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2025-12-31-accounts

CHASE Africa (Community Health and Sustainable Environment)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO)

Charity Number: 1200992

Annual Report and Financial Statements Year Ended 31[st] December 2025

Milsted Langdon LLP 4 Queen Street Bath BA1 1HE

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Contents

Reference and Administrative Details 3
Trustees’ Report 4
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities 16
Independent Examiners’ Report 17
Statement of Financial Activities 18
Balance Sheet 19
Statement of Cash Flows 20
Notes to the Financial Statements 21

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Reference and Administration Details

Trustees

(appointed 11[th] March 2025)

Kate Campbell Miles Geldard (Chair) Krupa Hirani (Treasurer) Claire Maxey Matilda Mutanguha Dossie Payne Tori Rumbold Wright

Registered Office

The Office, Barrow Farm Rode Hill, Rode Somerset BA11 6PS

Charity Registration Number

1200992 (previously 1082958)

Chief Executive Officer

Harriet Gordon-Brown

Finance Manager

James Clarke FCA

Independent Examiner

Tim Lerwill Milsted Langdon LLP 4 Queen Street Bath BA1 1HE

Bankers

Lloyds Bank, Business Banking, BX1 1LT HSBC, 46 Fore Street, Trowbridge, Wiltshire, BA14 8EL

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Trustees Report

The trustees present the annual report together with the financial statements and independent review of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025.

Introduction

2025 was an important year for CHASE Africa as it marked our 25th Anniversary. From the early days of planting trees, promoting reforestation and water harvesting, we have evolved with programmes to improve access to healthcare, information and family planning across many remote parts of East Africa. The model of working with local partners to deliver our programmes remains today. We celebrated this anniversary at a reception in London in September, where we showcased a new film and engaged with existing and potential supporters and collaborators. We also ran our first BBC Radio 4 Appeal, which was a fantastic opportunity to raise the profile of our work.

On a more challenging front, the global development landscape shifted significantly in 2025. Unprecedented international aid cuts are reshaping the way health and education services are delivered, with many communities in East Africa already feeling the effects. While CHASE Africa’s own funding has not been directly impacted, the ramifications of these cuts are significant. It has already led to a reduction in the number of health workers in some areas, has affected pay for others and caused disruption to the flow of vital drugs, including antiretrovirals (for those living with HIV) and Family Planning commodities. These impacts are forecast to deepen over the coming months, leading to greater gaps in service delivery and additional pressure on community-level health services. The situation is particularly acute in refugee settlements, such as Bidibidi in northwest Uganda, where we are supporting a project, as funding cuts have already led to a significant reduction in food rations and the provision of health services.

In addition, the impacts of climate change were widely felt across our programme areas. Extreme weather hit various locations, including both heavy rains and flooding and long dry spells. In some areas, roads became impassable, whilst in other areas, community members had to prioritise fetching water over joining health sessions. The drought and erratic rainfall also slowed down agroforestry and kitchen garden work, destroyed some crops and seedlings and limited the reach of community sensitisation efforts. This highlights the importance of building climate resilience within the communities and health systems we are supporting, and the interconnected nature of environmental and human health. Both these factors make our work more urgent than ever.

Overall, the past year has shown both the strength and the fragility of health systems in the communities where we work. Despite political disruptions, funding cuts and the growing impact of climate change, our partners have continued to deliver critical services where they are needed most. Mobile clinics, Backpack Nurse outreaches, and community health workers have brought care directly to people’s doorsteps, often in places where the nearest health facility is hours away.

Strategy and Objectives

CHASE Africa’s vision is healthy, empowered communities living sustainably in their natural environment. Our mission is to support partner organisations, in Africa, that enable access to healthcare, family planning and rights, while protecting the environment and building resilience to climate change.

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We achieve this by supporting implementing partner organisations in East Africa (who are based within the rural communities they support) to address community and ecosystem health. We nurture these organisations, by supporting their organisational development, providing technical assistance on programme delivery, as well as raising funds for programme implementation, managing grants and stewarding donor relationships.

Our projects support local communities, primarily by improving the sexual and reproductive health and rights of women and adolescent girls, which includes addressing the unmet need for family planning. This has numerous health, economic and social benefits. All of our partners work closely with their local Ministry of Health and health services are provided free of charge. We also improve access to other maternal and child health services and provide basic curative treatment to the wider community. We target our activities in rural areas where people’s lives and livelihoods are heavily dependent on natural resources. Alongside our health work, we provide education on environmental sustainability and climate resilience and support some targeted environmental activities. We have also integrated community health programmes into the work of several community-based conservation organisations.

Achievements and Performance in 2025

During 2025, CHASE Africa’s projects have made significant progress in expanding access to healthcare and strengthening health systems across rural Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. Collectively, we have reached hundreds of thousands of people through household visits, community dialogues and school-based activities, ensuring women, men and young people can access accurate information and essential health services. We have facilitated more than 580,492 attendances for information and awareness-raising and delivered over 214,828 health care services. The health services included 73,272 family planning services (of which 34% were to first time users of modern contraceptives). Backpack Nurse outreaches continued to break barriers to healthcare in remote areas, delivering family planning, maternal health, immunisation, cancer screening and other vital services to thousands who would otherwise struggle to reach a facility.

A strong focus has been placed on youth engagement, with partners reaching tens of thousands of young people in schools, out-of-school settings, and through community forums. Peer mentors and school health clubs played a central role in creating safe spaces for adolescents to learn about their sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), while innovative outreach such as roadshows and youth forums helped normalise conversations and increase service uptake. 252,384 attendances for SRHR information and awareness-raising reached young people aged 19 years and under, and more than 9,096 family planning services were provided to adolescent girls. Male engagement was also prioritised, with training of male champions and dedicated forums fostering greater understanding and support for rights-based approaches to Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights.

To build lasting capacity within the wider health system, hundreds of Community Health Workers and government health staff were trained or received refresher sessions, ensuring quality improvement and sustainability of service provision. Many partners also strengthened economic empowerment initiatives, enabling Community Health Workers and community groups to save, access loans and invest in small businesses, which in turn reinforces resilience and long-term community ownership.

Our 3-year strategic plan (2023-2025) had 3 overarching objectives.

