NILE 2010 Registered Charity no:1191468 Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts For the year ended 31 December 2023 NILE 2010 - Trustees. Annual Report and Accounis Reference and Administrative details Charty name Nile 2010 Charity regisiration number 1191468 Registered office address 238 Muscliffe Lane Bournemouih BH9 3NW Trustees Paul Stevens (Chwr) Michad Harley Elaine Waldie Joserth Bosence NILE 2010- TTustees' Annual Report and Accounts Trustees, annual report Objecbves and Activities The Trusi's objeciive is to develop Ihe capacty and skins of the disadvantaged communty of Lubani and its SUTToundings in the Jinja disirici ol Uganda through relief of poverty aThJ the advancement of educats.on of skills. This is achieved through provision of lrfe changing resources., education buildings. teachers and resources,. iools and technical equipmenl. During the year. Nile 2010 sUpp￿ed the 3rd UK expedits.on lo the Jinja Vocational Tr￿nIng CeniTe (JVTC). The expediion aimed to fvrtheT the development of the JVTC and succeeded in doing so by boih contributs.ng lunds and assisting in the physicd construction of a new building at the existing site. Furthermore, the Trustees continued their athisory efforts in supporting the Jinja V(Kation Centre in its expansion aspirations and wrsurt of enhanced registration slatU5 Wrth the Ugandan governmenlaj depanment of education whilsi ensuring suiithe goveman¢e 10 ensuie dislribulions made by the charty in PUTSUii of tts ams were safeguarded. In planning and carrying out ihe ac11vrt￿S noted. the Trustees have had due regard io the commission's public benefit guidance. Achievements and Performance 2023 saw a boosi in the charrtable aclivrties Nile 2010. In m051 years we I￿se and provide sufficient funds lo suppcwt the running cosls of our Vocauonal Traning Centre in Jinja. Every 5 to 6 years we ￿M to SUPFKKt an extEditson of volunieer Scouts to Uganda to expand and improve the facilrties. In summer 2023 we supported the exped￿"on which saw 16 sc(xrts and leaders travelling io Uganda where, Working with the Ugandan ieam, they built two further classes al the JVTC. Using ihe brick making machine we purchased previously and 5UPPOrted by local labour, we were able io build a substantsd classioom building next to our exists.ng facilitses. The Ugandan team. ftjnded by Nile 2010. have conts.nued to work on and commission the building since ihe departure of Ihe expedr(ion. This will enable more students to attend the centre and, over time, for more subjects to be offered. NILE 2010 - Trustees, Annual Report and A￿UnIS Financial Review 2023 was a busy year for Nile 2010, partjcularty with suw)rting the complaion ol the 2023 ex￿ditIon to Uganda. We are paniculady gr￿e[U1 to Ihe Roger Raymond Charrtable Trust for their grant funding received in the year which was applied in the calytal funding of ihe building constiucted in 2023. Their funding ￿lowed signfficarn work to commence on the building prior io the ￿rival of Ihe expedition. Following registering the Chanty wilh Facebook, a number of fundr￿sing campaigns were launched in order lo diive donaiions for expediuon members, lundraising gods. Similar campaigns Oper￿ed through our existing t4attorms. such as Givey. and in lotal conrribuied donations of £4.(M)). Fundrwsing costs increased &8 we drove towards the expediuon's fundraising g(ials. and the number of everns attended throughwl the year grew. The Trusi acknowledges its reserves have expanded during ihe yeai 10 £63,800 (prior year £31.6001 and conbnues io explore the mosi beneficiaj way to ap￿ these funds in furthering ils objectives through consuliation internaly and wtth the JVTC management team. Structure, Governance and Management Nile 2010 is a chariiable Irusi reg￿tered under deed. datsd 04 Seplember 2020. Trustees must be appointed by a resolution of the trustees passed at a special meeting called under clause 15 of ihe trusl deed. In sdecting Indwiduas for appointment as trustees, the Irustees musi have Tegard to ihe skills. knowledge and expenence needed for ihe effeclrve administration ot the C￿ty. Approve on 3011012024 and signed on behalf of the charity's trustees. Paul Sievens Ch￿¥ sJ,,I, NILE 2010 - Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts Receipts & payments accounts forthe penod from 01-Jan-23 to 31-Dec-23 Slatement of receipts & payments Unrestricted Restricted End¢￿Ient Total funds Totsl funds lunds funds fvnds 2023 2022 Re￿Ipts Vc4untw rec8Os 31.205 31,205 730 Aciivities lor generatiThJ funds {irath"ngl 40.988 9,468 Invesiment IJiviLlerMtslinterÈsi 242 242 Other receipts Totrl receipts T4434 10.205 Payments Costs cl generaiing vdumary receitxs 704 Fundr￿sIng costs ItradirwJ activiues) 2,136 2.136 905 Cost5 of chariial*e actIv￿eS 37.436 37.436 8,ll6 Other payments Total payments 40.276 40,276 9,021 Trarsfers tr￿1¥￿ ftJrKIs Cash fun(Js last year end 31.642 31,642 3),458 Cash funds this year end 63,WJ X,642 NILE 2010- Tru$tees' Annual Report and Accounts Statement of assets & liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted Restricted Endtrfiment Total funds Totsl fvnd5 lunds lunds fund5 2022 Cash lunds Current accwnis 38.171 38,171 6.255 Deposiis 25,628 25.628 25.387 Totsl cash funds 800 34642 Liabilities Taxes due Other liabilitie5 Totsl liabilities Nei as5etslOiabiliiies) 3L642 Signed on behalf of Ihe charty's trusiees Paul Stevens Ch￿1 ## **NILE 2010 - Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts** ## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees** I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Nile 2010 (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2023 as set out on pages 5 to 6. ## **Responsibilities and basis of report** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. ## **Independent examiner's statement** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or - the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning 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 fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ………………………………. ………………………………. Corey Chan 47 The Parkway Southampton SO16 3PD 7