## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01/04/2023 Period start date To 31/03/2024 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Teachers for Zambia**
## **Charity registration number: 1185949**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Teachers for Zambia (T4Z)’s purpose is to
advance the education of children in
Zambia by providing resources and by
supporting the training of community
schoolteachers through a Zambian Non-
Governmental Organisation (NGO) named
Training Teachers for Community Schools
in Zambia (TTCSZ). T4Z registered as a
Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)
in October 2019. TTCSZ re-registered for a
second period of 5 years with Zambia’s
Ministry of Community Development in
February 2022 (Registration Certificate
RNGO/101/0601/16 ISSUE No 2).
T4Z raises funds to support the training of
unpaid, untrained volunteer teachers
working in some of the poorest community
schools in the Chawama and Chibolya
Zones of Lusaka, Zambia. The training is
organised and delivered by TTCSZ. In
2016 Zambia’s Ministry of General
Education (MoGE) noted that community
schools play a ’crucial role’ in primary
school education. Thirty percent of
Zambia’s primary schools are community
schools which are not government funded.
Community schools are especially
important for the education of girls, orphans
and other vulnerable children living in
informal housing areas.
In summary, T4Z aims to provide resources
to support the training of teachers so the
cycle of impoverishment for vulnerable
children can be broken.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the|Para 1.17 and
1.19|T4Z’s main activity is fundraising for
TTCSZ. T4Z’s Strategy 2021-24 included
the funding of a Resource Centre for
TTCSZ and prioritised the following:|
|activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.||1.To support the funding of TTCSZ
programmes for the training of untrained
volunteer teachers working in community
schools in Zambia.
2.To raise sufficient funds for the
contractual requirements of the Resource
Centre in Lusaka.
3.To provide bursaries to support the
further professional development of
untrained volunteer community
schoolteachers in Zambia.
4.To support continuing development by
providing funding for seminars,
conferences, and teacher training
workshops in Zambia.
Funds have been raised through activities
including raffles, online sale of craft items,
sponsored 5k runs and participation in the
Christmas Fair at Huddersfield Parish
Church_inter alia_. Donations are gift aided
where relevant.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The charity works within the public benefit
guidance published by the Charity
Commission. Trustees have signed the
Essential Trustee (CC3) Guidance from the
Charity Commission and adopted the
Charity Commission Governance Code.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
||
SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|T4Z’s Grant Making Policy commits
trustees to applying funds in accordance
with its charitable purpose and objectives,
as identified in its constitution.
The sole beneficiary of T4Z’s fundraising is
its Zambian partner, TTCSZ. Approved
grants must meet T4Z’s charitable
purposes and reflect priorities listed in its
Grant Making Policy. These are subject to
review every 3 years and are currently
those identified above. Additional eligible
grant requests from TTCSZ will be
considered and trustees will conduct due
diligence checks.|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not applicable.|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|All T4Z trustees are volunteers, and
additional individuals are involved in active
fundraising. Everyone involved in our ‘sister
charity’ in Zambia (TTCSZ) is also a
volunteer.
Nobody is paid for donating/creating raffle|
|||prizes, staffing stalls, stewarding sponsored
5k runs or making general donations.
The contribution of volunteers is essential
to our CIO achieving its objectives.|
|---|---|---|
|Other||Both T4Z and TTCSZ have agreed
common values: building trust, enhancing
partnerships, inclusion of stakeholders,
sharing good practices, upholding
transparency, maintaining high standards
and promoting sustainability. The
operational activities of both charities are
underpinned by these values.
Working in partnership with a relevant in-
country organisation provides T4Z with
significant benefits in ensuring its charitable
purposes are achieved. TTCSZ, T4Z’s local
partner in Zambia, has established
government and school networks along
with access to a wider set of volunteers
who have important local knowledge, skills
and experience. This means that projects
can be delivered successfully.
In terms of working relations between T4Z
and TTCSZ, some trustees / committee
members in Zambia and the UK have
longstanding personal and academic
relations. Several met whilst teaching or
studying in the School of Education and
Professional Development at the University
of Huddersfield, UK. Others were members
of the same church community in
Huddersfield for over 8 years. The
constitution of T4Z also stipulates that two
trustees are nominated by TTCSZ. These
established connections between T4Z and
TTCSZ ensure the stability of the
partnership and secure the successful
operation of this project.|
## **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|During the year 2023-24 we engaged in
successful fundraising activities including a
sponsored 5k run/walk, participation in a
Christmas fair at the parish church and on
online sale of Zambian craft items.
