2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2024 Period start date To 31/03/2025 Period end date

Charity name: New Routes UK

Charity registration number: 1191119

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	Fundraising for Kenyan NGO New Routes Foundation, set up to provide education, housing and support for **Kenyan University students. **
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	New Routes UK is focused purely on fundraising for the Kenyan NGO. Fundraising is primarily from UK based subscriptions but also includes one off fundraising events and grants.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The Charity’s Trustees have had full regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	N/A
Other		N/A

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	Fundraising by New Routes UK has enabled our Kenyan NGO to support a growing number of full time university students. From our original intake in 2021 two students have graduated and are fully employed. One further student will graduate in December 2025 and although a fourth student had to be removed from the programme through non-compliance he is still completing his degree. Two students are in the final year and we took on two more students in June 2024, one is pursuing a degree in Nursing and Midwifery and the other a degree in Education. In April 2024 we found a new residence offering ample space for all of our students. At the current rate of funding there is sufficient funding to support these students to the end of each of their programmes. As all of these students were orphaned and vulnerable the programme is truly life changing for them.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	(1) Our initial objective was to raise sufficient funding to allow New Routes Foundation to continue mentoring, discipling, and educating our first intake of students until the end of their programme years. This objective was met as we gained enough funds for each student to finish the programme. (2) Having achieved our first objective we then set a further objective of raising funds to allow two new students to join the programme in 2023 and again in 2024 and this has been achieved. (3) A third objective was to raise sufficient funds to allow New Routes Foundation to continue employing local Kenyan staff. This objective was met as we gained enough unrestricted funds to enable the employment of two local Kenyan staff members. (4) A fourth objective was to raise sufficient unrestricted funds to provide safe student accommodation for all of the students. This has been achieved.
	Para 1.41	We have successfully run various diverse fundraisers (Christmas Appeal; Fantasy Football; Fundraising Calendar;

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set		Fundraiser Swim; Stand at University Fair; and a number of grants of between £1,000 and £2,500 each) which has enabled us to fund some operational costs for New Routes Foundation. At the beginning of the year New Routes UK was granted access to Gift Aid. We have a new website and have set up a Stewardship Partner Account.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other		During the year to 31/03/25 approximately 93.9% of all our expenditure was used directly for the education and care of the students.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The charity is in a strong financial position at the end of its financial year, able to carry out its objectives and fund activities by the Kenyan NGO for a number of years into the future. We hold a proportion of our funds as reserves in a savings account so that we have some security going forwards.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	All fundraising is done on behalf of New Routes Foundation, a Kenyan NGO. Funds are transferred to them quarterly as needed. Additional funds are reserved until needed, both in a current account and a **savings account. **
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£35,385
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
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	N/A

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	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	Mostly through private donations although we also receive a number of grants.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	N/A
Other		N/A

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	N/A
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	Election by current trustees

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	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	Any newly appointed trustee has a meeting with the current founders to talk about the core values of New Routes UK. They are given access to previous board meeting minutes and policies and procedures, together with information from the Charity Commission on how to be an effective **trustee. **
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	New Routes UK sends money to New Routes Foundation. We receive regular reports from the founders of New Routes Foundation or directly from the staff employed in Kenya. We also try to insure that one trustee visits the work in Kenya annually.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	New Routes UK is a fundraising charity raising funds for Kenyan NGO New Routes Foundation.
Other		N/A

Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	New Routes UK
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1191119
Charity’s principal address	11 Maclaren Road BOURNEMOUTH BH9 2UZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole **year **	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Arthur John Childs
	Jennifer Mary Hooper
	Sophie Jane Lindenberg	Co-Founder
	Bridie Ann McGough
	David Wyborn	Chair

– 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
N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A 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) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	David Wyborn	Sophie Lindenberg
	Chair	Co-Founder
	05/01/2026
	05/01/2026

New Routes UK 1191119 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/04/2024 31/03/2025

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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
Christmas Giving 1,211 - 1,211 0
Donations / Sponsorship 4,149 5,806 - 9,955 11743
Events / Final Fantasy Football 629 355 - 984 1579
Grants 1000 2000 - 3000 4500
Other Revenue 23 - - 23 -
Gift Aid 9765 - - 9765 -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Sub total(Gross income for
AR) 15,566 9,372 0 24,938 17822
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - - -
Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 15,566 9,372 - 24,938 17,822
A3 Payments
Bank fees 45 0 0 45 90
Transfer to New Routes Foundation 0 0 0 - 22,989
Fundraising Events 0 0 0 - 36
Website Maintenance 0 0 0 - -
Board & Volunteer Expenses 0 0 0 - 1,110
International Travel 1012 0 0 1,012 -
Christmas Appeal 0 1111 0 1,111 -
Direct Expenses 1113 5048 0 6,161 -
Studen Specific Expense 0 9112 0 9,112 -
Sub total [ 2,170 ] 15,271 - 17,441 24,225
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 2,170 15,271 - 17,441 24,225
Net of receipts/(payments) 13,396 - 5,899 - 7,497 - 6,403
A5 Transfers between funds -1697 1697 - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 14261 13627 - 27,888 34,291
Cash funds this year end 25,960 9,425 - 35,385 27,888
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at	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)) Cash at bank Details Details Details Signature	Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 25960 9425 - - - - 25,960 9,425 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 Sophie Lindenberg David Wyborn	Endowment funds to nearest £ - - -
			-
			OK
			Endowment funds to nearest £ - - - Current value (optional) - - - Current value (optional) - - - When due (optional) Date of approval 09/01/2026 09/01/2026