Charlty registration number: 1078353 HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL Annual Report and Financial Slalements Iof the Year Ended 30 November 2023
HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year Endèd 301h November 2023 CONTENTS PAGE Trustees and Professional Advisers Trustees Annual Report Independent Examiner's Report 15 Statemènt of Financial Activities 16 Balance Sheet 17 Notes to the Financial Statements 18
HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL TRUSTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISERS Charlty name Health Help International Charity registration number 1078353 Prlnelpal offic8 Brynhyfryd Road Newport South Wales NP20 4FX Patron Mr R W Prosser Trustees Dr C John J Spurner-Davie5 Dr E Plummer Mrs S Chalmers C Byrne I Park G Thomas 8ankèr8 Lloyds TSB 42 Cornmèrci21 Street Newport South Wales Monmouthshire Building So¢iety John Frost Square Newport South Wales Friends of the Banyan Tree I0 accounlsl NaiiNesi The Square Willerby East Yoikshire HU10 7UA Slralhaven Friends of HHI Bank of Scotland 13 Common Green Sirathaven L10 GAQ Indepgndent Examlner Mr W K Paine 44 Pettingale Road Croesyceiliog Cwmbran Torfaen NP44 2NZ
The trustees have pleasure in presenting their report and the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 30 November 2023. ORGANISATION AND STRUCTURE Health Help International {HHI, the Charity) became a registered charity on 25 November 1999. The Charity was originally set up to provide funds and assist Mpongwe Mission Hospital in Zambia, and was known as The Mpongwe Mission Hospital Appeal. The Charity is unincorporated and is governed by its constitution. The Charity's registration number is 1078353. The Charity's patron is its founder, R W Prosser. The trustees The trustees who served the charity during the year were as follows- Dr E Plummer (Chairman) J Spurrier - Davies (Secretary) G Thomas (Treasurer) Mrs S Chalmeis C Byrne Dr C John I Park For the first accounting period the original trustees were those people who adopted and signed the Constitution. The truslees run the affairs of the Charrty, but delegate much of this work to the Management Committee which comprises some members of the trustees and volunteer organisers. There are no paid employees. At the annual general meeting all members of the trustees shall retire from office but can offer themselves for reappointment. The Management Committee who served during the year were.. J. Spurrier- Davies Mrs J Williams M Hopkin B Medhurst C Byrne I Park E Plummer Mrs H Winstanley T Hatherall Mrs E Jones Ms V Harding (August to October)
In addition to the above, the Friends of the Banyan Tree is a subgroup of HHI, which raises funds for educational and other projects in India and liaises with the Centre for Dalit Studies and Action (CDSA) in India. Its members are.. P Baker Mrs S Seabon A second subgroup is the Strathaven Friends of HHI (SFHHI) who raise funds for HHI in Scotland. in particular in Strathaven and the surrounding area. Their members are.. lain Park Mrs Helen Baird Willie Cooper lan Gow Mrs Margery Menzies Mrs Kath Russell
Appointment and training of trustees The trustees are appointed from individuals who have expressed an interest in the Charity New trustees or members of the management committee are always welcome. Objectives The object of the Charity is to relieve persons who are in conditions of need, hardship or distress by reason of their social or economic circumstances by the provision of medical treatment. medication, facilities, buildings, equipment or other necessary supplies. The thinking behind Ihe vwork of the Charity is a re501ve to obey God's Gommand to love our neighbour as ourselves, to heal the Sick and care for the weak and poor of this world. We seek to do this by supplying medical equipment and funding medlcal aid to those unable to afford hospitalisation or treatmenl, providing money for special needs school infrastructure and running costs, arid funding humanitarian and educational help to those who need it most, in particular the disabled. We currently do this in Zambia and India. We consider that self-help is important for the dignity of the recipients and where possible we ensure this plays a part. REVIEW OF THE YEAR- OVERALL We have referred to the guidan contained in the Charity Commission's general gui(iance on public benefit when reviewing our aims and objectives and in planning our future activities. We review our aims, objectives and activities each year. This review looks back at what we achieved and the outcomes of our work in the previous year. This review helps us ensure our aims, objectives and activities remain focused on our stated purposes. The work of this charity is only restricted by the funds we have available, which are received from the kind and generous giving of private individuals and churches who continue to support our work, and occasional grant funding from charitable trusts. We strive to help any person or groups of people in most need without restriction or discrimination in our current areas of operation in India and Zambia. REVIEW OF THE YEAR- INDIA The effects of Covid-19 are over, and it has been a year of "business as usual. for HHI in India. We have been able to maintain our usual full programme of delivering help to those who need it most in the extreme south of the country, as well as in Odisha {Orissa). Our India lead Edmund Plummer visited in January with a film crew from Big Picture Charity Films who produced a number ot exTrllent short videos at)out tlie various aspects of our work in India. These are available to anyone interested on our website hhi.org.uk or on Vimeo, and have proven very useful in generating interest