Our fundraising enabled us to continue to
support TTCSZ in delivering basic teacher
training to a group of 25-30 volunteer
schoolteachers. In addition, we met one of
our aims by funding the equipping and
opening of a Resource Centre currently
being leased in Lusaka by TTCSZ. We are
still fundraising to extend the range of|
resources available to support teachers and children using the Resource Centre. Resources available there include stationery and arts supplies, education reference texts for teachers and books for children, resources for use in storytelling and computers. The Centre hosts meetings of TTCSZ and community school representatives and provides a suitable location for the delivery of training by the Zambian team of volunteer trainers. Facilities there are also used by community schoolteachers for lesson preparation and study and for seminars and continuing professional development. Successful fundraising has also enabled T4Z to provide a bursary for a third community schoolteacher to study for an undergraduate degree. As we noted in our previous annual report, UNESCO (2015) noted that investing in teachers is a pre-requisite for the transformative power of education to occur. T4Z’s investment in the professional development of community schoolteachers has encouraged this transformative process in disadvantaged communities in Lusaka. In addition to direct beneficiaries (teachers), hundreds of children in community schools have benefitted because their teachers now have additional skills and knowledge as a result of T4Z’s fundraising. During the period covered in this report we worked with a primary school in the UK whose pupils participated in a competition to design a suitable logo for T4Z. We offered prizes and are delighted with the result.
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41||
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|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|2023-24 was a successful fundraising year
for Teachers for Zambia; we raised 80%
more than in the previous year, bringing in
a total of £18,507. The increase in funds
has enabled us to provide a bursary for a
third community schoolteacher, who
enrolled for an undergraduate degree in
January 2023. Funds are also available for
four more bursaries to be awarded in 2025
[now priority 3 of our fundraising strategy].
The Resource Centre that we committed
funds to establishing last year is now up
and running [priority 2], with the Zambian
training team delivering our 2024 training
programme [priority 1] in this building. The
increase in funds this year has also brought
further stability to our charity, we have been
able to increase our reserves to ensure that
we can meet the commitments made to our
colleagues in Zambia.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|To protect the charity against a sudden and
unexpected drop in income, the trustees
have agreed to keep reserves of £2,500.00
to ensure the charity is able to continue to
meet its commitments to meeting its aims
and objectives.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£2500|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|Not applicable|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|Not applicable|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Not applicable|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
T4Z is reliant on the generosity of individual
donors and the Gift Aid from their
donations. During the period covered by
this report we held a successful raffle, 5k
sponsored run and other fundraising
events. We are working to diversify and
seek a wider range of opportunities.|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Not applicable|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|T4Z’s objective is to fundraise and provide
resources to support teacher training
activities organised by its Zambian sister
charity. The 2020 global pandemic
continues to present a residual challenge|
whilst the UK’s cost of living increases have reduced potential donors’ financial capacity. T4Z also monitors the exchange rate of GBP and Zambian Kwacha so it can mitigate against negative movements affecting it achieving its purposes and its commitments to TTCSZ. Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Foundation Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation|
|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 CIO’s Constitution stipulates a
minimum of 3 and a maximum of 10
trustees. Two of the trustees are to be
nominated by TTCSZ, our Zambian sister
charity. One is to be a member of the
Management Committee of TTCSZ and
ideally one is to be an African national
(ideally from Zambia).
Currently T4Z has 5 trustees. All were
selected because of their skills, knowledge
and experience in education, the voluntary
sector, management or finance. Two of the
5 are from Africa.
All share a commitment to education and a
shared vision of contributing to the quality
of education for disadvantaged children in
Zambia. Good quality education depends
on well-trained teachers. This is the key
motivation which drives the trustees of T4Z.|
## **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|No new trustees were inducted during the
period of this report. Policies and
procedures developed prior to the
registration of T4Z will be employed and,
where appropriate, updated when required.
When embarking on their roles, current
trustees reviewed and discussed the
following documents:
CC3 The Essential Trustee: What you need
to know, what you need to do
CC3 The Essential Trustee: 6 Main Duties
CC4: What Makes a Charity
Charity Governance Code for Smaller
Charities
The specific clauses in the Constitution of
T4Z referring to trustees’ responsibilities
(i.e., 9-16) were discussed in detail.
The original trustees listed below remain in
office.
As stated in the Constitution, when there is
a change of trustees, new trustees will be
given a copy of the Constitution and T4Z’s
last Trustees’ Annual Report and statement
of accounts.||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The group of trustees meets quarterly.
