DESTA Project
(a coinpany l iinit¢d by gliarantce)
Accounts for the year ended 31 October 2024
Registration number:
N1070892
Charity reference:
XT12123

Contents
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Dircctors and advisci's
DirLcior's fLP()rt
InLuimL and F xpendilure AeLuunl
14&lani¢ sheel
N()ILS lo ihc accounts
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Directors and advisers
Directors
Andreiv Cunnin8ham (ChaiiThanl
(iai'ih GillLspie
Seeretary
Gaiih Gillcspic
Registered offjce
I C'.i)I'Lfu'Lny Iload
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Charity reference
X'l'12123
Ilankers
Tl)e C.o-()pLriitivc tlaiik p.l.¢.
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Directors, report
The directors present their report and tlie accounts for the year ended J l October 2024.
Principal activities and business review
The Coinpany is established for the relief of poverty. the advancement of education and to promole the
preservation of health in Degan. and its environs of the Cheleka Valley. Ethiopia.
The year to the end of ) l October 2024 has been one of limited activity.
Company limited by guarantee
Each director undertakes to contribute to the a55et5 of tlie coillpany, in the event of the saine bcing
wound up while he is a meinber, oi. within one year aftei, he ceases to be a meimber, tor payinenl or
dcbts and liabilities of the coinpany conti'acted before lie ceases to be a Incinber, and of the costs.
chai'gyes and expenses of windingy LIP, and foi. Ihe adj ustinent of the l'ights of tlie LoiitribLltoi's aiiioiig
Iheillselves. such ainount as Inay be reqiiired not exceeding £ 1.00.
Dividends and tj'ansfers to reserves
Thc dircctors do not recominend payment of a dividend. The surplus for ihe fiiiaiicial year will be
Iraiisferred to reserves.
Dlreetors
The dii'¢cloi's of the coinpaiiy dui'ing the year are shown on pagc 3.
Directors, responsibilities
Tlic dii'ectors are reqLiired by coimpany law to PlLpai'e accounts for each financial yeai. Ilial ve (i Ii'ue
aiid fail. vi¢w of ilie stale of affairs of tlic coiiipaiiy as at tli¢ end of the financial year and of tlie suiylus
or deficit of the coinpany for Ilidt pei'iod.
The directors confii'in that suitable accountinky policies have been used, and these have been applied
consi51enily, and r¢asonable aiid pi'udeiit j udg7eiments aiid cstiinates liav¢ been Inade iii the pi'eparatioii
of the accoLlllts tor the year ended JI Octobei. 2024. The director8 also confirm thal applicable
accolinting standards have been followed and that the accounts have been prepared on the bv()in&F conLern
basis.
The direclors are responsible for keeping proper accouiiling records, tor 5afe¥iiai'ding the a.8set8 of the
company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraiid and other
irregularities.
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Small companies, regime exemptions
The directors, report has been pi-epared in accordance with the provision5 applicable to companies
Subject to ihe small companies, regiine.
Garth Gillesple
July 202$
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Income and Expenditure Account
Notes
2024
lJ)come
Donations
Expenditure
L.XPLnscs
Exces$ of Income over expendlture
'[ aN411iun
Surplusl(deficit) for perlo
Al l ainounts above rclatc to continuing oper¢ltions of the coinpany.
The coinpany has no r¢cognised &yains and losses other tlian the surplus (deticit) above and theretore no
separate stiltcincnt of toial r¢Lo&ynib¢d gains aiid losses has been preseiiled.
I'hLfL is no di ffcrence betweeii the siirplus on ordinary activities before taxation and the siirpliis for the
ycar stated above, <ind their hislorical c051 eqii iV¢)lenls.
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Balanee sheet as at 31 October 2024
Notes
2024
Fixed ll55ets
.1 angiblL assets
Current Assets
Dcblors
C¥ish al hunk
CrLdilors: <im(iunls lulling duL iviihin i)n¥ yeai.
N¢t current assets
Total M$4e¢s less eurrenl Ilxblllties
Capital an(1 reserves
Shal'e Lapilal
Ilc%civ¢s
These accoisnls have been prepared Liiider Part 15 of th¢ Coinpanies Act 2006.
For thc year ended 31 October 2024, the comp<iny was entitled to exemption linder sectioii 480 Ot"
Ihe Coinpanies ALI 2006 1.clatii)g lo doi'inaiil coiiipai)ies.
b. The Inembers have not reqLiired the coinpany to obtiiin an aiidil in accordance with section 476 of
Ihe Coiiipaiiies Act 2006.
c. The directors acknowledg?e ihLir respniisibililie8 foi. coinplying with the requireinents of ihe Act
with I'espect to accoiintinbi records clnd thc prLpai'alinn ot- accounts.
d. Tliese accouiits l)avc bccn prcpai'ed in accordanc¢ with the provisions applicab5e to coinpanies
subject to tlie sinall coinpaiiies rcgime,
Apprnvcd by the board ol. directors al the coinpany's Aiiiiual Geiiei'al M¢¢ting oil l July 2025 aiid
sigiied on its belialt- by;
Andrew Cunningham
l July 202S
-I'hL nolcs ()n pasc 8 loi'n) Pdl'l ol-lhese accounts.
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Notes to the accounts
Princip21 aceounting policies
The accounts have been preparcd in accordance with applicable accounting standards. A Sliiiiinary of
the more iinporlani policies, which have been applied con51Stently, is set out below. The accounts have
been prepared under Pdrt 15 of'the Companies Act 2006.
Accounling convenlion
These financial stateinents have been prepared under the historical cost basis of accoui)ting in
alcoi'ddiice with applicablc accoLinting standards.
Inc(Ime
Iiiconic represents donations and income received by the company during the pcriod.
Blink Inlere.Il rL)ceiviible
Bank int¢i'¢sl is itcogiiiscd in tlie Iiicoinc and Expenditiire aeeount on a IEceipts basis.
Directors, remuneration
The directors, remuneration during the period was £nil.
I mployee information
'rhc company has no eimployees
Taxation
As a resull of the coinpany's charitable statLlS, no chargie to corporation tax arises.
Share cApitMI
ThL coinpany 15 limilL'd by a guarant¢¢ Iroin eacli Imeinber of tlie boaiKI of direclors and it does not havc
issued share capital.
Each dii'ector Lindertakes to contribLlte to Ihc assets of the coinpany, in the event of Ilie S<iin¢ b¥ing
woiind up while he is a Ineinbei., oi. witliin one year after he ceases to be a Ineinber, tor payinenl of
d¢bis aiid liabilities of ilie Lolmpaiiy conti'acted befoi'e he ceases lo be a iiicinbei., and of Ili¢ costs,
harbies and Lxpcns¢s of windii)g up, and foi. Ilie adj ustinent of the ri&rhis of Ihe colltribiitor8 dmonb
tlieiiis¢lv¢s such ainount as Inay be requircd not exceeding £ l .00.
Rosorve
2024
,,Ii J Noiyenibei. 2(123
,Siiii?lii.i' (l)LfiL'ii)./i)i'yL)ai'
A.s' ft13J OclobL'r 2024
13,552
Capital com mitments and contingent liabilities
There were no capital commitinents or contingent liabilities as at 31 October 2024
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