2025-04-05-accounts - Feeding Futures

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 6 April 2024 Period start date

To: 5 April 2025 Period end date

Charity name: Feeding Futures

Charity registration number: 1174796

1. Objectives and Activities

Objectives	SORP reference1	Activities
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	The prevention or relief of poverty in communities reliant on subsistence farming in Kenya. We partner with school communities to implement a programme of training in sustainable agriculture and the temporary provisionofschool meals.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Provision of school meals on a temporary basis; Training of parents and others in the community about sustainable agriculture and agro-business; Bringing all members of the community together for a joint purpose, thereby promoting peace across the community.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	In considering and implementing its objectives the Trustees have continued to consider the Commission’s Guidance on public benefit.

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Objectives	SORP reference2	Activities
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	FF provides grants and not loans for support to its activities, which are implemented by its Kenya counterpart organisation_Lisha Jamii._
Policy on social investment including program-related investment	Para 1.38	FF is engaged in‘social investment’ through support to sustainable school meals projects with individual schools, which benefit both children and parents/carers. Feeding Futures does not userepayablefinance.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Supporters and Trustees give of their time voluntarily at no cost to the Charity. This amounts to an average weekly donation of approximately 80hours.

1 SORP Statement of Recommended Practice

2 SORP Statement of Recommended Practice

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2. Achievements and Performance

Objectives	SORP reference3	Activities
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society.	Para 1.20	Since 2022, FF has been implementing its third project, supporting the Sidai Primary School (SPS), Subukia District, Nakuru County in the areas of 1) school meals provision (kitchen and store functioned from January 2023), 2) agricultural development in the school_shamba_ (farm plot), with four‘4K’after school agriculture Clubs (independent from FF support since December 2023), and training local farmers in cultivating food for school meals, and generating incomes for parents/carers, 3) created a tree nursery, using community mobilisation methodologies. The tree nursery was handed over to the community in November 2024 and is now operational as a community enterprise. SPS is about half-way through its five-year cycle of support from FF (2023–2026). Progress towards food self-sufficiency was slow to start but stepped-up a pace with additional management and technical support. Lessons were and continue to be learned with an expectation of sustainable school meals by December 2026. During 2024–25 FF has monitored post-project activities of its second project with Mukinyai Primary School (MPS), Molo District, Nakuru County, after completion of its five-year period of support (2018–2022). During this period, FF successfully transferred responsibility for school meals provision to the school community, leading to 100% provision of food provided by the school and parents, rather than by FF. This enabled the school to become self-sufficient in foodstuffs and no longer dependent on FF support, a remarkable achievement during the space of five years. During 2024–25, the school has consolidated this progress, to the point of now being usedas a ‘demonstration’ centrefor visitors from other schools, government departments, NGOs and donors. Significant achievements at MPS have been noted in 1) agricultural production which has enabled the school to become self-sufficient in food provisions for the school meals programme; 2) storage of produce and the reduction of post- harvest losses; 3) management of the programme, 4) record-keeping and monitoring, and 5) community engagement by parents, clergy, and local authorities.

3 SORP Statement of Recommended Practice

All of these have benefited 1) Children through assured nutritious meals which have helped their attendance and performance in school; 2) Parents, in their confidence in the school’s capacity to provide sustainable school meals; 3) the community as a whole in being contributors to a successful programme; 4) the school in terms of increased capacity to implement and manage the school meals programme; 5) the staff and its Board of Management (BoM) through increased morale and self-worth because of achieving sustainability. The above has been documented in a review of progress of SPS and MPS in 2024[4] , A visit by the Chair of Trustees[5] , and witnessed by visitors from a local education charity[6] and a ‘benchmarking’ visit by representatives from other schools[7] .

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	SORP reference
1. Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.4	Achievements of the Sidai project during 2024/25 have been 1) Review use of the kitchen and store and implement improvements; and cultivation of new school garden plot; 2) agricultural and value-addition training with six groups of parents and local farmers; 3) mentoring of parent farmers in business development for value-added products, including official group registration and the making and selling of yoghurt; 4) handover of the tree nursery to the community; 5) Feeding Futures became a participatory member of the ‘Kenya School Meals Coaition’ (SMC) established in 2024, meeting its objective of developing relationships with government and other NGOs involved in school meals.
2. Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	The 2023/24 income exceeded any previous year, which in 24/25 encouraged trustees to plan another project. Trustees agreed a target to be achieved before seeking applications from school communities for the next project. Close to the deadline the target amount was received after an urgent appeal.

4 Michael Askwith (2024) Review Of Feeding Futures’ Support To Sustainable School Feeding In Nakuru County, Kenya with Special Reference to Molo And Subukia Sub-Counties: Molo - Mukinyai Primary School) and Subukia - Sidai Primary School School Meals Project, Munanda Tree Project, Four 4k Projects, Agricultural Group Training (25 January to 7[th] February 2024 (June 2024)

5 Vanessa Bennett (2025) June 2025 Visit Report for Trustees (July 2025)

6 Johnny Onslow, Chair, Vanessa Grant Educational Trust,

7 Benchmarking visit, by 30 representatives from Sidai and prospective schools (Osembo), and five heard teachers from Gilgil, invited by the Nakuru County Secretary (15[th] July) (ref. 4.1 Post-visit: Benchmarking success of V. Bennet report.


