2024-12-31-accounts - The King's Village Ghana

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THE KING’S VILLAGE GHANA TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 2024 1

Trustees’ Annual Report

(Accompanying Receipts and Payment Accounts)

The King’s Village Ghana

PO Box 6393

Arnold

Nottingham

NG5 6GL

Charity Commission Registered Number 1182366

Financial Year 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024

Principal Contact: John Fahy

www.tkvg.org.uk

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Governing Document

The King’s Village Ghana is governed by a Model Trust Deed dated 19 December 2018.

Objectives of the Charity

The objectives of The King’s Village Ghana are for the benefit of the public:

(a) The advancement of Christian education and education generally for the benefit of children and young people disadvantaged or marginalised by reason of economic, geographic or social circumstance in Northern Ghana by (but not limited to) the provision of schools.
(b) The promotion of the physical and mental health and welfare, and the protection of lives for the benefit of anybody disadvantaged or marginalised by reason of economic, geographic or social circumstance in Northern Ghana by (but not limited to) the provision of:
i. a medical centre with maternity block
ii. a nutrition centre
iii. clean water and sanitation projects through education, provision of bore holes, filtration facilities and extending pipeline systems
(c) The promotion of the Christian faith for the benefit of local communities in Northern Ghana by (but not limited to) the provision of religious material and the resourcing of evangelistic projects.
(d) The prevention or relief of poverty in Northern Ghana by providing grants, items and services to individuals and/or charities working to prevent or relieve poverty.

Scope

The King’s Village UK Charity exists to raise funds from supporters and send regular donations to our partner Ghanaian NGO The King's Village in Ghana.

All donations are aligned to our charitable objectives. The vast majority of the grants made to The King's Village are for specific projects e.g. education - child sponsorship, maternity block construction, nutrition centre resources etc. In addition, a small proportion of grants will be made to individuals to reimburse travelling expenses to Ghana when they bring expertise to the project from outside the country.

All of the projects supported will be for the public benefit. This is monitored by quarterly reporting from the Ghanaian NGO and annual inspection visits from the UK Trustees or delegated individuals.

Activities and Achievements

The King’s Village Ghana has profiled the following projects during 2024:

The King’s School & The King’s Tehillah School

We are currently educating 560 children at our two school sites. The literacy rates in Northern Ghana are the lowest in the country and we are playing our part to change that. Many of the pupils come from families of subsistence farmers and their income levels are incredibly low which leaves then vulnerable to years of a failed harvest. By providing an education the wonderful students will get further study and job opportunities that will help them escape a multi-generational poverty trap. £15/month provides an education and transforms a child’s life. The UK charity runs the online secure Child Sponsorship program. During 2025 9 classroom blocks were

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built at The King’s Tehillah School and this will enable The King’s Village to start a Junior High School at that location and continue to provide an education to some of the most underserved communities in Northern Ghana.

The King’s Village Youth Leadership program continues to teach leadership, entrepreneurial skills, and provide musical training for 20 young people who in turn mentor and serve 40 younger children that will enter the program when they are older..

Maternity Centre Building

The King’s Village Ghana NGO is building a Maternity Centre, connected to their existing hospital to tackle mother and childbirth mortality rates in their region of rural Northern Ghana. 2024 was the first full year the Maternity Centre was operational. Over 120 babies are born every month at The King’s Village and we have seen a 30% increase in anti-natal care visits from expectant mothers, plus a 9% increase in births provided by our medical team. Now that we are able to provide a better environment for mothers in labour we have seen a 9% reduction in Caesarean deliveries. The final objective of the project is to open a Special Care Baby Unit in 2025/6.

The King’s Medical Centre

The King’s Medical Centre provides 24:7 care to approximately 18,000 patients every year. It is the only significant health facility in a district of more than 160,000 people, providing emergency services and in-patient (58 beds) and out-patient care for 100+ people daily. The King’s Medical Centre employs more than 200 staff including doctors, nurses and pharmacists. The UK Charity facilitated a formal 5- year partnership between The King’s Medical Centre and Nottingham University Hospitals. Staff members of NUH visited The King’s Village in 2024 to provide leadership training.

Nutrition Centre

495 malnourished babies’ lives are being saved each year at our Nutrition Centre. Our dedicated and professional staff, provide medical care, high protein food and most importantly of all training for mothers and carers so they know how to provide as nutritional food as possible for their children, based on local ingredients. We love empowering mothers to care for their children.

Expedition from the UK

John Fahy, the Chair of Trustees led a team on 18 volunteers from the UK to visit The King’s Village in October 2024. The volunteers led reading groups for school children, organised craft activities at the Nutrition Centre, joined church outreach programs and befriended the children in the child assessment centre.

Financial Review

The total income for 2024 of £123,484 was provided by the generous donations from supporters of The King’s Village Ghana. This included restricted donations of £101,930. Expenditure for 2024 totalled £112,331. Careful monitoring of charity’s income and expenditure meant that we ended 2024 with a year end balance of £23,051.

Full details of our finances can be found in the accompanying receipts and payments accounts.

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Names of Trustees

John Fahy (Chair)
Julian Bond (Treasurer)
Ann Carpenter

Reserves and Investment Policy

The Trustees have established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed should be ideally three months of the resource required. The Trustees consider the returns on investment to be satisfactory.

Professional Advisers

CAF Bank, 25 King’s Hill Avenue, King’s Hill, West Malling, ME19 4JQ

Andrew Pearson, FMCA Executive Practice, 87 Main St, Newton Linford, Leicestershire LE6 0AF

Grant-making Policy

Grants are made to associated charities with compatible objectives and to individuals with needs that fall within the scope of our charitable objectives.

Review of Major Risks

After a review of the risks, the Data and Safeguarding Policy were updated.

The King's Village Ghana (Reg No 1182366) Receipts and Payments Account for the period ended 31 December 2024

INCOME Notes Charitable Donations Maternity Unit Labour Maternity Equipment Nutrition Centre Child Sponsorship Hardship Ghana Trips Gift Aid Investment Income Other TOTAL INCOME EXPENSES Charitable Donations Maternity Unit Labour Maternity Equipment Nutrition Centre Child Sponsorship Hardship Ghana Trips Other Marketing & Promotion Accounting Bank Charges Insurance Ministry Resources TOTAL EXPENSES Funds Transfer TOTAL INCOME - EXPENSES Funds B/F Funds C/F	Restricted Unrestricted Total Funds 3,876 6,301 9,706 39,575 3,172 33,043 5,857 1,600 - 43 400 19,911	£ £ Total Total 2024 2023 3,876 25,680 6,301 - 9,706 10,066 39,575 38,077 3,172 - 33,043 - 7,457 31,650 43 34 20,311 39,406
	101,930 21,554 -	123,484 144,913
	6,503 3,664 10,806 40,225 3,944 33,043 - 10,002 - 485 - 900 - 715 - 441 - 1,603	6,503 44,522 3,664 10,806 10,820 40,225 49,692 3,944 33,043 10,002 31,571 485 2,200 900 1,224 715 1,047 441 - 1,603 3,516
	98,185 14,146	112,331 144,592
	(1,002) 1,002 4,747 6,406 4,266 7,632	- -
		11,153 321
		11,898 11,577
	9,013 14,038 -	23,051 11,898

The King's Village Ghana (Reg No 1182366) Account Balances as at 31 December 2024

Assets Bank Accounts Current Account Total Assets Funds Restricted Funds Maternity Unit Maternity Unit Labour Maternity Equipment Nutrition Centre Nutrition Centre Child Sponsorship Child Sponsorship Ben & Marrion Unrestricted Funds Signed Trustees Chairman Treasurer Date 20th August 2025	Restricted Unrestricted Funds Funds 9,013 14,038	£ £ 2024 2023 23,051 11,898
	9,013 14,038	23,051 11,898
	9,013 14,038 670 - 2,673 - 1,848 - 3,722 - 100 - - - - 14,038 9,013 14,038 John Fahy Julian Bond
		23,051 11,898
		670 267 2,673 - 1,848 2,093 3,722 1,906 100 - - - 14,038 7,632
		23,051 11,898

Independent Examiners Report on the Accounts The King's Village Ghana (Reg No 1182366) for the period ended 31 December 2024

Report to the Trustees/Members

I report to the charity trustees on my examination for the period ended 31 December 2024 which are set out below

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

The charity’s trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Act and that an independent examination is needed.

It is my responsibility to:

examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act,
to follow the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Act, and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention

Basis of independent examiner’s statement

My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below

Independent examiner's statement

In connection with my examination, no material matters have come to my attention which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Independent Examiner 20 August 2025

Andrew Pearson F.C.M.A. 87 Main Street Newtown Linford Leicestershire LE6 0AF