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We achieved the following activities and outputs against the targets set for the 3 year period 2023-2025 :

Target Achievement
Over 1.5 million attendances at information and
behavioural change communication sessions on
SRHR, including 500,000 adolescents (10-19
years)		 1,718,820 attendances,
Of which 722,567 were by adolescents
Uptake of at least 250,000 family planning
services, with over 40% provided to First Time
Users (FTU) of modern contraception		 233,277 family planning services
(37% to FTUs)
Uptake of at least 60,000 other SRHR services
(including antenatal care, HIV testing &
counselling, cancer screening, STI treatment, GBV
treatment)		 168,981 other SRH services
Uptake of at least 300,000 basic healthcare
servicesparticularly targeted at women and
children, to improve maternal, neo-natal, child
and adolescent health		 397,227 basic health services

Our longer-term strategy

CHASE Africa aims to be the facilitator of an exemplary network of local partners that successfully test and demonstrate a range of effective solutions for improving SRHRs, increasing access to health services and strengthening local health systems for marginalised rural communities.

We also seek to demonstrate how improving the health of rural communities and breaking down barriers to accessing family planning, not only enables children to be healthier, girls to stay in school, and women to realise their rights and fulfil their potential, but that this is a vital contributory factor to building climate resilience and achieving successful conservation and biodiversity goals.

Programme Specific Updates

In April, we started a new programme in Tanzania in collaboration with MWEDO (Maasai Women’s Development Organisation), Honeyguide Foundation and Makame Wildlife Management Area (WMA) to improve the health of 26,000 people living in the 5 villages around the Makame WMA, Kiteto district. This exciting new project is combining community health education, mobile outreach clinics, social behaviour change, adolescent SRH, health system strengthening and integration of health and environment education. It is also demonstrating how carbon funding can be used to support improvements to community health.

In June, we successfully concluded our costed project extension to strengthen adolescent and youth SRH service provision in Meru County , which has been supported by The Global Health Partnership (formerly THET). During the project’s extension phase, we trained an additional 60 healthcare providers, bringing the total to 120 across eleven sub-counties, and strengthened mentorship to improve adolescent and youth-friendly health services. We also built local capacity

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by training Health Records Information Officers and Community Health Assistants, improving data quality, referral pathways and community-level support. Together, these efforts are helping ensure young people can access higher quality, more responsive sexual and reproductive health services.

We obtained funding to expand the work of two of our local partners working in Kenya’s South

Rift. The 3-year initiative, that started in July 2025, will provide health education in schools, training for peer mentors and community-wide discussions to challenge harmful social norms. Health services will be strengthened through mobile outreach clinics, backpack nurses, and training for healthcare workers to ensure quality, youth-friendly services. A core component of the programme is to address systemic change – both at a societal/cultural level, through changing social and gender norms, and at a health system level, by improving the wider health system in the target areas, to bring long-term, sustainable improvements to health service provision. We are delighted to begin this collaboration with a committed new funder, Foundation for Education to Improve Family Planning (FEFP), whose support will not only strengthen our work but also enable us to carry out a more comprehensive baseline survey so we can better track and demonstrate impact going forward.

The “ Expanding Access and Strengthening Community Health in Baringo County ” project, which

also started in July, with support from Guernsey Overseas Aid, aimed to improve access to, and utilisation of, quality reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health services for 14,400 people in Tiaty East and West Sub Counties of Baringo County. With this new project, our partner, Dandelion Africa is taking health services to some of the most remote and marginalised areas in Baringo county. Building on their proven backpack nurse model, they are establishing four new outreach sites where nurses can travel by motorbike to provide care in safe community spaces. Local communities are constructing simple “manyattas” to create clean, accessible places for monthly clinics. Alongside this, the project is strengthening the community health system by training all 35 government Community Health Assistants in the two sub-counties to better mentor and support local health workers. This approach will not only expand access to essential services but will also build lasting capacity within the public health system, ensuring communities benefit beyond the life of the project.

In September, we obtained a new grant from the Mercury Phoenix Trust to scale up our previous project to strengthen HIV education and awareness raising for adolescents and youth with our two partners in Uganda. In the project design, we have placed greater emphasis on giving young people the knowledge and confidence they need to protect themselves from HIV, through information and awareness-raising methodologies. To increase our impact, we moved beyond our current activities and extended to two locations, Kasese District and the Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, where more adolescents and youth can be reached with tailored support. Working across both areas not only broadens our reach but also allows us to share learning, strengthen best practice and ultimately improve HIV prevention, awareness, and testing among young people in different contexts.

The local implementing partners that we supported in 2025 were:

Big Life Foundation work in the Amboseli Ecosystem in Kajiado county, Kenya. Over the past 3 years we have scaled their work to improve the Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights of communities in Kajiado, including activities to reach young people both in and out of school.

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Communities Health Africa Trust provide both information and healthcare services to underserved communities in Kenya, using a network of Community Own Resource Persons, and running mobile outreach clinics. We are supporting their programme in two counties around the Tana River.

Dandelion Africa increase knowledge of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights and services among adults and youth through Community Health Workers and Youth Peer Providers, as well as providing health services. We are supporting their programme in Eldama Ravine, Marigat and Tiaty, Baringo County, Kenya.

Kaylet Afya Foundation work closely with the Ministry of Health in Nakuru County, Kenya to bring monthly outreach clinics and backpack nurses to some of the most under-serviced areas in the county. They also run an adolescent and youth focussed programme to raise awareness of SRHR and wider health issues.

Mount Kenya Trust run two health programmes with support from CHASE Africa. They reach thousands of people with information and family planning services around Mount Kenya and have also scaled-up their successful adolescent programme in Meru County to prevent teen pregnancies and reduce rates of school drop-out.

Reproductive Health Network Kenya supported our Adolescent SRH programme in Meru County in collaboration with Mount Kenya Trust. They created a cascaded training model for healthcare workers on Adolescent SRH to ensure greater understanding of adolescent issues and ensure more youth friendly service provision by clinicians.

Rural Initiative for Community Empowerment (RICE) West Nile, Uganda is in the third year of a three-year project in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement to address the combined challenges of climate change, food security, environmental degradation and poor access to health information and services. We continued to support their work with fishing communities along the River Nile aiming to improve both health and livelihoods of communities and to promote more sustainable fishing.