and promoting our work. The costs were entirely borne by one of the HHI team, and so did not have any impact on our charitable work. The visit enabled an inspection of all aspects of the work that we fund (with the exception of the work in Odisha, which is in an inaccessible part of the country), and it is all clearly going very well, being conducted very effectively and efficiently We are completely satisfied that our Indian partners are spending our money wisely and well. At other times communications have been maintained via email and WhatsApp. During the year we encountered signrficant problems with sending out money, primarily due to the Indian authorities introducing new restrictions on money being sent from abroad to NGOS, but not telling anyone, and rejecting payments with crypIiG Gomrnent5. This was eventually resolved. and it is a great Gredit to our Indian partners that they were able to maintain their activities despite the hiatus in the flow of money. The transfer of Agha Kiran Ashram, our special needs centre for disabled children in Tamil Nadu, to Grace Ministries progressed gradually throughout the year, and the end is in sight. It is a slow process, as seems to be inevitable when dealing with Indian burÈ2ucracy. but our partners have persisted and we are nearly there. Celestial Ministries, the Indian NGO that operates Asha Kiran Ashram, will continue as a component of Grace Ministries, but its religious aspects have been transferred to Grace Ministries leaving it as an educational. medical and social enterprise: we are hoping that this will ease relation5hip5 Wlth the Slate authoiitie5, whi15t allowing it to maintain its own distinct ethos. New trustees have been appointed who bring a commendable variety of experience and expertise, and bank accounts have been adjusted. The current director, Santhosh Kumar, will stay on for the time being as managing trustee in order to provide continuity, bul will gradually move on to a well- ÈarnÈd retirement. The children are making good progress. A stimulating environment, physiotherapy, special needs teaching, vocational training and fun and games with their peers all combine to greal effect. The staff are dedicated, hard-working and skilful. Much of the ground lost during the Covid years has been made up. We are very happy with what Is happening there The story at Happy Valley Special Therapy Centre is very similar. If Happy Valley did not exisl, the children would go to a state school where they would be neglected. There are state special needs (SNI schools, but these try lo teach the national curriculum with a couple of SN sessions a week thrown in. so they are not much use. Happy Valley does mostly or all SN work. If a child has an "accident" Happy Valley sorts it out, whereas a state SN school does nothing and calls the parents in. So it gives a much better service. As a result, the children are developing to the fullest extent that they are capable of, often with surprising results. The centre also provides respite for their hard-pressed families, A purpose-built building. owned by the centre, remains the long term hope and aim, but the costs associated with this are daunting.
We continue to benefit from long term funding for much of the running costs of Asha Kiran Ashram and Happy Valley from Blackwood Engineering Trusl, a trust associated with a local engineering company which trades with India and wished to return some of its profits to those most in need in that country. We are very grateful for this. Thanal House is a residenlial home for destitute women who were living on the slreets., many have severe psychiatric problems. It has continued to function without needing our intervention. Numbers have been reduced to about 20, allowing a greater level of care fof those who remain. The work is carried out by Salini assisted by her husband Sanil and her mother Valsala. The effects of lockdown, particularly the drop in local support such as support'in kind" remain, which is putting a considerable strain on their finances. We are doing our best to help. Shibu, our regular"bystander" (an unofficial nursing assistant) at a government hospital in Trivandrum, continues to do wonderful work, looking after anything up to dozen patients who have no-one to care for them during their stay in hospital. Without such care they would not be admitted,. thus his presence provides a very cost-effective way of getting trealment for people who would otherwise be denied it. He also acts as a point of contact for the medical staff, who will often draw his attention to the needs of destitute or poor patients who need his services, help with the costs of medical supplies or transporl, and the like. He has an exlIent reputation and relationships with the doctors and nurses at the hospital. H H I provides the costs that he incurs on behalf of others, as well as providing him wrth board and lodging and other necessary supplies. We also support his mother, who Is in a nursing home, in lieu of salary. Credit unions continue to provide invaluable financial and social support to a wide variety of women of very limited means, across caste and religious divides We are continuing to contribute towards the administration costs (two salaries and transport) of a group of over 130 such credit unions. These allow women to work together, pooling their resources so as to enable any member to borrow money for an agreed purpose - to set up in business, purchase livestock, meet a medical bill, pay for education or pay off loan sharks are typical. Checks and balanS are in place to prevent fraud and to engender trust. The unions also provide a social forum for members to discugg problemg and >rèag of concarn. The number of su¢h group8 18 increasing, demonstrating their value. Tuition groups supplement slate education (which is often of poor quality). The number of such groups has flu¢tualed over the year- sometimes a group shrinks to the extent that it is no longer viable. or the teachers prove unsuitable, but there is always a demand for such groups. and replacements are therefore started at the beginning of the new academic year. This year we ran six then five such groups, catering for about 100 children. The children come for an hour or of extra tuition, either before or after school. with longer on a Saturday, and also a more extended programme over the long vacation (Aprillmayl, The groups are each led by a graduate who would otherwise be unemployed. Experien has shown that such groups provide a huge boost to the children who attend, either by reiteraling what has been taught in school but has not been fully understood, giving a preview
