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HOPE FOR TANZANIA

TRUSTEES REPORT

Year Ended: 31[st] December 2023

Registered Charity No: 1124470

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Contents

Page
Reference Information 3
Chairman’s Report 4-6
Independent Examiner’s Report 7
Statement of Financial Activities 8
Balance Sheet 9
Notes to the Accounts 10-12

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REFERENCE INFORMATION

TRUSTEES AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS

Trustees Dr M. P. Grosvenor (Chairman)
Mr D. Beath (Treasurer)
Ms H. Greenfield
Mrs P. B. Grosvenor (Secretary)
Mrs V. Quick MBE
Mr S. Tackie-Oblie
Mrs M. Keeley (previously Mrs M. Zimmermann)
Principal Address 12 Hazel Grove
Duffield
Derbyshire
DE56 4GP
Bankers Barclays
2 Bishop Meadow Road
Loughborough
Leicestershire
LE11 5RE
Independent Examiner Hugh Gunn
Barton Drove Cottage
Winscombe Hill
Winscombe
Somerset BS25 1DJ

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Hope for Tanzania Trustees Annual Report 2023

CHAIRMAN’S REPORT

Governing Document

Hope for Tanzania is governed by its Trust Deed dated 3 March 2008. It is registered with the Charity Commission, registration number 1124470.

Objectives

The objects of Hope for Tanzania, as set out in the Trust Deed, are to advance education in accordance with Christian principles and to relieve poverty in particular, but not exclusively, by improving employment prospects of individuals and communities by such means as the trustees may consider appropriate including by means of establishing and operating any educational or training establishment or establishments and by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind including support for small businesses in such parts of Tanzania.

Hope for Tanzania works in the following areas:

How we work

We are satisfied that our key contacts in Arusha, Mwanza and Dar es Salaam, through which we distribute the majority of our donations, are trustworthy individuals and that the donated funds have been used for the specified purpose. We have worked with these people for many years which gives us confidence that there has been no misappropriation of funds. Our regular visits, during which we make observations and talk with individuals, and the regular communication we have with people in Tanzania give us additional confidence. We fund according to Christian principles, and pray regularly, in order to maximise the benefit of our support. The projects that have been supported in 2022 were solely for the benefit of people living in Tanzania and we have shown no bias towards or against people with respect to religion, gender or age.

What we did – Activities, Achievements

In setting objectives for the year and allocating funds to projects, trustees have complied with their duty of care in regard to the public benefit guidance as published in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 by the Charity Commission. The trustees always ensure that its programmes are in line with the charitable objects of Hope for Tanzania. During 2023, Hope for Tanzania carried out its activities in Tanzania for the public benefit. During the year trustees met twice to review the work and receive reports from our partners concerning in-country projects. We continue to have regular contact with all the people we support in Tanzania which is important to inform us and monitor the way our donations are used.

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Visit 2023

Two trustees visited Tanzania in early 2023, spending time at Tuishime School in Arusha, in Dar es Salaam, Mwanza and Bukoba during which we met our key partners and many friends. These visits are important to build and develop friendships and provide the oversight to the donations we make to confirm that the money has been spent prudently and in accordance with our intentions.

Tuishime School

Our current position in relation to the School, as Hope for Tanzania trustees, is that we will limit the assistance we give to the child sponsorship donations we receive, with the occasional additional contribution. We have decided not to provide further capital investment to the School and to encourage it to use its own resources and income. The financial situation at the School remains challenging as parents have been unable or reluctant to pay fees, which has resulted in continuing hardship for staff with the School unable to pay full salaries. To reduce food costs the School rented land and cultivated crops, but due to climate changes affecting rainfall, the long rains failed and all the crops were lost. This resulted in the School being in a worse situation financially though their intentions had been good. The founders continue to subsidise the school from their own funds.

