Charfty Reglstrallon Numbor. 1204440 Village Force Africa Financial Ststsments For the Period Ending 31 March 2024 JANE A CROFT ACCOUNTANCY LIMITED Chartered accountants Enterprise House Hamire Enterprise Park Barnard Casue County Durham DL12 8XT
Village Force Africa Flnancl•l &atements Perlod from 22 August 2023 to 31 March 2024 TTLtee Annual Rewt Statement of F¥ioncAal Acti¥ibes statemert of Flionl Posi Notas to ts Fln¥Kaal Slatemonts Th• Fdloln9 P•gH Do Not Forni Part •Jf th• Flnanclal *t•m•nts 0otail•l Stalemenl of Financaal Athttsej
Village Force Africa TnMt•e•' Annu•l Rop Porfod from 22 Auwst 2023 to 31 March 2024 trustees pr8sent Ih8r rerJt ravj tho rted finarfial slatemthts d the drity for the period ended 31 Mw() 2¢Y24. Tho objocls of VFA arg.. 1. Tho rdid of finaTrial hardth'p and relief of n1 ( watsrlsanrtation, lar F4YhW) fft socially arKI acc4)MIcallY deprived Nral communitsos inth'ty Ixrt Thx exduslpty op8ratirwJ in Zmbabvm. 2.Providing or a$s'n9 in the prOOn of educ4b"on. trainiThJ. heallt¥xa and SUF4)Ort noc•ssary to Aclfvltlu a Registering tyJr n•# ch¥rty th th• Charity C¢ynmiMion and a 8c4KI board of Trusteas wa8 our first aim. Once this wa8 athievod n8edod lo foj o f)k IXd allryw us to opwate a tharity account at mlnimum co81 and maximum transPwwylU1ty. Tris was •Xiavod. Nex( we 80ughl 8dwce from an exisb.ng tharity In JmbBtrA¥e and with our (xxrtacts Ihere. how and ether lo register in Zimbabwe. cnllicbng we spent InSid8r8bIe tim8 before selecling soliator and deo'ding upon a registwed Tnt. A TNst all(w8 8 tharity not only lo fun¢Jing more ssfully, tMJt also to partner with other tru51s in a'mbah¥e. This prcthss was started in November 2023 and is nearing Mple. Ow J"mbabwean sOlal0r halved her noal fee for rngistering our anty. W• began fvnd raising imm•d• in to finance not ¢)nty tho lt, Ixrt 0180 a website. were 58leded by a Ic1 event a$ b8n8fiaary for a ca)arity weekend and also a local potter raffled a hand- made pot al the èvenL This brwt suffioent funds to krthv we would be abl8 to pay the sollotor. t))nstruthd a pro8ontalion wrth pthres and ¥id8 from the wllag8. th880 mado by ono of our Iwo Zimbabwean trustees. This resulted wi moro lund$ bw'rKJ raised and we wd lor a lolding tjrochure, illustrat•d, whicb explains ow alms and d>jectives arKI gives the opp(¥tunity peo0 lo donata. Contact W8$ e$t8blisd th Victoria Falls Vlldlrfe tnjst vthith &8SiSted us in many Focal details aTrJ diecked the wording of OUT irrfcmats'cffl dcawwl 11 was to b8 ugad for s8ndin9 to potenti81 funders.
