* HANDSOFMERCY
Int•rnatlonal
Hands of Mercy: Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts:
I" April 2021- 31" March 2022
CHARITY INFORMATION
CHARITY NAME..
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER..
CHARITY'S PRINCIPAL ADDRESS:
Hands of Mercy International
1097434
clo St. Thoma5, Church Office, Luton, LU2 7UL
CHARITY TRUSTEES WHO MANAGED THE CHARITY DURING THE REPORTING YEAR
Samantha Graham
Chair
Keith Barter
Treasurer
Davld Alexander
Mlchael Dodds (appointed 15, December 20211
Frances Gunn (until 19th May 20211
Sarah Savill
Robert Gunn luntll 19th May 20211
Linda Clltheroe- charity administrator l¢ommen¢ed on l July 2020 but dld not seNe as a trusteel.
STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
TYPE OF GOVERNING DOCUMENT..
Trust Deed
HOW THE CHARITY IS CONSTITUTED: With 4-7 trustees- meetlng 415 tlmes a year
TRUSTEE SELEcfioN METHOD..
By resolutlon of the trustees passed at a convened trustees,
meeting
SUMMARY OF THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SET OLIT IN ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENT
To apply the Trust income In the Philippines for:
The advancement of educatlon
The relief of poverty
SUMMARY OF THE MAIN ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN FOR THE PUBUC BENEFIT IN RELATION TO
THESE OBJEcrs
Seven programmes of compasslon are provided through Hand5 of Mercy International which
supports familles and chlldren livlng In poverty In Metro Manila, Mandaluyong and Ba8uio in the
Phllipplnes. These are..
l. Supplementary Feedlng Programme- providing food to undernourished chlldren
2. Famlly Support Pro8ramme- providing the poorest of families Wlth supplementary food
assistance
3. Home Improvement Programme- providing familie5 Wlth the necessary help and resources
to help repair their dilapidated homes
4. Chlld Sponsor5hlp Programme- enabling children to attend school or college and receive
help with their health needs
Surylcal Tre4tment Pro8r•mrn•- providing fundlng towards surglcal treatment
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6. Dlsabled Therapy Pro8rammè- providing vital physiotherapy and support to dlsabled
children
7. Prescrlptlon Medlclne Pm8ramme- providing fvndin8 for essential medicine
SUMMARY OF THE YEAR AND MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CHARITY
Hands of Mercy reached its twenty-flfth year, a si8nifi¢ant milestone in its hlstory. The Philippines
continued to experlence significant challenges durlng 2021-2022 due to continual lockdowns and
rising food prices. Wage-earners continued to struggle to find work. The vaccine rollout was initiallv
slow due to a shortage of vaccine stocks but then ramped up significantly as the year progressed.
Fortunately, desplte hea￿ rainfall, there were no serlous typhoons affectin8 the squatter
communities.
Hands of Merry focused charity funds on provldlng famllies and children wlth food support,
mediclne and emergency as51stance wlth bills. Consequently, of the seven compassion pro8rammes,
the followln8 ones were prioritised durin8 the year:
Chlld Sponsorship Programme- over 100 Chlldren continued to be sponsored for their
education and health needs. Children attended school online throughout the year due to the
lockdowns and the sponsorship provided support to the child/children wherever thls was
needed the m05t le.g. food for them and thelr famllies. help wlth WI-FI to access online
education andlor support with their health needs).
Family Support Programme- around 50 of the poorest famllles recelved supplementary
food every month through the Famlly Support Pro8ramme.
Supplementary Feedln8 Pro8ramme- thls contlnued to serve meals to underwel8ht and
malnourished children and Hands of Mercy contlnued to flnd ways to distribute food durlng
the lockdowns.
Prescrlptlon Medlcine Programme- thls was a lifellne to many wlth over 250 people
receivlng help with laboratory tests andlor medlcation.
