Scottish Charity Nwnber.. SC043667
Charity Commission Number.. J100325
Company Nwnber.. 4891JOO (Englandand Fyal￿)
Centre of Hope
Report & Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 March 2024
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Centre of Hope
Contents
Page
R¢port of the Tnk8lees
Report of thc Indep￿d￿l Examiner to thc Trustccs
Ststement of Financial Activities
Balance Sheet
Notes to the Financial Statement8
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Centre of Hope
Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024
Report of tbe Trustees
Th¢ Tnjstces, who #rc also Directors for the purposes of CL)mpany Law, present thcir rcport and
a¢¢ounts for the year ended 31 March 2024. The truste¢s have adopted the provisions of the
Statement of Re¢omm¢nd¢d Practice (SORPI "Accounting and ReyKTrrting by Chariti¢s" (FRS 102) in
preparing the annual report and financial statements of th¢ ¢harity.
The financial statements have been prepared in a¢cordanc¢ with the accounting policies set out in
notes lo the accounts and comply with the charity's governing document, the Charities Act 2011 and
Accounting and Rcporting by Charitics.. Statcmcnt of Rccommend¢d Prnctice applie&blc to ¢hariti¢s
prcparing their accounts accordance with thc Financial Rcporting Standard applicable ifL tILe UK
and Republic of Ireland (FRSI 02) (effective l January 2019).
Prln¢lpal Addrtsg
Doonbra¢
93 Clifton Rog4d
Lossiemouth
Moray5hire
Reg15tered Oftlc¢
7 Ilawthom Avcnue
Swanston
C&mbridge
CB22 3TE
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Status of Ch4rlty 8nd Governlng Docume￿1
The charity 15 a company limited by guarantee INO. 4891 IW) registered in England and Wales and
wa5 incorporated on 8 September 2003. It is governed by the company's Memorandun) and Articles
of As$oci8tion. The orgaDi5ation 15 registered with OSCR as a Scottish charity (No. SC043667) and
with the Charity Commission (No. I l(K)325).
A Separate cbarity called Asociatia Centre of Hope w&4 established in RomaniA in May 2002. The
Principle and members of this charity havc a numb￿ of Director5 in common with the Centr¢ of Hope
- GLIA.
None of the Trusiees ha5 any beneficial Interest in tbe company. All of the Tn￿l¢eS are members of
the company and ¥uarant¢¢ to ¢ontribui¢ £1 in th¢ event of & winding up.
ObJe¢dves and actlvltl
Th¢ objectiv¢s of the Centre of Hope are to provide practical help, comfort and spiritual
cncouragcmcni to the pcopl¢ of Romania. Thcsc objcctivcs arc achievcd througb thc running of a
family support centre, th¢ Centre of Hope in Dorohoi. Romania. Wh¢￿ th¢ poor and n¢cdy arc abl¢ to
ome for diverse a5518tancc as set out in the sxtion"A¢hiev¢m¢nts 8nd perfomiancc" below.
Jm ord¢r to continue re50urcing the wotk of the Centre of Hope, an integral part of our activities is to
raise awareness in th¢ UK of ihe cortditions of the poor &nd needy of Dorohoi.
Publle benefit $tAtement
The Trustees have paid due reg&rd ro guid&nc¢ issued by the Charity Commission on public benefil in
deciding what activities the charity should undertake.
Trusteey aDd OtTice Bearers
The Trustees, who are also the Directors for the purpos¢ of company law. and who s¢rv¢d during the
year were..
Graham Briscoe (Chair of Trns(ees)
Peter Butcher
Laura Frikqt
Company Secretary..
Lesley Butcher
Mcmbcr and signatory: Duncan Gilroy
Anita Hillman
Nichola5 Hillman
Gillian Martin
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Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024
Trustees and Offlee Bearers {cont'd)
Prospccts"vc n¢w Trustccs adviscd of thcir rcsponsibilitics as trustccs and arc ittvited to attcnd
Board meeting cx officio. If th¢ Board of Trustccs and th¢ prospcctiv¢ tr￿tee dre in a￿eement they
arc appointed to the Board in accordance with the charitable company's Memorandum and Articl¢s of
Association.
A¢hievemen¢s and performance
Our RoTnaniaTTr Team conlinuc thc activities of the Centre in Romani& by preparing hot meals as take -
aways enabling people to come and collect at u time suitable to them. We Continue fo provide monthly
food bags and hclp with bottlcs, wood for fir¢5, vilamins, and help towards costs of medieine etc.
As in past years we were able to provide Chrisimas wfts for ¢hildr¢n and the elderly and our usual
larger food bags in Decemb¢r. W¢ are very proud of our Team of four still ¢ontinuing to do this.
The general Si￿atiOn in Dorohoi conttnues to be the same, mainly because of the continually rising
cost of food and fjjel, which makes life mor¢ diffi¢ul( ¢sp¢cially in these difficult times and rising
priccs
s elsewhere in the world - there has been some considerdble ffAtra cost to the Centr¢ for
proving mcals alld food b&g8. Some ncw familic5 havc comc to thc Centrc asking for hot mcplls and
food ba8s and through the G¢nrrAI Fund wc havc bccn ablc lo lak¢ thcm into our progra￿￿¢. W
continue lo help in areas of obvious need and di¥trcss. Thc number of families b¢in8 SUPPOrted
regularly through specific donations ¢ontinu¢ thes¢ don&tions ar¢ odminister¢d by the Centre of
Hope in Romania. We have a150 been able to coniinue our Education Project, helping particularly
with t¢¢na8crs who liv¢ in the villages with transport costs to continue iheir education in th¢
school in Dorohoi. We also h¢lp some university s￿d¢nts and oth¢rs tr4ining 48 nurses, cookery
courses or similar courses. It has been encouraging to from several people ￿ to how much the
help that we have provided has been beneficidl (o their livcs.
We continue ¢0 assess everyone who applies for help and for how long and we continue to work
closely with the local So¢ial Services. Centre of Hope is recogllised as b¢ing patt of the so¢ial work
of the town although retainin8 its ¢harity statys and is not SUp￿rted by any fvnding through the
Romanian Govemment or any other charitsble body in Romania.
As the situation in Ukraine continues to we remain open to receiving any refijgees. We are al80
exploring other ways in which we can support the Ukrllinians through our Ukrninian fijnd made &
dorjation to a charity that work in the Sumy of Ukrainc. Thc support for the refugeos has noc
impinged on our work with the Romanians and hopefully will only be for a temporary period.
The suppor¢ for (he Charity continues and supporters continue to be updated of the activities at the
Centre through e-mail and regular iiewsletters. Thi5 year, due to liealtli issues of several of the tru5t¢es
we have not be¢n able to give as many update5 through talks and presentatioiis but are hoping to re-
establish thcsc during the coming year.
Peter and Lesley Butcher reside in Scotland and Centrc of Hope- GLJA is r¢gister¢d as a Charity in
Scotland as well as Engllnd and Wales.
Fufvre pl*n$
We Lontinu¢ to look ut ways in which the Charity can develop and increase its activities ai rhe C¢ntre
in order io help "break ihe ¢y¢le" of p)v¢rty that 50 many famili¢5 are in, bu¢ always being aware of
the aims and key objeetiVG5 of th¢ Charity.
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Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024
Financlal Revlew
Principalsomrces offu•dlhR
Th¢ principa] funding of the charity ¢on¢inu¢s to be through individuals. trusts and ¢hur¢h¢s which
have supported th¢ key obje¢tive5 of the charity As shown in this report and aCCo￿ts.
After being notified by "St¢w&rdship" tiiat thcy would be c105in8 the account that wc hcld with them
in June 2022, it was decided by the T￿￿tee& fo trgnsfer the funds to Kingdom Bank.
This n()W n￿a￿S that we need to withdraw sterltng cash in th¢ UK and take il to Romtinia to U8e for
sood$ and services that cannot Ix put through th¢ A%. C¢n¢rc of Hopc account. All monies that docs
not go through the As. Centre of Hope is used to help those in need And is recorded.
