## _**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 ReatIOnS
does not apply alld have accordiiigly asked Jne as ijidependent exanllner to widertake tbe
responsibility of examining the accOlt8 as required under Section 44(1)(c) of the Act and stating
wbether particith llTrtters bave cOe 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 accoltS 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 IeqiureeThts
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 Op10, 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).
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. The accounts have been prepared on a cash basis.
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