Trustees. Annual Report for the period ' Period start date Day 01 Penod end date Da Year 2024 l¥luilih Year 12 2024 From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name Friends of Hope for Africa Missions Other names charity is known by FHAM Registered charity number (if any) 1107368 Charity's principal address 37 Fifth Road Newbury Berkshire RG14 6DN Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity Name of person {or body) entitled to appoint trustee lif an Trustee name Office lif ary) Dates acted if not for whole year Mr David Staunton Chairman Dr Christopher Evans Mrs Vivien Staunton Mr Kevin Staunton Treasurer 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates acted if not for whole ear TAR January 2023
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infomiation) e of adviser Name Address Name of chief executive or names of senior stsff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION Incorporated on 27 August 2004 as amended by speaal resolution daled 26 November 2Q>04. CertTficate of incorporation on change of name dated 2 Decemtr 2004 Type of goveming document leg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted This is a company limited by guarantee. a Charity set up to promote Chrislianrty within the African continent. The company has to compty with both the Companies Act 1985 and the SORP. The charty operates insKJe and outsth England and Wales and Africa. Trustee selection methods leg appointea tsy. elected Dy} The current trustees have been co-opted." they voluntarity offered their services lo create this charity and work together lo support the work that rt was set up to do. They all have a desire to serve God in the prodamation of the Go$1 of Jesus Christ and were already Invoed in similar activities in Efigland and in Africa. No time limrt has set by the chartty as to their period ol service., their Continuan will aayS be subject lo their sympathy and compliance wrth the organisa150ns objectives, beIlS ar princip. For the near future, the chaTity ains to strengthen its base by co-opting other like-minded Additional governance issues (Optional infomiation) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about.. Friends of Hope for Africa Missions IFHAMI, is a non-profft making Christian ofganisalion, whose primary aim is lo partner and support the Chantab woth that is camed out by Hope for Afric8 misonS IHfAMI. HfAM is a South African Chanty. whth currenlty provKles $pirilual (Bible based), financtal and practical asststance lo various u)mmunities in Northern South Africa. in many African countries, especially in MoZaMbUe, Malawi. Zimbabwe. Lesotho and Swaziland. Its projects are church based and indude agrKuttural devek)pment. education for orphans. lechnKal training. and leadership training. We aim lo supKKsrt HfAM and rts programme of Chnstian. communty based SUstsinab development. In particular we shall be responsib for European ath"vities in coordinating.. the raising and donation of fvnds by indNkYuals. groups and churches visrts to HfAM. to gNe help and assistan in their work assistance lo those who are Cal lo serve God wr¢hin HfAM. short or longer tenn provision ol paslofal and developmentsl Ispiritual. financial and pract1) support. lo members of HfAM We will woth wrth HfAM as their partnets, by foll¢)wing our Lord Jesus, example in providing for their phys1 need. We belEve thal Jesus is the Christ. the Son of Gc¥J, and by belwing in Him we have lrfe through Hi$ name. As children of God, we seek to serve Him, as He would like us to. in sharing the message of His gospel that all should come lo him through repentsn and faith. We belve that the Bible is G¢xI's woffl and desire to live by its standards and practices We beIve thal as the Lord Jesus cared for those with whom he came into contact that we should too. We belve that as the Bib teaches. Ihe prayer of the righteous man is powerful and effecttve- {James 5.161. We belEve in Ihe sharing of God's love to all. Yor GcJ $0 loved the wodd, that He gave his onty son" (John 3."161. We beIve that Gc¥J has made rt possibbè for all our needs lo tre suppl*d through The Lord JesLts Chri51 policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees. the charity's organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity relationship with any related parties; trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Finance and Administration - The Board of Diredors and Trustees have overall responsibilty for all the decision making and actNf(Es th FHAM. Certain responsibilit and functions have been delegated to directors. twstees and others within the organisation. Our bankers are HSBC Plc, 26 Broad Street. Reading, Bertshire. RG12BU. There is more th8n one signature to these accounts. We are bound lo wnply wrth all the financial regulations, as stipulated by Companies House and The Charrt$ Commission. and as such we maintain proper financial records. and publish regular financial statements. We are registered for r1VIng gtft aided donations We are du bound lo ensu that all transacttons. or activitw undertaken are in the best interest of TAR January 2023
