PORA ZIMBABWE
A Charitable Incorporated Organisation Annual Report and Financial Statements
6[th] November 2021 to 31[st] January 2023
(Dormant Accounts)
Contents
A. Legal and administrative information
B. Report of the Trustees
C. Dormant Balance Sheet
D. Notes forming part of the financial statements
A. Legal and administrative information
| Charity number | 1197779 |
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| Registered address | 85 GREAT PORTLAND STREET |
| LONDON | |
| W1W 7LT | |
| Trustees | Imogen Butler-Cole (appointed 6 November 2021; |
| resigned 19 September 2023) | |
| Yvonne Kuimba (appointed6 November2021) | |
| Henry Makiwa (appointed 6 November 2021) | |
| Rhoda Molife (appointed 6 November 2021) | |
| Carol Nyahasha (appointed 6 November 2021) | |
| Bank Details | The Co-Operative Bank |
| Account Name: PORA ZIMBABWE |
B. Trustee’s Annual Report
Executive Summary
The Trustees of PORA Zimbabwe (“the Charity”), a charitable organisation committed to empowering communities in Zimbabwe, presents its annual report for the fiscal year from 3 February 2022, to 31 January 2023. Despite not raising any funds during this period, we achieved significant milestones through strategic partnerships and prudent financial management.
During this period the Charity had dormant accounts.
Structure, governance and management
The Charity is constituted as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). It was constituted as a body corporate under Part 11 of the Charities Act 2011 on 6 November 2021 and was registered with the Charity Commission on 3 February 2022.
The Trustees are legally responsible for the governance and management of the Charity. Trustees are responsible for setting strategies and policies and ensuring these are implemented.
Risk Management
The charity’s Trustees have considered the major risks to which the Charity is exposed and have reviewed potential risks. Systems and procedures have been put in place to manage risks and to mitigate any adverse outcomes.
Objectives and activities
The governing document for the Charity sets out the objects as being to:
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Alleviate the trauma and distress, both mentally and physically, for victims of rape, sexual assault, and sexual abuse in Zimbabwe.
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This will be achieved through the promotion, support, and provision of grants for essential resources for ARC (Adult Rape Clinic) Zimbabwe.
Achievement and performance
The Charity was dormant and did not raise any funds during the Reporting Period, however, Trustees were actively engaged in networking and raising pledges.
The Board of Trustees was initially convened by actor Chipo Chung, who served as the charity’s Patron. In November 2022, she pledged her fee as host of the Global Africa Awards to PORA Zimbabwe, centering the charity’s work at the diaspora networking event, which brought together a diverse community of African influencers and philanthropists.
Trustees were engaged in an interview process with members of the Network for Social Change for the Charity’s first grant. The focus of the grant was on maintaining ARC’s rural clinic in Gokwe, Midlands Province, Zimbabwe. The application was successful and the grant of £20,000 was received later in 2023.
Financial review
No transactions took place within the Reporting Period.
Future Plans
PORA Zimbabwe recognises the need to develop a diverse fundraising strategy. We plan to explore grant opportunities from trusts and foundations, engage in community events, and build donor relationships with private individuals and philanthropists.
PORA means ‘to heal’ in Shona, one of Zimbabwe’s main languages. It is also an acronym for Partnership on Rape Aftercare. The Adult Rape Clinic (ARC) is our partner in Zimbabwe. All monies raised by PORA Zimbabwe will support ARC, a registered Private Voluntary Organisation (PVO) that was started by members of civil society in Zimbabwe and is wholly run on donor funds.
According to the 2015 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey, 1 in 4 women in Zimbabwe have experienced sexual violence since the age of 15. ARC is the only institution in Zimbabwe that gives comprehensive care to survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), offering free medical, legal and psychological counselling. Founded in Harare in 2009 with support from the Ministry of Health and Child Care and Parirenyatwa Hospital, ARC has expanded from a single clinic in a major Harare hospital, establishing regional centres in towns with the highest sexual violence statistics, in Masvingo, Midlands, Mashonaland West and Manicaland provinces. ARC offers survivors of sexual assault postexposure prophylaxis (PEPs) to protect against HIV, testing and treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and emergency contraceptives and medical counselling, if the client is pregnant; ARC also provides a medical affidavit that is used in criminal prosecution cases and gives on-going trauma counselling to clients for at least six months. ARC also engages in outreach, particularly through the #72 Campaign, highlighting the fact that the first 72 hours after an assault are vital for successful medical intervention.
ARC’s overall budget is £550,000 a year, mainly supported in-country by international donors such as Unicef and UNFPA, however, over-dependence on fatigued donors has necessitated diversification.
PORA Zimbabwe will develop campaigns capable of supporting a number of ARC’s activities in Zimbabwe. The initial target is £20-40,000 a year, with the intention of growing to £200,000 a year within the next five years.
The Trustees agreed that the Charity should continue working closely with ARC to identify funding priorities, build excellent communication between boards, ensure financial transparency, and establish impactful monitoring and evaluation systems for the future.
Trustees’ responsibilities statement
The Trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
The law applicable to charities in England & Wales requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the Trustees are required to:
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select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
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state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any material
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departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities
This report was approved by the Trustees on 22 April 2024 and signed on their behalf by: _______ CAROL NYAHASHA Trustee
C. PORA ZIMBABWE Balance Sheet as at 31 January 2023 (Dormant Accounts)
Period to 31[st] January 2023
| £ | £ | |
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible assets | 0 | |
| Total fixed assets | 0 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Stock and work in progress | 0 | |
| Debtors | 0 | |
| Cash at bank and in hand | 0 | |
| 0 | ||
| Liabilities | ||
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 0 | ||
| 0 | ||
| Net current assets | 0 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due after one year | 0 | |
| Provision for liabilities | 0 | |
| Net assets | 0 | |
| Reserves | 0 |
Approved by the Board on 22 April 2024 and signed on its behalf by:
___ CAROL NYAHASHA Trustee
Notes forming part of the financial statements for the period ending 31[st] January 2023
1. Accounting policies
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a. Basis of preparation The accounts have been prepared in accordance with the receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charity Commission guidance. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the second edition of the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice issued in October 2019, the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.
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b. Charity status
PORA Zimbabwe was established under a CIO Foundation constitution and is registered with the Charity Commission under the reference of 1197779. The Trustees are appointed and function in accordance with the Constitution.
c. Fund accounting General funds are unrestricted funds which are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the charity and which have not been designated for other purposes.
Restricted funds are funds which are to be used in accordance with specific restrictions imposed by donors or which have been raised by the charity for particular purposes. The cost of raising and administering such funds are charged against the specific fund. The aim and use of each restricted fund is set out in the notes to the financial statements.
- d. Receipts
All incoming resources are included in the Receipt & Payment Accounts when the charity actually obtains legally entitled income.
- e. Payments
All expenditure is accounted for on payments basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all costs related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with use of the resources.
2. Member liabilities
The members of the COI have no liability to contribute to its assets and no personal responsibility for settling its debts and liabilities.
3. Debt outstanding
There are no particulars of any debt outstanding at the date the statement of assets and liabilities which is owed by PORA Zimbabwe and which is secured by an express charge on any of the assets of PORA Zimbabwe.
4. Related Parties Controlling entity
The charity is controlled by the Trustees. During the year the Trustees received no emoluments or incurred any expenses using trust funds.