of what is to corne, or by filling in missing parts of the curriculum. Pass rates have soared in areas where such groups have been established. Funding of the groups is primarily from our autonomous sub-committees, the Friends of the Banyan Tree. The Friends of the Banyan Tree also support the Centre for Dalit Studies and Action ICDSAI. an established, proven and successful community project operating at Idinjar on the verges of a tribal area in the foothills of the Western Ghats, providing luition groups, a vacation programme, a medical centre and community nursing for an isolated and disadvantaged area. We 21so provide money for medical treatment, operation3 and the like. We continue lo send out tnoney regularly for these and immunosuppressant drugs for kidney transplant patients which is distributed or used as the need arises We also send out regular support for the medical and living costs of about 40 particularly needy people who need to purGhase expensive medicines long term. We continue to send out money for the more major operations and expensive courses of treatment as and when it is needed. These are declining due to the gradual spread of government provision of such services, but some such needs remain, and it ig particularly gratifying that this year we have been able to meet many such requests from our India partners. The craft centres continue to be largely self-supporting, although they need lo find more outlets for theif work. These provide employment for women who are unemployed, whose husbands have left them or are invalids, or are otherwise in need, they are empowered to help themselves. They make cards, painted leaves, plaited wrist-bands, tea towels, pencil cases, tote bags and so on. Our Scottish friends continue to show a lot of interest in the cards which include painted leaves, including local scenes, and market these online very successfully. The persecution of Christians in Orissa is well known We provide for monthly medical camps amongst people who havè been displaced by such violence and intimidation., sadly the need for these remains and may well increase. We continue to provide Income generating opportunities, mainly by means of training in sewing and the provision of subsidised sewing machines. There is a good demand for their skills, and about three quarters of Ihe women who complete the tralning are able to use their skills, either in employment or in a cottage industry, so as to support themselves and their families. Rev Dr Santhosh Kumar, of Celestial Ministfies, administers the work of Asha Kiran Ashram. The rest of the work is administered by our partner at The Banyan Tree in India, Philip Mathew, Salini Sam Joseph at Thanal Housc, Chandra Babu at CDSA and Pastor Wilson Kochukunju {Director of BGM Social Service Centre, providing credit unions, employment opportunities and medical and agricultural support). All our partners have agreed verbally and in writing to comply with our safeguarding policy. Philip Mathew has announced his intention to retire when he turns 60, in January 2027. We have agreed that he will appoint an assistant as soon as he can, who can
learn everything, lighten his heavy workload, and take over in due course. Philip will retire to the north of the state to his family. Plans for the future in India (2023124 objectives)". To maintain our life-saving and transformative work, and to expand it, to the extent that our funding allows. To review current funding of all the various activities and projects that we support. so as to ensure that funding Is used in the most cost-effective manner possible and is aligned as closely as possible with the aims and objectives of HHI. To maintain funding for The Banyan Tree, an Indian registered charity, providing support for health-related activities, the disabled, tuition groups and other assistance as far as resources allow. To put in place a succession plan for the current director of the Banyan Tree, Philip Mathew. To mainlain funding of medication for and treatment of kidney patients, heart patients and other patients To maintain and, if possible, to develop the services available to disabled children in the Nedumangad area within the Gurrent budget To maintain funding of Thanal House and Asha Kiran Ashram. To facilitate the transfer of the work of Asha Kiran Ashram to Grace Ministries. To provide funding for medical Ireatment and other aid, as requested, to the greatest extent possible. To investigate new funding opportunities and projects that we might initiate or support. REVIEW OF THE YEAR- ZAMBIA Exocutivo Summary From December 2022 to November 2023 our work in Zambia has continued to support the disabled and their carers into sustainable living following the food donations they received during the pandemic. In addition, we have reinstated our termly support lo physically disabled students as they have returned to school post pandemic and our financial supporl to the schools and hospitals has Increased. With the financial support from HHIUK, our sister organisation in Zambia IHHZ) continues to identify those in greatest need and organises their help HHZ continues to flourish with guidan from the board of trustees under the leadership of its chairperson Mr Fancy Gondwe. To capture the Inspirational good work which is being achieved through HHI working in partnership with HHZ, the Big Picture Charity Film IBPCF), a charitable film organisation visited Monze in Sept 2023. The films which have been produced will be available for public viewing in 2024. The BPCF visit and expenses were personally paid for by a HHIUK committee member.