'the Chanty, and that Gc#J's name i% not in anyway dishonoured or brought into disrepute. Fundraising- perniission lo be sought and gwen before proceeding. Gifts and or donations will refused. whth are deemed to be obtairbed ilalty or fraudulentty e.g. dn4 Trlatgd. m)strtutK. bribery or rf for any other reason that the 'board' may feel unwise to acLepl such a grft Accounting for Projects - Projects afe assessed. justffj and agreed upon by both Ihe recipients and FHAM. In 'lhe [Id.. they are monrtored and Irad(ed by designated individuals. Training - The present Ifuslees are aware from past experiences of the responsibilrts involved in holding the position and. as a bc¥Yy. we constanuy remind ourSeeS of our duties. As new Iruslees loin. training L% an afea which ts addressed. Rolationship 4Mth our main bgnoficiary Hope for Africa Missions IHfAMI To ensure auntab11ty. uedibilty and suslabnabilty with HfAM,' we work continualty on our processe5, establishing wothing Procedures and various reporting systems. In addition there are appraisal visrts and constant communthtion wrth their offictals. Recognising and understanding their desires. aims and cuttural drfIen¢es as we wor with Ihem and to as$Bt ourselves and any one wtshing lo be invofve¢J, we have introduced a 'Principles and Pradices GuKAeline for UK Short Temi Visitors lo Hope For Afn"ca Missions IHFAMI, Relationship with our donors- We aim to maintain contad and keep them up to date. Our website is www.fham.co.uk. Section C Ob"ectives and activities Summary of the objects ofthe charity set out in its governing document The tharrty governed by the obiectwes. set out in the 'memorandum of association.. the prime aim being". Io Pfc¥note Chrislianty. e$claI in the Afncan conb"nenl". The Company L% govemed by all the objectwes slated in the Memorandum and Artic$ of Association and all rts business is lo be conducted accordingly. In addrtion there are other policies and guNYelines, which may be intrcrfJud by the 'direcors and trustees. of the Companylcharity, which are deerr necessary to assist in the smooth running of the Charity and lo ensure the safely and secu of all those involved in the execution of tasks associated with it. Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit) To woth in partnership with organisations and bod of all kinds, whether in Alra or elsewhere, for the furtherance of the Christian Gospel. ProvKling spirriual. finana81 and practul assistance lo the Christian church in Africa and to organisations and groups. whth further the Christlan fai(h in Africa. Prornoling and faalrtatsng of Christian education. Encouraging and assisting welfare aclivrties and proierAs. Raising funds. invrting and receiving contribLrtion5. Establishing and supporting or giving to chartsble trusts. a55OUations or institutions and lo sUbribe or guarantee money for charitsbk purposes in any way connected with or Iculated to further any of the objects of the Company. Doing all or any things heieinbefore authorised erther alone, or in conjunction with any other chaiitable organisation, institylion, socth or body wth which this company is aulhorised lo amalgamate. TAR January 2023
Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information) You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking., policy programme related investment" contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR January 2023
Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year Development continued In establishing IinKs with schools churches and other Individuals 10 expand our donor base. We are still pursuing our aim of strengthening our board of trustee5. b} During the year finanual support in the main was raised to assist Grace Christian School buikling project. owned by Hope For Africa MBsions in Siyabuswa . Pretoria , South Africa and the development Wofk in Lesotho. c) Incoffe of £26.739, was rased in the year - 96Qh for the development work in Lesotho, 3% supporting students educatson in Siyabuswa, and 10h other minor projects. TAR January 2023
