## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** |**From**|Period start date|Period start date||**To**Period end date|**To**Period end date|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||06|APRIL|2020|05|APRIL|2021| ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** K.U.K Alliance **Other names charity is known by** Not Applicable **Registered charity number (if any)** 1177844 ## **Charity's principal address** International House 24 Holborn Viaduct London **Postcode EC1A 2BN** **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Dates acted if not for Trustee name Office (if any) whole year** - 1 Rufaro Chiriseri Treasurer 2 Ntokozo Nyasha Gazi Project Manager 3 Sheona Shanu Fundraising Manager **Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)** Board of Trustees Board of Trustees Board of Trustees - 4 Nothando Zandile Gazi Policy and Research Manager 18/02/2021 - 05/04/2021 Board of Trustees 11/02/2021 - 05/04/2021 Board of Trustees - 5 Andrea Williams Chair 11/02/2021 - 05/04/2021 Board of Trustees 6 Aisha WIlliams Chair 06/04/2020 - 10/02/2021 Board of Trustees **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** none ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** None 1 **TAR** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Constitution - Foundation - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Appointed by Board of Trustees (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. - Any new trustee must be appointed by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. They will be briefed by other trustees on key activities of K.U.K Alliance and are also required to read the range of guidance produced by Charity Commission and NCVO. - `o` K.U.K Alliance is governed by the Board of Trustees and its day-to-day management is run by the board. The Trustees may appoint volunteers that assist with some day-to-day tasks under the supervision of Board of Trustees - `o` K.U.K Alliance is not part of a wider network. - K.U.K Alliance works in collaborations with other organisations in Zimbabwe to deliver on its charitable activities. - K.U.K Alliance manages risks with the appropriate policies and procedures with guidance from NCVO and Keeping Children Safe (Safeguarding only). K.U.K Alliance is exposed to a number of risks and the trustees are focused on mitigating these risks where possible. - The principal risks identified are: - (a) Economic and political disruptions in Zimbabwe that affect our ability to perform our charitable activities. - (b) Changes to the Zimbabwean currency from USD to RTGS as well as increased costs due to movements in the exchange rates - The funds raised are predominantly for our Sponsor A Child project which launched in January 2019. We had a reduced number of fundraising events due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. In coming funds have been largely from direct donations via one-off donations or regular donations via GAYE and direct debits. The majority of funds were spent on our charitable activities supporting beneficiaries in Zimbabwe. The funds raised have also been utilised to support running costs, governance and fundraising activities/events. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** K.U.K Alliance is established to further the following charitable purposes for the public benefit in Africa, according to the law of England and Wales with a special focus on Zimbabwe: - - To advance education; `o` To relieve sickness, preserve and protect good health; `o` To relieve poverty; 2 **TAR** |**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)**|`o`
The relief of financial need and suffering among victims of natural or other kinds
of disaster in the form of money (or other means deemed suitable) for persons,
bodies, organisations and/or countries affected;
`o`
To help young people; especially but not exclusively through leisure time
activities, so as to develop their capabilities so that they may grow to full
maturityas individuals and as members of society.| |---|---| ||K.U.K Alliance works in collaboration with NdaiZiva Capacity Development to identify and
support orphaned children with school fees, school supplies and school uniforms. During
the COVID-19 pandemic, K.U.K Alliance has also provided food hampers for the orphans.
The funds for this initiative are raised via our Sponsor a Child Program which involves
sponsors making regular donations to contribute towards the program.
K.U.K Alliance has taken on the initiative to support young girls and women with the
challenges they face during menstruation by raising awareness and searching for
sustainable alternatives. The project has focused on conducting research to identify the
preferred and the sustainable sanitary wear available to girls and women. The aim is to
provide sanitary wear, then educate the girls and women on how to use them.
K.U.K Alliance has launched a mentoring program for young adults based in Harare on
collaboration with Tariro Youth Project. The program focuses on connecting volunteer
mentors that are enthusiastic about guiding the youth in their career and academic
decisions. The program has faced challenges due to the accessibility of Wifi for all
mentees. However, K.U.K Alliance is working on continuing and developing the program
further.
We confirm that the Trustees continue to follow the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission and that all activities are undertaken forpublic benefit.| **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** |You**may choose**to include further
statements, where relevant, about:
`o` policy on grantmaking;
`o` policy programme related
investment;
`o` contribution made by
volunteers.|`o`
K.U.K Alliance has not issued any grants to date
`o`
K.U.K Alliance has not made any investments to date
`o`
K.U.K Alliance does not employ any permanent staff and is reliant on voluntary
resources. We have had 2 non-executive volunteers that were enrolled to assist
with marketing and policy development during the year. Currently, K.U.K Alliance
does not have any non-executive volunteers. We simply receive support from
volunteers on an ad-hoc basis.| |---|---| ## Section D Achievements and performance K.U.K Alliance provided school fees for 105 children during the year. The children attend **Summary of the main achievements** school in Norton Zimbabwe at the following schools: **of the charity during the year** `o` Primary Schools (St Eric, Norton, Chiedza and Norton 2) `o` High Schools (St Eric High, Vimbai High, Saruwe, Nyagori, Chitenderano) The lives of the children have been positively impacted by the access to essential education which we hope will help alleviate the poverty cycle. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, K.U.K Alliance was only able to undertake one fundraising activity/event in the 2020 to 2021 financial year, as follows: a. Black History Month October 2020 virtual quiz In the current financial year (2020 to 2021) our income increased by 23% in comparison to the previous year. 3 **TAR** ## **Section E Financial review** K.U.K Alliance aims to retain reserves equal to 12 months expenditure on **Brief statement of the charity’s policy** administration costs which is equivalent to circa £400. **on reserves** **Details of any funds materially in deficit** None ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** K.U.K Alliance has the following funding types: **may choose** to include additional `o` Individuals fundraising on our behalf e.g. marathons information, where relevant about: `o` Individual donations `o` the charity’s principal sources of `o` Funding from organisations funds (including any fundraising); `o` Funds raised from events `o` how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; Majority (95%) of our funds were raised from donations and the remainder from Other `o` investment policy and objectives Trading Activities (5%). Income increased significantly by 23% on a year-on-year basis. including any ethical investment Expenditure increased by 78% on a year-on-year basis with most of the expenditure policy adopted. being allocated to projects. The increased expenditure was mainly attributable to the significant increase in unexpected COVID-19 related food relief for families which accounted for 55% of total expenditure. Our expenditure growth exceeded income growth due to a challenging period due to the pandemic which reduced in person events where we raised significant amounts in the previous year. Despite these challenges where our fundraising income was reduced by 83%, however, we increased donor engagement and acquired more regular donors. You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: These activities are directly contributing to our aims to advance education, health and empowerment in Zimbabwe. The expenditure in the U.K. related to governance, administration and other running costs remained stable throughout the year and we anticipate a reduction in the following year due to potential discounts. K.U.K Alliance does not have any investments. K.U.K Alliance does not have any loans. With guidance from the Charities Commission, K.U.K Alliance is now adopting and preparing the accounts using the Receipts and Payments accounts instead of using Accruals accounts since the 2019-2020 year. The organisation’s income remains below the threshold for accruals accounts reporting. ## **Section F Other optional information** none 4 **TAR** ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Digitally signed by Rufaro Chiriseri ~~Date: 2022.01.30 22:10:02 Z~~ **Full name(s)** Rufaro Chiriseri **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)** Treasurer **Date** 30/01/2022 5 **TAR**