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2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees’Annual Report for the period 1[st] April 2023-31[st] March 2024

Charity Name - Rwanyana Community Trust

Registered charity number - 1177712

Charity’s Principal address - 8 Wingfield Close, S18 8RL

Name of charity trustees who manage the charity

Type of Governing Document - Trust Deed

How the charity is constituted - Charitable trust

Charity trustee selection method - Appointed by existing trustees

Summary of the objectives of the charity - Education and poverty relief in the village of Rwanyana in Uganda

Summary of main activities undertaken

In view of the trust’s aims of supporting education and relief of poverty in the village of Rwanyana in Uganda the trust has, in summary, supported the running of the Bevan Community School, a hostel for 16 needy children and a clinic serving the basic medical needs of the village population, thus reducing the financial burden for villagers who otherwise would have to travel away for treatment.

In order to achieve these aims, the trust has established some secure continuing funding supported by other one off activities.

Bevan Community School

Bevan Community School was started as a nursery in 2013 by Grace Bevan, who was brought up in the village, but now lives in South Yorkshire with her husband and family. The school now has a full complement of three nursery classes and seven primary classes. This year four of our graduates are studying their second year at a local technical college and another is in his third year at secondary school. They are fully supported by the trust and sponsors. In theory Bevan Community School is a fee paying school giving a wider range of educational experiences to the pupils than can normally be offered in a village government school. However, there is a great deal of extreme poverty in the village so some parents contribute in kind or by offering their labour. However, this is not sufficient to run the school efficiently and some very needy pupils are sponsored by individuals in UK. At the time of writing, 70 pupils are sponsored. They, via the school administrators, receive £25 per month each, which goes towards their uniform, the two meals per day the school offers and a contribution towards the running of the school.

The Hostel

As a result of a very generous donation from an individual donor, we were able to provide funding for the construction and furnishing of a hostel for 16 very needy children, selected by the Project Director and his wife. The hostel is built directly adjacent to the home of this couple so that the children effectively become part of the larger family, being involved in the day to day running of the whole compound. All of the children in the hostel are sponsored so a contribution is already made towards their upkeep. One sponsor provides a regular contribution to the general running of the hostel.

The Clinic

In July 2018 the son of two of the trustees died and they pledged to raise money for a clinic to be set up in the village in his name. The fund raising for this project was very successful. In January 2019 the clinic began operation. Annually. The Community Nurse, Brenda, sees over 1000 patients for minor complaints and refers a number of patients to government clinics. She also arranges classes for women in the village on health, hygiene and nutrition.

Summary of Main Achievements.

The section above entitled Main Activities does in fact summarise the main achievements of the trust but below we set out some more detailed facts and figures.

70 children are sponsored by UK donors to the tune of £25 per month. Sponsors receive regular letters and photographs of the children through the medium of Whatsapp.

Two donors pay for the salary of the community nurse.

Two donors cover the cost of materials for the clinic.

One donor has pledged to top up the fund covering costs of transporting patients to hospital and paying for necessary extras.

In summary, as a result of the trust’s activities, approximately 250 children receive a level of education otherwise denied them and enjoy 2 nutritious meals per day; 16 vulnerable children live in a safe and loving environment; approximately 1000 villagers were treated for minor complaints. Furthermore, during the previous reporting period, the community nurse began 2 new initiatives supported by the trust. Firstly, a family planning service for villagers and secondly a monthly gathering of elderly people living in remote and isolated parts of the community. They come together for socialisation, health advice, a nutritious meal and usually a small present of perhaps salt or skin cream. It is an immensely popular service. To facilitate these initiatives the trust paid for a family planning clinic/ community hall at a cost of £1600

A new clinic has been built to replace the old one which was not large enough to meet the demands of the village and the new initiatives we expect. HIV and malaria scanning are now offered. Furthermore, a fully funded special needs group is now in operation. A supply of menstrual cups have been provided for the older girls in the school.

Apart from the day to day running costs of the project as a whole, the following demands have been covered this year.

In order to cover the costs of the above items, apart from the regular donations we receive from supporters, there were two major fundraising events. Three trustees plus one dog did a sponsored walk in North Wales, raising around £1,100.

The folk singer, Maryen Cairns presented a series of musical evenings raising around £2,300. We also received some substantial one-off donations from other donors.

Policy on Reserves

The trust, because of its small size does not have a policy on reserves as the majority of income is spent to cover immediate cost.

Signatures

Stuart Marriott (Chair)

Rwanyana Community Trust

Charity Name		 Rwanyana Community Trust

Charity Name		 Rwanyana Community Trust

Charity Name		 1177712
No (if any)		 1177712
No (if any)		 CC16a
For the period
from		 01/04/2023
Period start date		 To 31/03/2024
Period end date
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest
£
1,463
8,652
2,875
12,990
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-
-
12,990
7,033
3,423
3,862
1,720
572
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16,610

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16,610
- 3,620
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20,003
16,383		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £
19,755
1,560
800
16,230
1,555
100
40,000
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40,000
16,155
5,270
1,514
2,295
860
10,935
472
3,240
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40,741
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40,741
- 741
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- 741		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
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-
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-
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to the nearest £
21,218
8,652
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2,875
1,560
800
16,230
1,555
-
100
52,990
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-
-
52,990
23,188
5,270
1,514
3,423
2,295
860
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-
14,797
472
4,960
572
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57,351
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57,351

- 4,361		 Last year
to the nearest £
Child/School sponsorship 1,463 -
One-off donations 8,652 -
Emergencyrelief -
Gift Aid 2,875 -
EmergencyRelief -
EmergencyMedical -
Clinic -
Special Needs Group -
-
Solar -
Sub total(Gross income for AR) 12,990 -
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see
table).
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- -
Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
-
School/Hostel 7,033 -
Clinic -
Special Needs Group -
Hostel runningcosts 3,423 -
EmergencyRelief -
EmergencyMedical -
Personalgifts -
BuildingMaintenance -
Capital Works 3,862 -
Solar -
Post PrimarySponsorship 1,720 -
Miscellaneous 572 -
- -
**Sub total ** 16,610 -
A4 Asset and investment purchases,
(see table)
-
**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
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- 3,620 - 741
- 4,361		 -
- - - -
20,003 - 20,003 -
16,383 - 741 15,642 -

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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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
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities
B3 Investment assets
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funds
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funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
15,643
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15,643
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Date of
approval
31/12/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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