Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 20/09/2019 Period start date Period end date
To 31/12/2020
Charity name: Reforest Africa
Charity registration number: 1185419
Objectives and Activities
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SORP reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 Reforest Africa’s vision is to see
of the charity as set out “Native forests recovering across
in its governing Africa”, with the following mission:
document Our mission is to develop and
implement techniques for ecological
restoration, conservation and
monitoring of African forests for wildlife
and people.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and The charity has no UK based employed
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activities in relation to members of staff. Trustees have been
those purposes for the engaged in writing funding proposals
public benefit, in to foundations to raise funds to
particular, the activities, support the building of a botanical
projects or services garden in Tanzania
identified in the
accounts.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees have had
whether the trustees regard to the Charity Commission’s
have had regard to the guidance on public benefit
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment
Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
Achievements and Performance
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SORP reference
In this 2019-2020 Reforest Africa was
successful in gaining a first grant from
Franklinia Foundation to establish a
Summary of the main botanic garden in Tanzania. The funds
Para 1.20
achievements of the were received in 2021 and activities
charity, identifying the commenced in that reporting period.
difference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any
wider benefits to society
as a whole.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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Financial Review
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21
financial position at the The charity’s financial position is £0.
end of the period Fondation Franklinia funds received in
the following financial year.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 Given that we have received no
policy for holding income, the trustees have agreed that
reserves stating why they it is not necessary to hold reserves.
are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £0
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 No income received by the charity to
reserves date.
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 £0 (see answer below)
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 The charity has been unsuccessful in
uncertainties about the efforts to open a UK bank account – our
charity continuing as a application to Barclays was rejected.
going concern The reason given was that Barclays is
divesting from support to Africa. Our
application to Natwest was also
cancelled due to long delays during the
Covid 19 pandemic - Natwest failed to
respond within 3 months of submitting
our application, then cancelled our
application due to inactivity, despite
the inactivity being on the side of the
bank(!) Please can the charity
commission provide some suggestions
of suitable banks that would be likely
to accept our application for opening a
charity account?
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The charity has been unsuccessful in
efforts to open a UK bank account – our
The charity’s principal application to Barclays was rejected.
sources of funds Para 1.47 The reason given was that Barclays is
(including any divesting from support to Africa. Our
fundraising) application to Natwest was also
cancelled due to long delays during the
Covid 19 pandemic - Natwest failed to
respond within 3 months of submitting
our application, then cancelled our
application due to inactivity, despite
the inactivity being on the side of the
bank(!) Please can the charity
commission provide some suggestions
of suitable banks that would be likely
to accept our application for opening a
charity account?
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
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Ability to open a bank account is the
primary limiting factor at present as
A description of the Para 1.46 this limits the financial security of the
principal risks facing the charity
charity
Other
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Structure, Governance and Management
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Constitution of Charitable Incorporated
document Organisation; Mode of Operation
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Appointment of charity trustees
methods including details (1) Apart from the first charity trustees,
of any constitutional every trustee must be appointed by a
provisions e.g. election to resolution passed at a properly
post or name of any convened meeting of the charity
person or body entitled trustees.
to appoint one or more (2) In selecting individuals for
trustees appointment as charity trustees, the
charity trustees must have regard to
the skills, knowledge and experience
needed for the effective administration
of the CIO.
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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Reference and Administrative details
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Charity name Reforest Africa
Other name the charity NA
uses
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Registered charity 1185419
number
Charity’s principal 5 The Crescent
address Princes Risborough
HP 27 0HT
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Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Robin Loveridge
2 Antje Ahrends
3 Cara Marshall
4 Andrew Marshall
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
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Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets NA held in this capacity Name and objects of the NA charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements NA for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of Name Address adviser
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) Full name(s) Robin Loveridge Position (eg Trustee Secretary, Chair, etc)
Date 09/11/2021