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2025-10-31-accounts

EVERY GOOD GIFT

TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT & IMPACT REPORT

1 November 2024 – 31 October 2025

Nourishing Hope. Transforming Lives.

Every Good Gift is a small, grassroots charity working to relieve poverty and provide practical support to vulnerable children, families and communities in Zambia. During this reporting year, our work included clothing, food and fresh-produce support, assistance to children in residential and educational settings, engagement with children affected by parental imprisonment, and the development of a longer-term relationship with mothers caring for children with disabilities.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

2024–2025

Impact at a Glance

A visual summary of recorded activity during the UK reporting year.

Impact figures count each occasion of support, including repeat support. Some beneficiaries were supported on more than one occasion. The figures are based on charity activity records and beneficiary estimates.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

OUR PURPOSE

Vision, Mission & Charitable Objectives

Our vision is to promote and advance the educational, social and economic wellbeing of deprived and vulnerable communities in Zambia, including communities adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. We aim to work hand in hand with existing social, religious, educational and community organizations while also responding directly to vulnerable individuals and families.

Our mission is to empower vulnerable members of the Zambian community, particularly orphaned children, underprivileged children and families experiencing poverty, to improve their educational, social and economic wellbeing. We also seek to work with partners on activities and programs that contribute to the prevention and relief of poverty.

The charity’s governing objectives continued during this reporting period to retain their original emphasis on communities affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. As those objectives had not yet been formally amended, Every Good Gift continued to operate within its existing charitable objects.

REPORTING YEAR

Organizational Context

The year ended 31 October 2025 was a period of reduced operational capacity followed by renewed charitable activity. Every Good Gift remains a small and largely founder-led charity. During the earlier part of the year, activity remained limited following pregnancy, childbirth and recovery, together with a wider period of personal and organizational transition.

Rather than committing to programs that could not be delivered consistently, the charity remained responsive to genuine needs and trusted opportunities for support. Following an intervention in November 2024, there was a quieter period before activity increased from August 2025 onwards, with seven recorded interventions by the end of the financial year.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

NOVEMBER 2024

1. Lusaka Women’s Prison

Clothing, practical support and encouragement for children and mothers.

Every Good Gift supported children living with, or arriving with, their mothers at Lusaka Women’s Prison. Approximately 300 pieces of children’s clothing were donated, covering a range of ages and intended both for children currently living within the prison environment and as a reserve for children who might subsequently arrive or transfer there with their mothers.

Sweets and snacks were also provided for the children. During the visit, time was spent speaking with the women, listening to them and offering encouragement. Prayer was offered to women who wished to participate.

300

children’s clothing items donated

Clothing prepared for the prison visit and a photograph taken during the handover.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

AUGUST 2025

2. Chainda Orphanage

Fresh vegetables used to supplement children’s meals.

Every Good Gift provided fresh vegetable support to Chainda Orphanage. The donation included approximately two carrier bags of fresh rape intended to supplement the children’s meals.

Based on the quantity supplied, the charity estimates that approximately 60 children received nutritional support. As the orphanage did not provide a final confirmed distribution count, this figure is recorded as an estimate.

≈60

children nutritionally supported

Meal photographs provided as evidence of the nutritional support.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

SEPTEMBER 2025

3. Arise Africa

One of the year’s largest food-support interventions.

Every Good Gift supported Arise Africa, an organization providing education and wider support to children in Zambia. A donation was formally handed over to representatives of the organization, including fresh produce and food support.

Food support was provided for approximately 600 children, representing one of Every Good Gift’s largest individual feeding intervention during the reporting year. Approximately 600 meal portions were provided.

≈600

children / meal portions supported

Preparing and handing over fresh produce to Arise Africa representatives.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

2 OCTOBER 2025

4. Esther Banda’s Cherish Home

First fresh-produce donation and meal support.

Every Good Gift provided fresh vegetables to Esther Banda’s Cherish Home, which cares for approximately 30 children. The donation included cabbage, leafy greens, tomatoes, onions and other available vegetables.

The produce supported approximately four meal occasions for 30 children, equivalent to approximately 120 individual child meal portions. This intervention marked the beginning of repeat support to the home.

≈120

individual child meal portions

Children at the home and fresh produce being delivered during the first October support visit.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

OCTOBER 2025

5. Chipata Compound

Listening to mothers and children living with disabilities.

Every Good Gift met with approximately 30 mothers and 30 children living with disabilities in Chipata Compound. During the meeting, the mothers shared significant social and economic challenges, including experiences of rejection or abandonment following the birth of a child with a disability.

What stood out most was what the women asked for: not primarily money, but practical skills that could help them generate income, support their children and become more economically independent. The charity spent time listening, offering encouragement and discussing the possibility of a longer-term partnership focused on skills development, income generation and sustainable livelihoods.

Fresh tomatoes and onions were also distributed to the families.

60

people engaged: 30 mothers + 30 children

Group meeting with mothers and children living with disabilities in Chipata Compound.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

OCTOBER 2025

6. Chipata Compound — Repeat Produce Support

A second round of fresh-produce support for the same community group.

Every Good Gift returned with further fresh-produce support for the mothers and children in Chipata Compound. Approximately 60 people — 30 mothers and 30 children — were supported for a second time. Across the two interventions, this represents approximately 120 recorded fresh-produce support instances.

19 OCTOBER 2025

7. Esther Banda’s Cherish Home — Second Produce Donation

Repeat support that extended the home’s fresh-food supplies.

Every Good Gift returned to Esther Banda’s Cherish Home with a second fresh-produce donation. The approximately 30 children at the home therefore received support for a second time during the month.

The donation included a substantial quantity of tomatoes and approximately three bags of onions. The home advised that the tomatoes were sufficient to support meal preparation for approximately one week, while the onions were expected to contribute to cooking needs for up to approximately one month. Using the same conservative meal-support basis as the first intervention, the repeat support represents a further approximately 120 child meal portions, or approximately 240 meal portions across both Esther Banda’s Cherish Home interventions.

Fresh produce prepared for repeat support. The larger harvest was divided between the Chipata group and Esther Banda’s Cherish Home.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

SEPTEMBER 2025

Strengthening Documentation, Visibility & Fundraising

Introducing dedicated photography and activity documentation.

As Every Good Gift became more active again during 2025, the charity recognized that doing good work was not enough on its own: the work also needed to be documented properly.

In September 2025, Every Good Gift engaged Yazid as a photographer and documentation support resource. His role was introduced to help capture the charity’s activities, donations, beneficiaries and partnerships through photography and other records.

For a small charity, stronger documentation helps build trust and makes it easier for prospective donors and partners to understand the difference their support can make. The introduction of dedicated photography also forms part of the charity’s wider commitment to improving beneficiary records, activity tracking and impact measurement.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

REFLECTION

What We Learned

One of the strongest lessons from this reporting year was the importance of listening before deciding what people need. Immediate assistance such as food, clothing and fresh produce remains valuable, but the Chipata meeting demonstrated that beneficiaries may be seeking something beyond material assistance.

The mothers asked for skills rather than money. Their request reflected a desire to provide for themselves and their children, generate income and regain a greater level of independence. This experience has begun to shape Every Good Gift’s thinking about the next stage of its work.

PUBLIC BENEFIT

Who the charity supported

Activities included clothing, meals, fresh produce, direct engagement, encouragement and the development of potential longer-term livelihood support. The trustees believe these activities provided clear public benefit and remained consistent with the charity’s purposes.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

LOOKING AHEAD

Priorities for the next stage

The trustees also intend to review the charity’s governing objectives through the appropriate formal process so that they appropriately reflect the organization’s longer-term direction beyond the immediate COVID-19 period. Until any formal amendment is approved, Every Good Gift will continue to operate within its existing charitable objects.

FINANCIAL REVIEW

Accounts for the year ended 31 October 2025

The financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2025 are being finalized separately by the charity’s accountant. The accounts will record total income, expenditure, year-end funds and other relevant financial information.

Significant operating costs during the period included storage of donated charitable goods and, from September 2025, photography and documentation support. Fresh produce supplied from the founder’s farming activities should be identified separately to the accountant as donated produce or support in kind rather than automatically treated as cash expenditure.

The final financial figures inserted into the Trustees’ Annual Report should correspond exactly with the accounts approved by the trustees.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

CLOSING STATEMENT

Every good gift makes a difference.

The year ended 31 October 2025 was one of rebuilding, renewed engagement and learning for Every Good Gift. Although operational activity was limited during the earlier part of the year, the charity remained committed to its purposes and increased its activity significantly during the final months of the reporting period.

Through seven recorded interventions, Every Good Gift delivered clothing, meals, fresh produce and practical support to children, mothers and families experiencing vulnerability. The charity recorded approximately 780 childsupport instances, 60 mother-support instances, 900+ meal and food-support portions, 120 fresh-produce support instances within the Chipata group, and approximately 300 items of children’s clothing donated.

Beyond the numbers, some of the most valuable moments of the year came through listening. The mothers caring for children with disabilities did not simply ask to receive; they asked to learn. Their request for practical skills and greater independence has helped shape Every Good Gift’s vision for its future work.

At the same time, investing in better documentation and photography created an opportunity to strengthen transparency, visibility and future fundraising. The trustees believe that the relationships established and lessons learned during this reporting year provide a strong foundation for the next stage of Every Good Gift’s development.

Together, we nourish hope and transform lives.

Every Good Gift | Charity No. 1196850 | UK reporting year ended 31 October 2025

Docusign Envelope ID: B553DE09-D3B3-8E38-82E6-7CB42F54B83B

EVERY GOOD GIFT

No 1196850

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/11/2024 31/10/2025

Section A Receipts and payments

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Docusign Envelope ID: B553DE09-D3B3-8E38-82E6-7CB42F54B83B

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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Wayne Codogan		 Endowment
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August 17, 2026
Date of
Wayne Codogan August 17, 202

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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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