| REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
| REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
| Report of the Trustees and |
| Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 August 2025 |
| for |
| Africa Lands Trust |
| REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: |
| REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: |
| Report of the Trustees and |
| Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 29 August 2025 |
| for |
| Africa Lands Trust |
| Africa Lands Trust |
| Contents of the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 29 August 2025 |
| Page |
| Report of the Trustees | 1 |
| Statement of Financial Activities | 2 |
| Balance Sheet | 3 | to | 4 |
| Notes to the Financial Statements | 5 | to | 9 |
| Africa Lands Trust (Registered number: 03420027) |
| Report of the Trustees |
| for the Year Ended 29 August 2025 |
| The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). |
| STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT |
| Governing document |
| The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. |
| REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS |
| Registered Company number |
| Registered Charity number |
| Registered office |
| Trustees |
| Approved by order of the board of trustees on |
| Africa Lands Trust |
| Statement of Financial Activities |
| for the Year Ended 29 August 2025 |
| Period |
| 1.9.23 |
| Year Ended | to |
| 29.8.25 | 29.8.24 |
| Unrestricted | Total |
| fund | funds |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
| Donations and legacies |
| EXPENDITURE ON |
| Charitable activities |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
| Total funds brought forward |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 6,539 |
| Africa Lands Trust (Registered number: 03420027) |
| Balance Sheet |
| 29 August 2025 |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| Unrestricted | Total |
| fund | funds |
| Notes | £ | £ |
| FIXED ASSETS |
| Tangible assets | 5 |
| Investments | 6 |
| CURRENT ASSETS |
| Stocks | 7 |
| Cash at bank |
| CREDITORS |
| Amounts falling due within one year | 8 | ( |
) | ( |
) |
| NET CURRENT ASSETS |
| TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES |
| NET ASSETS |
| FUNDS | 9 |
| Unrestricted funds | 6,539 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 6,539 |
| The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 29 August 2025. |
| The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 29 August 2025 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006. |
| The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for |
| (a) | ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and |
| (b) | preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company. |
| Africa Lands Trust (Registered number: 03420027) |
| Balance Sheet - continued |
| 29 August 2025 |
| These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime. |
| The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on |
| Africa Lands Trust |
| Notes to the Financial Statements |
| for the Year Ended 29 August 2025 |
| 1. | ACCOUNTING POLICIES |
| Basis of preparing the financial statements |
| The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, with the exception of investments which are included at market value. |
| Income |
| All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably. |
| All income received by Africa Lands Trust this year were donations, although they have received grants in the recent past. |
| Expenditure |
| Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources. |
| Tangible fixed assets |
| Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life. |
| Motor vehicles | - |
| Stocks |
| Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items. |
| Taxation |
| The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities. |
| Fund accounting |
| Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. |
| Significant judgements and estimates |
| Estimates and judgements are continually evaluated and are based on historical experience and other factors, including expectations of future events that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Although these estimates are based on the Directors’ best knowledge of the amount, events or actions, actual results ultimately differ from these estimates. The Directors do not consider there to be any material estimates and judgements. |
| Financial Instruments |
| The company only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic financial instruments. Basic financial instruments, including trade and other debtors and creditors are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measure at their settlement value. |
| Africa Lands Trust |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 29 August 2025 |
| 2. | NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) |
| Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting): |
| Period |
| 1.9.23 |
| Year Ended | to |
| 29.8.25 | 29.8.24 |
| £ | £ |
| Depreciation - owned assets |
| 3. | TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS |
| There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 29 August 2025 nor for the period ended 29 August 2024. |
| Trustees' expenses |
| There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 29 August 2025 nor for the period ended 29 August 2024. |
| 4. | COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES |
| Unrestricted |
| fund |
| £ |
| INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM |
| Donations and legacies |
| EXPENDITURE ON |
| Charitable activities |
| NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) | ( |
) |
| RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS |
| Total funds brought forward |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 6,539 |
| Africa Lands Trust |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 29 August 2025 |
| 5. | TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS |
| Motor |
| vehicles |
| £ |
| COST |
| At 30 August 2024 and 29 August 2025 |
| DEPRECIATION |
| At 30 August 2024 |
| Charge for year |
| At 29 August 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 29 August 2025 |
| At 29 August 2024 |
| 6. | FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS |
| Listed |
| investments |
| £ |
| MARKET VALUE |
| At 30 August 2024 and 29 August 2025 |
| NET BOOK VALUE |
| At 29 August 2025 | 1 |
| At 29 August 2024 | 1 |
| There were no investment assets outside the UK. |
| 7. | STOCKS |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Stocks |
| Africa Lands Trust |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 29 August 2025 |
| 8. | CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR |
| 2025 | 2024 |
| £ | £ |
| Accrued expenses |
| 9. | MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
| Net |
| At | movement | At |
| 30.8.24 | in funds | 29.8.25 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 6,539 | (5,639 | ) | 900 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | (5,639 | ) | 900 |
| Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
| Incoming | Resources | Movement |
| resources | expended | in funds |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 3,020 | (8,659 | ) | (5,639 | ) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | ( |
) | (5,639 | ) |
| Comparatives for movement in funds |
| Net |
| movement | At |
| At 1.9.23 | in funds | 29.8.24 |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 8,860 | (2,321 | ) | 6,539 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 8,860 | (2,321 | ) | 6,539 |
| Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows: |
| Incoming | Resources | Movement |
| resources | expended | in funds |
| £ | £ | £ |
| Unrestricted funds |
| General fund | 1,148 | (3,469 | ) | (2,321 | ) |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 1,148 | (3,469 | ) | (2,321 | ) |
| Africa Lands Trust |
| Notes to the Financial Statements - continued |
| for the Year Ended 29 August 2025 |
| 10. | RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES |