Enter SC No. below **SC039770** Enter charity name below **AfrAsia-link/Global Support Link** **----- Start of picture text -----**
||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |AfrAsia-link/Global Support Link|SC039770| |seutnasean|QOCN| |Receipts and payments accounts| |Period start date|Period end date| |For the period|Day|Month|Year|to|Day|Month|Year| |from| |1|April|2024|31|March|2025| |=|——| |Section A Statement of receipts and payments| |Expendable|Permanent| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Total funds|Total funds last| |endowment|endowment| |funds|funds|current period|period| |funds|funds| |to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |A1 Receipts| |Donations|17,317|4,185|21,502|4,185| |Legacies|-| |Grants|10,801|10,801|10,930| |Receipts from fundraising activities|-| |Gross trading receipts|-| |Income from investments other than| |land and buildings|-|-| |Rents from land & buildings|-| |Gross receipts from other charitable| |activities|3|3|6| |-| |A1 Sub total|28,118|4,188|-|-|32,306|29,877| |A2 Receipts from asset &| |investment sales| |Proceeds from sale of fixed assets|-| |Proceeds from sale of investments|-| |A2 Sub total|-|-|-|-|-|-| |Total receipts|28,118|4,188|-|-|32,306|29,877| |——_———-—| |A3 Payments| |Expenses for fundraising activities|2,741|2,741|3,797| |Gross trading payments|-| |Investment management costs|-| |Payments relating directly to charitable| |activities|29,267|29,267|21,191| |Grants and donations|-| |Governance costs:|-| |Audit / independent examination|-| |Preparation of annual accounts|-| |Legal costs|-| |Other|-| |-| |A3 Sub total|32,008|-|-|-|32,008|24,988| |A4 Payments relating to asset and| |investment movements| |Purchases of fixed assets|-|-| |Purchase of investments|-| |A4 Sub total|-|-|-|-|-|-| |Total payments|32,008|-|-|-|32,008|24,988| |Net receipts / (payments)|(3,890)|4,188|-|-|298|4,889| |A5 Transfers to / (from) funds|3,754|(3,754)|-| |Surplus / (deficit) for year| |SS|( 136)|434|-|-|298|4,889| |=|SS|—| **----- End of picture text -----**
APPENDIX 2 **AfrAsia-link/Global Support Link** **SC039770** |**Section B Statement of balances**|**Section B Statement of balances**||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Categories**
**Signed by one or two trustees**
**on behalf of all the trustees**
**B3 Other assets**
**B5 Contingent liabilities**
**B4 Liabilities**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Investments**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**4,967**
**136)**
**(**|**Restricted funds**
**to nearest £**|**Expendable**
**endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Permanent**
**endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Total current**
**period**
**to nearest £**|**Total last period**
**to nearest £**| ||Cash and bank balances at start of year||**220**|||**5,187**|**298**| ||Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and
payments account||**434**|||**298**|**4,889**| |||||||**-**|| |||||||**-**|| ||**Cash and bank balances at end of year**
(Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**4,831**|**654**|**-**|**-**|**5,485**|**5,187**| ||||||||| |||||**Fund to which**|**asset belongs**|**Market valuation**
**to nearest £**|**Last year**
**to nearest £**| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**|**asset belongs**|**Total**
**Cost (if available)**
**to nearest £**|**-**|
**-**| |||||||**Current value (if**
**available)**
**to nearest £**|**Last year**
**to nearest £**| ||||||||| ||LoantoNARUDA||Restr|icted|**10,000**|**2,400**|**3,800**| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||**Details**|||**Total**
**Fund to which l**|**10,000**|**2,400**|**3,800**| ||||||**iability relates**|**Amount due**
**to nearest £**|**Last year**
**to nearest £**| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||**Details**|||**Fund to which l**|**Total**
**iability relates**|**-**|**-**| |||||||**Amount due**
**(estimate)**
**to nearest £**|**Last year**
**to nearest £**| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||||||||| ||**Signature**|||**Print Name**|**Total**|**-**|
**-**| ||||||||**Date of**
**approval**| ||||||||9th June 2025| ||||||||| / Statement of balances 2 December 2007 APPENDIX 2 **AfrAsia-link/Global Support Link** **SC039770** ## **Section C Notes to the Accounts** **C1 Nature and