## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01.01.2023 Period start date To 31.12.2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name: CAPE VERDE IN NEED** ## **Charity registration number: 1198041** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|For the prevention or relief of poverty or
financial hardship in Cape Verde by
providing grants, items and services to
individuals in need that they could not
otherwise afford. 2. to advance in life and
relieve needs of young people through: (a)
the provision of recreational and leisure
time activities provided in the interest of
social welfare, designed to improve their
conditions of life; (b) providing support and
activities which develop their skills,
capacities and capabilities to enable them
to participate in society as mature and
responsible individuals.| |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|This year we have provided:
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Donated 500 football shirts 20
footballs and 80 pairs of football
boots to support new and existing
football associations. On the islands
of Sao Nicolau and Sato Antao.
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Received 300kg of sports supplies
from the UK based charity Kit aid
and distributed to Sao Nicolau and
Santo Antao. This included football
kits, sports tops, shorts, jackets,
socks, hats and bags.
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Provided a full football kit and boots
to a ladies start up team in Sal (15
players)
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We have provided 8 volleyballs and
kit to a team in Esparagos, Sal. (20
players)
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We have provided 5 wheelchairs to
Sao Nicolau.
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10 warm coats and gloves to ladies
working in the forests of Santo
Antao.
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Delivered 708 Christmas gifts to
children in deprived areas of Sal,
Sao Nicolau and Santo Antao.| |||-
Provides 30 students in Sao
Vicente, 50 students in Santo Antao
and 224 students in Sao Nicolau
with essential school supplies in
Sal.
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Provided healthcare support to two
people in Sal.
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Organised 6 charity fun days
provided for children in the poorest
areas of Sal, Sao Nicolau and Sao
Vicente for 510. Donations of
clothing, toiletries and toys given out
at each event.| |---|---|---| ||Para 1.18|The trustees are all aware of and
understand how to apply the guidance on
public benefit to Cape Verde in Need.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
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Policy on social investment
including program related
investment
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Contribution made by
volunteers
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## **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|We continue to work with tour guides on
the island of Sal to stop donations being
given out on tours. There is still a culture of
tours going to the same areas and giving
out tourist donations, this encourages
begging and children skipping school to
receive the donations ‘poverty tourism’ We
continue to encourage tour guides to
educate tourists on the poverty faced in
Cape Verde and to encourage tourists to
give donations to charities such as
ourselves for the above reasons and to
ensure they go to those in most need. We
have started working in the ex-pat
community as well, they often own bars
and restaurants and have a lot of
interaction with both locals and tourists.
Last year we were encouraged to see less
begging on tours, this year it seems to
have moved into the tourist city of Santa
Maria. We will continue our work to
educate tourists not to give.
We supported several sports teams and
associations in Sao Vicente, Sao Nicolau
and Santo Antao with new football team
shirts, used previous season team kits,
used boots, new quality footballs. The
associations we worked with provide
support on a variety of projects within their
communities including social inclusion,
crime prevention, drug/alcohol misuse,
sexual education and support for ex-gang
members.
We also supported a volley ball team in Sal
with kit and balls and provided a ladies
start up football team with kit, boots and
balls.
We organised 6 charity fun days, where we
invited tourists and local children to enjoy
fun games, football, basketball, gymnastics
and music. Some of the events also
enjoyed a hot meal together, at each event
we gave out donations of clothing and
essential toiletry supplies. These proved
popular and encouraged social inclusion.
In Cape Verde, children have access to
free and compulsory education for 8 years
however, equipment is not free. We started
a project last year to provide students with
the essential school supplies to enable
them to fully participate in education. pens,
pencils, notepads etc. This year we are
pleased to report we provided a further 304
students in Sao Vicente, Santo Antao and
Sao Nicolau.| |---|---|---| We provided those in need clothing and personal care packages. This was supported by 3420 kg of donations received from tourists using free charity luggage via tui. **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |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|At the end of the financial period the charity
had a bank balance of £1,043.49.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None| ## **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|| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution (Foundation Model)| |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|Trustees appointed must have a knowledge
of our charities work or a skill/experience
needed to benefit the Charities
administration. New trustees are invited to
apply in writing, a selection process takes
place at a meeting of the Trustees after
which references are obtained and formal
checks take place. New Trustees receive a
copy of the current constitution and the CIO
latest TAR and accounts and all of our
policies and procedures.| ## **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** |Charity name|Cape Verde in Need| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1198041| |Charity’s principal address|Little Mead
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Hemel Hempstead
Hertfordshire
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Augusto Silva
Gomes|Chair||| ||Lisa Catherine
Anne Cooper|Secretary||| ||Amanda Jane
Robey|Treasurer||| ||Carole Townsend|Trustee||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Not Applicable Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year **|| |---|---|---| |Not Applicable||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets Not Applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not Applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not Applicable 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 Th• trustees doclaro that th•y have approved the trnst•os' report above. Slgned on behalf of tho Charity's trustees SIgn￿re(s> FUM nam•($) Lisa Catt￿rine Anne Cooper Posltlon (og So¢Yetary. Chalr. etcl Amanda Jane Rolxy Dato 6.0&.aua4. Cape Verde In Need - UK Charity Number: 1198041 ## Cape Verde In Need C/O Little Mead Roughdown Villas Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 0AX United Kingdom Email: help@capeverdeinneed.org.uk ## INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT FOR THE PERIOD 01[st ] January 2023 to 31[st] December 2023 |Opening Bank Balance|616.10| |---|---| ||________| |INCOME|| |Bank Cashback|2.31| |Individual giving|1,479.75| |Sale of donations|2,136.24| |Other|152.19| ||________| |---|---| ||3,770.49| ||________| |EXPENDITURE|| |Storage of Donations|916.98| |Sports Equipment|26.90| |Healthcare|214.82| |Transportation & Shipping|862.57| |Clothing|9.99| |Food|338.71| |School supplies|116.30| |Postage & packaging|306.14| |Fundraising & marketing|367.79| |EBay seller fees|126.99| |Misc|64.94| |Bank charges|1.50| |Printing & stationary|31.96| |Projects|92.91| ||________| ||3,478.50| ||________|