Company regtstration number.. 02870531 Charity registration number- 1031547 Humanitarian Aid Limited (A company limited by guarantee) Annual Re￿rt and Financial Stalements for Ihe Year Ended 30 November 2024 Humanitarian Aid Limited Contents Reference and Administrative Deiails Trustees. Report 2105 Independent Examinerfs Report Sialement of Financial Activittes Balance Sheet Note5 to Ihe Financial Statements 9t0 15 Humanitarian Aid Limited Reference and Administrative Details Trustees Mr P G Edmonds Ms V L Budell Mr G H Mills Se¢retgry Ms V L Budell Charity Registration Number 1031547 Compan), Registration Number 02870531 Registered I l Devon Road Canlerbury Kent CTI IRP Independent Examiner Beresfords Chartered Cenified Accountants 1-2 Rhodiurn Point Spindle Close Haw'king¢ Folkeslone Keni CT187TQ Page I Humanitarian Aid Limited Trustees, Report The Trustees present iheir annual report together with ihe financial statements of Ihe Company for the period ended 30 November 2024. The Annual report serves the purposes of both the Trusiees, report and a directors, report under company law. The Trustees confirni that the Annual report and financial statements of (he charitable company comply with the current statutory requiremeni of the charitable Company's governing do¢umenl and ihe provisions of the Sialemenl of Recommended Practice (SORP) applicable 10 charities preparing their accounts in accordance wtih the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to charilies preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Siandard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102Missued in Oclober 2019). Since the Company qualifies as small under section 382 of ihe Companies Acl 2006, the Straiegic report required if medium and large companies under the Companies Aci 2006 (Straiegie Report and Directors, Report) Regulations ?013 ha5 been omitted. Objeetives and activities 2. Policie5 and objectives The aim of British Humanitarian Aid is lo relieve all persons. wherever resideni or iemporarily located, but, in particular, citizens of Ukraine who are in condiiions of hardship or distress as a result of local, naiional or intemational disaster or by reason of iheir social or economic circumslances. In setting objectives and planning for aciivitie5, the Truslees have given due considerdtion lo generdl guidance published by Ihe Chariiy Commission relating to public benefit, including ouidance 'Public benefit.. running a chariry (PB2)'. Achievements performance a. Main #chievements ofthe Company See Annual Report below. Financial review . Going concern After making appropriaie enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation thal the Company has adequate resources to continue in operational exisience for the foreseeable future. For this reason, they coniinue to adopt the going concern basis in preparing the financial stalemenis. b. Reserv¢s policy At the year end, the Charity held unrestricted General Funds of £151.193 {2023 - £182.218). These funds will be used to fvnher the Charity's objectives. The Trnstees have agreed they should maintain the Charity's fr¢¢ reserves lo a level of approximately six months expenditure. This policy is reviewed annually. Structurey governance and management . Governing document The charity is controlled by it's governing documenis, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, a5 defined by the Companies Act 2006. Page 2 Humanitarian Aid Limited Trustees, Report b. Recruitment and appointment of new trvsttts Appointment of Trustees is made at the annual general meeting by election. All I￿SteeS shall retire from otTice al the end of ihe annual generdl meeting next after the date on which they came into office bui they may be re-¢l¢¢ted or re-app0in￿d. Page 3 Humanitarian Aid Limited Trustees, Report Annual Report Ever since the a￿1Val of Covid in 2020, and the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022. the nature of our collections has changed. The vislts to private homes have ceased almost completely. Fortunately. churches and communities, quile M'idely spread, have continued their generou5 SUPPOrt. The fact ihal other "news" has replaced the daily reports from Ukraine has had little impaci on the work of BHA. We also receive valuable assistance, IKlth practical and material, from several businesses and organisations. Last December, Tony's iconic van was filled with aid and driven to CheTnihiv, Ukraine where it will now bc donaled to the local Defence Force. Wilh ihis and a further five loThi¢s we have delivered 7448 boxesliiems wilh a total weight of just under 53 tonnes. As usual. all of this goes direcil}' io Chernihiv: in the North of Ukraine and our partner organisation. Aratta. They conlinue io do wonderful work, supporting needy individuals from the city and nearby villages directly from iheir centre. The Chernihiv Military Hospitsl, Ihe local Defence units and Charities for the disabled a150 receive aid. In faci. we had a report back, that respirxtors donated by Sussex and Surrey Police had been used and shved the lives of several men. Since the war started, Ihey have also received supplies from World Central Kiichen. mosily tinned goods bul also flour. sugar and cooking oil. They create pack5 of these which they then distribute to around 120 pensioners a day. All distributed aid needs accompanying documenis, whFch takes time. Colleciions tske place on a rota basis. We provided Aratta with a large left-hand drive van some years ago so that aid could also be distributed further afield. A few organisalions from district lowns have irdnsport and can colleci loads themselves. This helps. because with so Tnany of the men involved wilh defending the country. there is a shortage of qualified drivers. I have "helped oul" during my four visits this year and taken aid io ihe Aratta brdnches in Snovsk and Makosheno, with further loads to 20 social service departments and Red Cross branches in oiher towns and comnTrunities. There is so little supwyrt from ihe authorities. Ihat ihe little we can do is lo them of far greater significance than we would expect. It shows iheTn that there are people who care and that they are not alone. They are surprised thai I would go to Ukraine and our visiis are a far bigger boosl EO them than we would ihink. l am now well enough known that off duty soldiers ai the check points wave to me as I pw. It is strange when you arrive. by coach, ai Kiev. We all hear of ihe conslanl atlacks and the damage caused, so seeing roads blocked wilh traific, shops lit and trddino and with pavemenis full of people, it seems bizarre. The Ukrainians are detemiined io do all they can to carry on with their lives. While driving through Kiev you see little damage and only the conslant alarn)s remind you of ihe risks the war creates for all. Chernihiv has had relatively few attacks from missiles and drones, one M,hile I was there in July which hit a hotel used by the amly, a hospital and a school. Stress, however is constant as alarnis sound any lime something is in their airspace, regardless ofwhether the risk is local. Mosi of the time, the wonderful people of Chernihiv Oblasi go al)oui their lives as close to nornial as they can. The sirens go mosi days aTtd often several limes during the night. The city has been lucky and has only had aboui 9 missile Strikes during the year. When I was having a morning coffee, one day in June. the morning alarn] sounded and was followed by the drone of three missiles which exploded a couple of kilometres away, damaging a hotel. school and hospital. The iheatre in the main square of ihe citv had been hit previously. The tow'ns near Ihe Russian border in the NE of our region are frequentl), shelled and ihere has been heightened concern following the Ukraine attack on Russia's Kursk district. This was launched from Sumy Region, just east of Chernihiv. The massive defences throughout ihe north of our region have increased steadily throughout the year. They are extremely visible. and I suspect ihey are intended as a de1c￿ent. We visited one group of villages to the wesi of Chemihiv. early in the year. They had been occupied by Russian tioops duiiii¥ tlirir f4iilrd