52 Stonefall Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 7NP, UK
Care in Action Malawi - Trustees' Annual Report
For the period from: 06 April 2024 to: 05 April 2025
Section A[Reference and administration details ]
| Registered charity number: Address: Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity: |
1200815 |
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| 52 Stonefall Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 7NP, UK | |
| Jasmine Lehnis Emma Vanson Esther Wolf Michael Willis Sarah Chikwana-Amani |
Section B Structure, governance and management
Constitution, last updated in August 2023 Type of governing document Care in Action Malawi is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted Trustee selection Every trustee must be appointed for a term of two years by a resolution passed at a methods properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO.
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Care in Action Malawi, Charity number: 1200815
52 Stonefall Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 7NP, UK
Section C Objectives and activities
| Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public beneft in relation to these objects |
Purposes to be achieved in Malawi: 1. The prevention or relief of poverty by enabling individuals to become self-sufcient 2. The advancement of education for the public beneft 3. To develop the capacity and skills of the members of socially and economically disadvantaged communities 4. The relief of fnancial hardship for persons with lack of means |
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| Care in Action Malawi recognizes that education is key to escaping poverty, so we work with Community Based Organisations in Malawi to sponsor school and university fees. We aim to give all the necessary support to help individuals be self-sufcient and organisations to grow their capacity, including giving aid in times of disaster or hardship. In planning our activities for the year and approving how funds raised would be spent, we kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public beneft at our trustee meetings. |
Section D Achievements and performance
| Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year |
1. Education: university sponsorship for eight students Eight students were supported with help from Lancing College, by working together with local partner GEMO Manja Othandiza. Lancing College were able to meet some of the sponsored students when they visited Malawi in July 2024. All of the students would not have been able to aford higher education without sponsorship. Funding enabled the three students sponsored in 2023 to continue their studies, all receiving excellent grades in their modules: Promise Matope – Child Health Nursing Brighton Majonanga – Optometry Veronica Kadewere – Forestry and Environmental Management Three new students were supported, including Promise Chimkulu, a girl we sponsored in secondary school in 2023: Viktor Kaleka - Bachelor of Education (Mathematics and Chemistry) Ben Kapena - Bachelor of Education Sciences Promise Chimkulu – Nutrition and Food Security (2 year certifcate) The partnership with Chimbota Community Development Organisation continued, with two students sponsored for both fees and living costs for one year: Mphatso Bwanali - Bachelor of Education in Secondary Humanities Joven Zeluzisuza - Bachelor of Education in Humanities |
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Care in Action Malawi, Charity number: 1200815
52 Stonefall Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 7NP, UK
2. Education: secondary school fees for five disadvantaged children
We continued to fund five children who were motivated to complete secondary school but had been excluded because they couldn’t afford fees: these were recommended by Chuma Community Clinic and supported with funds from Lancing College.
3. Hardship relief: assisting young adults with disabilities
A large donation which was received in March 2024 was sent in April 2024 to Chuma Community Clinic as agreed with the donor. This gave relief to five young adults with disabilities, enabling them to attend vocational training and cover living costs. Further donations were sent in January 2025 to help an additional girl with disabilities who was in crisis.
Section E Financial review
The charity will keep reserves for the purposes of protecting its ability to operate and Brief statement of for meeting commitments it has made to beneficiaries. For operating costs such as the charity’s policy bank fees and website costs, the charity will reserve up to 10% of income. When on reserves students are approved for sponsorship in Malawi, the charity will keep sufficient funds for the students to complete their qualification course if there is no promise of new donations for those students for the next years. Details of any funds materially in None deficit Further financial review details (Optional information) Besides grants sent to Malawi, the only expenses were bank charges. Website costs for the period will be repaid in the next financial year. The main source of funding continued to be from Lancing College, as part of their decades-long interest in Malawi. We also received donations from individuals, including our first monthly donation. Due diligence was followed for all funds sent to Malawi, with checks such as a review of receipts for university fees paid, or assessment of study reports, letters and photos from students, to ensure that funds fulfilled the purpose they were intended for.
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Care in Action Malawi, Charity number: 1200815
52 Stonefall Avenue, Harrogate, HG2 7NP, UK
Section F Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Jasmine Ruth Lehnis
Position (eg Trustee Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
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Care in Action Malawi, Charity number: 1200815
| Care In Action Malawi | Care In Action Malawi | Care In Action Malawi | Care In Action Malawi | Care In Action Malawi | 1200815 | 1200815 | 1200815 | CC16a | ||
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| For the period from |
06/04/2024 | To | 5/4/2025 | |||||||
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||||||||||
| Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ A1 Receipts |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ |
Total funds to the nearest £ |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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N/A | |||||||
| Voluntary Donations | - 8,637- |
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- 8,637- |
- 18,158- |
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| Emergency Appeal | - -- |
- -- |
- -- |
- 751- |
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| Regular Donation | - -- |
- 400- |
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- 400- |
N/A | |||||
| Gift Aid | - -- |
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N/A | |||||
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N/A | ||||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) - 8,637- A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
- 8,637- |
- 400- |
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- 9,037- |
- 18,909- |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Sub total- -- Total receipts - 8,637- A3 Payments |
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| - 8,637- |
- 400- |
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- 9,037- |
- 18,909- |
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| Website / Communications | - -- |
- -- |
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- 28- |
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| laptops for students | - -- |
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- 420- |
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| grants to malawi | - 11,148- |
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- 11,148- |
- 9,048- |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
2/3/2026
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| Bank Charges | - | 185- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 185- | - | 75- | |||||||||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | 11,333- | - | -- | - | -- | - | 11,333- | - | 9,571- | |||||||||||
| A4 Asset and investment | |||||||||||||||||||||
| purchases, (see table) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| **Sub total ** | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- | - | -- |
| Bank Charges | - 185- |
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- 185- |
- 75- |
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| Sub total - 11,333- |
- 11,333- |
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- 11,333- |
- 9,571- |
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| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| **Sub total ** | - -- |
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| Total payments - 11,333- Net of receipts/(payments) - 2,696- A5 Transfers between funds - -- A6 Cash funds last year end - 9,338- Cash funds this year end - 6,642- |
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| - 11,333- |
- -- |
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- 11,333- |
- 9,571- |
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| - 2,696- |
- 400- |
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- 2,296- |
- 9,338- |
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| - 9,338- |
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- 9,338- |
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| - 6,642- |
- 400- |
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- 7,042- |
- 9,338- |
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | ||||||||||
| Categories B1 Cash funds |
Details Charity Current Account |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - 6,642- - -- - -- |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - 400- - -- - -- |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Charity Current Account | - 6,642- |
- 400- |
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| Total cash funds | - 6,642- |
- 400- |
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| (agree balances with receipts and payments account (s)) |
OK | OK |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
2/3/2026
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| B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
Details | Unrestricted funds to nearest £ |
Restricted funds to nearest £ |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- Current value (optional) - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- Current value (optional) - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- - -- |
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CCXX R3 accounts (SS)
2/3/2026
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| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees |
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CCXX R4 accounts (SS)
2/3/2026
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CCXX R5 accounts ISSI 21312026
CCXX R6 accounts ISSI 21312026
6641.95 CCXX R7 accounts ISSI 21312026
CCXX R8 accounts ISSI 21312026