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WESEEHOPE

A COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 30[TH] JUNE 2023

CHARITY NO: 1079385 COMPANY NO: 03926278

CONTENTS

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION P. 1
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT
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WHO WE ARE		 P. 2
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WHAT WE DO		 P. 2
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HOW WE DO IT		 P. 3
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FUTURE PLANS		 P. 5
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WHAT WE HAVE ACHIEVED IN 2022/23		 P. 6
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HOW WE RAISE MONEY		 P. 12
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REVIEW OF 2022/23 FINANCIAL POSITION AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES		 P. 13
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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE & MANAGEMENT		 P. 15
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT P. 18
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES P. 22
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION P. 23
STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS P. 24
NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS P. 25

WESEEHOPE

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

CHARITY NUMBER: 1079385
COMPANY NUMBER: 03926278
TRUSTEES: Mr A Mills – Chair (resigned and re-elected 10th October 2022)
Mr M Adams
Ms C Chapman (resigned and re-elected 10th October 2022)
Mr A Gosling
Mrs R Madeiros-Mhende (resigned and re-elected 10th
October 2022)
Mr P McQuade MBE
Mr P Wall MBE
Mrs W Wall MBE
COMPANY SECRETARY: Mrs C Kennedy
REGISTERED OFFICE: Jubilee House
32 Duncan Close
Moulton Park
Northampton
NN3 6WL
CORRESPONDENCE
ADDRESS: PO Box 397
Tadworth
KT20 9GB
AUDITORS: Hawsons Chartered Accountants
Jubilee House
32 Duncan Close
Moulton Park
Northampton
NN3 6WL
BANKERS: The Co-operative Bank
1 Balloon Street
Manchester
M60 4EP
SOLICITORS: Clifford Chance
10 Upper Bank Street
London
E14 5JJ

In accordance with the Articles of Association one third of the trustees have resigned at the AGM, three of whom stood for re-election and were elected.

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REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES OF WESEEHOPE FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30[TH] JUNE 2023

The trustees, who are also directors of the company for the purposes of the Companies Act, submit their annual report and the audited financial statements for the year ended 30[th] June 2023. The trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (FRS 102)’ in preparing the annual report and financial statements of the charity.

CHARITABLE PURPOSE & ACTIVITIES

Who We Are - About WeSee Hope

We are a UK-registered charity committed to creating sustainable change for vulnerable children in East Africa through community-led education, child rights and economic empowerment programmes. We develop and deliver all of these in partnership with local NGOs and community-based organisations whose team members are nationals living and working in the countries and communities where we operate.

Since being founded in 2000, we have collaborated with 107 partners across 13 countries in Africa, running programmes in 2,171 communities. Cumulatively we have reached 704,000 children and young people, and 102,000 parents, guardians and community volunteers.

What We Do - Our Approach & Programmes

Today, we work across four countries - Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda - in areas where:

To tackle these issues in communities, we take a completely skills-based, community-led and holistic approach. We:

Our aim is that vulnerable children have the skills to change their own futures, and that their families and communities are able to support them along the way.

We believe addressing issues in this integrated way and at a local level is the most sustainable approach. Community volunteers and leaders are always key stakeholders of our programmes, involved in management from day one and given the training to be able to run all activities independently over three to four years, at which point we “exit” the communities. This increases participation and ownership, and ensures they have the skills to continue to support vulnerable children for years to come.

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Our Programmes

The majority of our work takes place in rural and isolated communities. Depending on the needs in the area, we run one or two of the following programmes:

After these programmes have been running in a community for a year, we then introduce our:

Working side-by-side in communities, these programmes create a safer and more sustainable structure for children to thrive throughout their childhood and beyond.

In urban settings, we run our Vocational Training Programme and VIP alongside our Street Work Programme , which increases the social and economic resilience of children and young people living on the streets who are at acute risk of violence, exploitation and addiction, and face daily challenges to their health and wellbeing.

How We Do It - Our Partnerships

Valuing the essential role of local experts, all of our programmes are developed and delivered in partnership with in-country NGOs and community-based organisations who are specialists in community and child development.

These partnerships are the foundation for everything we do.