HHZ Staff and Trustees The HHZ Board of Trustees, in accordance with their constitution, met regularly and invited HHIUK to table is.%Lies for discussion. Minutes of the meetings weie ieported to the UK. During the annual general meeting in October 2023, four new board members were elected following the retirement of three previous members. The new members are Brother Innocent Phiri (Holy Family), Mrs Peggy Kalima (House mother, Choongo School), Mr Arthur Bweupe (Head teacher, Nanga school) and Prisca Hatembo (Senior teacher, Muumba school). Monthly reports and accounts continue to be sent by email to the UK for scrutiny. along with funding requests and project proposals. The HHZ accounts continue to be scrutinised by a volunteer within HHIUK and all Ihe income received and expenditure generated by HHZ has been recorded and iecoriciled to bank statements. HHZ has strengthened its partnership with local health institutions such as Holy Family and Monze Mission Hospital. In June 2023 HHZ was successful in their bid to the Bank of Zambia for support and reIVed £2,000 worth of mobility aids for distribulion. Additionally, as a result of the oartnership mad@ between HHZ with Water Aid in 2022, a hand wash basin was installed al the entrance to the HHZ compound in January 2023 for all visiting Clients to use freely. The sections below describe the work done in more detail. Management and Staffing at the Monze Centre The I IHZ staffing has been slightly reorganized to include a full-time member of staff namely Ms Mwanza Mpofu who has IT skills and social work qualifications and can support Mrs Brenda Chileshe in the day-to-day work as administrator for HHZ. Frank Sichama was not re-appointed as driver in January 2023 but John Mwansa, one of the HHZ security guards, has received driving lessons in order to act as driver for the HHZ outreach programmes. Tawanda Vinya and John Mwansa remain as full-time security guards. The remaining four member5 of staff include two seamstresses, one carpenter I handyman and one cleaning lady. As in 2022-3 all eight HHZ members of staff have continued to be employed as full- time workers. In April 2023 all the staff reIVed an increase in their pay to reflect Stalutory Zambian Labour requiremenls. Three members of staff are disabled. HHZ has joined NHIMA (National Health Insuran Management Authority). The employee contribution of 10/0 is paid by HHIUK. All the staff have received sign language training which was given at no cost by Mrs Mwila, a former HHZ trustee. The staff use their signing skills when required each day as they carry out their tasks and engage with clients.
Income generation and repairs to the HHZ premises. The staff and trustees continue to maintain HHZ premises. The forecourt to the HHZ compound ha8 heen concreted aiding whe8lchair and vehicle access. There is a new, more prominent sign outside the compound gates with the full name and address of the charity along with its mission statement. It can be clèarly seen on the approach from the main road in Monze. HHZ has continued to raise some of its own income through guest room 8nd premises rentals and approximately £3,900 was raised by HHZ during the financial year 2022-2023. This has enabled HHZ to fund, independently of HHIUK, essential food supplies and some emergency training college fees for vulnerable disabled people whom they have encountered in their outreach programs. Safeguarding policy The safeguarding policy adopted by HHZ has continued to be updated, and a safeguarding committee has been appointed consisting of Ihree HHZ trustees. All clients and recipients who receive financial help from HHZ are asked to sign a safeguarding document permitting HHIUK to use their images and details for UK newsletters and website updates. Charity work with Individuals During 2023 HHI has provided start-up capital to 56 individuals who were previously receiving monthly support throughout Covid. This was one of the key HHI objectives for 2023. Those who have reGeived startup capital have been monitored and supported by HHZ. The vast majority of clients have successfully established busine55e5 and are now sustaining themselves or their disabled dependants. The ongoing monthly support given to disabled individuals who have received HHI support for some years ha5 continued. and, when necessary, medicines and hospital transport has been paid for thos8 seeking help in emergency situations. Physiotherapy sessions at Holy Family have been paid for by HHIUK for those individuals who have been discovered by HHZ to have been without physiotherapy support since their diagnosis. A new partnership has been established with Holy Family which will redu the ¢ost for HHI in providing artificial limbs for those in need. HHZ will buy the raw