STEKAskllls
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: SC048889
S T E K Askills
STEKAskills Annual
Report and Accounts for
Year Ended 31 December
2025

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STEKASKILLS
Content5 of the Flnanclal Statements for
the Year Ended 31 t>ecember 2025:
Pa8e
Report of the Trustees
Ito5
Independent Examiner'% Report
statement of Financial Activitiès
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statements
Detailed Statement of Financlal Atttvities

STEKAskllls
Report of the Trustees forthe Year Ended 31 December 2025
The trustees present their report with the flnancial statements of the charlty for the year Ènded 310ecember
2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accountin8 and Reporting by Charltle5'. Statement of
Recommended PTartice applicable to charities preparing thelr accounts In accordante wlth the Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (effective I january 20191.
Objectives and Purpose
The objectives and purpose of the charity are to-.
Involve Stottlsh lor any other associatedl communities Iparticularly young adults or organSsatlons such as schools,
churches, clubs) In eonnecting with their contemporaries In Malawl to..
Develop and sustain a STEXA Centre for Vocational Skills and Communily Enterprise. enabling It to reach more
homeless and vulnerable young people In Malawi who would otherwise be faced with lives in poverty,. en¢our3glng
thelr social partlt1pation, getting their voices heardi giving them life ski115 and vocational skllls to help them secure
sustèinable futures.
Understand the UN'S Global Goals for sustalnable development and help reali5e the power of volunteering which
the United Nations deems essential to the achievement of the Global Goals to 'facilitale changes in mind-sets bv
ralslng awareness or championing those changes and inspiring others"
Charitable Activities
STEKAskills is a grassroots Malawian-led SCIO with Malawianldiasporalscots trustees. We are led by Malawian NGO STEKA
(Step KldsAwaienes51 run bywomenlchildren's rights campaigners Helen and Godknows Maseko. STEKA Is a home where IO0+ trauma
and poverty-experienced childrenlyounB adults find alternative family and stability. STEKAskills fundraises and contributes
expertise to extend STEKA'S impact beyond the home to marginali5ed young people & adults living in Rural Blantyre so more
poverty & trauma experienced Malawians empower themselves by developing the vocational ski115, confidence, & agerbty
needed to challenge structural inequallties lincludlng estsb115h small bu5ine55e5 to work their way out of poverty). We find a
STEKA Centfe lor Vocational Skills and Community Enlerprlse1SCIVSCEI comprising of 3 vocational skills teaching blocks,
kltchen. agricultural farm and, soon, a women's hostel and nursery on it5 CarnPUS.
In Scotland, we build solidarity by challengin8 aid framed narratlvès of the Global majority and engage communltles through
events, workshops, presentations and, short filrns where povprty experienced Malawians speak for themselves
demonstratlng their own reslllence, ambition and focus. We have co-prodsJced award-wlnnlng Dialogue Groups as an
alternative to voluntourlsm In Malawl whereby tourlsts pay for workshops run by 3 5TEKA team instead ot doin8 jobs onthek
bphalf.

