## **Twende Pamoja SCIO**
**Report & Financial Statements**
**For the year ended 28 February 2025**
**Scottish Charity No: SC 036780**
## **Twende Pamoja SCIO**
## **Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 28 February 2025**
|**_Contents_**|**_Pages_**|
|---|---|
|Reference & Administrative information|2|
|Report of the Trustees|3|
|Report of the Independent Examiner|5|
|Statement of Receipts & Payments|6|
|Statement of Balances|7|
|Notes to the Accounts|8|
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## **Twende Pamoja SCIO**
**Report and Financial Statements For the year ended 28 February 2025**
## **Reference & Administrative Information**
## **Scottish Charity No: SC 036780**
## _**Address:**_
White Cottage Old Howford Innerleithen Peeblesshire EH44 6PS
## _**Trustees:**_
_The following were Trustees on the date of approval of the Trustees’ Annual Report:_
## _**Independent examiner:**_
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## **Twende Pamoja SCIO**
## **Report of the Trustees**
The Trustees are pleased to present their report and the financial statements for the year ended 28 February 2025.
## _**Structure, Governance and Management**_
Twende Pamoja is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation (SCIO) governed by a constitution. It became a SCIO on 20 October 2015, having previously been established as a Trust, registered as a charity since 30 August 2005. The affairs of Twende Pamoja are conducted by the trustees of the charity. New Trustees may be appointed by resolution of the Trustees, recorded in the minutes and signed by the new Trustees and such records shall be conclusive evidence of the appointment. Other reference and administrative information, including the names of the trustees, is shown on page 2.
## _**Objectives, Activities & Achievements**_
The charity’s purpose is to promote the sharing of life, culture and global peace through the fostering of ongoing relationships between communities in Scotland and Tanzania.
Twende Pamoja Trust continues to strengthen its mission of fostering equality in education, digital inclusion, and global citizenship in Tanzania across schools and community groups in Kilimanjaro, Singida, and Dodoma regions. The focus remains on empowering learners, teachers, and youth through ICT training, environmental education, global citizenship development, English proficiency improvement, and entrepreneurship skills for a better future.
- 41 schools were visited and supported with ICT skills across Kilimanjaro and Singida regions.
- 39 teachers received intermediate ICT training and support to integrate digital tools into teaching and learning.
- 704 secondary school students (Form I and III) were trained in digital literacy and computer applications mostly (Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Ms Access.
- 3812 primary pupils (Standard IV, V, and VI) in Kilimanjaro Region and 931 pupils in five schools in Singida Region benefited from basic ICT lessons.
We have continued to provide Workshops and school campaigns raising awareness of tree planting, waste management, and environmental conservation. 3,590 pupils have been trained in this area of work.
English Improvement Classes targeted Standard IV and Standard VII pupils to prepare for national examinations. The initiative has led to measurable improvements in comprehension and exam readiness among pupils.
- 17 nuns in Dodoma Region received training in ICT and global citizenship to enhance their community service capacity.
- 65 children from vulnerable backgrounds, including orphans in Dodoma, benefited from educational and social support programmes.
- 300 young adults in Singida Region were trained in global vision, entrepreneurship, and environment awareness.
All programmes have been implemented with strong cooperation from education officers at ward, district, and regional levels.
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## **Twende Pamoja SCIO**
## **Report of the Trustees**
## _**Financial Review**_
Total income for the year amounted to £10,407. Expenditure totalled £13,198 of which £13,100 was paid to projects in Tanzania. Total funds of £1,992 are carried forward – £100 in restricted funds and £1,892 in the unrestricted general fund representing the free reserves of the charity.
## _Reserves Policy_
Funds on hand at the year-end will be distributed as and when required.
## **Signed on behalf of the Trustees:**
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Roport of the Indop8ndent Examlner
to th8 Trustees
of Twende Pamoja SCIO
I report on the accounts of Twende Pamoia SCIO (the charity) for the year ended 28 February 2025,
which are set out on pages 6 10 8.
Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner
The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the aeeounts in aecordance with the temis of the
Charities and Trustee Investment (Scolland) Aet 2005 and the Charities Aecounts {Scolland}
Regulations 2006. The charity trustees eonsider that the audit requirement of Regulation 1011 Ildl of
the Aceounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the aceounls as required
under section 4411 I Icl of the Acl and to state whether partiujlar matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's statement
My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charthes A¢Unts (Scotlandl
Regulations 2006. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and
a comparison of the accounts presented wth those records. It a150 includes consideration of any
unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks explanations from the trustees conceming any
such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an
audi( and cOnsequenY I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.
Independent examinevs statement
In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention
1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material re¥)ect the requirements..
to keep accounting records n accordance with Section 44111 la) of the 2005 Ad and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
to prepare aeeounts whieh aceord with the accounting reeords and comply wtth Regulation g
of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not ten met. or
to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of
the accounts to be reached.
Date: 25 November 2025
## **Twende Pamoja SCIO**
## **Statement of Receipts and Payments For the Year Ended 28 February 2025**
|**Statement of Receipts and Payments**
**For the Year Ended 28 February 2025**|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|**Note**
**Receipts:**
Donations
Fundraising - Pamoja Fashion sales
Bank interest received
**Total receipts**
**Payments:**
Project work in Tanzania
Web costs
Office supplies
Bank charges
**Total payments**
**Net (Payments) in year**|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
6,021
4,104
282
10,407
13,100
60
-
38
13,198
(2,791)|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
**6,021**
**4,104**
**282**
**10,407**
**13,100**
**60**
**-**
**38**
**13,198**
**(2,791)**|**Total**
**Funds**
**2024**
**£**
5,237
4,447
821|
|||||10,505|
|||||92,127
60
60
115|
|||||92,362|
|||||(81,857)|
The notes on page 8 form part of these accounts.
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## **Twende Pamoja SCIO**
## **Statement of Balances at 28 February 2025**
|**Funds Reconciliation:**
Balance at 1 March 2024
Net (Payments) in year
**Balance at 28 February 2025**
**Bank**
Current Account|**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**£**
4,683
(2,791)
1,892
1,892|**Restricted**
**Funds**
**£**
100
-
100
100|**Total**
**Funds**
**2025**
**£**
**4,783**
**(2,791)**
**1,992**
**1,992**|**Total**
**Funds**
**2024**
**£**
86,640
(81,857)|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||4,783|
|||||4,783|
## **Other assets:**
None
## **Liabilities:**
None
## **Approved by the Trustees on 25 November 2025 and signed on their behalf by:**
The notes on page 8 form part of these accounts.
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## **Twende Pamoja SCIO**
## **Notes to the Accounts For the Year Ended 28 February 2025**
## **1. Basis of accounting**
The accounts have been prepared on a receipts and payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended).
## **2. Nature and purpose of funds**
_Unrestricted funds_ can be used in furtherance of any of the charitable objects at the discretion of the trustees.
_Restricted funds_ can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted
r
## **3. Trustees' remuneration and expenses**
No remuneration was paid to Trustees during the year, nor in the previous year.
No expenses were paid to the Trustees during either year.
## **4.**
|**Movement on Funds**
**_Restricted funds:_**
St John's Parish
**_Total restricted_**
**_Unrestricted funds:_**
General fund
**_Total unrestricted_**
**Total Funds**|**At**
**1/3/24**
**£**
100
100
4,683
4,683
4,783|**Receipts**
**£**
-
-
10,407
10,407
10,407|**Payments**
**£**
-
-
(13,198)
(13,198)
(13,198)|**At**
**28/2/25**
**£**
**100**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||||**100**|
|||||**1,892**|
|||||**1,892**|
|||||**1,992**|
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