Village Force Africa Tn1•. Annual R•port (crAthu Porfod frfyn 22 AU 2023 to 31 March 2024 We cleated a fund. raisiThJ evening in CdIabaln with St John th8 Evanwist St Leonarrt8 on Sea ich took place in the new year of 2024. Sl Jthn'$ has ad¢)pled our tharity as one of thèir tharilies to whith give thurth $upporL Again, th• presontab'on at that evont led to Suffieient funding not only to create a website Ilhrough a perso1 contxt halved their fe81 but incroased the knowledge and urthrstanding of ts ctharity rnst the locd crynmunity. The main work of Ihe New Year was to lte the ijjntent of the ¥tsSite. organise pidures, seek a bank to manage and tho( online fvTrJ4aisng payments 8ThJ tegin facl-finding for phase of our proi8ca. to ugale a Sdar-powered b(KetM)le for th8 village. Sadty. news soon in of a $8ver8 drwJht wvj the pIlt of th8 ¥illagws had gJbsequenUy lost their cmps and walw supply. We re asked vhther ary food aid as&stanc cx>uld be directed by VFA, on 8 rewiar basis, to sl Iho okl. vulngrabl• Wans in villag• %thilst they wer8 awaitlro a$stanc• from ntr81 gJv8mrrffiL A water-tight system was developwj sendirKJ fimds and bLryirKJ and disth'bub'ng a fo¢ pac of basic Mmodit.88 lo the most ne8dy in the vilLgge. This was urKlortaken by our Tw8tees, Ung thr own transport and gAJpplied by a local slw al the best Fx)ssitAe wc. UnfortatelY even now ttwe hgs boen no food ald from cntral spvwnment c4ntlnue to sond monthly SUFvlie8. Thls detracts from tho fUn(kng for main bornlxA8 aim. We a011 for arKI Succee in belThJ wwwded. a grant t(rw8rds th8 b(¥dK)le of over £6C(KJ and Ilma was spent in c4)nsutt8tion locally ty0 sp81191 has manaoed bty¢hole and sanitation solutions in may Aftiran stBte8. This led lo our beiry able to request ilemised quotes from a numbgr of borehole dnlling companies in Matabdeland and to be ale lo jud98 and seleLX the best supplier for tho wte. No AGM w89 anned during thos0 firsi months dovdop•d 8$ had no 8C(y)untsnt at that point held Iar Board meetings as davdorthl. An AGM is planned to take 8c$ ghcKUy (a rneoling has beon un8v1y (arKlled leading to crtain delay in a¢hving thi5 aiml. We selKtad our Kcountanl. We planned the overall woiect for th8 llage in conwnalon villag8 and raljed wffident funds to cover all c08ts, send food aid month and save lowds the b8hole. Wo havo estabShed 8 link wrth Ih? I¢1 ¢(XMK41 aThJ local MP and also made a reliable link vthh an independent in Harwo will d*ck mects on cr behaw. During the P8riC¥a endin9 31st 2024 the itharity had iXe of £3,421 and cnsts of £1,053 giving 8 sufF4us 01 £2,368. Reserves a131st Marth 2024 were £2,268. The charity was regislered as a FCAnda CIO on 22txI August 2023 tharity number 1204440.
Village Force Africa P•rtod 22 Auw•t 2023 to 31 Mw¢h 2024 elerenc• and Ad In1511 Ragl•l•r•d ch•rlty nam• VIllwJ8 Africa Charlty r•gl•tratlon numb•r 1204440 Prfnclpal offlc• 141(noll Rise St Lecfiards On Sea East Sussex TN38 Th• TnAIM• L A 0•8s (Chaff) A F Pnv8tt (Tra8rer) Baroness J E Fook88 A M DavM8 P N Blankson Rev M P TUMWI J M Cannings T H Mnkandla S Mlolsfrwa (Apwnted 22 AuSt 2023) {AppoinbJ 22 August 2023) {Appointed 27 September 2023) {Appointed 22 August 2023) (Apwinted 22 August 2023) {Appoint8d 22 August 20231 (Apwinlgd 22 August 2023} (Appointed 5 January 20241 IApwinl8d 5 January 20241 A¢¢ountant• Chartered Ko)unlants Entew$6 House Hamiif8 Enterprise Pwk Bamwd Cag118 County thjrtwn DL12 8XT The trustees, annual rew1 wos opwov•# on .. .. ..... . . . .. trustees by: aThJ sgnod on behalf of the board of 02 LAD TNSte•
Village Force Africa atem•nt al Flnanclal AdlvlU•8 P841od from 22 August 2023 to 31 March 2024 Perfod from 22 Aug 23 to 31 Mar 24 Unr88tric*ad funds Total funds In¢om• and 0nd0Man1$ Donations and legacles Other trading actiwtw Total In¢om• 1.829 1,592 3,421 1,829 1,592 3,421 ExP•ndIrO Expenditure on charitatlo •Xivrtl89 Total •xndlturn 1,053 1,053 1,053 N•t Incom• arNI not mov•m•nt In fund• R•conclllthn ¢Jf funds Total funds brolw ft)rward Tot•1 fvnds rArrl•d fomrd The statamont ol finanoal aclivilies all g•n• arn1108 r•X9ni in ts year. All irLome exp8ThJiture d8rive from tJjntiIn9 athfjtse& Th• no on pag•s O to 10 forni of thM• Ilmnclal statom•nt8.
