2025-03-31-accounts - Awe-Inspiring

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Registered Charity No. 1174336

AWE-INSPIRING

Charitable Incorporated organisation

TRUSTEES’ REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2025

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REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Trustees

The Charitable Incorporated Organisation was registered on 22 August 2017.

The Trustees, to the date of this report, consisted of:

Trustee Leonette Rossouw Charl Steyn Johan Rossouw	Date of appointment 22 August 2017 22 August 2017 8 July 2024	Date of resignation

Address of the Charity

2 Wallside Cottages Hooke Court Liphook Hampshire GU30 7GP

Bankers

Natwest

E-Mail address

aweinspiringcharity@gmail.com

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Trustees’ Report for the year ended 31 March 2025

The Trustees present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity’s trust deed, Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective from 1 January 2019), and with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the accounts.

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.

Objectives and activities

The Charity is established for the public benefit, with the objective to advance the Christian religion, to advance education through the provision of facilities for education, to provide financial support to the needy, the relief of those in need and the relief of sickness by assisting in the provision of medical services. This done in the United Kingdom and in any other country by such means as the Trustees may determine, including but not limited to the provision of grants and practical support to Charities and other organisations.

It aims to advance such charitable purposes for the public benefit as are exclusively charitable according to the laws of England and Wales, as the Trustees may determine from time to time.

Structure, governance and management

Awe-Inspiring is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (‘CIO’) with registration number 1174336 and is constituted under a Constitution dated 22 August 2017. Awe-Inspiring raises funds from the general public, charities and organisations and seeks to apply all its income to the activities as set out in its Constitution, through the careful stewardship of its existing resources and additional contributions received.

The Constitution provides for a minimum of three trustees, with a maximum of twelve. The Trustees have responsibility for the control and administration of all funds of the Charity and it is governed in accordance with its Constitution.

At the Trustees’ meetings, the Trustees agree the strategy and areas of activity for the CIO, including considering the making of grants, investments, reserves and risk management policies and performance.

All Trustees give of their time freely and no Trustee remuneration was paid in the year, or in the prior year.

The Charity’s and other relevant addresses are as shown on page 1.

Associated institutions

The registration of Kanjanji Orphan Project as a Society in Zambia was cancelled and replaced with the registration of Awe-Inspiring Zambia as a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO). The name was chosen by the Zambian Trustees and approved by the Registrar of NGO’s in Zambia as Awe-Inspiring, the Charity registered in England and Wales, is the main provider of all funding requirements of the Zambian activities, initially as Kanjanji Orphan Project and now Awe-Inspiring Zambia NGO.

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The charity continued to perform well over the year to 31 March 2025. Donations increased for the normal activities, compared to the previous year, and was further increased by a donation of £30,000 that was received as a restricted contribution to a charitable activity in South Africa. All donations, activities and reserves are treated as Restricted Funds as all donations received are made to support specific projects.

In the financial year ending 31 March 2025, £83,328 (2024 £43,788) was received as donations, with the gift aid claim adding another £353 (2024: £428), to the Restricted Reserves. Donations and grants made during the current period amounted to £26,787 (2024: £51,650), and together with governance costs of £299 (2024: £1,813), resulting in a net surplus for the period of £57,069 (2024: deficit of £9,247).

Net deficits were recorded over the 2022-23 and 2023-24 years as strong reserves and a cash balance enabled the Charity to provide funds required for capital and other projects. These projects were focussed on expanding the reach and benefits provided by the beneficiary charities to their local communities. These projects were all completed and contributed to the reduced amounts required during the current financial year. The current reserves of £124,530 leaves the Charity in a good position to achieve the goals it set itself. This amount includes a donation of £30,000 received to finance a solar project of Opkyk Pathways, a registered charity in South Africa. This amount will be utilised during the new financial year.

The trustees have complied with the duty in the Charities Act 2011, to have due regard to guidance published by the Charity Commission on public benefit. The grants made by the Charity have all been for activities operated for the benefit of the general public.

Reserves and funds

Restricted Reserves consist of all retained income available to the Charity. The Charity currently have Restricted Reserve funds of £124,530 (2024: £67,461) which are considered to be sufficient for the short to medium term. This includes the amount of £30,000 that are currently held to finance a solar project in South Africa.

Investment Powers

The Constitution authorises the trustees to make and hold investments using the general funds of the charity. No investments were made or are held by the Charity. Funds not expected to be required in the immediate future are held on a savings account, earning interest.

Risk management

The Trustees have considered the major risks to which the Charity is exposed and have reviewed those risks and established procedures to manage those risks. Guidance from the Charity Commission and banks are followed. During the last two years, the Charity was subject to its banker’s Safeguard Reviews, assessing the Charity’s procedures and controls, especially in respect of all grants and transactions with overseas entities and charities.

The Trustees consider the variability of contributions, as well as the dependency on a few high value contributions received over the last years, to constitute the Charity’s major financial risks. The Charity, however, still received significant contributions from loyal supporters, ensuring the continuation of its activities and in maintaining reserves for the future.

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Going concern

The Charity’s activities, together with the factors likely to affect its future development, its financial position and its exposures to liquidity and cash flow risk are described in this Trustees’ Report.

The Charity has sufficient financial resources and reserves to fund its activities for the foreseeable future. As a consequence, the Trustees believe that the Charity is well placed to manage its business risks successfully and will have sufficient time to adjust its activities and contributions in line with any change in contributions.

The Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, they continue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the annual report and accounts.

Trustees’ responsibilities

The Trustees are required under the constitution of the charity and under charity law to prepare the trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with FRS102 and the charity SORP (FRS 102). The Trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity at the end of the financial year and of its surplus or deficit for that period. In doing so, the Trustees are responsible for:

Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; and
Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is not appropriate to assume that the company will continue on that basis.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Approval

This report was approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by:

Charl Steyn

C E Steyn Chairman: Trustees Date: 9 May 2025

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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Awe-Inspiring

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Awe-Inspiring Charitable Incorporated Organisation (Awe-Inspiring) for the year ended 31 March 2025.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity trustees of Awe-Inspiring you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of Awe-Inspiring’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner’s statement

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by section 130 of the Act; or
the accounts do not accord with those records; or
the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns 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.

Signed:

Lindy Bornman

Name: Lindy Bornman FCCA

Address: 7 Lansbury Close St Neots PE19 2UA Cambridgeshire Date: 9 May 2025

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Statement of Financial Activities for the period ended 31 March 2025

Note s Incoming resources Donations Interest received Gift aid claim Total incoming resources Resources expended Donations 1c, 2 Governance costs 3 Total resources expended Net incoming/(outgoing) resources Reconciliation of funds Fund balances at 1 April 2023 Total fund balances at 31 March 2024 6	Unrestric- ted funds Restric- ted funds 2025 Total 2024 Total £ £ £ £ - 83,328 83,32843,788 - 474 474 - 353 353428
	- 84,155 84,15544,216
	- 26,787 26,78751,650 299 2991,813
	- 27,086 27,08653,463

	- 57,069 57,069(9,247)
	- 67,461 67,46176,708
	- 124,530 124,53067,461

All the Charity’s operations are classed as continuing. Movements on reserves and all recognised gains and losses are shown above.

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Balance sheet at 31 March 2025

Notes Current Assets Cash at bank Savings account Debtors Current assets Creditors due within one year Net current assets Net Assets Funds Unrestricted reserve 6 Restricted reserve 6 Total Funds 6	2025 £ 30,044 94,974 353 125,371 (841) 124,530 124,530 0 124,530 124,530	2024 £ 67,908 0 426
		68,334 (873)
		67,461

		67,461
		0 67,461
		67,461

These accounts are prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) – (Charities SORP (FRS 102)).

The financial statements on pages 6 to 11 are hereby approved:

Charl Steyn

C E Steyn Trustee

Date: 9 May 2025

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Statement of Cash Flow for the period to 31 March

Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities Decrease/(Increase) in debtors Increase/(Decrease) in creditors (Decrease)/Increase in Cash and cash equivalents Cash and cash equivalents at 1 April Cash and cash equivalents at 31 December	Year to March 2025 £ 57,069 73 (32) 57,110 67,908 125,018	Year to March 2024 £ (9,247) 6 873
		(8,368)
		76,276
		67,908

Reconciliation of profit to net cash inflow/(outflow)

from operating activities Profit/(Loss) for the year to 31 March Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities	Year to March 2025 £ 57,069 57,069	Year to March 2024 £ (9,247)
		(9,247)

These accounts are prepared in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) – (Charities SORP (FRS 102)).

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

1. Accounting Policies

a. Basis of preparation

The accounts are prepared under the historical cost convention and include the results of the charity’s operations which are described in the Trustees’ Report and all of which are continuing.

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) – (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102).

Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policies.

The principal accounting policies adopted in the preparation of the financial statements are set out below.

b. Income

Voluntary gifts and donations and other income are accounted for when received by the charity.

Gift aid claims are accounted for on an accrual basis.

c. Expenditure

Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis.

Grants payable are charged in the year when the amount has been committed to. Governance costs comprise the costs for the running of the charity itself as an organisation.

d. Fund accounting

Unrestricted funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees’ discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Restricted funds are those donated for use in a particular area or for specific purposes, the use of which is restricted to that area or purpose.

2. Donations made

Restricted funds Awe-Inspiring Zambia NGO Kanjanji Project SA Total donations	2025 £ 25,587 1,200 26,787	2024 £ 50,100 1,550
		51,650

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3. Governance costs

Bank charges and other fees Insurance Website costs	2025 £ 120 179 - 299	2024 £ 426 303 1,084
		1,813

4. Related party transactions

There were no related party transactions during the period.

5. Summary of Net Assets by Fund

Unrestricted funds General Reserve Fund Restricted funds Awe-Inspiring Zambia NGO Opkyk Pathways Solar project in SA	Net current assets £ - 94,530 30,000 124,530	Total Net Assets £ - 67,461 -
		67,461

General reserve fund is the balance of funds available to the Trustees for allocation and distribution to any project and/or charity

Restricted funds are those amounts that were donated with the express wishes of the donors that they may only be contributed to a specific activity or organisation.

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6. Statement of Funds

Unrestricted funds General Reserve Fund Restricted funds Awe-Inspiring Zambia NGO Opkyk Pathways solar project Kanjanji Project SA Total	01/04/2024 Income resources Outgoing resources 31/03/2025 £ £ £ £
	-- - -
	67,46154,155 27,086 94,530 -30,000 - 30,000 -1,200 1,200 -
	67,46185,355 28,286 124,530

	67,46185,355 28,286 124,530