TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
FUTURE PILLARS (ZAMBIA)
For the year ending 30 June 2024
UK Reg. Charity Number 1173534
Registered address: Grovetown Barn, Yeolmbridge, Launceston, Cornwall,
PL15 8NH
Trustees
Trustee Name
Barry Gransden
Peter McAughey
Anneli Meeder
Emma Berry
Rosemary Stanbury
Office
Chair
Treasurer
Trustee
Trustee
Trustee
Dates acted
Whole Year
Whole Year
Whole Year
Whole Year
Whole Year
Notes
Appointed until April 2027
Appointed until June 2026
Appointed until November 2026
Resigned March 2024
Resigned June 2024
Emma Berry resigned her trusteeship effective March 2024- we thank Emma for her valued
contribution to the charity and wish her all the best for the future.
Rosemary Stanbury resigned her trusteeship effective 10 June 2024. Rosemary was a founding
trustee. and has been instrumental in the success of FPZ. Her many visits to Kabwe overthe years, and
her commitment to the school have made a lasting impact to the vulnerable children in Kabwe. We
thank her for her engagement and contribution and wish her all the best for the future.
We are pleased to welcome Anneli Meeder as a trustee. joining us on 7th November 2023.
About Future Pillars (Zambia)
Future Pillars (Zambial I'FPZ,) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation {CIOI. whose only voting
nd
members are its trustees. FPZ was registered with the Charwty Commission on 22 June 2017.
Its objectives are to advance education, relieve poverty and to promote and protect good health for
the public benefit of children in Zambia who are economically and socially disadvantaged.
Background to FPZ
Our mission statement: To empower the vulneroble children in Zombio.
The Charity was formed on 22. June 2017 to support life-changing work going on in one school in
Kabwe. Central Province. Zambia. Completing our 7th year of operation, we are encouraged by the
continuing progress we have made in relation to the 4 essential elements of our programme in
Zambia..

Feeding- ensuring 900+ children get a nutritious meal 5 days a week.
Education-The Family Futures Community School from Reception to Grade 12.
Skills training - Future Pillars Vocational Skills Training Centre offering courses in 8 trade skills
accredited through TEVETA (national accrediting body).
Shelter- 2 boarding houses for children without any family support.
The trustees of FPZ are fully committed to ensuring that all the vulnerable children who attend Family
Futures Community School IFFCSI are properly provided for- feeding their stomachs as well as their
minds. To this end, 100% of all money donated to FPZ goes to the projects in Kabwe. All UK expenses,
including administrative c05t5, are met by individual trustees. We ensure that donors, gifts are
appropriately used. with regular visits being made to monitor the school's progress and provide
training and development opportunities for the staff. All costs for these visits are met by individual
trustee5.
Throughout all our activity. the FPZ trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit.
Who are these vulnerable children?
The school's programmes take place on the campus of the Church Family Mission laffiliated to the
Evangelical Fellowship of Zambial which was deliberately situated between two of the poorest
compound5 {sh3nty towns) in Kabwe in 2004. Whilst tt is a pleasant town, Kabwe went into economic
decline in the 1980's when both the mines and the railway industry collapsed. The AIDS pandemic in
the 1990,5 decimated the wage-earning sector of the population and many orphaned children had to
be cared for by grandparents or other family members without the resources to provide adequate
food or pay for education in the government schools.
In 2023124, the level of deprivation remains obstinately high with the consequence that thousands of
children and families remain in severe and lasting poverty. Employing a carefully constructed
Admissions Policy, our children are chosen from among the most disadvantaged from the
neighbouring compounds to be fed and educated as the best wayto break the cycle.
Reflections on the Year
Internal challenges, developments and opportunities
All trustees were able to Visit Kabwe during the reporting period, in two separate visits in July/August
2023, and May/June 2024. These self-funded trips are an important measure to engage directly with
the school staff and the learners, to see the success of the UK funding provided, to ensure that the
funds are spent appropriately. and to provide opportunities for teaching and learning in both
directions.
A local governing body FCOB (Family Care & Orphans Board) is struggling to make progress towards
greater independence from FPZ. FPZ and especially the FPZ Chair expended a significant amount of
time towards the development of the governors, it is hoped that there will be more progress in
2025.