materials with HHI funding and Holy Family craftsmen will make the limbs for free. Another need which has arisen in the partnership with Holy Family is that of proving food for the 122 disabled sludenls in the Holy Family school. HHI has agreed to support Ihese students with a small monthly contribution in the same way as support is given to Muumba and Nanga schools. Wheelchair repair, servicing, and practical support for the disablgd The free wheelchair repair service has been maintained by the competent HHZ carpenter I handyman, Robbie Mooya. Anyone who needs wheelchair maintenance can visit the HHZ compound and receive attention. The material estimates are ommunicaled to HHIUK via the monthly reports and funding is included in the 10-
monthly allocalion. In conjunction with the Holy Family Physiotherapy Centre, standing frames are made specifically to order for children with cerebral palsy. Wheelchair servicing has also been regularly carried out as part of the HHZ outreach work in the disabled unit in Choongo School and at Nanga Special School. One important development which has started in March 2023 within the wheelchair repair service is training in wheelchair repair whiGh is given freely to suitable disabled students. The trainees are learning how lo repair and maintain wheelchairs so that when Robbie retires, they can continue this valuable work and, in the meantime, they can set up their own repair service to generate an income. Six students graduated during 2023 with the necessary skills to repair wheelchairs. Feedlng support and equipment for Monze M18sion Ho8pitsI The children's ward and the malnutrition waTd in Monze Mission Hospital continue to receive monthly funding from HHIUK via HHZ. The nurses are extremely grateful for this financial supplement as it aids healing. The funding is also used by a senior nutritional nurse to provide weekly demonstrations to mothers on how to prepare nutrilional food on a low budget to prevent malnutrition in their children. During the September 2023 visit to the hospital. HHI handed over unwanted and unused stoma and colostomy products. These were gratefully received by hospital staff. The 2022 request by the hospital doctors for a new autoclave has been successfully answered by HHI. £19,500 was raised in 2023 and this paid for the autoclave in full and also included a conlribution towards shipment costs. The autoclave left the UK in August 2023 and is expected to arrive in December 2023 for installation in January 2024. The provision of this important ple of medical equipment was one of our main objectives for 2023 Support for Schools Muumba School continues to re1ve monthly funding to feed the growing number of pupils. 409 are now attending the school which includes 173 orphans and vulnerable children. In 2023 Ihere was a need to increase the monthly contribution towards the midday feeding programme from £140 per month to £180 per month {depending on exchange rate) because of increased costs of mealie meal and maize. The parenis continue to prepare the food each day. The Head Teacher has given HHI positive feedback on the beneficial effects of this feeding programme. The separate male and female flush toilets and disability ramps previously provided by HHIUK have cenainly made a differenc8 to pupils, attendance during 2022. The girls, attendance and exam pass rate continues to match that of the boys. Prisca Hatembo, who is a physically disabled person who has been supported by HHI since 2009, is now a senior teacher in Mumba school. In the September 2023 HHZ annual general meeting, she was appointed a trustee of HHZ. Mr Bbilika, the headteacher at Muumba school, requ8St8d help from HHI to fund a shelter so that the children could eat their lunch in the shade. There was no shade at all in the school grounds. A corrugated iron roof was erected on a sturdy wooden frame as an initial plan but mango tree saplings were also plantad by the students as 11
an environmentally friendly provider of shade. Both the funding and mango tree idea were provided by HHI. Nanga Special School Nanga Special school has continued to benefit from the Active Daily Living project. Crops during 2023 were good and the students have been empowered wrth skills for growing and producing nutritional food for their daily diet. As well as banana saplings a booster pump was supplied by HHI to aid Ihe irrigation systèm The sale of the vegetables has given the school some income and an improved diet. Termly school fees from the parents are often lacking and it is challenging to feed all 48 students when only 18 students have paid their fees. As a result, HHI has started to contribute a monthly amount to help bridge the deficit. The solar panels on the Nanga dining room are still being well