2021-06-30-accounts - Bridge Of Hope Childrens Ministry

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Objec	t	ives and	activiti	es
				SORP reference
Summary		ofthe purposes of		Para 1.17	We are a Christian Charity committed	to
the charity as set out			in ils		social justice and the provision ofcare to
governing		document			the most vulnerable children regardless ofreligion or social background.
					Our charity's prime purpose continues to
					be to benefit the public and advance	the
					lives ofchildren and young people by relieving the needs ofthose identified as
					suffering because oftheir youth,
					sickness, abandonment orfinancial
					hanlship.
					These objectives are principally being
					achieved through the provision of
					support to help young people develop
					their skills, capacities and capabilities	to
					enable them to participate in society	as
					mature and responsible adults.
Summary activities		ofthe main in relation to those		Para 1.17and 1.19	Our charitable activities to date have focussed on the provision ofsupport	to
purposes		for the public			the many orphaned and abandoned
benefit,	in particular,		the		children who live in extreme poverty	in
activities,		projects or	services		the district ofRukungiri, South West
identified		in the accounts.			Uganda. Whilst our stated purposes,
					aims and objectives are not
					geographically restricted, we consider
					this area ofUganda will continue to be
					the focus ofour activities forthe
					foreseeable future. The prime objectives
					are to alleviate the problems associated
					with orphans and abandoned children
					being homeless or unable toaccess
					education, therefore leaving them
					vulnerable to emotional, physical and
					sexual abuse on the streets.

				The focus ofour work:
				The Chgdren's Villa e- The provision of
				two "Family Style Homes" for homeless
				and abandoned children.
				The Child S nsorshi P ramme - The
				sponsorship ofindividual children who
				live In the community and are identified
				as being most in need.
				The Education P ramme - The
				provision ofgood quality Pre-School Nursery 4 Primary Education facilities
				and opportunities for students to
				progress to Senior School and Vocational
				Training.
				The Protected S rin sP ramme - The
				provision ofclean water to an acceptable
				level ofpurity.
				Bible Based Holida Clubs - The
				provision oftwo clubs run on separate
				sites during school holidays for children
				6-18yrs.
				Youth orts Develo ment Pr ramme-
				The provision ofsports activities tooffer
				the poorest children the opportunity to
				gain skills.
				The Communi Su rt P ramme-
				The provision ofsupport forfamilies in
				need; including crisis intervention.
Statement		confirming	Para 1.18	We confirm that we have fully complied
whether	the trustees have			with section 17ofthe Charities Act2011
had regard		to the guidance		to have due regard to public benefit
issued	by the Charity			guidance published by the Charity
Commission		on public		Commission.
benefit

Additional		information	(optional)
You ma	choose to include further statements			where relevant about:
			SORP reference
Contribution		made by	Para 1.38	Our charity	could not	operate effectively
volunteers				without the	significant	but unmeasurable
				contribution	made by	agroup of
				committed	volunteers	in the UK.
				Together with the Trustees they
				undertake the many tasks associated
				with day to	day activities which would
				otherwise be undertaken by paid statf.
				We have no paid employees in the UK. In
				addition to	individuals	who launch
				fundraisin	initiatives	we have twelve

Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41
Performance offundraising activities against objectives	Para 1.41
set
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financ	ial review
Review	ofthe charity's	Para 1.21	~Edl I~
financial	position at the end
ofthe period			Once again this year over 95%oftotal
			expenditure has been on our Charitable
			Activities. The Trustees are proud ofthis
			achievement and recognise that this has
			been made possible mainly because
			there are no paid staff in the UK. All work
			in the UK is undertaken by the Trustees
			and volunteers.
			As explained in the above sections ofthis
			report we are not immune from the
			effects ofthe pandemic. Oue tothe
			Ugandan Government restrictions, some
			ofour activities have had to be
			suspended and our school is temporarily
			closed. Itfollows that total expenditure	is
			lower than bud twith s endin on our

					Investment
					Funds are held in the UK until actually
					required in Uganda. Money not needed
					immediately is held in our UK Community
					Bank accounts or in short-term notice
					accounts with UK institutions, authorised
					by the Prudential Regulation Authority
					and regulated by the Financial Conduct
					Authority and the Prudential Regulation
					Authority. These accounts are FSCS
					Eligibkr.
Statement	explaining	the		Para 1.22	During our meetings, we discuss the
policy for holding reserves					need fora Reserves Policy. Whilst we
stating why	they are	held			are well aware ofCharity Commission
					guidance and understand the potential
					benefits, we have decided against having
					such a policy atthis time. We will keep
					this subject before us atfuture Trustees
					meetings but meanwhile believe the
					"amount ofreserves held" figure is more
					than adequate based on our current and
					envisaged turnover.
Amount ofreserves		held		Para 1.22	R119K
Reasons for holding		zero		Para 1.22	NfA
reserves
Details offund materially			in	Para 1.24	None.
deficit
Explanation	ofany			Para 1.23	None.
uncertainties	about the
charity continuing as		a going
concern

Additional information	(optional)
You ma choose to include	further statements	where relevant about:
The charity's principal
sources offunds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47
Investment policy and
objectives including any social investment policy	Para 1.46
adopted
A description ofthe principal
risks facing the chariiy	Para 1.46
Other

