## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2023 To 31/03/2024** **Charity name: Mount Elgon Foundation** **Charity registration number: 1186668** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The objects of the Mount Elgon
Foundation, being undertaken for the
public benefit in the Mount Elgon region
and more widely in the republic of Kenya
and the republic of Uganda, are:
1. the conservation of endangered
elephants and their protection from
extinction in particular, but not
exclusively, by providing financial and
other aid to support programs with the
objective of protecting, monitoring, and
advancing the conservation of those
elephants; and
2. to further other such exclusively
charitable purposes, which are
charitable under the law of England and
Wales, as the trustees may from time to
time determine.| |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|The main activity of the Mount Elgon
Foundation for the period has been to fund
the Mount Elgon Elephant Project that
seeks to protect the elephants of Mount
Elgon in western Kenya and to promote
sustainable livelihoods for the local
community.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|It is confirmed that the trustees have had
regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit.| **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|| |---|---|---| |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 difference the Foundation’s work has
made to its beneficiaries was to provide
protection to the elephants of Mount Elgon
and to commence support for sustainable
livelihoods for local people.
As regards benefits to society as a whole,
the preservation of the ecosystem of Mount
Elgon, given its key water tower role and
large forested areas, is the provision of
water to many millions of people regionally,
while carbon sequestration by the forest
provides an important benefit to the world
wide community.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |||| Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity holds c.£35k (c.£17k FY23) in
cash funds with Barclays Bank, and a
further c. £14k (c.£7k FY23) in cash funds
with two overseas funds. These funds and
funds raised since 31/3/24 give the
Trustees confidence for the year ahead.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No reserves were held in the period. Funds
are currently raised to provide for the year
ahead.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Nil| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|See above.| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|n/a| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **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|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|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|Through Board of Trustees meetings. No
entitlement to appoint is provided to any
person or body.| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Mount Elgon Foundation| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1186668| |Charity’s principal address|West House,
South Green,
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Christopher Powles|||| ||AntonyJarvis|||| ||Aiden Doyle|||| ||Emmanuel Ndiema|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – 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 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)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |**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)**
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**Date**||| |---|---|---| ||Christopher Powles|| ||
Chair|| ||23 January 2025|| ||23 January 2025|| Mount Elgon Foundation Ch•riLy nymb8r.' I18￿6 Reeelpts and p4yments ac¢ounts Forlhè poriod frorn 0110412023 to 2110312024 ni•strlct•d runds Ro*trlci•d End￿M￿n* fund& Tol41 fun La•1 y•Ar A1 R*c4t Don41N￿$ ènd a￿&5- Indlvldua ¢wn om Trusts thèr GI1lA￿j 49,fj11 392 619 92 619 T•#1 r•¢•lpiA Fund Adniln othor Aclivl Al Tr•n•f•r• b•trth•n fvnd• A6 ¢••h fund• ￿•1 y•4r•nd Clih fund• thl•y•*r•ndf R4*trlctod fvnd• Endowm•nl fund• B1 C••h lund* Bwnk Kl Baudouh F Ufid Il¢n v•2Ats rot•1 ¢••h thd• 92 Olh•f mor•l•ry ••••l• B3 Inv••tm•nt u••ts B4 A6••1• rqlalrMdloTth• chorW• Ym ui• BS LI•￿16t1•• 8lgn•d by on• Drtwo tyu•t•u on h4Wof ill th• twrf•fjs Prfnl Namè Dale of >>11124 PwBMdbyAkttMYJ•￿$22Io112025 P#yl Report to the Trustees of Mount Elgon Foundation on the accounts for the period ended 31 March 2024. Charlty number: 1186668 Re5 onsibilities and basis of re ort I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity for the year ended 31 March 2024. As the charity trustee5, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the Charities Act 20111"the Art"). I report in respect of my examination of the charl￿S accounts carried out under settion 145 of the 2011 Att and in carrying out my examinattson, I have followed all the 3pplicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of the Act. Inde endent examiner's Statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no materia5 matter5 have come to my attentioft in connettion with the examination which 8ives me cause to believe that in, any material re5pe¢t: the accounting record5 were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act.. or the accounts dld not accord with the accounting records.- or the accounts dld not comply with the applicable requireTnents concemin8 the form 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 fairf view which 15 not 2 matter considered as part of an Independent examinatlon. I have no concerns and have come atross no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thls report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned= Date-. 2c)r￿ 202S hRCLLS IZ C*ThetW¢ Rp. CAopifF ef l( qLS. Name.. Address..