## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 2023**
**From 01/01/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2023 Period end date**
## **Charity name: MAKE A MEDIC**
## **Charity registration number: 119234**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Make a Medic, founded in 2019, produces
high-quality medical education resources
for students based primarily in the UK, and
uses the funds raised from our affordable
subscription fees to create grants for
medical education and public health-related
initiatives in low- and middle-income
countries.|
|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|Our main sources of fundraising originate
from subscriptions for high-quality online
medical resources and direct donations for
our projects.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees confirm reading the
guidance issued by theCharity
Commission on public benefit.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference **NIL** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **NIL** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **NIL** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
**NIL**
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|**Female genital schistosomiasis (FGS)**
**project delivered by SCI Foundation**
**(SCIF)**
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FGS is a water borne parasitic
infection which can lead to ectopic
pregnancies, infertility, and
increased risk of co-infection with
HIV and HPV
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SCIF works in partnership with
governments in sub-Saharan Africa
to deliver impactful, cost-effective
projects to tackle neglected tropical
diseases such as FGS focused in
Côte d’lvoire
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Donation by Make a Medic was
used towards phase 1 of the FGS
project: to develop a validated risk
questionnaire with the aim of
scaling up to a national level.
**N’gandu Community Project delivered**
**by The butterfly Tree**
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The butterfly Tree is a Zambia
based charity who work with rural
communities decimated by the HIV
and AIDS pandemic to provide
clean water, feeding programmes,
health and education facilities and
malaria prevention.
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The N’gandu projects furthers the
above aims by pledging to build 4
sturdy family homes, fund 12 weeks
of after school activities, provide
learning materials for children, fund
10 HIV prevention workshops with a
potential reach of 400-450 young
people and fund 2 mother/child
workshops with a potential reach of
120 mothers.
**Delivering second hand medical**
**textbooks to Afe Babalola University**
**Medical School Association to be**
**donated to 57 medical students with the**
**rest donated to the university’s library.**
**Steth of Hope Campaign**|
|-|Project involved developing and|
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||managing a fundraising campaign|
||to ship 200 Glia stethoscopes to|
||African Medical students.|
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**NIL**|
|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**NIL**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**NIL**|
|Other||**NIL**|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Make a Medic finished the year in a strong
financial position.
We generated a gross income of**£9166.94**,
primarily through
donations and courses, topped up by
sponsorship deals. Of this, roughly**75%**
was donated to our various projects
throughout the year, and**25%**went towards
our various expenses and reserves.
Our largest expenses were**(£3,000)**
donated to the Female genital
schistosomiasis (FGS) Project delivered by
SCI Foundation and**(£3,000)**donated to
The butterfly Tree for the N’gandu
Community .
We ended with a secure surplus of over
**£816.94**, ready to face unexpected
challenges and continue improving lives in
the new year.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Make a Medic holds a sum of £500
reserves to ensure payments for
subscriptions and other contractor
costs, crucial for the day-to-day running
of the charity, are paid on time.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£500|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**NIL**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**NIL**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**NIL**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**1. Donations (£2,481.82)**
**2. Courses (£4,785.12)**
**3. Sponsorship (£1,900.00)**|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**NIL**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**NIL**|
NIL
Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|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|Appointed by Founder (Dr Lasith
Ranasinghe). Reviewed annually.|
## **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|**NIL**|
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Three trustees (Dr. Lasith Ranasinghe, Dr.
Syra Dhillon and Dr. Fatima Osman)
Five other executive committee members
(Aleksandra
Dunin-Borkowska, Alexandra Pinto,
Christopher Goulden, Akash Srinivasan,
Aniruddh Prabhu)|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**NIL**|
|Other||**NIL**|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Make a Medic|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1192343|
|Charity’s principal address|36 Admirals Way
Hethersett
Norwich
NR93AQ|
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DHILLON|||DR LASITH RANASINGHE|
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OSMAN|||DR LASITH RANASINGHE|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets **NIL** held in this capacity Name and objects of the **NIL** charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for **NIL** safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**NIL**
## **Other optional information**
**NIL**
## **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)** DR FATIMA OSMAN **Position (eg Secretary,** TRUSTEE (FINANCES) **Chair, etc) Date** 02/04/2024