Projetts in Palestine Income and Expenditure kcount Year ended 31 March 2025 31-M3r-24 Income from Charitable activities 26882 26021 Expenditure on Charitsble actlvlties Children's Projert Wornen's ProjÈrt Agricultural Projects 7227 7664 11400 3764 4287 5075 26291 13126 Overhead expenditure Website Event Hosting. Prlnting and stationery Advertisin8 Transportation In5uran£e Merchandise 134 182 339 121 461 164 52 655 252 2189 15 3096 -2505 Surplu51 Ideficitl for the period 2953 Balance brou8ht forward 23832 13890 Cash at bank 21327 23832
Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of ProJects In Palestlne (the ¢harityl I P)rt lo Ihe trustees on my examination of the Unts ofthe charity forthe Feriod end&J 31 March 2025 Respectlve Responslbilitles of Trustees and Examlner As the charibes tnjslees you are responsibiè for the pparation ofthe )unts. I report in respect of my examination of the charity's accounts as caryi8d out undèr the Charities Act 2011 s145 the 2011 Acll In carrying out my examination I have foltowed thè ditiOnS given by Charity Commission under s145 (51 of th 2011 Act. Independent Examlners, Statement In conre¢lK)n vith my examination, matter has com& to my attention.. 111 which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in any material resFecl Ih8 quIreMentS {a) to keep acwunts'ng rerdS in accordance with Section 130 ofthe Act., a1 Ibl to prepa financial statsments, whth with the Wiunting re¢ords and comply the requirements of the Act arKI the Regulations have r)ot been mel,. or 121 to which, in my opini¢)n, attention should drawn in otyler to enable a proper UnderslIng of the nts lo be re*hed. Date.. 15 December 2025 Roger Edmonds FCA Chartered Accountant
Trustee report April 24- March 25 Two trustees and two volunteers planned to travel to Palestine (West Bankl Occupied Palestinian Territory) via Ben Gurion airport {Israel) in May 2024 however, these flights were Canlled by the airline. We rescheduled for October 2024 but these flights too were Canlled - we found another a1ine still operating and booked flights, only for these to be cancelled too. This was beyond frustrating for us and forced us to find alternative ways to stay connected to our project co-ordinators in Palestine and continue to deliver much needed projects. We have continued to SLtpport our the main areas of interest, children, women's cooperatives, and agriculture, as well as general awareness raising projects that help promote the positive impact our support has made. Children have beèn adversely affected by wider political decisions regarding funding for schools and teachers resulting in their education being severely affected. The village of Al Masara r8quested support to provide a summer school for their children and we contributed £2,000 to cover the teachers, salaries. We transferred US$5,000 (converted from £) to Salfrt municipality lo support a project in the town's Girls School. The project included clearing an area of waste ground and renovating it into usable agricultural land for the pupils to cuttivate. manage and develop a business using the produ. We have been able to support Women's Embroidery cooperatives by purchasing their items to sell in the UK. We have communicated with the cooperative lead to discuss unique designs and ideas for embroidery ple$ that will reflect Palestinian culture. Ordinarily we would buy these items during our visits, but because we were unable to trav81 we asked Palestinian friends to cary them back to the UK for us. We have also been pleased to support women's agricultural initiatives in areas of the West Bank- Burin and Jordan Valley- see more details below. In order for the cooperative in Tubas to use their Community Centre some repair work was needed, this would be for the benefit of the women and children who use the facility. They needed funds for roof repairs, so the building is watertight and secure, and they can work from there with their cheesemaking business we previously supported, as well as other heritage food crafts, we covered the cost of these repairs. We also provided funds for a computer and pnnter for use by the cooperative to print labels and produce information, and other users of the centre. Our trusted friend in the Jordan Valley suggested supplying selected famiers with seed. This allowed them to cultivale their land, grow valuable crops and provide an income for the local communily. We provided funds for famiers to plant barley, chickpeas and corn. An ongoing, and developing, agricultural initiative is concentrated in the south Bethlehem area. This area is under threat by illegal settlers from nearby illegal Israeli settlements. We supplied 35 farmers with 50 olive trees each- total cost £10.000. This planting is vital to
maintain a presence on the land and produ an income, especially during harsh economic times. We heard from our contact in Burin that their women's agriculture cooperative required support to establish fami production units that would provide an income for individual families and the stjrplus be distributed amongst the cooperative members. An exciting new initiative was presented to us by a film prodUr who wanted to establish a Film production company. The aims and objectives of the media platforyn is to offer film making tuition for young people, remrd the stories of local people including those supported though our charity, and tell how their lives have been impacted by the support they receive. We were able to provide £2,000 for the production of a film that highlighted the impact of agricultural projects. It was a trustee decision to fund larger projects- such as the school agricultural scheme, 35 farniers, teachers for the summer school, and a new film production company- primarily because of the difficulties in travelling to the region, tranSfeing funds and knowing the unpredictability and instability for the communrties there. It was more sensible to COnntrate funding into these projects than spread widely across a number of areas. We know that the political situation remains unslable, but it has been reassuring to know we can be flexible and creative in how we operate. knowing our support continues to have a posrtive impact for individuals and communities. We have Continued to raise funds through donations, awareness raising events, film and music everrts, talks, our stall, and sponsored walks. We thank each and every person who SLtpportS LSS. We hope the situation stabilises soon, so V can plan our nexl trip to see how our projects are developing and what else is needed. We are encouraged by working with our Palestinian friends to leam MO about their Gommunities and how they want to do their best for everyone. We know that the challenges we fa in delivering the support we would like to give is insignificant compared to the daily difficulties Palestinians have to deal with, but this simply drives us on lo give all we can. The Trusteos of ProJ8cts in Palestlne