Rwenzori Centre for Research and Advocacy (RCRA) reach thousands of people living in remote communities in the Rwenzori Mountains in Uganda with health services. They also run an adolescent friendly centre, that combines a clinic with a youth training centre. We expanded their work in 2025 to reach young people at risk from and living with HIV.

South Rift Association of Land Owners (SORALO) are running a community health project with support from CHASE Africa and continue to reach people with information and services. They continued to strengthen the adolescent and youth component of the programme in 2025 and scaled up the programme from July 2025 with support from CHASE Africa.

Save the Elephants continued to embed their community health programme in Sagalla, near Tsavo National Park. They have expanded the programme into two neighbouring communities, bringing the reach of the programme to 10,000 people.

Tanzanian People and Wildlife completed their pilot project to integrate health education into their programmes, drawing on their network of Wildlife Clubs and Women’s Enterprise Groups as forums for providing health and SRHR information.

The Maa Trust reach thousands of people in the Maasai Mara ecosystem, Kenya with information at community dialogues, youth and men’s forums, that shift behaviours and

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attitudes towards Sexual and Reproductive Health, as well as providing healthcare and family planning services.

The Maasai Women’s Development Organisation (MWEDO) envisions Maasai women who are free from poverty, and socially and economically independent. Their mission is to improve the livelihoods of pastoralist people in Tanzania through gender equality, access to education, community healthcare, and sustainable economic opportunities. We supported them in 2025 to start a new health programme in the Makame Wildlife Management Area, in collaboration with Honeyguide Foundation.

Capacity Building of Partner Organisations

In addition to funding programme implementation by our local partners, we continue to proactively share knowledge and learning across the CHASE Africa partner network. In April, we were delighted to bring together all our local partners for our 2025 Partner Conference, a hugely valuable opportunity to learn, discuss and share experiences as a network. Over three days, partners explored themes including behaviour change communication, gender transformative programming, youth-responsive services and safeguarding. Sessions highlighted the need for informed choice in family planning, the importance of tackling deep-rooted gender norms and identified strategies for strengthening overstretched health systems. We also looked ahead, discussing how climate change is affecting health and how our programmes can adapt to build resilience. What stood out most was the energy in the room and the willingness to collaborate and share learning. Partners valued the opportunity to exchange practical ideas and solutions to challenges and came away feeling more connected. We invited several other organisations working on similar themes to bring additional expertise and to share the knowledge and experience of our partners more widely. They all gave extremely positive feedback on their attendance.

In 2025, we strengthened the technical support that we provide to our local partners through the recruitment of an SRHR Regional Manager, who is based in Nairobi, Kenya. This built our own technical capacity and enabled more frequent visits and support to local partners.

Wider Influencing Work

We continued our wider influencing work, aiming to demonstrate that the impact of addressing Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR), and improving access to health services, not only has direct benefits for the health, empowerment and wellbeing of women and girls, but also brings wider benefits to families, communities and the local environment.

At the 2025 Partner Conference we were joined by several organisations interested to learn about our approach. This included Justdiggit, Child.org, Power to the People, Tackle, Critical Conversations and Lead Conservation.

In November, we held meetings with several organisations in Kenya as part of a field visit, with the aim of gaining a deeper understanding of their work and exploring potential areas for collaboration. The organisations visited included Sightsavers, Maliasili and Youth for a Sustainable World (YSW).In addition, we were able to share our work and approach at several events in 2025. We attended the Global Health Workforce International Health Summit in London in March, participated in several Sidebar events at the Skoll World Forum in May and presented our work at the Development Studies Association Conference at Bath University in June. We also had the opportunity to share our work at our 25[th] Anniversary Event which was held in London in September 2025. It was well attended by current and future funders, existing and future collaborators.

We continued our membership of the IUCN Taskforce on Biodiversity and Family Planning.

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Looking forward to 2026

Structure, Governance and Management in 2025

The Trustees are responsible for the governance and oversight of the charity and have control of the Charity and its funds. Under the requirements of the constitution, the minimum number of trustees is 5. Trustees serve terms of 3 years and can be re-elected for two subsequent terms after their initial term. The trustees hold a minimum of four meetings per year. Where required, decisions are made by majority vote at trustees’ meetings. The charity benefits from a close working relationship between trustees, staff and partners.

In 2025, we recruited one new member to the Board, Dr Kate Campbell. Born and raised in Kenya, Kate holds a first-class degree in Medical Anthropology and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine. Her career spans diverse international roles, including work with UNICEF, KEMRI, and Mediae in Kenya, as well as serving as a medical officer in rural Zambia. In the UK, she spent a decade in tertiary sexual health services and a leading women’s hospital, alongside public health experience through a twoyear secondment. Now registered to practice in Kenya, she brings expertise in policy development, clinical education, and service improvement, particularly for vulnerable populations such as young people and disabled groups.

Day to day management of CHASE Africa is delegated to the CEO, Harriet Gordon-Brown, and her team of 4 staff (equivalent of 3 full time staff), supported by 3 UK based consultants working on finance and fundraising, as well as one Kenyan based consultant, who provides technical support to our programmes. The CEO reports directly to the Board of Trustees through the Chair.

Financial Review

In 2025, expenditure on charitable activities in the year was £815,176 (compared to £825,307 in 2024), this nearly maintained expenditure on charitable activities, despite a slightly lower income.

The charity’s total income in 2025 was £832,140 slightly down from £850,379 in 2024. The chart below illustrates our income over the past 10 years. Despite an extremely challenging fundraising environment in 2025, considering unprecedented cuts to international development aid, we had many positive achievements in terms of fundraising in 2025. We ran our first BBC Radio 4 Appeal,

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raising over £46,528. We received our first legacy of £20,000. We were also successful in winning grants from 5 new funders, which brought in £168,242 of income in 2025.

We continue to have a significant number of Trusts, Foundations and Individuals who have supported us with repeat funding, demonstrating our strong grant stewardship and the impact we are delivering through the programmes we support.

