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| FOR THEYEARENDED31/12/2024 |
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| TRUSTEES' REPORT |
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| The trustees present their report and accounts for theyearended31/12/2024 |
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| PRINCIPAL ACTIVITIES |
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| The principal activity of the charity in theyearunder review wasto advance public education by providing educational initiatives and undertaking research to promote and raise awareness of the work of United Nations and its agencies,. |
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| STRUCTURE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT |
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| Governing Document: |
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| The organisation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 2 March 1998 and registered as a charity on 9 March 1999. The company was established under a Memorandum Of Association which established the objects and powers of the charitable company and is governed under its Articles of Association. |
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| Objectives and activities: |
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| The company remained dormant during the year as our work was focused specifically and entirely on uplifting communities in South Africa. The political and economic environment in South Africa has made it very difficult for the Foundation to operate effectively.However with recent change in government, we are hopeful that we will be able to move forward more effectively. |
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| Trustees: |
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| The directors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of charity law and under the company's Articles are known as members. All the trustees who served during the year up to date of this report are set out on page 1. There were changes to the board during the year. |
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| Related Parties: |
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| The company has a wholly owned UK subsidiary and a South African registered company through which it receives administrative and research facilities. |
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| Responsibilities of the Trustees: |
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| The company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which gives a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the charitable company as at the Balance Sheet date and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees should follow best practice and select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently, make judgements and estimateshat are reasonable and prudent, and prepare financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is not appropriate to assume that the company will continue on that basis. |
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| The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financiasl position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. The trustees are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. |
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| Statement of Financial Activities |
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| | | | Unrestricted funds | | Restricted funds | | Total | | Total |
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| Income | | | | | | | | | | |
| Income from generated funds | | | | | | | | | | |
| Other trading activities | | | | 1,200 | | - | | 1,200 | | 650 |
| Total Income and endowments | | | | 1,200 | | - | | 1,200 | | 650 |
| Expenses | | | | | | | | | | |
| Costs of generating funds | | | | | | | | | | |
| Expenditure on Charitable activities | | | | 1,163 | | - | | 1,163 | | 636 |
| Total Expenses | | | | 1,163 | | - | | 1,163 | | 636 |
| Net gains on investments | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net Income | | | | 37 | | - | | 37 | | 14 |
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| Gains/(losses) on revaluation of fixed assests | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net movement in funds: | | | | | | | | | | |
| Net income for the year | | | | 37 | | - | | 37 | | 14 |
| Total funds brought forward | | | | 41,648 | | - | | 41,648 | | 41,635 |
| Net funds carried forward | | | | 41,685 | | - | | 41,685 | | 41,649 |
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| This statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities |
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| BALANCE SHEET AT 31/12/2024 |
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| | Notes | | | | £ | | | | £ |
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| FIXED ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | |
| Investments | | 3 | | | | 10,000 | | | | 10,000 |
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| CURRENT ASSETS | | | | | | | | | | |
| Debtors (amounts falling due within one year) | | 4 | | 32,565 | | | | 32,249 | | |
| | | | 32,565 | | | | 32,249 | | |
| CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year | | 5 | | 880 | | | | 600 | | |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS | | | | | | 31,685 | | | | 31,649 |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES | | | | | | 41,685 | | | | 41,649 |
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| CAPITAL AND RESERVES | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Unrestricted funds | | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| General fund | | | | | | (1,163) | | | | (600) |
| Designated funds | | | | | | 42,848 | | | | 42,249 |
| | | | | | 41,685 | | | | 41,649 |
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| For the year ending 31/12/2024 the company was entitled to exemption under section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. |
| The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. |
| The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and the preparation of accounts. |
| These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. |
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| Approved by the board of trustees on 11/09/2025 and signed on their behalf by | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Mr R Kyle | | | | | | | | | | |
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