## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1st April 2022 Period start date To 31 March 2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name: WE REACH UK Charity registration number: 1194585** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To provide grants and donations for such
charitable purposes, for the public benefit, that
promote good health, well-being, hygiene and
sanitation for students and youth in addition to
advancing care for and education of orphans
and vulnerable children in Kenya.| |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 trustees were able to raise the following:
•
A Grant of £5,000 from the Light Fund
•
£1,348 from a Fundraising cycling
Challenge
•
£317 donated by the local Rugby Club
•
£362 from miscellaneous individual gifts| |Statement confirming whether
the trustees have had regard
to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Guidance has been circulated to all three
Trustees| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|WE REACH UK has a grant making policy
available on request| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|N/A| |Other||| ## **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|£6,990 was granted to WE REACH in
Kakamega, Kenya, to fund its Water Sanitation
and Hygiene (WASH) programme in junior
schools in Lurambi Sub- County.
The programme included sensitising the Head
Teachers and Boards of Management regarding
their rights and obligations regarding WASH
policies and guidelines set out by the Kenya
Government. It also encouraged the schools to
set up health clubs to teach the students about
WASH, in particular cleanliness and hygiene.
Reduction in waterborne diseases has been
dramatic amongst the student as has been the
reduction in absenteeism.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|£7,027 was raised against a target of £12,000| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives set|Para 1.41|As above| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end of
the period|Para 1.21|Bank Balance of £53| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|N/A| |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 where relevant about: |The charity’s principal sources
of funds (including any
fundraising)|Para 1.47|•
The Light Fund
•
JustGiving for Fundraising Cycle Challenge| |---|---|---| |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|Failure to raise funds| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Constitution| |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|Personal contact by founder trustee and Chair,
Stephen Ashton| |**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|| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the charity
works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|WE REACH UK| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|| |Registered charitynumber|1194585| |Charity’s principal address|6 Chudleigh Close,
Bedford
MK40 3AW| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for
whole year|Name of person (or body)
entitled to appoint trustee (if
any)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr Stephen Ashton|Trustee||N/A| ||Mr John McInnerny|Trustee||N/A| ||Dr PhillipEvans|Trustee||N/A| 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) Full name(s)** Stephen Philip Ashton **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Trustee (Chair) ] **Date** 28/12/2023 ## **WE REACH UK** ## **12 month period ended 31 March 2023 Receipts and Payments** |_Income_|£|£| |---|---|---| |Cash
JustGiving
Events
Grants
Donor Organisations
Other
Total Income|0.00
1,348.14
317.60
5,000.00
0.00
362.00|7,027.74| |||| |_Expenditure_||| |||| |**Administration**||| |Website
Google Account
Other
Bank Transfer Charges|0.00
0.00
0.00
120.00|| |
**Charity Donations**||| |WE REACH
Other
Other
Total expenditure
Excess of income over expenditure
Balance brought forward at 01/04/2021
Movement in period
Balance carried forward at 31/03/2022
Bank balance at 31/03/2022
Per cash book
Reserve Account|6,870.74
0.00
0.00|6,990.74| |||| |||37.00| |||16.00
37.00| |||53.00| |||53.00
0.00| |||53.00|