2024-03-31-accounts

Association of Serving the Humanity International

(ASHI) - SCO41523

Annual Report

including

Reference Information

Membership of Board of Trustees Report from Chairman & Treasurer

Statement on Reserves

Independent Examiner's Report

Accounts

2021-24

Reference Information

Name Association of Serving the Humanity International - usually abbreviated to ASHI Internet www.ashi.org.uk (currently out of use) Contact Address c/o 1 Royal Terrace Linlithgow (use email if possible) EH49 6HQ Contact email (for Treasurer): Bankers Royal Bank of Scotland Falkirk Newmarket Street Branch 2 Newmarket Centre Falkirk. FK1 1JX Independent Examiner Treasurer Constitution Copies are available, on request, from the Treasurer.

Membership of Executive Board

Members of the Board [of Trustees] have been elected as follows, having most recently been elected in 2019 at the last annual general meeting. The report which follows comments on this, since normally Board members retire annually, although are eligible for re-election.

Association of Serving the Humanity International (ASHI) - SCO41523

Report for 2021-24 from the Chairman and the Treasurer

2021-23

For the two years 2021-23 ASHI remained in the mires of covid, mainly because many of the Board members were particularly occupied elsewhere. There was no action, and no change to the finances of ASHI. There being no motion or pressure to the contrary, it was assumed that the then-existing trustees continued in office.

2023-24

During the subsequent year, the trustees started to be able to recall their responsibility for new action, which has resulted in the identification of potential new members for the Board, people who it is expected will be formally standing for office at a coming General Meeting. It seemed wise first to have a clear restatement of ASHI's position and finances through an AGM, so that any newcomers had a clean, and clear, slate from which to work.

This potential resurgence also generated a small trickle of personal donations, which is an encouraging sign.

Nonetheless, it is worth restating what has appeared in previous annual reports, that ASHI will need to expand its asset base if it is to accomplish the tasks which have been identified, not least specific further water work in the north of Uganda.

Policy on Reserves

It remains the policy not to build up reserves as such, although given the long tem responsibility of ASHI to support development in its charitable objectives of prevention or relief of poverty, the advancement of education, the advancement of health and the saving of lives - which is normally achieved through the development of fresh water wells, presently in Northern Uganda - some small reserves are required commensurate with allowing ASHI to continue to undertake its responsibilities.

Such reserves as are required will normally be held either as cash or in the form of short term investments, although occasionally longer term investments may become appropriate.

Association ofserving Ihe Humanity International (ASHI) - SC041523 Independent Examiner's Reportfor 2021-24 Responsibilities of the Bo&rd [of Trusteesl and Examiner The meinbers of tlie BoaTd are Tesponsible for the PTeparalioll of the accoullts in accordance with the Charities & Trnstee Illvesttnent (Scotlalld) Act 2005 and the Clwities Accounts (Scotland) Regldations 2006 alld 2010. The trnstees consider that ibe audit requii'ement of Re8ulation 10(I}(d) of tbe Accounts Re￿￿atIOnS does not apply alld have accordiiigly asked Jne as ijidependent exanllner to widertake tbe responsibility of examining the accOl￿t8 as required under Section 44(1)(c) of the Act and stating wbether particith llTrtters bave cO￿e to ￿Y allelltion. Basis of My Statement as Independent Examiner My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation I l of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. Thus my exall)illation bas illeluded a review of the accounting i'ecords kepi by Engineerillg Scotland Id a coinparisoii between theni ￿]d the accowits presaited. it also iiicliided consideratioll of ally unusual itents or disclos￿.e8 in the accol￿tS and seeking explanalioll from the trustees concerning those lllatters. The procedures ulldertaken do llot provide all the evidellce that would be reqiill.ed an aiidit, and conseqiiently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accoullts. Independent Exgminer's Statement In the course of my exa￿]natiOn, no ￿￿tter Iw come to my attention which gives me ieasonable caitse to believe that ￿ aThy ]nateiial iespecl the Ieqiure￿eThts o to keep aceoilnting Tecoi'ds in accordance with Section 44(1)(a) of the 2005 Acl and Regulatioll 4 of the 2006 Regidaiions, and o to Prepare accounts which accoTd witli the accoulltlll8 iecoTds and coinply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Regulations have not been lllel, or to which, lli Jny Op￿10￿, attention should be drawn so that a PTopeT understanding of the accounts can be reached.

Association of Serving the Humanity International (ASHI) - SCO41523

Receipts & Payments Accounts

1 April 2021 - 31 March 2024

		Unrestricted	Restricted	Total	Comparable Total
					for 2020-2021
		£	£	£	£
	Note
Receipts
Grants		- -	- -	- -	- -
Donations		96	- -	96	170
Fundraising	(1)	- -	- -	- -	- -
Other Income		- -	- -	- -	- -
Total Receipts		96	- -	96	170
Payments
Operational Costs		- -	- -	- -	- -
Rent		- -	- -	- -	- -
Fundraising Expenses		- -	- -	- -	- -
Administration	(2)	- -	- -	- -	170
Other Expenditure	(3)	- -	- -	- -	- -
Total Payments		- -	- -	- -	170
Surplus / (Deficit)
for year		96	- -	96	- -

Signed on behalf of the Board

Association of Serving the Humanity International (ASHI) - SCO41523

Statement of Balances as at 31 March 2024

		31March 2024	31March 2024		31 March 2021
	Unrestricted		Restricted	Total	Comparable Totals
		£	£	£	£
	Note
Bank & Cash in Hand
Opening Balances		3 065	30	3 095	2 663
Surplus / (deficit) for year		96	- -	96	432
Closing Balances		3 161	30	3 191	3 095
Other Assets
Office Equipment	(4)	- -	- -	- -	- -
Closing Balances		- -	- -	- -	- -
Liabilities
None		- -	- -	- -	- -
Total Net Assets		3 161	30	3 191	3 095

Signed on behalf of the Board

Association of Serving the Humanity International (ASHI) - SCO41523

Notes to the Accounts

1. The figures for fundraising (2020-21) include monies raised through collecting tins distributed to local shops and hostelries.

2.	Administrative costs comprised	Website Maintenance & Registration	£ 120
	(2020-21)	Membership of SIDA	50
		Printing & Preparation of Materials	- -
		Total	£ 170

And for the period under report, none (the SIDA membership fee was waived till May 2024).

1. Remuneration & Expenses for Trustees - for the avoidance of doubt, during the years under report no charity trustee (or any person closely connected to a trustee) received remuneration of any form, nor during the years were any expenses either claimed or received by trustees.

2. The office equipment primarily comprises computing equipment which is now eleven years old, well beyond the normal economic life for such equipment and was written off as an asset during the year 2020-21.

3. The accounts have been prepared on a cash basis.

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