Resmltsfor iheyeap
The attached accounts fully detail th¢ financial p051tion of the charity and the Trustees continue to
th8nk the Lord and all those who have supported the work of the Centre during the year under Teview.
The Statem¢nt of Financial Activitie5 on paBe 6 r¢fl¢¢ts nel outgoing resources of £34,507 (2023.. net
outcoming resources of £2,142).
Reserves
It continues lo be the policy of the ¢harity that unrestticted funds which have not been designated for
a spKifi¢ use should be maintatned at a level equivalen¢ lo between three and six months cxpenditure.
The T￿Stee$ consider that ieserves at this level will ensure that in the event of a significant drop in
support, they will be able lo continuc the majority of the chariry's euffent activities whil¢
consideration 18 given to ways in which additional funds may be rdi5ed. The General Fund (page 6) at
31 March 2024 arnounlcd lo £5,815 {2023, £37,845) which is below target but they arc working to
improve this position.
Total reserves, including the net book value of f￿ed &ssets ond balall¢es on restricted fi￿d8 amounted
to £28.473 (2023.. £62,980).
Statement on Rlsk
The Trustees hav¢ assessed the major risk8 to which the charity is exposed and are satisfi¢d that
systems &re in pla¢¢ io mitigate exposure to the major risks.
Bankers
CAF Bank Ltd
25 Kings Hill Avenue
Kings Hill
We8( Mallillg
Ken(
ME19 4JQ
Banca Transilvania
Str Dumitnt Furtuna
Dorohoi
Cod 715200
Romania
Kingdom Bank L¢d
Medta Hous¢
Padge Road
Bttston
Nottingharn
NG9 2RS
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Reporl of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2024
Trustees responslbljldes
The Tn￿te¢S (who are also Directors of the ch8xity, for the purposes of company law) are responsible
for preparing the Trustees. Annual Report and thc financial stat¢m¢nts in accordance with applicable
law and United Kingdorn Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generdlly Accepted Accounting
Practice).
Company law requires the TrustC¢5 to prepare financial stalernents for each financial y¢ar, which give
a true and fair View of the state of affairs of the chgritsbl¢ company and of the incoming resour¢¢s and
application of r¢sour¢¢s, including thc incomc and cxpenditure, of the charl￿ble company for that
period. In preparing thesc financial statements. the TnLStees are required to:
select suitable accounting poli¢i¢s and then apply tkem ¢onsiStently>
observe the tnethods and principles in tb¢ Charities SORP.
make judg¢ments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent:
State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followe￿ subject to any m&terial
departures disclosed and explatned in the financial statements-
prepare the financial statements on the going ¢on¢¢m basi5 unless it 15 inappropriate to pr¢sume
that ihe charitablc company will continue in operation.
The Trn5tccs are responsible for kecping adequate a¢countin8 r¢¢ords that disclos¢ with reasonable
accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that
the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for
Safeg￿rdIng ihe asse¢8 of the charitabl¢ company and hence lor taking reasonable steps lor the
prevention and detection of fraud and oiher irregularities.
Approved by the Tn￿l¢eS OD
.4.VK.2024 and signed on their behalf by:
Peter Butcher
Trustee
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Centre of Hope
Independent Examiner's report to the Trustees for the year ended 31 March
2024
I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31 March 2024, which are 8el out on pages 6
to 13.
Respectlve responsibilities of trnstees and examiner
lThe t￿SteeS {who are also the directors of the company for the putposes of company law) are
rcsponsiblc tor the preparation of the accounts. The irustees consider that an audit is not rcquircd for
this ycar under sectton 144(2) of ihe Chariiies A¢t 2011 (the 2011 Act) or under Regulation 10 (I l{a) to
(c) of The Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 {as amended) {the 2006 Accounts
Regulations) dnd that an ind¢pendent examination is nceded. The charity is required by company law
to prepare a¢crued acoounts and T am qualificd to undcrtakc thc cxamination by b¢ing a qualified
mcmber of The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is ¢ligible for
independent examinarion, it is my responsibility to..
