# **The 5[th] Annual report of Devon Centocow Link CIO** **Registered Charity No 1183269** **1[st] April 2023 – 31[st] March 2024** ## Name of Charity: **Devon Centocow Link** It was registered as a charity on 7[th] May 2019 **Devon Centocow Link** (DCL) is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation whose only voting members are its charity trustees (‘Foundation’ model constitution) Number: Registered Charity No. **1183269.** **Main charity address:** ## **11 Watts Drive, OKEHAMPTON EX20 1XT** ## **Trustees:** Jane B Habermehl, Chair Stephen P White, Secretary (until 31 December 2024) Esther Hannah, Trustee / Signatory Mark Richards. Treasurer (from November 2021) ## **Bankers:** TSB, 22 The Strand, Exmouth, Devon EX8 1AG Sort code: 30-93-15 Account no: 00995423 BIC: TSBSGB2AXXX 2 A sketch of Centocow Mission Church by Jane Habermehl made during her visit in October 2019. ## **Summary of Objects** The prevention or relief of poverty in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and in particular but not exclusively in the Centocow area of KwaZulu-Natal by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self-sufficient. 3 ## **Chairperson’s Report Report 2023 -2024** The financial Year April 2023 began with the conclusion of payments to ISCA (Isibani Sezwe Centocow Association, the association of Pre-schools) and To Zimbili Dlamini, our project worker, for the First Aid Project which took place during December, January and March. The payment for Zimbili’s wages was the last to go through the Family Literacy Project due to a mutual agreement and we followed this with a donation to the Family Literacy Project towards their successful Pre-school programme, ‘Reach Out to Read’. In March Esther and Jane held a stall at the International Women’s Day at the Phoenix. We had been really impressed with the climate resilience and Water Project work of the WLTP and produced some lovely posters for our display. Not a great money spinner but an enjoyable networking day. Steve visited Centocow during April but experienced difficulties during the frequent ‘load shedding’ episodes inflicted on the country. This resulted in erratic periods of the day where there was no electricity and communications and meetings were difficult. The First Aid Project was rounded off with Steve organising a First Aid manual in Zulu for all the preschools. He was able to instruct the teachers on its use and at an ISCA meeting explained to the teachers the importance of their maintaining correct minutes and meeting records. He was able to spend time with Sibongile Mtungwa, Director of WLTP, (Women’s Leadership Training Programme) and attend the first of the workshops with men and boys as a part of the WLTP group. The relationship with the boys’ groups has gone from strength to strength and we were proud that Steve had contributed and given a grant towards this project. We had our usual stall at the Respect Festival and sold a little jewellery. We had paid for the pitch and again, it was not well placed for footfall and we decided not to pay for this in future as there was no return for our effort. In this year we produced Newsletters in June and October but we lack the data base and outlets for circulation. 4 In October we chased the accounts from ISCA and found that Thoko had been getting into difficulty with them, we heard in November that sadly she had died. This has been a difficult time for ISCA and Zimbili. There was a breakdown in communications as there were not the signatories and although we were able to pass on the money for the refills to the First Aid boxes, no further transactions were made to ISCA in the year. ` We did communicate with Debbie Rowe, Director of Creighton Sunflower Project, and sent a donation to the Creighton sunflower HELP project. In February we were given a further £500 donation from the Just Trust and £146 from a collection by Hampstead Quakers. We heard in February through the media (backed up later by a plea for help from Debbie) that ECD’s throughout South Africa were desperately underfunded and since being taken over by the Department of Education were being lest to their own devices. A big thank you to all the trustees Chairperson 5 The Trustees have given careful consideration to the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and are satisfied that all of the charity’s work is for the public benefit, both in Devon and in South Africa. The Trustees of the Charity are legally responsible for the overall management and control of Devon Centocow Link (DCL) and meet regularly. The trustees’ report and accounts were approved by a meeting on 22nd[h ] November 2024 and signed on their behalf by Jane Habermehl Mark Richards Chair Treasurer **Devon Centocow Link CIO Reg. Charity No: 1183269** **Accounts for the period 1st April 2023 — 31st March 2024** These Accounts have been prepared on a Payments and Receipts Basis 6 Devon Centocow Link Receipts arnl Payments Accounts 2023- 2024 Recelpts Total Last Year FurK15 Funds Fund5 2022-23 Regular Donations Occasional DonatlOn5 665 533 Grant Funding Fund Raising Other- GiftAid and Comfflissir* 9.910 22 270 270 147 TOTALS 11,764 PaymEnts Grants WLTP 5,021 FLP 600 750 200 ISCA- Pr&Schwls 750 2￿ 6,271 Creighton Sunfiower Total Grants 950 1.350 11292 Admin Insurance Finance and Professional Petrol eX￿nSeS Forei8n Currency Adjustment Publicity& Mafketing 119 90 32 194 265 Total Admin 355 TOTALS 950 1,350 11.647 Net of Receipts/ (Payments) 950 454 Transfer5 between fund5 Cish Funds at k5t yeareTrl 2023 951 1,812 Cash Funds at this year end 2023 £ 1.666 ststement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2024 Cash Funds UMe5tricW Restricted Total Fund5 Cash at bank ITSBI VFX acc Bahnce 1.641 25 1,641 25 T￿01 Cash Fund$ 1,666 See our Website: **www.devon-centocow-link.org.uk** or Facebook page: **www.facebook.com/ Devon.Centocow.Link.** Email: **info@devon-centocow-link.org.uk** Tel: **+44 (0) 7525 433456** ## **Registered Charity Number 1183269** 8