HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED Report of the Directors & Trustees for the year ended 31[st] March 2022
Contents Legal & Administrative Information 1 Governance & Management – Trustee News 2 Post-Covid Progress – Charity Shops in the UK 3 Fundraising 3 Hospice Africa Uganda 4 Finance & Governance Risks 5 Audited Accounts A1 - A7
Legal and administrative information
Company number: Registered charity number: Registered in England No. 02835469 Charity Commission No. 1024903
Directors and Trustees at 31[st] March 2022:
Mr. Chris Merriman (Hon. Chair) Ms. Pat Linnell (Hon. Treasurer) Dr. Mary Bunn (Hon. Secretary) Prof. Anne Merriman (Founder) MBE
Mr. Doug Haynes Ms. Hannah Merriman Dr. Philippa Guppy Dr. Ged Faulks - Resigned 26/09/2021
Company Secretary: Dr. Mary Bunn
Registered Office: Holly Bank, 34 Altys Lane, Ormskirk. L39 4RQ
Independent Examiner: Roger Hughes Lower Farm
90 Brimstage Road, Heswall, Wirral. CH60 1XQ
REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS AND TRUSTEES
The Trustees, who are also the Directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act, present their annual report and the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2022. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP 2005) "Accounting and Reporting by Charities" in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.
The AGM 2022 has been scheduled to be in person at The Brain Centre (Norton St, Liverpool L3 8LR ) on Sunday 25[th] September 2022 at 2pm. We are hoping to arrange an on-line link into the Business Meeting, and subsequent Briefings.
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Structure, Governance and Management
The charity is constituted as a company limited by guarantee, governed by a memorandum and articles of association . The charity’s object and principal activity continues to be “ to provide and support the provision of palliative care to terminally ill cancer and AIDS patients and their families in the African setting ”.
The Trustees have continued to meet regularly to manage the affairs of the charity in the UK. The zoom platform has been transformational in reducing a very significant amount of travel in the UK and enabling Trustees Dr. Anne Merriman and Dr. Mary Bunn to attend from Africa!
We would like to give our grateful thanks for the huge contribution given to the work of Hospice Africa by retiring Trustee, Ged Faulks. Having worked early on as an SHO with Dr. Anne at Whiston hospital in the 1970s, Ged has been a tireless and generous supporter. He has been Trustee Chair for 3 years, provided much wisdom from his GP background, and been a great team player.
We are grateful to Canon Dr. Donald Gray and Frank Cottrell-Boyce who have kindly acted as Patrons for Hospice Africa.
We have been delighted to welcome Dr Philippa Guppy, who is a palliative care doctor and senior lecturer working in London, as a new Trustee. She first visited Uganda in 2019 to volunteer for Hospice Africa in Kampala. She was inspired by the hospice team and by Dr. Anne in equal measure, and she has been a firm supporter ever since. Philippa has brought enthusiasm for fund raising since working in the palliative care field, and living in London, she has many opportunities to promote and investigate various sources of funding.
The Charity’s work continues to be carried out entirely on a voluntary basis. The Honorary Treasurer manages the day-to-day finances of the charity. The Hon. Chair, Hon. Secretary and Hon. Treasurer, with help from other Trustees, have shared the collective duties normally carried out by a Chief Executive. The Board of Trustees has the power to appoint additional Trustees as it sees fit within the remit of the Articles of Association.
The work is carried out in close partnership with the Founder, Professor Anne Merriman, and there is regular contact with Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU), which is a non-governmental organization and a limited company in Uganda. There is an AGM at the end of September when Trustees, donors, supporters and Charity Shop staff meet at the Brain Charity Centre in Liverpool.
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Hospice Africa Origins
Hospice Africa (HA) was founded in 1993 to spread the ethos and practice of palliative care in Africa. Our founder, Dr. Anne Merriman, has radically changed the provision of care and pain relief for people in Africa with life-limiting illnesses. This has transformed the lives of thousands of patients, providing significantly longer life for many and allowing others a pain-free and dignified death.
