HOSANNA SUPPORT GROUP
ANNUAL REPORT 2022 / CHARITY NO. 1120997
AIM:
THANK YOU
Anne and her team con�nue to work �relessly towards ensuring our sponsored children receive the best care, support and educa�on possible; always exploring how best to support our children and their families during these s�ll challenging �mes – especially with the cost of living crisis that con�nues in the wake of the pandemic.
A huge thank you to all our sponsors – Anne couldn’t do this without you!
PRIDIE TIERNAN
To advance the educa�on and enhance the life opportuni�es of children in poverty in and around Kampala, Uganda – in par�cular, but not exclusively, by provision of financial support.
this �me with a brand-new dormitory at Childcare Primary School thanks to Brimsham Green. Unable to travel over during the pandemic, the 2022 expedi�on students decided to donate everything they had raised to ensuring the children have a beau�ful new home when they are at staying residen�ally at school now.
The cost of living remained high following Covid and students and families con�nued to struggle in the a�ermath of the pandemic. Anne and her team responded as they always do – working excep�onally hard to make sure our students were able to catch up
The team could not have done this without your support! Thank you!
PRIMARY STUDENTS
to catch up with the work missed during the pandemic.
SECONDARY AND TRAINING STUDENTS
Doreen con�nued to maintain frequent contact with our students – travelling between secondary schools and student homes, and communicated frequently with everyone. This is an enormous challenge logs�cally and an excellent job done by Doreen. Secondary workshops con�nued termly and these were very well received by students and their families – providing an opportunity for them all to get together to celebrate their achevement, receive support and mentoring from the team, and also have access to food bags that helped with the escala�on in food costs following the pandemic. Our oldest students progressed on to do a variety of courses. We had one student doing a two year accountancy course, one doing computer studies, one training to be a midwife, two comple�ng their nursing training, one training as a hairdresser and one student doing an art and design course.
RENOVATION
Covid made it impossible for Brimsham students to visit which was heartbreaking for everyone. But the team instead donated the funds they had raised to build a beau�ful new dormitory for the children who board at the school. This renova�on was completed at the end of the 2021 and the dormitory was in full opera�on at the start of 2022. It has made such a difference for all those children from Kisenyi staying residen�ally at the school. Support this year has also come from Old Sodbury Primary school in the UK who are raising funds for the team to build washing and toilet facili�es on site.
FINANCES
This year the charity received £34,680.92 and transferred £41,067.50. In 2021, in response to the pandemic, funds were directed into the home education projects and food for the children. No active fundraising could be carried out. In addition to this, the charity needed to cover the costs of a big increase in children s school fees at the beginning of 2022. Finances were tight and focus needed to be on school fees as a priority. We were lucky enough to receive some generous donations, but 2023 will definitely be the year to focus on fundraising.
LOOKING FORWARD
a result of increased living costs in the a�ermath of the pandemic. We could not have supported our children and their families without your generous sponsorship and dona�ons. Finally, we can now begin to look ahead once again and much more confidently plan the future work of Hosanna Support Group’s partnership with Smile Children Ministries.
The Trustees would like to thank everyone for their pa�ence, love and support over the last year and we look forward to having you with us as things move forward in 2023.
With thanks and best wishes,
Pridie Tiernan (on behalf of the Trustees)
2022 ACCOUNTS SUMMARY
| Bank balance as of 1.1.22 | £27,219.44 |
|---|---|
| Total income in year | £34,680.92 |
| Total income + opening bank balance | £61,900.36 |
| Total expenditure in year | £41,067.50 |
| Bank balance as of 31.12.22 | £20,832.86 |
| INCOME | £34,680.92 |
| Donations | £2,598.26 |
| Donations - toilets | £4,123.73 |
| Gift Aid (HMRC) | £7,465.18 |
| Gifts for pupils | £662.00 |
| Porridge fund | £1,965.00 |
| Primary school fees 2022 | £3,311.42 |
| Primary school fees 2023 | £600.00 |
| Rent | £648.00 |
| Secondary school fees 2022 | £7,241.83 |
| Secondary school fees 2023 | £3,700.00 |
| Towards secondary fees 2022 | £1,325.50 |
| Towards secondary fees 2023 | £336.00 |
| Towards Training | £514.00 |
| Training | £190.00 |
| EXPENDITURE | £41,067.50 |
| School fees | £20,807.00 |
| Exam fees | £298.00 |
| Rent - Kisenyi office | £540.00 |
| Rent - Allen, Kayiira Mustafa & Jja Jja Jamira | £396.00 |
| Porridge/food | £5,994.00 |
| PPE - Masks, Hand sanitiser | £80.00 |
| Salaries | £999.00 |
| School uniform | £1,306.00 |
| Equipment | £710.00 |
| Sundry expenses | £493.50 |
| Printing/Stationery/Postage | £500.00 |
| Training | £1,042.00 |
| Workshop | £3,000.00 |
| Gifts for pupils | £630.00 |
| Bank charges/contingency/declined payts | £2,125.00 |
| Donations | £50.00 |
| Donations for new toilets | £2,097.00 |
Melot Accounting Ltd
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To Whom It May Concern:
Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Hosanna Support Group
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Hosanna Support Group (the Charity) for the year ended 31 December 2022.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’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 examiner’s statement
I have completed by examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
1) accounting records were not kept in respect of the Charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
2) the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3) the accounts do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
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:
Name: Myriam Melot
Relevant professional qualification or membership: FMAAT Licensed Member number 8058
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Date: 5[th] December 2023
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