2021-12-31-accounts - The Dr. Nana Gruer Health Initiative Ghana

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From	1	April	2020	To	31	March	2021

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name Dr Nana Gruer Health Initiative Ghana Other names charity is known Dr Nana by Registered charity number SC045750 Charity’s principal address 8 East Pilton Farm Wynd Edinburgh EH5 2GJ

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	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20				Chair
				Secretary and CEO
				Treasurer

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 whole year
Robert Elswood	1 April 2019 - 4 June 2021

Structure, governance and management

Type of governing document Trustee recruitment and appointment		Constitution approved by OSCR prior to registration as SCIO on 30 June 2015; reviewed and approved without amendment at Trustees’ meeting on 18 September 2018.
		Individuals are invited to become trustees on the basis of their skills and experience relevant to the objectives and governance of the charity, and a clear interest in or direct knowledge of Ghana and its health issues. On September 17, 2020, stepped down as chair and was replaced by .
		was replaced by

Objectives and activities

Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects	To protect and improve the health of people living in rural Ghana by promoting, funding, managing and evaluating health-related projects, either itself, or in partnership or association with relevant local organisations, or by enabling relevant local organisations to do so on its behalf.
	All activities are carried out for and in the Talensi District, Upper East Region. Strong relationships have been developed with key local community and health service leaders. Their main priorities for improving health service delivery and population health have formed the basis for our overall strategy. In 2016-17, we renovated health facilities, purchased a motorbike for community nurses, paid for an in-service training programme for health staff and raised the funds required; in 2017-18, we raised funds to begin building a small community maternity centre; in 2018-19, we finished the building and established the service; in 2019-20, we renovated and upgraded two health facilities, and built a website (drnanaghana.com). Our strategy was reviewed and revised in early 2020 to ensure it remained responsive to emerging needs including the impact of the pandemic.

Objectives and activities

Charitable purposes
Summary of the main activities
in relation to these objects

To protect and improve the health of people living in rural Ghana by
promoting, funding, managing and evaluating health-related projects,
either itself, or in partnership or association with relevant local
organisations, or by enabling relevant local organisations to do so on its
behalf.

All activities are carried out for and in the Talensi District, Upper East
Region. Strong relationships have been developed with key local
community and health service leaders. Their main priorities for improving
health service delivery and population health have formed the basis for
our overall strategy. In 2016-17, we renovated health facilities, purchased
a motorbike for community nurses, paid for an in-service training
programme for health staff and raised the funds required; in 2017-18, we
raised funds to begin building a small community maternity centre; in
2018-19, we finished the building and established the service; in 2019-20,
we renovated and upgraded two health facilities, and built a website
(drnanaghana.com). Our strategy was reviewed and revised in early 2020
to ensure it remained responsive to emerging needs including the impact
of the pandemic.

Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period	1. A proposal to train around 60 midwives and community nurses in new baby care, provide maternity equipment and evaluate the impact was submitted in April to the Small Charity Challenge Fund of the UK Department for International Development but was unsuccessful. 2. The proposal was adapted and submitted to a small Scottish Trust but was also unsuccessful. 3. We funded a project to install handwashing facilities in all 72 communities of Talensi District, to train residents in their construction, use and maintenance and monitor the impact. This was implemented on 30 June-3 July and its impact monitored through visits in September and November, with widely positive outcomes. 4. In September, we rewired a health clinic with unsafe wiring. This enabled an autoclave (steriliser) to be used for the first time. 5. In November, we purchased three motorbikes for use by community nurses in remote areas. Dr Nana’s local coordinator found that the motorbikes had enabled the nurses to carry out home visits in remote areas, transport pregnant or sick people to health care facilities and transport vaccines and medicines, none of which was previously possible. Community leaders expressed their gratitude for the bikes and their determination to maintain them in good condition.

Financial review
Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves Details of any deficit Donated facilities and services (if any)
	Reserves are required for the ongoing expenses of running the charity. Any build-up of reserves would be used for the furtherance of the aims of the charity.
	The in-year deficit was £1007. Income was £10,770 and expenditure £11,777. The opening balance was £8,426 and the closing balance £7,419.
	Day-to-day operation of the charity was largely carried out by the CEO/Secretary at no charge. Trustees making visits to Ghana on Dr Nana’s behalf may be eligible for refund of their travel expenses on production of valid receipts. During the year, no visits were made due to the pandemic.

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			Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	Receipts andpayments accounts	ments accounts	ments accounts
				Period start date					Period end date		Period end date
	For the period from		1 Day	4 MonAprilth		2020 Year	to	Day 31	Month 3				Year 2021
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
	Unrestricted	Unrestricted funds	Restricted funds		Expendable endowment funds			Permanent endowment funds				Total funds current period		Total funds last period
		to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £			to nearest £	to nearest £			to nearest £	to nearest £	to nearest £
A1 Receipts Donations including Gift Aid 10,770 10,770 10,031 Other 150 - - *A1 Sub total* 10,770 - - - 10,770 10,181 ~~==—SES=~~
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
From sale of fixed assets From sale of investments *A2 Sub total* - *Total receipts* 10,770 ~~———~~			-	- -	-	- -		-	-	- -			- - - 10,770	- 10,181
A3 Payments
Project expenditure 11,696 11,696 7,146 Trustee travel costs - - 1,155 Moneytransfer fees 81 81 116 Donor site fees - - 180 - - Other - - *A3 Sub total* 11,777 - - - 11,777 8,597 ~~=====-=~~ ~~———~~ ~~—~~
A4 Payments relating to
asset and investment
movements
Purchases of fixed assets Purchase of investments *A4 Sub total* - *Total payments* 11,777 ~~——~~			-	- -	-	- -		-	-	- -			- - - 11,777	- 8,597
*Net receipts / (payments)*		1,007) (		-		-			-				1,007) (	1,584