We work in many different regions across Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania and Uganda - from east to west, north to south, rural to urban - and with communities where children face complex and diverse challenges. Collaborating closely with organisations who are focused in a specific region and understand the local context allows us to respect these differences, tailor our programmes, and work in the most effective and impactful way possible.

An extension of the WeSee Hope team, our partners manage the programmes in communities and carry out all needs assessments, training sessions, data and case study collection, and monitoring visits. They are responsible for nurturing strong relationships with community leaders and volunteers, and for building their capacity to run the programmes independently.

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We use our 23 years of experience and learning from running effective and high-impact programmes to underpin, support and enhance this work in communities. Our highly-qualified programmes team based in Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and the UK design and develop programme activities with our partners’ project team members, passing on their extensive knowledge, skills and problem solving abilities. They are responsible for:

We pride ourselves on building strong and long-lasting partnerships based on transparency, trust and reliability. We are currently working with a network of 14 partners, made up of 69 project team members.

Kenya Malawi Tanzania Uganda
ANPPCAN Kenya MPC Blantyre Cheka Sana ACET Gulu
CDN Nakuru MPC Nkhoma FANISI ACET Mbale
Undugu ZACA Oasis Mbale
Oasis Pader
RIDE
SA Uganda

During 2022/23, we made the difficult decision to end two partnerships we had in Zimbabwe, and to stop working in the country altogether. We gave this very careful consideration but concluded:

We are grateful for every pound donated by our supporters and understand that this comes with the responsibility of making challenging decisions. This year, we have worked with our two Zimbabwean partners to ensure they are in the best possible position moving forward and are so grateful to them for their understanding and hard work.

We are really proud to have reached over 52,000 children living in 236 communities in Zimbabwe since 2000 thanks to partnerships with 12 amazing local organisations.

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Future Plans - Our Strategy for Growth

In 2018, we introduced a two-fold strategy for growth:

  1. To work with our partners to deliver a number of programmes side-by-side in communities, because the more safety nets and support networks there are in place to identify and help when a child is vulnerable, the more likely they are to thrive.

  2. To build the capacity of every partner we work with to run the VIP, because a safe and sustainable household income means a child’s right to an education, safety and sustenance are better protected and upheld.

This decision was based on learnings from our work with our partners in Malawi, MPC Blantyre and MPC Nkhoma. Since 2016, we have worked with them to deliver the VIP alongside the Pre-School, Kids’ Club, and Vocational Training programmes so each community can:

This more holistic approach means there is a touchpoint for any child throughout their childhood and adolescence within each community. It not only amplifies the impact of our work, but is also the most efficient use of our time, funding and monitoring efforts.

The restrictions on travel and the drop in income we experienced in 2020/21 caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has slowed our new strategic developments. However, we continue to work towards it and are pleased that:

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Currently, the majority of our partners (10 of 14) are running 2-3 of our programmes alongside the VIP.

What We Have Achieved - Key Highlights from 2022/23

We are proud that we reached 75,104 people and 175 communities across Southern and Eastern Africa during 2022/23 through our programmes. This included:

Kenya Malawi Tanzania Uganda Zimbabwe
Children 6,120 10,837 8,028 27,668 3,195
Parents &
Guardians		 3,691 2,566 2,483 7,430 1,216
Community
Volunteers		 170 580 209 739 172
TOTAL 9,981 13,983 10,720 35,837 4,583

Below are some key highlights from each of our programmes over the past year.

Pre-School Programme

Since the beginning of 2023, we have been working with our partner ACET Gulu to establish new pre-schools in two communities in the Omoro and Oyam districts of northern Uganda.

So far, four local volunteers have started their teacher training to run lessons and both pre-schools have been provided with play equipment for the children to learn and have some fun! We are delighted that they officially opened at the end of June, with 100 pupils in total aged 2-5 years already enrolled. One of the new pre-schools is pictured below.

Introducing children to topics such as reading, writing, the alphabet and numbers from an early age has a proven positive impact on their development. The pre-schools will provide a safe and conducive learning environment, helping to open up education and life opportunities as the children grow up.

In addition to this work with ACET Gulu, in 2022/23 we also continued to support 20 pre-schools in Malawi and one in Zimbabwe through the programme.

