## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the Period 1 March 2022 to 28 February 2023** ## **Section A Reference and administration details** Charity Name: Living Waters Social Enterprises Other names charity is known by LWSE Registered charity number 1182042 Charity’s principle address 17 Leigh Rd. Southampton SO17 1EF Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity: Christopher Romilly Trustee Richard Swift Trustee Calvin Smith Trustee John Moore Trustee Dan Scutt Trustee ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** Type of governing document Foundation Model Constitution How the charity is constituted Charitable Incorporated Organisation Trustee selection methods by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees ## **Section C Objectives and activities** The objects of the CIO are: The prevention or relief of poverty or financial hardship in Nairobi, Kenya by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, health care projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient. Summary of activities undertaken for the public benefit. The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit in the carrying out of their duties for the charity. The main activities of the charity this year were to oversee the construction works of a perimeter wall for the expansion of our washroom project in the Kibera slum and to support the Kibera Saints organisation (Kenyan Community Based Organisation) in their delivery of a drug rehabilitation and education project for youth in the slum. The Corona virus travel restrictions being lifted meant that some of the Trustees were able to make a visit to Kenya this year. We have also maintained contact with our partners in Nairobi via the Internet. ## **Section D Achievements and performance** This is the fourth year of operation of the charity and the washroom building is a great physical presence in the Kibera slum that demonstrates the benefits that our charity is bringing to Kibera. The recent construction of a wall around the perimeter of the remaining space in the Kibera slum has protected this area and allowed it to be used as a community space. The Saints Restoration project, a drug rehabilitation and education project being run in the slum is changing the lives of many young people. The project is providing education about the dangers of narcotics abuse in five local schools and addicts willing to change are being mentored and supported by the team. The team also run a garbage collection business that offers paid employment to youth on the programme, to provide them with some income and savings. ## **Section E Financial review** The charity runs on a zero fixed costs basis with no administrative overheads or other ongoing costs. All funds are directed to our work in Kibera with work in the UK being carried out by volunteers. Because of this we do not need to hold significant reserves and the policy is to not to have an overdraft. The trustees aim to keep costs as low as possible; Totalgiving is used for fundraising as they do not charge and Transferwise for financial transfers to Kenya as they have the lowest overall cost. The bank account is held with Co-op who make no charge. Web hosting and design is provided at no charge through a trustee’s business and the charity is operated from home. Opening balance £ 4,819 Income £ 4,905 Expenditure £ 6,348 Closing balance £ 3,377 ## **Section G Declaration** The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees: Christopher Romilly Trustee CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Se¢tion A Independent Examiner's Report Report to tho tru8teesl member8 of ¢haiiiy NthT'. Living Waters Social Enterpri8e8 On accounts for the year ended 28th February, 2023 1182042 Charlty no (if any) Set out on pages 34 atta¢h8d I report to the tru8tees on my éxamination of the acwunt8 of the above charity {"the Trust.) for the year ended 2810212022,, R98pon•lbllltto• and bas1• of As the charity tNBtees of the Trust, you are re8pon81ble for tht report preparation of the accounts in arxordance with the requlrements of the Charltlas Act 2011 (￿he Act.). I'report In respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in Carrying out my examlnatlon, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charlty Commission under section 145{5}(b) of the Act. I have completed my examlnatlon. I conflrm that no materlal matter8 have Come to My attention In connection wFth the examlnation which gives me cause to believe that In, any material respeGt.' accounting reoords were not kept in accordance wlth Se￿lon 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wrth the accounting records Independent •xamlnerf• ststement I have no concems and have Gome across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper undèrstanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgn8d: Date: 9th November. 