A5 Transfers to / (from) funds													-

*Surplus / (deficit) for year*		1,007) (		-		-			-				1,007) (	1,584

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SC045750

Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)

Type of activity or project supported	Number of grants made £	Number of grants made £





	Total	-

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		£






If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross this box (otherwise complete section 4b)
	Number of trustees	£

C6 Other information C5 Transactions with trustees and connected persons	Nature of relationship	Nature of transaction	Transaction amount (£) Balance outstanding at period end (£)	Transaction amount (£) Balance outstanding at period end (£)

2020-21 Dr Nana OSCR Accounts - Final AAY (1).xlsx / Notes

December 2007

1 Donations

1 Donations
	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
Donations via MyDonate					-	5,838
Donations via Virgin MoneyGiving	8,882				8,882	1,318
Other donations					-	2,350
Gift Aid	1,888				1,888	675
Total 2 Grants	10,770	-	-	-	10,770	10,181
		- Restricted funds to nearest £	-	-		- Total last period to nearest £
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3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities

3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities	-	-			-	-
	Unrestricted funds to nearest £	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £	Total last period to nearest £
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4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities

4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities
	Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 3,775 553 469 2,588 2,761 1,550 81 11,777	Restricted funds to nearest £	Expendable endowment funds to nearest £	Permanent endowment funds to nearest £	Total current period to nearest £ 3,775 553 469 2,588 2,761 1,550 81 - - - - - 11,777	Total last period to nearest £
Project management	3,775				3,775	3,154
Cleaners	553				553	442
Motorcycle running costs	469				469	233
TippyTapcosts	2,588				2,588
Motorcyclepurchases	2,761				2,761
Buildingrewiringcosts	1,550				1,550
Finance costs	81				81	296
Buildingcosts					-	2,304
Maternityequipment					-	857
Architect's report					-	156
Trustee travel costs					-	1,155
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Total	11,777	-	-	-	11,777	8,597

2020-21 Dr Nana OSCR Accounts - Final AAY (1).xlsxAdditional notes (1)

December 2007

SC045750

Additional analysis (2)

5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds

5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds
Receipts	Unrestricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below -	Unrestricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below	Unrestricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below	Total unrestricted funds	Total unrestricted funds last period
Donations					10,770	10,181
Legacies					-
Grants					-
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					-
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	-	-	-	-	10,770	10,181
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Proceeds from sale of fixed assets					-
Proceeds from sale of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total receipts* Payments	-	-	-	-	-	-
	-	-	-	-	10,770	10,181
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Expenses for fundraisingactivities					-
Gross trading payments					-
Investment management costs					-
Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities					11,777	8,597
Grants and donations					-
Governance costs:					-
Audit / independent examination					-
Preparation of annual accounts					-
Legal costs					-
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*Sub total* Payments relating to asset and investment movements	-	-	-	-	11,777	8,597
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Purchases of fixed assets					-
Purchase of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	-
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		-	-	-	11,777	8,597
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		-	-	-	1,007) (	1,584

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		-	-	-	1,007) (	1,584
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Nature and purpose of funds

2020-21 Dr Nana OSCR Accounts - Final AAY (1).xlsxAdditional notes (2)

December 2007

Dr Nana Gruer Health Initiative Ghana

SC045750

Additional analysis (3)

6 Breakdown of restricted funds

Receipts	Restricted fund 1 - enter name of fund below -	Restricted fund 2 - enter name of fund below	Restricted fund 3 - enter name of fund below	Restricted fund 4 - enter name of fund below	Total restricted funds - - - - - - - - - -	Total restricted funds last period
Donations					-
Legacies					-
Grants					-
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					-
*Sub total* Receipts from asset & investment sales	-	-	-	-	-	-

Proceeds from sale of fixed assets					-
Proceeds from sale of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total receipts* Payments	-	-	-	-	-	-
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Expenses for fundraising activities					-
Gross trading payments					-
Investment management costs					-
Payments relating directly to charitable activities					-
Grants and donations					-
Governance costs:					-
Audit / independent examination					-
Preparation of annual accounts					-
Legal costs					-
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*Sub total* Payments relating to asset and investment movements	-	-	-	-	-	-

Purchases of fixed assets					-
Purchase of investments					-
*Sub total* *Total payments* *Net receipts / (payments)* Transfers to / (from) funds *Surplus / (deficit) for year*	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Nature andpurpose of funds

2020-21 Dr Nana OSCR Accounts - Final AAY (1).xlsxAdditional notes (3)

December 2007

INDEPENDENT EXAMINER’S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF DR NANA GRUER HEALTH INITIATIVE GHANA

I report on the accounts of the Charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2021, which is set out on page 1.

Respective responsibilities of Trustees and examiner

The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the 2006 Accounts Regulations does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section 44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of independent examiner's statement

My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations. An examination includes a review of Page 21 OSCR I Independent Examination: A Guide for Charity Trustees the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeks explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the view given by the accounts.

Independent examiner's statement

In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention

which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:
to keep accounting records in accordance with Section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations

have not been met, or

to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:

Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants,

27 Eastleigh Road Bexleyheath, Kent DA7 6LT

Dated………16.10.21……………………………………………….