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Kids’ Club Programme

Together with our regional partner, MPC Nkhoma, over the last year we have been working with eight Kids’ Clubs in the Salima District of Malawi that are on the road to operating independently of any support.

Established in 2020 just before the pandemic, these clubs have adapted through lockdowns, restrictions and extremely challenging times to provide vital emotional and social support to children already marginalised by poverty.

MPC Nkhoma reported that 1,264 children - 42% of whom are registered as orphans - attended the Kids’ Clubs regularly over the last year. One of the members is pictured below talking through her Family Tree to the rest of the club, one of the psychosocial support exercises designed to help children learn where they come from and improve their sense of belonging.

In areas where children are particularly vulnerable and isolated, Kids' Clubs provide a structured and supportive environment for them to engage with their peers and community volunteers, and to build essential life skills such as communication, problem-solving, teamwork, and leadership. By creating awareness and support networks, they also help protect children from exploitation and abuse, becoming a preventative force within communities.

In 2022/23, we established 26 new after-school and weekend clubs in Uganda through our Kids’ Club Programme, and continued to work with 28 existing clubs in Malawi and Tanzania.

Child Rights Programme

In 2022/23 we have seen a number of Child Rights Clubs start creative income generating projects, including rearing poultry, farming vegetables and making reusable sanitary towels, to help protect children’s right to an education in their communities.

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Whilst primary school is free in the countries where we work, there are informal fees to pay for “compulsory” items such as uniforms, books, pens and exam fees, therefore there are significant barriers to education for children living in poverty. Through their income generating projects, clubs cover the cost of these expenses for vulnerable children so they can get back to school.

Pictured below are Child Rights Club members of the Oburi Kode Primary School in Teso North, Kenya, where we work with our regional partner, ANPPCAN. In June alone they supported five children in the school with stationery using the funds from the sale of their liquid soap!

In 2022/23, we continued working with 95 existing clubs through our Child Rights Programme across Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.

Child Headed Households Programme

In 2022/23, 10 households of 28 children in Ntoroko, western Uganda, graduated from our Child Headed Households Programme, which we run there with our partner, RIDE.

These were extremely vulnerable households where the children were living without the support and care of a parent or guardian because they had been orphaned, abandoned or left to care for an old or sick relative. Over the last three years, we have sought to make a significant, long-lasting and self-sustaining difference to their wellbeing and standard of living by:

From baseline data gathered through needs assessments, we know that when the 10 households joined the programme, the average age of the head of the household was 16 and each had an average of three children in it. They had no sustainable source of income so the children were involved in casual labour to get food.

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By the end of the three-year model, they were each generating enough money to send all of the school-aged children in the household to school. They have invested in bedding, medicine, school materials and uniforms, shoes and clothes, and livestock using their income, and also reinvested back into their small business, gardens and livestock projects.

Furthermore, each household was a member of a community banking group set up through our VIP, enabling them to save money safely and take loans to build their businesses.

We are particularly pleased that this year has seen the majority of the households who are part of the programme in Malawi harvest enough maize to sustain them for the year, with extra to sell during the months when maize prices increase to yield the best profit. They have used this additional income to reinvest into their gardens and be prepared for the next planting season.

Pictured below is Zeru (on the right) with four of his six siblings. Zeru is 18 years old and joined the Child Headed Households Programme in Malawi in October 2022. In less than a year, he has been able to harvest 19 bags of maize, as well as six bags of soybeans, cassava and lentils from his food garden.

In 2022/23, we started working with 60 new households through the programme and continued to support 100 existing households.

Street Work Programme

Together with our partner Undugu, over the last year we have been working with 12 groups of young people living in the slums and on the streets of Nairobi, Kenya.

Complex social and economic issues can push vulnerable children and young people from their homes and onto the streets. If they have been abandoned, are being abused or are desperate for food and money, they can be forced to separate from their families or choose to flee in search of better opportunities. Without any protection or support system, they are forced to live day-to-day under constant risk of exploitation and violence.

The 12 groups are made up of 240 16-25 year olds who used to operate as gangs. Undugu’s Street Work Team have coached and mentored them to adapt to become supportive and economically viable “Street Associations” and taught them vocational, business and life skills, helping them to create new income opportunities and get off the streets.

