REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR END 31[ST] MAR 2025
SOS AFRICA
Registered Charity No: 1188705
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Summary of the Purposes of the Charity
Sponsored children from SOS Africa Elgin
SOS Africa is a small UK based grassroots child sponsorship organisation which funds the education and care of underprivileged South African children from the poorest regions of South Africa. Since 2003 the charity has provided disadvantaged children, from Grades 1 to 12, with a personal education programme or learning support scheme tailored specifically to their needs. This holistic approach enables children to break the cycle of poverty and reach their full potential.
The SOS Africa Children's Charity provides:
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A Personal Approach – Originally founded by a family from Somerset in the UK, SOS Africa provides a personal approach to charitable giving. Now in its 21st year of operation, the charity is still managed by its original founders under the direction of an experienced panel of passionate trustees.
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A Holistic Education Programme – SOS Africa provides each of the children in its care with school tuition, after-school care, learning support, holiday workshops, mentoring, counselling, transport, clothing and stationery. SOS Africa’s Education Programmes are tailored to the needs of the children in the charity’s care.
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Regular Progress Reports – SOS Africa maintains strong lines of communication between child, organisation and sponsor by providing regular updates including school reports, photo albums, updates via the SOS Africa Children ’s Blog and correspondence via email. Sponsors also have the option of visiting sponsored children throughout the process.
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Minimal Charity Expenses – Prioritising transparency, SOS Africa guarantees that 100% of donations are invested in the education and care of its children; all UK expenses are covered by Gift Aid. This is possible because the charity only employs one full-time staff member in the UK and invests all resources into its education programmes in South Africa.
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Summary of the Charity’s Main Activities
SOS Africa currently operates in two of the poorest regions of South Africa; Mahikeng (North-West Province) and Western Cape. The charity provides underprivileged children from these areas with the following support:
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A high standard of education and care within Preparatory, Primary and High Schools with a good reputation throughout local communities.
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Safe transportation to and from school.
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School uniform and stationery to eliminate potential inequalities and barriers to learning.
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After-school care at SOS Africa Aftercare Centres where the children receive lunch, homework assistance, tutoring and extra lessons. SOS Africa also provides each child with a mentor, with whom they can consult about any day-to-day problems which they may encounter.
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SOS Africa’s Western Cape Education Centres also provide learning support for students with learning difficulties. This is essential in combating illiteracy among Primary School children (currently 78% of South African Primary School children between Grades 1 to 4 are unable to read with comprehension).
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Extra-curricular activities which include swimming lessons, kung fu and yoga, plus holiday workshops to supplement their education and keep the children safe outside of school hours.
All activities carried out by the SOS Africa Charity fulfil the Charity Commission’s public benefit requirements. The SOS Africa Trustees confirm that all the charity’s operations benefit and empower South African township children through the provision of a high standard of education and care enabling them to break the poverty cycle.
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Summary of the Charity’s 2024/25 Fundraising Achievements
- During the 2024/25 financial year SOS Africa achieved an annual income of £313,306.37. This represents a slight drop in funds raised from the previous financial year. This can be attributed to a reduced fundraising event programme as the charity prioritised the launch of a new website. Aside from a smaller income from events, throughout this 12-month period, the charity experienced an increase in child sponsors, donations, charity shop profits and as a consequence, Gift Aid claims.
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- In June 2024, SOS Africa partnered with Shepton Mallet Prison and opens its gates not to confine, but to liberate, as it hosted a unique charity abseil experience. Set against the backdrop of the closed prison’s 400-year history, the event offered participants the opportunity to abseil from the roof of the prison’s workshop building, all in the spirit of raising funds for the SOS Africa children’s charity. Once the final abseiler had completed the challenge, £6000 had been raised for the SOS Africa children.
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- Since relocating to 44 High St, Shepton Mallet in September 2023, The SOS Africa Charity Shop has thrived. Thanks to increased numbers of staff, volunteers and customers, the new shop has consistently broken previous daily takings records and generated sustainable income for the organisation. The SOS Africa Trustees would like to thank Ann, Lin and the small army of loyal and committed staff members for their dedication to our cause.
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- During the 2024/25 financial year, SOS Africa continued to experience an increase in recruitment of child sponsors from across the globe. SOS Africa’s 330 long-term sponsors generated an annual income of approximately £145,000 for our organisation. This sustainable sponsorship enables SOS Africa to safeguard the long-term education and care of the SOS Africa children.
