## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date To 1[st] April 2025 Period end date 31[st] March 2026 Charity name: Umoja Tanzania-United Kingdom Diaspora (UTZ-UKD)** ## **Charity registration number: 1183677** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote social inclusion for the public
benefit, but not exclusively among
members of the Tanzanian community
living in UK, relieve the needs of such
people and assist them to integrate into
society.| |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|**-**To provide educational workshops and
seminars on healthcare, teaching English
and Swahili language.
-Financial support through giving of food,
goods and other material
-To promote traditional Tanzanian cultural
activities such as music, art, dancing and
carvings| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|All Trustees of charity have had regard to
the guidance issued by charity commission
on public benefit. All Trustees have read
PB1 guidance and apply principle in
decision making.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|We have policy in grant making in our
constitution document. We have not made
any grants in 2025/2026 year due to not
being successful in our applications| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|We have a policy on social investment in
our constitution but have not done any
social investment at this point. We have
plans to do this through our community-
TZUK Diaspora.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The charity currently relies on volunteers.
All trustees serve voluntarily, and leaders
from our diaspora community also
volunteer to support the charity. We are
have a plan to recruit more volunteers to
help us deliver our objectives.| 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|The main achievement of Charity includes:
-Restarting Charity work again by
-recruiting of the new six Trustees in
February 2025.
- Acquiring website in order to enhance our
communication with the public.
-Updated the members on the Charity
progress in our AGM on 14thJune 2025.
- On 14thJune 2025 we were able to give
award to outstanding contributions by
outgoing Trustees and leader of various
UK-Tanzanian welfare groups and health
groups.
-One of our Trustee representing the
charity is involved in supporting a UK
based Tanzania association (Umoja Wetu)
in development of their charity constitution
hence providing social inclusion in benefit
of public.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|We were able to promote Tanzanian
culture of hospitality through award
ceremony.
We were able to contribute expertise in
supporting another Tanzania association in
development of their charity constitution.| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|During this period, we have been able to
secure commitment from our Diaspora
community of some funding to support set
up activities to begin to meet our
objectives**.**
We have also started to develop
fundraising strategies to use in 2026/2027.
We have date set on 19thJanuary 2026 and
further dates in 2026 where individuals with
fundraising experience will have
discussions with Trustees.| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|We have not yet started investment but are
in discussions.| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity did not hold its own account.
We have recently opened an account with
Co-operative bank in July 2025.
We only have one direct debit and inspire
to increase more in 2026.
We have received ring fenced donations
towards payment of specific items which
are:
-Logo and Website development £500 but
received £400 and awaiting £100.
-Purchasing of website host for 48 months
with total of £127.01.
- domain for 6 months £66.56
-A leaflet development was paid for worth
of £20
-Annual payment including VAT towards
virtual registered office is £120.12
-Setting of Government gateway account
and filling payment including VAT £25.99
-Current amount in bank is £152.99
We were able to total raise £1,012.67| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We discussed the rationale of policy of
holding reserves in our 15 December 2025
Trustee meeting. It was agreed to hold
reserve of our running cost for three
months. This will allow the charity to run
when we are unable to raise funds for three
months before can run the charity activities
on more.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|We do have £152.99 reserve in the bank
We aim to increase the reserve to £500 in
2026| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|We have a plan to purchase two mobile
phones, a laptop, mobile card reader and
online office costs. This is costed to
approximate £1000| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|There are no concerns which will interrupt
charity work to continue| ## **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 principles sources of fund are
donation. There are plans of starting to
fundraise and also applying for grants| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|This is still in discussion and no finalised
plans in place.| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Current identified principles risks is ability
to raise enough funds to meet all our
objectives.| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Our governing document is constitution**.**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|This charity is a 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|The charity currently appoints Trustees
from members who offer skill set needed
by Charity. Also, the charity has election to
re-appoint Trustees every three years.| ## **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|All new Trustees are required to attend
induction related to their role as Trustees
as described by charity commission.| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The Charity is governed by a body of
Trustees. The Trustees also can form
specific committees made of members who
have experienced in the area.
The Diaspora community leadership also
attend Trustee meetings and vice versa but
do not have voting rights.
Charity also networks with other charities or
Unincorporated associations which works
with Tanzanians in UK and other charities
as long as they support our objectives| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|All Trustees are also members of TZUK
Diaspora community which is
unincorporated associations.
Also, Trustees are member of other
Tanzanian base associations such as
Umoja Wetu, Shirikisho, and Swahili
communities, TUHEDA.| |||| Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Umoja Tanzania-United Kingdom Diaspora| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|UTZ-UKD charity| |Registered charity number|1183677| |Charity’s principal address|Office 16634
182-184 High Street North
East Ham
London
E6 2JA| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Dr Julius Hingira
PHD|Chair|29 April 2019|Umoja TZ-UK Diaspora| ||Dr Rebecca
Katundu LASSEKO|Chair|25 January 2025|Umoja TZ-UK Diaspora| ||Martin Mpankuli|Trustee|25 January2025|Umoja TZ-UK Diaspora| ||Jim Abdallah
Butcher|Trustee|25 January 2025|Umoja TZ-UK Diaspora| ||Robert Londo|Trustee|25 January2025|Umoja TZ-UK Diaspora| ||Constatine
Mtagwaba|Trustee|25 January 2025|Umoja TZ-UK Diaspora| ||John Raymond
Mbwete|Trustee|25 January 2025|Umoja TZ-UK Diaspora| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved |**Director name**||| |---|---|---| |**Dr Rebecca Katundu**
**LASSEKO**|**25 January 2025**|| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**None**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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)** None ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details **Not applicable** ## **Other optional information** **Not applicable** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** |**Signature(s)**
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**Date**|RKLasseko|_JRMbwete_| |---|---|---| ||Dr Rebecca Lasseko|Mr John Raymond Mbwete| ||Chair|Trustee| ||10/03/2026|| ||10/03/2026||