Vlllago Force Africa 31 mh 2024 31 IA•r 24 Cufr•nt A•••l• Cash at bank in h•KI Cr•dltor•: m¢xM¢• l•lllng du• rA4AhlA 4x y••r 10 240 2,368 Totsl A•••ts L••• Cury•fftl U•blllll•• 2,368 2,368 Fund• of th• Gh•rKy Unfestncted funds 2.368 Tot•1 Chartty fund• 11 2,368 l are wgn•d M t*h•ll ol lh• bo• by A F Pn¥ett (fr•••ur•rl Tru•le•
Village Force Afrlca Notss to tho Flnanclal Statements Perfod from 22 August 2023 10 31 March 2024 G•n•rnl Infornb•tlon The thanty is a plIC benefft entity arxl a Trgistwed clwty in England and Wales and is unirwraled. The addr•ss of p1napal offir is 14 l<noll Risa. St Leonards On Sea, E8St Sussex. TN38 ONT. 1 8lat•ment of Compllanc• These finanoal Statements fiave b88n prepared in comlanca With FRS 102, 'The Finanaal Reportlng Stsndard apicable in the UK and the RepU4C of Ireland,, the Slalemenl of Recommended Pracie aPleSb18 lo ¢tharthes preparing their t)UnIS in acn)rdance wth the Financal ReFQTbng Slarvjard awieable in the UK arml Republic of Irdand (FRS 1021 {Charities SORP IFRS 102)18nd Ihe Chariti05 Ad 2011. Accountlng Pollcl•8 B•$l• of Pr•parntlon Tho finano81 stalemenlg have been prepwed on the hist¢yical co81 ba&s, as modified by tha rnvaluats'on of certain financlal 8ssels liatslibes and invostmont properties measured at fair value throbjgh incom6 or eypendthr8. Tho fmTrial slatements are wepared In sterlirnj. is Iho funconal rron of the entity. Golng Conc•rn There aro rm) malerlal unc8rtainlie8 abwt tho ¢wity'$ to o)nllnu8. Judg•m•nl• and K•y s1¢• •Jl E•tlfflatlon Un¢•rtalrty Tho prepwalon of the finar1 statements rewires management lo make judgements, 88llm8tes and assumptions thal affecl the amnts reported. These estimate5 and judgements are contsnually reviewed and are b88ed on exp8n'enrA and othor f8clors, ind1ng expectations of future events that are believed to be rnasonabb der the carrJJnstance8. Tha truslo•$ o)nsider that Ihere are rK) svJnffiont ests'm8tes or jwlS affKting Ih9se flnanaal Fund Accountlng Unrestricaed funds are 8v8i18blo for use at tm dis¢78tlon of the In88S to furlhar any of th8 th•ity'$ purposes. Designate(J fmds we unrestrKXed funds eaaked by the trustoes for pat.lar fvtufe prol8Ct or commitmwrt. ReslrirAed funds are $ubi6ctod to r8stActions on Ihelr experKliture dedared by tho tjonor or Ihmugh the terms of an appal, and fall into one of baSseS.. r8Stncted income funds or endtywment funds.