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The 2024/25 financial year saw a continued increase in independent fundraising events by individuals and groups across the world. Special mention to long term supporter Shaz Woodman for completing her first half marathon and 10-year-old James and Sam for completing their 15-mile sponsored walk. Following the completion of their events, fundraisers received personalised messages from the SOS Africa children to thank them for their efforts in support of our cause.
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During the 2024/25 financial year, SOS Africa’s 120 Glastonbury Festival Litter Picking Volunteers attended the festival and kept the Pyramid Stage Field free of litter to help protect the local environment and raise invaluable funds for our cause. In addition to raising over £20,000 (over £120,000 since 2013), many of the team members also sponsor SOS Africa children and carry out independent fundraising initiatives.
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During the 2024/25 financial year SOS Africa launched a brand-new website courtesy of Waters Creative. 6 months in the making, the new-look site features new menu bars and layouts, fresh graphics and is designed to showcase SOS Africa’s personal and holistic approach to education sponsorship. Having been live for only 4 months, by the end of the financial year, the new site had already attracted an increase in child sponsors, fundraisers and long-term donors. The SOS Africa Trustees would like to thank Graphic Designer Claudia Titley and the talented team at Waters Creative.
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Following on from the fundraising successes of the 2023/24 financial year, this year The SOS Africa Trustees were able to claim Gift Aid equating to £45,000. This income is vital as it covers UK expenses and guarantees that 100% of all initial funds raised/donated are invested in the charity’s education projects in South Africa.
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On behalf of the SOS Africa staff and children, the CEO and Trustees would like to say a big thank you to all SOS Africa sponsors, fundraisers and donors for your incredible support and generosity over the past 12 months.
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2024/25 Achievements in South Africa
Children and young adults supported by SOS Africa throughout 2024/25:
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Learning Support | Graduated/Left | |
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| Mahikeng | 5 | N/A | 17 |
| Grabouw | 38 | 50 | 9 |
| Somerset West | 0 | 70 | 0 |
| Gordon’s Bay | 21 | 0 | 8 |
| Elgin | 20 | 55 | 3 |
| Care Worker Training | 18 | N/A | 34 |
| TOTAL | 102 | 175 | 71 |
SOS Africa Education Programme Formats:
SOS Africa Scholarship Schemes
The SOS Africa Charity Scholarship Scheme funds the holistic education and care of underprivileged children from the townships of South Africa, providing each child with the following support:
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School tuition at a school partnered with SOS Africa.
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Transport to and from school each day.
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School clothing, stationery and equipment .
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Attendance at an SOS Africa Education Centre (1.30pm – 4pm each afternoon). The SOS Africa Aftercare Programme provides each child with the following:
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Nutrition – home cooked food funded by SOS provided and cooked by staff members. This ensures that the children are receiving a healthy balanced meal every day.
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Homework support – including the introduction of reading and maths apps to further support the children who continue to struggle.
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Student mentoring – one-on-one support.
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Access to an SOS Africa Library and other learning resources.
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Life skills tools and education – Brain Gym / Yoga sessions / Mindfully me (meditation tools) / Occupational Therapy / workshops led by our Educational Psychologist on matters such as ‘personal safety’, bullying etc .
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Individual support / therapy given to children in each Education Centre who we consider to be ‘at risk’ or not coping in school or at home.
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Guest speakers – Police / Heroes in the community.
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Holiday programmes aimed at bringing everyone together (staff and children) having some creative fun time outside school. This year we visited the Two Oceans Aquarium in Cape Town.
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Provision of a safe space for parents and teachers to meet and discuss progress or intervention plans for children at risk. We have had to facilitate meetings with the school and parents where plans need to be put into place to best support the children.
Children sponsored by SOS Africa ’s Scholarship Scheme in Grabouw
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– SOS Africa Learning Support Scheme (8.30am 12.30pm each day):
Impact of SOS Africa Education Programmes:
Over the last five years SOS Africa has developed the Learning Support Programme offered to the Foundation Phase (Grades 1 to 3) children of our partnering schools. Our staff received excellent basic training and assessment tools through the WORDWORKS “Ready, Steady , Read, Write” Programme which has been adapted to ensure we meet the needs of each partnering school.
For the most part, each of our tutors work with 6 to 8 children per 30-minute session. These children attend Learning Support four days a week. Every week we follow the same programme of activities but with a new story.
After our 5-minute warm up of Brain Gym; a series of exercises designed to engage learning through movement; the children are relaxed and ready to absorb new lessons.
