Registered with the Charty Commission Nl
Charity registration numbér. NIC101864
Food for Thought Africa
Annual Trustees Report and Financial Statements
Year Ended 5 April 2024

Food for Thought Africa
Contents
Page(s)
Trustees and their advisors
Annual trustees report
Statement of truste88' responsibilities
Independent examinerfs report
Statement of financial activities
Balance sheet
Notes to the accounts
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Food for Thought Africa
Trustees and their advisors
Trustaes
Maeve Marno11
Denise Kennedy
Eamonn Marnell
Bankers
Ulster Bank
Bekfast City Offi
Doneg811 Square East
Belfast
Ind8pend8nt examinar
Andrew Mccracken
9 Kilbourne Park
Bangor
BT19 1ES

Food for Thought Africa
Annual trustees, report
For the year ended 5 Apn'l 2024
Objectives and Activitles
Food For Thought Africa ('FFTA') w8S 8Stablished for the relief of poverty, the advancement of
education and to promote the benefit of people who are in need as a result of povety and lack of
resources (the beneficiaries) n Africa (the area of benefrt) wrthout distinction of ag8, gender, disabihty,
sexual orientation, nationality, ethni¢ id8ntity, political or raligious opinion and in partI￿lar to:
Provide or assist others in providing food and developing food programm8s for the benefici8ri8S
in the aréa of benefft.
b)
Establish, maintain and manage or C￿oPerate with any local authority in the mainfenance of
schools or centres for adult leaming.
Advance tha education of the beneficiaries by providing or assisting in the provision of
educational facilities and resources in eduCat￿n81 astablishmants in the area of benefit.
d)
Relieve sickness and distress among people in the area of benefit by any means.
Relieve poverty and hunger in the area of benefit by any charitable means and in particular the
provision of grants, loans and training to enable poor people to establish and maintain projectg
which will enable them to relieve their own poverty.
f)
R81ieve unemployment and provide or assist in the provision of housing for those who are in
condition8 of need In the area of benefit,
Thi3 year the main activitie8 undertaken In relatlon to these purposes war8:
Provision of feeding programmes to Kasarini Primary School and Thindigua Primary School, Nairobi,
Kenya- purpose a and d.
In 88tting our ObJ￿tIv•S and planning our aGtiviliea Ivr Itie year the trusiees nave given careful
consideration to th8 Charty Commission for Northern Ire1￿K1,$ guthnc8 on public banofQ to onsuro
that the activities have helped to achieve th8 charity's purposes and provide a benefit to the
benef￿lar￿3.

Food for Thought Africa
Annual trustees, report (continued)
For the year ended 5 Apn"12024
Achlevements and Porforniance
This year we were absolutely delighted to get our feeding programme up and running In Thindigua
Primary School n Kmmbu County in the outskrts of Natrobt.
The feeding programme provides a cooked lunch to 663 children from the surrounding slum areas
évery day By providing lunch in school w8 encourag8 m8 children to o)me to school and get an
education which gives them the opportunrty to get themselves out of poverty for good.
We know from our experience of running feeding programmes in Africa for 17 years that our feeding
prografflffl88 esu88 8e8d8miC rasult8 to improv8 dramatically which has a po8ltive impact on th8 child,
their family and the whole community,
The project is managed by our fomier scholarship student Adan Noor who himself benefitted from the
foeding programme at Cheleta Primary School and brings the total number of children we are feeding
every day to 1123.
The trustees continue to seek new projects and are working with Adan to identrfy new programmes to
8UPPOrt.
Financial R•vi•w
The tot81 income for tho yoar w88 £5,988 rai￿ through voluntary donations with £626 raisod through
grft relief. This represents a decrease of 11 % on last year. Donations to Africa were £13,228 with
exp8n8es of £896 giving a deflcrt Of £8,147.
The assets and habilities are set out in the balanc8 sheet with net eurr8nt as$8t$ of £80,280.