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act and section 44(1)(c) of ihe Charities
and Tru5t¢e Inveslrnent {Scotl8nd) Act 2005 (the 2005 Aet).
to follow the procethires laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission
under s¢clion 14515Mbl oftbe 2011 Act. and
to State whether particular matters h&ve come to my attention.
B4J15 of IDdependent examiner's report
My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Directions given by the Charity
Commi&sion and is in a￿ordanCe with Regulation I l of the Charitics Accounts {Scotland) Regulations
2006 las amended). An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by ihe charity
and & ¢omparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any
unusual itcms or di.%¢lo.%ur¢s in Ihc accounts, and seekillg explanation8 from you &5 trustees conccrning
any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all thc cvidence that would be required in
an audit alld consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a 'ttue and fair view.
and the report is limited to those matters set out in the s(aten]ent below.
Independent examlner'i statement
In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my attention..
which 8iv¢s mc r¢asonabl¢ cY4usc to bclicvc that in any matcrial re5PCCt thc rcquircmcnts..
to k¢¢p accounting records in accordance witb section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 and
section 44(1)(a) ufthc 2005 Act., and
to prepare a¢¢ounts whicb accord with the accounting records, comply with the accountin8
requirements of the Companies Act 2006, section Hll)(b) of the 2005 Act and Re8ul8tion 8 of
the 2006 Accounts Regulations; and
which are consistent with th¢ m¢thods and prirt¢ipl¢s of the S¢at¢m¢nt of Re¢omm¢nded
Prn¢tice.' Accounting and Reporting by Chatiti¢s
hav¢ not been met. or
2. 10 which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order io enable a proper understanding of the
accounts to be reached.
on4thxn N Innes FCCA
Malla￿ng Director
Innes & PArtners Limitcd
Chartcred Certified Accountant5
9 Ardross Street
Invcrncss
tv3 5NN
Date..
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Centre of Hope
S¢8tement of Financial Actlvltie8 (Incorporating Income and Expendlture Aecount)
For iheyear ended 31 Morch 2024
GeDeral DesignAted Restricted
fund
fund
nds
2024
Total
2023
Total
Note$
Income
Donaiions and legaci¢s
Charttdble dctivilies
Other trading acliyites
Tot*l Income
54,448
4.281
360
50
58,729
360
718
80.189
400
6,596
668
55,116
4,691
59,807
87.18S
EipeDdltvre
Choriiablc activities
85,906
8,887
94,793
89,421
Totll ¢￿endItUre
85.906
94,793
89,421
Net Income before trinsfen
(30,790)
(4,196) 134,986)
{2,236)
TratLsfers
18,19
Net mDvement In fvnds after tr*nsferJ
(1,719)
1,719
{32,509)
(2,477) (34,986)
(2,236)
GIlD￿(losIeI) Dn forelgn ¢urYen¢y
exetsanRe
479
479
94
(32.0301
(2,477) (34,507)
(2,142)
Total brought forward
37,845
25,135
62,980
6S,122
TotAI funds Carrled forward
1619
5,815
22,058
2&473
61980
Representcd by:
Unrestrieted fund
Generolfvnd
Deslgnated Fundi
Designaled asselsfynd
Restrlcted Fund8
Family supportfynd
Operatton buildfilnd
Denttstyfund
Peler undLesley siipporifund
Gas bu¢ile aiid woodfynd
Ukraine Crisisfund
Ckrislmas Fund
18
5.815
5,815
37.845
18
19
973
837
1.161
2.125
18,929
837
291
2.325
18,872
333
837
291
2.325
18,8n
333
Total Fund
5,815
22,658
28,473
62.980
The noies on p￿e8 8 to 13 forn) port of these financial 5totements.
