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Chair's Report, AGM 28.11.2024 by ZOOM
An Overview
Welcome lo our 2024 AGM.11 has been a I(￿h year l￿dd¥￿Ie. and Mwhere MO￿ so than in Zambia. where a s
leol
emergerKy was called tecause ol the sevets drought pn￿ rc¢keled. eleCtr￿ty supplies became errat￿, and in
tober. &
November there has been no pow￿1 lor several days at a lime, people Unab￿ to access water from electri
nvèn
deep-bore wells. In Scotyand. hydro p0￿r Is Ihe b￿Ssing receive tecause of our rainy climale. In Zambia, il ha¥ proved lo
be a major problem as the climate emergency biles ever deeFer. Si Columba's, ho*tver, has continued lo grow a
lo offer the
UN su51ainabÈ goal ol quality educatson that ZamScoEd aims to supp)rt. akng geThJer equality and povety
lirninalion.
The progre55 of St Columba's Community Secondary Sthool
l again vi511ed Sl Columba's In June of th￿ year. l ortt mre stayed in the convent- a ha￿n of hospitality lyxled
veroni￿ Nyoni (head teacher ext￿rdIna1re, fund rdtsef, COntr￿lOr arbj rn￿h morel.
ysr
We had again pa￿ lor schwl lees, UnrfOm￿. reams of paper ￿ sclKd St￿ for the chiklren cared for by the Mt
Chiklren's Centre in January. al the stsrt ol tIE zaMb￿n year. This ena￿ed 47 thild￿n lo receive stton
eduealion. They were either resident al the Mihunzi Child￿n.5 Prr4ramm&, member5 of Mthunzi's homè-b85ed ca
prograrnme. or from the Loniedzani prcgramme for gits in the community. Sr VeronJrA also idenb'fied 5 children in
support. We We￿ also asked again by the Mihunzi management lo pro¥￿e ￿h￿)I shces. This total￿ E10,955 lor
an enom)ous diffe￿nCe from last yeals bill 01 £18.650. ￿lleCtIng nol only lewer children being supported Ilhis ob
flucluales yèar on yearl bul the rale of exchange. ThLs is very lawjurable to us bul u￿￿aleS the penlous KonomK
Zarnbia 15 currenliy lacing.
nzi
ary
ol
7 children
iously
lualK•n
We continued lo suppjrt a sludenl, v￿et Ba￿ta, ¥tho d¥J *ell al Sl Columba's and is now studying al the Univers
We feel that this is an encourajemenl lo other pupils al thè sclKd, aNJ especially lo those like VK)lel who come Iro
hallenged families. We continue lo have spon50Tr for other grJJuales ol schcol. This may rKsl always te possi
finanoal crisis in the UK affects us 41. bul the generosity ol d￿r5 ￿nI￿￿e$ to amaze us, and ￿ can't thank
ol Zambia.
as the
ugh.
A5 you know, ZamScolEd aims lo meet the UN Suslainable C*vebFrfnenl Goals 2, 4 and 5, which are lo pove
Èelieve Ihal an educated child is a chikl who can lift herthimsem oul ol p)vetyl, qltality ed￿tiOn ISI Columba's is n
centre lor the national Gr&Je 9 and Gr&le 12 exams), and gender equality. The gender balance al the school remai
faVOurab￿ lo girfs, bul as repyted last year, perK#J poverty Ys a mapr probsem that keeps girfs at honp, missing vita
We were abk lo make prov￿￿)n loi perK¥J F¥)verty thts year aThJ wll ca)waKJn for fuThJs 4ain amuThJ Chnslmas,
an exam
lessons.
We w￿re able lo equip the home economtt departrwl. last year. Sr Veronica and l *enl shopping
advise anyone lookirrfJ for the best deal lo sPrt)p with W.
d l *()uld
The climate crisis will contsnue lo affed Ihe proVL8￿n of water to the schoc4, and are trying lo find hjnding for this
serious issue The lengthy cuts mean no water and Fossit4e schtsjl ch)sures. VI)￿ &h￿Vable ￿11 t* provisio
lo equip the %ience labs. We have £5LXJ already nng lenc*d a￿j ￿ anotr*i £2IXi lo take the scierKes away Ifom
and lum the labs into active experimental ￿aMir¥j sp￿.
Ongoing responsibilities
We are commrtted lo paying ts scP¥x•l fees. as *ll as unthms, p￿r, textt((ths, exam arNJ gr•JuatK)n fees ol the
vulnerable in the area. PeTr￿ wverty means there are stsll girts who miss schcd and are disadvantaged,. lexlbtsjks
exFensive and essential," sports equipment is al￿dy3 necessary,. equipment and twks for the library are always on o
list.. provision ol clean water and to1￿1$ a￿ a human rKJhl. We have &Jreed lo finance 16 girfs Irdnsfemng into the gi
January. Wh￿￿￿11 be 8dvanla3eous in m￿Y ways I￿ walks lo scw. prOV￿10n of rrtals, ￿sS lo luitionl
ol funds
k lead
r wish
hostel in