Hospice Africa raises and manages funds in the UK to send out to our partners in Africa, particularly in the long-term with Hospice Africa Uganda (HAU). With our partners, we have helped to introduce palliative care to 35 Africa countries. In 20 of these 35 countries, affordable oral morphine, the backbone of all palliative care, is now available for pain relief.
POST-COVID PROGRESS
We reported in our Christmas Newsletter 2021, ‘What another crazy year it has been! At Hospice Africa UK, we have been faced with a lot of challenges, alongside the changes that Covid has brought, but we have managed to stay positive and motivated with our vision for palliative care across Africa central to all that we do.’
The two charity shops in Liverpool and Ainsdale have gradually returned to normal working, where those who seek extra safety from the virus, volunteer staff or shoppers, protect themselves by wearing masks. In Liverpool, the weekly takings have now returned to pre-Covid income, and the Ainsdale shop has returned to near normality. We continue to be grateful to our managers and volunteers who carry a busy workload to keep the shops running effectively.
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Liverpool Old Swan Shop Ainsdale Shop
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Fundraising
We continue to be grateful for the many supporters who donate monthly to our Hospice Africa funds, the majority enabling us to collect Gift Aid. In addition, there are those who are able to donate intermittently when funds allow, and others who join our on-line quizes or special events. An example in June 2021 was one of our Hospice friends, Dr. David Smithard, who cycled 1,000 miles, with his two sons, from John O’Groats to Lands End.
Our new Trustee, Philippa Guppy, introduced us to a new initiative called the Big Christmas Give 2022 , which enables some of the giving in a fixed week in November to be matched . £15,483 was raised, including Gift Aid, and 36% of the donations were matched . We intend to continue this initiative as we approach Christmas 2022.
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Hospice Africa Uganda
The team in Kampala continue to ensure that dedicated palliative care services are offered amidst the challenges. They are so grateful to the Hospice Africa Family, their Uganda Board, and their partners and donors for the unwavering support. Covid-19 has been very hard hitting in Uganda with reduced travel options, increased travel costs, and the earlier strict lockdown rules have meant that patient numbers decreased dramatically. However, during the last year, they have been increasingly able to enrol new patients again, and raised the number to some 50% of previous levels. However with strict budget limitations, it is looking like a tough road ahead.
An overview of the Hospice Africa Work in Uganda is summarised on the Hospice Africa Uganda section of the Website in the following way.
International Morphine Clinical Care Education Programmes Production Our clinical teams A core part of our Although our clinical Hospice Africa treat patients, mission is to enable centre is in Uganda, produces affordable providing them with palliative care across we work with partner morphine on-site in holistic palliative Africa. We do this by organisations in Kampala which is care from within the providing training for many African to then prescribed to clinic or at their students and healthpromote palliative our patients and send homes. They work care professionals care across the out to other medical from three sites from across the continent. facilities across the across Uganda: continent. country. Kampala, Hoima and Mbarara.
It has been good news to hear that the Daycare Service has resumed. This is a service provided at the hospice site where patients and families can come together to eat, be social, and try out different crafts; the service is for both adults and children at HAU.
Please join us in celebrating Dr. Eddie Mwebesa, who is the winner of the International Association for Hospice and Palliative Care Individual Recognition Award. The award recognises his outstanding dedication to the development and provision of palliative care, leading to improvements in the quality of life of patients with serious health-related suffering.
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Hospice in Grief – Tom Duku
Our August 2021 Newsletter reported the death of the Chair of the Ugandan Board (Hospice Africa Uganda) Tom Duku, who sadly died last year from Covid, bringing shock and grief to the whole of the HAU Team. He touched many lives.
He came to HAU as a young man, having completed a course in ethical accounting in 1995. He played an important role in steering the financial challenges that the Hospice faced over the last few years. Tom will be truly missed; we are truly grateful for Tom’s dedication and commitment to HAU and his steering role in the last few years. May he rest in peace.