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With each new story the lessons then follow these four predetermined steps:
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Reading the new story.
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Having discussions about the story highlighting new sounds and words.
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Writing or drawing something based on the story.
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Playing letter and sound games.
These include playdough (and other tangible materials) to physically shape letters. We also have “Letter Boxes” filled with a random assortment of items; the aim is for the child to pick out the item that begins with the letter on the box. These and many other games are developed to help the child learn through a process of playing and therefore greater understanding.
At the start and end of each term we test the children to assess their development. Each child needs to advance through three levels of reading proficiency and comprehension before leaving our programme and returning to their classroom having caught up to the level of their fellow classmates. Our staff provide regular progress updates to the teachers and we all work together for the betterment of each child’s development.
Ultimately, the aim is not only to teach the children to simply read or write but also to comprehend, to question the story and form their own opinions. In Grades 1-3 one learns to read but from Grade 4 onwards one reads in order to learn. If children are not properly prepared in the foundation of their education, with these fundamental yet basic skills, then the rest of the educational development is thwarted.
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SOS Africa Scholarship Schemes
SOS Africa Grabouw
SOS Africa Gordon’s Bay
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SOS Africa St Michael’s Elgin
SOS Africa Mahikeng
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2024/25 Education Programme Highlights :
SOS Africa 21[st] Birthday Celebrations
One of the highlights of the 2024/25 financial year had to be the organisation’s 21[st] birthday celebrations! SOS Africa marked this milestone by hosting a 21st birthday party to remember at its recently opened Gordon’s Bay Education Centre , Cape Town. Its VIP guests were staff and children from the charity’s 4 education centres from across the region. From the 6 matric students just weeks away from graduation to the Grade R students who started in January, all joined together to celebrate.
100% Matric Pass Rate
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Since first joining SOS Africa’s Education Programmes , the charity’s 2024 graduates have given it their all; in spite of the many obstacles and challenges in their way, they have remained focused on hugely challenging missions of their own, now at last fully accomplished. After completing their final Matric examinations in November 2024, SOS Africa’s very first Western Cape graduates received the longawaited news that they had all passed Matric! The SOS Africa Trustees are exceptionally proud of this diligent and hardworking group of students and wish them all the very best for their bright futures.
New Additions to the SOS Africa Family
In March 2025 SOS Africa welcomed an additional 7 children to its Gordon’s Bay and Elgin Education Programmes. A very warm welcome to Angelique, Bronwin and Chady (Gordon’s Bay) and Aurora, Chante, Tiara and Taylor. They have already settled in well and become established and popular members of the SOS Africa family.
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Partnership with Girls and Boys Town
In March 2025, SOS Africa was delighted to announce a new collaboration with Girls and Boys Town Macassar. This new partnership will secure educational sponsorship for disadvantaged children with potential, currently in the care of the youth development centre. Wasting no time to make this impact, the first sponsored children from Girls and Boys Town Macassar started Mondeor Eco School in Term 2. The beneficiaries now attend lessons with class sizes of 20 children, taught by experienced and teachers.
Scholarships
Throughout the course of the 2024/25 financial year, SOS Africa proudly announced that graduate Elvino was awarded a full rugby scholarship to Durban High and Grade 8 student Henwhill a rugby scholarship to Drostdy Technical School. The Trustees wish them well and cannot wait to follow their progress.
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SOS Africa 2024 Showcase
2024 was also a year which will be remembered for SOS Africa’s Showcase! From dance routines and vocal performances to poem and piano recitals, as part of an exciting climax to the 2024 school year, SOS Africa’s Western Cape staff and children put on a talent show to remember .
The audience were blown away by these incredible performances and couldn’t help but get involved in the dancing to celebrate the end of the charity’s 21st year. The Trustees would like to congratulate Operations Manager Li-andi Claassen who, for the past 6 months, has been working alongside our staff and children practising for the big night. She is an inspiration to us all!
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Leaders of Tomorrow
The SOS Africa staff and trustees were delighted to share the exciting news that an SOS Africa sponsored child was appointed as Head Boy of Grabouw High for the 2025 academic year! It was the first time that such an honour has been bestowed upon an SOS Africa sponsored child and sent a ripple of excitement throughout the charity’s education programmes. The worthy recipient, Ameleo was a member of the very first group of Grade 1 children sponsored by SOS Africa back in 2014.