The School continues to provide a high quality of education whilst helping as many bright children from poor backgrounds as possible. Every prospective pupil is interviewed before being accepted which, whilst undoubtedly helping to maintain the entry standard, is not a complete predictor of success in the Standard 7 exams. The standard of education, as measured by success in the national Standard 4 and 7 exams, is key to the viability of the School. Pupil numbers were lower than the previous year with 350 on roll compared with 379 in 2022. The School employs a total of 43 staff which is unchanged from 2022. Motivation of staff remains high and they remain strongly committed to the School which helps to maintain a positive atmosphere within it. All students passed the national standard 4 and 7 examinations in 2022, which is excellent news, and continues the 100% record since the School was opened.

The general challenges faced by the School can be summarised as being: delays in school fee payment, low level of co-operation from parents to support pupil’s educations, poor attendance of parents at school meetings, shortage of sports equipment, pupil absence due to sickness, poor performance of new pupils relative to children who have been at the School for years, and lack of funds for school trips.

Support and Education of Individuals

In 2022 we invested in CS to start a peanut butter manufacturing business. During our visit we confirmed that the investment had been worthwhile with regular batches being manufactured. The funds were used to purchase a roasting and a grinding machine which has significantly increased production output and quality. CS has a government food standards quality mark and now sells her products in Tanzanian retail outlets. She employs two staff who work whenever manufacturing takes place which is usually a few days each week. The business is not yet making a profit but, with increased production and control of raw material costs, should soon become profitable as there is high demand for the product. CS is a generous supporter of many young people and will use future profits to continue helping them improve their education.

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We have maintained our training budget for the young Tanzanians we have been supporting over the last few years to prepare them for church planting work. We have continued to support JJB who has completed the final year of his diploma in pastoral theology at Central Bible College in Dodoma. He graduated in December and married in the same month. We supported SK in his second year and YN in his third year of a Bible Studies diploma at Lake Victoria Christian College. The students that we sponsored over the last few years have all successfully graduated.

Singida

We have made no new investments in the churches in Singida during the year.

Oasis of Victory Faith Ministry (OAVFM)

Our principal partners Pastor Stephen and EC remain people that we have great confidence and trust in. We have maintained regular contact with them after the 2023 visit.

Our visit was an opportunity to review progress at the School after a significant injection of support in 2022. During 2022 the following buildings were constructed: one teaching classroom, two dormitories, public toilet block, kitchen + dining room, two classrooms for a nursery school, four retail shops and a boundary wall. Further work to complete and fit out these buildings, finish the perimeter wall, build the sewerage tanks and lay the water supply services will be carried out when funds allow. We were impressed by the quality of the buildings, the construction of which were supervised by a high ranking civil engineer. Our financial support has been limited in 2023 to support of a pastor’s conference and general expenses of Mlandizi Bible School. The buildings that were constructed in 2022 remain unfinished as we have had insufficient funds for them to be completed.

OAVFM is now formally registered as an approved society by the Government which allows them to gain some tax benefits, employ staff and open churches which will themselves be recognised by the Government. This is the first step for the title deeds of the Mlandizi land to be transferred into the ownership of OAVFM and for the Bible School to be registered with the government.

Stephen has a great desire to reach the community by such means as computer classes, English lessons, vocational training, children and youth activities including sports and development of the nursery school. Activities at the School have continued despite the buildings being unfinished - a two class nursery day school for local children, a regular church fellowship and a large pastor’s conference. The programme for the certificate and diploma courses has been one week of tuition each month followed by a period when students return to their home villages to continue their everyday work and put into practice the lessons they’ve been taught. Multiple study sessions were held throughout the year with students graduating in the second half of the year.

During our visit we visited churches in the Dar es Salaam area which have been started by OAVFM. All are doing well with work in local communities providing education for children and spiritual guidance and counselling for adults. We heard stories of devoted pastors and church members and their desire to make a difference in the lives of the people they serve.

Pastor Deo’s Mission Work

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In 2022 we funded the construction of a family home and mission centre in Mwanza for Pastor Deo to use for training pastors and young people in church planting and business practice. In early 2023 the roof and perimeter wall were finished. Internal finishing has progressed slowly during the year. When the house is sufficiently finished Deo will welcome pastors and other young people to stay for business and missionary training. He will also prepare teaching materials for pastors and translate books from English to Swahili and start a local church fellowship. Pastor Deo remains a key partner of ours and our visit confirmed the goodness of his character and motives. Whilst he has few material possessions he is willing to share what he has with many people though it does limit his lifestyle. We have provided living expenses for Pastor Deo throughout the year.