Income & Expenditure

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Income
Expenditure
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
£959,423 £961,462 Income / Expenditure
£850,379 £832,140 £946,835
£773,778
£678,342 £688,725
£547,991 £564,328 £565,131
£489,709 £482,266 £451,467
£387,287
£309,332
£165,376 £156,854 £250,146 £235,839
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2016-2022: CHASE Africa Charitable Trust, Charity Number 1082958 2023-2025: CHASE Africa CIO, Charity Number 1200992 (after we changed charitable status)

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2025 12% 1% 2024 6% 1%
£832,140INCOME Trusts' donations £850,379INCOME 8% Trusts' donations
Other Trading Other Trading
17% Activities Activities
Individuals' donations Individuals' donations
Investment Income Investment Income
70%
85%
2025 2024
EXPENDITURE 14% EXPENDITURE 14%
£946,835 £961,462
Charitable Activities Charitable Activities
Fundraising Fundraising
86% 86%
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Key achievements for the year included:

Risk Management

Responsibility for risk management lies with the trustees. We have established a risk register to assist with this. The register is regularly reviewed by a sub-committee of the trustees, and updates are provided to the full board.

Key risks that the charity faces are:

Key risks that the charity faces are:
RISK CHASE Africa’s Response
Geopolitics in East Africa, where
programmes take place.		 Operate in areas of countries that not at high risk of
terrorism, tribal violence, etc. Monitor situation regularly.
Lack of ongoing funding to support
the work of the charity.		 Maintain a diversified funding base, ensure relationships
with existing funders are strong, continue to research and
apply to new funders, ensure marketing and promotion of
charity is up to date and of high quality. In light of the
changing funding landscape for international charities due
to unprecedented cuts to government aid funding, this risk
has increased in 2025. However, CHASE Africa’s diverse
funding basis, lack of significant exposure to any single
funder, and strong relationships with funders help to
mitigate the risk.
Safeguarding within CHASE Africa
and local partners, to ensure that
no
harm
takes
place
to
communities or staff supported by
CHASE Africa.		 Safeguarding policies in place within CHASE Africa, with
appropriate processes that are regularly reviewed
(including training). Ensuring all partners have appropriate
safeguarding policies in place.
Safety of CHASE Africa staff and
volunteers during partner visits.		 Regular communication with our partners, review of FCDO
travel advice before any travel. Appropriate travel policy in
place, including adequate insurance.

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Local
partner
organisation
underperforms, doesn’t deliver or
commits fraud.		 Grant agreements in place with all local partners,
requirement for regular activity/monitoring reports, and
financial reports, and visits by CHASE Africa staff. Regular
reviews of local partners’ financial policy and procedures,
and checks on expenditure.
Political change in attitude towards
our work in-country.		 Ensure close relationships are maintained between all
partners and the Ministry of Health, and other appropriate
local government structures. Keep abreast of Kenya Health
Policy. Network and liaise with other organisations working
in SRHR sector.
Setting up a CHASE Africa entity in K
enya and using a Kenyan based
consultant		 We acknowledge that setting-up a new Kenyan based
entity and hiring a Kenyan based consultant poses new
reputational and strategic risks. We are proceeding
cautiously to ensure appropriate mitigations are in place.
Strong governance and management is in place to monitor
progress.

Safeguarding

All CHASE Africa trustees, employees and volunteers must read, understand and commit to CHASE Africa’s safeguarding policy, including its code of conduct. We expect all staff and trustees to adhere to the highest standards, ensuring that we do no harm, act always with integrity, accountability and transparency, and in the best interests of those we work with.

We have robust safeguarding and whistleblowing policies in place and ensure that our partners also have a safeguarding policy in place that meets a minimum recognised standard and is in line with the principles of our safeguarding policy.

We have zero tolerance against discrimination in and out of the workplace. This includes discrimination or unfair treatment towards our beneficiaries and partners in East Africa, our staff, donors and volunteers.

Policy on Reserves

The trustees have identified that it is prudent to hold a balance of unrestricted funds to:

  1. Ensure continuity of the charity’s activities and delivery of programmes in Africa in the event of unforeseen circumstances.

  2. Fulfil legal obligations in the unlikely event that the charity ceases to operate.

  3. Maintain an additional level of unrestricted funds to enable the charity to take advantage of future eventualities that may arise requiring rapid support.

Based on the above policy, the Trustees have calculated that the desirable level of free reserves is £150,000 made up of 3 months UK expenditure, 1 months of future overseas expenditure and an opportunity fund of £25,000.

At the balance sheet date, the charity held a total of £333,697. This was split between £121,164

of restricted funds and £212,533 of unrestricted funds (free reserves). This compares with £204,362 of unrestricted reserves at the end of 2024.

The reserves policy will be reviewed in 2026 to ensure it continues to meet the needs of the charity.

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Other Information

Nature of Governing Document

The charity was constituted under a Declaration of Trust signed on 14 September 2000 and constituted as The Rift Valley Trust on the same date. The charity changed its name to Community Health and Sustainable Environment (CHASE) on 14 April 2012 and now operates under the name of CHASE Africa. With effect from the 1st January 2023, CHASE Africa changed its charitable status from a Charitable Trust to a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). A new constitution was approved by the board of Trustees when the CIO was established. This closely follows the Charity Commission’s recommended constitution for CIOs.

Recruitment and appointment of trustees

New trustees are appointed by the Board of Trustees as deemed necessary. There are currently 7 trustees. In selecting trustees, consideration is given to the overall breadth of knowledge, skills and experience required.

Trustee training

New trustees are given an induction, including briefing on CHASE Africa background, policies and processes, as well as programmes. Each trustee receives an induction pack of information. All trustees are required to undergo safeguarding training on a regular basis.

Public benefit

The trustees confirm that they have complied with all the requirements of Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Fundraising disclosures

There are clear procedures for monitoring performance during the year with detailed monthly management accounts prepared by the Finance Manager, and with reports provided to funders and other relevant parties. CHASE Africa raises funds from a broad base of donors that includes individuals, trust funds and institutions.

Grant making policy

The charity only supports local partner organisations with whom it has established a good working relationship and where due diligence has been undertaken to ensure the capacity and credentials of any new partner. A detailed grant making policy has been developed to guide the selection of new partners and grant making to existing partners. Memorandums of Understanding and Grant Agreements are in place for all partnerships and grants.