SOS Africa’s Care Work Training Scheme
In partnership with The Village Collaboration, this year SOS Africa funded training for more care workers than ever before. By the time of the last graduation ceremony, 52 care worker trainees had graduated from the programme and are now employed by local residential homes.
The SOS Africa Trustees would like to thank The Village Collaboration founder Lorraine Emery for her dedication to training the disadvantaged youth of Sir Lowry’s Pass Village. They are extremely proud of SOS Africa’s par tnership with her thriving organisation.
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Grabouw Pre-Primary School Launch
In May 2024, SOS Africa Charity Founder Matt Crowcombe was given the great honour of cutting the ribbon at the official launch of a pre-primary school campus at HS Grabouw in the Western Cape. As part of this ambitious project, SOS Africa purchased 2 new classrooms and fencing thanks to funds raised by last year’s King Alfred’s Tower Charity Abseil. The brand-new facility will provide both Grade R English and Afrikaans language teaching at the school for the very first time.
The SOS Africa Trustees are extremely proud of our partner schools and will continue to fund additional education projects to support them in the future. They are currently looking into funding the renovation of the Grabouw High School Swimming Pool during the 2025/26 financial year.
SOS Africa in the News
In March 2025, Matt, Li-andi and the team were thrilled to welcome Chelsea Ogilvie from News24 to SOS Africa’s Gordon’s Bay Education Centre. The purpose of her visit was to showcase the charity’s exciting new nutritional programme, courtesy of Claudia Titley and Chef Jesca Murombedzi. After a tour of the Education Centre, Chelsea spent time interviewing the pioneers of the charity’s nutritional programme to gain an insight into why the organisation places such importance on the role played by nutrition when breaking the cycle of poverty.
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Chelsea also filmed Chef Jesca in action, as she prepared a feast in time for the arrival of the SOS Africa children, hungry after a busy morning at the schools they are sponsored to attend across the Helderberg Basin. With great excitement, it was not long before they were tucking into the delicious lunch, savouring every bite. A mission accomplished for Chef Jesca, as even those children who initially declared their dislike of vegetables, now savour them without complaint.
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Work Experience Placements
As part of the Mondeor Eco School of Skills Education Programme, throughout the 2024/25 financial year, SOS Africa’s Gideon and Quinroy participated in work experience placements organised by local businesses. Although part of the school’s education programme, if the placements go well, the Trustees hope that there may be a possibility of employment opportunities within these companies in the future.
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Holiday Workshops
Academic achievements have also been bolstered by holiday workshops hosted by the SOS Africa staff during the June and September holidays …
Women’s empowerment workshops hosted by SOS Africa Grabouw
IT skills workshops hosted by facilitator Moira Daniels
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Extra-Curricular Activities
Throughout the past 12 months, SOS Africa sponsored children have also participated in a wide range of extra-curricular activities from drummies tournaments and cricket coaching sessions to art festivals, selfdefence classes and even driving lessons provided for Matric Students …
SOS Africa children starring at regional drummies tournaments
Cricket coaching sessions in Gordon’s Bay
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Self defence coaching at SOS Africa Gordon’s Bay
Driving lessons for Matric Students
SOS Africa Students at Klein Karoo Arts Festival
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Outings
The SOS Africa staff also arrange outings to local attractions to broaden the horizons of the children in their care and open their eyes to opportunities and experiences around them.
This year’s trips included a special primary school outing to Intaka Island in Cape Town and high school trip to the Gordon’s Bay Naval Yard for a Careers Open Day.
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Sponsor Visits
Through the 2024/25 financial year, SOS Africa received more visits from more overseas sponsors and supporters than ever before.
The SOS Africa staff and children love hosting sponsors; it is a wonderful opportunity to build relationships and demonstrate the life-changing impact made by their generosity:
“After visiting SOS Africa’s Western Cape Projects, I am struck especially by two things; firstly, how happy the children seem to be when they are in the educational centres. Secondly, I am very impressed by all the staff I have met. They are so friendly and the enormous dedication they show every day to the children is crucial to the success of SOS Africa. ” Ian Swindale (SOS Africa Child Sponsor)
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Health and Wellbeing
This year SOS Africa formed a partnership with local opticians Michele Hlava to provide optical care for all children sponsored by the charity in the Western Cape. This represented a significant step towards promoting the long-term health and wellbeing of the children in our care.
Parent Meetings
It is also essential to maintain parental involvement through the sponsorship process. This year the SOS Africa staff hosted regular parent meetings at all centres to update parents and provide additional support.