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Achievement and Performance
Chalr's Report
[Pleq5e reod this in conjunctlon wlth the uppendlx to the Cholrs repor¢ whlch contOAns illu5trotlons t7nd examples.J
In 2025 we received funds from a variety of sources Including the Hllden Trust, Madelon Global Health Foundation,
the parishes of St John's arbd Mary Ma8delene, fundralsing lincludlng earned income from running Dialogue
Groups and selllng hand-made Malawian goods in Scotlandl and donation5 from supporters.
We sent £25,909 as direct donations to STEKA Malawi, plus over £3000 in purchase of goods with Malawian
suppliers.
STEKA used our money to..
Complete the infrastructure needed to bring maSn5 electri¢ity onto the STEKA Vocational Skills Centre
campus with the 5UPPQrt of the Elliot Foundation. This has had a huge impact- not just by enaL71ing
learners to use machinery all day but also enabling u5 to introduce cleaneT and more envlronmentallv
frlendly cooklng facllltles Into Clare's Kltchen (electric ovens Instead of burnin8 tharcoall. Women livlng In
our temporary hostel can use electric cooking facilitie5 Ifl the evening too. This supplements our solar
power which klcks in during power cuts. An excellent spin off is that the local football 8round now also
has158hts whlch can be seen in drone footage filmed after installation. And lotal farmers who travel far
from home can charge their phones at the Centre and remaln eonnected to their families. The electricity
project has been a major challenge however and credit must be given to Godknows Maseko, who
successfully ne8Otiated diffitult meetings with communlties and chiefs over permlssions and planning to
build the 950m long system.
Design and build a Rotary I Watson'5 nursery which can accommodate disabled children often excluded
from education in the lotal area as well as the children of the women who study at our Centre.
Complete'clarè's kitchen, building and electric cooking facllities a place where food can be cooked for
learners. residents of the women's h05tel and food and other iterns sold to the local community.
Kit out a building with beds, shower5 and toilets to serve a5 a temporary women's hostel so that women
can Ilve securely on site and complete their training I to counter the Malawi wide phenomenon of the
majority of women and girls not being able to complete courses for a varlety of reasons includlng food
Insecurity, travelllng long dlstances, famlly and chlldcare responslbTrlities.
Build a 300m wall around the paits of the campus where our women's h05tel and teaching facilitie5 will
be located
Usin8 money clonated by Charlie Miller Hairdressers we bought a Starllnk satellite dish and connectlon for the
Vocational Ski115 Centre. This has had a huge Impact- enabling the teacher5 and learners to research designs and
projects. download patterrss and update lesson plans. And future innovations are focussed gn opening an 'internet
cafe, for local communlty users.
We spent over £3,5k on goods such as bags, aprons and Chr15tmas decoration5 wlthln Malawi which we later sold
In Scotland to ralse income for the charity land to pay for more goods to be madel. This investment Isn't just
about earning an income for STEKAski115, It 15 also about creating jobs which improve people's Ilves. As Kira, one of
our tailors, says..
"Your orders are so important to me and my family. When you pay for bags and hats to be made, that
money becomes school fees for my 515ter and helps bring food on our table. Youf Orders don't just buy
product- they help me build a home, and a rnorè Sndependent future for us.

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We ran paid-for Dialogue Group5 for 5 visitlng Scottish youth I school groups, challenging the donor-dependencv
model that is famlllar to people in the UK and doveloplng a deep understanding of Global Citlzenship for everyone
taklng part.
Following the advlce of larger charities whlch are part of the Scotland Malawi Partnership, we are also maklng our
rnoney go a lot further in Malawi thTovgh use of alternative sourtes for money transfer. Thi5 enables us to keep
funds in Sterling as long as posslble and only transfer money at the point it is needed land thus avoid the full
impact of currency devaluations). We also get a belter e¥chan8e Tate.
Communlty Outreach
See the appendix to the chair's report for details of the wlde range of community outreach actlvities our trustees
have been involved in. A few of these are summarised below..
Helen Maseko completed a qualification as a Trainer of Trainers in Gendèr Based Vlolence and Mental
Health Programmlng for women and girls. Helen travelled widely in Central Malawi training In these areas
but also teachlng women how to make lertiliser. soap, ltstion and tree plantlng to earn an Independent
Incvme.
Godknows Maseko is on the board o15eveTal organisations aimed at child£are and education. H15
community outreach activities have focussed on worklng wlth the communlty about the advantage of
taking dlsabled children to h05pitsls and to school,. the disadvantage of initiation ceremonies both girls
and boys; men having to understand the role of women as more than a housewife and girls havlng
voice, particularly to speak out when they are abused to break the silence. His role as Chairmèn of the
Catholic Men Association of Blantyre Archdiocese has given him real opportunities to work w5th a wide
range of men beyond the communlties surrounding the Vocatlonal Skllls Centre.
In Scotland. Our chair has developed and delivered workshops for schools, and other groups such as
Rotary, to challenge their perceptions of Malawi and understand the debilitstlng impact of concepts of
donor dependency and the 'whlte gaze,.
We developed an entry for the Scotland Malawi Partnerghlp Photo Exhibition whith Is travelling Scotland
wlth two photographs representlng STEKAskills' value5 and work.
Photo I Is entltled 'Rejecting donor dependency and creating Ilfechanglng experiences foryoung
Scots and Malawlans,
Photo 2 is entltled 'A different type of 'White Gaze. . why Critical Dialogue Groups are World-
Leading,
See the photos and Full text in our annual report.
Two twstees were board members of Scotland Mal3wl Partnership1SMPI, and all are SMP and
DevelDpment Assoclation ISIDAI members and can atiènd and contrlbute to a whole ran8e of events.
Challenges
Inflation (around 40% and much hlgher for fuel and some food) r￿ked MalawS and caused the costs of bsJSldlng to
Increase. Economlc Instabllity is likely to be a recurrlng theme in the coming years.
Thls has been a very successlul year in terms of the range of ambitious projects funded by STEKAskills. It has alsts
been a very difficult year irh terms of the increased pressure on the team of volunteers in Malawi and Scotland
cèltsed by having to m3na8e multiple projects as well as the other activities at the STEKA Vocational Skills Centre.
It h35 become clear that we need to institute measures to ameliorate this.

