Kawangware Humanitarian Education School
Charity number 1184654
Trustees Annual Report & Accounts Year Ended 31[st] July 2024
| TRUSTEES | Mrs Dawn Harris (Chair) |
|---|---|
| Mr Martn Harris | |
| Mr Joseph Harris | |
| PRINCIPAL ADDRESS | 35 Woodland Park |
| Paignton | |
| TQ3 2ST | |
| REGISTERRED CHARITY NUMBER | 1184654 |
| INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS | Mrs Rachel Martn BSc (Hons) BFP FCA |
| 296 Teignmouth Road | |
| Torquay | |
| TQ1 4RW | |
| BANKERS | Barclays Bank UK Plc |
| 6/8 Palace Avenue | |
| Paignton | |
| TQ3 3ET |
TRUSTEES REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
RATIONALE:
To provide resources, funding for teachers, food and building costs to Kawangware Humanitarian Education school, Kawangware Slum, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa.
HISTORY
This charity was set up in August 2019 to support this particular school, when the Trustees visited it on two occasions and formed a connection with the school, the Head and the teachers there. The school was set up by a teacher and built by her on a piece of waste land next to a church. The school has been established now for 12 years, providing education for children with learning and/or physical disabilities and orphan children/one parent family children from extreme poverty who cannot afford to go to school.
The school is not supported by the government and is run entirely voluntarily.
Before receiving charitable status, we as trustees were able to provide, through fundraising, the following:
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A water tank and guttering around the school
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Tables and chairs for each of the classrooms
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A secure door, redecoration and electricity to one room to be used for storage and an office
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Major building work to repair the structure of one side of the school and make it safe and secure, as it was in grave danger of collapse
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Tile flooring to each classroom instead of dirt floors.
The charity has several donors who give a monthly contribution in order to pay a nominal wage to 6 teachers who otherwise work voluntarily at the school. This amounts to around £500 per calendar month. There has been an annual donation total of £6,000.
In addition to the above, our fundraising evenings, such as Kenyan evenings, quiz nights, music concerts and barn dances have raised money for:
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Provision of food for the school, where the children get their only meal of the day
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Funds towards the long-term project of building a new school.
THE LAST YEAR
February 2024, two trustees arranged to fly to Kenya to meet the landowner of the desired piece of land to relocate the school. The beneficiaries had raised the equivalent of £9000 as a token deposit of intent. The total purchase price of the land, to include the existing school building, the large hall, bore hole and toilets totalled around £95,000 (subject to the current exchange rate).
Trustees took a detailed questionnaire for the landowner to ensure the sale was a genuine, legal and legitimate sale and satisfy the Charity Commission in terms of advancing with this proposed purchase.
The questions included assuring the validity of the sale, and evidence of the credentials of the solicitors for both parties; the evidence of existing ownership of the land, including the title deed and plot number and the history of purchase; the full name and address of the landowner and the timeframe in which the purchase should be completed. (We were able to negotiate with the landowner up to 3 years from the date of the deposit). Trustees also visited the home of the beneficiaries and
were able to confirm the poverty in which they themselves live and the sacrifice they have made in running the school voluntarily as they do.
Trustees visited the current school again, witnessing the continued challenge of the space, learning environment and lack of facilities for the children. The school continues to grow as the reputation increases. Once again, trustees witnessed the teachers working hard to get children to a good standard of learning and it was evident that there has been an improvement in the results they are achieving. Trustees worked over several days, in the classrooms delivering short, creative sessions with all of the children, singing songs, completing artwork and reading stories.
Sadly, trustees also witnessed the pressure under which the teachers work, as Government officials continue to visit regularly to ask them to move, despite the Department of Education acknowledging and monitoring the school. The school has been subject to vandalism and negativity. Our presence within the school was a positive outcome for the community to witness and for the school to be seen to be supported by Western benefactors. We were seen by officials as we went in and out each day and this had a positive impact for them.
Food continues to be extremely expensive, the cost increasing daily, and this is the primary area of concern for the children each day. We have continued to be able to send, through a consistent generous donor, £100 each month specifically for food. The impact of this is significant for the children.
We have continued to hold charity fund raising events including piano and drum concerts from local children. This has widened the number of people involved with the charity and therefore continued to increase fund-raising opportunities. We have also continued to apply to larger charities for funding.
LONG-TERM VISION
The charity continues to raise money for the long-term goal of rebuilding a school that is fit for purpose and is on permanent land. After the meeting of the landowner, we know that the sale is legitimate and the purchase would be ideal for improving the standard and secure the future of the school. The Charity continues to aim for this to become reality.
To date we have raised approx. £66,000 for this cause with approx. £58,000 being raised since we were established as a charity. This is in addition to the provision of monthly salaries, and Covid crisis donations.
Approved by the board of trustees 28 May 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
Mrs D Harris – Trustee
KAWANGWARE HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION SCHOOL
RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 JULY 2024
| GENERAL FUND | GENERAL FUND | |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| RECEIPTS | ||
| Donatons & Gif Aid | 20,387 | 18,156 |
| Fundraising Actvites | 5,062 | 3,517 |
| Total Receipts | 25,449 | 21,673 |
| PAYMENTS | ||
| Teacher Support | 6,000 | 5,450 |
| Costs to support fundraising | 547 | 75 |
| Total Payments | 6,547 | 5,525 |
| Net Surplus/Defcit for the year | 18,902 | 16,148 |
| Opening Bank Balance | 47,204 | 31,056 |
| Bank Balance at 31 July 2022 | 66,106 | 47,204 |
STATEMENT OF ASSETS & LIABILITIES AS AT 31 JULY 2023
| GENERAL FUND | GENERAL FUND | |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |
| Cash at Bank | 47,204 | 47,204 |
| 47,204 | 47,204 | |
| Debtors | ||
| Gif Aid | - | - |
| Liabilites | ||
| Independent Examinaton | - | - |
NOTE
The trustees confirm, in accordance with the Charitable Incorporated Organisations (General) Regulations 2012, that at the year-end, the CIO did not have any outstanding guarantees to third parties nor any debts secured on the assets of the CIO.
Approved by the trustees on 28 May 2025
Signed by Mrs Dawn Harris
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF KAWANGWARE HUMANITARIAN EDUCATION SCHOOL CHARITY NO. 1184654
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Kawangware Humanitarian Education School (“the CIO”) for the year ended 31 July 2024.
Responsibilities & Basis of the Report
As the Charity Trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act).
I report in respect of my examination of the CIO’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent Examiner’s Statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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Accounting records were not kept in respect of the CIO as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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The accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Mrs Rachel Martin BSc (Hons) BFP FCA 296 Teignmouth Road Torquay TQ1 4RW
29 May 2025