Tom Duku
Give a Chance : Josephine Nakamjajo had been on the Give a Chance programme since she was in primary school. She became an orphan after her mother died of cancer on the hospital programme, and her schooling was funded by Give a Chance. She has began her training as a nurse, is happy and grateful for the support she has had, and we know that she will make a brilliant nurse one day!
Brief Financial Review
Income of the charity reduced marginally from £208,075 last year to £205,932, with resources expended increasing from £140,299 last year to £173.570. Charitable activities totalled £152,371 supporting work primarily in Uganda and Malawi. The income exceeds expenditure by £32,362 resulting in our reserves increasing from £146,090 last year to £178,452.
The Board of Hospice Africa Uganda has continued to try and keep the running costs under control, but there still remains a challenging funding shortfall. In the UK, Hospice Africa Ltd has been using its income and reserves to ensure HAU remains solvent in the 2021-22 period.
Funding Risks
Because the Charity employs no staff, except on a voluntary basis, all of the income raised, apart from a small amount of governance expenditure, is used directly for the work of the Charity on its core objective of palliative care on the African continent. The probity exercised by UK Trustees is to convert the funds already raised in the UK to become available to send to Africa. Currently, the major focus has been to send budgeted funding to Uganda, and in a few cases, some emergency funding more widely in Africa.
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Trustees are aware that there is a two-fold risk, amplified by the effects of the Covid19 virus, as the Hospice Africa organisation steered through a difficult year.
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an on-going deficit in Uganda: the HAU Board must bring operations out of deficit.
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a likely reduction in funds available in the UK: this is already challenging HAUK to exercise probity in its UK support to HAU, as near as possible to the previous funding levels. UK Trustees are now working closely and regularly with the HAU Board to try and ensure HAU continues to be viable for the patients in Uganda, in the current and future years ahead. HA UK will continue, as far as possible, to ensure the enduring vision of palliative care for all in need in Africa.
Auditor and Independent Examiner
A resolution proposing that ‘Roger Hughes, Chartered Accountant, be reappointed as the charity’s Independent Examiner’ will be put to the Annual General Meeting.
This report was approved by the Board of Directors and Trustees on 23[rd] August 2022 and signed by the Hon. Chair, Chris Merriman
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS OF HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
I report on the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are set out on pages A1 to A7.
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purpose of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider than an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 ( the Charity's Act) and that an independent examination is needed. The Charity's gross income did not exceeded
£250,000 and the gross assets did not exceed £3,260,000 and I am qualified to undertake this examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Having been satisfied that the Charity is not subject to an audit under company law and is eligible for Independent examination it is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011;
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to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and;
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice;Accounting and Reporting by Charities (revised 2005) have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should have been drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of accounts to be reached.
R W Hughes Chartered Accountant 90 Brimstage Road Heswall Wirral CH60 1XQ
Signed……………………………………………………………….
Date…………………… 13th August 2022
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
| Notes Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income 2 & 14 Activities for generating funds 3 Investment income 4 Total Incoming Resources Resources expended Costs of generating funds Costs of generating voluntary income 5 Fundraising trading: costs of goods sold and other costs 6 Charitable activities 7 & 14 Governance costs 8 Net income/(expenditure) for the year (net movement in funds) Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
2022 2021 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ £ 94,318 47,523 141,841 166,222 64,046 - 64,046 41,805 45 - 45 48 |
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| 158,409 47,523 205,932 208,075 |
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| 4,327 - 4,327 890 14,923 - 14,923 10,970 117,075 35,296 152,371 126,424 1,948 - 1,948 2,015 |
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| 138,274 35,296 173,570 140,299 |
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| 20,135 12,227 32,362 67,777 |
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| 133,812 12,278 146,090 78,313 |
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| 153,947 24,505 178,452 146,090 |
The notes on pages 14-17 form part of these financial statements
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2022
| Notes Current Assets Debtors 9 Cash at bank and in hand 10 Current Liabilities Creditors: amounts falling 11 due within one year Net current assets Total net assets The funds of the Charity Unrestricted income funds 12 Restricted income funds 14 Total Charity funds |
£ - 180,102 |
2022 £ 178,452 178,452 153,947 24,505 178,452 |
2021 £ - 147,590 |
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| 180,102 1,650 |
147,590 1,500 |
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| 146,090 | |||
| 146,090 | |||
| 133,812 12,278 |
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| 146,090 |
For the financial year end 31 March 2022 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 Companies Act 2006. No member of the company has deposited a notice, pursuant to section 476, requiring an audit of these financial statements under the requirements of Companies Act 2006.
The trustee directors acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act and for preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its incoming resources and application of resources for the 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 accounts, so far as applicable to the company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustee directors on 22nd August 2022 and signed on its behalf by:
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Mr C Merriman
The notes on pages A4-A7 to form part of these financial statements
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1.1 Basis of Accounting
The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2005), applicable
accounting standards, including the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008), the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006.
1.2 Incoming resources
Voluntary income, donations and grants are included in incoming resources when they are receivable. The income from activities for generating funds is shown gross, with associated costs included in fundraising
costs. Gifts donated for resale are included as income when they are sold at the amounts realised.
1.3 Resources Expended
Resources expended are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis, inclusive of VAT which cannot be recovered.
Rentals applicable to operating leases are included in resources expended as incurred.
1.4 Costs of generating voluntary income
Fundraising expenditure comprises costs incurred in inducing people and organisations to contribute financially to the Charity's work.
1.5 Governance costs
Expenditure includes all costs not directly related to charitable activity or fundraising ventures.
1.6 Taxation
The company is a registered charity and is exempt from taxation under the Income & Corporation Tax Acts.
2. VOLUNTARY INCOME
| 2. VOLUNTARY INCOME Gifts and donations Grants |
Un restricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 94,318 47,523 141,841 166,222 - - |
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| 94,318 47,523 141,841 166,222 |
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
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| restricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| 3. ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charity shop takings | ||||
| - Liverpool | 49,746 | - | 49,746 | 35,381 |
| - Ainsdale | 14,299 | - | 14,299 | 6,424 |
| - Other trading | - | - | - | |
| 64,046 | - | 64,046 | 41,805 | |
| 4. INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
| Bank Interest | 45 | - | 45 | 48 |
| 45 | - | 45 | 48 | |
| 5. COSTS OF GENERATING VOLUNTARY INCOME | ||||
| Publicity | 639 | - | 639 | - |
| Just giving fees | 216 | - | 216 | 216 |
| Bank Charges | 877 | - | 877 | 674 |
| Fundraising events | 2,595 | - | 2595 | - |
| 4,327 | - | 4,327 | 890 | |
| 6. FUNDRAISING COSTS | ||||
| Costs of running charity shops | ||||
| - Liverpool | 12,785 | - | 12,785 | 9,630 |
| - Ainsdale | 2,138 | - | 2,138 | 1,340 |
| 14,923 | - | 14,923 | 10,970 | |
| 7. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | ||||
| The resources were expended on palliative care in the | countries listed | below. | ||
| Grants and supplies | ||||
| - Uganda | 117,075 | 10,252 | 127,327 | 112,923 |
| - PSTC Tyanjane | - | 16,675 | 16,675 | 7,366 |
| - Children's Fund | - | 869 | 869 | - |
| Shipping | - | - | - | 5,135 |
| Travelling expenses | - | - | - | - |
| Fr J Merriman Fund | - | 7,500 | 7,500 | 1,000 |
| 117,075 | 35,296 | 152,371 | 126,424 | |
| 8. GOVERNANCE COSTS | ||||
| Accountancy | 1,698 | - | 1,698 | 1,500 |
| AGM Costs | 200 | - | 200 | 515 |
| Regulator fees | 50 | - | 50 | - |
| 1,948 | - | 1,948 | 2,015 |
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
| 9. DEBTORS Gift Aid Debtor 10. CASH AT BANK: Current Account Deposit Account Fixed Term Deposit Account 2 Cash in Hand 11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Sundry creditors and accruals: Accountancy Sundry creditors and accruals: Shop expenses 12. UNRESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS Balance at 1 April Net (Outgoing)/incoming resources Allocated as follows: Designated funds Emergency fund General Fund Total unrestricted income funds |
2022 £ - - 19,947 100,990 59,165 - 180,102 1,650 - 1,650 133,812 20,135 153,947 30,000 123,947 153,947 |
2021 £ - |
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| - | ||
| 13,828 74,632 59,130 - |
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| 147,590 | ||
| 1,500 - |
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| 1,500 | ||
| 74,379 59,433 |
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| 133,812 | ||
| 30,000 103,812 |
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| 133,812 |
The emergency fund is intended to cover emergencies in Africa such as the urgent need for a replacement vehicle or to cover a delay to funding.
