## **Trustee Annual Report 01/02/2024 – 31/01/2025**
Charity Name: Children of Rwanda Known also as: CoR Registered Charity No: SC045260 Principal Address:
## **Governing Document**
Children of Rwanda is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation which is governed by a constitution, consisting of a board of charity trustees and members, who are responsible for the running of the charity, which is a stand-alone charity.
## **Charity Trustees:**
## **Board of Trustees**
The Board of Trustees is responsible for the governance and strategy of Children of Rwanda. The Board is made up of 6 Trustees comprising a mix of skills and experience. The Trustees have full legal responsibility for the actions of Children of Rwanda. The Board meets four to five times a year and delegates day-to-day responsibility for the running of Children of Rwanda to the Chief Executive, Robbie Macmillan. Trustees act as advisors on business, and issues affecting the charity. All Trustees give their time freely and no trustee remuneration was paid during the year ended 31 January 2025.
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Trustee recruitment
Trustee vacancies are advertised as necessary and Children of Rwanda may also approach
individuals thought to have the appropriate skills and experience. New trustees spend time
with the CEO as part of their induction to learn more about the organisation and understand
how they can add value through expertise.
On appointment, each trustee completes a declaration of interest which is held within a
register of interests and updated annually. All conflicts of interests are actively managed
during the course of all Children of Rwanda Trustee business through early identification of
potential areas of conflict and taking artions where necessary to manage these.
Charitable Purposes
The charitsble aims of Children of Rwanda are to enable children and young people in
Western Rwanda to access and benefit from an education.
Summary ofachievements
During this period of reporting. Children of Rwanda has:
Provided school bursaries to 205 children.
Provided health insurance to 1.025 individuals.
Provided vocational school scholarships and equipment to 23 students
Trained and supported 105 farniers to produce and sell oyster mushroom5.
Provided 52 girls with a pack of 5 reusable sanitation pads.
Delivered hygiene and sanitation workshops to all girls who received the pads.
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Our main programme continued successfully this year, with 205 families graduating after
completing the full cycle. The programme supports frdmilies to move from being unable to
afford school fees to achieving economic self-sufficiency. By combining income from
climate-smart agriculture, access to capital through Savings groups. and short-term support
via school and health bursaries. familie5 gain the breathing space needed to plan, save, and
invest in their futures rather than live in constant crisis.
Using the Progress Out of Poverty Index IPPI), we continue to track improvements among
the families on our programme, comparing their situation before joining the programme and
nine months after graduation. Results show clear progress.. fewer children missing school,
more families with health insurance. increased home ownership. more kitchen gardens and
livestock. and a substantial rise in monthly savings.
Furthermore, building the climate resilience of small-holder farmers by enabling families to
generate an income from a crop that will not be affected by the increasing effects of climate
will have a profound and long-lasting impact.
Plans forfuture period
With strong evidence now demonstrating that our model creates lasting, meaningful impact.
we are ready to expand and reach more families across Western Rwanda. Over the next year,
our focus will be on strengthening financial resilience by enhancing our fundraising efforts
and building sustainable reserves. Once these foundations are in place, we plan to increase
the number of families supported through our programmes.
At the same time, we will advance the next phase of our localisation strategy, working
towards establishing Children of Rwanda (Rwandal as an independent, self-reliant
organisation where local communities hold real decision-making power.
## **Good development partner**
During this reporting period, Children of Rwanda received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Karongi District Government in recognition of our contribution to achieving universal health insurance coverage in the region. This marks our fourth district award, reaffirming our strong partnership with local authorities and our commitment to advancing both regional and national development goals.
The board has set a reserve target of 6 months operating costs to be progressively built up over the next reporting period.
## **Reserves policy Donated services** Date oe
Aside from the time and services of the committee members and volunteers, CoR has received no donated services.
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## **Financial Report for the 12 month-period ended 31 January 2025**
This annual report will be for the period of the 1[st] of February 2024 until the 31[st] of January 2025.
