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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report THE HELP UGANDA TRUST Registered charity Number 1113447

For the period from 1[st] January 2024 to 31[st] December 2024

Charity's principal address

120 Silverdale Avenue Walton on Thames Surrey KT12 1EQ

Trustees who manage the charity

1 Mr ARA Robertson Chairman 2 Mrs CC Gray 3 Mr KJ Mantle 4 Mr RWS Lee 5 Mrs E-J Simpkin 6 Mr MD Simpkin 7 Mrs LE Speed (resigned 15[th] July 2025) 8 Mr SJC Speed (resigned 15[th] July 2025) 9 Mr S Di Gregorio Treasurer

Description of the charity’s Governance

The Help Uganda Trust is constituted by a Trust Document and new Trustees are appointed by the Trustees.

The Charity is managed by a number of volunteers who support the Chairman Mr Andrew Robertson. There has been no new active fundraising as the trustees believe that with continued support of its existing friends and supporters it will be possible to finish the task established by the late Fr John Pearson with the existing cohort in Kampala. The charity does not directly employ anyone and instead makes grants to local partner organisations.

The Trustees did not meet during the year in person but communicate regularly by email. The strategy of winding down the trust is very clear.

The Chairman often speaks with the young people and with volunteers in Kampala and receives regular updates as to their progress. These are shared with the trustees.

The Trust continues to work with the Daughters of Charity (DOC), a Uganda-based charity under the auspices of the Catholic Archdiocese of Kampala. The Daughters of Charity continue to be the local employer of staff.

The Trust ensures that its services and support are provided to children regardless of ethnic origin or religious background. Given that the Charity is in wind-down mode and there have been no new young people joining for a number of years the composition of young people held will be distributed in accordance with the original cohort.

All monies raised by the HUT are paid into an account held with Barclays Bank in the UK and transfers are made to Uganda on a monthly basis in line with specific requests for

school fees, staff salaries, food and medicine etc. A transfer via Barclays Kampala typically takes four to five days.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

The relief of poverty and sickness and the advancement of education, whether generally or individually, of children and young people in Uganda, in particular, but not exclusively, the children of St Michael’s Children’s Home in Nsambya, Kampala, by making grants of money for providing or paying for items, services or facilities or through the provision of goods or services or grants.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects

When planning our activities for the year, the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission guidance on public benefit. We have ensured that all activities are for the benefit of the disadvantaged children and young people who were previously at St Michael’s home and other parts of Uganda.

The Trustees continue to believe that in addition to food and medical assistance, that providing education and training provides the best way of relieving long term poverty. We aim subject to our financial constraints to provide education or technical training to a young person until they are able to leave the home and support themselves.

Chairman’s Report

As in previous year we continue to slowly wind down the charity as more of the young people graduate or finish training and are permanently resettled into independent living. The resettlement process involves finding the young people simple accommodation, paying for a number of months rent and providing them with enough essentials to be started. We have aimed to resettle them close to their employment so that they minimise unnecessary travel expenses.

In 2024 we started the year with 9 young people of these only one was expected to be resettled in 2024 with 5 more expect to be resettled in 2025.

In addition to those still in education the trust also continues to support various events which maintains a social cohesion between the young people. These events are organised by the young people’s association “The House of John” As the young people do not have their own immediate families the need for family and support is extremely important

A number of former young people have also suffered from medical emergencies and again the Trust has assisted.

As part of the winding down arrangements we also assisted the Daughter of Charity nurse/administrator in Kampala – the sole salary that HUT contributes towards - to establish her own clinic medical. Given the greatly reduced number of young people this will become her new career when the Trust finishes supporting the young people.

Further financial review details

Funds raised from general supporters continued but as previously explained at lower than historic levels (£6656). Since Fr John passed away in 2018 and there the pandemic there has been no new public appeals for funds,

It was noted that Fr John left funds within his estate that subject to certain conditions may be available to the Trust to continue its work for the young people.

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Andrew Robertson

CHAIRMAN Date 26[th] October 2025

Charity Name No (if any) No (if any)
THE HELP UGANDA TRUST 1113447
01/01/2024
31/12/2024
Receipts and payments accounts
Period start date
Period end date
To
For the period
from
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Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Endowment
funds		 Endowment Total funds Last year
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
ST.GABRIEL'S,GENERAL - - - - -
ST.GABRIELS'S STO RECEIPTS 1,004 - - - 1,004 1,004
ST. ERCONWALD'S FR JOHN 44,474 - - - 44,474 41,739
ST. ERCONWALD'S STO RECEIPTS 5,652 - - - 5,652 3,685
SPUT 400 - - - 400
ST. MICHAEL'S SUPPORTERS
SOCIETY - - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total(Gross income for (Gross income for
AR) AR)51,531 - - - 51,531 46,428
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total -
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Total receipts
51,531
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-
51,531
46,428
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A3 Payments
ST.MICHAELS CHILDRENS
HOME,KAMPALA 44,687 - - - 44,687 55,049
BANK CHARGES 233 - - - 233 279
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
**Sub total ** 44,919 - - - 44,919 55,328
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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-
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-
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-
Sub total -
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Total payments
44,919
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-
44,919
55,328
Net of receipts/(payments)
6,612
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-
6,612
- 8,900
A5 Transfers between funds
-
- -
-
-
A6 Cash funds last year end
1,001
- -
1,001
9,901
Cash funds this year end
7,613
-
- 7,613
1,001
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

26/10/2025

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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
Unrestricted
Restricted		 Endowment
Categories Details funds
funds		 funds
to nearest £
to nearest £		 to nearest £
B1 Cash funds 7,613
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7,613
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BARCLAYS BANK A/C 60174130
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
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account(s)) OK
OK		 OK
Unrestricted
Restricted		 Endowment
funds
funds		 funds
Details to nearest £
to nearest £		 to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets -
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-
-
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-
NONE
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B3 Investment assets Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Current value
(optional)
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-
-
-
-
-
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-
-
-
Details
NONE
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B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use		 Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)
Current value
(optional)
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Details
NONE
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Fund to which
Amount due		 When due
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B5 Liabilities
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)		 liability relates
(optional)
(optional)
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Date of
approval
26/10/2025
Print Name
Andrew Robertson
Signature
NONE
Details
2
26/10/2025
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of The Help Uganda Trust On accounts for the year 31[st] December 2024 Charity no 1113447 ended (if any) Set out on pages 3 Pages Report 2 Pages Accounts (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

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 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 (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: Alessandra Pasian Alessandra Pasian(Oct 30, 2025 18:46:14 GMT) Date: 30/10/25 ~~Pe [|~~ Name: Alessandra Pasian ~~Ps~~ Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: 7 Clapham Common Northside SW4 0QW

Section B Disclosure ~~ee~~ Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).

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October 201

IER

Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .

None

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October 201

IER

HUT Examiners report

Final Audit Report

2025-10-30

Created: 2025-10-26 By: Andrew Robertson (andrew@normand-properties.com) Status: Signed Transaction ID: CBJCHBCAABAA9j6gO02_UdHBCW8rbEPH0Ud9tFtJJf96

"HUT Examiners report" History

Document emailed to Alessandra Pasian (alessandrapasian@gmail.com) for signature 2025-10-26 - 2:39:34 PM GMT

Agreement completed.

2025-10-30 - 6:46:14 PM GMT