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Financial review
Reserves policy
The Income of the charity exceeded expendlture by E18,952. At the end of the year the char*ty had unrestrlcied funds of £10,173 and
restrkted funds of £16.610.
Structure, Governance and Management
Governlng document
The charity is controlled by Its governing document. a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charlty.
Recrultment and appolntment of new trustees
The board may at any time appoint any person to be a charity trustee- by way of a iesolution passed by majority vote at a
board meet5ng,
At the conclusion of the fSrst AGM, one third (to the heare5t round numberl of the charity trustees shall retire from offlce,.
the questlon of which of them Is to retire shall be determined by some random method.
At the conclLJsion of each AGM lother than ihe fiTStI any charSty trLlStees appointed during the period since the preceding
AGM shall retire from office.
Out of the remaining charity trustees. one third (to the nearest round numberl shall retire from office.
The charity trustees to retire shall be those who have been longest in office since they were last appointed or reappointed,.
as between persons who were last appointedlre-appointed on the same date, the questlon of which of them is to retire shall
be determined by some random method.
A Charity trustee who retirès from office at the conclusitsn of an AGM shall be eligible for ￿-appointment at the nert btsard
meeting.
A charity trustee vacatlng office at ihe conclusion of an AGM will be deemed to have been re*lected at the board meeting
which next follows unless.. they advise the board that they do not wish to be re-appointed,. or a resolution for the re-
appointment of that charity trustee was put to the board meetin8 and was not Carried.
Organisational structure
The structure of the organisation con51St5 of the 8OARD- who hold regular meetings, and Benerally control the activitie5 of
the organisation,. forexample, the board is re5pon5ible formonitoring and controlling the financial position of the Drganls3tlDn.
The board also appoints charity trustees to flll vacancies, and the people servlng on the board (ln their capacity a5 members
of the organlsatlonl have power to make changes to the constitution itself.
The people servlng on the board are referred to In the constltutSon as CHARITY TRUSTEES- 8t)d they are also the MEMBERS
of the organisatlon for the purposes of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl Act 2CKJ5,
UndeT the provisions of this constitution, no-one can be a member unless they are Also a charity trustee of the organi5atlon.
The Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotlandl Art 2005 requlres certaln decisions to be taken by the tharlty trustees in
thelr capaclty as members of the organ15atS0n.

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Reference and Administrative Details
Registered Charity number SC048889
Prlncipal address
The Business Innovation Zone, Queen Margaret Unlversity Edinburgh EH216UU
Trustees
Ayo Adesanya
Kathleen Bryce
Dr Father Jock Dalrymple
Anne Elder
Mike Gibson ITreasLsrerl
Christine Hoy
Dr Blessings Kachale
Gemma Love
Davie Luhanga
Lisa Luhanga
Godknows Maseko
Helen Maseko
May Stuart
Gift Thompson
Stefanle Van de Peer (Secretary)
Emma Wood Ichairl
Bankers
Bank of Scotland
The Direct Business Edinburgh BX2 ILB
Commencement of activities
The charity began aclivities on 6 December 2018.
Trustees retiring and re-elected
The follDwlng trustee5 retlred
Gary Zoltie
Sally Hinchcliffe
Glft Thompson (re-elected on 02 June 20251
Godknows Maseko (re-elected on 02 lune 20251
Approved by order of the board of trLtstees on 21 April 2026 and signed on its behalf bv
Emma Wood - Trustee