Our on-goin
Our treasure.
Ill give a pnjper breakdown. but donatKffjs are amazirKJty in a reasonabl
despite our own economr cnsis - thanks lo the hugety genefOU5 SUPFQrt ol our community he￿ In Argyll and d
can't help bul hope that the exchange rate contsnues ￿ [a￿ur us. de$￿ts what ts n*ans for Zambia..
finances
stale
Mapr lunders a￿ ever more di%riminatory in Iheirdonatws, so ￿ mLfjl be fvgal. l am SU￿ our partners, the Te
&51ers, understand that.
The future
We are committed10 5UPP)rt tre most vutr￿abte children in the ne￿3h￿O￿rfIwj ol St Columba's. community s
Sc￿1 with le￿hiryJ bkxk in 2016. The prr)Jfess- thanks lo ihe amazing effo
has teen nothing SW ol ama2ing wrt1￿1 Ihe ￿1P ol our gener￿S donors, ho**ver, we
noihing. As always. we acknowledge your SUPFX)rt the tottom ol ￿Jr IEarts.
ndary
uld do

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ZamScotEd SCIO (SC038694)
R•¢•5pts and Payments A¢count for th• year •ndod 30 Jun• 2024
Unrn*trict•d
Funds
2024
Unrnstrlct•d
Funds
2023
R••trlct•d Fund•
2024
Tot*1
2024
R•strl¢t•d Fund•
2023
Tot•1
2023
R•c•ipts
Donations Received
Grants
Receipt$ from fundrnising acliwlies
Bank Interest
Gift Aid
Tot•1 R•c•lpts
16,338.42
16,338.42
16,089.77
10,089.77
5,345.63
21.684.05
5.345 63
21.684.05
16,089.77
16,089.77
P#ym•nts
Text BsJok¥
Boarding School F•88 and Eyinses
Further Eduealion
Sl Columba's Fees and Expenses
Si Columba'5 Furniture and Fittings
Local Authonty Planning Fees
Solar Pump and Sanilalion
Sl Columba's Period Povety
Total payments for ¢Manlable activities
Payments for Governance costs
Total Paym•nts
3,322.00
10,993.$0
3.322.00
10.993.50
1,232.00
18.688 SO
590.50
1.232.00
18,688 50
590.50
588.50
588.50
1.987 00
16.891.00
000
16,891.00
1.987 00
16,891.00
738 50
21.249.50
5000
738 50
21,249.50
5000
Surplu$llDeficitl for Ye*r
£4,793.05
£0.00 £4,793.05 1£5.209.731
to.00 1£5,209.731

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ststement of Balances a8 at 30 June 2024
ZamScotEd SCIO (SC038694)
Unrestricted
Funds
23124
Unrestricted Re8tri¢ted
Funds
Funds
22123
22123
Restricted Funds
23124
Total
23124
Total
22123
Bank and cash in hand
Opening balance al 1 July 2023
SurplusllDeficill for year
Closing balance
6,033.69
4.793 05
10,826.74
6,033.69
4.793.05
10,826.74
11,243.42
15.209.731
6,033.69
11,243.42
15.209. 731
6,033.69
Nole8
Trustee of ZamScotEd
Date

ZamScotEd SCIO (SC038694)
Bank Account for year to 30 June. 2024
Bank Account
Op•nlng B•lanc•
Total Exp•ndlturn to Dats
Total Incomo to Date Clo•lTrg Bal•nc•
6,033.69
16,891,00
21,684.05
10,826.74
Totsl
6.033.69 £
16,891.00 £
21.664.05 £
10.826.74

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ZamScotEd SCIO (SC038694
Ind•p•nd•nt Ex•mlnerf• Roport
I have examined the financial ￿rdS and acounts of ZamScotEd lor the financial year ending 30 J
2023. This examination has been carried out under Section 4411 IQ ol the Charities and Trustee Inve
{Scolland} Act 2005 las wr the Charities Accounts Iscollandl Regulations 2006}
Imenl
To the be81 of my ￿nC￿ledge and beliel, Iho Sialemenl of Balance8 an Receipts and Paymen18 Acco
I the Treasurw and are in ￿Teement ther
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