13. CHARITABLE COMMITMENTS
There are no current charitable commitments, guarantees or contingent liabilities.
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
| 14. RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS Fr J Meriman Memorial Scholarship Uganda Comfort Fund Children’s Fund Hoima Fund Mbarara Fund Salaries and other restricted Tiyanjane Fund Total restricted income funds |
01-Apr Incoming Outgoing 31-Mar 2021 Resources Resources 2022 £ £ £ £ 2,425 7,500 7,500 2,425 -3,748 3,748 - - - - - 5,192 9,755 869 14,078 - - - - 180 960 - 1,140 3,338 9,542 6,504 6,376 1,143 16,018 16,675 486 |
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| 12,278 47,523 35,296 24,505 |
The training fund was set up in 1994 to provide training in palliative care. The other funds are to provide finance for palliative care projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
15. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN THE FUNDS
| Debtors Cash at Bank Creditors |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds 2022 £ £ £ - - - 155,597 24,505 180,102 (1,650) (1,650) |
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| 153,947 24,505 178,452 |
16. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS
The lease on the Liverpool shop expired on 15 March 2008. Since that date the shop has continued to operate as normal with the rent being paid each month. A new lease has not been entered into by 31 March 2022.
17. INFORMATION REGARDING TRUSTEES
The trustees received no emoluments in the year (2021 - £nil). Expenses reimbursed to trustees or paid on their behalf while acting in their capacity as trustees:
Travelling expenses - £nil ( 2021 - nil)
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS ON THE UNAUDITED ACCOUNTS OF HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
I report on the accounts of the charitable company for the year ended 31 March 2022, which are set out on pages A1 to A7.
Respective responsibilities of Trustees and examiner
The charity's trustees (who are also the directors of the company for the purpose of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity's trustees consider than an audit is not required for this year under section 144 of the Charities Act 2011 ( the Charity's Act) and that an independent examination is needed. The Charity's gross income did not exceeded
£250,000 and the gross assets did not exceed £3,260,000 and I am qualified to undertake this examination by being a qualified member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.
Having been satisfied that the Charity is not subject to an audit under company law and is eligible for Independent examination it is my responsibility to:
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examine the accounts under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011;
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to follow the procedures laid down in the General Directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act), and;
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to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'true and fair view' and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
Independent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that, in any material respect, the requirements: - to keep accounting records in accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006; and
- to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice;Accounting and Reporting by Charities (revised 2005) have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion, attention should have been drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of accounts to be reached.
R W Hughes Chartered Accountant 90 Brimstage Road Heswall Wirral CH60 1XQ
Signed……………………………………………………………….