The Skills Centre provides critical workplace training for in excess of 100 learners- we are very happy
to report that there has been significant progress towards financial independence from FPZ in this
area. The courses are accredited, and will move towards fully local funding after the reporting period.
Plans are underway to expand the training courses further, and once some residual payments from
FPZ are completed in 2025. it is anticipated that the Skills Centre will have achieved complete
independence. We are extremely proud of the team in Kabwe forthis success, and very happy to have
provided initial assistance to achieve this milestone.
A large blue barrel with supplieswas sentto Kabwefrom the UK. tt arrived in May2024, and contained
badly needed items such as donated laptops and items of clothing.
New Block Completion - the McDermott building is a school block for secondary teaching, and has
been built with FPZ donation5 since the 2020-21 year. It is now large￿ completed and in use, and a
"Celebration of Progress" commemorating this milestone was held on the I, of June 2024 in the
presence of the FPZ chair. The final completion of this block will be funded from an approved
government Zambian grant.
FPZTru5tee5 have seen several personnel changes in the year 2023-24. and have managed the change
well with increased in-person and Zoom meetings.
External challenges, developments and opportunities
In 2023. the Zambian government introduced free education for all children up to G12. This change
has made a profound impact on the school: some of the teachers who were on FPZ allowances were
recruited away from Kabwe into government-funded positions across the country, and government-
salaried teachers were made available and transferred into the school. alas not always according to
the greatest need. At the same time, some of the learners transferred into other schools, causing a
certain amount of disruption and uncertaintyforteachers and learnersthat continued throughout the
period.
Furthermore, an outbreak of cholera in Zambia closed the school for several weeks in early 2024.
There were 2 cases at the school (both recovered well).
Even more concerningly, Southern Africa is currently suffering a severe drought. beginning with
prolonged dry spells in the 2023-24 planting season, and leading to the declaration of a state of
emergency in Zambia and neighbouring countries. This directly affects the school in three significant
areas..
l. Daily power outages lasting between 17 and 24 hours (power generation in Zambia relies
heavily on hydro-electricity) for months
2. Increase in food insecurity: for a short period, the school management was unable to
procure the bulk purchases of "mealie meal" which is the staple of the meals provided by
FPZ, and food price inflation meant that FPZ needed to increase monthly support for the
feeding program by 35% from June 2024.
3. Long delays in government funding: this affects everything from teacher salaries, to
receiving approved funds for completion of the new school block, to stationery.

Future Pillars (Zambia) - Financial Report 2023-24
Income
The chariVs income is derived entirely from donations by individuals. predominantly living in the UK.
The many regular donations form the backbone of the support forthe school in Kabwe, and allow for
long-term sustainability of the project. In addition, they help ensure that fundraising cost can be kept
to a minimum.
The funds raised by Future Pillars {Zambia) in 2023-24totalled £58.42912022-23: £78,379).
The 2023-24 year has seen the lowest annual income in the history of the charfcy, and for the first
time, monthly Standing orders make up the largest income stream, accounting for more than 60% of
the total {2022-23'. 45%). The trustees see this as a sign of maturity of the charity, and this goes hand-
in-hand with a reduction in total cost towards the funding of programmes, as the school moves
towards greater independence from FPZ.
The standing orders are augmented by one-off donations. and fundraising efforts by the trustees.
There was no planned fundraising walk in the period. which usually generates in excess of IO% of
annual funds.
FPZ Income 2017-2024
Future Pillars (Zambia) income by source
£160.000
£140.000
£￿0,000
£￿0,000
£￿.(￿0
£6A).(rJo
£40,IX)O
£￿,0)0
£0
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Standing ordws •Ontroff dO￿tiorS mSpor6ored Walks ll Othw events andsurKlries
Expenditure
The total expenditure for the period reported is £55.236 (2022-23- £81,802).
The 2023-24 year has seen the lowest annual cost in the historyof the charity, mirroringthe reduction
in income generated. FPZ has been benefiting from favourable exchange rates in this period, as well
as cost reductions lesp. reduction in tertiary support for individuals who are now able to support
themselves).

FPZ Expenditure 2017-2024
Annual FPZ expenditure 2017- 2024
£ffio.000
£140.000
£00,000
£￿0,000
£￿.(￿)0
£fQ.U)O
£40,(DO
£20,(X)O
£0
2017118 2018119 2019120 202IY21 2021122 2022123 2023124
on801￿ ccrnmitmubts u mcc*m￿tt Bulding i Shipiing • Other ll Admin
The monthly support payments to fund ongoing commitments add up to £50.889 forthe year..
FPZ ongoing commitments 2023-24
Feedin8 Pr￿raMMe • Schc*)I
PAlmin & Mant
. Skills Centre
• Tertiary
Shdter hoLEin£
Ongoing commitments
Feeding Programme
School
2023-24
2023-24 %
£20,573
£12.385
£6,266
£5.527
£3,281
£2,857
£50,889
40.43%
24.34%
Admin & Maint
12.31%
Skills Centre
10.86%
Tertiary support
Shelter housing
TOTAL
6.45%
5.61%
loo%
Major project funding.. the Margaret McDermott Building received additional final funding of £3125.

