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2023-05-31-annual-report

fispa ' )4ryv.vi.spq-kenyi.org FRIENDS OF VISPA Trustee's Annual Report Registered Charity Name: Registered Charity Number: NIC 102928 Charity Address: 71 Parkfield Road Friends of VisPa Aho8hill Ballymena BT42 ILY

The flnancial year the report relates to A summary description of the purposes of the tharity 2023 Friends of VlsPa was created to assist in fundraising efforts to provide finanaal support to VisPa Emmanuel Centres in ￿sUM￿. Kenrd. WisPa provides education support and shelter for highly vulnerable children. Child Sponsorship is a key fundraising activity to provide finanaal support for the education and deve￿ment of school chlldren at ￿Spa. The name of the person. or body of persons, pemiitted by the trusts of the charity to appoint one ¢x more new charity trustees and a description of the method used to make suth appointments. The trustses of Friends of WisPa may appoint new trustees. Trustees are appointed to meet the skllls, knowledge and experien￿ needed for the effective administration of the charfty. l+lew trustees may be appointed by resolutlon of the trustees passed at a speclal meding. A summary of the charitls: Maln activlties to fvrther Its purposes for the public benefft. Main achievements in the year. The charlty has continued to ralse funds from the publlc In the fomi of child sponsorshlp and also throu8h other fund-raising projects to fund capital projects such as new school buildings. Donors are usually allocated a specific Kenyan child whom they support on an ongoing basls In order to provide the necessary funding for the Kenyan thildren's education. A review of the Charitrfs financial position at the end of the year The UK charity can only donate the funds it raises to Kenya In temis of child Sponsorship and building Pfojeds. Funds are generally remitted to Kenya monthly. The charfty endeavours to attract new donors on an annual basls, and those donors tend to be acqualntances of some of the Indivlduals who vlslt the work of VlsPa each year in Kenya. Detalls of any fund held by the charlty that wa5 materialty in deficil at the end of the year and steps taken by the chaiity tru<(ees to eliminate the deficit. The names of: JI tharitytrustees on the date the report was approved and All Individuals who served as charfty trustees during the year. None to d*e. Colln Hayburn Emma McAlllster (resl8ned 21-08-2023) Kenneth Md)owell A statement that trustees have had regard to the commissions Public benefft requirement statutory guidance. The trustees consider that the activities of the charity achleve the chariWs obiedive to support the vulnerable and particularty disadvantaged in Kenya.

Dedardtlon The tru¥(ees declare that they have approved the Trustees, Report. *ned on behalf of the (harity tru5tee& Signature: Full Name: Colin Haybum Position: Trustee Date: Oy0312024 Signature: 7y.g.4é Full Name: Kenneth McDowell Posltlon: Trustee Date: