2025-12-31-accounts

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

Report for the year ending 31[st] December 2025

Sunshine with Smiles Trust Charity

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

Trustees as at 1[st] January 2025

Dr Steven Bick (Chairman) Lamin Ceesay (Webmaster and Co-Public Relations Officer) Jane Chapman (Treasurer) Tony Chapman Board member

Resigned effective 31[st] December 2024

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

Summary of SWST’s activities in 2025

Fund raising Activities

To help fund our projects for 2025, we increased our fund raising activities. These included:

• On-line fund raising including a GoFundMe page

• The creation of a YouTube Channel to help promote both the work we wanted to undertake as well as the results of that activity

• Afternoon Cream Tea Event

• Presentations to local Rotary Clubs to raise awareness and funds

• Presentation to a local Primary School get local children and parents involved in improving two schools in The Gambia

Activities and Projects Completed

• Campama Lower Basic School Refurbishment

• A group of 11 people from our Charity, friends, family and local Rotary members went to The Gambia for 10 days. Whilst there we

  • refurbished 2 primary classes including decorating the walls, repairing the floors, getting lights and fans installed and provided early learning materials for the teachers and children

  • repaired and decorated 2 toilet blocks

  • refurbished the teachers’ toilets

  • built a retaining wall to stop the classrooms flooding in the rainy season

  • refurbished the school library

  • Repaired a classroom floor so it could be used again

• Some members of this group also took time to visit the following projects:

  • Gambian Cricket Association. Donated cricket equipment

  • Gunjur Youth Project. Paid for and helped plant palm trees on the beach to help stop soil erosion

• Precious Plastics. Visited a group who are trying to raise awareness regarding plastic recycling as well as use machines to manufacture furniture, chairs, tables etc. from recycled plastic

• Edward Francis Teaching Hospital. Gave a presentation to local government officials and Uk Embassy staff to formally hand over the Mammogram machine sent over the p[previous year

• Art Supplies to local artist. Donate paint, brushes and other art related goods to local artists who are trying to run their own businesses but struggle to get the materials and supplies they need.

• Pad’s Project. Through our contacts with Bournemouth Rotary Club and The Rotary Club of Banjul, we were able to help get funds to The Gambia to provide sanitary products to girls at school.

Summary of Account Activity

• Income . For the financial year we received £29354 from a combination of donations, fundraising activities and travel payments from the 11 volunteers who went in March for the 10 day working trip

• Expenditure . For the financial year our total expenditure was £25854. This covered money sent and spent in The Gambia for projects; money spent in the UK for materials we either took or sent to The Gambia and costs to The Gambia Experience Travel Agent for the 11 volunteer group travel costs.

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

Accounts for the year ending 31[st] December 2025

Account Summary as at 31[st] December 2025

	Account Balance as at 1stJanuary 2025	£1231.17
	Income through 2025	£29354.49
	Expenditure through 2025	£25854.33
	Account Balance as at 31stDecember 2025	£4731.33

Income and Expenditure Account for Year ending 31[st] December 2025

Income

	Fund Raising	Fund Raising
	o	Donatons £	£11462
	o	Charitable actvites – Cream Tea	£265
	o	Payment from 11 volunteers who came in
		March 2025 for 10 day working trip	£17627
		rip £
	Total Income		£29354
Expenditure
	Charity	Expenses
	o	Website	£327
	o	Currency Charges for Funds drawn in The Gambia	£55
	Other
	o	Funds drawn in the UK and The Gambia to cover the
		The cost of our projects in The Gambia	£10198
	o	Payments made to cover travel costs for the
		11 volunteers for the March working trip	£15274
	Total Expenditure		£25854

Notes

In order to get the best discount on the travel costs for the 11 volunteers, the money from each person was paid into the charity account. This was then used to make the booking payment to The Gambian Experience Travel Agent. The payment also covered incidental travel costs such as taxis, tips etc. The total cost for each volunteer was less than the payments made on their behalf, with the balance remaining in the charity account as a donation.

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Sunshine With Smiles Trust (SWST) I rLpon on the dLLUUrtls of Sunshine With Smiles'frusi Isii'STI lor Ihe S'ear ended 31 DcceTnher 202$. i¥hich have beL"n prepared on the receipts and p81'ment5 ba515 in accordancc ￿tth section 133 of th¢ Charities Aci ?Ul Respective responslbilities of tnjstees examiner The thaTiry'S irustees are rcsponsible for ihe prpaTalion of th¢ accounts. I haN'e bee aproinicd as indLpend¢rtl cxaTnineT under seciion 145 of ihe Charities Aci 20118nd am required to carTr out an examination of the accounts in accordance with the Charity Commission s DireLtions. Basis of independent examiner's T¢POrt M) e¥utnination was carried out in accordartLe w'ith the Direction5 given bi. the Charity Commission under seciion 14515llbl of the Chariiies Act 2011. ThL CX￿1nai1un IncludLS a reliew. uf the accounting records kept bj. Ihe charii}' and a tomp2rison o(Ihe atcouots PTe5¢nl¢d with those records. It also incllldes L()n%ideration of an>" unusual iiem5 or disclosures irt the acLQUtits and seeking explanations from ihe Iru51ees cvnLemin¥ such matters. role Is lu state whether anv Tnatt¢rs have come to my attention in conneeiion wilh the exarnination which give rnt Teasonable cause io believe.. accounting rwrds were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Ch2ti1ies Aci ?011,'or the accounts do not accord with those records; or the account% do rtot compl}. ￿¥th the requirements of section 133 of the Charities Act 2011,'or the￿ is any other matter that should k Includ￿ in thi5 report. Independent examiner'$ st4tement In the course of my examination. no matter hly rom¢ to My att¢ntion'. whirh gives me T¢asonabl¢ cause to believe thai in any material resrttt the requirements of the Charities.4￿ 2011 have noi been met: or to which. in my opittion. alleniion should be drawn in order to ¢nabl¢ a PTOtKT understartdinK of th¢ a￿o￿nts. This is unmodifitd ttport. Ind•pend•nt ExHminer: John Robson l Homafieid Close Winkton Chr18tchurch, BH237AQ Date: