# **ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2021** 

## **RLABS UK** 

## **CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1182970** 

Independent Examiner Ben Finn Flat 115, Spice Quay Heights, 32 Shad Thames, London SE1 2YL 



## **RLABS UK** 

## **CONTENTS** 

Page 3 Legal and Administrative Information Page 4 to 10 Report of the Trustees Page 11 Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees Page 12 Statement of Receipts and Payments Page 13 Statement of Assets and Liabilities Page 14 Notes to the Accounts 



**RLABS UK** 

## **LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION** 

**CHARITY NUMBER** 1182970 **START OF FINANCIAL YEAR** 06  April 2020 **END OF FINANCIAL YEAR** 05  April 2021 **TRUSTEES AT  5 APRIL 2020** Rene Elizabeth Parker Jonathan Mills Susan Maria Holzer (Resigned April 2021) Carl Wills 

The existing trustees appoint any new trustees following the provisions laid out in the Charity's governing instrument. 

**LEGAL STATUS** Charitable Incorporated Organisation Date registered 15th April 2019 **GOVERNING INSTRUMENT** Constitution Adopted 4th May 2018 

## **OBJECTS** 

1) TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES IN THE UK AND INTERNATIONALLY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY. 2) TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME. 

The charity operates throughout England, Tanzania and South Africa. 

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|**INDEPENDENT EXAMINER**|Ben Finn|
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## **RLABS UK REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2021** 

## **Report of the Trustees** 

**For the year ended 5[th] April 2021** 

RLabs UK was set up with the following objectives: 

- a) To advance in life young adults (18-25) through: providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals. 

- b) The promotion and advancement of community capacity building, using innovation, technology and training in the UK and abroad. 

- c) To advance such other exclusively charitable purposes as are compatible with the purposes referred to at a) and b) above, as the trustees in their discretion think fit. 

Specifically, our mission is: 

- to bring RLabs South Africa’s award-winning programmes to the UK to transform lives and 

- support youth entrepreneurs and leaders in emerging RLabs hubs across Africa, starting with Tanzania. 

In the first year of operation, this was to be achieved through piloting RLabs’ Zlto digital reward programme to support marginalised groups in the UK and raising funds to support the work of RLabs Tanzania in empowering young people to be economically independent. 

## **1. Background to RLabs South Africa, UK and Tanzania** 

RLabs (Reconstructed Living Labs) was started in South Africa in 2008 and has become a leader in social entrepreneurship transforming hope and economic opportunities in deprived communities.  RLabs’ work in South Africa has sparked a global movement for social change, impacting 10 million people in 23 countries. 

RLabs Tanzania started in 2012 as the Iringa Living Lab, set up by social entrepreneur Yusuf Ssessanga through inspiration from the joint Finnish and Tanzanian government TanzICT programme. Mentored by RLabs South Africa, the team worked voluntarily from 2014 – 2019 achieving impressive impact in helping young people create businesses. 

RLabs UK was created in 2019 to bring RLabs’ model to the UK – where the need to tackle poverty and restore hope is equally urgent – and to raise funds to support the growth of RLabs Tanzania. Financial support and capacity building from RLabs UK since 2019 has enabled RLabs Tanzania to grow and unlock the full potential of the model. 

## **2. UK Activities** 

During the year 2020-21 it became evident that the Zlto model was not viable to run with the current capacity available in RLabs UK. It was difficult to secure funding for staff to manage the platform, recruit and support partners. As the platform was still under development, it needed further work for the UK market. After a key partner withdrew, a decision was taken to pause the pilot for the short term, and review in the future. Useful lessons have been learned about the needs and demands of UK organisations, if using Zlto at a later date. 

## **3. Support to RLabs Tanzania** 

Main achievements 2020 – 21: 

- £34,347 raised from UK-based organisations and individuals to support the work of RLabs Tanzania 

- RLabs UK supported organisational capacity building for RLabs Tanzania enabling rapid scale up, increased national recognition and funding. 

## **3.1. Fundraising** 

RLabs UK continued to raise funds for RLabs Tanzania to support work to empower young people to become economically active. Grants successfully secured include: 

**Egmont Trust:** renewed a 2-year $20,000 per annum commitment for work to support young women to start businesses and join savings groups, as a strategy to build their resilience to unwanted pregnancy and HIV infection. (The grant is issued directly to RLabs Tanzania) 

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## **RLABS UK REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2021** 

**RL Charitable Trust:** following successful establishment of the Maker Space provide a second grant of £8,000 to support RLabs Tanzania to develop its vocational training departments and ‘grow your business’ modules. 