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Centre of Hope
Balance sheet
As ai JJ March 2024
IRe¢lsi¢red Co No-. 4191100)
Uftreslrleted Deslgnated RutrScted
fund
r￿lld5
2024
Tot*]
2023
Total
Notsj
Fixed Aiset
Tangible assets
Tot•] ffted Assets
13
Current Issets
Debtors
C#5h at bank and in hand
Is
3,440
4,350
7,79
3,440
27,008
30.448
5,135
59,345
64.480
22,658
21658
TDtxl current xjsets
LIAbllitles
Creditor5'. falling within one year
Net current asseli
16
11,975)
(1,975)
28,473
(1.500)
62.980
5,815
12,658
Total lem ellrrettl Il#bllltlex
S.815
22,6S8
28.473
62,980
TotAI net al￿ti
5.815
22,658
28.473
62,980
The ￿NdS of the Ch•rlty
Unre8tricted fi￿d
18
5,815
5,815
37,845
Designaied fiujd
Restricted fvnds
18
19
22,658
22,658
22,658
28,473
25,135
62.980
Total ¢h4rlty fund•
5,815
For the year ending 31 M8rch 2024. the comp4ny was enutled to exemption from audit un(kr srction 477 of the Companies
Act 2(KJ6 relatin¥ to Small Companies.
Dlrettori, responJlblJJtlei
The m¢mb¢rs h&v¢ not required the compAny to obt&itt Att audit of its ae¢ounts for the yewr in question in aceordance with
section 476 of the Comparucs Act 2006.
The direc￿r8 acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting
Tecords and prcparation ofthe accounrs.
The financi41 $ta¢¢m¢nts were approved by Ihe Board on
.￿￿￿k&.....1o24 and signed on their beha]f by:
Pet¢r Butcher
Thc notes on pages 8 to 13 forni PArt of these finanGial statements.
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
A£cDunting policies
Ba.fis ofprep&ra¢io
Centr¢ of Hope is a company limited by guarantee registered in Englattd and Wales. In tbe event of
the charity bcing wound up. the liability in respcct of the guarantee is Ixmited to £1 per membcr of
the charity. The addrc5s of thc registered office is given in the charity infomiation on pagc l of these
ftnancial slatements.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the Charities Act 2011 AccountTng
and R¢porting by Charitics.. Statcmcnt of R¢¢ommcrtded Practi¢c appli¢4ble io ch&rities prcparing
their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and
Republic of treland {FRS 102) issued in 2019, the Charities and Trustee Investment {Scotland) Act
2005, the Compantes Act 2006 and thc Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulation5 2006 (as
#mendd).
Th¢ charity ￿n8tICUteS a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.
Jncom* dtsd Debtors
All voluntary income and bank int¢￿$t 18 accounted for when received apart from incomc tax
recoveries Gift Aid which are accounird for on an acwais basis. Dcbtyrs arc v8lu¢d at C05t at the
year end 8tLd 4djuskd for ￿lly amL)unts considered to be unrecoverable.
Erpeftdltsre and Creditor
Expenditure is recognised i)n an accrnals b￿lS when a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any
VAT which cannot b¢ fijlly r¢¢ov¢r¢d and is reported as part of the expenditure Lo which it relates.
Charitable expenditure cumprises those costs inCu￿ed by the charity in the delivery of its activities
artd s¢rYice5 for its benefi¢iaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such
aclivities and thosc costs of an indirect natur¢ n¢ccssary lo support th¢m.
Creditors are valued at cost at th¢ year end ond split between amounts due in less than one year and
amounts due in more than one year.
FiYedas$ets
Tangible fixed a$sels, other than land, are stated al cost less depreciaiion. Depreciation is provided
al Lbc following annual rates in order to write off ¢ach asset over its estimated useful life..
Computers and ¢quipm¢nt
25D/o Straight line
Foreign currency
Trdnsactions in foreign curencies ar¢ brougbt into ar¢ounl at the rate prevailing at the dale of ¢he
tr&nsaction. Balance5 in hand at ihe year-end are cot)verled to sterling #L the rate of exch#nBe
prevailing at the balance 8he¢t da(¢. Any difference5 arising from the LL%e of varying exchunge rates
arc written off al the year-¢nd as a gait) or loss on foreign exchange transactions.
