ke3.lh Charitable Foundation New Be innin s Charitable Foundation NCBF (A Company limited by guarantee) Trustees Annual Re ort 1st Janua 2019 _ 31st December 2019. CCNI: NIC104224 Companies House., N1632815
Registered Office- 6 Newcastle Street Kilkeel BT34 4AF Trustees: Jennifer Annett Lisa Cousins Neil Davey IChairperson} Jamie Hanna Robyn Knox Project Manager: Roger Annett Operations Manager: Adele Knox Accountant: Phelan & Prescott Chartered Accountants River House Home Avenue Newry BT34 2DL Bank: Danske Bank Greencastle Street Kilkeel BT34 4BH
Trustees Report for year ended 31, December 2019. The Trustees present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 31, December 2019. The trustees who served during the year and up to the date of this report are set out in Page 2. Governing Document Rules of the charity are contained within the Memorandum and Articles of Association of New Beginnings Charitable Foundation updated 2015. Trustees are appointed to the committee of the charity according to criteria set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association. All necessary policies and procedures are in place. Structure The Charity is managed by a fundraising committee as detailed in the Legal & Administrative section, all are suitably qualified for their role. The committee is based in Northern Ireland and meet monthly in order to make fundraising and other decisions relevant to the charity. The Project Manager, Ro8er Annett, who is based in Uganda, manages staff and deals with the day to day running of the Village. The Operations Manager, Adele Knox, is based in the UK and deals with all administrative issues in the UK and some in Uganda. Objectives and Activities New Beginnings Charitable Foundation is established to raise funds in order that the following objectives may be met. To establish a Children's Village in Kawondwe near Naka50ngola in Uganda, to provide homes for underprivileged children in first class accommodation and to provide sufficient resources for the operation and maintenance of the Village. To provide the children In the village with a first-class education, medical care, counselling and professional guidance. To maintain and run a Nursery & Primary School with a high level of teaching. To develop a farm near the village to provide food for the children's village. To provide a Christian environment for the children to grow and develop. Our desire is that each child would one day know Jesus Christ as their Saviour. To promote, protect and uphold the rights of vulnerable members of societv especially children. Achievements and Performance The Village is now firmly established and 170 homeless and underprivileged children are now housed in either excellent accommodation built to government standards or the Boarding Section at the Primary School. The Charity has provided resources, human and financial for the development and maintenance of secure housing, educational and medical facilities for the children.
Court orders for all children were renewed during the year and twelve children Ifour girls and eight boys) came to live at the Home with instrurtion from the Probation Officer. With regard to tracing relatives, nine cases were successful with fifteen remaining unsuccessful. Four children were taken to Nakasongola prison to visit their mothers who are inmates. Four children were taken for TV announcement and in one of those cases a little boy was reunited with his parents. Guidance and counselling is provided to all children and the charity works with the authorities in resettlement of children. The children are educated in New Beginnings Nursery and Primary School opened in February 2016 and results are continually showing an improvement with the school rated as the highest in the Distrlct. At school, the food was catered within the proposed budget and all children received the required diet. All scholastic materials were bought and utilised according to their specific objectives. This enabled the school activities to run smoothly during the year. The Primary School registered 32 candidates for their Primary Leaving Examination and all of them passed well and joined High School. In addition, two children sat their U.A.C.E and three sat their U.C.E. exams. Three children are on vocationèl courses and one plans to start University studying a Bachelor of Medicine in January 2021 after taking a year getting experience teaching Maths in the Primary School. Regular health checks are provided by health care professionals who are employed within the medical centre. The medical team were able to treat almost all illnesses with few cases needing to be referred for specialist treatment. One little boy is nearing the end of his treatment for cancer and is progressing well with a good report from the doctors. Since starting over 200 acres of land has been purchased, and a developing farm is in operation with further expansion each year. This will also provide practical education. The farm was able to harvest maize, cassava, sweet potato and many ve8etables which reduced on food expenses. A successful water pumping system was installed in December 2016/January 2017 which caused problems during 2019 and stopped working. It needed major maintenance work which was carried out and access to water resumed. From a spiritual perspective the children are well taught. They receive daily spiritual Christian teaching and are encouraged to attend devotions daily and church weekly. The Charity has Put in place significant and thorough management arrangements to promote, protect, uphold and enforce the rights of vulnerable member5 of the society especially children. Statement of trustees. responsibilitles Refer to the Financial Statement document for any detailing of financial review. The trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice.
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 charities financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing financial statements giving a true and fair view, the trustees are required to: select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent,. and prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and which enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charitie5 Act Nl 2008 also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The Board of Dirertors For New Beginnings Charitable Foundation
I, Neil Davey as a trustee declare I have approved the above report. Signature: Position.. Chair erson Print Name.. NEIL DAVEY Date: 06 07 2020 I, Jamie Hanna as a trustee declare I have approved the above report. Signature: Position: Vice-chair erson Print Name.. JAMIE HANNA Date= 06 07 2020 I, Jennifer Annett as a trustee declare I have approved the above report. Signature: Position- Treasurer Print Name- JENNIFER ANNETT Date.. 06 07 2020 I, Robyn Knox as a trustee declare I have approved the above report. Signature: Position: Child S onsorshi Co-ordinator Print Name: ROBYN KNOX Date: 06 07 2020 I, Lisa Cousins as a t ustee declare I have approved the above report. Signature: Position= Fundraisin Print Name: LISA COUSINS Date.. 06 07 2020