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2023 Annul Report from Lead Trustee Susan Jennings for April 5th 2022-April 4th 2023
Children and Families in Need in Zimbabwe (CFNZ)
Registered charity no: 1156967
UK Head Office – (Since February 1st 2019) ‘Pencae’, Llanfaethlu, Holyhead, Ynys Môn,
LL65 4HH
The aims and objectives for the charity have been met this past 12 months. We became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on the 8th May 2014.
Trustees-
Susan Mary Jennings (Lead trustee)
Ruth Elizabeth Jennings (Treasurer) appointed November 2019
Brendan Simmons (Chair Meetings) appointed November 2019
Francis Davidson -appointed August 2017
The objectives of the charity are-
The relief of poverty of children and families in Zimbabwe by such means as the trustees in their absolute discretion see fit.
The aims of the charity is to supply funds for :
Education and training; the advancement of health and relief of poverty; religious activities; economic, building and community development and employment, for all ages, within the general public.
Bank account details and investments-
CAF - Cash Account CFNZ: 00024308 Sort code- 405240
COOP – CFNZ Community Account-65893728 Sort Code- 089299
Assetz investments - being 'run down'
see also 'contact' page for more details.
Activity report: 2023
Tim helps wherever he can, since lockdown restrictions ended last year. He takes people for cataract operations and medical assistance every month. The Secondary School being sponsored by a private donor is progressing well. The chicken project is not doing well, as sadly a lot of chickens died in the extreme heat. This is under review. Mercy whom we employ to sew school uniform to sell, says the project is going well. Mercy has an assistant, Hardness, a single Mum, working with her. Lauren who we sponsored to do a diploma in sewing, which she completed, also joined the team.
St. Michael’s Primary School, Chatham is no longer fundraising for us, they have a new head teacher. Our principal donor has increased his amount of giving monthly, at Tim’s request, which we are most grateful for. Fr Vincent has a new computer package for building design, to help Tim in the future. He is not coming with Tim to the UK this year.
Also due to lockdown, the garden fence sponsored by Yate RC Church had not been erected, or seed purchased, at the Secondary school for the children to grow vegetables. Tim confirmed the fence is now being built.
We have been able to send all monthly amounts due to Fr. Tim via the COOP and CAF banks when it has been possible, or money companies as needed. We continue to be challenged by the system, but have managed to overcome these, for collection every month in Zimbabwe.
Fundraising and Publicity April 2022- April 2023
Fundraising
Regular contact with a benefactor in Bristol resulted in a donation of £10,000. The twice-yearly newsletter we send out from Fr. Tim helps maintain interest, and generous donations on a one-off basis. Gift Aid claimed amounted to £646. Paypal through Facebook resulted in income of £20. There are 14 Standing Orders in the CAF account, giving regularly, which we are most grateful for. Sue requested donors to increase their giving.
Proposed Fundraising for April 2023-April 2024
The lead trustee will liaise with Tim to organise for him to speak in Chatham church when he is here in August, and possibly Yate church. It may be possible to do a presentation at the church in Bury St. Edmunds too, Sue to action.
Publicity
We will maintain contact with our regular donors as we send out Fr. Tim’s newsletter twice a year, to over 200 people. The details of the website are included in the newsletter. The web site has been updated and is on Facebook.. Our updated tri-fold publicity leaflet is on our website.
Internal communications
The Trustees held meetings: May, July and November 2022 by Zoom. Our Annual General meeting was held on the 19th May 2022 by zoom. Sue’s 5 year plan was discussed, and a proposed visit next year in 2024 by Sue and Brendan to Zimbabwe to review the project and celebrate our 10th Anniversary as a charity.
We will hold an extra meeting with Fr. Tim in August 2023 while he is staying at ‘Pencae’, the head Office for CFNZ, which will be very useful.
We received three budgets from Fr. Tim requesting funds for 4 month periods, and were able to approve them all without alteration, as they came within the monies held and available. He requested extra funds, as detailed in his Annual Report, for various building projects, for community development.
The funds from the ISA investment held in Santander has been transferred to the CAF account.
Summary
Overall this has been a very successful ninth year, with Fr.Tim being able to keep up with his projects in community development, for the poorest of families. The bequest of 2018 is diminishing, but we received extra donations from several benefactors. This means we have been able to send Tim a larger monthly amount of about £8800 a month to run the Mission, and £139,640, double the amount we sent last year , including building projects. In the year ahead 2023-2024, with our updated 5 year budget Plan, we will send Tim £8800 a month, but would appreciate any support you can offer for the building projects. The Safeguarding Code of Conduct was signed by all adults at the Makwa mission last October.
Thank you to all those who so generously support CFNZ.
