## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
# **From 01/10/21 - Period start date, To 01/10/22 - Period end date**
**Charity name:** Veterinary Education Malawi (VEM)
## **Charity registration number: 1195815**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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SORP reference
Summary of the Para 1.17 - To advance animal welfare and veterinary
education in Malawi.
purposes of the charity - To provide educational programmes to
as set out in its veterinary students and para-vets.
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governing document To provide free veterinary services to low
income communities in Malawi.
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and - VEM successfully carried out the charities
1.19 first in-country series of educational
activities in relation to
outreach clinics from April – June 2022.
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those purposes for the The programme was led by charity trustees
public benefit, in - A.Yeomans and R.Hampson.
Over 7 weeks 14 free community outreach
particular, the activities, clinics were performed in the rural regions
projects or services or Lilongwe and Dedza, providing routine
identified in the donkey health care including dentistry, hoof
care, wound management, castration, de-
accounts. worming treatment.
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Over 7 weeks 21 free community canine
neutering and vaccination clinics were
provided to low income communities within
Area 23, Lilongwe.
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VEM was joined by 9 veterinary students
that received tuition in veterinary medicine
and surgery.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 - Trustees have read, understood and agree
that the services provided by VEM are in
whether the trustees
line with guidance issued by the Charity
have had regard to the Commission on public benefit.
guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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SORP reference No grant applications have been made between period start and end date. Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **-** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment
**-** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
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SORP reference
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Over a period of 7 weeks, through the
provision of 21 free canine neutering and
vaccination clinics within Area 23,
Lilongwe, 561 dogs were presented by for
Summary of the main Para 1.20 - neutering and rabies vaccination.Area 23 is a low income region of Lilongwe,
achievements of the
were routine canine health care including
charity, identifying the neutering and rabies vaccination is not
performed due to economic restrictions.
difference the charity’s -
Rabies is endemic in Malawi and affects low
work has made to the income communities. Humane population
circumstances of its control via surgical sterilisation and rabies
beneficiaries and any vaccination, and public education has beenshown to human rabies deaths. The work
wider benefits to society VEM has performed in this field is part of
as a whole. the effort to create stable canine
populations, increase public awareness and
reduce human rabies deaths.
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Over a period of 7 weeks, through the
provision of 14 free donkey routine health
care clinics within the rural regions of
Lilongwe and Dedza, 61 donkeys were
castrated humanely and 84 donkeys
received routine health care including
wound care, hoof care, dentistry and de-
worming treatment.
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Within the rural regions of Lilongwe and
Dedza communities rely on the labour of
working equids such as donkeys for
transport and agriculture; however given
economic restrictions veterinary care,
especially castration is infrequently
performed. VEM has provided this service
to local communities that already work with
a partner NGO the Lilongwe Society for the
Protection and Care of Animals (LSPCA) to
improve animal welfare.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
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Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review**
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Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The financial position of VEM at the end of the year
financial position at the is as expected. The funds generated by visiting international students covered the in-county
end of the period expenses of the two trustees R.Hampson and
A.Yeomans. The remaining funds where paid to the
LSPCA as a service charge for the provision of
accommodation, transport, consumables used
during field clinics and logistical services.
Statement explaining Para 1.22 No reserves have been held for the current period.
the policy for holding
reserves stating why
they are held
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £0
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 The 2022 summer programme was run as a
partnership with our partner NGO in Lilongwe, the
reserves
LSPCA. It was agreed prior to the start of the
programme that once VEM expenses had been
covered the remaining funds would be paid to the
LSPCA to cover their costs, including staffing,
logistical, fuel and consumable costs. A new
financial arrangement with the LSPCA will be set out
for 2023 programmes.
Details of fund materially Para 1.24 N/A
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 N/A
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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All funds have been generated by visiting
international students.
The charity’s principal
sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
N/A
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
A description of the Para 1.46
principal risks facing the
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25 Foundation Model Constitution
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
How is the charity Para 1.25 CIO
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 - The minimum number of trustees VEM
must have is 3.
methods including - The founding members of the charity are
details of any R.Hampson, A. Yeomans, C. Wood, and P.
constitutional provisions - Mastala.
Additional trustees must be appointed by a
e.g. election to post or resolution passed at a meeting of charity
name of any person or trustees.
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body entitled to appoint In selecting individuals for appointment as
charity trustees, the charity trustees must
one or more trustees have regard to the skills, knowledge and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO, in particular
knowledge and experience in the fields of
veterinary medicine and surgery, animal
welfare, charity management and
structure.
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
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Charity name Veterinary Education Malawi
Other name the charity N/A
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uses
Registered charity 1195815
number
Charity’s principal Renshaw
address Cocksford
Tadcaster
North Yorkshire
LS24 9NG
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Rebecca Chair
1
Hampson
2 Angus Yeomans
3 Precious Mastala
4 Catherine Wood
Francesca Acted up until
5
Yeomans 03/09/22
Kevin Yeomans Acted up until
6
03/09/22
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10
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14
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20
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved — N/A
## **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity — N/A
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets Funds are held with Metro Bank account number held in this capacity 45985288, the charity holds or has held no assets or funds at the time of submission of annual report (end year period). Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements N/A for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **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
**N/A**
## **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)** Angus Yeomans
**Position (eg** Secretary **Secretary, Chair, etc)**
**Date** 23/10/22