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Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of STEKAskills
Report on the accounts for the year ended 31 December 2025.
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 Investrnent (Scotlandl Act 2005 and the Charities Aceounts (Scotlandl Regulations 2006 las amendedl. The
charity's trustees consider that the audit requirement ol Regulation Iollllal to Icl of the Accounts Regulations does not
apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as requlred under Section 44llllcl of the Act and to state whether
particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of the Independent examinerfs report
My examination was carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the Charities Accounts Iscotlandl Regulations 2(X)6.
An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charlty and a comparison of the accounts
presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or dls¢losures in the accounts, and
seeklnE explanations from you a5 trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not prtsvlde all
the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit oplnion on the view given
by the accounts.
Independent examlner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to mv
attentlon..
111 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, In any material respect, the
requirements to keep accountinB records in accordance with Section 44111131 of the 2005 Act
and Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Re£ulations.' and
to prepare accounts whlch accord with the accounting records and to comply with Regulation 8 of the 2006 Accounts
Regulations have not been rnet., or
to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the account5 to be
reached.
ALAN ROSS
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountsnts

STEKAskllls
Statement of Fln•n¢lal Act5vltles for Year Ended 31 December 2025
2024
Unrestricted Restrlcted 2025 Total Total
Fund
Fund
Fund5
Funds
INCOME & ENDOWMENTS FROM
Notes
Donations and leEacies
4,145
17,227
21,372
42,186
other trading activities
13,387
13.387
9,327
Total
17,532
17,227
34,759
51,513
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
5,207
5,207
2,930
Charitable Activltles
Donations
Other Actvities
8.139
495
18,879
27,019 28,972
495
659
Total
13,841
18,879
32.721
32,561
NET INCOMEI{EXPENDITUREI
3,691
-1,653
2,038
18,952
RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward
10,173
16,610
26.783
7,831
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
13,864
14,957
28,821
26,783

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BALANCE SHEET 31 DECEMBER 2025
2024
Unrestricted Restricted 2025 Total Total
Fund
Fund
Funds
Funds
CURRENT A55ETS
Cash at bank and In hand
13,864
14,957
28,821
26,783
NET CURRENT ASSETS
13,864
14,957
28,821
26,783
TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES
13,864
14,957
28,821
26,783
NET ASSETS
13,864
14,957
28,821
26,783
FUNDS
Unrestricted Funds
Restricted Funds
13,864
14,957
28,821
10,173
16,610
26,783
The financial Statements were approved by the Board of Trustee5 and authorised for issue on 215t April 2026
and were signed on its behalf by
Emma Wood- Trustee
The notes fomi part of these financial slalemenls

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1. Accounting policies
Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial Statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in
accordance with the Charities SORP IFRS 1021'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Ststement of Recommended
Practice appllcable to charlties preparlng their accounts in accordancè wlth the Finantlal Reporting Standard
appllcable In the UK and Republic of Ireland (FAS 1021 (effective I january 20191, Financial Reporting Stsndard 102
The Financial Reportin8 Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland. and the Charities and TTUStee Investment
(Scotlandl Act 2005. The financial statements have been prepaied under the historical cost convention,
Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Finariclal Activlties once the charity ha5 entitlement to the funds. St Is
probable that the income wlll be received and the amount can be measured reliablv.
Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructSve obllBatlon committlng the ch3rity to
that expenditure. it is probable that a transfer of economlc benefits will be requlred in settlement and the bmountofthe obllgation
can be measured Teliably. Expendirure is accoutbted for on an accru31s basis and has been cla5slf6ed under headings that
aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attrlbuted to particular headln8S they hwe been
athochted to actfvltles on 3 basis tonslstent with the use of resources.
Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commltment but
not accrued as expenditure.
Taxation
The charlty Is exempt frorn tax on Its charltable activities.
Fund accountlng
Unrestrleied funds can be used in accordance with the tharitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees.
Restrfeted funds can only be used for partlcular restrlcted purpose5 Wlthin the objects of the charitV• Restriction5
arise when specified by the donor or when fund5 are raised for partlcular restricted purposes.
OTHER TRADING AcTIV￿lEs
Z025
2024
60
9,267
9,327
Fundrai55ng events
Sale of goods
12,279
12,279
3 Trustees, Remuneratlon and Beneflts
There were no trustees, rernuneration or other benef￿ for the year ended 31 December 2025 nor for the year
ended 31 December 2024.