Village Force Africa Notes to th• Fln•ncl•l Statsm•nt• Perfod from 22 Augwt 2023 to 31 Mar¢h 2024 Accountlng Pollcl•• Incom• All incr0 1$ ir#Juded in ts slalement of aLivities entitlement has passed lo the (arty, it is probable that the economic benefits associated ¥th the transacon %ill flow to the thanty and amount on be relw MSured. Th& Sp poho88 are applied to partioJlar c4t¢gon"es of ir¢ome." - In¢Jime from don81ions 13 is re(xwi8ed wl)8n t18 is ewdence of entitlement to lh8 gifL receipt is probable its amount b8 meawred rdiably. - legacy ino)me Is rec¥)gr4sed receipt is wobable ar¥$ enlilemwt is 8slabli8hed. - Income frcyn th)nated gotyts 1$ nwwred at Iho tslr v of ts g¢y)ds unbss tN8 is Impractical to measure reliably. in whith case the value is derived frcwn the cost to the donor or the ostimatéd resala value. Dted fac#lities and are roD>Jnised in th8 acutrunts vthen received rf the value Can bo reliably m•a$uro0. No arrh)unts aro indudod for tha contribution of general 4dunteers. - IncJJme from ojntrads ftjr the of re(xyii8ed with the de¢ivery of the •ntr8Cted sarMc. This is as unresln"¢ted funts unless there Is a Contraclual roquiremenl for il to be spent on a partI18r PLfFrt)se and retumed rf unsp8nt, in whith c4se it may b8 regarded as rn8trictsd. Exwndliur• Expenditure 18 recogni¥ed ¢)n an accruals basis 89 a li8kn.lity 18 iroJffed. Wendiiuro Includ any VAT whith cannot be fully recthiered, arml l• das%fied under hoadlro8 ot the statemont of financjal al18$ lo wf¥¢h it relates.. - eXpwUre on rai8irKJ fu)d8 tho ts)8ts all fimdrai8iNJ ath¥•8. events. n<marilaUo tr8ding 8¢b'wts$, orKI Ihe Sa of dcrted gcK#J$. - expallu[g on cknartttho adivibos indud8s all o)sts ir#%ffod by a undortaklng actimties that fijflher its ctharitable ams for thg bgneftl ol its ben9fioJari8s. indudiThJ those sUPWt sts and o)sts relabw lo the govemano of the thanty appth"ord to thanlable acb"Mties. - othef 8xpendlture irthd8s all expendrture Itt 1$ rolaled to funds for the thamty nor part of its expenditure on caritable a('¥ities. I costs are dlocated to exllUre caew'es relleding the u80 of the resou. Dired costs atln'butablo 10 8 sngla activity are allcuted diredty to that athity. Shared &ists ar¢ apporticAd bets¥e8n the arAiwtMs thvrf contributo to on a reason8. justifie arvj COn8tent basis. Flnanclal In•lrum•nts The thanty onty has firIK¥a1 assets arKJ li*115 of a kiTra that qualty as basic finanaal nslrumenl$. 88C finanoal inslrumerrts are inrt1Y rec4)gnise(l at transathn value and 8ub8equenUy measured at their SettleffnI value.