Food for Thought Africa
Annual trustees, report (continued)
For the year ended 5 Apn'l 2024
Reservo5 Pollcy
It Is the Board's policy to reserve sufficient funds to ensure the ongoing operations of FFTA for6 months.
At tho yoar ond ￿ roswos wwo abovo tho Minim￿ polw18vo1 ￿ th￿ is b@ry rov1w￿ by th•
trustees, as they C￿tInUe to identfy new programmes, as detailed above.
Structure, Governance and Management
The charity is a trust and gov8med by a trust deed dated 4th May 2007.
The trust is managed by a board of truste88 which shall not be less than 3. A new trustee may be
apported by re￿Ut￿ of a meeting of all trugt808 pa99ed by a majofrty of th0￿ prewrt. Meetirus
of the trustees are held on a regular basis and at least twice in every year. At these meetings accounts
aré réviewed against budgets and f(yecast$. Existing projects are disaiS8ed artd funding for potential
projects discussed and authorised.
Reference and Administratlve Detsils
Charlty Name
Food For Thought Africa
Registration number
NIC 101864
Prlncfrpal Addms
7 The c￿rtYard
Old Wndfflill Road
Crawfordstxjm
BT191XJ
Tru4toM In thé rOpO￿ng porfod
Maeve Marnell
Oenlse Kennedy
Eamonn Mamell

Food for Thought Africa
Statement of trustees, responsibilities
The tru6t885 are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Law applicable to charities in Northern Ireland requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for
each financial year which give a true and fair view of the charity's financial activities during the year and
of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are
requir￿ to:
l•ct suitablo accountsng policies and then apply them consistently.
make Judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
prepare the financial statements on the going corTC8m basis untess it is inapproFxiate to
presume that the charity will continue in operation.
The trustees are responsible for k88ping 8ccxxJnting record8 that disclose with reasonable accuracy tha
financial posrtion of the charity at the end of the year. They are also responsible for safeguarding the
8ssets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud
and other irregulariti88.
Approved by the directors on 15th January 2025 and signed on their behaff by
Maova Marnett
DeTTtSo KfflTfTody

Independent examlnerfs report to tho charfty trustees of Food for Thought Africa for the year
oftdéd 6 Aprfl 2024
I r8PCKt on the accounts of the Trust the year endod 5 April 2024, which are set out on pag8s 7 to
12.
Respective responsibilitie8 of charity trustees and examiner
As the charity's trustees you are responsible for th8 preparation of the accounts in accordance With the
Charities Act (Northem Iretaid) 2008.
ft rn my responsthlty to:
examine tho accounts under sectK)n 65 of the charit￿ Act
follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Commission under
section 65(9)(b) of th8 Charities Ad
8tate whether particular matters have come to my attention
Ba818 of Independent examinerfs report
I have examined your charity accounts as required under section 65 of the Charities Act and my
éxarrfiflariofl was carrfiéd Out in aecordancé wfft me géflerai Directions giv8n by the Charity Commission
for Northem Ireland under 8ection 65(9)(b) of tha Charities Act.
My examination included a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of
thé aeLourtt8 Pfé8éntéd with thosè reeords. n also included consideration of any unusual itéms or
disdosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as charity trustees conceming any such
matters.
My roi8 is 10 Stat8 whether any material matterg havé COftIé fo ffly afférfiofl ¢vi'fla nfé causé to bétlévé:
1. That accounting re￿dS were not kept in acc(Ydance with section 63 of the Charities Ad
2. That the accounts do r￿t accord with those accounting records
3. Th8t thè accounts do not cornpty with the accounting r8quirenYents of thé Ch8ritl85 Act
4. That there is further infomiation needed for a proper understanding of the accounts to be
reached,
Indépendént éxamlnérfg 8ta.tement
I have completed my 8xamInat￿ and hav8 no concerns in rospocl of the matters (1) to (4> listed above
and, in connection wrth following the Directions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, I have
found no matters mat requffe drawing to your 8tt8rrtion.
Andrew Mccracken ACIS
Independent examiner
9 Kilboume Park
Bangor
BT19 1ES
14 January 2025

Food for Thought Africa
Statsment of financial activities
For the year ended 5 Apn'l 2024
2024
2024
2024
2023
funds
fund3
fundo
fund•
Not•
Incomlng rnsourcos
Donations
Gift Aid r8lief
5.362
626
5A62
626
5,992
712
Total incoming resourcos
5988
Resources expended
African donations
Printing, stationery and design
Bank and visa fees
Website domain
(13,228)
(86)
(810)
(13,228)
(86)
(810)
(3,067)
(38)
(210)
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Total rn8ource8 expondod
14 135
14 135
3326
Not Incomlngl(outgolng)
resources
(8,147)
(8,147)
3,378
Reconclllatlon of fund•
Funds brought forward
Net incomingl(OLrtgoing)
resources
88,407
(8,147)
88,407
(8,147)
8S,029
3,378
80 260
88 407
The Statamant of financial adivitla8 includes all gains and108388 in the year.
All of the atx>ve amounts relate to continuing activities.