	SORP reference
		Osembo Primary School community was selected but because the school roll was 1100 (700 more children than any previous school partnership) a new budget is being developed for 2025-2029 and work starting on additional fundraising ideas.
3. Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	Not applicable
Other

Financial Review


	SORP reference
1. Review of thecharity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Trustees considered the Charity’s financial position to be adequate and in line with the funding requirements for continuation of planned future activities with the Sidai School. Following receipt of additional funds, the annual income once again beat all previous years. This will enable mobilisation of the Osembo school staff, parents and children for the rest of 2025 as well as installations for water harvesting, storage and cooking facilities.
3. Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£17,888
4. Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Not applicable
5. Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	Not applicable
6. Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	As with any charity in current circumstances, there must always be uncertainties about sufficient income to meet the needs of the planned work. This is regularly under review. A new fundraising strategy and action plan (when successful) will enable trustees to be even more confident in the future. The work of strengthening the foundations of the charity over the last two years appear to have been successful.

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1. Thecharity’sprincipal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The Charity receives, and gratefully acknowledges the contribution, mostly of individual contributors, 30% being regular donors. The remaining income is from occasional donations, fundraising events and grants (eg the Kitchen Table Charitable Trust (KTCT) and the Forrester Family Trust and Chichester Baptist Church.
2. Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	Not applicable
3. A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The main risk is obtaining sufficient funds to achieve the objectives of the Osembo project during its five year duration (2025–2030). A strategy for becoming more resilient as a charity will be developed.
Other		The Trustees maintain an updated Risk Assessment. The Charity only commits to funding activities when funds are available and when partners in Kenya have completed the agreed activities.

Structure, Governance and Management


Description ofcharity’s trusts:		n/a
1. Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Articles of Association relating to the establishment of FF as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, regulated by the UK Charities Commission, and of Lisha Jamii by the Kenya Charities Commission. Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between FF, Sidai School and the Nakuru County Ministry of Education. MoU between FF and the Nakuru County Government signed November 2024. Ref. Charity registration number: 1174796
2. How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
3. Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Trustees are appointed by existing Trustees, on recommendation, and/or by request through advertising.

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1. Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	No new trustees have been appointed during the reporting period. Before trustees are appointed, face-to-face meetings are held to discuss the history, ethos and objectives of the charity along with what the prospective new trustee would be able to offer the charity. Trustees are directed to the Charity Commission website with specific guideline and regulatory documents highlighted for clarity about their roles and are given the charity policy and procedures.
2. Thecharity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The Charity is a member of and takes advantage of training offered by the National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) The Charity continues to maintain relationships with local Government and NGOs working in the area. (Nakuru County Ministries of Education, Agriculture. Feeding Futures is a participatory member of the‘Kenya School Meals Coaition’(SMC) established November 2024.
3. Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	The Charity carries out its work through Lisha Jamii, a registered Society (NGO) in Kenya (2018) no. 59768.
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Reference and Administrative details


Charity name	Feeding Futures
Other name the charity uses	Kenya counterpart_Lisha Jamii_(_Feeding Communities,_in Swahili)
Registered charity number	1174796
Charity’sprincipal address	Overnoons, Stane Street, Westhampnett, Chichester PO18 0NT UK

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity


	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1	Vanessa Bennett	Co-Founder and Chair	2010 - present	Trustees
2	Colin Clark	Treasurer	2017 - present	Trustees
3	Michael Askwith	Member	2018 - present	Trustees
4	Ethel Sibanda	Member	2024 - present	Trustees

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity


Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others


Description of the assets held in this capacity	n/a
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’sobjects	n/a
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’sown assets	n/a

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Exemptions from disclosure

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

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Date

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Section A Receipts and payments
	Unrestricted funds		Restricted funds	Restricted	Endowment funds	Total funds	Last year
	to the nearest £	to the nearest	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £	to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
General donations	95,102		-	-	0	95,102	50,211
Designated or restricted	-		-	-	0	-	6,779
Refunds	-		-	-	0	-	22
Gift Aid tax relief	8,111		-	-	0	8,111	6,469
	-		-	-	0	-	-
	-		-	-	0	-	-
	-		-	-	0	-	-
	-		-	-	0	-	-
*Sub total*(Gross income for AR)	(Gross income for AR) 103,213		-	-	0	103,213	63,481
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). - - - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total receipts* 103,213 - - 103,213 63,481 ~~=SSSs=~~
A3 Payments
Charitable activities	90,000		-	-	-	90,000	60,905
Designated or restricted	-		-	-	-	-	1,564
Bank and currency	-		-	-	-	-	1
General	-		-	-	-	-	185
Fundraising	540		-	-	-	540	77
Governance	929		-	-	-	929	691
	-		-	-	-	-	-
	-		-	-	-	-	-
	-		-	-	-	-	-
**Sub total **	91,469		-	-	-	91,469	63,423
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) - - - - - - - - Sub total - - - - - *Total payments* 91,469 - - 91,469 63,423 ~~=SSSs=~~
*Net of receipts/(payments)* 11,744 - - 11,744 58 A5 Transfers between funds - - - - 6,086 A6 Cash funds last year end 6,144 - - 6,144 - *Cash funds this year end* 17,888 - - 17,888 6,144 ~~=====~~

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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Feeding Futures	Feeding Futures	Feeding Futures

5th April 2025	Charity no (if any)	1174796

1-2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2025.

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination 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 with the accounting records; or
the accounts did 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.

Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.

Signed: Christine Price Name: Christine Price Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 48 Ferndale Road Chichester

Date: 2[nd] June 2025

Oct 2018

IER

West Sussex PO19 6QJ

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

Oct 2018

IER