**Treebeard Trust:** awarded RLabs UK £25,000 to support the construction of RLabs Tanzania’s training centre in Mbutu, Kigamboni. The project generated interested from the Permaculture Design Company to support the design of the building and training for young people from RLabs in sustainable construction and permaculture techniques, including composting and making lime from (dead) coral rock which is widely available in the area. PDC is an international company working on the prestigious Fumba Town development in Zanzibar, so this is a valuable opportunity for RLabs. Work is ongoing in 2022. 

## **3.2. Capacity Building for scale** 

RLabs UK representative Naomi Rouse continued to support the team in all aspects of organisational development, including fundraising, monitoring and evaluation and strategic planning. RLabs Tanzania significantly stepped up its delivery capacity during this period. 

In a 12-month period, the team trained 1,808 young people in its flagship Grow Leadership programme which gives young people the confidence and skills to identify business opportunities around them and resources they can use to get started. This was a significant increase on previous years, and the team developed systems for scale, including a delivery model to take the training out to different locations to make it accessible for young people, and curriculum for training trainers. 


*Young people trained in entrepreneurship and growth mindset, from 2020 to January 2021. 

**Young people** are a very disenfranchised group. The Grow Leadership programme is specifically designed to reach young people who have finished education and don’t know what to do next. 


RLabs attracted young people with a wide range of educational levels - from incomplete primary education, up to degree level. The largest group are Lower Secondary School / Form IV leavers, but a significant proportion (nearly a third) have only primary education. 

At baseline, 80% of participants had a weekly income **below** the national poverty line of 12,333TSH per week. Our target is to have 80% of participants achieving an income **above** the national poverty line, within six months of joining the Grow Leadership programme. 

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## **RLABS UK REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2021** 

In November 2020, RLabs Tanzania signed a contract with UNICEF to scale up Grow Leadership to 10,500 adolescent girls (age 15 – 19) who are out of school in Mbeya and Songwe regions by March 2023. 

Kristiina Lahde, Social Innovation Advisor to the Human Development Innovation Fund, who has seen RLabs’ growth since the beginning endorsed Rlabs’ growth: 

_**“One of the key strengths of the organisation has always been the culture – openness and positive attitude to learning. What had changed was the level of professionalism. RLabs Iringa had grown from an information movement to a serious organisation with programmes and structure. I truly believe their process and approach is one of the most impactful I’ve witnessed.”**_ 

_**“RLabs was the star performer from HDIF’s Institutional Capacity Building Programme”**_ Auson Komwihangilo, HDIF Senior Grants and Finance Manager 


_**Young women attending an RLabs Women event to promote their businesses and confidence: 76% of RLabs’ participants are women.**_ 

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## **RLABS UK REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2021** 

## **3.3. Programme Impact** 

Grow Leadership helps young people start and improve their businesses. In 2020: 

**55%** Of participants started a new incomegenerating activity 

**49%** Of participants improved an existing income-generating activity 

**18%** Of participants secured new employment **13%** Of participants returned to studies 

In 2020, RLabs introduced Youth Savings and Loans Associations to enhance the impact of Grow Leadership. By March 2021, key results were: 

|**Savings**<br>**Groups**|**20**|**Members**|**360**<br>**(83% female)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|**Total saved**|**14,685,000**<br>**TSH**|**Average savings per**<br>**member**|**40,790 TSH**<br>**(£14)**|



On average, participants reported more than doubling their weekly income from baseline to midline, from 5,000 TSH Per week (£1.52) to 12, 000 (£3.66) at midline as a result of the Grow leadership training. The key priority for RLabs Tanzania in 2021 is accelerating the growth of young people’s businesses and income through additional training. 


While men earnt on average nearly twice as much as women at baseline, the gender gap closed slightly for the midline data with men earning 1.6 times more. Women’s average increased by a factor of 2.4 from baseline, while men’s increased by 1.6. 

While at baseline, only a quarter of participants (29%)  were earning over 10,000/= (£3.05) per week, this increased to nearly half  (49%) of participants at midline. 

Increased confidence, and making savings were the most mentioned benefits of the programme. One participant commented: “For me there are huge achievements. Even speaking was a problem for me. If I needed to ask my family for money, I would even go outside and send a message. My family are very happy, they say I have changed a lot. Now I walk to training so I can put the bus fare into my savings.” 

