. This project will feed and educate 40 displaced children attending a school situated between 5 and 10 km from where they live.

• The 3 feeding programmes based in Chickwawa, Chizenga and Chibasala along with 1 winter programme based in Ngabu Rural Hospital have continued to run smoothly this year.

• Newsletters, Instagram, website and Teaming website have been maintained and updated and all sponsors kept up to date with the progress being made by The Reach Foundation.

• Social Media presence has been established and a new website launched.

• For the sixth year running we have sent money for the Staff and Children of Pashello to have a Christmas party

Financial Review

• We are holding a reserve in our account for funding larger projects. We aim to hold a minimum of £2000 in reserve at any one time to enable us to help in times of crisis. We are holding a significant financial buffer at the moment which we have begun spending on starting new feeding projects.

• None of our funds are materially in deficit

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Full name: Claire Richardson

Position: Trustee

Date: 26 October 2022

The Reach Foundation (UK)

Receipts and Payments Account

Year to 31 December 2020

Income Receipts
	2021
Donations from individuals	£8,325
Donations from Companies/Organizations	£1,800
Gift Aid	-
Total Receipts	£10,125
Payments
Payments to Pashello Charitable Trust	£10,310
Money transfer charges	£159
Total Payments	£10,468
Net receipts for the year	-£344
Bank Balance at 31 December 2021	£5,933