Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From 1/1/25 Period start date To 31/12/25 Period end date Charity name: The Barber Charitable Trust Charity registraton number: 269544 Objectves and Actvites |Objectves and Actvites||| |---|---|---| ||SORP
reference|| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|
Makes Grants To Organisatons

Other Charitable Actvites| |Summary of the main
actvites in relaton to those
purposes for the public
beneft, in partcular, the
actvites, projects or services
identfed in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|
General Charitable Purposes

Educaton/training

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of
Lives

Disability

The Preventon Or Relief Of Poverty

Overseas Aid/Famine Relief

Accommodaton/housing

Religious Actvites

Economic/community
Development/Employment

Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:

Children/Young People

Elderly/Old People

People With Disabilites

People Of A Partcular Ethnic Or Racial
Origin

Other Charites Or Voluntary Bodies

Other Defned Groups
Where the charity operates:

Throughout England

Madagascar| |Statement confrming
whether the trustees have
had regard to theguidance|Para 1.18|The Trustees have read and are guided by the
Charity Commission informaton.| issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit ## Additonal informaton (optonal) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP
reference|| |---|---|---| |Contributon made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Trustees make regular visits to the projects
in Madagascar several tmes a year including
monitoring the use of funds. No expenses are
taken.
Other Volunteers have made visits to
Madagascar too, and helped with selling craf
products.| |Other||| ## Achievements and Performance ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identfying the
diference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any
wider benefts to
society as a whole.|Para 1.20|Funds sent to Associaton BOO Madagascar (charity
registered in Madagascar), and Lake Mantasoa
School, have enabled the school to grow and
develop. In 2024 a new Library was built and
equipped. A new Science block was built in 2025 and
also more stafaccommodaton.
A proporton of donatons help towards teachers’
salaries as well as materials for classes.
350 pupils receive a hot meal each day - the funds
help buy foods and give employment to parents who
cook the meals.
Providing exercise books for all, means that many
who weren’t able to go to school, are now able.
The medical work is supported by BCT in the form of
salaries for the School Nurses/Midwives, and
medicines for children and staf.
The efects reach out to all the wider families of
pupils, and the work has made a centre for the
communites around.| ## Objectves and actvites for the public beneft The objects of the Trust are to make grants to appropriate institutions and individuals. The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the year. ## The Trust carries out these objects by: Funding projects in rural Madagascar including Community Development work with Association BOO Madagascar, a charity registered in Madagascar, with Lake Mantasoa School. Madagascar is a country in crisis. After decades of economic disarray, its income, healthcare and education levels are among the lowest in the world: 79.7 per cent of Malagasy people live on less than £1.73 per day – the global poverty baseline. ## Giving policy The beneficiaries of our giving programme are ultimately the rural population of Madagascar, mostly living below the poverty level of £1.75 a day. The school has grown and had great success at getting children into education and staying there, with very good public exam results. The school families are cared for medically too. Many locals, and members of the school families are employed in different aspects of the work, helping counter rural unemployment. 2025 saw the building and opening of the School Science Lab, funded by BCT. 350 children have received clothes, educational materials, meals and medicines. The Vocational Training has been expanded with all secondary students learning skills in, amongst other things, woodwork, agriculture, cooking, and sewing. The medical work has seen the birth of dozens of babies, with training in “The First 1000 days of live” and “Helping Babies breathe”. Our Midwifery work is on hold for the moment as registration documents need to be updated. We have a new school Nurse. Older folk meet for meals and fellowship several times a year. Youth who have gone on to Lycée level education have been cared for, helped with fees and equipment, and allowed to use the school resources of computers and library. The Guest Houses on-site help towards the sustainability of the projects as well as creating work opportunities. Local road maintenance projects provide employment for many locals and improve community and visitor access. ## Financial Review |Review of the charity’s
fnancial positon at the end
of theperiod|Para 1.21|£7352 in Co-Op Bank
£1535 cash (for carrying to next trip to
Madagascar)| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statngwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|Reserves ready to send /carry in early 2026
to complete building of Science Block and
paysalaries and foodprogramme| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£8887| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|0| |Details of fund materially in
defcit|Para 1.24|0| |Explanaton of any
uncertaintes about the
charitycontnuingas agoing|Para 1.23|N/a| concern ## Additonal informaton (optonal) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Donatons from churches, individuals,
Trusts, legacies, from work done, from sales
of goods made by team in Madagascar.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectves including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|Amount kept in higher rate savings account
with 35 day interest| |A descripton of the principal
risks facingthe charity|Para 1.46|Changing exchange rates and bank charges
when sending money abroad.| |Other||| Structure, Governance and Management |Descripton of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed,royal charter)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed| |How is the charity
consttuted?
(e.g unincorporated
associaton,CIO)|Para 1.25|Trust Deed
Charitable Trust| |Trustee selecton methods
including details of any
consttutonal provisions e.g.
electon to post or name of
any person or body enttled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|Family members| ## Additonal informaton (optonal) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Relatonship with any related
partes|Para 1.51|Partnership with Associaton BOO
Madagascar and Lake Mantasoa School.
Equip Madagascar and Mobile Health
Madagascar also partner with the work.| |---|---|---| |Other||| Reference and Administratve details |Charityname|The Barber Charitable Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|| |Registered charitynumber|269544| |Charity’s principal address|Bethany, 1 Sefon Place Cotages,
Warningcamp, Arundel
BN18 9QY| ||| ## Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity |1
2|Trustee name|Ofce (if any)|Dates acted if not for
whole year|Name of person (or body)
enttled to appoint trustee (if
any)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Martn Barber|Trustee. Chair||| ||Mary Barber|Trustee. Book-
keeper||| |||||| ## Declaratons The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Book-keeper, Trustee Chair, Trustee Date 10/3/26