purpose of funds** _(may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)_ All restricted funds are sponsorship or project support fund (PSF) sponsorship/donations for the BERUDA Support a Child Project in Cameroon. All Non restricted funds are for the the use of AfrAsia-link/GSL for furthering its aims as seen fit by the board of trustees. This can cover operational costs or can be donated to partner organisations in Africa and elsewhere as small grants. ## **C2 Grants** |**Type of activity or project supported**|**Individual /**
**institution**|**Number of grants**
**made**
**£**|**Number of grants**
**made**
**£**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |||**Total**|| ## **C3a Trustee remuneration** If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b) **x £ Authority under which paid C3b Trustee remuneration - details** ## **C4a Trustee expenses** If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box (otherwise complete section 4b) **x** |**C4b Trustee expenses -**
**details**
**C5 Transactions with trustees**
**and connected persons**||**Nature of transaction**|**Number of**
**trustees**
**£**|**Number of**
**trustees**
**£**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||**Nature of relationship**
||**Transaction**
**amount (£)**
**Balance**
**outstanding at**
**period end (£)**|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **C6 Other information** / Notes 3 December 2007 APPENDIX 3 OSCR SL[*￿ (hty I&RulatiY Independent examiner's report on the accounts ReP(￿t to the Cl• n trustethmkn of Afr￿li￿￿GIfth1 Supp(Yt Li Registered charity SC039rn) nurnbor On the accounts of the Ghartty for tho ￿rIod Peri(Kl start date Period 8nd date Month Yw 31 arth 2025 Set out on pages Rospectlve The ch2ntys trustees are responsibkg for prep8rab.on of ihe acC4￿nts in aothan r•sponslbl*los of with the t8mis of the Chariti8s and Trustee Investment (So)Uand) 2005 Act and th8 tru*teo• and examlnor Charilies Ac(x)unts {scola￿l) RegulatM)ns 2(X)6 (as amendeAI). Th8 tharity tnJst88S cx)nsid8r that Ihe a￿lt r&Juirement of RegulatKM 10(1) (d) of the Accounts R8gulatK)ns does not apply. It is my responsi￿.1￿ to examine tl* aojwnts as requir￿1 under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and lo stste whether particular matters have ujme to my attentK)n. Baskn of Indap•ndant My 8xaryNnatwM is ￿rrIed tn ac(x)fdanca vthh Regulation 11 of 2CK)6 kcounts •xamlnar's 8tai•mont R8gulatw)ns. An examination includes a revrew of the acL¥)unts'ng reco￿15 kept by the tharty arKI a ¢J)mpah'son of the accounts t*asent￿l wrth ttrM)$6 ro(xx¢6.11 alpo indudas (x)nsid8ration of any unusual itènLS or disdosur85 i n lh8 ac(x)unts and s88ks explanations frDrn Ihe trust88S (x)ncemirvJ any such matters. Th8 procedur8s und8rtak8n do nol pro￿08 all th6 8vidw￿0 ihat would b6 requi￿1 in an a￿lit and, I￿Sequent[y. I do t express an a￿lIt opinion (x) lh8 viw ￿V￿ by tho ac(y￿nts. Ind•p•ndont •xamlner'8 In lh8 course of my examination, no matter has c¥Jffte to my attention 8tatomont &ives me reasonabl& cause IA) believe Ihat in any rna￿181 r8sFeCt r￿uIrements.. to keep accounting records in aCrnrdan￿ S￿lI0n 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Acl and Regulat'on 4 of the 2(X)6 ACc￿nts Regulalions. and to prepare aco)unts whith aco)rd with the acLX)unts'ng records and CO[￿lY with Re￿jIatIOn 9 of the 2CM)6 AcLx)unts RegJlati)ns have rKA been me( or to in my opinion. attenlion slK)uld be drawn in onler to enable a woper react￿￿. s￿nad. j 9th June 2025 Relevant prol8SSM)r￿l qualificati?￿8) or body Irf any): APPENDIX 1 oscr Period start date Month Year 2024 Period end date Month Year 03 2025 From 01 To 31 Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity's principal address AfrAsia- Link- Global Support Link SC 039770 Postcode PH2 Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual Report Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year {or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any) Chair 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period) Name Dates acted if not for vthole year Structure, governance and management Type of governing document The Trust was set up by the trustees and was recognised as a Scottish charity with effect from 4th August 2008. The Trust is administered in accordance wtth the terms of the Trust Deed. Trustee recruitment and appointment Appointment and removal are in accordance with the Trust Deed, which requires that appointment is approved by unanimous agreement of the existing trustees and removal of any trustee by the unanimous agreement of the others. Objectives and activities Charitable purposes 1. To act as a link organisation, which offers help and support to Global South grassroots NGOS with a focus on BERUDA of Cameroon, REAL and GSYC of Nepal, BUVAD of Uganda and NARUDA of Nagaland. India. 