Description	ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of governing document:			Para 125	When we founded the charity in 2008,we
for example,	trust deed,			established itas a Charitable Company.
memorandum and articles of				Since 10May 2019it has been a CIO.
association	etc
How is the charity			Para 1.25	As a CIO with effect from 10May 2019.
constituted?				The Constitution is based on the Charity
for example	limited company,			Commission Foundation Model
unincorporated association,
CIO
Trustee selection methods			Para 1.25	Trustees are selected by invitation of
including details ofany				existing trustees whenever a need arises.
constitutional	provisions	e.g.		We currently have five Trustees which we
election to post or name		of		judge to bethe conect number for our
any person	or body entitled			size and complexity. Four ofthese are
to appoint one or more				founding trustees. They have all visited
trustees				uganda and subscribe tothe Statement
				ofFaith', as shown below.
Additional	information	(optional)
You ms choose to include further statements				where relevant about:
Policies and adopted for	procedures the induction	and	Para 1.51
training oftrustees
The charity's organisational structure and any wider			Para 1.51
network with	which the
charity works
Relationship parties	with any related		Para 1.51
				'Statement ofFaith
Other
				We believe in...
				~ The one true God who lives
				eternally in three persons —the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit.
				~ The love, grace and sovereignty	of
				God in creating, sustaining, ruling,
				redeeming and judging the world.
				~ The divine ins iration and

supreme authority ofthe Old and New	supreme authority ofthe Old and New
Testament Scriptures, which are the
written Word ofGod —fully trustworthy
forfaith and conduct.
~ The dignity ofag people, made male and female in God's image to love,
be holy and care for creation, yet
corrupted by sin, which incurs divine
wrath and judgement.
~ The incarnation ofGod's eternal
Son, the Lord Jesus Christ- born of	the
Virgin Mary, truly divine and truly human,
yet without sin.
~ The atoning sacrifice ofChrist	on
the cross: dying in our place, paying price ofsin and defeating evil, so	the
reconciling us with God.
~ The bodily resurrection ofChrist,
the first fruits ofour resurrection; his
ascension tothe Father and his reign	and
mediation as the only Saviour ofthe
world.
~ Thejustificatio ofsinners solely
by the grace ofGod through faith in
Christ.
~ The ministry ofGod the Holy
Spirit, who leads us to repentance, unites
us with Christ through new birth,
empowers our discipleship and enables
our witness.
~ The church, the body ofChrist
both local and universal, the priesthood
ofafi believers —given life by the Spirit
and endowed with the Spirit's gifts to
worship God and proclaim the gospel,
promoting justice and love.
~ The personal and visible return	of
Jesus Christ to fulfil the purposes of
God, who will raise all people to
judgement, bring eternal life to the
redeemed and eternal condemnation	to
the lost, and establish a new heaven and
new earth.

mes	ofthe charity tr	ustees who manage	the charity
	Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot for whole aar	Name toa	ofperson lor body) entitled int trustee ifan
	Mr G Skerratt
	Mrs BSkerratt	Chair
	Mr M Sherman
	Mrs M Wood
	Mrs L Murphy
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Funds held as cus	todia	n tru
Description ofthe assets		None.
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe
charity on whose behalf	the
assets are held and how	this
falls within the custodian
chari 'so 'acts
Details ofarrangements	for
safe custody and
segregation ofsuch assets from the chari 's own assets

CIIARITY COMMISSION Qi' FOR ENGLAND AND WALES	CIIARITY COMMISSION Qi' FOR ENGLAND AND WALES	CIIARITY COMMISSION Qi' FOR ENGLAND AND WALES	CIIARITY COMMISSION Qi' FOR ENGLAND AND WALES
					Receipts and payments				accounts				CC16a
				Forthe pened from			2020	To		2021
				~ ~
				Lfnrestricted funds				Endowment		Total	funds		Last year
				to the	ne»est	a	toe» nearest l	tothe nansei t		tothe naeresla			tou» ne»astt
A1 Recei Volun R	'	ls Donagons			76476						7	0
Acthah» for Generagn Funds						537
ub tote		(Gross income	AR)		77A37						77,337		03.71S
A2Asset and		investment sales,
(seetable).
		u	a
		Toga flee	pts
A3 Pa nts
Chuilalae Asaans		(seesaasl»d)
Casts olGe»retng		Vdunlary Reselpls
FundISlslrlg Coals													S,ma
		Sub total
A4Asset and	invesbnent
rchases see table
		Sub total
		Total payments											04262
Net ofreceipts/(paymental					7A								1A67
A5 Transfers between funds A5 Cash funds last year end											1,791		110,3
					t19A20						I10A20		111,701

				Vnrestrtcted	Vnrestrtcted	Restrhtnd	Endowment	Endowment
Categories		Details		funds		funds		funds
81Cash funds		Sank Account
		Savings account	- Inslsnt Accus		ssdnm
		Savings account	- Nodce Required
			Total cash furufa		119420
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			Nxavvl(s))
				Unrestricted		Restricted	Endowment
				funds		funds		funds
		Details				tonosiest E
82Other monetary assets		ssdmalsd Ga Akl tobe maimed			10,000
		Details		FUINI asset	lonhuh	Cost (optional)
83Investment	assets	None
		Details		Fond IWNlt	to vmhn	Cost (opt)ones	Cumml value
84Assets retained for the		None
charity's own use
		Details		Fund Immi	lowhich rehdes	Amount due I	When due
85Uahilities
		We have given no	guarantees
		We have no debts	outalanding
Signed byone ortwo bushes on behalf ofst the truatees		Signature			Print	Name	Date of a rove)
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accounn (SS)								15/11)2021

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