During our visit to the Kagera region, centred on Bukoba, we visited the 11 churches that Deo has oversight for and travelled over 1000km sleeping in simple hotels and on a church floor. We visited remote villages including one on an island in Lake Victoria and another having no roads, shops or electricity. In all the churches we met devoted Christians who were making a difference in the lives of people in their communities. We heard stories of sacrificial living and how the miraculous healing of a lady had resulted in a church community being started. We held a day’s conference for pastors at the end of the visit which was well supported and resulted in the pastors committing themselves to the ongoing work.

We have purchased land and a house in one of the villages in Bukoba region for use by the resident pastor which will be owned by Marantha Christian Church. This will allow him to remain in the village where he teaches at the local school and is a key person for the community.

During our visit we held a three-day strategy meeting in Bukoba with Pastors Deo, Stephen and Neema during which we discussed how to work together and progress the work with children, empowerment of women in the church, training of pastors and provision of Bibles.

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Dr Martin P. Grosvenor Chair of Trustees On behalf of the Trustees

Trustees

Our trustees were unpaid in connection with their services to the charity during 2022.

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Financial review

Political and charitable donations

There were no political or charitable donations made during the period.

Statement of Trustees responsibilities

Company law requires the Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial period which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Company for the year and of its incoming resources and resources expended during the year. In preparing those financial statements, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy, at any time, the financial position of the Company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the relevant Companies Act and Charities Act. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Independent Examiner

These financial statements have been examined by Hugh Gunn. This report was approved by the Trustees on 2[nd] April 2023

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Dr Martin P. Grosvenor Chair of Trustees On behalf of the Trustees

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Independent examiner’s report to the trustees of Hope for Tanzania

I report on the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31[st] December 2023, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the Balance Sheet and related notes.

Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner

The Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The Trustees consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. The Charity’s gross income exceeded £25,000 but was below £500,000 and I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a former Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Having satisfied myself that the Charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibility to:

Basis of independent examiner’s report

My examination was carried out in accordance with the General Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the Charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view’ and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner’s statement

In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(1) Which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements:

Hugh Gunn Barton Drove Cottage Winscombe Hill Winscombe Somerset BS25 1DJ

The notes on pages 12 to 14 form an integral part of these financial statements.

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Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31[st] December 2023

Statement of Financial Activities
For the year ended 31st December		 2023
Statement of Financial Activities
For the period ended 31st December 2023
Income and Expenditure
Notes Unrestricted Restricted Total 2023 Total 2022
Funds Funds
£ £ £ £
Incoming Resources
Voluntaryincome 2 11,694 9,528 21,222 220,626
Activitiesforgeneratingfunds 0 0 0 0
Investment income 3,991 0 3,991 0
IncomingResourcesfromCharitableActivities 0 0 0 0
Total Incoming Resources 15,685 9,528 25,213 220,626
Resources Expended
Costs ofgeneratingvoluntaryincome 91 0 91 0
Fundraisingtrading costs 0 0 0 0
Investment management costs 0 0 0 0
Charitable expenditure 8,310 10,810 19,120 203,555
Governance costs 366 0 366 735
Total Resources Expended 3 8,767 10,810 19,577 204,290
Net Movement in RevenueFunds 6,918 (1,282) 5,636 16,335

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Balance Sheet
At 31st December 2023 Dec-23 Dec-22
Notes £ £
Fixed Assets
Tangiblefixed assets 4 0 0
0 0
Current Assets
Debtors 5 47,570 42,563
Cashat Bankandin Hand 2,873 2,243
Depositaccount ifapplicable 0 0
Total current assets 50,443 44,806
Creditors: amountsfalling duewithinone year 0 0
NetCurrent Assets 50,443 44,806
Total Assetsless Current Liabilities 50,443 44,806
Creditors: amountsfalling due after
more than one year 0 0
Net Assets 50,443 44,806
Represented by:
Funds
UnrestrictedFunds 49,153 42,235
Restricted Funds 7 1,289 2,571
Revaluation Reserve 0 0
6 50,443 44,806

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Chairman of Trustees M Grosvenor

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Notes to the Financial Statements Year ended 31[st] December 2023

1 Accounting Policies

The principal accounting policies are set out below. These accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year.