2023 Narno: Micha81 G. B6eby Relevant professional qualifKation{s) or body (If any): FCMA- CGMA Addr888: 17 Bart)e Baker Avenue West End IER outhampton S030 3RH Section B Disclosure Only complete rf the exarniner needs to highlight matters of concem (see CC32, Independent examination of charrty accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief details of any items that the examiner wishos to dlsclose. Trustees, Annual Report for the Perlod 1 March 2022 to 28 February 2023 Sectlon A Reference and administratlon detalls Charity Name: Other names charlty15 known by Reglstered ¢harlty number Charlty's principle address Llvlng Waters Social Enterprlses LWSE 1182042 17 Leigh Rd. SoLrthampton S017 IEF Names of the charlty trustees who manage the charitv.. Christopher Romilly Rlchard Swlft Calvln Smlth John Moore Dan Scutt Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee SKtlon È Structurei governanc• and management Type of 8overnln8 document How the charlty Is constltuted Trustee selectlon methods Foundation Model Constltution Charitable Incorporated Organisatlon by a resolution passed at a properly convened meetln8 of the charity trustees 8ectlon C Objectlves and actlvltle8 The obJects of the CIO are.. The preventlon or rellef of poverty or flnanclal hardshlp In Nairobl, Kenya by provldlng or asslstln8 In the provision of educatlon, tralnlng, health care projects and all the necessary SLtpport desl8ned to enable individua15 to generate a sustalnable Income and be self-suffi¢ient. Summary of actlvltles undertaken for the public beneflt.. The trustees have had regard to the guidance Issued b*the Charlty Commlsslon on public beneflt In the carrying out of thelr dutles for the charity. The maln attlvltles of the charlty this year were to oversee the construction works of a perlmeter wall for the expanslon of our washroom project In the Kibera slum and to support the Klbera Salnts organisation (Kenyan Community Based Organlsatlonl in their delivery of a drug rehabllltation and education project for youth in the slum. The Corona virus travel restrictions belng Ilfted meant that some of the Trustees were able to make a vlslt to Kenya thls year. We have also malntslned contact wlth our partners in Nalrobi via the Intemet. Se¢tion D Achievements and perforniance Thls Is the fourth year of operatltsn of the charity and the washroom building Is a great physlcal presence in the Kibera slum that demonstrates the benefits that our charlty15 brln8ing to Kibera. The recent constructlon of a wall around the perimeter of the remaining space in the Kibera slum has protected thls area and allowed It to be used as a community space. The Salnts'Restoratlon proJe¢t, a dru8 rehabilitstion and education project being run In the slum Is Changlng the Ilve5 of many young people. The project Is providlng educatlon about the dangers of narcotics abuse in five local schools and addicts willing to change are belng mentored and supported by the team. The team also run a garbage collection business that offers paid employment to youth on the programme, to provide them with some Income and savings. Sectlon E Flnanclal rnview The charlty runs on a zero fixed cost5 basls wlth no admlnlstratlve overheads or other ongolng Costs. All funds are dlrected to our work in Kibera with work Sn the UK being carrled out by volunteers. Because of thls we do not need to hold $18nlflcant reserves and the pollcy Is to not to have an overdraft. The trustees alm to keep c05t5 a5 low as posslble; Totalglvlng Is used for fundralslng as they do not charge and Transferwlse for flnancial transfers to Kenya as they have the lowest overall cost. The bank account Is held wlth Co-op who make no ¢har8e. Web hostlng and deslgn Is provlded at no charge through a trustee's b￿lnesS and the charlty Is operated from home. Opening balance Income Expendlture Closlng balance £ 4.819 £ 4.905 È 6,348 Sectlon G Declaratlon The trustees declare that they h'ave approved the twstees, rekK>rt above. Slgned on behalf of the ¢harity'.s trustees: Christopher Romllly Trustee CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENfjLAN) AND WILES ¢h¥Fits' Lhflng Watsrs Soclal Ente rf¥e¥ No Irf a¥tyl 1182042 Recei tsand ments accounts CC16a For the perlod To 01103R022 28102121Y23 Section A Receipts and payments Unro8trlcted fur￿• toth• M•r••t e toth• n•Thi£ trtlhfr R•btri¢t•d funds Endowm•nt lunds Totsl fund• tothtr toth• Mor•atÈ Al Recel DDnabons Itlo tota mss ncom& AR) A2 A88•t and In¥￿¢M¢￿t 401￿, ••• table. 3,721 A3Pa m•nt• t￿matyank￿ CBO NNc0mmu￿ty20l> JJ74 2.940 17,Jl4 DonatloDs to S&lnt• R••torlllbn B￿k Sub totsl A4 A•••t and InV￿lm•￿t ur¢ha••8 •eo tsbl• 113 Ngt of rn¢#1pt￿