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**RLABS UK** 

## **Two young women who benefited from the Grow Leadership training share their experiences:** 

## **Nassim  (27)** 


“I used to believe that after I finish my education I will be able to find a job so I started doing a small business just to pass the time waiting to be employed. I didn’t really enjoy what I was doing. 

“I was really excited to hear about the training. I really wanted to learn more especially on the Business model session where I finally realized that what I was doing before wasn’t adding any value to my business. The training has improved my life by adding value to my business. 

“I was also really amazed to see so many other young women entrepreneurs explaining about their businesses with so much confidence during our RLabs women events. I now started a new business of selling eggs from my own hens, I am also currently attending the Grow Next Level sessions to help grow my business by distributing my products on a larger scale. I never used to have a system of keeping records of my expenditures but after the training I finally learnt how to keep track of my expenditures.” 

## **Stumai Mahenge (26)** 

“When I came to the training I felt like I was part of something. Everyone was kind and they saw me as one of them. 

“The training helped me become more confident. Because of my condition (cerebral palsy), I thought I could never do anything that everyone else was doing. I used to make baskets but I could never find any customers. I was never brave enough to go and look for them and pitch my business to them. 

“Now I don’t see myself differently because of my condition. I  know that I can do things like anyone else. I have become more confident to go look for customers and tell them what I do. I realized that there are many women out there who are interested in my products and are willing to support me. I taught another young woman from RLabs Grow how to make the baskets, and she’s been able to make money too. 


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## **RLABS UK** 

## **4. Statement in relation to public benefit** 

The trustees have considered the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. The activities to enhance the  opportunity for marginalised people in the UK and Tanzania to participate  in society are of public benefit in the reduction of poverty, and building community capacity. 

## **5. Financial Review** 

RLabs UK was successful in directly raising funds for RLabs Tanzania in the UK, as well as building the capacity of RLabs Tanzania to raise funds within Tanzania, securing a major new grant from UNICEF to scale up the programme. 

RLabs UK has so far been unsuccessful in raising funds to support the Zlto pilot in the UK as described above. 

RLabs UK does not currently have any paid staff or overhead costs, so we have not held reserves. Funds designated for RLabs Tanzania are transferred to Tanzania with a small percentage retained to cover account charges. 

## **6.Objectives for 2021 – 2022** 

UK-based work will continue to be on hold for the coming year, except for plans to build a network of RLabs UK champions in the UK and communicate  regularly  through  website,  social media and e-newsletters. 

## **For RLabs Tanzania, RLabs UK aims to:** 

- 6.1. Support RLabs Tanzania to raise £100,000 from in-country funding sources 

- 6.2. Support the continued growth of RLabs Tanzania programmes and income-generating enterprises 

- 6.3. Engage in the wider RLabs global movement through online events, such as RLabs Women networking events. 

## **7. Structure, Governance and Management** 

RLabs UK was registered as a Charitable Incorporated  Organisation in April 2019. RLabs UK is governed by board of 

trustees with the following members: 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**wholeyear**|
|---|---|---|---|
||Susan Holzer|Chair|April 2019 – April 2021|
||Rene Parker|Chair|April 2019 - present|
||Jonathan Mills|Secretary|May 2020 – present|
||Carl Wills|Member|April 2021 - present|



## **8. Partners** 

We are delighted to secured continued support for RLabs Tanzania in our second year of operation, and particularly thank UK-based funders Egmont Trust, Treebeard Trust, and RL Charitable Trust for sharing our vision and believing in the potential of the Tanzania team and model. 

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## **RLABS UK** 

## **REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2021** 

## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES** 

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). 

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and  of  the  incoming  resources  and  application  of resources, including the income  and  expenditure,  of  the  charitable  company  for  that  period.  In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to: 

- Select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; 

- Observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP; 

- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent; 

- Prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to 

presume that the charitable company will continue in business. 

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting  records  which disclose  with  reasonable  accuracy at any time  the financial position of the charitable  company  and  to enable  them  to ensure  that  the  financial statements  comply with the  Companies Act 2006.  They are  also  responsible  for safeguarding  the  assets for the   charitable  company  and  hence  for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. 

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s  website.  Legislation in the United  Kingdom  governing  the  preparation  and dissemination   of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. 

This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. 