Basis of Accounting

These financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with applicable accounting standards. They follow the recommendations in the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting by Charities (issued March 2005, revised in May 2008).

Incoming Resources

Income is recognised by the Charity as follows: Voluntary income such as donations, gifts and legacies is included in full at the point of receipt; income from fundraising activities is stated gross before any expenses.

Resources Expended

Resources expended are recognised in the year in which they are incurred. Charitable expenditure comprises those costs directly incurred by the Company in the delivery of its charitable activities. In includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activity and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them.

All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a specific activity are allocated directly; others are apportioned on an appropriate basis.

Taxation

The activities of the Charity fall within the exemptions afforded by the provisions of the Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988. Accordingly, there is no taxation charge in these financial statements.

Fund Accounting

Funds held by the Charity are either:

Unrestricted funds – these are funds which can be used in accordance with the charitable objects at the discretion of the Directors, or

Restricted funds – these are funds which can only be used for the particular restricted purposes within the objects of the Charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for a particular purpose.

2 Incoming Resources

During the year, the Charity received gifts subject to Gift Aid which have been used for the charitable purposes of the Charity.

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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued) Year ended to 31[st] December 2023

3 Resource expended

During the year, the Charity made a number of grants to Tanzanian projects.

SEGMENT REPORT SEGMENT REPORT Unrestr
Funds		 Restricted
Funds		 Total 2023 Total 2022
£ £ £ £
INCOME
Tuishime School facilities 0 0 0 0
Pastor Deo Church Building 0 1,396 1,396 47,540
Supportinglocal ministries 0 645 645 113,813
Child sponsorship 0 6,877 6,877 5,744
Further education 0 0 0 0
Micro Business 0 0 0 0
Computers 0 0 0 0
Other 0 610 610 0
General fund 10,678 0 10,678 10,952
Gift Aid 5,006 0 5,006 15,738
Total income 15,685 9,528 25,213 193,787
EXPENDITURE
Tuishime School facilities 0 0 0 0
Pastor Deo Church Building 4,570 1,400 5,970 56,935
Supportinglocal ministries 3,740 410 4,150 139,181
Child sponsorship 0 9,000 9,000 5,500
Further education 0 0 0 0
Micro Business 0 0 0 0
Other 0 0 0 0
Computers 0 0 0 0
General fund 457 0 457 2,675
Total expenditure 8,767 10,810 19,577 204,290
BALANCES IN YEAR 6,918 (1,282) 5,636 (10,503)

4 Tangible Fixed Assets

There were no Tangible fixed assets held by the Charity

5 Debtors
2023		 2022
Gift Aid due from HMRC £42,563 £15,725

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6 Funds reconciliation

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Funds reconciliation
ANALYSIS OF FUNDS Unrestricted Restricted Total funds
2,023
Fixed Assets 0 0 0
Investments 0 0 0
Current Assets 49,153 1,289 50,443
Current Liabilities 0 0 0
49,153 1,289 50,443

7 Restricted funds

RESTRICTED FUNDS Balance at Changes in
year		 Balance at
01.01.23 31.12.23
£ £ £
School facilities 0 0 0
Pastor Deo Ministries 0 (4) (4)
Stephen Osinde ministry 888 235 1,123
Child sponsorship 1,683 (2,123) (440)
TrainingFurther education 0 0 0
Micro Business 0 0
Swahili Bible fund 0 610 610
2,571 (1,282) 1,289

8 Capital Commitments

There were no capital commitments at 31[st] December 2023

9 Contingent Liabilities

There were no contingent liabilities at the end of the period.

10 Related party disclosures

There were no related party transactions and no trustee received any remuneration for their service as a trustee.

11 Pensions

Because there are no employees of the Charity, there are no pension liabilities or responsibilities.

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