Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 31/03/2021 Period start date To 28/02/2022 Period end date
Charity name: BEZA FOUNDATION
Charity registration number: 1181281
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | ‘’To prevent or relive poverty amongst orphans and destitute children for the public benefit in countries of sub- Saharan Africa by enabling access to education and training in particular but not exclusively through the provision of grants’ |
| Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. |
Para 1.17 and 1.19 |
Supporting selected orphans and destitute children in achieving the following: 1. School fees 2. Learning materials 3. To access to education and training |
| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The board of Trustees have provided guidance and conducted regular review of the charity in accordance with the charity commission guidelines |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | N/A |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Beza Foundation is run by volunteers only. We highly value everyone’s contribution, especially during the challenging period of Covid 19 where |
most of our volunteers as well as the charity work have been greatly affected in different ways.
Other
Achievements and Performance
| SORP reference | ||
|---|---|---|
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | This particular financial year has been extremely difficult for the charity because of the COVID -19 pandemic. Although all our volunteers are safe and have stayed in touch during the pandemic period, trying to cope with the impact caused by COVID-19 has been our paramount objective. Most of the schools where our beneficiaries attended have been closed during the COVID-19 pandemic. However, We have kept in touch to ensure our support can resume when the situation comes back to normality. Our objectives remain the same, which are continuing our support around education for orphans and destitute children in ensuring we are making a positive impact for their lives |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | Our set target was to be able to increase our support to 20 orphans in each country each year but due to Covid 19, we have not been able to achieve this target. We hope that the post Covid period will help us to consolidate our work strategy and be able to draw a quick recovery plan. |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | N/A |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
|---|---|---|
| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | At the moment the charity’s financial situation relies on small donations which have been sustaining its work **untiltoday. ** |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | We have drawn a policy for keeping any reserve for the purpose of our work and once a yearly budget plan has been drawn and agreed the reserve is directly sent to the beneficiaries |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £300.00 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | n/a |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | We still need to raise funding to have an office for the charity as well as for its equipment |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | One of the biggest challenges we had to encounter since being approved by the charity commission was being not able to set up a bank account for the charity. Due to COVID-19 we have seen all our applications for a charity bank account declined after having waited for several months. We are hoping that we will be able to secure a charity bank account over the course of this year of 2022. |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | The main source of funding is the local churches and committed members and general public |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | N/A |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | Because of the Covid 19 like every charity we are experiencing some challenges in raising enough fund to sustain our work. We hope that the post covid period will ease this pressure, allowing more opportunities for fundraising |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | CIO |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees |
Para 1.25 |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 | Policies and procedures for the charity have been attached |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | N/A |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | BEZA FOUNDATION |
|---|---|
| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1181281 |
| Charity’s principal address | 35, St. Giles Court Rosehill Gardens Willenhall WV13 2LX |
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(if any) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'NEIL LEWIS | Trustee | 28 December 2018 | ||
| COLIN MICHAEL MURPHY |
Trustee | 20 December 2018 | ||
| Dr Joseph Rugemintwaza Sarushi |
Trustee | 01 September 2020 | ||
| Ruth Adams | Trustee | 01 January2020 | ||
| Alexis Kiray | Chair | 01 January2020 | ||
– 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 0 held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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
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) Alexis Kiray Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 15/03/2022