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees' report 

above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees 


**Signature(s) …………………………………………………. Full Name ……Rene Parker…………………………..** 

**Position (e.g. Secretary / Chair etc) …Chair………………………….** 

**Date …30[th] January 2022……………………….** 

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## **RLABS UK** 

## **INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT ON THE ACCOUNTS** 

## **FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2021** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charitable company for the year 5th April 2021 

## **Responsibilities and basis of report** 

As the charity Trustees, who are also directors for the purposes of company law, are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act'). 

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act. 

## **Independent examiners statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect: 

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or 

2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or 

3. the accounts do not comply with the requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair view' which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or 

4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102). 

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


Ben Finn 

Date: 29[th] March 2021 

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## **RLABS UK** 

## **STATEMENT OF RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2021** 

|**Notes**<br>**RECEIPTS :**<br>Donations & Legacies<br>Gift Aid reclaimed<br>**2**<br>**PAYMENTS:**<br>Costs of Charitable Activities<br>**3a**<br>Governance costs<br>**3b**<br>**TOTAL PAYMENTS**<br>**NET RECEIPTS / (PAYMENTS)**<br>Transfers between funds<br>**NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS**<br>**RECONCILATION OF FUNDS:**<br>Total Funds Brought forward<br>**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|Unrestricted Restricted<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>Funds<br>£<br>Funds<br>£<br>**05/04/21**<br>£<br>**05/04/20**<br>£<br>1,347<br>33,000<br>34,347<br>33,953|
|---|---|
||2,219<br>2,219<br>-|
||3,566<br>33,000<br>36,566<br>33,953<br>3,207<br>23,009<br>26,216<br>28,440<br>300<br>300<br>5,247<br>3,507<br>23,009<br>26,516<br>33,687<br>266<br>-<br>-<br>59<br>9991<br>-<br>-<br>257<br>9<br>266<br>-<br>316<br>10,000<br>10,316<br>266|



The notes on pages 13 form part of these financial statements. 

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**RLABS UK** 

## **STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES AS AT 5 APRIL 2021** 

|**Fixed Assets**<br>**Current assets**<br>Debtors<br>Cash at Bank<br>**Creditors: amounts falling due within one year**<br>**Net current assets**<br>**Total assets less current liabilities**<br>**Net assets**<br>**The funds of the charity**<br>Unrestricted income funds<br>Restricted Income funds<br>**Total Funds**<br>**LIABILTIES**<br>Independent Examiner's Fee|Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>£<br>£<br>-<br>-|**05/04/21**<br>**Total**<br>**05/04/20**<br>**Total**<br>£<br>£<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>266|
|---|---|---|
||-<br>-||
||316<br>10,000||
||||
||**316**<br>**10,000**|**10,316**<br>**266- **|
|||-<br>-|
||-<br>-||
||**316**<br>**10,000**|**10,316**<br>**266**|
||**316**<br>**10,000**|**10,316**<br>**-**|
||||
||**316**<br>**10,000**|**10,316**<br>**-**|
||316<br>-<br>-<br>10,000|-<br>-|
||**316**<br>**10,000**|**10,316**<br>**266**|
|||**05/04/21**<br>**05/04/20**<br>**Total**<br>**Total**<br>£<br>£300<br>**300**|



## **TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES IN RELATION TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS** 

Charity  Law   requires   the   Trustees   to  prepare   financial   statements   for   each  financial   year   which   comply   with the regulations  set  out  in  the  Charities  Act  2011.  The   Trustees   have   elected   to   take   advantage   of   the   provisions  that apply  to  small  charities  and  have prepared  a  Receipts  and  Payments  Account  and   Statement  of Assets and Liabilities which are set out on pages 13 to 14 

Approved by the Trustees on …… **30[th] January 2022……………………** 


Signed on their behalf by Trustee………………… Print Name … **Rene Parker** …………………………………….. 

