
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01/04/2020 Period start date   To 31/03/2021 Period end date Charity name: The Mustard Seed Project (Uganda)** 

## **Charity registration number: 1175402** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes<br>of the charity as set out in<br>its governing document|Para 1.17|(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,<br>THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF<br>POVERTY, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS<br>AND ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OF<br>PEOPLE LIVING IN THE TESO DISTRICT<br>OF UGANDA BY THE PROVISION OF<br>SERVICES, ITEMS AND FUNDS.<br>(2) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS<br>SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL<br>DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND<br>SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS<br>CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) IN<br>UGANDA BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC<br>ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS IN SCHOOLS<br>AND BYWAY OF EDUCATIONAL<br>CONFERENCES.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to<br>those purposes for the<br>public benefit, in<br>particular, the activities,<br>projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19||
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the<br>guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on<br>public benefit|Para 1.18|The Charity governing document is<br>available for all trustees to review, this<br>includes the guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on public benefit.|





## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social<br>investment including<br>program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers from our community and the<br>communities within Teso have been<br>valuable to our work, from fundraising<br>to building.|
|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the<br>charity, identifying the<br>difference the charity’s<br>work has made to the<br>circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any<br>wider benefits to society<br>as a whole.|Para<br>1.20|•Grant for a Nurse at the Tisai Medical<br>centre to promote health and well-<br>being within in the community<br>•Grant for the addition of a placenta pit<br>and sundry medical equipment at the<br>Tisai medical centre to promote health<br>and well-being within in the community<br>•Grants for the gift of sheep to promote<br>sustainable farming within the Tisai<br>community<br>•Grants for porridge and equipment for<br>the students of Tisai School to<br>encourage continued education within<br>the local community<br>•Grant for the employment of teacher at<br>Tisai school to encourage continued<br>education within the local community|





## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of Para 1.41 fundraising activities against objectives set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other 



## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the<br>end of the period|Para 1.21|The closing balance in March 2020<br>£5,841|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>statingwhy they areheld|Para 1.22|Currently MSP do not hold reserves.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£0|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Reserves have not been included in the<br>budgeting for the initial period.|
|Details of fund materially<br>indeficit|Para 1.24|None|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a<br>going concern|Para 1.23|None at this time.|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds<br>(including any<br>fundraising)|Para 1.47|Primarily Funds come from fundraising<br>at local community events and social<br>media for wider donations.|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the<br>principal risks facing the<br>charity|Para 1.46|The risk of abuse of funds is present in<br>the work that we do, this is mitigated by<br>the dual authorisation of funds via a<br>trusted source. Our Ugandan links have<br>set up a community account with the<br>Finance Trust Bank Uganda.|
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing<br>document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution of a Charitable<br>Incorporated Organisation|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|Trustee selection<br>methods including details<br>of any constitutional<br>provisions e.g. election to<br>post or name of any<br>person or body entitled to<br>appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Nomination|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s<br>organisational structure<br>and any wider network<br>with which the charity<br>works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||





## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charityname|TheMustard SeedProject (Uganda)|
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|Other name the charity<br>uses||
|Registered charity number|1175402|
|Charity’s principal address|C/o James Peacock Infant and Nursery School,<br>Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, NG11 6DS|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Sally Bashford-<br>Squires|Chair|||
||Jayne Henson|DeputyChair|||
||Louise Mullany||||
||Danielle Murray|DeputyChair|||
||Julie Allen|DeputyChair|||
||Dawn Martin||||
||Kate Cotton||||
||Andrew<br>Bashford-Squires||||
||Ian Mawer||||
||Clement Dixon||||
||Ruth Keen||||
||Charlene<br>Robinson||||
||Janet Lane||||
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## – 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** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects 

Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

## **Type of Name Address adviser** 

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

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**N/a** 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s) Full name(s)** _**DANIELLE MURRAY**_ **Position (eg Secretary,** _**Deputy Chair**_ **Chair, etc) Date** _**23/06/2022**_ 

