## **Annual Report on October 9th, 2023** ## **FORMATION** - CAFU was formed immediately after the invasion of Ukraine on 24[th] February 2022. - We immediately commenced collecting funds & goods to be sent to support those in need in Ukraine. - During this initial 4-month period, & prior to the application to the Charities Commission being approved & becoming a registered charity on July 7[th] , 2022, our revenue and expenditure were as below: - During this period, we operated with a limited logistics chain but with personally known registered charity contacts in Brovary, near Kyiv. ## **OBJECTIVES** 1. Operate a low overhead registered charity to provide support to those in need in Ukraine, for the duration of the invasion and beyond, including the rebuilding of the country. 2. Provide help to orphans, physically & mentally challenged adults & children, mothers with babies, displaced persons, recently widowed families, the elderly, the vulnerable, and injured soldiers & civilians. 3. Establish a dependable & least cost logistics channel to transfer donated or purchased goods from Chorleywood to our charity colleagues in Brovary, Ukraine (near Kyiv). 4. Only deal with registered charities re logistics and distribution within Ukraine. ## **OPERATIONS** Our operations fall into 2 categories: 1. Sorting, packing, labelling & shipping goods to Ukraine, around 100 bags or 1 ton in weight, every 2-3 months. This comprises both donated items such as clothing, bedding & childrens toys, plus purchased items such as medical, hygiene, baby & food. We only ship what our charity partner in Brovary, near Kyiv, specifically request. In the fiscal year to June 30[th] , 2023, we purchased **£6,350** of medical, hygiene, baby & food items, and spent **£5,169** on packing and shipping. 2. In urgent circumstances, or where goods can be purchased more efficiently at the far end, we transfer cash to our registered Ukraine charity partner, after receiving specific requests & costings. The transfers are made from our registered charity account to their registered charity Euro account. In the fiscal year ended June 30[th] , 2023, we transferred **£10,276** for specific projects _**including**_ portable cooking stoves, winter sleeping bags & bedding for 55 newly orphaned children from Bakhmut & Mariupol on arrival at a Kyiv dormitory (pictured below). ## **PARTNERS** 1. **From Dreams to Reality** charitable foundation in Brovary, near Kyiv, distribute the aid we send & they support orphans, mental institutions, special needs children, hospitals, displaced persons, mothers, babies, refugees & widowed families. 2. **Kent Relief** is our UK registered charity partner who arrange freight forwarding from their Kent hub at Tunbridge Wells, to their Lviv hub in Ukraine, & further co-ordinate the onward transfer of our goods across Ukraine from Lviv to Brovary, Kyiv. Ji& ## **REVENUE** Our revenue derives from donations, including individual personal donations from Chorleywood & surrounds, but also from organisations e.g., Chorleywood Sunflower Ball, Chorleywood Orchestra & Choral Society, York House School via Gift Aid, and corporate donations e.g., Urenco Ltd. Total revenue from July 1[st] , 2022, to June 30[th] , 2023, was **£25,322** . ## **EXPENDITURE** Our expenditure divides into: - **Cash Sent 43%** - **Purchased Aid Sent 27%** - **Packing & Shipping 21%** - **Overhead 9%** ## **DELIVERY** As of 27[th] September 2023, CAFU have made 15 shipments to Ukraine totalling over 10 tons in essential, requested aid. We receive back photographic evidence of end delivery on an ongoing basis. We have also, since inception as an organisation, raised a total of **£42,872.** ## **ACCOUNTANTS** Summers Morgan of Sheraton House, Lower Road, Chorleywood, Herts WD3 5LH, who are a Charities Commission approved auditor. ## **WEBSITE & EMAIL** Our website address is www.cafukr.org.uk Enquiries should be directed to cafukr@outlook.com ## _**THANK YOU**_ _**The trustees, both past & present, wish to express their sincere appreciation to all volunteers, donors, partners, & other supporters, without whom the aid could not be delivered to those in need in Ukraine. We frequently hear back from those who distribute the aid within Ukraine regarding the genuine & significant appreciation of the help we provide.**_ **………………………………………. ………………………………………. ………………………………………. Pierre Bosdet Jeremy Fern Roger Dromard Chair & Treasurer Trustee Trustee** **Dated …………………………….** CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIANO AND WALES qb97 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlc¢8d funds Restrlcted lund8 Endowment funds Total funds Last y8ar to th• nvreBt £ to th• noamt e to th• n•arg*t E A1 R•cg1 ts tknnation Sub total (Gross income for AR) 25,322 26.J22 A2 Asoèt and Inv••tm•nt ••l•8. tabl•l. Sub total Total r•¢•lpts 25,322 2S.J22 A3Pa m•nt• Cash giant Maierialg donwtld 10,276 6,351 1,047 3,222 2,1ag 10.276 6,351 1,947 3,222 2,1J9 Ship Ovome&Jo Sub total 23,93S 23.935 A4 A¥8•t and Investm•nt urcha•es, •ee ¢oble Sub total 23,935 23,935 Net of receipts/(payments) AS Transfers ￿tween funds A6 Cosh funds last ye¥r ènd Cash funds this year end 1.388 1,388 1.388 £££a 1.388 CCXX R1 accounts ISSI 2311012023 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unresidcted funds r4st £ Restricted funds to £ Endowment funds Lategones L)eiaiis to n•ar•st £ 81 Ca•h fund8 Total cash funds •XWl(¥i Unrmtrlctod lund• RMtrlct•d furMI8 to M•rwi e Endowmgn¢ fund8 to £ Detalls rwrqst £ Fund kn wNl¢h I t*lon Details Co•t lor￿0￿1 Ik*nal Fund to *thlch Curr•nt v•lu• orL41 Dttails B4 A88•t8 rgtaln•d for the charlty's own usè Fund to wh*h Amount on•1 Wh•n du• Ilon•l Details 86 Ll•biliti S¥Jned by or* or ￿ tru8tees on b8half of all trustees Print Nome Data of SwJnabJ CCXX R2 w)uThts ISSI 23110r2023 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/**
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**(if any)**|1199587| ||||| ||1||| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **30/06/2023** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in **Responsibilities and** accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). **basis of report** I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed: Date:** 23/10/2023 **Name:** Nicholas Corden **Relevant professional** ACA **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** Sheraton House, Lower Road, Chorleywood, Herts WD3 5LH ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **October 2018** 1 **IER** **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** 2 **IER**