¥- HANDSOFMERCY Inlernational Hands of Mercy: Trustees, Annual Report and Accounts: I" April 2023 - 31" March 2024 CHARITY INFORTIoN CHARITY NAME: REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER.. CHARrrY's PRINCIPAL ADDRESS: Hands of Mercy International 1097434 clo St. Thomas. Church Office. Luton, LU2 7UL CHARITY TRusfEES WHO MANAGED ThE CHARITY DURING THE REPORTING YEAR Samantha Graham Chair Keith Barter David Alexander Michael Dodds Sarah Savill Treasurer Denise Archer- charity administrator but Denise did not serve as a trustee during this reportin8 period. STRucfuRE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT TYPE OF GOVERNING DOCUMENT: Trust Deed With 4-7 trustees- meeting 415 times a year By resolution of the trustees passed at a convened trustees, Meetin8. No new trustees were appointed during the year. HOW THE CHARITY IS CONSTITUTED: TRUSTEE SELECTION METHOD.. SUMMARY OF THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SET OUT IN ITS GOVERNING DOCUME To apply the Trust income in the Philippines ft>r'. The advancement of education The relief of poverty SUMMARY OF THE MAIN AcfiviTIES UNDERTAKEN FOR THE PUBUC BENEFIT IN RELATION TO THESE OBJECTS Seven programmes of compassion are provided through Hands of Mercy International which supports families and children living in poverty in Metro Manila, Mandaluyong and Baguio in the Philippines. These are: l. Supplementary Feedlng Proyamme- providing food to undernourished children 2. Famlly Supptyt Programme- providing the poorest of families with supplementary food assistance 3. Home Improvement ProATamme- providing famllies with the necessary help and resources to help repair their dilapidated horne5 4. Chlld Spon50rshlp Pro8ramme- enabling children to attend school or college and receive help with their health needs 5. Surglcal Trealment Proyamme- providing funding towards surgical treatment Pagelof3
- Dlsabled Therapy Programme- providing vital physiotherapy and support to disabled children
- Prescrlptlon Medldne Pro8ramme- providing funding for essential medicine SUMMARY OF THE YEAR AND MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE CHARIT Hands of Mercy belatedly celebrated its 25 year anniversary just before the stsrt of the financial year in Marth. The celebration had been put back previously because of the Covid pandemic but was able to go ahead and included Sally Escoto IDire¢tor) and her husband Joey who attended from the Philippines. The celebration gathered a myriad of supporters together to give thanks for the work of the charity and was a major milestone. Hands of Mercy is now in its 2Y year. Hands of Mercy saw two major challenges in the year. The first vrds a fire in Block 40, which displaced 142 families, including tsyo sponsored children and one Hands of Mercy team member. Families were housed in emergency zip-up tents in crowded. difficult living conditions and Hands of Mercy provided support as it could to those who hdd been affected by the fire. Specific fundraislng activity t¢)ok place to raise funds to build a house for the Hands of Mercy team member and we were incredibly grateful to all those who gave satrificially towards this. The second challenge involved the sudden loss of another Hands of Mercy team member, who died unexpectedly after an infection. The loss deeply impacted the charity and the team. The Philippines as a whole continued to battle with rising food prices. Hands of Mercy focused funds on pioviding families and children with food support. and children with education support. Consequently. of the seven compassion programmes, the following ones were prioritised durin8 the vear: Child Sponsorship Programme-over 100 children continued to be sponsored for their education and health needs. Family Support Programme- around 50 of the poorest families continued to receive supplementsry food every month through the Family Support Programme. Supplementary Feeding Programme- this continued to serve meals to underweight and malnourished children in eight locations in the squatter communities. Icthus, Hands of Merrfs livelihood programme. continued to operate. The livelihood programme sells filtered water to business and Individua15 and reached its ninth year of operation Ihaving started in 20151. It has provided a way for the Filipino community to become more self-reliant. It faced some competition but continued to maintain its customer base and deliver high quality water. Churches and individuals in the United Kingdom continued to support the compassion work through prayer, child an(1 family sponsorship and donations. BRIEF STATEMENT OFTHE CHARITY'S POLICY ON RESERVES Hands of Mercy receives its funds through donations. The charity had £41,244 on account at the start of the financial year1£14,(XX) of which was restricted) and received £100.967 of income during the year12022-2023'. £93,228). Its expendrture vms £104.67712022-2023.' £101,863). Page2of3
A percentage of the money given for the humanrtarian compassion programmes is held in contingency fund at the HSBC. This is typically equivalent to three months, running costs. The trustees approved the Trustees, Annual Report on- Page3of3
CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to thè trusteesl members of Hands of Mercy International On accounts for the year ended 31" March 2024 Charity no {if any) 1097434 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity Iyhe Trust.) for the year ended 31103 12024 Responslbilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust. you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordanrk with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 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, have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{S)Ibl of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe thal in. any malerial respect.. accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Indepandant oxaminer's Statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination lo which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Slgned: Date: IIIzoL* Name: John D Kingham Relevant prof•ssional qualificationls) or body lif any): Fellow of the Instrtute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales Address: 338 Old Bedford Road, Luton, Beds. LU2 7EJ IER October 2018
Hands of Merc Recei tsandPa International ments Account for Ihe ear ended 31st March 2024 2023 Balances as at 1st A r512023 Bank Accounts Currenl Account Oeposit Account 21,007.85 20 236.52 29.713 98 41,244.37 20 165 20 49,879.18 Recel ts Giving under Gift Aid Scheme Income Tax Repayments Received Other Giving Bank Interest 59,831.24 14,756.81 26,031.82 346. 55.665 00 13.719.30 23.772 22 71.32 100 966.77 142,211.14 93 227 84 143,107.02 Pa mènts H of M Phillipines Office Wages Web-site costs Bank Charges Post, Stationery & Sundries 103.806.00 0.00 87.00 131.20 52.7 100.486 00 52124 73.00 137.68 447 1 101,86265 104,676.96 Balance8 as at 318t March 2024 Bank Accounts Current Account Deposit Account 16.930.76 21.007 85 03.42 £37 534.18 20 236 52 £41244.37 Note 1 £14,000 is designated lo be used for the New Housing Project Noto 2 As a result of the Giving under the Gift Aid Scheme £2,140 is re¢laimable from the Inland Revenue as at the 31$1 Mar¢h 2024 TRUSTEES Mrs S Graham r K Barter Savill Rev D G Alexander Mr M Dodds Mrs D Archer