St￿e￿¢￿t ofFinunclalAcdvldes
For the putpose of th¢ Sraienient of Financial Activities as shown r)n page 6, fiJn(ts are defined as
follows..
Unre$trieted funds comprise grants and oth¢r income received for the objects of th¢ charity
without furthcr specified purpose and are availabl¢ as g¢n¢rdl funds.
Designated funds represent unrestricted funds which have been ¢amiark¢d by the Trustees, for
particular purposes.
Restrl¢t¢d funds comprise in¢om¢ whi¢h has bc¢n reC¢1v￿ for the objects of the ch￿]ry and
5pecifi¢d for a restricted purpose within these obj¢¢rs by the donor.
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
2. Dottatlons #nd le¥ack8
Unrestrlcted De$lgngt¢d R¢$trltttd
fund
fund
fpndJ
2024
Total
2023
Total
DoDations
Donations- Edu¢ation
Gift Aid donations
Gift Aid Donations- Educfttion
Gift Aid reclaimablc
22222
1,304
24,310
1.440
5.172
54,448
1.656
23.878
1,304
26.410
IA40
&697
5&729
51,225
,327
20,694
,500
5.443
80,189
525
4281
tncome from dona¢ions atjd leg&cie5 was £58.729 (2023.. £80,189) of which £54.448 w&5 unrestricted (2023.. £72.551X
£nil was designated {2023.. £nill and £4.281 was rutrirt¢d12023.' £7,638).
3. Ch&rltgblt Aetlvltlei- Income
Unrestrlcted De￿8￿￿ted Rutrlcted
nd
fund
funds
21124
Total
2023
Totll
Sp)nsor5hip
360
360
3611
3611
400
Income from charitable aaiviiie8 was £36012023.. £4001 of which £nil was unr¢stii¢ted12023.. £nil). £nil was designa*d
(2023.. £nil) and £360 wa$ r¢stri¢tcd (2023.. £4001.
4. Other trndln¥ Actlvltley
Unrejtrlcted Dulgnated Restrlcted
rund
fund
funds
2024
TOL41
2023
Total
Bank interest
Othcr incom¢
307
361
307
411
103
6,493
6,596
50
668
50
718
Income from other ¢rndin8 activities wa5 £718 (2023: £6,596) of which £668 was unre5tri¢ted (2023: £6,596). £nil was
designAtrd (2023". £nill aDd £50 WI￿ restrict¢d12023." £nill.
S. ChArlt#ble #¢tlvltlu. expendlture
Staff
Dlr¢tt
COStJ
Support
costs
2024
Tot¥1
2023
To¢•1
costs
Grant funding to Romania
Family support
Distress fut
UK supporl Costs
(Noté 6)
(NOIÉ 7)
(Nole il)
(NoEé s))
67.731
4.095
7.713
10.454
89,993
67.731
64,295
4,052
8,533
12,541
89.421
7,713
15.254
94,793
4,800
4,8(10
Of whlch:
Relaiing to 8enerAI fi]nds
Relaiit]g to designated funds
Relaiing to testrieted fimds
3,555
82,351
85,906
82.513
l.245
7.642
8087
6,908
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Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
GrADt funding to Romania
Unreitricted
fund
Designated
fund
Restricted
funds
2024
Total
21123
Total
Centre operating cost8
65,498
2,233
67,731
64.295
64,295
65,498
2,233
67.731
Expcnditure from ccntre running costs was £67,731 12023.. £64,295) of which £65,498 v￿8 unrestrictcd
(2023: £63.971). £tiil w48 deSI￿ated (2023.. £nil) Lnd £2,233 was restricted (2023.- £324).
Famlty support
Unr¢4trl¢t¢d Deslin#ted
fund
fund
Regtrleted
funds
2024
Total
2023
Totsl
Spottsorship
4,095
4,095
4,052
4.095
4,095
4.052
Expendilure from family support ¢osts was £4.095 (2023.. £4,052) of which £nil was unrestricted (2023..
£nil). £nil was desi8nated12023.. £nil) and £4,09S wa$ r¢&tric¢cd12023.. £4,052).