Pictured below are the 20 members of the Smart Farmers Street Association formed in 2020. Before Undugu started working with them, all of the members used to sleep in the streets, were indulging

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heavily in drugs and substance abuse, and engaging in crime. Through life skills sessions, mentorship and coaching, the group have made significant steps to change their situation.

Over the last year, they have each moved into rented rooms, have reduced their intake of drugs, improved their personal hygiene, and stopped committing crime. They are engaged in cleaning lorries that transport sheep and goats to the local market, earning between 200-500 KES (£1-£3) a day.

In 2022/23, we worked with 19 Street Associations in Nairobi and Nakuru in Kenya, and five in Mwanza, Tanzania.

Vocational Training Programme

We are delighted that 386 young people took part in our Vocational Training Programme in 2022/23.

These are all teenagers who had left school early due to the grips of poverty and not been in attendance for a significant period of time so could not return. Without the education or skills to earn an income as they progressed into adulthood, they were particularly vulnerable to exploitation, including being forced to accept casual, unsafe labour to find money or to turn to sex work or drug trafficking in order to survive.

Through the programme, they completed theory and practical training in the likes of tailoring, carpentry, hairdressing or mechanics through local vocational institutions over 3-6 months. They were taught finance, marketing and business skills to help them to set-up and manage their own business, and given a start-up tool kit and materials in their new skill upon graduation.

Pictured below are some of the students from the Ntoroko District in western Uganda at their graduation ceremony. Using their new skills, our aim is to help each graduate transform their future with stronger employment opportunities and better standard of living.

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Village Investors Programme (VIP)

In 2022/23, 3,569 more parents and guardians of the children in our programmes, and the community volunteers who run them, joined our VIP. They have learnt community banking, business and financial skills, and are now running their own savings and loans groups (known as VIP groups). In total 151 new VIP groups have been established with an average of 24 members per group who care for 73 children.

By working as a team to create their own capital, these VIP members are now able to take low-interest loans from their groups to start and grow their own businesses, such as farming, grocery stores, taxi businesses and hairdressing salons. Together they have so far saved nearly £50,000 as shown by our dashboard below.

We have also continued to work with 398 existing VIP groups and their 9,508 members and have been pleased with their progress, especially in the light of the cost of living crisis that has impacted all of the countries we work in.

We have focused on boosting the loan capital of the groups by ensuring they have group income generating activities in place, such as buying household items like flour, sugar or salt at wholesale and selling it to the members for market prices. These activities mean that members are not solely reliant on their individual businesses in times of economic, agricultural or personal hardship.

Beyond children in their own households, we are seeing more and more evidence of the wider impact VIP members are having in their communities.

For example, groups operate an Orphan Fund alongside their savings, which each member is required to contribute towards during their weekly meetings. The money is then used to help children who are in extreme need of support with food, school fees, materials and other necessities.

In 2022, 11,054 children outside of the members’ households were supported through the Orphan Funds, the highest in a year so far.

Pictured below is a member of the Okuleo VIP group from Busia, Kenya. Recently the group supported 21 girls with sanitary pads to help them stay in school. They are able to do this thanks to the members’ individual business and their group activities buying and selling sugar, rice, soap and cooking flour. They are also involved in making liquid soap!

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How We Raise Money - Our Fundraising

Our fundraising is structured around four key income channels; individuals, corporates, trusts and foundations, and community groups (schools and faith-based organisations). We aim to build highly impactful and long-lasting partnerships with each of them and take a relational approach to our fundraising in order to do this.

Our events and challenges are a significant driver of income through these channels, as well as our Ambassador Programme, made up of 16 committed supporters who help us to grow our networks.

We are hugely grateful to those who have supported us this year, without whom none of our work would be possible. In 2022/23, the breakdown of where our income came from was as follows:

We are pleased to see a significant increase in income across all of our channels compared to 2021/22, in particular a rise of 44% in our individual channel and 55% in our corporate channel. This was in large part thanks to a number of successful events, including the annual Hope Classic Rally which raised in excess of £420,000.

