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 TTL￿tee* Annual Rewt Statement of F¥ioncAal Acti¥ibes statemert of Flion￿l Posi Notas to ts Fln¥Kaal Slatemonts Th• Fdlo*ln9 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 rer*Jt ravj tho ￿￿￿rted finarfial slatemthts d the d￿rity for the period ended 31 Mw(*) 2¢Y24. Tho objocls of VFA arg.. 1. Tho rdid of finaTrial hardth'p and relief of n￿1 ( watsrlsanrtation, ￿lar F4YhW) fft socially arKI acc4￿)MIcallY deprived Nral communitsos inth'*ty Ixrt Thx exduslpty op8ratirwJ in Zmbabvm. 2.Providing or a$s￿￿'n9 in the prO￿￿On of educ4b"on. trainiThJ. heallt¥xa and SUF4)Ort noc•ssary to Aclfvltlu a Registering tyJr n•# ch¥rty th th• Charity C¢ynmiMion and a 8c4KI board of Trusteas wa8 our first aim. Once this wa8 athievod n8edod lo foj o f)￿k I￿X￿d allryw us to opwate a tharity account at mlnimum co81 and maximum transPwwyl￿U1ty. Tris was •Xiavod. Nex( we 80ughl 8dwce from an exisb.ng tharity In JmbBtrA¥e and with our (xxrtacts Ihere. ￿ how and ether lo register in Zimbabwe. c*nllicbng we spent ￿InSid8r8bIe tim8 before selecling soliator and deo'ding upon a registwed Tn￿t. A TNst all(w8 8 tharity not only lo fun¢Jing more ssfully, tMJt also to partner with other tru51s in a'mbah¥e. This prcthss was started in November 2023 and is nearing ￿Mple￿￿. Ow J"mbabwean sOl￿al0r halved her no￿al fee for rngistering our anty. W• began fvnd raising imm•d• in to finance not ¢)nty tho ￿l￿t￿, Ixrt 0180 a website. were 58leded by a Ic￿1 event a$ 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 ¥id￿8 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, whic*b explains ow alms and d>jectives arKI gives the opp(¥tunity peo￿0 lo donata. Contact W8$ e$t8blis￿d ￿th Victoria Falls Vlldlrfe tnjst vthith &8SiSted us in many Focal details aTrJ diecked the wording of OUT irrfcmats'cffl dcawwl ￿11* was to b8 ugad for s8ndin9 to potenti81 funders. Village Force Africa Tn￿1￿•. Annual R•port (crAthu Porfod frfyn 22 AU￿ 2023 to 31 March 2024 We cleated a fund. raisiThJ evening in CdIab￿al￿n with St John th8 Evanwist St Leonarrt8 on Sea ich took place in the new year of 2024. Sl Jthn'$ 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 perso￿1 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 $8ver8 drwJht wvj the pIl￿t of th8 ¥illagws had gJbsequenUy lost their cmps and walw supply. We ￿re asked vhther ary food aid as&stanc* cx>uld be directed by VFA, on 8 rewiar basis, to sl￿ Iho okl. vulngrabl• Wans in villag• %thilst they wer8 awaitlro a$￿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, U￿ng th￿r own transport and gAJpplied by a local slw al the best Fx)ssitAe wc*. Unfort￿atelY even now ttwe hgs boen no food ald from c*ntral spvwnment c4ntlnue to sond monthly SUFvlie8. Thls detracts from tho fUn(k￿￿ng for main bornlxA8 aim. We a01￿1 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￿ sp￿81191 ￿ 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 al￿e 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 I￿ar Board meetings as davdorthl. An AGM is planned to take ￿8c$ ghcKUy (a rneoling has beon un8v￿￿1y (arK*lled leading to c*rtain delay in a¢h￿ving 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 lo*wds the b￿8hole. Wo havo estab￿Shed 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 c￿r behaw. During the P8riC¥a endin9 31st 2024 the itharity had i￿X￿e 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 In15￿11 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 (Tra8￿rer) Baroness J E Fook88 A M DavM8 P N Blankson Rev M P TUMWI J M Cannings T H Mnkandla S Mlolsfrwa (Apwnted 22 A￿uSt 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$6 House Hamiif8 Enterprise Pwk Bamwd Cag118 County thjrtwn DL12 8XT The trustees, annual rew1 wos opwov•# on .. .. ..... . . . .. trustees by: aThJ sgnod on behalf of the board of 02* LAD TNSte• Village Force Africa atem•nt al Flnanclal AdlvlU•8 P841od from 22 August 2023 to 31 March 2024 Perfod from 22 Aug 23 to 31 Mar 24 Unr88tric*ad funds Total funds In¢om• and 0nd0￿Man1$ Donations and legacles Other trading actiwtw Total In¢om• 1.829 1,592 3,421 1,829 1,592 3,421 ExP•ndI￿rO Expenditure on charitatlo •Xivrtl89 Total •x￿ndlturn 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 tJjnti￿In9 athfjtse& Th• no￿ on pag•s O to 10 forni of thM• Ilmnclal statom•nt8. Vlllago Force Africa 31 m￿h 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 p￿lIC benefft entity arxl a Trgistwed clwty in England and Wales and is unirwraled. The addr•ss of p1napal offir* is 14 lJnised in th8 acutrunts vthen received rf the value Can bo reliably m•a$uro0. No arrh)unts aro indudod for tha contribution of general 4dunteers. - IncJJme from ojntrads ftjr the of re(xyii8ed with the de¢ivery of the •ntr8Cted sarMc*. This is as unresln"¢ted funts unless there Is a Contraclual roquiremenl for il to be spent on a partI￿18r PLfFrt)se and retumed rf unsp8nt, in whith c4se it may b8 regarded as rn8trictsd. Exwndliur• Expenditure 18 recogni¥ed ¢)n an accruals basis 89 a li8kn.lity 18 iroJffed. Wendiiuro Includ￿ any VAT whith cannot be fully recthiered, arml l• das%fied under hoadlro8 ot the statemont of financjal al￿￿18$ lo wf¥¢h it relates.. - eXpw￿￿Ure on rai8irKJ fu)d8 tho ts)8ts ￿ all fimdrai8iNJ ath¥￿•8. events. ntss 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& ￿TK￿nts 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 act￿nt. Cr•dltorn Creditors are recy)gnised charity has a FYe8ent O￿lga￿on reyjlthw from 8 past event that will prob8bty revJJlt in the transfer of to a Ihird paity and the amount du8 to 8elU8 th8 c￿lIgation c*n b¢ measurad or estimatad rdiabty. Crodith are fK*maly 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 s￿￿dule 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 ser1￿n 258 of the taxation of Chargeable Gawis Ad 1W2. to Ihe extent tm incAJfe or golns Orn gWi8d exdu%I￿Y to to c*wrttho ￿￿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 m￿Ch 2024 Expondllur• on Charllabl• A¢tl¥lllM by Fund Ty Unrostrictsj T(rtal Funds Funds 2024 Expandi￿re on (tharitat48 acaivib# (see pag8 121 1.053 1,053 Acb"vilies undertaken Trt•l funds dIre￿lY 2024 Expendlture on (*aritatAe aclr4ibe8 {8ee po98 12) 1,053 1,053 aff Co•t• Tho aver￿0 head count ol emrAoyeos the pgriod w88 Nil. No employee reC*l￿d ern￿OYee b￿fits of morn than £eo,LNJ) dLriThJ Ihe year (2023.. NIII. Tru•t•• R•mun•r4tlon and Exp•n••8 No reMunW*i￿ or otrw tr￿n 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 b￿￿11 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 Au￿18t 2023 to 31 March 2024 12. Anal￿18 ol Net AM•l• Bet*wn FwKI• Unrestrid&J T(rt*l Fun Fund8 2024 Current 8$8els Creditors les8 than 1 year 2.608 (240) 10 Village Force Africa Management InftKmatlon Perlod from 22 Auw•t 2023 to 31 March 2024 Th• Follo¥Ang P•gM Do Nol Forni Part of th• F￿￿￿141 *t•m•nt•. 11 Village Force Africa D•tallfjd SlateM￿l ol Fln•n¢lal A¢tMU Perfod frrmn 22 August 2023 10 31 March 2024 Perfod from 22Aug 23to 31 Mar 24 Incom and •ndo*in•nts Donatlons and legacles Donatsons Cash coll8(kn$ 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 web￿1@ 240 76 423 300 14 T*Xal •xp•ndMur• 1.053 Incom• 12