|**Trust**|**ees' Annual Report**|**ees' Annual Report**|**ees' Annual Report**|**ees' Annual Report**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**|**for theperiod**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**From**|Period start date|||**To**|Period end date||| ||01|05|2024||30|04|2025| ## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** **From To** ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Actions For Children’s Trust **Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any)** 1206746 **Charity's principal address** 42 Leycroft Drive **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1206746 **Postcode** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||John Buckley|Chair||| ||Peter Mockford|||| ||Edwin Hughes|||| ||Ruth Preater-Gillard|Treasurer||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||**Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)**|||| ||**Name**||**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |||||| |||||| March **2012** **TAR** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted - (eg. trust deed, constitution) Constitution Trust - (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods Elected by trustees - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - 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** Actions for children’s trust exist to relieve the needs of children living with a disabilities in Uganda, and support their parents, for the public benefit. The charity fulfils this purpose through the provision of grants, practical support, and advocacy, ensuring that children with disabilities and their families can access improved well-being opportunities and essential resources . March **2012** **TAR** 2 - During the year, the trustees carried out a range of activities designed to further the charity objects and deliver meaningful public benefit to children with disabilities in Uganda and their families. These activities included:  providing financial grants to support essential needs such as medical care, mobility aid, therapy, education, and accessible equipment. - Offering practical support through local partners, enabling families to access services, navigate challenges, and receive direct assistance tailored to their circumstances. **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)** - Advocacy work, raising awareness of disability related needs, promoting inclusion, and in supporting families to have a strong voice within their communities. - Strengthening relationships with local organisations to ensure that support is culturally appropriate, sustainable, and reaches those most in need. - Fundraising and awareness raising activities in the UK to secure resources and engage supporters in the charity mission. - Throughout the year, the trustees have had due regard to the charity commissions guidance on public benefit, ensuring that all decisions, activities and use of funds were directed towards delivering clear, identifiable benefit to children with disabilities and their families in Uganda, with Alleviate Child Initiative (ACI) being a partner organisation in Uganda. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** We note the contribution of volunteers: acknowledging the many people who help us with fundraising. Ceilidh included help by volunteers beyond our usual group of helpers (eg caterers giving their free time, dancers, musicians, callers and church venue for free). You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. March **2012** **TAR** 3 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** During the year, **Action for Children’s Trust** made significant progress in advancing its charitable purpose of supporting children living with disabilities in Uganda and their families. The trustees focused on three key priorities: raising awareness, strengthening engagement in the UK, and providing meaningful financial support to our partners overseas. ## **Key Achievements** ## **• Raising Awareness in the UK** We delivered regular talks, presentations, and engaged in conversations with interest groups, churches, community organisations, and supporters. These sessions deepened understanding of the challenges faced by children with disabilities in Uganda and highlighted the impact of the charity’s work. ## **• Sharing Impact and Updates** We provided direct feedback and progress reports from Alleviate Uganda, enabling supporters to see how their contributions were transforming lives. Updates included developments in therapy provision, family support, community outreach, and the expansion of centre services. The venture building itself, is developing with rain storage tank, additional rooms, provision of nursing services and extended Medical Camp. ## **• Successful Fundraising Activities** A range of initiatives helped generate essential funds and strengthen community engagement, including: - Alternative gift Christmas cards, allowing - individuals to sponsor specific needs at the centre - A well-supported ceilidh and coffee mornings that - brought communities together - Sponsored activities undertaken by supporters - One-off gifts and an increase in regular givers - We also maximised the benefit of Gift Aid this year. ## **Collective Impact** These achievements have strengthened the charity’s ability to deliver public benefit by increasing March **2012** **TAR** 4 Section D Achievements and performance resources, expanding awareness, and ensuring that children with disabilities in Uganda receive the practical support, advocacy, and opportunities they need |**Section E Financial review**|**Section E Financial review**| |---|---| |**Brief statement of the**
**charity’s policy on reserves**
**Details of any funds materially**
**in deficit**
**Further financial review details**
You**may choose**to include
additional information, where
relevant about:

the charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising);

how expenditure has
supported the key objectives
of the charity;

investment policy and
objectives including any
ethical investment policy
adopted.|| ||**Reserves Policy**
At the time of writing, the trustees aim to hold
reserves sufcient to cover the next quarter’s grant
payment and the excess of our public liability
insurance . We do not anticipate maintaining reserves
beyond approximately £3,000. Currently, our reserves
are minimal and only just at a sustainable level.| ||None| ||**(Optional information)**| ||| ## **Section F Other optional information** March **2012** **TAR** 5 ## **Section G Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** Ruth Preater- Gillard ( electronic) **Full name(s)** RUTH PREATER-GILLARD **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** TREASURER **etc) Date** 22.01.26 March **2012** **TAR** 6 **Charity Name Action for Children's Trust** **No (if any)** ## **Recei ts and a ments accounts p p y** **CC16a** **For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 5/1/2024 4/30/2025 ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**to the nearest £**
**A1 Receipts**
Donations,legacies &grants
**12,744**
Fundraisingevents,
**4,775**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,519**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 17,519**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**|**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**12,744**
**4,775**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,519**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**17,519**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||| |||||| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||| ||**-**|**-**|**17,519**|**-**| |**A3 Payments**
Cost of fundraisingevents
**230**
Bank Charges
**90**
Freight
**1,172**
Grants
**14,200**
Publicity/Website/ Printing
**115**|**A3 Payments**
Cost of fundraisingevents
**230**
Bank Charges
**90**
Freight
**1,172**
Grants
**14,200**
Publicity/Website/ Printing
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**-**
**-**
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Cost of fundraisingevents|**230**|**-**|**-**|**230**|**-**| |Bank Charges|**90**|**-**|**-**|**90**|**-**| |Freight|**1,172**|**-**|**-**|**1,172**|**-**| |Grants|**14,200**|**-**|**-**|**14,200**|**-**| |Publicity/Website/ Printing|**115**|**-**|**-**|**115**|**-**| 01/22/2026 1 |Pettycash||**38**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**38**||||**-**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**-**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**-**||||**-**||| |||**-**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**-**||||**-**||| |||**-**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**-**||||**-**||| |**_Sub total_ **||**15,845**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**15,845**||||**-**||| |||||||||||||||||||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**||||||||||||||||||||||| |**purchases, (see table)**||||||||||||||||||||||| |||**-**|||||**-**|||||**-**||||**-**||||||| |||**-**|||||**-**|||||**-**||||**-**||||||| |**_Sub total_ **||**-**|||||**-**|||||**-**||||**-**|||||**-**|| |||||||||||||||||||||||| |**_Total payments_ **||**15,845**|||||**-**|||||**-**||||**15,845**|||||**-**|| |||||||||||||||||||||||| |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **||**1,674**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**1,674**||||**-**||| |**A5 Transfers between funds**||**-**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**-**||||**-**||| |**A6 Cash funds last year end**||**-**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**-**||||**-**||| |**_Cash funds this year end_ **||**1,674**||||**-**|||||**-**|||||**1,674**||||**-**||| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**
Current Acount Balance
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**1,674**
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**1,674**
OK
**to nearest £**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
OK
**to nearest £**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| 01/22/2026 2 |**B2 Other monetary assets**|NONE|||**-**||**-**||**-**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**||**-**| |||||**-**||**-**||**-**| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B3 Investment assets**|NONE|||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|||**Cost (optional)**||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |**B4 Assets retained for the**|NONE|||||**-**||**-**| |**charity’s own use**||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| |||||||**-**||**-**| ||||**Fund to which**|||**Amount due**||**When due**| ||**Details**||**liability relates**|||**(optional)**||**(optional)**| 01/22/2026 3 ## **B5 Liabilities** Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees ||NONE|||||**-**||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| |||||||**-**||| ||Signature||Print|Name||||Date of
approval| ||Ruthpreater-Gillard||Ruth Preater-Gillard|||||| |||||||||| 01/22/2026 4