Section E Financial review Funds In the main are projecl related and dtsbursed as recerve(l & l or approved. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Detsils of any funds materially in deficit There are no fvnds in deficit. Further financial review details {Optional information) You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about: the charity's principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)- how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity., investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. Prlnclpal sources of funds- Funds were donated by a various individuals connected with churches. by churches, Schoob and fundraising events. Expenditurg made to support the charity's key obiectsves - The monies received supported the ¢)bjeclNes tw sel o(rt lo achwe. Inve3lJnent policy and objectivgs- Currentty we have no invesbnent policy or objectwes. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report atVe. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (e.g. Secretary? Chair, etc) Kevin Michael Staunton Treasurer Date 13° June 2025 TAR January 2023
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|Charity Name|No (if any)|
|Friends of Hope For Africa Missions|1107368|
|Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a|
|For the period|Period start date|Period end date|
|To|
|from|01-Jan-24|31-Dec-24|
|Section A Receipts and payments|
|Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|
|Total funds|Last year|
|funds|funds|funds|
|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|
|A1 Receipts|
|FHAM Projects in South Africa|-|-|-|-|£0|
|HFA Projects in South Africa|-|£120|-|£120|£120|
|HFA Grace School|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|HFA Bible College|-|£0|-|£0|£100|
|HFA School Building Project|-|£0|-|£0|£16,907|
|HFA Projects in Zimbabwe|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|HFA Projects in Mozambique|-|£168|-|£168|£168|
|HFA Projects in Malawi|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|HFA Projects in Lesotho|-|£18,233|-|£18,233|£23,555|
|HFA Projects in Swaziland|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|Missionary Support|-|£7,600|-|£7,600|£6,700|
|Sponsor A Student|-|£576|-|£576|£531|
|Sponsor A Orphan|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|Appeals|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|Administration Support|£0|-|-|£0|
|General Funding|£43|-|43|£34|
|Sub total|£0|£26,739|£0|£26,739|£48,114|
|A2 Asset and investment sales, etc.|-|-|-|-|-|
|Total receipts|£0.000|£26,739|£0|£26,739|£48,114|
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|A3 Payments|
|FHAM Projects in South Africa|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|HFA Projects in South Africa|-|£0|-|£0|£0|
|HFA Grace School|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|HFA Bible College|-|£0|-|£0|£100|
|HFA School Building Project|-|£0|-|£0|£17,603|
|Sponsor A Student|-|£0|-|£0|£498|
|Sponsor An Orphan|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|HFA Projects in Zimbabwe|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|HFA Projects in Mozambique|-|£0|-|£0|£198|
|HFA Projects in Malawi|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|HFA Projects in Lesotho|-|£10,863|-|£10,863|£16,894|
|HFA Projects in Swaziland|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|Missionary Support|-|£6,926|-|£6,926|£5,707|
|Appeals|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|Fundraising Expenses|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|Administration Support|£314|-|£314|£371|
|General Funding|-|£0|-|-|£0|
|Sub total|£0|£18,103|-|£18,103|£41,370|
|A4 Asset and investment|
|purchases, etc.|-|-|-|-|-|
|Total payments|£0|£18,103|-|£18,103|£41,370|
|wg|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|£0.000|£8,636|-|£8,636|£6,744|
|A5 Transfers between funds|0|-|0|-|
|A6 Cash funds last year end|£21,845|-|£21,845|£15,101|
|Cash funds this year end|£0|£30,481|-|£30,481|£21,845|
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use |
(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) Details A/c 71424629 A/c 71424637 Total cash funds Details Details Details Details Signature |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ £0 £28,252 - £2,230 £0 £30,481 OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - Print Name Kevin Staunton |
Endowment funds to nearest £ - - |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ - - Current value (optional) - Current value (optional) - - When due (optional) Date of approval 13-Jun-25 |
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Friends of Hope for Africa missions members of On accounts for the year 31 December 2024 Charity no 1107368 ended (if any) Set out on pages 1 and 2 ) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024 Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance 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, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or the accounts did not accord with the accounting records. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed: GADouglas Date: 11 January 2025 Name: Gaius A Douglas Relevant professional Institute of Financial Accountants qualification(s) or body (if any): Golden Grove, Keeston Hill, Haverfordwest. SA62 6AD Address:
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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