ACTION KIBOGORA
Registered Charity 1173959
Trustees Annual Report and Accounts for the year to 31 March 2024
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ACTION KIBOGORA.
Registered Charity 1173959
Trustees Annual Report and Accounts for the year to 31 March 2024
Reference and Administration details
Trustees James John Hally (Chair) - Appointed 26.7.2017 Sheila Anne Etherington (Secretary) - Appointed 26.7.2017 Ian Bernard Higginbotham (Treasurer) - Appointed 26.7.2017 David Robert Brown - Appointed 26.7.2017 Elizabeth Joyce Fleuriot - Appointed 26.7.2017 Rebecca Jane Leeming - Appointed 26.7.2017 Resigned 22.9.22 Bankers HSBC Bank Plc, 49a Fishergate, Preston PR1 8BH Registered Office 7 Whittle Green Woodplumpton, Preston PR4 0WG Independent Examiner Simon Huck LLB, Clifton Lodge, Tan Yard Lane, Longridge PR3 3TA
Structure, governance, objectives and management.
This charity's governing instrument is a Constitution of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Foundation Structure whose only voting members are its Trustees) dated 31 May 2017. The charity was registered at the Charity Commission on 26 July 2017. The objects of the charity are (1) To relieve sickness and preserve the health of patients of Kibogora Hospital Rwanda and (2) to advance the education of students at Kibogora Polytechnic, Rwanda, in each case by providing grants for the provision of facilities, support services and equipment.
Trustees Annual Report
The first project of the charity has been supporting fundraising for a new Maternity Ward at Kibogora Hospital. Construction is complete and we have liaised throughout with Rwandan colleagues to ensure the project aligns with Ministry of Health District and National plans. The State Minister of Health responsible for Primary Care at the Ministry of Health officially opened the new building on 25th January 2023 and reiterated his thanks and commitment regarding future funding, staffing and equipment needs. The building is now fully operational.. Payments during this period have been in respect of finalising accounts and a number of additional minor works.
Review of Community Benefit
Details of the project are ouitlined in the Business Plan for the new ward, and the crucial impact it is now having on the health and wellbeing of the patients of Kibogora Hospital, and the 254,000 population of Nyamasheke District it serves.
Review of risk management and financial performance
The key risks are in the payments to the project, that work has been properly done, and money transferred is followed through to the project. The mechanisms for dealing with these issues are set out in Sections 11-13 of the Business Plan.
Approved by the Board of Trustees on 10th April 2024 and signed on their behalf. (Original signed and held by Trustees in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines)
John Hally (Chairman of Trustees)
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ACTION KIBOGORA
Registered Charity 1173959
ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR TO 31 MARCH 2024
| Unrestricted Funds RECEIPTS Personal Donations 2,500 Other Donations 2,094 Grants 0 Website Donations 0 HMRC Gift Aid 625 Bank Interest 88 Total Income 5,307 PAYMENTS Office and Admin 200 Travel 0 Project Grants: Kibogora Polytechnic re Coordinator secondment 2,300 Project Grants: Kibogora Hospital re Maternity Project. 5,000 Other Expenses 0 Total Expenditure 7,500 NET RECEIPTS OVER PAYMENTS -2,193 BALANCE SHEET Funds Carried forward 01.04.23 5,167 Plus net Receipts over Payments for the year -2,193 Funds Carried Forward at 31.03.24 2,974 Represented by: - Balance at Bank Current Deposit NET FUNDS HELD 31.03.24 |
31.3.24 Unres 31.3.23 TOTAL Funds Total 2,500 33,630 33,630 2,094 12,603 12,603 0 0 0 0 1,698 1,698 625 8,308 8,308 88 18 18 5,307 56,257 56,257 200 216 216 0 0 0 2,300 1,200 1,200 5,000 90,068 90,068 0 0 0 7,500 91,484 91,484 -2,193 -35,227 -35,227 40,394 -35,227 2,974 5,167 949 2,159 2,025 3,008 2,974 5,167 |
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DECLARATION
I declare that at a meeting of the Board of Trustees held 10 April.2024, the above financial report was duly approved, and I have been
so authorised to certify on their behalf. It was resolved that on this occasion an Independent Examination will not be required.
(Original signed and held by Trustees in accordance with Charity Commission guidelines)
John Hally. Chairman of Trustees