## **Trustees’ Annual Report for Global Connect**
## **For the financial year ending 31 October 2024**
## **1. Reference and Administrative Details**
**Charity Name:** Global Connect Charity **Charity Type:** Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) **Charity Registration Number:** 1206062
**Principal Office Address:** 41 Farro Drive, York, YO30 6QQ
**Trustees:** Dr Mathias Nagy
Mrs Brigitte Kasper Mr Juhudi Kinyaka
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info@globalconnectcharity.com www. globalconnectcharity.com
## **2. Structure, Governance, and Management**
## **Governing Document:**
The charity is governed by its Constitution, a "Foundation" model constitution for a Charitable Incorporated Organisation, last amended on 02/12/2023.
## **Trustee Appointment:**
New trustees are appointed by a resolution of the existing charity trustees. The selection process considers the skills, knowledge, and experience required for the effective administration of the CIO.
## **Organisational Structure and Management:**
The charity's affairs are managed by the board of trustees. To ensure good governance and responsible management of resources, the trustees have developed and approved key policies, including a Safeguarding Policy and a Travel and Expenses Policy. The charity has a robust procedure for managing conflicts of interest, which has been implemented during decision-making processes.
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## **3. Objectives and Activities**
**Charitable Objects:** The objects of Global Connect are:
1. To advance the education of the public in general and particularly amongst health professionals and students on the subject of trauma and orthopaedic surgery and medicine, and to promote research for the public benefit in all aspects of that subject, and to publish the useful results.
2. The relief of sickness and the preservation of health among people residing permanently or temporarily in East Africa, especially but not limited to Tanzania, through education, research, and provision of resources, facilities and services, including the support of other charities or organisations working to achieve the same aim.
3. The relief of financial hardship and poverty among people living or working in East Africa, especially but not limited to Tanzania, by providing such persons with food, goods, services, education and resources they could not otherwise afford through lack of means, including the support of other charities or organisations working to achieve the same aim.
## **Public Benefit Statement:**
The trustees confirm they have complied with their duty under section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission. The charity’s activities are undertaken to further these charitable purposes for the public benefit.
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## **Main Activities:**
To achieve its objects, the charity has focused on several key areas of activity during the year:
**Education and Research (UK):** Partnering with the Centre for Orthopaedic Research and Education (CORE) to deliver educational sessions for healthcare professionals in Yorkshire on topics including knee injuries, post-operative rehabilitation, and injury prevention. The charity has also funded research into the clinical, legal, and ethical aspects of the consenting process in knee surgery.
## **International Development (Tanzania):** Undertaking a fact-
finding mission to Tanzania (Dar-es-Salaam, Morogoro, Mbinga) to establish relationships and identify needs. Key activities included initiating cooperation with Muhimbili National Hospital for teaching and research, exploring support mechanisms for victims of domestic violence, and investigating opportunities to support local agricultural producers.
**Social Enterprise Development:** Developing a business plan to import and sell high-quality Tanzanian cashew nuts and coffee in the UK. This initiative aims to generate sustainable income to fund the charity's objects while providing fair prices and support to farmers in Tanzania. Activities included market research, product sampling, and developing branding and packaging.
**Organisational Development:** Establishing essential infrastructure, including securing office premises, developing a public-facing website (www.globalconnectcharity.com and www.tanzakindness.com), and recruiting volunteers.
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## **4. Achievements and Performance**
## **Education and Research (UK):**
Successfully delivered two educational seminars for local General Practitioners and physiotherapists in Yorkshire, covering knee injuries, treatment, and rehabilitation. These events were wellattended and received positive feedback.
Commissioned and funded a significant research project on the consenting process for total knee replacement surgery, addressing a key area of ethical and clinical practice.
## **International Development (Tanzania):**
Established a formal relationship with Muhimbili National Hospital in Dar-es-Salaam, creating a foundation for future collaboration in medical education and research.
Made initial contact with victims of domestic violence and began exploring avenues for providing meaningful support.