We are fully committed to being open and transparent with our supporters, holding ourselves accountable to make sure every £ donated is spent efficiently and effectively. We are a member of the Fundraising Regulator, the independent body that holds the Code of Fundraising Practice for the UK. As a member of the scheme, we comply with the principles embodied in the Code of Fundraising Practice and are committed to delivering a high standard of service to anyone who engages with the organisation. We did not receive any complaints about our fundraising activities in 2022/23.

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Our International Offices

Alongside our main operations in the UK, we have international fundraising offices in Germany and the USA to help support our work and growth plan objectives. These were established independently by our supporters, are run by volunteers and are working under a licence agreement with WeSee Hope .

A strategy, operational framework and workplan has been developed to enable the international offices to work closely together and maximise the opportunities of working together as a group.

Review of 2022/23 financial position and fundraising activities

Total audited income for the year (excluding investment income and foreign exchange gains) was £1,390,315 (2022: £934,343). The charity’s total audited income has increased by almost £456,000 compared to the prior year, particularly in the corporate and individual channels.

During the year the funds raised from each WeSee Hope office were:

Location 2022/23 (local
currencies)		 2022/23 (GBP
conversion)		 2021/22 (local
currencies)		 2021/22 (GBP
conversion)
UK GBP 1,390,315 £1,390,315 GBP 934,343 £934,343
Germany EUR 3,183
(unaudited)		 £2,731 EUR 7,237
(unaudited)		 £6,229
USA USD 102,959
(unaudited)		 £80,981 USD 123,151
(unaudited)		 £101,417
Total combined
GBP income		 - £1,474,027 - £1,041,989

Notes

Expenditure

For the year ended 30[th] June 2023, the charity spent £875,900 (71% of total expenditure) on charitable activities and £363,001 (29%) on fundraising.

Our charitable percentage of 71% (2022: 73%) is distorted by the fact that our US office has paid a significantly higher amount of direct programmes costs this year compared to 2021/22, leading to lower proportional programme spend by the UK (see above).

The fundraising percentage of 29% (2022: 27%) is above our normal range of 23% to 27% as a result of the above UK charitable spend reduction. The fundraising percentage has also increased slightly

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because of fundraising team changes that have led to a higher allocation of governance and support costs this year, as well as new business consultancy fees.

If we include expenditure on charitable activities by our international offices, our overall charitable percentage would be 76% and our fundraising percentage would be 24% (2022: 75% and 25%).

Governance and support costs are included in the above charitable and fundraising figures (£48,712 and £80,034 respectively). For details of these types of costs see note 5 to the accounts. They are allocated on the basis of the average time spent by the charity's staff on each activity.

Reserves Policy

WeSee Hope ’s reserves policy is to ensure that we hold sufficient reserves during the financial year to provide cover for unexpected changes in income and expenditure, and ensure the continuity of service provision to our beneficiaries.

In order to honour our multi-year commitment to our partners, we closely monitor and assess income streams, expenditure levels and cash flows to ensure that our reserve holdings are able to support our ongoing operations, and give us the financial flexibility to fund opportunities to grow our charitable reach in line with our strategy.

WeSee Hope does not receive government funding and relies solely on the generosity of corporate, individual and community supporters, together with grants from Trusts and Foundations whose charitable aims are aligned with ours. WeSee Hope ’s ongoing engagement with our long-term supporters is strong, which helps mitigate risks related to the uncertainty of our income streams. An unexpected loss of income is a key financial risk that WeSee Hope would use reserves to fund temporarily, whilst giving the charity time to review its cost base and build other sources of income if this loss were deemed to be permanent.

Our target reserves range is £335,000 to £485,000, and is subject to amendment by the trustees during the year. Our definition of reserves is unrestricted funds, excluding fixed assets, but including investments. At 30[th] June 2023 free reserves totalled £819,908. The value of our year end reserves has been increased by the timing of our largest fundraising event, the Hope Classic Rally, which was held in June 2023. These temporary excess reserves will be utilised to help us deal with predicted fluctuations in our income during 2023/24 and, as such, we expect our overall reserves level to reduce to within our target range during the course of next year.