Food for Thought Africa
Balance sheet
As at 5 Apn'l 2024
2024
2023
Note(s)
Flxed assets
Tangible assets
Current assets
Oebtors
Bank and cash
626
79 672
80 298
712
87 695
88 407
Current Ilabllltles
Creditors
38
38
Net current assets
8026
88 407
Unrestricted funds
Restricted funds
80.260
88,407
Total fun(ts
80,260
88,407
Th8 not8s on paga g to 12 form psrt of thes8 financial stat8ments.
Approved by fhe trugt888 on f Sth January 202S and signod on th8ir b8haff by:
Maeve Mamell
Denlse K•nn•dy

Food for Thought Africa
Notes to the financial statements
For the year ended 5 Apnl 2024
Accountlng pollclos
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in
accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by
Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard
applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) issued in October 2019 and the Financial
Reporting Standard applicable in the United ￿ngdorn and Republic of Ireland (FRS102), the
Charities Act (Northem Ireland) arKI the Charrtles (Accounts and Reports) Regulat￿nS
(Northem Ireland) 2015.
Fund accountlng
Unrestricted funds ar8 available for u88 at th8 dlscretlon of th8 tnJst888 in furtheranco of thé
general objectives of the charity.
Restricted fLnds are subjected to restriction8 on their expenditure imposed by the donor.
Incomlng rnsources
AH income 18 recogniged onc* the charity has entitlement to the income, it 19 prob8ble that the
incom8 will be rec8iv8d and the amount of Income r8c8ivabl8 can be measured r8liably.
R••ourco• •xpond•d
Expenditure ￿ reCogn￿d as soon as thare is a lagal or constructive obligation committing the
charity to that expenditure, it is probable that settlement will b8 requir￿1 and the amount of the
obligation can be measured reliably.
Tanglble flxed assets
Tangible fixed assets are being written off over their anticipated useful lives on the following
bases:
Framing equipment
Debtorn
25 % straight lino
Short tenn debtors are measured at transaction price, le88 any impaimient.
Credltor•
Creditors are recognised initially at fair value and subsequently measured at amortised cost
tho effeclfrvo inter68t fftothod.

Food for Thought Africa
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 5 Apn'l 2024
Tanglble flxed as60ts
Frnmlng
equlpment
Total
Cost
At 6 Aoril 2023
4,163
4,163
At 6 Aprfl 2024
4.163
4,163
Doproclatlon
At 6 April 2023
4,163
4,163
At 6 Aprfl 2024
4,163
4,163
Net book value
At 5 Aprll 2024
At S Aprll 2023
Débtofé
2024
2023
Grft ald repaym8nt
626
712
626
712
Cre(fiforn
2024
2023
knounts owed to related parties
38
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Food for Thought Africa
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 5 Apn"12024
5. Resources expended on charftable activltle8
By cost nature
2024
Costs
dlrectly
allocated to
activities
2024
Support
costs
allocated
fo
activities
2024
Total
rnsources
expended
2023
Total
resource8
expended
Donations to Africa
13,228
13,228
3,(A7
Total
13 228
13,22&
By fund
2024
Unrestrlcted
funds
2024
Restrlcted
funds
2024
Total
fund8
2023
Total
fuiids
Donations to Africa
13 228
13 228
Total
13,228
13,228
3,(￿7
6. Analysls of net assets between funds
2024
Unr•8trlctod
funds
2024
Restrlcted
funds
2024
Total
funds
2023
Total
funds
Tangible assets
D8btor8
Bank and cash
Creditors
826
79,672
38
626
79,672
38
712
87,695
rotal
80 260
80 260
88 407
7. Movement In funds
At 6 Aprft
2023
Incomfng
resource8
Outgoing
rnsourco•
Transfer8
b•tw••n
fund8
At 8 Aprff
2024
UfirnsMct￿ fufidg
General funds
Restrtcted funch
Restrict6d funds
88,407
6,988
114,135)
80,260
88,407
¢14,136
80,260
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Food for Thought Africa
Notes to the financial statements (continued)
For the year ended 5 Apn'l 2024
8. Related party transactlons
At the year end the trustees were owed £38 (2023. Nil) for expenses incurred on behalf of the Trust.
There wer8 no other related party transactions during the year and no Trustee recAived any
remuneration.
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