Date…………………… 13th August 2022
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2022
| Notes Incoming resources Incoming resources from generated funds Voluntary income 2 & 14 Activities for generating funds 3 Investment income 4 Total Incoming Resources Resources expended Costs of generating funds Costs of generating voluntary income 5 Fundraising trading: costs of goods sold and other costs 6 Charitable activities 7 & 14 Governance costs 8 Net income/(expenditure) for the year (net movement in funds) Reconciliation of funds Total funds brought forward Total funds carried forward |
2022 2021 Unrestricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds Funds Funds £ £ £ £ 94,318 47,523 141,841 166,222 64,046 - 64,046 41,805 45 - 45 48 |
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| 158,409 47,523 205,932 208,075 |
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| 4,327 - 4,327 890 14,923 - 14,923 10,970 117,075 35,296 152,371 126,424 1,948 - 1,948 2,015 |
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| 138,274 35,296 173,570 140,299 |
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| 20,135 12,227 32,362 67,777 |
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| 133,812 12,278 146,090 78,313 |
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| 153,947 24,505 178,452 146,090 |
The notes on pages 14-17 form part of these financial statements
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2022
| Notes Current Assets Debtors 9 Cash at bank and in hand 10 Current Liabilities Creditors: amounts falling 11 due within one year Net current assets Total net assets The funds of the Charity Unrestricted income funds 12 Restricted income funds 14 Total Charity funds |
£ - 180,102 |
2022 £ 178,452 178,452 153,947 24,505 178,452 |
2021 £ - 147,590 |
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| 180,102 1,650 |
147,590 1,500 |
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| 146,090 | |||
| 146,090 | |||
| 133,812 12,278 |
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| 146,090 |
For the financial year end 31 March 2022 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 Companies Act 2006. No member of the company has deposited a notice, pursuant to section 476, requiring an audit of these financial statements under the requirements of Companies Act 2006.
The trustee directors acknowledge their responsibilities for ensuring that the company keeps accounting records which comply with section 386 of the Act and for preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company as at the end of the financial year and of its incoming resources and application of resources for the 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 accounts, so far as applicable to the company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime within Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008).
The financial statements were approved by the board of trustee directors on 22nd August 2022 and signed on its behalf by:
…………………………………………………………………
Mr C Merriman
The notes on pages A4-A7 to form part of these financial statements
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES
1.1 Basis of Accounting
The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (SORP 2005), applicable
accounting standards, including the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008), the Charities Act 2011 and the Companies Act 2006.
1.2 Incoming resources
Voluntary income, donations and grants are included in incoming resources when they are receivable. The income from activities for generating funds is shown gross, with associated costs included in fundraising
costs. Gifts donated for resale are included as income when they are sold at the amounts realised.
1.3 Resources Expended
Resources expended are included in the Statement of Financial Activities on an accruals basis, inclusive of VAT which cannot be recovered.
Rentals applicable to operating leases are included in resources expended as incurred.
1.4 Costs of generating voluntary income
Fundraising expenditure comprises costs incurred in inducing people and organisations to contribute financially to the Charity's work.
1.5 Governance costs
Expenditure includes all costs not directly related to charitable activity or fundraising ventures.
1.6 Taxation
The company is a registered charity and is exempt from taxation under the Income & Corporation Tax Acts.