Icthus IHands of Merrfs Ilvellhood pro8rammel continued to sell flltered water to buslnesses and
Individuals. It is in its seventh year of operation IhavSng started in 20151 and provldes a way for the
Filipino community to become more self-reliant. During the financlal year, it remained In operatlon
but the buslness environment was more challenglng due to the contlnued lockdowns and increased
competition from new water fllterlng organisations. Icthus continued to provide a higher quality
level of water though.
During the year, many churches and indlvlduals In the United Kingdom kept supporting the
compassion work through prayer, child and family sponsorship and donations. We are greatly
indebted to all the supporters of Hands of Mercy.
There were also some significant trustee changes during the year. Robert and Frances Gunn, the two
longest-serving trustees, both officially retired in May 2022. Their role in Hands of Mercy has been
monumental sinte its inception and they leave a lastlng legacy of falthful service and steadfast
prayer. A new trustee, Michael Dodds. was appointed in December 2021, followin8 a recruitment
process.
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BRIEF STATEMENT OF THE CHARITVS POLICY QN RESERVES
A percentage of the money given for the humanttarlan compasslon programmes Is held In
contin8ency fund at the HSBC.
All the trustees approved the Trustees, Annual Report on..
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CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
Independent examinerfs
report on the accounts
Section A
Independent Examiner's Report
Report to the trusteesl
mombers of
Hands of Mercy International
On accounts for the year
endod
31 st March 2022
Charlty no
(If any)
1097434
Set out on pago8
I report to the trustees on my 8xamlnatlon of the accounts of the abov8
charity {'the Trust") for the year gnded 3110312022
Re8ponslbllllle8 and A8 the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation
basls of report of the accounts In accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 {'tha Act.).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust's accounts Carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I
have followed the 8ppIic8ble Dlrectlon8 glven by the Charlly Comml881on
under s&clion 14515)(bl of the Act.
I have completed my examination. l ¢onfirm that no material matters have
come to my attention in connection with
the examination which gives me cause lo b8li8ve that in, any materlal
respect..
accountlng rècords wer8 not képt In accordance wlth Sectlon 130 of
thè Act or
the accounts do not accord wlth the accountlng records
Indopond•nt
•xamln•r's stat•m•nt
I hav8 no conc8rns and have comè across no other matters In conn8Ctlon
wlth thè examination to whlch attention should be drawn in order to enable a
proper understsnding of Ihe accounts to be reached.
Please delete the words in the brackets If they do not apply.
Slgned:
Date:
16
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LOIL
Namo:
John D Kin
ham
Relevant prof8sslonal
qualfflcatlon{s) or body
(If anyl:
Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
in England and Wales
Address:
338 Old Bedford Road Luton Beds LU2 7EJ
IER
Octob8r 2018

Hands of Me
Recel
and Pa
International
rngn
he
ear ended 31st f•larch 2022
2021
Balances as at 1st A
ril 2021
Bank Accounts
Current Account
Deposit Account
16,123.01
20 162.56
36,285.57
17,069.53
20 130.47
37,200 00
Cash in Hand
36,285.57
37,292.52
Giving under Gift scheme
Income Tax Repayments R￿e1V
Other Giving
Bank Interest
66,931.00
20,623.00
23,990.70
2.64 111
147,832.91
56,898.00
10,217.00
49,885 22
12.0
10
154.302.83
H of M Phillipines
Office Wages
Wet￿SIte costs
Bank Charges
Post, Stationery & Sundrles
95,285.00
1,716.00
73.00
36.60
ILI 97,953.73
115,864.00
1,023.00
73.00
1057.26 118,017.26
Balance8 as al 31st March 2022
Current Account
Deposit Account
29,713.98
18,123 01
••e Not• 1
£14,000 Is de8ignaled to be used for the New Houslng Project
A$ 8 ￿Ult of the Glvlng under Ihe Glft Ald Scheme £1.74218 reclalmable from the
Inland Revenue as al the 3181 March 2022
TEE
Mrs S Graham
Mr K Barter
Mr
S Savlll
Rev D G Alexander
Mr M DchYd¥