D15treBs fund
Unreitrlcted
fund
De$linated Restrl¢ted
fund
funds
2024
Total
2023
Tot41
Food
General
M¢di¢al
Gas and wood
Education
3,753
157
27
273
3.157
7,367
346
4,099
157
27
273
3,157
7,713
4.060
638
852
316
2,667
8J33
346
ExpendJ'tur¢ from distress fund costs was £7.713 (2023,. £8,533) of whi¢h £7.367 was unrestricfrd (2023:
£7.455). £nil w08 deSi￿at¢d (2023: £nil) and £346 was restricted (2023.. £1,078).
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Notes lo the financlal ststements for the year ended 31 Mareh 2024
9. UK supportto•ts
Unrestritted
fund
Dulgnaitd
fund
Reltrlcttd
2024
Totsl
2023
Total
11￿uranCe
Travel cost5
Ukraitt¢ Refvgec Crisis
St&tl ¢05ts
Ind¢pendcnt Examination fee
Bznk char8C5
Swidry expenses
418
1,465
5,004
3,555
1,575
836
188
418
2,376
5,061
{800
1,575
836
822
3,664
363
4,775
1,500
843
574
57
1,245
13,fr41
2.213
15,254
12,541
Ex￿nditUre from UK support ¢o$ts wa5 £14.92912023.. £12.5411 of which £13,076 was unrcstricted12023.. £11.087), £nil
was designated {2n23.. £nill and £1,853 was restri¢led12023.. £1,454). The average number of cmployees during the ytsr
was 2 {2023..2). Th¢r¢ are no ¢mployees receiving more than £60,IMM).
10. Dlrecton. rernuner•tlon gud expen$ei
Peter Butrher, a Trustee & employcc. his ￿fe Lesley Butch¢r, an ¢mploy¢4 both re¢eiv¢d salari¢s in connection wit
their work in Romania on behalf of the charity amounling to £2.400 (2023.. £2.400) and £2,400 12023.. £2,400)
respcctivcly. These payments are pemiitted by thc company's Memorandwn HtNi Articlcs of A&sociation. Whi151 itt
Romania, Pei¢r and Lesley Butcher also ￿¢lY¢ a¢¢ommodaiion in th¢ Centre which is provided by th¢ G￿rity. for th¢
bcttcr pcrfomiance of thcir duties vA)ilst managing th¢ Ccntre.
None of the othtt Tr￿(eeS lor any persons connected with them) received any remuneration ot were reimbursed any
¢xpens¢5 during the year12023.' nil).
11. Llablllty of Membe
Tb¢ rvmppJJy is lirnitcd by 8uaraDL¢e and DO Sh￿¢ C￿1￿1. None of the Tn￿tr¢s has any beneficial itiierest in the
cotnpany. The liabilftty of member in the event of winding-up is limited to £1. At 31 Mar¢h 2024. there w¢r¢ 8
m¢mbers12023'. 81.
IL Related pArty trsniattloni
Prfer BulchEr, Trustcc & employee and L¢sley Butcher, employee, of the charity att board members of the Asociati&
Centre of Hope, a charity in Romania artd Nichola5 Hillrnaw Gillian MartiD and Graham BriBeoe are members of the
Aswiatia. The Romanian ch2rity ha5 similar objectives to the UK charity artd the two ¢baritkes work together to achieve
thes¥ objcctivcs. A grant of £66,812 {2023: £64.2951 wa5 tnade to this charity to as5i5t in this work wbich includes running
thc Centre of Hope in RomgAta.
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Note5 to the financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
13. Tangible ffted wetj
Computers
and
equipment
Total
Cost
At l April 2023
At 31 Marth 2024
1,050
1,050
1,0511
1,050
Dcpreelqtlo
At l April 2023
At 31 MArch 2024
1,050
.050
1,050
I,oso
N¢t bf•ok value
At 31 March 2024
At 31 March 2023
14. Tax4do
No liobility to UK Cotpor&tion ariscs in the light of the COMpan￿S charitable status.