Objectives and policies

The charity’s activities expose it to the usual financial risks, including credit risk and liquidity risk. The use of financial instruments is governed by the charity’s policies approved by the board of trustees, which provide written principles to manage these risks. The charity does not use financial instruments for speculative purposes.

Investment Policy

CHASE Africa does not invest any donations in the money market but uses deposit accounts to earn interest on any money until it is donated to our projects or used for running expenditure.

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Credit Risk

The charity’s principal financial assets are bank deposits. CHASE Africa uses Flagstone, to allocate deposits to different banks (all with high credit-ratings), with a maximum deposit of £85,000 with any single institution, in case of any bank defaulting on the deposit. As such, CHASE Africa is very cautious about its investments and cash management.

Liquidity risk

The charity seeks to maintain sufficient liquidity to ensure that sufficient funds are available for ongoing operations and future developments. Further details regarding liquidity risk can be found in the Statement of Accounting policies in the financial statements.

Thanks to our supporters

We are extremely grateful to have many funders, individuals and trusts, who support our work on a regular basis. We are proud of our record of donor retention and would like to take this opportunity to express our sincere thanks to everyone who supports our work in East Africa.

The annual report was approved by the trustees of the charity on 16[th] March 2026 and signed on their behalf by:

16th March 2026 ………………………………………………. ……………………. Date

Trustee

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Year Ended 31 December 2025

Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the trustees’ report and the financial statements in accordance with the United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) and applicable law and regulations.

The law applicable to charities 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:

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 applicable Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations, and the provisions of the constitution. The trustees 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.

The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information including on the charity’s website.

Approved by the trustees of the charity on 16[th] March 2026 and signed on their behalf by:

16th March 2026 ………………………………………………. …………………….

Date

Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of

CHASE Africa (Community Health and Sustainable Environment)

I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2025 which are set out on pages 18 to 37.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity’s trustees you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).

I report in respect of my examination of the charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement

Since the charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 your examiner must be a member of a body listed in section 145 of the Act. I confirm that I am qualified to undertake the examination because I am a member of the ICAEW, which is one of the listed bodies.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:

  1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or

  2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or

  3. the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair view’ which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination;

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

17 March 2026

…………………………….. ……………………………

Tim Lerwill, BSc BFP FCA Milstead Langdon LLP Date: 4 Queen Street, Bath, BA1 1HE

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Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31st December 2025

Notes
Income and Endowments from:
Donations, grants and legacies
2
Other trading activities
3
Investment income
4
Total Income
Raising Funds
5
Charitable Activities
6
Total Expenditure
Funds transfer
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds bought forward
Total funds carried forward
Expenditure on:
Net Income / Expenditure
Net movement in funds		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
360,396
324,030
684,426
770,557
140,983
0
140,983
66,485
6,731
0
6,731
13,337
508,110
324,030
832,140
850,379
131,659
0
131,659
136,155
137,384
677,792
815,176
825,307
269,043
677,792
946,835
961,462
239,067
-353,762
-114,695
-111,083
-230,896
230,896
0
0
8,171
-122,866
-114,695
-111,083
204,362
244,030
448,392
559,475
212,533
121,164
333,697
448,392

All of the charity's activities derive from continuing operations during the above two periods.

Full details of the Statement of Financial Activities for the year ended 31 Dec 2024 are included in note 9 on page 25.

The funds breakdown for 2025 and 2024 is shown in note 12 on pages 26 & 27.

The notes on pages 21 to 37 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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CHASE Africa (Community Health and Sustainable Environment)

Balance Sheet as at 31 December 2025

Note
Current Assets
Debtors
10
Cash held in Long Term Deposits
Cash held in Savings and Current Accounts
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year
11
Net Assets
12
Funds of the charity:
Restricted funds
Unrestricted funds:
Unrestricted income funds
Total Funds
12		 2025
£
171,974
86,770
80,176
338,920
-5,223
333,697
121,164
212,533
333,697		 2024
£
248,685
137,212
76,563
462,460
-14,068
448,392
244,030
204,362
448,392

The financial statements on pages 18 to 37 were approved by the Trustees, and authorised for issue on 16th March 2026 and signed on their behalf :

…………………………………………..

16th March 2026 ……………………………

Date

Trustee

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CHASE Africa (Community Health and Sustainable Environment)

Cashflow Statement

for the year ended 31 December 2025

Note
Cash flows from operating activities
Cash generated from operations
Net cash provided by operating activities
15
Cash flows from investing activities
Interest Received
Net cash using investment activities
15
Change in cash and cash equivalents in the
reporting period
16
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the
reporting period
Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the
reporting period		 2025
£
-53,560
-53,560
6,731
-46,829
-46,829
213,775
166,946		 2024
£
-220,317
-220,317
13,337
-206,980
-206,980
420,755
213,775

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CHASE Africa (Community Health and Sustainable Environment)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

1. Accounting policies

a. Statement of compliance

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Charities Act 2011.

b. Basis of preparation

CHASE Africa (Community Health and Sustainable Environment) meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy notes.

c. Going concern

The trustees consider that there are no material uncertainties about the ability of the charity to continue as a going concern. The detailed budgets and management controls that are in place, alongside the number of regular, repeat donors that CHASE Africa has built up, demonstrate that the charity can continue as a going concern without breaching the reserve policy of the charity.

d. Income and endowments

Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature is recognised when the charity has entitlement to the income, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

e. Donations and legacies

Donations and legacies are recognised on a receivable basis when receipt is probable and the amount can be reliably measured.

f. Grants receivable

Grants are recognised when the charity has an entitlement to the funds, any conditions linked to the grants have been met and the funds are received.

g. Investment income

Dividends are recognised once the dividend has been declared and notification has been received of the dividend due. Accrued interest on monies invested is recognised in the accounts as it accrues to the investment.

h. Expenditure

All expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to that expenditure, it is probable settlement is required and the amount can be measured reliably. Costs are allocated to the applicable expenditure heading that aggregate similar costs to that category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings, they have been allocated on a basis consistent with the use of resources, with central staff costs allocated on the basis of time spent. Other support costs are allocated based on the spread of staff costs.