cared for by the Nanga staff and they continue lo supply the students with electricity for lighting and the laptops which HHI donated during their Seplember 2022 visit. Students are becoming proficient in using the Raspberry Pl software and they are using laptops effectively to assist in reading English, using power point, and signing. Choongo School disabled unit. Two of the main needs at Choongo School have been addressed by HHI during 2023. A new kitchen has been provided by HHI following the welcome donation received from BPCF. The new build brick kitchen will enable the house mothers to prepare food for the disabled residen with light and electricity. A new boys, toilet has also been built in 2023. It has a ramp for wheelchair access and supportive handrails. Support for individual students Into education Throughout 2023 HHI continued to support 17 young disabled students into residential educational places in special schools. In October at the end of the school year two of the students graduated from their special needs units and have moved onto higher education. This left spaces for other students to be receive support. Five more students who desperately needed help were identified by HHZ and added, bringing the total to 20. AII 20 will receive financial help every term for their transport, residential fees, and ststionery. HHZ continues lo monitor the students who receive support. Student progress reports are received from the schools and sent lo HHIUK. This includes letters of thanks from those students reaching their final terms of education. Menstrual Hygiene Project and tailoring training. The menstrual hygiene outreach work continues to deliver a free Servi to sever81 schools in the Monze District. The HHZ seamstresses liaise with the charity, Zambian Women and Girls (Zam W & G) so that the outreach visits are coordinated and not duplicated. 12-
During the school holiday time the HHZ seamstresses Alistair and Primeldah make the packs which inclL5de environmentally friendly sanitary protection and new underwear. During term time aripointments are made to visit L ohoola and often up to 500 -700 packs are given to the students in each school following a lesson on menstrual hygiene awareness Staff in the schools have given feedback to HHZ expressing their appreciation and confirming that female attendance has remained high following the receipt of the menstrual hygiene packs. Funding has been sought to help maintain this essential work. The HHZ seamstresses also provide training for indtvidual disabled people in the art of dress making Several disabled ladies have successfully completed their tailoring course during 2023 and have gradualed with a new sewing machine paid for by HHI. Sewing supplies such as cotton, scissors and needles were taken to Monze by the UK visitors in September 2023, and they were gratefully received. Objectives for December 2023 to November 2024 HHI aims to continue to support HHZ in a full range of activities again this year but in particular will be lookin9 to achieve the following. To continue to help individuals with medical needs and to give support to the disabled with an emphasis on sustainable living. To provide funds for the mobility aid repair programme and to encourage the HHZ carpenter to continue to help in any way he can to facilitate the practical mobility needs of the disabled in schools and homes. To encourage and support the wheelchair-repair teaching prograrnme. To continue lo train suitable candidates in tailoring and on completion of their training to provide them with sewing machines. To continue with the new partnership with Holy Family thus benefiting those requiring artificial limbs and to continue feeding the disabled student in the Holy Family school. To continue to support Mumba school and Nanga school and to contribute to feeding the students. To provide a new dormitory for the disabled students at Choongo school To continue to support the 20 disabled students into education despite the rise in school fees. To continue to support HHZ in their own income generation ventures. To continue to fund Ihe feeding programme & the nutritional education programme in Monze Mission Hospital and to consider any new medical requests for funding. -13-
