2023-04-05-accounts

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	From		Period start date							To		Period end date
			06	APRIL					2022			05	APRIL	2023
Section A	Reference and administration details
	Charity name						K.U.K Alliance
Other n	ames charity is known by						Not Applicable
Registered charity number (if any)							1177844
Charity's principal address								7-14 Great Dover Street
								London
								Postcode								SE1 4YR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Rufaro Chiriseri	Treasurer	Board of Trustees
	Ntokozo Nyasha Gazi	Project Manager	Board of Trustees
	Sheona Shanu	FundraisingManager	Board of Trustees
	Nothando Zandile Gazi	Chair	Board of Trustees
	Andrea Williams	Policy and Research Manager	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)

Type of adviser	Name	Address
None

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

None

Section B

Structure, governance and management

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Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Constitution - Foundation Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Appointed by Board of Trustees

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

• 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.

• o 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.

• o 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/ZWL as well as increased costs due to movements in the exchange rates and rising inflation.

• The funds raised are predominantly for our Sponsor A Child project which launched in January 2019. Incoming funds have been largely from direct donations via one-off donations or regular donations via payroll giving 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: - o To advance education; o To relieve sickness, preserve and protect good health; o To relieve poverty; 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.

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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 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. 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 charity has provided sanitary wear for girls in the 2020-2021 financial year and the reusable sanitary wear lasts up to 2 years. The aim is to provide sanitary wear, then educate the girls and women on how to use them. K.U.K Alliance paused the mentoring program for young adults based in Harare in collaboration with Tariro Youth Project. The programme encountered challenges surrounding power outages and poor internet connectivity which was a major hindrance to the programme which is fully reliant on virtual communication. The program focuses on connecting volunteer mentors that are enthusiastic about guiding the youth in their career and academic decisions. As the program has faced challenges due to the power and connectivity issues, it is currently under review to shift to a more group based and lower frequency to minimise connectivity disruptions. K.U.K Alliance continues to develop 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:

• policy on grantmaking;

• policy programme related investment;

• contribution made by volunteers.

• K.U.K Alliance has not issued any grants to date

• K.U.K Alliance has not made any investments to date

• K.U.K Alliance does not employ any permanent staff and is reliant on voluntary resources. Currently, K.U.K Alliance does not have any non-executive volunteers. K.U.K Alliance receives support from volunteers on an ad-hoc basis.

Section D

Achievements and performance

K.U.K Alliance provided school fees for 94 children during the year. The children attend Summary of the main achievements schools in Norton Zimbabwe: of the charity during the year

• Primary Schools (St Eric, Norton, Chiedza and Norton 2)

• High Schools (St Eric High, Vimbai High)

• a. There were no students at Saruwe, Nyagori or Chitenderano

• o University (Women’s University Zimbabwe)

The lives of the children have been positively impacted by the access to essential education which we hope will help alleviate the poverty cycle. K.U.K Alliance purchased and provided sanitary packs of sanitary wear for sponsored girls aged 10 years and above. The packs were expertly put together by Faith Foundation, an organisation whose focus is on addressing period poverty and ensuring that girls can continue to thrive during their menstrual period. The reusable pads are designed to last for more than two years with proper care, therefore a more sustainable solution. We hope to be able to expand the programme to include education sessions on other topics which cover reproductive and sexual health in the near future.

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Section D Achievements and performance During the course of the year some fundraising activities/events were held to support the programmes. We had runners undertaking the London Marathon to raise funds for us in October 2022, as well as participants in the Asics 10k Race in July 2022. In the current financial year, income decreased by 18% compared to the previous financial year mainly due to lower fundraising income as individuals have reduced donations due to rising household costs. We endeavour to increase this in the coming year through undertaking more fundraising events and grant applications.

Section E Financial review K.U.K Alliance aims to retain reserves equal to 12 months expenditure on administration Brief statement of the charity’s policy costs which is equivalent to circa £600. on reserves Details of any funds materially in None deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

• the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);

• how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;

• investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

K.U.K Alliance has the following funding types:

• Individuals fundraising on our behalf e.g. marathons

• Individual donations

• Funding from organisations

• o Funds raised from events

Majority (98%) of our funds were raised from donations and the remainder from Other Trading Activities (2%). Income decreased significantly by 18% on a year-on-year basis. Expenditure increased by 37% on a year-on-year basis with most of the expenditure being allocated to projects. The Sponsor A Child programme’s expenditure was lower due to Term 2 and Term 3 Fees which were prorated as children were unable to attend school due to pandemic lockdowns in Zimbabwe in the 2021-2022 financial year. However, given the full attendance in 2022-2023, the expenditure on the programme has also risen as expected. As with most major economies, the global inflation challenges affected the Zimbabwean economy quite severely. According to data from the African Development Bank, inflation rose substantially from January 2022 to June 2022 from 60.6% to 285%, respectively. This was mainly attributable to a rapid depreciation of the Zimbabwean Dollar (ZWL) against the US Dollar (USD) from 108 per US Dollar to 671 per US Dollar for 2022. We expect this trend to continue in the coming year and we project an increase in expenditure for this project and we are taking appropriate measures to ensure the programme can continue to be supported.

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.

Other optional information

Section F

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Section G Declaration Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Rufaro Chiriseri Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Treasurer Date 05/02/2024

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

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	K.U.K Alliance	K.U.K Alliance	K.U.K Alliance	K.U.K Alliance	K.U.K Alliance	1177844	1177844	1177844	CC16a
	For the period from		06/04/2022		To		05/04/2023
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts	Unrestricted funds to the nearest £		Restricted funds to the nearest £		Endowment funds to the nearest £		Total funds to the nearest £		Last year to the nearest £
Voluntaryreceipts	4,664		6,982		-		11,646		14,360
Other TradingActivities	-		205		-		205		86
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Sub total(Gross income for AR)	4,664		7,187		-		11,851		14,445
A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table).
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Sub total	-								-
Total receipts A3 Payments
									14,445
Costs ofgeneratingvoluntaryreceipts			160		-		160		709
Costs of charitable activities	670		11,170		-		11,840		8,022
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**Sub total **	670		11,330		-		12,000		8,731
A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total **	-								-
Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end
									8,731
	3,993								5,715
	- 4,143								-
	4,192								7,631
	4,042								13,346

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

CCXX R1 accounts (SS) Categories B1 Cash funds	1 Details Total cash funds Funds in bank account	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 4,042 - - 4,042	Restricted funds to nearest £ 9,155 - - 9,155	Endowment funds to nearest £
		4,042	9,155	-
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		4,042	9,155	05/02/2024 -

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details	OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £	OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £	OK Restricted funds to nearest £	OK Restricted funds to nearest £	OK
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	Details Details Signature		Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Rufaro Chiriseri				Current value (optional)
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			Rufaro Chiriseri				05/02/2024

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

05/02/2024

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