Trustees' Annual Report for the period
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Section A Reference and administration details
Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1206524
Diam Rek
Charity's principal address Chy Bowjy Newmill Penzance Postcode TR208XA
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any) 1 Finn Burford 2 Michael Eddy 3 Daniel J. Sutcliffe 4 Simon Centofani 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
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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) |
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| Independent Examiner | Adrian Harper | 42 Linwood Close, London, SE5 8UT |
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)
Section B Structure, governance and management
Description of the charity’s trusts
Constitution Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by trustees Trustee selection methods
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(eg. trust, association, company)
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(eg. appointed by, elected by)
Additional governance issues (Optional information)
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policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
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the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
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relationship with any related parties;
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trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them
Section C Objectives and activities
Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document
For the public benefit to relieve those in need by reason of disability living in rural areas of Casamance (The South of Senegal, West Africa) through the provision of fixed frame active wheelchairs.
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The main activities that were undertaken involved grassroots fundraising to procure funds for purchase and then delivery of 41 Wheelchairs to disabled people in Casamance, Senegal and Gambia.
Social media was also used to build awareness of the project and expand its reach.
Specific training for sharing Wheelchair Skills was undertaken and also research focusing on the area and the individuals receiving chairs.
Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)
Training in chair assembly and maintenance was provided as well as ongoing support via WhatsApp Groups aimed to create a sense of community for wheelchair users.
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit.
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)
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policy on grantmaking;
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policy programme related investment;
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contribution made by volunteers.
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Section D Achievements and performance
A small team delivered 40 Participant Life ‘Wildebeest’ chairs over Summary of the main Summer 2025. Participant Life are an American B Corp whose focus is achievements of the charity creating affordable, durable and high-quality chairs which are accessible during the year to everyone. We feel it makes complete sense for us to be working with a company with such similar goals and who has experience providing wheelchairs to low middle income countries. We used their all-terrain chair which is customisable to the user, easily maintained with popular bike and motorcycle parts and designed with use outdoors in mind - a perfect fit for our mission in Senegal. Although the Monsoon Season did complicate things slightly we didn’t let it stop us – we organised six days across Senegal and Gambia where we gathered together our recipients from each area. We tailored the wheelchairs to their specific needs and measurements, ate together and discussed the future direction of ‘Diam Rek’. For our recipients who weren’t able to make it we delivered their wheelchair to them at home instead. One of our biggest goals this year was establishing a network of trusted individuals who were interested in taking a leading role in the charity and this has been one of the greatest successes of the project so far. We currently have responsible team members in each area we are operating, several of who are members of the local disability community. This means that research and selection of recipients in the future will be far more practical and can be organised remotely. In addition to this having a member of the local community organising the selection very much aligns with our ethos of ‘Diam Rek’ being led by the individuals it serves. Although we worked in partnership with local Disability Organisations (particularly in regards to our distribution days which were ran from various ‘Centre de Handicapes’) it is our belief that the most pragmatic and objective selection process takes place on an individual basis. In order to achieve an unbiased selection of those most in need we visited each of our potential recipients at their home and performed an assessment. This was preferable to delivering the chairs directly to a Disability Association or leaving the selection in their hands; which can often lead to wheelchairs not being distributed fairly, internal strife within the Association and sometimes even chairs being sold instead of donated.
Due to the many shipping and logistics delays we experienced we have been forced to postpone our Surf Camp until after this year’s Monsoon Season. We have a three day camp planned in Cap Skirring, Casamance for some of our recipients and members of the local disability community. The main focus is providing a platform for workshops ran by members of the Diam Rek team and the local community in which skills are shared (we are looking forward to partnering with the Wave Project Bristol for some of these activities). Some of these will include physical activities (such as surfing and yoga), wheelchair skills, wheelchair maintenance and mindfulness. The idea behind this is to promote the opportunity for growth and resilience and to develop personal goals by working outside of individuals comfort zones.
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Section E Financial review
The charity did not have a policy on reserves during this period, but is Brief statement of the developing one for the current year. charity’s policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in deficit
N/a
Further financial review details (Optional information)
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the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
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investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.
Section F Other optional information
Section G Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s)
Full name(s) Finn Burford Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Trustee ]
Date 30/01/2026
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Diam Rek 1206524 Receipts and payments accounts For the period To from 12/02/2024 31/03/2025
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| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 24,629 8,862 40 - - - - - 33,531 - - - 33,531 462 205 1,091 13 1,780 429 - - - 3,980 10,550 - 10,550 14,530 19,001 - - 19,001 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 24,629 8,862 40 - - - - - 33,531 - - - 33,531 462 205 1,091 13 1,780 429 - - - 3,980 10,550 - 10,550 14,530 19,001 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations & Legacies | 24,629 | - | ||||
| FundraisingActivities | 8,862 | - | ||||
| Merchandise Sales | 40 | - | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
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| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| **Sub total ** | - | - | ||||
| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| Wheelchair Programme Costs | 462 | - | ||||
| Programme Support Costs | 205 | - | ||||
| Volunteer and Staff DeliveryCosts | 1,091 | - | ||||
| Impact ReportingCosts | 13 | - | ||||
| Costs of RaisingFunds | 1,780 | - | ||||
| Bank charges | 429 | - | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 3,980 | - | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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| Stock - to be donated to beneficaries | 10,550 | |||||
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| **Sub total ** | 10,550 | - | ||||
| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 19,001 | - | - | 19,001 | - | ||
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| 19,001 | - | - | 19,001 | - |
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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 | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B1 Cash funds |
Stock - to be donated to beneficaries Cash at bank Other Total cash funds |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 18,982 19 - 19,001 Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Unrestricted Fund to which liability relates |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) 10,550 - - - - - - - - Amount due (optional) - - - - - |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
| Signature | Print Name Finn Burford |
Date of approval |
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| Finn Burford | 30/01/2026 | |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
| Report to the trustees/ members of On accounts for the year ended Set out on pages |
Diam Rek | Diam Rek | Diam Rek |
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| 31 March 2025 | Charity no (if any) |
1206524 | |
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I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/03/2025.
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basis of report of the 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 the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
30/01/2026 | |
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| Adrian Harper | ||
| Affiliate Member, Association of Charity Independent Examiners | ||
| 42 Linwood Close | ||
| London SE5 8UT | ||
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