Reserves Policy
The FPZ reserrfes policy aims to hold between 5 and 9 months of reserves. At the end of the 2023-24
reporting period, cash reserves held equated to 9 months of regular funding {£38.094: 2022-23:
£34,901).
We continue to hold reserves as a cushion for major repairs and other unplanned expenditure in our
programmes, to respond to fluctuations in the exchange rate, and to manage our fluctuating income
streams. We consider that this cautious approach is a prudent response to both the general and
specific circumstances in which we are operating. The Trustees regularly monitor the appropriateness
of the reseprfes policy.
FPZ does not have any funds that are materially in deficit.
Challenges and opportunities for 2024 and beyond
The severe and prolonged drought in 2024 brought challenges beyond the financial year, and will
exacerbate the effects of poverty on Zambian society for many years. For FPZ, it highlights the need
to improve the school's resilience to climate change effects (especially floods and droughts), and
we will continue to work with our friends in Kabwe to assess and improve the infrastructure where
P055ible.
The long-anticipated Learning Resource Centre. a new building to house the school library. a staff
room. computer access room and a classroom, will begin construction in 2025, utilising four shipping
container5 that are already on site.
The trustees are planning a fundraising walk in June 2025 to collect donations for supporting the
building of the Learning Resource Centre.
Replacement of the outdoor open-fire cooking area for the feeding programme with an enclosed
cooking are3 adjacent to the current kitchen to improve health & safety for the cooks, and reduce the
use of firewood.
Recruitment of further trustees to ensure the resilience of FPZ is ongoin& as is the planned
incorporation of a youth advocacy programme to FPZ.
Declaration
The FPZ Board of Trustees declare that they have approved this report.
Signed on behalf of the Board:
Name
Barry Gransden
Position
Chair of Trustees
Signature
Anneli Meeder
Trustee
st
31 January 2025

CHARIIY (OMMISSION
FOR EPKiAND ANO WAiE5
Fulurn Plllarn IZ•mblal
1173534
Recei
ts and
ments accounts
CC16a
For the porlod
0110712023
To
3010612024
UnrestTicted
lunds
to th• ne•rnt
ReslTlCted
funds
lo tho nearest£
Endowment
funds
io th• ne•rest£
Last year
Total funds
to the Maf•st £
to thg noarest£
A1 Recei
Vduntary Donatths
54A58
66,$30
11W9
3,573
AR)
58.429
58N29
78.379
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Investment sa
tots
Total receipts
S8,429
78.379
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Costs of Charrtable
S4￿27
54A27
cl V&lJntary donakns by Trusleesl
C051 Ll FundTW Events Ip* wt of
Sub total
$5336
552
A4 Asset and investmeftt
Sub total
55,236
81.802
Net of r8coipts/(payments)
AS Trnnsfors botW8trn funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds thi$ year end
3,193
3.193
13,4231
34.90
JB.094
901
38,324
34.901
38.094

Unrestricted
funds
to ne•Y•st £
Restricted
funds
to n••rest£
Endowment
funds
to near•st£
Categories
Detsils
B1 Cash funds
LW Bank Treasure￿ Accwnt
Totsl cash funds
38,094
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funds
to nèar•$t£
OK
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funds
to nèar•st £
OK
Endowment
funds
to nearest £
Detsils
B2 Other monetsry assets
Fvna w whKft
•SSèt be
Curr*nt Y•lu•
Details
Cost loptionall
B3 Investrnent assets
Fund to whl¢h
Details
Cost lo&thnall
Current ¥alue
B4 Assets retained for the
charity's own use
Fund to which
AtN)unt due
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Detalls
BS Liabilitles
Signed by one or trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
S￿nature
Print Name
Date of
roval
PETER MCAUGHEY
71
Zals
71/1 /zaz
BARRY GRANSDE14

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examlner's Report
Report to the trustees
On accounts for the year
ended
Charity no
(if any)
30 209+
1173521
Set out on pages
ccI6 I￿2)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity ("the Trust.) for the year ended 3010<120&￿.
As the charty's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
{"the Acr).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out
undgr section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination. I
have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under sectson 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Responsibilities and
basis of report
Independent
examinerfs statement
I have completed my examinabon. I confirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with the examination 4etkeA
-disc1￿￿ which gives me cause to believe that in. any material
respect:
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act; or
the accounts did not accord wrth the accounting records; or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
conceming the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulalioiis 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a Irue and fair. view which is not a matter
considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concems 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.
. Please delete the words In the brackets rf they do appty.
Signed:
Date:
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Name:
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(if any):
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(see CC32. Independent exam ination of charty accourrts: directions and
guidance for examiners).
Give here brlef details of
any it6YnS that the
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