MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report Date :

22.05.2008

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

SIGHTSAVERS INTERNATIONAL

 

 

Registered Office :

Bamaga Area Mwenge, Dar Es Salaam

 

 

Country :

Tanzania

 

 

Financials (as on) :

31.12.2006

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

1950

 

 

Com. Reg. No.:

512 Tanzania

 

 

Legal Form :

Non Governmental Organization

 

 

Line of Business :

Charitable Organization for Sight giving and Sight operations 

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

 

MIRA’s Rating :

Ba

 

RATING

STATUS

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

Satisfactory

 

Maximum Credit Limit :

USD 200,000

 

 

Status :

Satisfactory

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

No Complaints

 

 

Litigation :

Clear

 

 

 

 

 

COMPANY REPORTED

 

SIGHTSAVERS INTERNATIONAL

 

 

Principal Address   

 

P.o Box  Tanzania

Telephone: +255-22-2701098

Fax: +255-22-2701770

Email: None

Internet: None

 

 

Established    

 

1950

 

 

Registration  

 

No. 512 Tanzania

 

 

Legal Form

 

Non Governmental Organization

 

 

Stock Listing 

 

Not Listed

 

 

Workforce

 

2007                                                                                         

40                                                                                             

 

 

Office & Factories  

 

Head offices                                   Bamaga Area Mwenge, Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania

Branches                                       Worldwide

 

 

Company Profile 

 

Budget                                          TZS. 100,000,000

 

 

Shareholders     

 

Name                                           Position                          Amount                  Ratio

Dr Caroline Harper                          CEO                                                             

Peter Ackland                                Director                                                         

Katy Dore                                      Director                                                         

Sight Savers UK                             Holding Co.                                                    100.00%

Total                                                                                                                  100.00%

 

 

Credit Opinion

 

Our proposed credit amount of USD 200,000 is recommendable

 

 

Affiliated Companies   

 

None

 

 

Management/ Directors    

 

President/ CEO (1)            

Name                                Dr Caroline Harper

Remarks                           Top Decision Maker

 

President/ CEO (2)            

Name                                Mr. Peter Ackland

 

Þ  Top decision maker is the person who has the ultimate authority or power to make important managerial decisions. He/She may or may not be officially registered as a president or an executive director.

 

 

Business Activities 

 

Charitable Organization for Sight giving and Sight operations 

                                       

 

Recent Sales  

 

TZS 9,000,000,000  (2007)

 

 

Banking relationship  

 

Main Banks                      Stanbic Bank,

 

 

Auditors    

 

Deloitte & Touche LLP

 

 

Credit Check of Subject, President & CEO (as of report date)

 

Payment Morale: In the documents at our disposal nothing adverse has been shown so far.

CREDIT RATING:Financial situation is average.

 

 

COMMENTS

 

Maximum credit we recommend is USD 200,000 outstanding at any one time.

 

GROUP BALANCE SHEET

(In 000 £.)

 

31 December 2006

2006

2005

 

Fixed assets

 

 

 

Tangible assets

1,023

1,144

 

Investments

5,185

4,392

 

 

6,208

5,536

 

Current assets

 

 

 

Stock

2

1

 

Debtors

1,248

810

 

Investments

182

518

 

Cash at bank and in hand

1,527

1,278

 

 

4,597

2,607

 

Creditors: amounts falling due within one year

 

 

 

Other taxes and social security costs

93

70

 

Other creditors

893

801

 

UK accruals

48

219

 

Overseas accruals

618

603

 

 

1,652

1,693

 

Net current assets

2,945

914

 

Net assets before pension liability

9,153

645

 

Defined benefit pension scheme liability

(1,113)

(2,707)

 

Net assets after pension liability

8,040

3,743

 

Funds

 

 

 

Unrestricted funds

 

 

 

Free Reserve

6,257

4,186

 

Pension Reserve

(1,113)

(2,707)

 

General

5,144

1,479

 

Designated

1,241

1,241

 

Total Unrestricted Funds

6,385

272

 

Restricted funds

1,166

544

 

Endowment funds

489

479

 

Total Funds

8,040

3,743

 

 

Total

Total

 

2006

2005

Income and expenditure

£'000

£'000

Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds: Voluntary income

 

 

Donations and gifts

20,650

17,769

Legacies

5,579

56

Gifts in kind

34,324

20,423

Grants

800

407

Activities for generating funds: Investment income

273

232

Incoming resources from charitable activities: Overseas programme income

207

91

Other incoming resources

123

134

Total incoming resources

61,956

44,656

 

 

 

Resources expended Costs of generating funds

 

 

Voluntary income

 

 

Costs of raising current years income

5,695

5,626

Investment to raise income in future years

701

559

Grant income

384

243

Fundraising trading costs

27

13

Investment management fees

29

27

 

6,836

6,468

Charitable activities Eye Care

47,786

35,043

Social inclusion

3,181

3,531

Information and awareness raising

1,056

890

Total charitable activities

52,023

39,464

Governance costs

357

261

Total resources expended

59,216

46,193

Net incoming / (outgoing) resources before other recognised gains and (losses)

274

(1,537)

Gain on investments

136

512

Actuarial gain / (loss) on defined benefit pension scheme

1,421

(484)

Net movement in Funds for the year

4,297

(1,509)

Fund balances at 1 January 2006

3,743

5,252

Fund balances at 31 December 2006

804

3,743

 

 

 

 

 


 

RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

RATING

STATUS

 

 

PROPOSED CREDIT LINE

>86

Aaa

Possesses an extremely sound financial base with the strongest capability for timely payment of interest and principal sums

 

Unlimited

71-85

Aa

Possesses adequate working capital. No caution needed for credit transaction. It has above average (strong) capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Large

56-70

A

Financial & operational base are regarded healthy. General unfavourable factors will not cause fatal effect. Satisfactory capability for payment of interest and principal sums

 

Fairly Large

41-55

Ba

Overall operation is considered normal. Capable to meet normal commitments.

 

Satisfactory

26-40

B

Unfavourable & favourable factors carry similar weight in credit consideration. Capability to overcome financial difficulties seems comparatively below average.

 

Small

11-25

Ca

Adverse factors are apparent. Repayment of interest and principal sums in default or expected to be in default upon maturity

 

Limited with full security

<10

C

Absolute credit risk exists. Caution needed to be exercised

 

 

Credit not recommended

NR

In view of the lack of information, we have no basis upon which to recommend credit dealings

No Rating

 

 

This score serves as a reference to assess SC’s credit risk and to set the amount of credit to be extended. It is calculated from a composite of weighted scores obtained from each of the major sections of this report. The assessed factors and their relative weights (as indicated through %) are as follows:

 

Financial condition (40%)         Ownership background (20%)                  Payment record (10%)

Credit history (10%)                 Market trend (10%)                                 Operational size (10%)

 

 

 

 

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