Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 08/07/2020 Period start date To 31/12/2021 Period end date
Charity name: The Happiness Project Ghana
Charity registration number: 1190295
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | 1. Advancing the education of the pupils at Kankaboom Children’s School by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education 2. Helping to prevent or relieve poverty in Ghana, West Africa by providing or assisting in the provision of education, training, healthcare projects and all the necessary support designed to enable individuals to generate a sustainable income and be self- sufficient 3. Creating a world in which all children are free to develop and flourish. Helping to shape a society in which all children have access to education and medical care. 4. Supporting families struggling with various challenges and give them the assistance they need to encourage self-sustainability |
| 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 charity supports the community through: - High quality educationfrom kindergarten 1&2 till basic 3 in Kankaboom Children’s School which is built by the charity and is regularly adjusted to meet the needs of our students, staff and the local community. - Family social support to encourage families to help themselves in the long run, e.g., by us providing micro- grants, loans, or resources to start businesses to support their own families in the future. - medical care for families in rural communities(after assessment and if logistically and financially possible) to provide transportation to hospital assist in purchasing treatments to most common illnesses. Where possible the Happiness Project |
| Ghana will take community members to the hospital and covers their costs as well as educating them on how to spot symptoms in the future and the importance of health care. The charity also organises clinics to be run through the community to test community members for illnesses such as HIV, Malaria or Diabetes for free and provide treatment if tested positive. - Guaranteed free medical insurance, for students and staff of Kankaboom Childrens’s School: Which does not cover all treatment/medication but does reduce the cost of most. The cost of medical insurance for a child is £2.50 per year. Every student is enrolled in the Ghanaian medical insurance system. - Implemented feeding program which guarantees every student a healthy and nutritious lunch during the school day. - Constant access to clean drinking water for students and staff of Kankaboom Children’s School which is not accessible in rural communities. Clean drinking water protects our students and staff from water-borne diseases that can be fatal when ingested, such as typhoid, cholera, and Hepatitis A & E. The charity ensures, that the access to clean water is constantly given for our staff and students. |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | The trustees have been provided with access to the Public Benefit Guides produced by the Charity Commission. |
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 Due to the pandemic, the Kankabooom Children’s School was closed for most of the
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | here covered financial period. Accordingly, the charity had no paid staff during this financial period. All tasks to maintain and continue the charity were fully performed by volunteers. Volunteers in the UK and Germany took care of the administrative work such as managing and promoting the charity and public relations and volunteers in Ghana took care of the maintenance of the school even while it was closed. |
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| Other |
Achievements and Performance
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| 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 Covid-19 pandemic disrupted the work of the charity, but we were still able to achieve the following during the financial period: - Conducting different and regular meetings on zoom with all volunteers and trustees - Collecting material donations and preparing them to send out to Ghana - Finalising the new website and charity design after renaming and re- registering it - Ongoing promotion of the charity - Staying in good contact with the volunteers in Ghana to be able to react to different medical and financial needs of the community - Development of new guidelines and plans to reopen the school after the pandemic - Supporting a child from the community, Amina and her family with a skin graft surgery and the medical costs incurred by her treatment during that time |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
Para 1.41 |
| Investment performance against objectives |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | The charity’s financial position is healthy and, as all work was carried out by volunteers during the pandemic, remained small |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | Since the school was closed during the pandemic, there were hardly any running costs during this financial period. No salaries had to be paid or materials for the school. Thus, it was clear that the income would have to be saved as reserves so that the charity could guarantee a proper running school for the students and pay the salaries of the newly hired teachers without major difficulties after the pandemic. It was also clear that after the pandemic the school would have to be expanded and some parts of the school would have to be renovated, so reserves were set aside to be able to effort these construction costs. |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | The total reserves that were being held after expenditures in this financial period, to start the new year after the pandemic, were: £7,310.38 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | The principal sources of funding are: - Donations of individual and private donors - Cooperation with an institution: Kindergarten |
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| 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 | The Charity was exposed to the main risk of the pandemic during this financial period. The pandemic could have resulted in significant losses of donations from private donors. By closing the school, the charity was exposed to the risk that students would not or could not return to school after the pandemic. These risks were actively discussed in meetings and contingency plans were |
developed. Saving funds was also a big part of risk management. By actively responding to the risks and working to ensure that these risks did not cause great harm, the charity was able to withstand the pandemic well. Other
Structure, Governance and Management
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution adopting the Charity Commission’s model 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 | New trustees are appointed by a decision of the charity trustees. The decision is based on skills, knowledge, experience and passion towards the charity’s purposes, work, and visions. |
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 | |
| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
Para 1.51 | The Happiness Project Ghana is led and managed by volunteer Trustees. In the financial period there are 3 volunteer trustees and volunteers in Ghana, working for the charity. |
| Relationship with any related parties |
Para 1.51 | The charity works independent and is not related to any other party. |
| Other |
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | The Happiness Project Ghana |
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| Other name the charity uses | HPG |
| Registered charity number | 1190295 |
| Charity’s principal address | 290 Andover Road RG20 0LL Newbury |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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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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| Shadee Faye Gerayesh-Nejad |
Chair | |||
| Hannah Meyer | Treasurer | |||
| PhilipLLoyd | Trustee | |||
– 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) Hannah Vanessa Meyer Full name(s) Shadee Faye Gerayesh-Nejad Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee Treasurer, Trustee Chair, etc) Date 18.10.2022
| The Happiness Project Ghana | No (if any) | ||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | ||
| June 2020 For the period from |
To | December 2021 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 1.939 5.372 - - - - - - 7.311 - - - 7.311 86,4 30 2.646 1.130 - - - - - 3.892 - - - 3.892 3.419 - - 3.419 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 1.939 5.372 - - - - - - 7311 - - - 7311 86,4 30 2646 1.130 - - - - - 3.892 - - - 3.892 3.419 - - 3.419 |
| Individual donations | 1.939 | |||
| Institutional donations (Kindergarten cooperation) |
5.372 | |||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
7.311 |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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website hosting& domain |
86,4 | |||
| school materials | 30 | |||
| Payments to Ghana for renvation costs | 2.646 | |||
| Skingraft treatment costs | 1.130 | |||
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| **Sub total ** | 3.892 | |||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| 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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| 3.419 | - | - | 3.419 | |
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| 3.419 | - | - | 3.419 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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21.10.2022
| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Date of approval |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets |
Signature Details Details Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - Agreement Error 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 Shadee Faye Gerayesh-Nejad Hannah Vanessa Meyer |
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| Shadee Faye Gerayesh-Nejad | 18.10.2022 | ||
| Hannah Vanessa Meyer | 18.10.2022 |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
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