2025-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ annual report for the period

From: 01.04.24 To: 31.03.25

Charity name: RUSH UK

Charity registration number: 1203347

Objectives and activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	1.To advance the education of pupils at the RUSH Academy Academy School (RAS), Kenya by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education at the school. 2.To relieve the needs of vulnerable adults in surrounding districts who are in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage by the provision of grants in support of RUSH Kenya’s work relieving these specific needs.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Since Registration in 2023, we have prioritised supporting the RUSH Kenya Academy School (RAS), consisting of a primary school and a secondary school. In the year to 31.03.25, our grants funding i) sponsorship of pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds, ii) updating RAS compliance with Kenyan employment tax legislation, iii) review of teacher contracts & iv) independent external financial review
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees confirm that they understand public benefit as defined and explained in documents, including PB2 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/publicbenefitrunning- a-charity-pb2 We are satisfied that RAS confers present direct benefits to their pupils as well as future benefits to families, their communities and wider society, see below.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Our charity awards grants only to RUSH Kenya (Reaching theUnreached through Self-Help), an independent Community Based Organisation (CBO) in that country registered with the Kenyan Government. In the context of grants

		awarded to children attending RAS, the RUSH Kenya Board receives input from the community elders, who advise on the level of grant support appropriate for pupils in their community.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	RUSH Kenya’s purpose as a CBO is to improve the material and spiritual wellbeing by promoting self-help in the surrounding communities it serves in Kakamega County (popn >100,000) in the Western Province. Grants to RAS outlined above reflect our current priority in terms of providing social investment through education.
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	RUSH UK has supporters in churches and schools who organise their own fundraising events in their respective communities. One such group is organised by the RUSH UK Chair in a church hall in Whyteleafe, Surrey. These volunteers are one of our main sources of income, but they contribute as members of their local communities; we do not organise them.
Other		N/A

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Main achievements oAfter reviews by an independent human resources consultant and a lawyer in dialogue with RAS employees, all teachers signed new contracts as employees of RAS, which is now fully compliant with Kenya’s employment & taxation legislation. oIn compliance with the Kenyan Government Community Services Act 2022, RUSH UK grants funded an independent financial audit of RAS for the year to 31 Jul 2024. The audit concluded “the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects the financial position of RAS” while highlighting the lack of an organisational policy document to guide operations and decision-making processes. RUSH UK awarded a grant to RUSH Kenya to the audit company to generate a full set of policy documents covering all aspects of

RAS financial management in September 2024. o The RUSH Academy School, comprising primary and secondary schools that remain our primary focus, continues to educate 370 children, including 259 too poor to pay school fees and 300 boarders. Of the 34 children completing secondary school education in the 2024/25 academic year, 31 gained university places, of whom 31 won highly competitive Kenyan Government Scholarships. It is expected that in adult life, all will contribute to the economic and spiritual well-being of their families, of general.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other
Financial review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	We have balanced income and expenditure in line with our business plan.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	We have no policy
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	None

Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	The charity has no financial liabilities in the UK. It pays no rent, salaries, interest or capital on loans. Our domestic expenditure is very limited as the accounts show.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	None
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	We have no uncertainties to report

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Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other

Structure, governance and management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document: for example,trust deed, memorandum and articles of association etc	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? for example limited company, unincorporated association, CIO	Para 1.25	Charity Incorporated Organisation (‘Foundational’ model constitution)
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	‘Option 1’ in our constitution provides for new trustees to be appointed by the current trustees. Individuals proposed as potential trustees are considered at properly constituted Board meetings, taking into account their skill sets, experience, motivation and potential conflicts of interest.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	https://www.gov.uk/guidance/charitycommissionguidance
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The charity organisation structure is straightforward, with Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and 3 other trustees, each taking responsibility for areas relevant to their office and skill sets.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	N/A
Other		N/A

Reference and administrative details

Charity name	RUSH UK
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1203347
Charity’s principal address	21, Greenacres, Oxted, RH8 0PA

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
	Susan Armitage
	Steve Flashman
	Jacobus Geldenhus
	Joan Hadlow	Chair
	Ash Patel	Treasurer	01.06.23-30.09.24
	Helen Raeburn	Treasurer	01.10.24-present
	John Yarnold	Secretary

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets held in this capacity	None
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the	N/A

assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)

Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)	Names and addresses of advisers (optional information)
Type of adviser Name Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (optional information)

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

None

Other optional information

None

Declarations

The company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors

Signature(s) John Yarnold Full name(s) Joan Hadlow Position (for example Chair Secretary Secretary, Chair, etc) Date 28.01.26

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independ8nt Examiner's Report Report to the trusleesl members of RUSH UK On accounts for the y8ar ended Chaiity no (rf any) 31 MARCH 2025 1203347 Set out on pages I report to the truslees on my examination of the acLY)unts of th8 above charity (Ihe Twst") for the year end8d 31103/2025 Responslbllltles and As the charty trustees of the Trust, you are responslble for the pre￿a￿on basis of roport of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Ihe Ad'>. I report in respect of my examination of the Trusvs accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrwng oui my examination, I have followed thè applicab18 Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5Xb) of the Act. I have c￿￿￿eted my examination. I ￿nfirrn that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect.. accounting records wer8 not kept in acoudance wtth sectÉon 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord wTrth the ￿ntIng records Independent examlnerfs ststement I have no concerns aTrJ have come across no other matters in connectron with the examination to which attention should be dravm in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. ' Please delete the worfs in the brackets rfthey do not apply. si￿•d. Name: Alison Bibby Relevant professional qualifica￿on{s) or body (if any): Address: 3 LE%oalJ YTELEA C£ IER October 2018