## **Statement of Receipts and Payments for the year ended 31 January 2023**
|||**1 Feb 2024**|**1 Feb 2023**|**1 Feb 2022**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|||**- 31 Jan**|**- 31 Jan**|**- 31 Jan**|
|||**2025**|**2024**|**2023**|
|||**12 Months**|**12 Months**|**12 Months**|
|**Incoming resources**|||||
|Voluntary income|1£29,646|£29,646|£32,532|£30,389|
|**Total incoming resources**||**£29,646**|**£32,532**|**£30,389**|
|
**Resources expended**|||||
|Fundraising costs||£1,502|£1,555|£1,629|
|Charitable activities|2|£30,545|£34,000|£42,500|
|**Total Resources expended**||**£32,047**|**£35,555**|**£44,129**|
|**Total funds brought forward incl**
**designated funds**||**£2,420**|**£5,443**|**£19,198**|
|**Total funds carried forward**||**£19**|**£2,420**|**£5,443**|
## **Notes to the accounts - for the year ended 31 January 2025**
## _**Basis of Accounting**_
These accounts have been prepared on the Receipts and Payments basis in accordance with the Charities & Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended)
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Voluntary Income breokdown
Donations and funds rnised
l Feb 2024-
31 Jan 2025
l Feb 2023-
31 Jan 2024
12 Months
12 Months
Grants
£11.2(K)
£15.309
£3.137
E14.860
£12.1
£3.325
£2.247
£32.532
Individual donatlOW15
Online (ampaigns
Event5
Total Donations and funds rnised
£29.646
2. Charitoble artivitie5 eXpendire breakdown
l Feb 2024- 31 Jan
2025
l Feb 2023- 31 Jan
2024
Education project
Mushroom farming project
Health insurance
Reusable menstrual pad projert
Vi)cation school projert
Administration staff 5alarie5
Taxes, pension, expenses, maternity
District development projects
Savin8 8rotJps
15,959
4,741
3.234
1,789
1303
2.175
1,3(Xl
14,471
1.905
8,492
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219
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Totsl projert expenditure
Date
2811012025
Chair
2811012025
Treasurer
APPENDIX 3
OSCR
Scottth (hérity ReguL3tor
Inde
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Report to thg Charty nwn8
trustgeslmembgrs of Childw of Rwanda
Reglstered charity SC045260
number
On the accounts of the
charity for the period
Period start date
P71) end date
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Rgspe¢tivg The tharrty's trustees are resps1e preparatKm of th8 aCcnts in accordance
responsibilities of th the temis of the Chariti8s and Trustee InVeStnt Iscouand) 2005 Act and the
trustees and exarningr
Charities A¢¢ounts (Scollandl Regulat¥$ 2(XJ8 (as amendedl. The tharity tnjstees
cOnder that tho audtt requiremwt of Regulati 10(1) (d) of Accounts Regulations
does not awly. It is my reskKM)sibilrty to examine the accounts as required under section
44(1} {¢) of the Act and to stste whether particular matters have com& to my attention.
Basis of indèpendènt My examinatsn k% carried C in a¢)XnCe *iih Regulati( 11 of the 2(iJ6 ACUnts
examiner's statèment Regulalmjns. An examinatM)n indudes a rew8w of the accounting records kept by the
charity and a cc¥nparison of the accounts presented with th)se recc*ds. M also includes
cCderat9n of any Unusu iiems or disdosures in the accounts and seeks
explanations frcxn the trustees conceming any such matters. The wocedures undertaken
do not wovide all the evKlence that would b8 required in an alt and. consequenly, I do
not express an audit opinion on the view given by the aco)unts.
Independent examiner's In the Urse of my examination. no matter has o)me to my attention [other than Ihat
statement disdos&J on the attaCj pagel
ich gives me r&qSCb1e cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements:
to keep accnting records in a)ance section 44111 (al ofthe Ad and
RegUlatn 4 of the 2C(16 Ac£4JJnts RegulatM)ns. and
to prepare aco)urrts whith wtth the acCnting reccffds and comply with
RegulatK)n 9 of the 2CI)6 Acx*nts Relat)nS
have not been nrt or
2. to vthich. in my cpinTh. attentIc shwld be dr*Tr n order to enatAe a proper
understandin
of the accounts to be reached.
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Relevant professional
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APPENDIX 3
Disclosure section
Only o)mplete rf the examiner rwds to highlight material prcolems.
Glve here brfef detalls of
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examlner wlshes to
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