Registered charity 295800 One World Group Oxted Founded 1983 Geoffrey Sanderson-Chairman Sapperton Bluehouse Lane Limpsfield, Surrey. ## **Annual report for year ending 31 August 2024** The One World Group Oxted is a registered charity 295800 administered by a committee of trustees comprising: Chair Geoffrey Sanderson Vice Chair Valerie Adamson Hon Treasurer Anna Burrage Hon Secretary Helen Adams Membership Sec. Averin Cox Other trustees for the year were: Paul Belok, Barbara Buxton, Rosemary Dalziel, John Leslie, Shaun Mundy, Stuart Paterson, David Wickham. ## **Objectives** The objective of the charity is to raise funds to finance projects in developing countries for the relief of poverty by giving people the means to help themselves and their communities. Schools, clinics, orphanages and farms as well as water projects are the main targets of our funding. Members of the charity are informed regularly about the progress of the funded projects and the newsletters aim to raise awareness of the problems of poverty faced in the developing world. We always seek personal contacts for projects and the documented proposals and we always obtains feedback and evidence of correct fund transfers and project completion. We are not affiliated to any religious or political groups. ## **Membership** As at the end of August 2024 we had 356 members who pay an annual subscription. Our annual subscriptions income was £1755 which covered our administrative costs. ## **Receipts** Total receipts through donations, fund raising events and gift aid amounted to **£41,874** . Of this our fund raising events listed below raised £27,827 similar to the previous year (£27430). Personal donations totalled £6,302 and HMRC gift aid refunding amounted to £3,739 which along with subscriptions and some smaller donations totalled £14,047. The Silent auction was attended by 100 people and raised £6,817. The Open Gardens event raised £7,796 and the Christmas appeal raised £10,900 which was used to build eight boreholes for water in SW Tanzania. A bingo evening raised £934. A tombola at a local village fayre raised £1072 and a street collection raised £332. ## **Projects** We donated **£65,198** to nineteen projects in 12 countries, a record sum for a year and 85% of that went to projects in Africa. Notable projects included eight water boreholes in Tanzania, for both schools and villages. A toilet block for a school in Kenya, school furniture for a school in Ghana, a health training programme in Uganda, forty bunk beds for a school dormitory in Uganda, a metal working workshop in a school in Malawi and furniture for a school in Bangladesh and finally bunk beds and mattresses for an orphanage in Jaipur, India. The details including financial reporting are included in our bi-annual newsletters and also in our AGM . ## **Finance** Total receipts for the year were **£41,874** and total payments were **£66,954** . The deficit was £25080, but there was an opening bank balance of £41,435, so we ended the year with a closing bank balance of **£16,355** . For and on behalf of the Committee of Trustees, One World Group Oxted . ## **Geoffrey Sanderson-Chairman** 11 December 2024 PAYMENTS 2023-2024 2022123 Administration: Public Liability Insurance Admin Expenses Banking Expenses Web sile costs Total costs 172 161 845 1C64 216 196 523 201 1756 1622 Projects in the Developing World: Action Through Enterprise.N8mdom Inclusion Cenlre, Ghana, desks elc Africa Adventures,Foundalion, Mercy School, Kenya, block of 8 toilets Africa Community Connect.Uganda,funding for education & vacinalion against Hep81ili All Ears Intenational,Phnom Penh, Cambodia, oloondoscope and music therapy Bambisanani,ThembimfundoSpecial School, Eshowe,Kwazulu-Nalal sports equipment Care Across Communities,Premnagar tea garden primary school Bangladesh, deskslbenches Evergreen Africa ,Easlern Uganda, 2 menstrual health programs Faith & H8allh Promotion. Zimbabwe, borehole and solar panel Fiona's Eye Fund. Thailand. volk lens, medical instruments Sl Jude Foundation, Heri Special School for disabled children,SW Tanzania, repairs lo school Kidzcare, Kyela School Tanzania, borehole Makomborero, Zimbabwee.20 beds & malresses for a boarding house for students Mission Afric2,Joanna Memorial School,Nakeseke.Uganda, water lank,solar panel Rafiki Thabo,Uganda, Rwesasi secondary school, 40 bunk beds Sl Albert's Mission Hospital, Zimbabwee mulliparamelr monitor & water distiller Starfish Malawi, Ngolowindo Primary School,metalwork equipment Taabar Sociely.Jaipur,India.Basera Open Shelter Home 20 mattresses & bedding Tanzania Development Trust, Christmas Appeal, 8 boreholes in Kigoma WalerHarvest. Kiwagi School, S.E Uganda, water lank Total Pro ecls in the Develo ifl Worfd 2053 3450 3630 1298 1870 3375 2416 4100 910 2650 3800 3705 4280 2551 3000 4100 12000 3166 65198 32C62 TOTAL PAYMENTS 66954 33684 Net defi¢iVrecelpts for the year Opening Bank Balance at 1.9.23 Closing Bank Balance at 31.8.24 25080 39847 41435 1588 16355 41435 GEOFFREY SANDERSON, CHAIRMAN ANNA BURRAGE,TREASURER IAN HAMILTON,INDEPENDENT EXAMINER ONE WORLD GROUP- OXTED RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT For the year ending 31st August 2024 RECEIPTS 2023-2024 2022-2023 Sundry Subscriptions Donations Tins for small change Legacies Churches Together United Reformed Church Refund from HMRC Donations in lieu of Christmas Presents Interest Traidcraft Xmas Cards Total Sundry Receipts 1755 6302 362 1920 7861 335 31972 500 1250 3739 35 3883 35 47 20 28 46101 30 10 14047 Fund Raising Christmas Appeal Hurst Green Fair BingolQuiz Open Gardens Silent Auction Sire81 Collections Total Fund Raising Receipts 10876 1072 934 7796 6817 332 27827 11495 830 451 7231 6431 992 27430 TOTAL RECEIPTS 41874 73531 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustses On accounts for the year ended 3//8 Charlty no (If any 29aYoo Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity I'the Trust'} for the year ended As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for th& preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of thè Charities Act 2011 I'the Act"). I report in respect of my exarnination of the Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination, I have followed all thè applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5)Ibl of the Act. Responslbilltles and basls of report Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examinalion. I confinri that no mat8rial matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination 4￿0￿.) which gives me ¢ause to believe that in, any matenal respect.. the accounting re￿rdS were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act.. or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records., or the accounts did not Comply with the applicable requirements concerning the fom and content of accounts set oul in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulalions 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a 'true and fair, view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I have no concems and have Come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in the brackets rf they do not apply. Date: Slgned: IV. Z•+ Name: Rel?vant professional quallfication{s} or body IER Oct 2018 {If anyl: Address.. rt8 *LG- Section B Disclosure Only complete if the examiner needs to highlighl material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any Items that the exarniner wishes to disclose. IER Oct 2018