i. Raising Funds

These are costs incurred in attracting voluntary income, the management of investments and those incurred in trading activities that raise funds.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

j. Charitable activities

Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the charity in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

k. Grant provisions

Provisions for grants are made when the intention to make a grant has been communicated to the recipient but there is uncertainty about either the timing of the grant or the amount of the grant payable.

l. Taxation

The charity is considered to pass the tests set out in Paragraph 1 Schedule 6 of the Finance Act 2010 and therefore it meets the definition of a charitable company for UK corporation tax purposes. Accordingly, the charity is potentially exempt from taxation in respect of income or capital gains received within categories covered by Chapter 3 Part 11 of the Corporation Tax Act 2010 or Section 256 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992, to the extent that such income or gains are applied exclusively to charitable purposes.

m. Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise cash on hand and call deposits, and other short-term highly liquid investments that are readily convertible to a known amount of cash and are subject to an insignificant risk of change in value.

n. Fund structure

Unrestricted income funds are general funds that are available for use at the trustees’ discretion in furtherance of the objectives of the charity.

Restricted income funds are those received for use in a particular area or by a specific partner or for a specific purpose, the use of which is restricted to that area or partner or purpose.

o. Recognition and measurement

Financial Instruments: The charity only holds basic financial instruments as defined in FRS 102. The financial assets and financial liabilities of the charity and their measurement basis are as follows:

p. Foreign Exchange Policy

All foreign exchange is transacted on an actual basis after receiving at least two quotations from independent Forex dealers.

q. Pensions Policy

The charity contributes to the NEST pension scheme at a rate of 3% for employed staff who do not opt out of the scheme.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds 2025 2024
£
 £
 £
 £
**2 ** Investment from grants, donations and legacies
Donations from individuals and legacies 70,788 8,983 79,771 36,485
Gift Aid reclaimed 18,425 1,947 20,372 11,783
Grant, Corporate and Institutional income 271,183 313,100 584,283 722,289
360,396 324,030 684,426 770,557
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds 2025 2024
£
 £
 £
 £
**3 ** Other trading activities
Big Give Christmas Appeal 59,588 0 59,588 63,240
Big Give Green Matched Fund Appeal 22,422 0 22,422 0
Radio 4 Appeal 46,528 0 46,528 0
Other fundraising activities 12,445 0 12,445 3,245
140,983 0 140,983 66,485
**4 ** Investment income
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
Funds Funds 2025 2024
£ £
 £
Interest receivable on bank deposits 6,731 0 6,731 13,337

The increased income has resulted from improved cash management and higher interest rates.

5 Expenditure on fundraising

Staff Remuneration and Consultants
Consultancy, Travel Costs and Sundries
6 Expenditure on charitable activities
Governance costs
Administrative support
Support Staff Salaries allocated
Overseas travel costs
Other Enabling Costs
Payments to partners		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
111,780
0
111,780
111,064
19,879
0
19,879
25,091
131,659
0
131,659
136,155
Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
4,976
0
4,976
7,052
34,584
9,541
44,125
44,066
79,971
39,518
119,489
101,054
6,673
4,065
10,738
13,804
11,180
4,425
15,605
34,740
137,384
57,549
194,933
200,716
620,243
620,243
624,591
137,384
677,792
815,176
825,307

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Notes for the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Governance Costs
Formation Costs
Accountants - Independent Examination
Legal Advisory Costs
Payments to Partners
Big Life Foundation
Community Health Africa Trust
Community Health Volunteers
Dandelion Africa
Kalyet Alfa Foundation
KMET
The Maa Trust
Mount Kenya Trust
Reproductive Health Network Kenya
Rural Initiative for Community Empowerment West Nile
Rwenzori Centre for Research
Save the Elephants
South Rift Association of Landowners (SORALO)
Tanzanian People and Wildlife
Tanzania MWEDO
Total		 Total
Total
2025
2024
0
491
3,680
5,265
1,296
1,296
4,976
7,052
Total
Total
2025
2024
£
£
96,682
93,731
32,344
22,342
0
28,441
94,136
50,793
30,104
27,992
0
5,999
85,961
90,502
66,956
53,951
15,556
40,031
51,667
74,625
63,478
75,472
15,000
10,690
47,313
28,456
0
21,566
21,046
0
620,243
624,591

7 Trustees remuneration and expenses

No trustees, nor any persons connected with them, have received any remuneration from the charity during the year, no expenses have been reimbursed and no other benefits contributed. (2024: £ Nil)

8
Staff Costs
2025
2024
Employees
Employees
Average number of employees
5
5
Charity cost of employment
Total Employee Remuneration
Social Security Cost
Charity Pension Contribution to NEST @ 3%
Total charity cost of employment
Key Management Personnel
Cost of Employment of CEO
2025
2024
£
£
159,834
164,654
18,965
15,655
3,859
3,881
182,658
184,190
2025
2024
£
£
57,568
51,486

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

9 Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Notes
Income and Endowments from:
Donations, grants and legacies
2
Other trading activities
3
Investment income
4
Total Income
Raising Funds
5
Charitable Activities
6
Total Expenditure
Net Income / Expenditure
Net movement to funds
Reconciliation of funds
Total funds bought forward
Total funds carried forward
10 Debtors
Advance payments made to partners
Partner Underspends carried forward
Other Debtors and Prepayments
11 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Other Creditors
Partner Overspends due
Accruals
Expenditure on:
Transfer between funds, contribution
from Transition Reserve		 Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted
Transition
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
2024
£
£
£
£
391,842
378,715
0
770,557
66,485
0
0
66,485
13,337
0
0
13,337
471,664
378,715
0
850,379
136,155
0
0
136,155
423,578
401,729
0
825,307
559,733
401,729
0
961,462
45,000
0
-45,000
0
-43,069
-23,014
-45,000
-111,083
-43,069
-23,014
-45,000
-111,083
247,431
267,044
45,000
559,475
204,362
244,030
0
448,392
2025
2024
£
£
129,324
140,811
13,652
4,815
28,998
103,059
171,974
248,685
2025
2024
£
£
450
77
748
9,991
4,025
4,000
5,223
14,068