Posts within T4Z’s structure are:
Chairperson, Secretary (currently vacant)
and Treasurer. Secretary responsibilities
are being shared by trustees. Meetings are
either in person or hybrid in nature.
Decisions are taken democratically
following discussion. No decision-making
responsibilities are delegated.
Working groups focusing on specific tasks
meet as and when required.|
|---|---|---|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|In 2020 T4Z and TTCSZ signed a
Memorandum of Understanding outlining
the roles and responsibilities of both
partners. Both parties are committed to the
overall target of supporting training for
community schoolteachers in Zambia and
will work in a collaborative and co-operative
partnership to achieve this aim.|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Teachers for Zambia|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|T4Z|
|Registered charity number|1185949|
|Charity’s principal address|13 Gledholt Road
Huddersfield
HD1 4HD|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Helen Jones|Chair (from
15/06/22)|23/10/19 to date||
||Auriel le Pla|Treasurer|23/10/19 to date|Nominated byTTCSZ|
||Faith Borerwe||23/10/19 to date||
||Lynette Hall||23/10/19 to date|Nominated byTTCSZ|
||Jolaade Idowu||23/10/19 to date||
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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
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets 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)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **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)** Lynette Hall **Full name(s)** Helen Mary Fletcher Jones **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 10/01/25
**Charity Name No (if any)**
**Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 1st April 2023 31st March 2024
## **Section A Receipts and payments**
**Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total funds Last year funds funds funds**
**to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £**
**A1 Receipts**
|**A1 Receipts**||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Donations[Gift Aided]||**2,340**||**11,315**||**-**||**13,655**||**6,550**||
|Donations General||**270**||**160**||**-**||**430**||**1,143**||
|Interest received Bath BS||**104**||||||**104**||||
|Helen Book Sales||**18**||**-**||**-**||**18**||**136**||
|Xmas sales||**197**||**168**||**-**||**365**||**737**||
|Amazon Smle||**22**||**-**||**-**||**22**||**28**||
|HMRC Gift Aid repayment||**1,758**||**-**||**-**||**1,758**||**1,672**||
|Raffle||**972**||**-**||**-**||**972**||**-**||
|5k||**1,183**||**-**||**-**||**1,183**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_||**6,864**
||**11,643**||**-**||**18,507**||**10,266**||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**(see table).**||||||||||||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||||
|||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**_Sub total_**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|||||||||||||
|**_Total receipts_ **||**6,864**||**11,643**||**-**||**18,507**||**10,266**||
|**A3 Payments**
LotteryLicence renewal
**20**
LiabilityInsurance
**90**
5k and logoprizes and resources
**94**
Shippingresources to Zambia
**570**
Raffle Tickets
**45**
Transfer to Zambia
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 819**|**A3 Payments**
LotteryLicence renewal
**20**
LiabilityInsurance
**90**
5k and logoprizes and resources
**94**
Shippingresources to Zambia
**570**
Raffle Tickets
**45**
Transfer to Zambia
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 819**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**9,805**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**9,805**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**20**
**90**
**94**
**570**
**45**
**9,805**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**10,624**||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|LotteryLicence renewal|**20**|**-**|**-**|**20**|**20**|
|LiabilityInsurance|**90**|**-**|**-**|**90**|**78**|
|5k and logoprizes and resources|**94**|**-**|**-**|**94**|**-**|
|Shippingresources to Zambia|**570**|**-**|**-**|**570**|**-**|
|Raffle Tickets|**45**|**-**|**-**|**45**|**-**|
|Transfer to Zambia|**-**|**9,805**|**-**|**9,805**|**2,005**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**819**|**9,805**|**-**|**10,624**|**2,103**|
**A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)**
||||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||||
||**_Sub total_ **||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
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||**_Total payments_ **||**819**||**9,805**||**-**||**10,624**||**2,103**||
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||**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **||**6,045**||**1,838**||**-**||**7,883**||**8,163**||
|**A5**|**Transfers between funds**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
|**A6**|**Cash funds last year end**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||**-**||
||**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||**-**||||||
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**17,469**
**-**
**-**
**17,469**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|**to nearest £**
**11,196**
**-**
**-**
**11,196**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
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|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||OK|
|||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
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|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
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**(optional)**|
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|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**-**|
|||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|
||||**-**|**-**|
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## **B5 Liabilities**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
## **Details**
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||**Fund to which**||**Amount due**|||**When due**||
||**liability relates**||**(optional)**|||**(optional)**||
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Date of Signature Print Name approval