Investment Policy

Under the Memorandum and Articles of Association the trustees have the power to invest monies not immediately required for the purposes of the charity in such investments as may be thought fit.

During 2014 the trustees established an investment portfolio in equities, bonds and other listed investments, long-term in nature and administered by investment managers, Rathbone Greenbank Investments, on a discretionary basis. The agreement confirms the stated investment objective of capital growth whilst adopting a medium risk approach. The portfolio is managed on an ethical mandate based on criteria specified by the trustees and, in particular, avoids investing in companies which breach the negative criteria on armaments, human rights abuse or pornography.

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STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Governing Document

WeSee Hope is a charitable company limited by guarantee. It was incorporated as HOPE HIV on 10[th] February 2000 and registered with the Charity Commission on 15[th] February 2000. It is governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. Effective 19[th] August 2015, HOPE HIV changed its name to WeSee Hope with Companies House.

Appointment of Trustees

The trustees who served during the year are listed on page 1. Trustees are elected by the members of WeSee Hope with appointments and reappointments being decided on an annual basis. Trustees have the power to appoint new trustees on an interim basis until the next AGM. All of the trustees of WeSee Hope are also members of the company and vice versa. At each AGM one third of the trustees (from the longest serving) are required to resign and stand for re-election.

Organisation

The board of trustees, which meets quarterly, administers the charity. There are sub-committees covering finance and programmes, which meet more regularly and are encouraged to meet prior to each full trustees’ meeting. The board reviews the management, fundraising, and financial status of the charity and decides upon the allocation of funds to partners in East Africa.

A Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Mr M Glen, who has delegated authority for operational matters including finance, is appointed by the trustees to manage the day-to-day operations of the charity.

The trustees review the performance of the key management personnel annually, and salary reviews are awarded according to performance. In assessing levels of remuneration, we use external professional advice and salary survey databases from the charity sector. All staff are paid according to industry baselines, on merit of their professional experience and the needs of the charity in the longer term.

Trustee Induction

New trustees will typically have met with the CEO and some of the existing trustees prior to recommendation for appointment, during which time they will have had the vision and strategy of the charity explained to them. New trustees are provided with a copy of the Charity Commission publications 'Welcome to new trustees' and 'The Essential Trustee: What you need to know'.

Conflicts of Interest

The charity has adopted a conflicts of interest policy, which requires all trustees and staff to declare details of any actual, or potential, conflict of interest, whereby they might benefit directly or indirectly from any transaction into which the charity might enter, or whereby they could be perceived to have split loyalties. Where possible, conflicts are removed, but otherwise the trustees concerned shall withdraw from any decisions from which a conflict of interest arises.

Details of related party transactions are given in note 18. Details of trustee benefits are given in note 9.

Public Benefit

Charity trustees have a duty to develop strategic plans to ensure that WeSeeHope provides public benefit and achieves its objectives, as set out in our governing document. In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives they have set. These objectives include: the relief of poverty and the advancement of education. The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance in the Charity Commission's guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Charity’s aims and objectives and in planning future activities.

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Risk Management

The trustees have a risk management policy which has identified five major areas of risk: governance and management, operational risk, financial risk, external factors, and compliance risk. They have identified the most important risks and uncertainties that may seriously affect the performance, future prospects or reputation of the charity and how to manage them as follows:

Potential Risk Management of risk
Loss of key staff Country managers knowledge and responsibilities shared
Programme knowledge and data shared and documented in
UK and Africa
Fundraising and key relationship responsibilities shared
Systems and strategies documented
Fundraising Clear fundraising strategy and income goals developed
Ambassador Programme strengthened
Dedicated channel-focused fundraising staff approach taken
Income pipeline diversified and supporter base increased
Capacity and supporter engagement experience added to
team
Dependency on major
income donors		 Major dependencies identified with sensitivity analysis
Adequate reserves policy implemented
Diversification and broader supporter base included in
fundraisingstrategy
Foreign currency Consider forward contracts for payments to in-country partners
and consultant expenses
International
fundraising offices		 Licencing and Service Level Agreement (SLA) contracts
Formal legal registration process followed
Formal reporting in place to ensure that fundraising objectives
are in line with the UK
Reputational risk in
UK		 Cloud-based file storage system, CRM database and
accounting package with individual password protected
access in place
External support in place for IT issues, upgrades and
cybersecurity
Regular backups of data on all platforms scheduled to
mitigate data loss
Regular briefings to team on fraud awareness occurring
Reputational risk in
Africa		 Live financial audits carried out
Clear guidelines, documentation and receipts process in place
Separate dedicated bank accounts required for WeSeeHope
funds
Trainingand technical adviceprovided for in-country partners
Safeguarding Safeguarding, child protection and whistleblowing policies
reviewed and in place
Culture of recognising risk encouraged
Safeguardingaddressed duringmonitoringvisits
Travel and health Risk assessments, detailed planning and briefing for all trips
Foreign Office and in-country partner guidance followed
Waiver form in place for all travellers
Travel, health and life insurance in place for employees
Adherence to vaccinationprotocols required

