FONSA Accounts 2024-25
These are the Annual Accounts and Annual Report for the FONSA financial year 1st April 2024—31st March 2025. These figures have been reported to our official regulator, OSCR (Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator).
Friends of Nablus and Surrounding Areas (known as FONSA) is a registered Scottish charity No. SC038502.
Objectives and activities
Charitable purposes
Relief of Poverty
Advancement of Education
Advancement of Citizenship
Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects
In the current period we have maintained our main project goals because
they are still important for the people of Nablus.
Our main priority is to pay fees for students of Nursing and Midwifery.
They are much in need and many have difficulty because families are
economically challenged particularly because of current restrictions from
the occupation.
We continue to fundraise to supply olive tree saplings to help villages
where there is a need – often because settlers have damaged or killed
established trees.
Achievements and performance
Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period
Our income this year was increased compared with last year. We continue
to maintain a balance so that we can be confident of supporting our
students to the end of their course.
We are pleased that our students have been achieving satisfactory or
better academic grades and we continue to support them.
Farmers and communities we have helped by providing olive trees have
appreciated this support.
Our website continues to provide a view of our work and accounts. We
appreciate continued hosting provided free by 34SP.com.
We have acted to conform to changes in Scottish Charity Law in line with
recommendations from OSCR.
Financial review
Brief statement on the charity’s policy on reserves
We have a policy to guide our use of reserves.
Essentially, this requires us to plan for potential costs and to keep
sufficient balance to meet expected future funding commitments. At
present, this mainly means that we maintain sufficient funds to fund our
students until the end of their course (subject to satisfactory performance
and continuing need).
Our submitted accounts are consistent with this reserves policy.
Details of any deficit
No deficit
Donated facilities and services (if any)
Our fundraisers have generously covered all their costs and therefore FONSA has received 100% of the donations made in support of their efforts.
The trustees have not received any remuneration or expenses for their contributions to FONSA.
Our Independent Examiner gave his time without payment.
Financial Statement
Receipts and Payments
| Receipts | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donations | £19,285 | £16,313 | |
| Legacies | £0 | £0 | |
| Grants | £0 | £0 | |
| Receipts from fundraising activities | £0 | £0 | |
| Gross trading receipts | £0 | £0 | |
| Investments | £0 | £0 | |
| Rent | £0 | £0 | |
| Other charitable activities | £0 | £0 | |
| Sale of assets or investments | £0 | £0 | |
| Total receipts | £19,285 | £16,313 |
| Payments | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Expenses for fundraising activities | £0 | £0 | |
| Gross trading payments | £0 | £0 | |
| Investment management costs | £0 | £0 | |
| Payments relating directly to charitable activities | £0 | £0 | |
| Grants and donations | £12,673 | £14,545 | |
| Governance costs: | |||
| Audit / independent examination – | £0 | £0 | |
| Preparation of annual accounts | £0 | £0 | |
| Legal costs | £0 | £0 | |
| Other | £0 | £0 | |
| Purchase of assets or investments | £0 | £0 | |
| Total payments | £12,673 | £14,545 |
Statement of Balances
Statement of Balances
| Cash funds | 2024-25 | 2023-24 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and bank balances at start of year | £10,942 | £9,174 | |
| Surplus/(deficit) shown on receipts and payments account | £6,612 | £1,768 | |
| Reconciliations | £0 | £0 | |
| Cash balances | £17,554 | £10,942 | |
| Investments | £0 | £0 | |
| Other Assets | £0 | £0 | |
| Liabilities & Contingent Liabilities | £0 | £0 |
Independent Examiner
As required by OSCR, a more detailed version of these accounts and relevant bank statements were submitted to our Independent Examiner. He reviewed them and reported that he was satisfied.
The Annual Report, including the report from the Independent Examiner, was duly sent to OSCR as required by law. Our Independent Examiner works in financial management (and was recommended to FONSA by our previous Independent Examiner). Although he is known to some of the trustees, he plays no other role in FONSA and is not related to any of them.
About FONSA
FONSA is a small charitable trust formed to strengthen bonds between people supportive of Palestian human rights and the people of Nablus and its surrounding areas. It is based on friendship. It offers support in these times of need. A founding principle is to work with Palestinians to deliver projects which they have identified and support.
There are more details of our objectives and projects on these web pages.
FONSA was established to strengthen links with the people of Nablus and its surrounding areas. It operates under a Trust Deed signed in 2007.
Trustees of FONSA
| Nehad Khanfar | Chair | |
| vacant | Secretary | |
| David Collison | Treasurer | |
| Mike Whitehead | Trustee | |
| Mary McGregor | Trustee |
New Trustees are appointed by the duly appointed existing trustees up to a maximum of five.
FONSA – Principal Address
The registered address of FONSA is:
FONSA
9 Broad Street
TAYPORT
Fife
DD6 9AH
Please make a donation to FONSA
We welcome donations to FONSA to support our work. Please see our donations page or donate online here:
