2023-12-31-accounts - Experience The Real Africa (UK)

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
	01	01	2023		31	12	2023
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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) Charity's principal address	EXPERIENCE THE REAL AFRICA (UK)	EXPERIENCE THE REAL AFRICA (UK)

	ETRA
	1171700
	1 Upper Cottages
	Southstoke
	Bath
	Postcode	BA2 7DR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Mr Nigel White	Chairman
	Mr Ian Alexander Bleakley	Treasurer
	Mrs Janet Keene
	Mrs EmilyPaines
	Mr Mark Bagott
	Mrs Fedesi Murisa

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

TAR

March 2012

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address




Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

BY APPOINTMENT AS THE NEED ARISES Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION, RELIEVE POVERTY AND PROMOTE THE GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE IN MITYANA, UGANDA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE UGANDAN CHARITY 'EXPERIENCE THE REAL AFRICA' (ETRA (UGANDA))

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March 2012

The charity’s principal activity, the trustees having had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit, is the making of donations to the above mentioned charity, 'EXPERIENCE THE REAL AFRICA' (ETRA (UGANDA)).

The activities of ETRA Uganda are reported back to ETRA UK by the trustees of that charity, and regular financial updates are received. Site visits are also made and reported on when possible.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
contribution made by volunteers.

TAR

March 2012

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

As in the prior year, the charity co-ordinated donations received with activities carried out by ETRA (Uganda), in addition to continuing to raise awareness of ETRA (Uganda) in the UK
• A visit was made to the school operated by ETRA (Uganda) by two Trustees who used that time to see the particular current needs of the school, and also to hold constructive discussions with the ETRA (Uganda) trustees in relation to the future and in particular plans that could in time lead to ETRA (Uganda) being self sufficient.

TAR

March 2012

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the

charity’s policy on reserves

The charity keeps under review its resources and the requirements of ETRA (Uganda) to ensure that funds are sufficient to meet the expected cash needs of the school in Mityana.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) 01/10/24 Full name(s) Ian Bleakley Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Treasurer etc)

Date 01/10/24

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March 2012

TAR Mar¢h 2012

	Experience the Real Africa (UK)	Experience the Real Africa (UK)	Experience the Real Africa (UK)	1171700	CC16a
	Receipts and payments accounts
	For the period from	01-01-23 Period start date	To	31-12-23 Period end date

Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £	Restricted funds to the nearest £	Endowment funds to the nearest £	Total funds to the nearest £
Regular donations	9,637	-	-	9,637	9,313
Other donations	12,755	-	-	12,755	3,183
Gift Aid reclaimed	1,608	-	-	1,608	1,744
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*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	24,000	-	-	24,000	14,240
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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*Sub total*	-	-	-	-	-
*Total receipts* A3 Payments
	24,000	-	-	24,000	14,240

Payments to ETRA Africa	16,875	-	-	16,875	13,500
Bank charges	50	-	-	50	50
Printing& Paper	353	-	-	353	253
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**Sub total **	17,278	-	-	17,278	13,803

A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net of receipts/(payments)* A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end *Cash funds this year end*	-	-	-	-	-

	17,278	-	-	17,278	13,803

	6,722	-	-	6,722	437
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	11,329	-	-	11,329	10,892
	18,051	-	-	18,051	11,329

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at			the end of the period
Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets	Details		Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £
	Bank account		18,051	-	-
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	Details *Total cash funds* (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		18,051	-	-
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	Signature		Print	Name
					Date of approval
			Ian Bl	eakley	23-09-23
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)