Conducted extensive on-the-ground research into the coffee and cashew nut industries in the Mbinga and Morogoro regions, building relationships with local farmers and suppliers.
## **Social Enterprise Development:**
Successfully sourced high-quality coffee and cashew nut samples from Tanzania.
Developed a brand identity, including a logo and packaging design, for the cashew nut business through a competitive selection process.
Advanced the business plan by researching import/export regulations, identifying potential UK marketing strategies, and exploring sustainable packaging options.
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## **Organisational Milestones:**
Achieved registration as a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) with the Charity Commission.
Secured furnished office space in York, providing an operational base for the charity's activities.
Successfully launched the charity's official website and recruited a key volunteer with valuable accounting and cultural expertise.
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## **5. Financial Review**
## **Reserves Policy:**
The trustees are in the process of establishing a formal reserves policy. Currently, funds are being applied directly to programmatic and operational start-up costs as they arise.
## **Principal Funding Sources:**
Initial funding has been provided by donations to cover operational, travel, and project-related expenses. The primary long-term funding strategy involves generating income through the planned social enterprise (cashew nut and coffee sales).
## **Expenditure Summary:**
Major items of expenditure during the period include:
**Project Funding (UK):** £11,125 allocated to educational events and a research project.
**Project Funding (Tanzania):** £9,141 for activities related to the December 2023 fact-finding and project development mission.
**Social Enterprise Development:** £4,711 for business development, including transport of samples, logo and packaging design, trustee meetings.
## **Operational Costs:**
Office, room hire, IT costs, website: £9,552 Bank charges: £14 Car hire cost: £459
## **Remaining cash funds on 31.10.2024:** £19,376
The trustees have reviewed and approved all expenditure, ensuring it aligns with the charity's objects and Travel and Expenses Policy.
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## **6. Plans for Future Periods**
## **Education and Research:**
Continue the partnership with CORE to deliver further educational sessions and disseminate the findings of the funded research project. Explore opportunities to expand educational outreach on knee injury prevention to young athletes.
## **Tanzania Activities:**
Formalise partnership with hospital and other institutions, develop specific educational programmes, focussing on injury prevention. Progress plans to support victims of domestic violence and to support local educational activities.
## **Social Enterprise:**
Launch the cashew nut business, focusing on establishing an online sales platform (e.g., Shopify) and securing initial stock. Finalise sustainable packaging and develop a marketing strategy in partnership with a marketing expert. Continue to explore the feasibility of the coffee business and other products.
## **Fundraising and Governance:**
Develop a comprehensive fundraising strategy to diversify income streams. Continue to build the charity's volunteer base and regularly review and update governance policies.
This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on 27/08/2025.
Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees:
Dr Mathias Nagy Trustee
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info@globalconnectcharity.com www. globalconnectcharity.com
||Global Connect Charity|Global Connect Charity|Global Connect Charity|Global Connect Charity|1206062|1206062|CC16a|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||For the period from||
12/5/2023|To||10/31/2024||
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|Section A Receipts and payments||||||||
|to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations
43,502
Gift Aid
10,875
-
-
-
-
-
-
54,377
Total receipts 54,377
A3 Payments
Unrestricted
funds
Sub total(Gross income for AR)|||Restricted funds
to the nearest £
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-
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Endowment
funds||Total funds
to the nearest £
43,502
10,875
-
-
-
-
-
-
54,377
54,377
7,525
3,600
9,141
4,711
9,552
14
459
-
-
35,001
35,001
19,376
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19,376|Last year
to the nearest £|
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|Activitycost(Reseach support)|7,525||-||||-|
|Activitycost(Teachingsupport)|3,600||-||||-|
|Activitycost(Tanzaniaprojects)|9,141||-||||-|
|Activity cost (Tanza Kindness and Trustee
metings)|4,711||-||||-|
|Office, room hire, IT cost, website|9,552||-||||-|
|Bank charges|14||-||||-|
|Car hire cost|459||-||||-|
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|Sub total|35,001||-||||-|
|Total payments 35,001
Net of receipts/(payments) 19,376
A5 Transfers between funds
-
A6 Cash funds last year end
-
Cash funds this year end 19,376||||||||
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|Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period|Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period|Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period||
|---|---|---|---|
|Categories
B1 Cash funds
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|Details
Lloyds Bank Account on 31 October 2024
Signature
Dr Mathias Nagy
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|Restricted funds
to nearest £
to nearest £
19,376
-
-
-
-
-
19,376
-
OK
OK
Print Name
Dr Mathias Nagy
Unrestricted
funds|to nearest £
Endowment
funds|
||||-|
||||-|
||||-|
||||-|
||||OK|
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||||Date of
approval|
||Dr Mathias Nagy|Dr Mathias Nagy|8/22/2025|
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## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
**Section A Independent Examiner’s Report**
**Report to the trustees**
> **Report to the trustees** Global Connect Charity **On accounts for the year** Oct 31, 2024 **Charity no 1206062 ended (if any) Set out on pages**[CC16a on Page 1 ]
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Global Connect Charity for the year ended 31/10/2024.
**Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
**Independent** The charity’s gross income exceeded £25,000 and I am qualified to **examiner's statement** undertake the examination by being a qualified ACCA _._
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination of the accounts of the charity and It is hereby declared that:
- the accounting records were kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act;
- the accounts perfectly accord with the accounting records; and
- the accounts comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts i.e. CC16a annexed as page 1.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
**Signed:** Muhammad Ilyas Saeed **Date:** August 28, 2025 **Name:** Muhammad Ilyas Saeed Relevant professional qualification/body **: ACCA**
**Aug 2025**
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**Global Connect Charity**|**Page 1**
**Global Connect Charity**|**Page 1**
**Global Connect Charity**|**1206062**|**1206062**|**1206062**|**CC16a**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**For the period**
**from**|05/12/2023|**To**||31/10/2024|||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**43,502**
**10,875**
**-**
**54,377**
**NIL**
**54,377**
**7,525**
**3,600**
**9,141**
**4,711**
**9,552**
**14**
**459**
**35,001**
**NIL**
**35,001**
**19,376**
**-**
**-**
**19,376**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**43,502**
**10,875**
**-**
**54,377**
**54,377**
**7,525**
**3,600**
**9,141**
**4,711**
**9,552**
**14**
**459**
**35,001**
**35,001**
**19,376**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**|
|Donations|**43,502**||||||**-**|
|Gift Aid|**10,875**||||||**-**|
||**-**||||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_** _(Gross income for AR) _
|**54,377**||||||**-**|
|**A2 Asset and investment sales**|**NIL**|||||||
|**_Total receipts_**|**54,377**||||||**-**|
|**A3 Payments**||||||||
|Activitycost(Reseach support)|**7,525**||||||**-**|
|Activitycost(Teachingsupport)|**3,600**||||||**-**|
|Activitycost(Tanzaniaprojects)|**9,141**||||||**-**|
|Activity cost (Tanza Kindness and Trustee
metings)|**4,711**||||||**-**|
|Office,room hire,IT cost,website|**9,552**||||||**-**|
|Bank charges|**14**||||||**-**|
|Car hire cost|**459**||||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**35,001**||||||**-**|
|A4 Asset and investment|**NIL**|||||||
|**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|**35,001**|**-**|**-**||**35,001**||**-**|
||**19,376**|**-**|**-**||**19,376**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**||**-**|
||**19,376**|**-**|**-**||**19,376**||**-**|
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
27/08/2025
1
|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf
of all the trustees|
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Lloyds Bank Account on 31 October 2024
Signature
Dr Mathias Nagy|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**19,376**
**-**
**19,376**
**-**
OK
OK
Print Name
Dr Mathias Nagy|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||Date of
approval|
||Dr Mathias Nagy|Dr Mathias Nagy|22/08/2025|
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
27/08/2025
2