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The risk management policy is reviewed at the trustees’ meeting following each AGM.

Statement of trustees’ responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (UK GAAP).

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2022, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

In so far as the trustees are aware:

This report was approved by the board on 6[th] November 2023.

Alastair Mills (Nov 10, 2023 08:52 GMT)

Alastair Mills Trustee

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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF WESEEHOPE

Opinion

We have audited the financial statements of WeSee Hope (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 30[th] June 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Statement of Financial Position, the Statement of Cash Flows, and notes to the financial statements, including significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

In our opinion the financial statements:

Basis for opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s Ethical Standard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion.

Conclusions relating to going concern

In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate.

Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the charitable company's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue.

Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report.

Other Information

The other information comprises the information included in the Report of the Trustees of WeSee Hope , other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the

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financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact.

We have nothing to report in this regard.

Opinion on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006

In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit:

Matters on which we are required to report by exception

In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the Directors’ Report included within the Trustees’ Report.

We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion:

Responsibilities of trustees

As explained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on page 17, the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so.

Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements.

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Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of non-compliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud.

The charity is subject to laws and regulations that directly and indirectly affect the financial statements. Based on our understanding of the charity and the environment it operates within, we determined that the laws and regulations that were most significant included FRS 102, Companies Act 2006, employment law and Charities Act 2022. We considered the extent to which non-compliance with these laws and regulations might have a material effect on the financial statements, including how fraud might occur. We evaluated management’s incentives and opportunities for fraudulent manipulation of the financial statements (including the risk of override on controls), and determined that the principal risks were related to the posting of inappropriate accounting entries to improve the charity’s results for the period, and management bias in key accounting estimates. In addition to this, we have also identified the following principal risk areas:

Audit procedures performed by the engagement team included:

There are inherent limitations in the audit procedures described above and the more removed non-compliance with laws and regulation is from the events and transactions reflected in the financial statements, the less likely we are to become aware of it. Also, the risk of not detecting a material misstatement due to fraud is higher than the risk of not detecting one resulting from error, as fraud may involve deliberate concealment by, for example, forgery or intentional misrepresentations, or through collusion.

A further description of our responsibilities is available on the Financial Reporting Councils’ website at: www.frc.org.uk. This description forms part of our auditor’s report.

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Use of our report

This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are required to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Will Amos

Will Amos (Nov 14, 2023 17:03 GMT)

Will Amos Senior Statutory Auditor

For and on behalf of Hawsons Chartered Accountants Statutory Auditor Jubilee House 32 Duncan Close Moulton Park Northampton NN3 6WL

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30[TH] JUNE 2023

The notes on pages 25 - 35 form part of these accounts.

The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year.

All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION AS AT 30[TH] JUNE 2023

The notes on pages 25 - 35 form part of these accounts.

The financial statements were approved by the trustees on 6[th] November 2023 and signed on their behalf by:

Alastair Mills (Nov 10, 2023 08:52 GMT)

Alastair Mills Trustee

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STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDING 30[TH] JUNE 2023

The notes on pages 25 - 35 form part of these accounts.

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 30[TH] JUNE 2023

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

(a) Basis of preparation

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (FRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and the Companies Act 2006.

The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the charity.

The financial statements have been prepared under the historic cost convention with the exception of investments which are included at market value.