2. VOLUNTARY INCOME
| 2. VOLUNTARY INCOME Gifts and donations Grants |
Un restricted Restricted Total Total Funds Funds 2022 2021 £ £ £ £ 94,318 47,523 141,841 166,222 - - |
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| 94,318 47,523 141,841 166,222 |
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
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| restricted | Restricted | Total | Total | |
| 3. ACTIVITIES FOR GENERATING FUNDS | 2022 | 2021 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Charity shop takings | ||||
| - Liverpool | 49,746 | - | 49,746 | 35,381 |
| - Ainsdale | 14,299 | - | 14,299 | 6,424 |
| - Other trading | - | - | - | |
| 64,046 | - | 64,046 | 41,805 | |
| 4. INVESTMENT INCOME | ||||
| Bank Interest | 45 | - | 45 | 48 |
| 45 | - | 45 | 48 | |
| 5. COSTS OF GENERATING VOLUNTARY INCOME | ||||
| Publicity | 639 | - | 639 | - |
| Just giving fees | 216 | - | 216 | 216 |
| Bank Charges | 877 | - | 877 | 674 |
| Fundraising events | 2,595 | - | 2595 | - |
| 4,327 | - | 4,327 | 890 | |
| 6. FUNDRAISING COSTS | ||||
| Costs of running charity shops | ||||
| - Liverpool | 12,785 | - | 12,785 | 9,630 |
| - Ainsdale | 2,138 | - | 2,138 | 1,340 |
| 14,923 | - | 14,923 | 10,970 | |
| 7. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES | ||||
| The resources were expended on palliative care in the | countries listed | below. | ||
| Grants and supplies | ||||
| - Uganda | 117,075 | 10,252 | 127,327 | 112,923 |
| - PSTC Tyanjane | - | 16,675 | 16,675 | 7,366 |
| - Children's Fund | - | 869 | 869 | - |
| Shipping | - | - | - | 5,135 |
| Travelling expenses | - | - | - | - |
| Fr J Merriman Fund | - | 7,500 | 7,500 | 1,000 |
| 117,075 | 35,296 | 152,371 | 126,424 | |
| 8. GOVERNANCE COSTS | ||||
| Accountancy | 1,698 | - | 1,698 | 1,500 |
| AGM Costs | 200 | - | 200 | 515 |
| Regulator fees | 50 | - | 50 | - |
| 1,948 | - | 1,948 | 2,015 |
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
| 9. DEBTORS Gift Aid Debtor 10. CASH AT BANK: Current Account Deposit Account Fixed Term Deposit Account 2 Cash in Hand 11. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR Sundry creditors and accruals: Accountancy Sundry creditors and accruals: Shop expenses 12. UNRESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS Balance at 1 April Net (Outgoing)/incoming resources Allocated as follows: Designated funds Emergency fund General Fund Total unrestricted income funds |
2022 £ - - 19,947 100,990 59,165 - 180,102 1,650 - 1,650 133,812 20,135 153,947 30,000 123,947 153,947 |
2021 £ - |
|---|---|---|
| - | ||
| 13,828 74,632 59,130 - |
||
| 147,590 | ||
| 1,500 - |
||
| 1,500 | ||
| 74,379 59,433 |
||
| 133,812 | ||
| 30,000 103,812 |
||
| 133,812 |
The emergency fund is intended to cover emergencies in Africa such as the urgent need for a replacement vehicle or to cover a delay to funding.
13. CHARITABLE COMMITMENTS
There are no current charitable commitments, guarantees or contingent liabilities.
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HOSPICE AFRICA LIMITED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
| 14. RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS Fr J Meriman Memorial Scholarship Uganda Comfort Fund Children’s Fund Hoima Fund Mbarara Fund Salaries and other restricted Tiyanjane Fund Total restricted income funds |
01-Apr Incoming Outgoing 31-Mar 2021 Resources Resources 2022 £ £ £ £ 2,425 7,500 7,500 2,425 -3,748 3,748 - - - - - 5,192 9,755 869 14,078 - - - - 180 960 - 1,140 3,338 9,542 6,504 6,376 1,143 16,018 16,675 486 |
|---|---|
| 12,278 47,523 35,296 24,505 |
The training fund was set up in 1994 to provide training in palliative care. The other funds are to provide finance for palliative care projects in sub-Saharan Africa.
15. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN THE FUNDS
| Debtors Cash at Bank Creditors |
Unrestricted Restricted Total Funds Funds 2022 £ £ £ - - - 155,597 24,505 180,102 (1,650) (1,650) |
|---|---|
| 153,947 24,505 178,452 |
16. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS
The lease on the Liverpool shop expired on 15 March 2008. Since that date the shop has continued to operate as normal with the rent being paid each month. A new lease has not been entered into by 31 March 2022.
17. INFORMATION REGARDING TRUSTEES
The trustees received no emoluments in the year (2021 - £nil). Expenses reimbursed to trustees or paid on their behalf while acting in their capacity as trustees:
Travelling expenses - £nil ( 2021 - nil)
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