15. Debtors: *mounts falllni due Jvlthln one year
21124
2023
Gift Aid due
3,4411
5.135
3,440
5.135
16. Credlton: Amoullts f*lllng due wllhln one ytAr
2024
2023
A￿Tual$
Other Creditors
1,575
400
1,975
1,5
17. AnAly¥ls of Nct Aisets Among F￿DdI
Toial
Funds
2024
Unre$tri¢ted
Funds
Regtrlrted Deglgn&ted
Funds
Fundb
Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Current Liabilities
A¥ 4t 31 M4rch 2024
7,790
(1.975)
5,815
22.658
30,448
1,975
28,473
22,658
Total
FuDd5
2023
Unrestri¢ted
Funds
Restrlcted Deslgn*ted
Funds
Funds
Fixed Assets
Current AsseL%
Current Liabilities
As at 31 Mar£h 2023
39,345
{1,500)
25,135
64,480
(1.500)
62.980
25,135
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Notes to the flnaneial statements for the year ended 31 March 2024
18. Unre$¢rleted funds
Balance #t
01.04.2023
Income
Expefydlture
Transfers 31.03.2024
Gener41 fimd
DE$ignaledfM*d
Fixed assets fund
37.845
55.116
(85.427)
11,719)
SJ15
Total UnTestricted fi￿d5
37,845
55.116
185,427)
5115
B•l&n¢e •¢
01.04.2022
B•laDce at
Tr#nifers 31.03.2023
In¢ome
Expendltur¢
General fund
41,157
79,147
182,419)
(401
37.845
Fi%cd asscls fi￿d
Total unresiri¢l¢d fimds
41.157
79,147
{82.419)
1401
37.845
The Gener471FuAd is used for the g¢twal purpose$ of th¢ churity.
Thc Fi¥ed t￿￿ets ]iiffd Tcpresents ihe net bL)uk value of the charity's PTW)erty, filtinys and equiprnent.
distLnguLshing their v￿ut from uttrestricled 8eneral funds inunediately available for usc.
19. Reitrlcted
Bsl8nce Jht
QI.04.2023
Bxl*n¢e at
TrAnJfero 31.03.2024
Incorne
Expendl¢ure
Ftirnily 5UPPOrt fijnd
Oper81ion build fijrtd
Dentisty fund
Pe￿r 8nd Lesley support fimd
Ga5 bottlc and wood fimd
Ukrain¢ Cri515 fund
Christrn￿ fund
TotAI r¢sth¢ied fimds
2,610
14,095)
11207)
1.485
234
973
837
837
291
2J25
18,872
333
22,658
375
21M)
(1245)
2,125
18,929
(57)
12,283)
8.887
1,506
25,135
1,719
B4lance at
111.04.2022
B*lan¢e at
Trgn$fers 31.113.2023
Ineome
ExpendStsr¢
Family BUPPOrt fvnd
Operation build fimd
Dentisty fimd
Pctcr and Lc51ey suppor¢ fiu)d
Gas bottle and wood fund
Ukrain¢ Crisis Fund
Christrnas fi]nd
Total restri¢*d fijnds
1,362
973
837
1,086
2.125
L7,582
2,650
14.0521
973
837
1.161
2.125
18.929
1.] io
25,135
375
1300)
2,526
2,487
8.038
(1.179}
11,377}
16,9081
23,965
40
Expl4n41ron gffvnds
The Familysupporlfynd represents fijnds raised for th¢ support of specific individual$ in Romania.
Thc Operotion buildlund is USEd for the Tcpalr of individuals, homes in Dorohoi. Romattia.
Thc Denfistyfund i5 Used to provide dcntal care in Romaniyd.
The Peter L￿lty S¥PPOTtfynd representb Contributions towardt> the living costs of Peter and LLsley Butcher.
whilst widcrtsking their chsritsble work in Romania.
Th¢ Gab. bg¢ile und woodI￿nd is uscd to assist itLdividw15 who require a&sistanc¢ with heatin8 C05rs.
The Ilkniiie Cp'tsisfuftd rcprEs¢nts fimds rcc¢tv¢d for work with ukraini￿ re￿gees.
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