| Trustees' Annual Report | for theperiod | ||||||
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| 01 | 04 | 2023 | 31 | 03 | 2024 |
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1175402
The Mustard Seed Project (Uganda)
Charity's principal address 23 Clifton Road Ruddington Nottingham Postcode NG11 6DD
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Sally Bashford- Squires |
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| Andrew Bashford- Squires |
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| Clement Dixon | ||||
| Ruth Keen | ||||
| Dawn Martin | ||||
| Julie Allen | ||||
| Kate Cotton | ||||
| Ian Mawer | ||||
| Janet Lane | ||||
| Louise Mullany | ||||
| Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) | |
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| Name | Dates acted if not for whole year | |
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Of a Charitable Incorporated Organisation Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) CIO How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Nomination and voting by trustees Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.
Section C Objectives and activities
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(1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, THE RELIEF AND PREVENTION OF POVERTY, THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE TESO DISTRICT OF UGANDA BY THE PROVISION OF SERVICES, ITEMS AND FUNDS. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its (2) TO PROMOTE HUMAN RIGHTS (AS SET OUT IN THE UNIVERSAL governing document DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND SUBSEQUENT UNITED NATIONS CONVENTIONS AND DECLARATIONS) IN UGANDA BY EDUCATING THE PUBLIC ABOUT HUMAN RIGHTS IN SCHOOLS AND BYWAY OF EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES.
The Charity governing document is available for all trustees to review, this includes the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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Volunteers from our community and the communities within Teso have been valuable to our work, from fundraising to building and to establishing working groups to help train communities to encourage selfsufficiency.
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
Section D Achievements and performance
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Section D Achievements and erformance p
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year
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Establishment further funds to finalise construction of a water bole hole to allow better access to fresh water and alleviate the burden on community members (especially Women and Girls) of collecting water for crops and sustenance.
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Grants for the gift of sheep to promote sustainable farming within the Tisai community
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Grants for tailoring projects.
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Funded research into local community social enterprises to establish a better understanding of how charitable support can be used to aid sustainable community developments that can help to avoid grant giving as sole means of supporting communities.
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Section E Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves
Bank balances are not seen as reserves as any opening balance will be utilised for further grants to aid communities in Uganda and not help for long periods of over a few months.
Details of any funds materially in deficit
n/a
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
Primarily Funds come from fundraising at local community events and social media for wider donations.
The risk of abuse of funds is present in the work that we do, this is mitigated by the dual authorisation of funds via a trusted source. Our Ugandan links have set up a community account with the Finance Trust Bank Uganda. Community groups are expected to make group decisions on how they feel funds should be utilised for the benefit of their wider communities. We seek written evidence of how money is spent to ensure that money is not being used for purposes other than intended.
- investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Andrew Bashford-Squires Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee etc)
Date 25/01/2025
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Charity Name Charity No.
The Mustard Seed Proect (Uganda) 1175402
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period Start Date Period end date
To
from 01/04/2022 31/03/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last year
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Cash Donations 8,078 - - 8,078 -
Online Donations via paypal and facebook 2,182 - - 2,182 -
Electronic donations - sumup - - - - -
Amazon Smile Donations 122 - - 122 -
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- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 10,381 ] - - 10,381 7,221
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
none - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 10,381 - - 10,381 7,221
A3 Payments
Goods for charity fundraising sales 65 - - 65 -
travel expenses/subsistence to visit
projects 3,600 - - 3,600 -
payments to charity projects in Uganda 9,075 - - 9,075 -
website hosting costs 52 - - 52 -
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Sub total [ 12,792 ] - - 12,792 10,573
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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none
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 12,792 - - 12,792 10,573
Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,411 - - - 2,411 3,352
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 3,117 - - 3,117 -
Cash funds this year end 706 - - 706 3,117
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
25/01/2025
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details N/A Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) N/A cash in Charity Bank Account Details Details Details N/a balance of bank account will be used for future projects none Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 706 - - - - - 706 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Andrew Bashford-Squires |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - |
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| - | |||
| OK | |||
| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - Current value (optional) - - - - - - - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 25/01/2025 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
25/01/2025
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