FINANCIAL REVIEW Results During this financial year the Charity raised a total of £217,126 (2022. £168,694), mainly from the generous support of individu21s, and spent £216,605 (2022.. £192,797), the vast majority on pro}ects in Zambia (370/0) and India (58 % l The remaining 50/0 of expenditure represented the UK costs of running the charity., these are mainly printing, postage, insurance and travelling (covered by a donation by the travelleri. The increase in both income and expenditure, and the excellent balance between income and expenditure, are particularly gratifying. Reserves Policy The level of available unrestricted fund5 at the end of the year amounted to £37,223 of which £33,230 was immediately available12022.. £32,366 1 £22,984). The level of unspent restrieted funds at the end of the yeaf was £46,633 {2022'. £50,969), which will be spent on those projects as shown in note 10 to the statutory financial statements. The trustees monitor the level of available money regularly throughout the year and decide on how much to retain dependent on need,. currently they regard a target of about £25,000 (about three months, core expendilure) for the unrestricted balan as reasonable and are satisfied that this target has been achieved. Investment Powers and Restrictions The Charity has no investment powers 8XGept to place any surplus funds into deposit accounts. INDEPENDENT EXAMINER A resolution to appoint an Independent Examiner for the ensuing year will be proposed at the Annual General Meeting. Signed by order of the trustees J Spurrier-Davies Secretary Date -14-
HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL INDEPENDENT EXAMINEifs REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL Yoar ondod 30 Novomb•r 2023 I roport on the accounts of the Twst forthe year ended 30 Noverrkner 2023, vthh are 8et out on p•ges 10t¢15 R••p•ctlv• r••pon•lbllltl•• of tru•kn•¥ •nd •x•mlnor Tha tNstee8 respon8lbl8 for the prnparalktrn of the accounts. The tnjstees o)nsld8r that an oudtt IJ not rèquKed for thls year under 3ecllon 14412) of the Ch8ritle8 Ad 2011 { the 2011 Act) and that an dependent Oxarrlnetn kn needed. It b ry r8spon8lbllty to: examkn8 the acrAunts under 5eGtbn 1445 01 the 2011 A¢t: folbw tho proe•dures la do In the Gonornl DlrgCtlk)n$ glven by th8 Charfty Co745n under8edk)n I45{5)) of the 2011 Act: and ststa @thOr partth&r matter8 have me to my att8ntlon. B••l• of Independent ox•mln¢f• r•port exornlnaknn ¥e8 £nled oul In accordance lth Iho Genernl (knctlon8 gwgn by tho Ch•Ylty CornyssKJn. An 0Xalnatn includes a revi8w of the aountIng reo)rJs k8pl by tho thartty and a comparison of the accounts prosenled vllh these rneords. 11 also inthdes o)nswJeration of any unusual or dlyck>sures In th8 accounts, and seekkng explanatbns Irn you as tW8tg8s concomlng any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provKle aH the ovKlen¢4 that Y+tiuld be quired wi an audit and con88quentty no opinkjn is given as to vknethortho a¢counts prn86nt 8 and fairvl8W and the report k8 lirrdted to thosa matters 8et out in the statemnt beh>w. Ind•pond•nl •xamlnof• ststom•nt In nnectn wlth nry oxarrlnatjn. no nwtter has c£srr to my att8ntK>n: (1 } glvos reesonoble cause to beligve that wi any rn8t8rfal the rnqutreTrwnt to koop acUntr9 li att0ffjan SeCth)n 130 of the Act,. 8n¢J to prepaiB 8(Younty 8G¢xtrrd vAth th8 Bernunting r8cx)rds and coryty the a(OUntIng rBqukBmBnts of the 2011 AGt have nol been 1. or P) to wh*h, oplnh?n. attentk>n should ba drawn In 0er1D enabl8 8 proporund8r818ndhg of tho secounts to bo rnachèd. WK Poln• Ind806ndent Exanlnèr 44 Pettinaale Road Croesvcalba Torf88n NP44 2NZ Date -15.
HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES Year Ended 30th Novgmber 2023 Unresirleted Funds R•$trlclod Fur# Tclal Funds 2D13 Total Fu 2022 Ineome from: Donations Fundrai5inq Investmènt rncomg 91,741 96.439 28,787 188,180 28,787 159 159,681 8,924 109 159 Total incoming resauTC•S 91,900 125,226 217,126 168,694 Exponditurg on.. Ra151ng lunds Charltsble a¢VIllS.. Donaltons made to b8nefici3ri8$ C0918 of shipping Container Direct admlnistratlon 8nd trav&1 Cost of trallsferring funds 3,282 3.282 1.631 78.817 131,077 209,894 187.727 3.016 257 156 3,172 257 308 Total r8sourco$ xpended 85.372 131.233 216.605 192,797 Net In¢om8 bèlorg transtsrs Gross Ir2n8foTr belyveen funds Net Movem¢rrt In fun(t$ 6,52e 11,6711 4.857 16,007) 1.671 521 124,1031 14,3361 521 124.1031 Rè¢onclllatlon of funds: Total funds brought forwa Total funds carrlèd fonvard 32,366 37,223 50,969 46,633 83.335 107,438 83,335 63,856 16
HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL BALANCE SHEET As at 30 Novemb•r 2023 FIXED ASSETS Tangible Assets CURRENT ASSETS Stocks 200 200 Debtors and Prepayments Cash at bank 4,065 33,096 37,361 4,065 79,729 83,994 4,680 78,65S 83,335 46,633 46,633 CREDITORS.. DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 138 138 NET CURRENT ASSETS 37.223 46,633 83,856 83,335 NET ASSETSIILIABILITIESI 37,223 46.633 83,856 83,335 FUNDS Unrestricted Reslricled Oeswnated 37.223 37,223 46,633 32,366 50,969 46,633 37,223 46,633 83,856 83,335 Approved by Ihe board of Iruslees on l J I lo 2 Lfr and signed on Ihelr behalf by.. IIFI4y E Plummer Ichalrmanl homas FCA ITr?a5urerl The notes on pages 18 to 21 form part of th0$0 Iln4nclal statem•nts. 17
HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Y•ar •nd•d 30 Novgmb•r 2023 A¢¢ounlng policles Ba$ls of preparAon The flnanclal 5talement5 hav8 been pr8pargd under the historical cost convention and in aceardaneè with the Slalem8ni of Recolnmended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities FRSSE,. affective lor accountin9 penods egmm¢n¢in9 aft01 1 January 20 15. and Ihe Ghantyes Aa 2011. Fund accountino policy UnTeslricted in¢omg funds ar8 gener#1 funds that are avaikble for us8 at th8 Truste85' discrgtbn h furtherancè of the objectwg$ of th¢ charity. Restricted fkjnds are thos8 donated for use in a particular area oi for partkular purDoses. the usè of hiGh is re&lriGle¢J 10 Ihai areg or purpose. Furthèr details of each fund 8re di105ed in note 9. Incomlng r8sourc9S Voluntary income including donalKJns and legacies is recognised where there is enlillemenl, probability of wceipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient rèliabilty. Donatod good$ ore valuéd by the trustees. Investment income IB r&cognised when recelve¢J. Resources expended Liabilities are recognised as soon as theré is a le9al or conslrucliv¢ obligation committing the thartly lo the expp.nditure. All expendilure is occounled for on an ècciuals ba5LS ano ha5 been ctassified under headlngs that agregale all costs relalbng to the category. Costs of gBneratlng fun(Ss tne costs accociated wlh atlrdcting voluntsry income. Charilabte expenditure cornprises those costs incuTre¢Y by the eharily in the delivery of its activiiles and services fgr ils beneficiaries. li includes both costs that can be allocated directly lo such adivllie$ and those costs of an Indlrecl nature necessary ID gUPPOrt them. Stocks Stocks are Staled at the lower of cost and nel realisable value. Voluntsry Income Unr?strict¢d Funds Restrlcted Fund5 Totsl Funds 2023 2022 OonatKJns Donations Sn kind 90,741 1.000 96.439 187.180 1,000 158,661 1,000 91.741 96.439 188 180 159 661 18
HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Ygar ended 30 Nov•mb•r 2023 Inv•stment Income Unrgstrlcted Funds Restrl¢tod Fund8 Total Funds 2023 2022 Inlergst on cash 159 159 109 159 159 109 Trustees remunèratlon and expons•$ The Truslees recewgd no remuner811on dunng the fin8nclo1 year. Legitimate expenses incurred peOnallY 8re r8imbur5ed accordingly. Taxa0 All this Charity'5 aGtivities are pr*mary pupose an(5 th8refor8 exempt from taX8tDn. Stoek# 2023 2022 Unsold craft goods 200 200 Debtors and pr•paym?nts 2023 2022 Gilt Aid Prepaid ¢xpenditure 3,165 900 4,065 3.800 880 4,680 Credliors.. 2,023 2,022 D¢f¢rred inGorn 138 138 19
HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Ygar èndèd 30 Novemb•r 2023 Balance at 1 Dg¢ember 2022 Balance at 30 Novembor 2023 Incomlng Resource Outgolng Resouic95 Tran5fors UnTe51rlcted lunds Ggnoral fun0$ 32,366 91.900 185.3721 11,6711 37,223 Restrlcted funds BanyBn Tree Besle Beulah 81ind Club Bus Fund Deaf School Heart Patients India General LSD Nanga Orissa Special India Fund Phillip's SN Centre Special Needs Physio Hall Kidney patvdnts 41.271 31,816 1,394 655 130,7371 11,2811 13271 12261 42,290 113 662 60 334 281 1.103 1,266 10,OS5 14211 11,2661 110,0551 682 1,407 3,831 14,909 1,703 11,4071 13,1511 114,9091 1602) 680 1,101 ITNIAK4 6,185 7,693 28.786 10.065 16,1851 17,6931 129.4551 119.1651 Allernative catalogues Aulodave Vine Press Books Thana l House Than31 House pIe¢t 779 9,100 43 110 1431 4.353 14,3531 935 935 6.63 83.855 0,969 e3,335 125, 26 217,126 1131,23 1216.6051 Total funds Transfers are made to fund deflclts, or wlth the permlsslon of the donor.
HEALTH HELP INTERNATIONAL NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS Year •ndgd 30 Novgmbfrr 2023 Unresln¢ted income funds are gener81 funds that are avallable for use ai Ihe trusiees. discretion in furtherance of thè objectives of thè ehanty. Banyan Tree.. To fund projects in India. Blind Club.. To assist the quality of life for Ihe blind in Mon2e, Asha Ktran and Happy Valley. Deaf School. To fund deaf projects for deal children in Monze and the Gwembe valY, and Asha Kiran and Happy Valley. India Gongral.. To assist proi9¢13 in India. Oris5a.' Supporting Chnsllans suflering persecution in India. Special India Fund: To a88i81 PTojects in India. Asha Kiran Ashrydm.. To assist vith the funding ol the Rays of Hop& Cgnlre for diSabd children. Attemalive Catalogue. Funds provided specificalty for agricultljfe, educatlonal. community or ndical projècts and needs. Vine Press.. To provide emergency rEIEf where no other mon$ arè available. Th8nal House.. To provide 0$6istancè to rneel th¢ running ¢o3ts of th¢ home for destilute wjmen in India. Phillip's SN Centre.. To provKle assistance for disabled thildren in Arruvikkao and the Nodumangad ¢Ji8lrict. 21