Friends from Home from Home UK Annual Report to 5 December 2023 Alms of Friends of Home from Home UK Friends of Home from Home UK was set up to provide financial support to Home from Home, a Registered Charity in South Africa. The aim of Home from Home South Africa is to provide homes, education and medical care for orphaned and abandoned children in South Africa. It is also assisting older children to make the transition into tertiary education or employment. There are currently over 200 children housed in 36 foster homes. Each home aims to house 6 children looked after by a trained house mother. The registered address of Friends of Home from Home (UK) is: Monks Retreat, Church Lane, Monkton Combe. Bath, BA2 7EX. Total Funds raised Over the period covered in this report the total amount raised was a pleasing £77,856. This comprised of £34,030 in donations and child sponsorship; £32,437 from fundraising related to sporting events, an £8,299 donation from the Gee Street Education Fund and £3,090 recovered from Grft Aid. This was a very Satisfying result and was significantly boosted by a team of cyclists who participated in the Cape Town Cycle tour and a good number of runners who completed the Royal Parks Half Marathon Key highlights include. l. A healthy level of recurring child sponsorship 2. The generous support of our regular Trust donors 3. A team of UK and Dutch based ryclists entering the Cape Town Cycle Tour after a break of a number of years. A special thanks to Inez Padiachy, Rob Farley and the team of supporters. 4. Sponsorship monies raised at the Royal Parks. Tanya Townshend organized a group of runners who finished in very impressive times. 5. Sponsorship monies raised byjo Taylor completing the Scarborough Ramble in Cape Town Funds of £70,000 were remitted back to South Africa. Expenses Expenses related to Just Giving totaled £216. Expenses of £21 were incurred for bank charges. Costs related to race entries etc. were £3,049. The trustees would like to thank PB Accountancy. 17 Duckmoor Road, Bristol for preparing the accounts for the Charities Commission, free of charge. Trustee change During the year Catherine de Maid stepped down as a trustee. The trustees were delighted to welcome Pippa Shaper as a new trustee. Pippa is one of the founders of Home from Home. ( P,4 Vighnesh Padiachy on behalf of the Trustees Registered Charity No 1117433 Trustees: Vighnesh Padiachy, Jo Taylor. Mark Lawrence, Tamsin Ashmore, Katherine Tait, Joshua Mills, Pippa Shaper CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIANO AND WAIES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the p•riod from To Section A Receipts and payments Unr¢$tri¢tod lund$ Restrictsd Endowffi8nt fur￿8 Totsi fvnds Ist year •)th• e tL>Uw Mrnt£ totsn•*vrt£ tothenerte A1 Receipts DLY*Dons Fund Raising Cinema Ckjb Amazon Stnile GirtAid HMRC Gee Sl Educaljon Fund Rtyal Patk Enty Fees JuslGiiwn9 Donatyons CAF [knDal￿$ Sub total(GrDSS income for ARJ 10 t.050 31.381 9,030 1.0 a1.387 9,030 A2 Asset and investrnent ￿1&$, 1#88 table). Sub total $0,054 A3Pa ents D(Wkn. Home [￿￿Tr &4 Barth Cha ¥046 4Z 216 21 216 WebsrteC<6 216 Royal P$tks RTYC C£K8ts 79) 710 Sub lotsl 74206 91.092 A4 Ass•t and in¥e8trnent urchases, Ise* table Sub total 7&286 97,092 Not of rKelpts/(paymentsJ AS Transfers bptween fun(ts A6 Cash fund8 last year end Cash funds this yearond $7 570 47.03 48.082 5.614 5,614 CCXX R1 accovnts ISSI 09108Q024 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrnstri¢t•d funds Restricled lunds Endowment fund$ trj nearest£ Ca*￿'.1C.,1es lo B1 Cash funds Total cash fun(ts 1614 Endowment lunds funds Details b) neare5t£ io neareBt£ Current value DetaTIs 83 Investment assets Fundtowl*h Curr•nt value Details c(*t{orth￿l 84 Assets retsined for the charity's own use FtM>Stowhkh VlhEn due Details BS Liabilities sVJn￿l by Me ort*rJ trusiees ori behaMola4 Ih? tr￿$ Datè of To*NiJJ 4 2Lt CCXX R2 ar4x)unts Issi 0910en024 **==> picture [263 x 56] intentionally omitted <==** ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name Friends of Home from Home **members of** **On accounts for the year** 5 December 2023 **Charity no** 1117433 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** 1 - 2 (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) - I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **05/12/2023** . - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the 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 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: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do 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 order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * _Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply._ **Signed:** _Alison Allen_ **Date:** 09/08/2024 **Name:** ALISON ALLEN for P B ACCOUNTANCY LTD **Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 17 DUCKMOOR ROAD ASHTON BRISTOL **October 2018** 1 **IER** **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight 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** . **October 2018** 2 **IER**