
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  06/04/2023 Period start date   To 05/04/2024 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Drumbeat UK** 

## **Charity registration number:  1185906** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**Provide access to education to children**<br>**in Uganda through child sponsorship.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**All sponsorship and donation monies**<br>**are used to further the opportunities of**<br>**the children and their families in**<br>**Uganda.**|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees have had regard to the**<br>**guidance issued in all decisions made**<br>**on behalf of the charity.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**The charity provided education to**<br>**children in Kyaslusowe and Kampala**<br>**Uganda through child sponsorship.  In**<br>**addition further fundraising activities**<br>**have provided monies to be used to**<br>**provide food and medical resources to**<br>**the children and their families.  This has**<br>**supported the local community.  As**<br>**these children grow they can move into**<br>**employment bringing benefit to**<br>**themselves and society.**<br>**In addition the charity educates the**<br>**sponsors and supporters about the**<br>**ongoing situation in Uganda.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity held £27,485 at the period**<br>**end.  This was funds due to be paid for**<br>**the education of the sponsored children**<br>**for June – December 2024.**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**N/A there are no reserves**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**All monies collected are forwarded to**<br>**Drumbeat Uganda for ongoing**<br>**charitable activities.**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**No uncertainties about the charity going**<br>**on as a going concern**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|<br>Para 1.47||
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust deed**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Unincorporated**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**There is a minimum of 4 trustees.**<br>**Trustees are selected based on the**<br>**skills knowledge and experience needed**<br>**for the effective administration of the**<br>**charity. Appointment is terminated**<br>**based on capability or by virtue of**<br>**sections 178 and 179 of the Charities**<br>**Act 2011.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Drumbeat UK|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1185906|
|Charity’s principal address|4 Union Street<br>Whitworth<br>Rochdale<br>Lancs OL12 8PR|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Peter E Williams|Chairman|||
||Linda Williams|Secretary|||
||Joanne Richardson|Treasurer|||
||Peter Williams|Trustee|||
||Maureen Ashworth|Trustee|||
||Alan Spencer|Trustee|||
||Sheridan Higgins|Trustee|||
||Martin Rumfitt|Trustee|||
||Joanne Lyons|Trustee|01/01/2024 – 05/04/2024||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name N/A** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**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 N/A held in this capacity 

Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A 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)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**N/A** 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** Joanne Richardson **Full name(s)** Peter Williams **Position (eg Secretary,** Chairman **Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 



||||||Receipts and payments accounts|Receipts and payments accounts|Receipts and payments accounts|Receipts and payments accounts|Receipts and payments accounts|Receipts and payments accounts|Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a|
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|||||For the period<br>from||06/0412023|||To||05/04/2024||
|SectionAReceipts||and||payments|||||||||
|||||Unrestricted<br>funds||Restricted<br>funds||Endowment<br>funds|||Total funds|Lastyear|
||||tothe nearest<br>£|||tothe nearest£|<br>to the||nearest £||tothe nearest £|to the nearest£|
|A1Receipts|||||||||||||
|Donations|||||**14,176**||||||**14,176**|**10,121**|
|Sponsorship|||||**25,050**||||||25,050|**22,111**|
|Gift Aid<br>Fundraising|||||**7,606**<br>----||||||**7,606**---<br>'<br>--|**5,886**<br>**1,481**<br>----|
|_Sub total (Grossmcomefor_<br>_AR)_|||<br>||**46,832**|||I|||48,832|**39,599**|
|A2 Asset and investment sales,|||||||||||||
|(see table).|||||||||||||
|_Total_**_receipts_**|||I||4 •8321..1......___.....<br>-11||||||46,8321|..i___<br>5_s_.s_ss_.1|
|A3 Pavments|||||||||||||
|Transfers to Uganda for project|||||**39,221**||||||39,221|37,098|
|Bank charges|||||**568**||||||568|599|
|Postage|||||**55**||||||55|51|
|Miscellaneous expenses|||||------||||||-<br>.<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-<br>-|
||**_Sub total_**||||**39,844**|I||.|||**39,844**|37,748|
|A4 Asset and Investment|||||||||||||
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||**_Sub total_**|||',|-||||i•|I•|-,||
|_Total payments_|||I||39,8441I||-11|||-11|39,8441|...<br>1_____<br>31.;..1_48_.1|
|_Netofreceiptsl(payments)_|||8,988<br> ,______...|||,'|-|.,||-|6,988|1,851|
|ASTransfers between|funds||||||-<br>-|||-<br>-|||
|A&Cash funds last year end|||||||||||||
|_Cash funds this_|year|end|<br>27,485<br>_____..|||.|-<br>.'|<br>C|<br>",,|-<br>|||





|Section B Statement|ofassets and liabilities at|the|endofthe period|endofthe period|endofthe period|||
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|||Unrestricted||Restricted|||Endowment|
|Categories|Details||funds||funds||funds|
|81Cash funds|I<br>c,nern""'""'|to|nearest£<br>27,485|to|**nearest£**||to nearest£<br>27,485|
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||_Total cash funds_|,1··<br>27,485<br>I~,|||||27,485|
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|||Unrestricted||Restricted|||Endowment|
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||Details|to|nearest£|to|**nearest£**||to nearest£|
|82Other monetary assets||||||||
||Details|Fundtowhich<br>asset belonas||Cost(optional)|||Current value<br>(ootionall|
|83Investment assets||||||||
||Details|Fundtowhich<br>asset belonas||Cost(optional)|||Current value<br>(ootionall|
|84Assets retainedforthe||||||||
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|||Fundtowhich||Amount due|||When due|
||Details|liabllitv relates||lootionall|||lootionall|
|85Liabilities||||||||
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|Signedbyoneortwotrusteeson<br>behalf of all the trustees|||PrintName||||Dateof|
||||PeterWilliams||||o\/\l~Z,|
||||JoanneRichardson||||3\/\IXl2S|
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examiner's report on the
accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
members of
Drumbeat UK
On accounts for the
period ended
5 April 2024
Charity no
{if any)
11185906
Set out on pages
P"
page
I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts ofthe above
harity {"the Trust") for the period ended 0510412024.
Responsibilities and
basis of report
As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the
accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011
I the Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts carried oul
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 14515)(bl of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material matters have
examinerfs statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me
ause to believe that in, any material respect..
the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130
of the Charities Act., or
the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or
the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements
oncerning the fomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities
(Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement
that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter
onsidered as part of an independent examinalion.
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 lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed.
Date:
3.2.25
Name:
hn Chadwick
Relevant professional
qualificationls) or body
lif any):
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants ICIMA)
Address:
Knacks Fam
Knacks Lane, Lanehead,
Rochdale, Lancs. OL12 6BJ
11ER
Oct 2018

Section B
Disclosure
Only complete If the examiner needs lo highlight material matters of GonGern
(see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and
guidan￿ for examiners).
Give here brief details of
any items that the
examiner wishes to
disclose.
None
21ER
Oct 2018