2024-12-31-accounts

Sunshine With Smiles Trust (SWST)

Charity Commission Number: 1202567

Report for the year ending 31[st] December 2024

Sunshine with Smiles Trust Charity

Sunshine with Smiles Trust Charity was set up by DR Steven Bick and formally commenced it’s work as a registered charity on the 1[st] January 2023. It is dedicated to supporting children in The Gambia through education, healthcare and sports.

Trustees

Dr Steven Bick (Chairman)

Lamin Ceesay (Webmaster and Co-Public Relations Officer Stephen Potter (Treasurer)

Patrisha Todd (Hon. Secretary and Co-Public relations Officer)

Summary of SWST’s activities in 2024

• Mammogram Project

• Provided technical help and support to get the mammogram machine, previously delivered to Banjul Hospital up and running. This included help significant software update and the timely assistance of the British High Commissioner in Banjul to get some missing parts delivered to the hospital. The machine is now up and running!

• Group visit February 2024. 6 self-funding volunteers visited The Gambia. During their visit they:

• Visited Campama Lower Basic School and delivered school supplies and paid for extra food for the children at lunch time

• Provided sporting equipment to the Gambian Cricket Association, presented the coach Prince with a long service award and attended an evening BBQ event

• Delivered Art Supplies to a local Artist to help with his business. In return we have been allowed to have his pictures photographed, printed and sold in the UK for fund raising

• Met with the head of Gunjur Youth and provided input to his Ethical Youth Program. We plan to follow up on this in 2025

• Visited Edward Francis Small Teaching Hospital to assess their needs for future projects and support

• Travelled to Sankandi village to view the work we had sponsored to build a school extension including 3 classrooms for 100 children. The follow-up need was seen as a bore hole for fresh water, school kitchen and toilets and a perimeter wall for the safety of the children

• Rotary Club work. During the second half of the year Dr Bick worked on establishing a working relationship with local Rotary Clubs to raise awareness and funds.

• Visited Wessex Rotary Conference, presented the aims of our charity and raised funds through the sale of Gambian products and artwork.

Summary of Account Activity

Income . For the financial year we raised £3391 from a combination of donations and fund-raising activities

Expenditure . For the financial year we sent £2400 to The Gambia to pay for projects we were supporting in this year

Sunshine With Smiles Trust (SWST) Charity Commission Number: 1202567

Accounts for the year ending 31[st] December 2024

Account Summary as at 31[st] December 2024

	Account Balance as at 1stJanuary 2024	£1538.44
	Income through 2024	£3391.38
	Expenditure through 2024	£3698.65
	Account Balance as at 31stDecember 2024	£1231.17

Income and Expenditure Account for Year ending 31[st] December 2024

Income

• Fund Raising

	Fund R	aising
	o	General Fund Raising	518.56
	o	Curry Night	£250
	o	Cream Tea Event	£360
	o	Wessex Rotary Art Sales	£425
	o	Donatons to Charity	£1618.82
	o	Payment towards The Gambia Trip	£219
	Total Income		£3391.38
en	diture
	Charity	Expenses
	o	Website	£13.20
	o	Statonary/Leafets	£149.17
	o	Mammogram Machine parts shipping to The Gambia	£331
	o	Debit/Credit Card Reader	£49
	o	Currency Charges for Funds drawn in The Gambia	£48.56
	Other
	o	Gambian Dollars drawn in The Gambia for
		Sankandi School building work	£1052.72
	o	Money sent to The Gambia for Sankandi School
		Building work	£1603
	o	Money sent to The Gambia for Campama Lower
		Basic School to clear school Cesspit	£201
	o	Money sent to team member in The Gambia to
		Re-build roof afer foods and storm	£251
	Total Expenditure		£3698.65

Expenditure