Village Force Africa N¢>tss to th• Flnanclal St•t•ments (c¢ Perfod from 22 August 2023 10 31 Mar¢h 2024 D•btor• Trade and other debtors rncwmsed at ts setUem& amount after any trade th'sojunt offered. Prepayments are at the amowrt wepaid nat of trade diso)unts due. Awue(l irwme and tax r8LxNerable is Ind at the b88t 85timate of th& TKnts rec8ivabla at the balan(x sheet date. C••h at B•nk and In Hand Cash at bank and c8sh in har#J irdudes c¥sh and short temi .ghty liquid inv88tm8nts short maturity of Ihree monlh8 or less from Ihe date of acquisition or openiTrJ of thè deposrt LY similar actnt. Cr•dltorn Creditors are recy)gnised charity has a FYe8ent Olgaon reyjlthw from 8 past event that will prob8bty revJJlt in the transfer of to a Ihird paity and the amount du8 to 8elU8 th8 clIgation cn b¢ measurad or estimatad rdiabty. Crodith are fKmaly recognljed at th'r settfement amount after 8llwrKJ for any trade discwnts due. Taxatlon The tharity18 nsidered to pass the tests set in Paragraph 1 sdule B of tho Finance Act 2010 and tharofore it moets tts defin'¢n of a thanty fty UK corpornbon tax purp)ses. Accordingly. the Comp is potenli8lly exempt from taxation in re8pgc# of income or capital gains received within c4legories cover8d ty Chapter 3 Part 11 of th8 Corwration fax Act 2010 or ser1n 258 of the taxation of Chargeable Gawis Ad 1W2. to Ihe extent tm incAJfe or golns Orn gWi8d exdu%IY to to cwrttho ose& Don•t10 and L•gacl•• Unrestrlrtod Total Funds Funds 2024 Donallon• Donations Cash )lleLlIonS 1,598 231 231 1.829 1,829 Olh•r Tr•dlw Acllvlll Unrestrlcléd Tcrt•l Funds Funds 2024 Fundr81sng events 1.592
Village Force Africa Nolos to th• Fln•n¢lal Ststom•nts {c£¥th) Perfod from 22 Auw•t 2023 to 31 mCh 2024 Expondllur• on Charllabl• A¢tl¥lllM by Fund Ty Unrostrictsj T(rtal Funds Funds 2024 Expandire on (tharitat48 acaivib# (see pag8 121 1.053 1,053 Acb"vilies undertaken Trt•l funds dIrelY 2024 Expendlture on (aritatAe aclr4ibe8 {8ee po98 12) 1,053 1,053 aff Co•t• Tho aver0 head count ol emrAoyeos the pgriod w88 Nil. No employee reCld ernOYee bfits of morn than £eo,LNJ) dLriThJ Ihe year (2023.. NIII. Tru•t•• R•mun•r4tlon and Exp•n••8 No reMunW*i or otrw trn employment wilh thg dwity or a reMed ontity wern rocalved by lh8 ITUStee8 in the omnt poritrj. Durlng the wiod twstaas reda'mod oxp•Kkth p•d on b11 of the tharity totalling nil. 10. Cr•dltors: am0 f•lllng du• OM ymr 31 Mar 24 Awwal$ and deferred In(xJm6 240 11. An•lyth ¢Jl Charftabl• Fund• Unr•strl¢t•d fund• At 22 August 2023 At 31 M•rch 2024 Income ExperKliture General fundg 3,421 11,0531 2,368
Village Force Africa Notes to the Flnanclal Stat•m•nts Pfrrfod fr(Mn 22 Au18t 2023 to 31 March 2024 12. Anal18 ol Net AM•l• Betwn FwKI• Unrestrid&J T(rtl Fun Fund8 2024 Current 8$8els Creditors les8 than 1 year 2.608 (240) 10
Village Force Africa Management InftKmatlon Perlod from 22 Auw•t 2023 to 31 March 2024 Th• Follo¥Ang P•gM Do Nol Forni Part of th• F141 *t•m•nt•. 11
Village Force Africa D•tallfjd SlateMl ol Fln•n¢lal A¢tMU Perfod frrmn 22 August 2023 10 31 March 2024 Perfod from 22Aug 23to 31 Mar 24 Incom and •ndoin•nts Donatlons and legacles Donatsons Cash coll8(kn$ 1,598 231 1,829 tjher tr•dlng •ctfvttl Fundrasing events 1,592 Tal•1 lft¢offl• 3,421 Expendlturn A¢countsncy fees Office costs Food aid web1@ 240 76 423 300 14 TXal •xp•ndMur• 1.053 Incom• 12