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## **NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2021** 

## **1. BASIS OF ACCOUNTING** 

The accounts have been prepared under the “Receipts and Payments” basis as prescribed by the Charity Commissioners and they meet the appropriate legal requirements. 

|**2. RECEIPTS**<br>Note<br>**Donations**<br>RL Charitable Trust<br>Treebeard Trust<br>Unrestricted donations<br>Gift Aid<br>Open Gate<br>NR<br>**3. PAYMENTS**<br>Note<br>**a) Charitable Activities**<br>Expenses related to RLabs UK:-<br>Support to Zito pilot organisations<br>Bank Charges<br>Costs incurred in UK for RLabs Tanzania:-<br>Grow Leadership<br>Youth Café<br>Staff<br>Computers<br>Website<br>Software<br>Grants & Donations transferred to RLabs Tanzania:-<br>Maker Space Equipment (from RL Charitable Trust)<br>Tree Nursery (from Open Gate Trust)<br>Treebeard Trust<br>Computer donations (from Crowdfunder)<br>**b) Governance costs (related to RLabs UK)**<br>Independent Examiner Fee<br>Legal & Professional fees|<br>Unrestricted<br>Funds<br>Restricted<br>Funds<br>05/04/2021<br>**Total**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>-<br>8,000<br>8,000<br>-<br>25,000<br>25,000<br>1,347<br>-<br>1,347<br>2,219<br>2,219<br>-<br>-<br>3,566<br>33,000<br>36,566<br>Unrestricted<br>Restricted<br>05/04/2020<br> <br> <br>Funds<br>Funds<br>**Total**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>-<br>60<br>9<br>69<br>-<br>1,822<br>-<br>1,822<br>-<br>-<br>1,028<br>-<br>1,028<br>240<br>-<br>240<br>58<br>-<br>58<br>-<br>-<br>23,000<br>23,000<br>-|05/04/2020<br>**Total**<br>£<br>8,000<br>15,000<br>2,453<br>2,500<br>6,000|
|---|---|---|
|||33,953<br>05/04/2019<br>**Total**<br>£<br>150<br>41<br>220<br>655<br>833<br>509<br>130<br>0<br>7,950<br>2,500<br>13,850<br>1,600<br>28,438<br>5,247<br>5,247|
||3,207<br>23,009<br>26,216||
||300-<br>-<br>300<br>-<br>||
||3,507<br>23,009<br>26,516||



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## **RLABS UK NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS (continued) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 5TH APRIL 2021** 

## **4. RESTRICTED FUNDS** 

|Main fund|Balance<br>**Balance**<br>18-Apr-19<br>Income<br>Expenditure<br>Transfers<br>**05-Apr-20**<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>£<br>**£**<br>9<br>33,000<br>23,009<br>-<br>10,000|
|---|---|
||**-**<br>**33,000**<br>**23,009**<br>**-**<br>**10,000**|



Note: funds from RL Charitable Trust received in March 2021 were transferred to Tanzania in April 2021, falling in the next accounting year period. 

## **5. PAYMENTS TO TRUSTEES** 

No payments were made to trustees or any persons connected with them during this financial  period.  No other material transaction took place between the organisation and  a  trustee or any person connected  with them. (2019/20 - None) 

## **6. RISK ASSESSMENT** 

The Trustees actively review  the  major risks   which   the   charity   faces   on   a   regular   basis  and believe that maintaining the free reserves  stated,  combined   with  the  annual  review   of  the   controls  over  key  financial systems carried out  on an annual basis will  provide  sufficient  resources  in  the   event   of   adverse   conditions. The  Trustees have also examined other operational and business risks which they face and confirm that they have  established  systems  to mitigate  the  significant  risks. 

## **7. RESERVES POLICY** 

The Trustees  have considered  the  level  of  reserves  they  wish   to   retain,   appropriate   to   the   charity's   needs. This   is based on  the   charity's  size   and   the   level   of  financial  commitments  held.   The   trustees  aim   to   ensure the   charity   will be able to continue  to  fulfil  its  charitable  objectives  even  if  there  is  a  temporary  shortfall  in  income  or  unexpected expenditure. The Trustees will endeavour not to set aside funds unnecessarily. 

## **8. PUBLIC BENEFIT** 

The Charity  acknowledges  its  requirement to  demonstrate   clearly  that  it   must   have   charitable   purposes   or   ‘aims’ that  are for the public benefit. Details  of  how  the  charity  has  achieved  this  are  provided in  the  trustees  report.  The  trustees confirm  that they  have  paid  due  regard to  the  Charity  Commission  guidance  on  public  benefit  before   deciding  what  activities the charity should undertake. 

## **9. DONATED GOODS, FACILITIES AND SERVICES** 

Independent consultant Naomi Rouse led RLabs UK on a pro bono basis. 

Second hand computers were donated to RLabs, and the cost of refurbishment covered by a grant in Tanzania from the Human Development Innovation Fund. 

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