2. Recruit volunteers for partner NGOS. 3. Raise awareness of issues facing BERUDA, REAL. BUVAD, GSYC. NARUDA and other NGOS and the work being conducted by GSL and affiliated organisations. 4. Send GSL representatives to assist with projects on the ground and liaise wtth local NGOS and partners. 5. Develop and build relationships with new NGOS in the Global South ## **Summary of the main activities in relation to these objectives** ## **Receiving and administrating sponsorship and donations for the BERUDA Support a Child Project (SACP), BERUDA, Nepalese NGOs and NARUDA** ***** We have increased our income to over £30,000 including over £10,000 in grants * In the period, we received sponsorship from 16 people for the Support a Child Project. - 7 people provided funds to support NARUDA’s Agun Ki Project – supporting abandoned children. - We started a Bakery Project in Nagaland to generate funds for the Agun Ki - We received a two year commitment to continue a health education program in Nagaland- which has helped at least 2,000 people now. * We received a grant from Rotary to undertake a Bee-Keeping Project in Nepal ## **Volunteer Recruitment** * Due to civil unrest in Cameroon, we have not sent any volunteers. We expect to send volunteers again soon. We are building our volunteer offering to cover other opportunities. * We have taken on a volunteer to assist in raising awareness of the charity. ## **Raising Awareness** - We have kept our website up to date - We have continued our Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook pages and make posts most months. ## **Sending Volunteers Overseas** - As noted above we have not sent volunteers overseas. ## **Building a Relationship with NARUDA** - We are assisting NARUDA with the set-up of its processes and procedures. - We have received funds for a health education program in Nagaland - We are supporting nine children in Agun Ki, NARUDA’s House of Hope * We have financed a Bakery in Nagaland ## **Building a Relationship with Nepalese NGOs** - We have carried out several sustainable projects with REAL and another NGO in Nepal APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period As mentioned in the previous section: Continuing the SACP works and we now have several children at university and in vocational training We started a Bakery in Nagaland We have built a good working relationship with REAL and another NGO in Nepal Supporting NARUDA, BUVAD and BERUDA with capacty building grant applications We have started a Health Education Project in Nagaland. Now helped over 2,000 people We have supported blind children and ladies in Nepal Financial review Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves The charity has 2 accounts wth the Royal Bank of Scotland. The first account is a restricted account, which receives sponsorship and donations specifically for the BERUDA Support a Child Project. This money is collected and held. and a lump sum transferred over to the Union Bank of Cameroon - BERUDA Support a Child Project account on a regular basis (to save on bank charges and administration). The second RBS account is the 'Main' AfrAsia-linklGSL account. which receives all unrestricted funds donated to AfrAsia-linklGSL. This money is then used for AfrAsia-linklGSL administration and grants or donations to BERUDA or other NGOS as they apply or need arises. All spending is approved by the board prior to funds being released. As we are a small charity with few overheads, we keep few funds in our Unrestricted account Details of any deficit We operated overall with a surplus during the year and a heallhy balance in our bank at the end of the year. Donated facilities and services (if any) APPENDIX 1 Other optional information Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (e.g. Chair) Chair of Trustees Trustee Date 9th June 2025 9th June 2025