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COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMEMf OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
2024 Financial Year
Unrestrlcted Restricted
Fund
Fund
Toial
Funds
INCOME & ENDOWMENT5 FROM
Donatlon5 and le8a¢les
25.576
16,610
42,186
Other tradlng artl¥Atles
9.327
9.327
Total
34,903
16.610
51,513
EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds
2,930
2,930
Charltable ktfvllle5
Donations
Other Actwties
28,972
659
28,972
659
Total
32,561
32.561
NET INCOMEIIEXPENDITURE}
4342
16,610
18,952
RÉCONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total fund5 brou8ht forward
7,831
7,831
TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
10,173
16,610
26.783
MOVEMEMf IN FUNDS
Net movement
in funds
At IllJ25
At 31112125
UnTe5tricted Fund5
10,173
3,691
13,864
Restricted Funds
16,610
-1.653
14,957
TOTAL FUNDS
26,783
2,038
28.821
Net movement in funds, Included In the above are as follows,.
Incoming
Resources
Resources
expended
Movement
in funds
Unrestrirted Funds
17,532
13,841
3,691
Restricted Funds
17,227
18,879
-1.653
TOTAL FUNDS
34,759
32.721
2,038

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Comp8ratlve51or movernent In funds
Net movement
Sn fund5
At 111124
At31112124
Unrestrlcted Fund5
7,831
2?42
10,173
Restricted Fund5
16,610
16,610
TOTAL FUNDS
7,811
18,952
A currÈni year 12 month5 and prior Veèr 12 month5 combined position ts as follows.
At 111124
Net movement
At 31112125
Unrestrlcted Funds
7,831
6,033
13,864
Resrricted Funds
14.957
14,957
TOTAL FUNDS
7.831
20,990
28,821
A current year 11 months and prlor year 12 months combinpd net movement in funds, Included In th¢ abo¥È is as follows.
Incomin8
Resources
Resources
expended
Movement
In lunds
Unfestricted Funds
52.435
46,402
6,a33
Hestrkted Funds
33,837
18,879
14,957
TOTALFLINDS
86,272
65,282
20,990
RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURÉS
There were no related party transartions for the year ended 31 Decetnber 2025

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Oetalled Statement of Flnanclal ArtivltSe5 for the year ended 31 December 2025
2025
2024
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS
Donatlon$ and legacles
RestriLted Donatlons
Gift Aid
Unrestricted Donations
17,226
1,384
4.145
22,755
16.550
1,420
24,216
42,186
other tradlng actlvltles
Fundraisine event5
Sale ol Eoods
12,279
12.279
9,267
9.327
Total rntomlngresources
35,035
51,513
EXPENDITURE
Othertra(Jlng aCt￿￿tIeS
Purchases
FuThdraisin8 Costs
3,470
1.737
5,207
2,930
2.930
Charltable a¢tlvltles
Postage & statlonery
StarliThk communications Costs
Sundrles
Bank charges
Cayd ¢harge5
Donations to STEKA, Malawi- Student Subslstence
Donations to STEKA, Malawi- Wall
Donatlons- Nursery
Donations- Clare'5 Room
Donatlon - Women5' Hostel
Donation- Electrical System5
162
1,109
230
15
276
4,372
8.051
6.445
962
6,079
334
75
122
6.273
22,415
29,381
27,540
Support costs
Governance costslaccountancy fees
250
Total resources expended
32,997
32.S61
Net incorne11expend￿￿re)
2.038
18,952
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