Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1/1/23 To 31/12/23
Charity name: 1 John 3:17-18 Beira
Charity registration number: 1191669
Objectives and Activities, Achievements and Performance
The objects of the charity are:
The prevention or relief of poverty in Beira and/or other areas in Mozambique by providing: grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.
The organisation carries out its purposes by making grants to help individuals in need, either directly where the individuals need is verifiable by the trustees (for instance, providing individual medical expenses), or to trusted individuals or organisations who have demonstrated honesty and capability to manage grants for the good of the poor.
Charitable activities in 2023
Each month 1 John 3:17-18 Beira sends financial support to the “Associacao Esperanca Aos Vulneravies” in Beira. At the end of each month a report is received confirming how the funds were used, often providing photographs of the work.
Through the Association (Associacao Esperanca Aos Vulneravies) our charity helped
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Approximately 30 of the poorest families in Beira with food, water chlorine and fuel.
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10 students who are doing professional courses like nursing ,teaching ,medicine
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10 who are doing technical courses like ,mechanics ,electronics ,construction
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around 40 children in primary and secondary school. Some we help in part and the parents also help in part ,whilst for others we cover most of their needs.
During 2023 we increased the number of houses that we paid for to five houses, and repaired others. We are helping some families who are struggling with money to pay monthly rentals
We help those who cannot afford to buy medication, the association is helping and through the nurses who we are training helping those who cannot afford to hire a nurse to inject them at home, providing that service for free.
On environmental improvement, the Association have started planting acácia seeds rather than buying a big tree, to save cost. The environmental spend was therefore very low this year.
Last year we donated the funds to buy and instal a carpentry machine and establish a carpentry business run by the Association. This generates a monthly income for the Association of approximately 10% of their total income .
Charitable spend overview
As we can see from the description above, some project activities provide subsistence support (food provision and medical expenses) and others are improving the future (Improved housing, water and sanitation, training courses and education, environmental, carpentry business). In 2023over two thirds of the work was improving the future.
The chart below shows the proportion of spend on different categories:
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ages and transport
ourses and
educa on
ubsistance support
n iron ental
pro ed housing
and sanita on
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As the description and chart above show, activities that are funded are for the public benefit. 1 John 3:17-18 Beira is run by volunteers and there are not charitable expenses in UK. The item labelled ‘wages and transport’ are the proportion allocated by our partner organisation in Beira, Associacao Esperanca Aos Vulneravies.
Financial Review
| Financial Review | |
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
The charity holds £3,023 assets. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Reserves are held so that the charity can be wound up, if necessary, in an orderly manner. The charity 1 John 3 Beira has no need for such reserves |
| Amount of reserves held | Zero |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
The charity has no regular contractual outgoings (no wages, utility bills, or other commitments) that would need to be paid if the charity was to be wound up. So there is no need to have any reserves. |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
N/a |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
None. |
The financial statement for the charity 1 John 3 Beira is shown below:-
1 John 3 Beira - Financial Statement for the Year Ended 31st December 2023
Receipts and payment account:
| Receipts Donations Matched Funding from GE Crowd Funding (via PayPal) Bank Interest Refund from failed payments Tax Refund on Gift Aid Donations Total Receipts Receipts exceed payments by Cash & bank balances 31st Dec 2022 Cash & bank balances 31st Dec 2023 Payments: 2023 Total Money sent 28605.57 Expense claims 0 Total Payments 28605.57 |
Receipts Donations Matched Funding from GE Crowd Funding (via PayPal) Bank Interest Refund from failed payments Tax Refund on Gift Aid Donations Total Receipts Receipts exceed payments by Cash & bank balances 31st Dec 2022 Cash & bank balances 31st Dec 2023 Payments: 2023 Total Money sent 28605.57 Expense claims 0 Total Payments 28605.57 |
2023 Total 19241.00 3874.47 33.91 0.00 0.00 3580.50 26729.88 -1875.69 4898.57 3022.88 2022 Total 30963 202 31165 |
2022 Total 23117.00 3772.00 19.00 0.00 202.00 5550.00 |
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| 32660.00 | |||
| 28605.57 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities as at 31st December 2023
| Assets Santandar Bank Account Co-op Bank Account Cash in hand Total Cash |
2023 nil 3017.88 5.00 3022.88 |
2022 1.00 4892.57 5.00 |
|---|---|---|
| 4898.57 |
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity’s go erning docu ent is a deed of trust. t is a charitable trust.
Trustees must be appointed by a resolution of the trustees passed at a special. In selecting individuals for appointment as trustees, the trustees have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the charity.
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | 1 John 3:17-18 Beira |
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| Other name the charity uses | none |
| Registered charity number | 1191669 |
| Charity’s principal address | 179 Bilton Road Rugby CV22 7DS |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
| Trustee name | Office |
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| PhilipDavid Hemsley | Chair |
| Catherine Hemsley | Treasurer |
| John McCoach | Secretary |
All trustees have been trustees throughout the year
There are no corporate trustees
No trustees hold title to property belonging to the charity
Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
No funds are held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Declarations
The trustees declare that they ha e appro ed the trustees’ report abo e.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature:
Philip David Hemsley, Chair of Trustees
1 John 3 Beira - Financial Statement for the Year Ended 31st December 2023
Receipts and payment account:
| Receipts Donatons Matched Funding from GE Crowd Funding (via PayPal) Bank Interest Refund from failed payments Tax Refund on Gif Aid Donatons Total Reciepts Receipts exceed payments by Cash & bank balances 31st Dec 2022 Cash & bank balances 31st Dec 2023 |
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| Payments: Money sent Expense claims Total Payments |
2023 Total 28605.57 0 28605.57 |
2022 Total 30963 202 |
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| 31165 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilites as at 31st December 2023
| Assets Santandar Bank Account Co-op Bank Account Cash in hand Total Cash |
2023 1.00 3017.88 5.00 3023.88 |
2022 1.00 4892.57 5.00 |
|---|---|---|
| 4898.57 |
Independent Examiner’s Report on the Accounts
Report to the Trustees of 1 John 3:17-18 BEIRA Charity number: 1191669 On accounts for the year ended 31 December 2023
Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report 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 I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or
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the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or
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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.
Signed:
Name: David K MacLellan Address: 16 Charles Street, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 2EW Date: 12 September 2024