(b) Company status

The charity is a company limited by guarantee. The members of the company are the trustees named on page 1. In the event of the charity being wound up, the liability in respect of the guarantee is limited to £1 per member of the charity.

(c) Going concern

The charity is dependent upon future donations. After due consideration for all relevant factors, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue to operate for the foreseeable future.

Therefore, the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis based on the budget and cash flow information for the next twelve months. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that would result from income being significantly below expectation.

(d) Incoming resources

Voluntary income including donations, gifts, legacies and grants that provide core funding or are of a general nature are recognised where there is entitlement, certainty of receipt and the amount can be measured with sufficient reliability.

Investment income is recognised on a receivable basis.

(e) Donated services and facilities

When services are provided to the charity as a donation that would normally be purchased from our suppliers, this contribution is included in the financial statements at an estimate based on the value of the contribution to the charity.

(f) Resources expended

Expenditure is recognised when a liability is incurred. Grant payments are recognised when a constructive obligation arises that result in the payment being unavoidable.

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(g) Cost of generating funds are those costs incurred in attracting voluntary income

Charitable activities include grant making and direct provision of services in Africa and include both direct and support costs in relation to those activities.

Governance costs include those incurred in the governance of the charity and its assets and are primarily associated with constitutional and statutory requirements. Support costs comprise the cost of central functions. All of these costs have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources. This has been done by evaluating the total staff time spent on each of the two primary activities and apportioning indirect costs in the same proportion.

(h) Tangible fixed assets

Individual fixed assets are capitalised at cost.

Tangible fixed assets are depreciated on a straight line basis over their estimated useful lives as follows:

Computer equipment over 3 years Office equipment over 5 years

(i) Investments

Investments are stated at market value at the Statement of Financial Position date. The SOFA includes the net gains or losses arising on revaluation and disposals throughout the year.

(j) Debtors

Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amount prepaid net of any trade discounts due.

(k) Cash at bank and in hand

Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments with a short maturity of three months or less from the date of acquisition or opening of the deposit or similar account.

(l) Creditors

Creditors are recognised when the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due.

(m) Fund accounting

The charity has a number of restricted income funds to account for situations where a donor requires that a donation must be spent on a particular purpose or where funds have been raised for a specific purpose. Further explanations of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. All other funds are unrestricted income funds, which can be used in accordance with the charity's objects at the discretion of the trustees.

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(q) Financial instruments

The charity only has financial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic instruments. With the exception of fixed asset investments, basic financial instruments are initially recognised at transaction value and subsequently measured at their settlement value.

2. FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY

A summary of the financial activities undertaken by the charity is set out below.

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3. INCOME FROM DONATIONS AND LEGACIES

4. INVESTMENT INCOME

5. ALLOCATION OF GOVERNANCE AND SUPPORT COSTS

Governance and support costs are allocated on the basis of the average time spent by the charity's staff on each activity.

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6. COSTS OF RAISING FUNDS

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  1. EXPENDITURE ON CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES

8. NET EXPENDITURE FOR THE YEAR

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9. STAFF COSTS

The charity trustees were not paid or received any other benefits from employment with the charity in the year (2022: £nil). No charity trustee received payment for professional or other services supplied to the charity (2022: £nil).

The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Chief Executive Officer, Director of Finance, Head of Fundraising and Head of Programmes. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity were £245,288 (2022: £234,599).

10. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS

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11. FIXED ASSET INVESTMENTS

No individual investment exceeded 5% of the total market value of investments at 30[th] June 2023 (2022: 1).

12. DEBTORS

13. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ON YEAR

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14. STATEMENT OF FUNDS

The amounts carried forward in respect of restricted funds are as follows:

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17. OPERATING LEASE COMMITMENTS

The total future minimum lease payments under non-cancellable operating leases:

18. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

As well as donating their time and expertise during the financial year, the trustees made unconditional donations of £205,245 (2022: £223,825) to the charity.

Hope Classic Rally Ltd

In 2023 the charity benefited from donations totalling £20,000 (2022: £nil) from Hope Classic Rally Ltd, a company whose directors include one of WeSee Hope 's trustees, P Wall.

19. CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND

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