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Concluding Thoughts
As we celebrate SOS Africa’s 21[st] Birthday, we are so proud of the dedication of the SOS Africa staff, the many achievements of the children in their care and of the extraordinary generosity of the sponsors who make it possible. When the very first SOS Africa sponsored child attended school back in January 2003, who could have predicted that this moment represented the birth of an organisation which would grow to empower many hundreds more deserving children through education?
The 2024/25 financial year has, without a doubt, been a year of milestones and celebrations! From celebrating the 100% pass rate of our first matric graduates and sports scholarship awards to the appointment of our very first head boy, these are just a few examples of the unwavering determination of our sponsored children to succeed against the odds. The SOS Africa Trustees are extremely proud of their many achievements; if they continue on their current trajectory, their futures will surely be bright. We will continue to support them on their journey through education to ensure that they achieve their ambitions and fulfil their potential.
These past 12 months have also seen the development of exciting new projects and partnerships. The collaboration between our organisation and Girls and Boys Town, Macassar will provide wonderful opportunities for many disadvantaged children currently without access to quality education. The launch of Grabouw Primary School Reception, fully funded by SOS Africa, is also cause for celebration. Teaching in English as well as Afrikaans promotes diversity by making the high standard of education provided by schools accessible to children from different cultures and backgrounds.
The SOS Africa Trustees are also extremely proud of how the charity’s pre-existing education programmes have continued to evolve and develop, with more extra-curricular activities available to our sponsored students than ever before. The 2024 Showcase provided a great example of how the SOS Africa Children take full advantage of these opportunities; throughout the unforgettable evening, proud family members were treated to an extraordinary display of talent and ability which will, no doubt, live long in their collective memories.
The final word though has to go to SOS Africa’s sponsors, fundraisers and volunteers across the world; their remarkable generosity and dedication to this vital cause enables us all to dream big and broaden our scope of support to long forgotten communities in desperate need. We only wish that we could introduce them all to the beneficiaries of their kindness to show them the impact made by their invaluable support. On behalf of the SOS Africa Staff and Children, thank you for playing an invaluable part in what has been a remarkable 12 months for our grassroots organisation.
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SOS Africa CEO Dr Matt Crowcombe with UK Trustees Prof Matthew Davies (Chair),
Alex Dyer, Kim Williams and Gavin Thompson
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Financial Review
Review of SOS Africa’s Financial Position
At the close of the 2024/25 financial year, SOS Africa is in a strong financial position after another consistent year of fundraising, and an increase in donors and child sponsors.
Whilst investing this income in both new and existing SOS Africa Education Programmes, funding has also been kept in reserve to secure the long-term educational development of the children supported by the charity.
Throughout the 2024/25 financial year, SOS Africa has also maintained its pledge of investing 100% of all funds raised and donated in our education projects in Africa; the £66,009.22 of UK expenditure was comfortably covered by the £44,961.74 claimed in Gift Aid, the £20,000 raised by the SOS Africa Charity Shop and £3305.19 generated in bank interest.
Policy for Holding Reserves
Each year SOS Africa holds reserves to ensure that the charity can guarantee the long-term education of all the children within its care, in line with the charity’s policy never to remove a child from schooling for financial reasons.
Amount of Reserves Held
Following the close of the 2024/25 financial year, SOS Africa held £160,535.37 in reserve. Including funds currently held in SOS Africa savings accounts in South Africa, this is enough funding to safeguard all SOS Africa’s Education Programmes for a further year. During the current unstable financial climate, it is essential to keep funds in reserve to protect the long-term financial security of the charity.