Susan Jennings (Lead Trustee) May 17th 2023
Children and Families in Need in Zimbabwe (CFNZ)
Registered charity no: 1156967
UK Head Office – (Since February 1st 2019) ‘Pencae’, Llanfaethlu, Holyhead, Ynys Môn,
LL65 4HH
The aims and objectives for the charity have been met this past 12 months. We became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation on the 8th May 2014.
Trustees-
Susan Mary Jennings (Lead trustee)
Ruth Elizabeth Jennings (Treasurer) appointed November 2019
Brendan Simmons (Chair Meetings) appointed November 2019
Francis Davidson -appointed August 2017
The objectives of the charity are-
The relief of poverty of children and families in Zimbabwe by such means as the trustees in their absolute discretion see fit.
The aims of the charity is to supply funds for :
Education and training; the advancement of health and relief of poverty; religious activities; economic, building and community development and employment, for all ages, within the general public.
Bank account details and investments-
CAF - Cash Account CFNZ: 00024308 Sort code- 405240
COOP – CFNZ Community Account-65893728 Sort Code- 089299
Assetz investments - being 'run down'
see also 'contact' page for more details.
Activity report: 2023
Tim helps wherever he can, since lockdown restrictions ended last year. He takes people for cataract operations and medical assistance every month. The Secondary School being sponsored by a private donor is progressing well. The chicken project is not doing well, as sadly a lot of chickens died in the extreme heat. This is under review. Mercy whom we employ to sew school uniform to sell, says the project is going well. Mercy has an assistant, Hardness, a single Mum, working with her. Lauren who we sponsored to do a diploma in sewing, which she completed, also joined the team.
St. Michael’s Primary School, Chatham is no longer fundraising for us, they have a new head teacher. Our principal donor has increased his amount of giving monthly, at Tim’s request, which we are most grateful for. Fr Vincent has a new computer package for building design, to help Tim in the future. He is not coming with Tim to the UK this year.
Also due to lockdown, the garden fence sponsored by Yate RC Church had not been erected, or seed purchased, at the Secondary school for the children to grow vegetables. Tim confirmed the fence is now being built.
We have been able to send all monthly amounts due to Fr. Tim via the COOP and CAF banks when it has been possible, or money companies as needed. We continue to be challenged by the system, but have managed to overcome these, for collection every month in Zimbabwe.
Fundraising and Publicity April 2022- April 2023
Fundraising
Regular contact with a benefactor in Bristol resulted in a donation of £10,000. The twice-yearly newsletter we send out from Fr. Tim helps maintain interest, and generous donations on a one-off basis. Gift Aid claimed amounted to £646. Paypal through Facebook resulted in income of £20. There are 14 Standing Orders in the CAF account, giving regularly, which we are most grateful for. Sue requested donors to increase their giving.
Proposed Fundraising for April 2023-April 2024
The lead trustee will liaise with Tim to organise for him to speak in Chatham church when he is here in August, and possibly Yate church. It may be possible to do a presentation at the church in Bury St. Edmunds too, Sue to action.
Publicity
We will maintain contact with our regular donors as we send out Fr. Tim’s newsletter twice a year, to over 200 people. The details of the website are included in the newsletter. The web site has been updated and is on Facebook.. Our updated tri-fold publicity leaflet is on our website.
Internal communications
The Trustees held meetings: May, July and November 2022 by Zoom. Our Annual General meeting was held on the 19th May 2022 by zoom. Sue’s 5 year plan was discussed, and a proposed visit next year in 2024 by Sue and Brendan to Zimbabwe to review the project and celebrate our 10th Anniversary as a charity.
We will hold an extra meeting with Fr. Tim in August 2023 while he is staying at ‘Pencae’, the head Office for CFNZ, which will be very useful.
We received three budgets from Fr. Tim requesting funds for 4 month periods, and were able to approve them all without alteration, as they came within the monies held and available. He requested extra funds, as detailed in his Annual Report, for various building projects, for community development.
The funds from the ISA investment held in Santander has been transferred to the CAF account.
Summary
Overall this has been a very successful ninth year, with Fr.Tim being able to keep up with his projects in community development, for the poorest of families. The bequest of 2018 is diminishing, but we received extra donations from several benefactors. This means we have been able to send Tim a larger monthly amount of about £8800 a month to run the Mission, and £139,640, double the amount we sent last year , including building projects. In the year ahead 2023-2024, with our updated 5 year budget Plan, we will send Tim £8800 a month, but would appreciate any support you can offer for the building projects. The Safeguarding Code of Conduct was signed by all adults at the Makwa mission last October.
Thank you to all those who so generously support CFNZ.
Susan Jennings (Lead Trustee) May 17th 2023