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

12 Funds

Year Ended 31 December 2025
Total Unrestricted Funds
Restricted funds
Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights in the
Greater Amboseli Ecosystem
Healthy People, Healthy Environment Tana River
Ecosystem
Community Health Service Project (CHSP) Mount Kenya
Adolescent SRHR Education and Family Planning Project
in Meru County
Immproving Human and Environmental Health around
Bidi Bidi refugee settlement
Supporting Holistic Health in Kenya's Southern Rift
Integrated Community Healthcare Programmes Maasai
Mara
Adolescent HIV prevention, treatment, care and support
in Uganda
Improve the practice of health care workers in Meru
County related to Adolescent SRH
Exploring alternative financing mechanisms for service
delivery and HSS
Integrating Health & Conservation Initiatives in Makame
WMA
Community Health Project, Tsavo
Uzazi Bora (Best Reproduction) Project in Nakuru County
Improving Livelihoods and Sustainable Fishing in West
Nile Fishing Community
Expanding Access and Strengthening Community Health
in Baringo County
Supplying two Tuktuk Ambulances
Total Restriced Funds
Total Funds		 Balance at
Incoming
Resources
Funds
Balance at
01 Jan 2025 Resources
Expended
transfer
31 Dec 2025
£
£
£
£
£
204,362
508,110
-269,043
-230,896
212,533
125,705
0
-111,122
0
14,583
0
24,612
-33,993
9,381
0

0
11,111
-21,849
10,738
0
35,716
10,775
-48,580
2,089
0
22,913
25,102
-33,854
0
14,161
24,689
58,629
-51,633
31,685
22,511
67,164
-100,188
42,828
32,315
2,496
12,408
-68,614
55,811
2,101
0
22,444
-22,444
0
10,000
0
-10,000
0
0
11,111
-14,656
3,545
0
0
5,778
-15,578
9,800
0
0
22,000
-30,104
20,104
12,000
0
-20,310
20,310
0
0
45,096
-84,978
54,201
14,319
0
7,800
-9,889
2,089
0
244,030
324,030
-677,792
230,896
121,164
448,392
832,140
-946,835
0
333,697

Unrestricted funds are those funds received for the stated objectives of the charity without being restricted to any specific partner or objective.

Unrestricted funds have been allocated to support restricted fund projects , as shown in the 'Funds Transfer' column. Restricted funds are those funds received where the donor has restricted the expenditure from such funds to either a specific partner or specific objectives.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

12 Funds cont'd

Funds cont'd
Year Ended 31 December 2024
Unrestricted Funds
Unrestricted Transition Fund
Total Unrestricted Funds
Restricted funds
Improving Sexual and Reproductive Health
Rights in the Greater Amboseli Ecosystem
Healthy People, Healthy Environment - Tana
River Ecosystem
Community Health Services Project (CHSP)
Mount Kenya
Adolescent SRHR Education and Family
Planning Project in Meru County		 Balance at
Incoming
Resources
Fund
Balance at
01 Jan 2024 Resources
Expended
Transfers 31 Dec 2024
£
£
£
£
£
247,431
471,664
-559,733
45,000
204,362
45,000
0
0
-45,000
0
292,431
471,664
-559,733
0
204,362
131,809
106,687
-112,791
0
125,705
0
1,950
-1,950
0
0
0
7,500
-7,500
0
0
17,670
35,716
-17,670
0
35,716
Underserved Community Family Planning and
Healthcare in Rwenzori Mountains		 0
10,000
-10,000
0
0
Improving Human and Enviromental Health
around Bidi Bidi refugee settlement
Improving Livelihoods and Sustainable Fishing
in West Nile Fishing Community
Supporting Holistic Health in Kenya's Southern
Rift
Integrated Community Healthcare
Programmes Maasai Mara
The Maasai Mara Health Adolescent Sexual
Reproductive Health Project
One Health: Integrating Health and
Conservation for Improved Well-being in
Northern Tanzania		 13,646
45,826
-36,559
0
22,913
31,486
0
-31,486
0
0

24,689
24,689
-24,689
0
24,689
22,511
59,318
-59,318
0
22,511
9,332
0
-9,332
0
0
15,901
0
-15,901
0
0
0
15,000
-12,504
0
2,496

0
47,029
-47,029
0
0
Adolescent HIV prevention, treatment, care
and support in Kasese District, Uganda

Unrestricted funds are those funds received for the stated objectives of the charity without being restricted to any specific partner or objective.

Restricted funds are those funds received where the donor has restricted the expenditure from such funds to either a specific partner or specific objectives.

There was a transfer of funds in 2024 from the transition fund of £45,000 to help to cover the additional cost of the transfer from an unpaid CEO to a remunerated CEO.

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

– 2025 Restricted Funding Details of Projects

Improving Sexual and Reproduction Health Rights to the Greater Amboseli Ecosystem

Healthy People, Healthy Environment – Tana River Ecosytem

Community Health Services Project (CHSP), Mount Kenya

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR) Education in Meru County

Improving human and environmental health and strengthening integration between refugee and host communities around Bidibidi refugee settlement

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

2025 Restricted Funding – Details of Projects - continued

Supporting Holistic Health in Kenya’s Southern Rift

Integrated Community Healthcare Programme, Massai Mara

Adolescent HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in Kasese District and in Bidibidi Refugee Settlement, West Nile District, Uganda

Improve the practice of health workers related to Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health in Meru County

Exploring and testing alternative, sustainable financing options for health service delivery (especially SRH) to rural communities in East Africa

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

2025 Restricted Funding – Details of Projects - continued

Integrating Health and Conservation Initiatives in the Makame Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Tanzania for sustainable conservation and improved health outcomes

Community Health Project in Tsavo

Uzazi Bora Project (Best Reproduction) in Nakuru County, Kenya

Improving livelihoods and sustainable fishing in West Nile fishing communities

Expanding Access and Strengthening Community Health in Baringo County, Kenya

Supplying two fully modified and equipped Tuktuk Ambulances

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

2024 Restricted Funding – Details of Projects

Improving Sexual and Reproduction Health Rights to the Greater Amboseli Ecosystem

Healthy People, Healthy Environment – Tana River Ecosytem, CHAT

Community Health Services Project (CHSP), Mount Kenya

Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (ASRHR) Education in Meru County

Underserved Community Family Planning and Healthcare in Rwenzori Mountains

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of children and the family planning methods available thereby accelerating access to contraceptives and other primary care services.

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

2024 Restricted Funding – Details of Projects - continued

Adolescent HIV prevention, treatment, care and support in Kasese District, Uganda

Improving human and environmental health and strengthening integration between refugee and host communities around Bidi Bidi refugee settlement

Improving livelihoods and sustainable fishing in West Nile fishing communities

Supporting Holistic Health in Kenya’s Southern Rift

Integrated Community Healthcare Programme, Massai Mara

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

2024 Restricted Funding – Details of Projects - continued

The Massai Mara Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health Project

One Health: Integrating Health and Conservation for Improved Well-being in Northern Tanzania

Improve the practice of health workers in Meru county related to Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health

Exploring and testing alternative, sustainable financing options for health service delivery (especially SRH) to rural communities in East Africa

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Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

13 Analysis of net assets between funds

Analysis of net assets between funds
Funds as at 31 December 2025
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
Total Net Assets
Funds as at 31 December 2024
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
Total Net Assets		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Funds
Funds
Funds
£
£
£
217,756
121,164
338,920
-5,223
0
-5,223
212,533
121,164
333,697
218,430
244,030
462,460
-14,068
0
-14,068
204,362
244,030
448,392

14 Related Parties

All assets of Chase Africa CIO were transferred from Chase Africa on 1st January 2023. Chase Africa continues to collect donations on behalf of Chase Africa CIO.

There was a donation of £20,000 from the Mark Anthony Trust where Claire Maxey is a trustee. (2024 £25,000)

There were no other related party transactions.

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CHASE Africa (Community Health and Sustainable Environment)

Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

15 Cashflow

Reconciliation of net income to net cash flow
from operating activities.
Net Income for the reporting period
(as per the Statement of Financial Activities)
Adjustments for:
Interest from investments
Movement in Debtors
Movement in Creditors
Net Cash provided by operation
16 Analysis of net changes in funds
Net Cash
Cash at Bank and in hand
Net Cash
Cash at Bank and in hand		 At
1 January
2025
213,775		 2025
2024
£
£
-114,695
-111,083
-6,731
-13,337
76,711
-91,488
-8,845
-4,409
-53,560
-220,317
At
Cash flow
31 December
2025
-46,829
166,946
At
1 January
2024
420,755		 At
Cash flow
31 December
2024
-206,980
213,775

Explanation for changes in Cash Balances

Expenditure on programmes with partners were similar in 2025, despite income for 2025 being lower than 2024.

The charity has not provided an analysis of changes in net debt as it does not have any long term financial arrangements.

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Detailed Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 December 2025

Notes
INCOME
Donations and Legacies
Individuals Regular
1
Individuals one-off < £500
1
Individuals one-off > £500
1
Legacies
HMRC Gift Aid
Fundraising activities
2
Corporate Funding
Trust and Institutional funds
3
Investment Income
Interest received
Total Income
EXPENDITURE
Charitable Activities
Partnership Enabling
Remuneration
4
Partner Enabling Costs
6
Monitoring Visits
7
Payments to partners
Total Partner and Partner
Enabling Costs
Administrative support
Governance costs
Remuneration
4
Office costs and equipment
5
Insurance
Membership & Training
Total Administration Support
Total Charitable Activities Costs
Fundraising costs
Remuneration
4
Consultancy & Film Production
General costs and Travel
Total Fundraising Costs
Total Expenditure
Surplus of Expenditure over
Income
8		 Unrestricted
Restricted
Total
Total
Funds
Funds
2025
2024
£
£
£
£
23,299
600
23,899
26,040
12,259
40
12,299
8,423
15,231
8,342
23,573
5,849
20,000
0
20,000
0
18,425
1,948
20,373
7,956
140,983
0
140,983
66,485
0
10,775
10,775
19,046
271,183
302,325
573,508
703,243
501,390
324,030
825,410
837,042
6,730
0
6,730
13,337
508,110
324,030
832,140
850,379
£79,971
£39,518
£119,489
£101,054
£8,058
£7,547
£15,605
£34,736
£6,673
£4,065
£10,738
£13,808
£94,702
£51,130
£145,832
£149,598
£0
£620,243
£620,243
£624,591
£94,702
£671,373
£766,075
£774,189
4,976
0
4,976
7,052
11,297
9,541
20,838
15,467
20,176
0
20,176
24,472
1,293
0
1,293
1,183
1,818
0
1,818
2,944
39,560
9,541
49,101
51,118
134,262
680,914
815,176
825,307
111,780
0
111,780
111,064
7,509
0
7,509
16,131
12,370
0
12,370
8,960
131,659
0
131,659
136,155
265,921
680,914
946,835
961,462
242,189
-356,884
-114,695
-111,083

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NOTES TO THE DETAILED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2025

1. Individuals Donations

Regular donations fell for the year with an decrease of £2,141 whilst one-off donations increased significantly by £21,600.

2. Fundraising Activities

During the year the charity participated in the Big Give Green Matched Fund Campaign and the Big Give Christmas Challenge and benefited from a Radio 4 appeal in addition to several individual fundraising activities.

3. Trust, Corporate and Institutional Funds

The total of Trust, Corporate and Institutional Funds received showed a fall of £138,006 for the year. In part, this is due to timing of a significant trust donation delayed until 2026.

4. Remunerations

A cost of living increase was awarded to staff at the start of the financial year. The total cost of employment for each member of staff is allocated to the three cost centres on a time spent basis as in prior years.

5. Office Costs and Equipment

Chase Africa continued to rent office space in 2025 with full rental and associated costs.

6. Partner Enabling Costs

In addition to directly funding programme costs of partners, Chase Africa has funded additional services for the benefit of partners including capacity building and technical support. In addition, Chase Africa funded the Partner Network Conference in the spring of 2025 attended by all partners.

7. Overseas Travel

Chase Africa staff continued their visits to overseas partners in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

8. Excess Expenditure over Income

Part of the net reserves from the year 2024 was spent for the benefit of partners in 2025.

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