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Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: | |
|---|---|
| Type of governing document | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? | Charitable Incorporated Organisation |
| Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions |
New SOS Africa Trustees are appointed by resolution of the current trustees. For example, if one trustee resigns, the remaining trustees will appoint a replacement. |
Reference and Administrative Details
| Charity name | SOS Africa |
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| Registered charity number | 1188705 |
| Charity’s principal address | SOS Africa 44 High Street Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5AS |
Names of Charity Trustees who Manage the Charity
| Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) |
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| Matthew Davies | Chair of Trustees | N/A | N/A |
| Gavin Thompson | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Kim Williams | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Alex Dyer | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Names of Chief Executive or Names of Senior Staff Members
SOS Africa CEO: Matthew Crowcombe
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Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees’ Report above. Signed on behalf of the charity trustees:
| Signature | |
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| Full Name | Dr Matthew Lloyd Davies |
| Position | Chair of Trustees, SOS Africa |
| Date | 5th November 2025 |
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| SOS Africa | 1188705 | ||||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||||
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1st April 2024 | To | 31st March 2025 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ - - - 3,305 - 44,962 20,000 68,267 - - - 68,267 - 8,474 720 7,960 43,157 4,077 1,080 - 541 66,009 - - - 66,009 2,258 - 19,987 22,245 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ 132,583 1,516 13,576 - 83,055 - - 14,310 245,039 - - - 245,039 218,385 - - - - - - - - 24,000 242,385 - - - 242,385 2,655 - 135,636 138,290 |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 132,583 1,516 13,576 3,305 83,055 44,962 20,000 14,310 313,306 - - - 313,306 218,385 8,474 720 7,960 43,157 4,077 1,080 - 541 24,000 308,394 - - - 308,394 4,912 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Child Sponsorship | - | 120,973 | ||||
| Offline Fundraising | - | 1,230 | ||||
| Online Fundraising& Donations | - | 55,266 | ||||
| Bank Interest | 3,305 | 2,324 | ||||
| Donations | - | 47,060 | ||||
| Gift Aid | 44,962 | 50,721 | ||||
| ShopSales | 20,000 | 15,000 | ||||
| Glastobury | 42,000 | |||||
| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
68,267 | 334,574 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| - | ||||||
| - | - | |||||
| Sub total | - | - | ||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| 334,574 | ||||||
| Education Programme in South Africa | - | 213,782 | ||||
| Website Fees | 8,474 | 2,485 | ||||
| Bank Charges / Just GivingFees | 720 | 698 | ||||
| Tax / National Insurance Payments | 7,960 | 9,167 | ||||
| Wages / Pension | 43,157 | 38,893 | ||||
| Printing/ Travel | 4,077 | 1,547 | ||||
| Event Expenses | 1,080 | 1,056 | ||||
| Funds Raised for Other Charities | - | 9,631 | ||||
| Accounts / Prof Fees | 541 | 307 | ||||
| GlastonburyLitterpickingDeposits | 22,000 | |||||
| **Sub total ** | 66,009 | 299,567 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| - | ||||||
| - | ||||||
| **Sub total ** | - | - | ||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 299,567 | ||||||
| 2,258 | 2,655 | - | 4,912 | 35,007 | ||
| - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 19,987 | 135,636 | - | 155,623 | - | ||
| 22,245 | 138,290 | - | 160,535 | 35,007 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) SOS Africa UK HSBC ACCOUNT Details Details Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 22,245 138,290 - - - - 22,245 138,290 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Matthew Lloyd Davies |
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| Matthew Lloyd Davies | 5th Nov 2025 | ||
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
05/11/2025
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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examinerf5 Report Report to the trusteesl membern of P¥f CA On account8 for the year ended Charlty no (If any) 11 P&70¥ Set out on pagos I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of th8 above chanty (ihe Trusf) for the year ended 3 1102/ As tre charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance wrth the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Yhe Acr). Respon8lbllltle8 and basi• of report I report in resF)èCt of my exam11tiOn of the Trusfs accounts carrled out uThJer sertion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my exarnination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by th8 Charity Commission under seclion 145(51(bl of the Act. Independent IThe charrvs gross Income exceeded £250.000 and l am qualrfied to examlner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of linsert name of applicable listed bodyl]. Delete I l rfnot applicable. Imh. I have completed my examinatlon. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attentrn in connection wrth examinalion (other than that disclosed below ') *thi¢h 9ives mo cause to believè that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in acwrdancè wrth sectlon 130 of the Charities Act., or the accounts not accoTd with a¢unting rBcord$', or the accounts did not compty with the applicable requirements concwning the fom and content of accounts sel out in the Charities (Accounts and Rept)rts) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a Irue and fair, wew which is not a matter CCm5idered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinats.on to Ythich attents'on thuld be drawn in this report in or(lef to enable a woper understsrKling of the accounts to be reached. . Please dalete th8 wo$ in the brackets rfthey not apply. Signed: Name: NJrt-YALI Relevant professional quallfleatlon(sl or body I51{ ruf& Oct 2018 fv+ihrxl Afic&&jT is IER
(Ff any): Address: Section B Di5closiiro Only complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32. Independent examlnab¢M) of charty accounts.. diractions and guidance for examiners). Glve here brief detalls of any items that the exarnlner wlshes to dlsclo80. IER Oct 2018