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2025-12-31-accounts

Hope Home Trust

Trustees Report and Financial Statements For the Year ended 31 December 2025

Charity Registered Number: 1126415

Legal and Administrative information

Trustees

Rev A M Bousfield, Chair Miss H Shires, Treasurer Mrs P Martin

Registered Office

28 Highview Way, Brighton. BN1 8WS

Accountants

S J Pickup & Co., Chartered Accountants, Long Acre, Milton Street, Polegate. BN26 5RW

Bankers

CAF Bank Limited, 25 Kings Hill Ave, Kings Hill, West Malling ME19 4JQ

Contents

Trustees' report Independent Examiner’s Report Income and Expenditure Balance sheet

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HOPE HOME TRUST

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025

The Trustees present their annual report for the year ended 31st December 2025 under the Charities Act 2011, together with the financial statements for the year, and confirm that the latter comply with the requirements of the Act, the Trust Deed and the Charities SORP 2005.

Structure, Governance and Management

Governing document

The charity is governed by its Trust deed dated 7th October 2008.

Organisation

A board of trustees of up to 5 members, who meet regularly and administer the charity.

Objectives and activities

To advance in life and relieve the needs of orphaned children in Tanzania through the provision of homes, education and Christian care. In particular, we aim to support the work of Hope Home, Moshi, Tanzania.

Achievements and performance

The trustees consider the profit achieved on ordinary activities before taxation to be particularly satisfactory given the current economic climate.

Financial review

Reserves policy

It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which equates to approximately six months unrestricted expenditure. This provides sufficient funds to cover management and administration and support costs and to respond to emergency applications for grants which arise from time to time. Unrestricted funds were maintained at this level throughout the year.

Grant making policy

This year the Charity awarded grants in excess of £60,819, all from unrestricted funds.

Plans for future periods

To continue to fund the day-to-day running of the children’s home and the education of nursery and primary school children living on site.

To fund the on-site day-care centre including grants to meet the shortfall to subsidise lowincome families.

To support personal and educational needs of older children in secondary and tertiary education.

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Accounting and reporting responsibilities

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees' Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

The law applicable to charities in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing these 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 charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011, the Charity (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 and the provision of the trust deed. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Chairman’s Report

In the goodness of God, since 2008 the Trust continues to advance in life and relieve the needs of orphaned children in Tanzania through the provision of homes, education and Christian care. At the end of 2025, Esta, David & Eva and their staff at KITAA Hope Home Children’s Home, are working with 35 children with the support of grants we have made and up to 44 in Day Care Nursery.

Donations of £55,842 led to an income of the year of £68,335, taking into account additional gift aid, fundraising efforts and bank interest. Grants of £60,819 were made of a total expenses of £60,879. This represents an increase in income and expenditure and a surplus of £7,456 compared to the previous year’s surplus of £3,053. Declared operational costs of the Trust amount to 0.1% and this is covered by donations from the Trustees. Our financial situation is healthy and we expect to meet needs in 2026.

The Trust met in February, May, July, October 2025. Monthly reports came in from Kitaa outlining spending and general news, enabling the Trust to make adjustments to budget and provision of special and seasonal needs. Quarterly reports from Kitaa Daycare outline news, income, expenditure and attendance.

New friends of Kitaa Hope Home took a trip to Moshi in the Spring, with our greetings and some gifts for the bedrooms. Also in the Spring, staffing levels were streamlined to more accurately reflect needs and apportion finances better. Small grants for laptops for tertiary students were made in the Summer, and grants to improve the toilet facilities and repair the car. Three new children joined Kitaa in the Autumn. Plans are underway for the Trustees to make a trip in the Autumn 2026. With gratitude to all our supporters the challenging

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undertaking of financial provision for Kitaa Home & Education, and Kitaa Daycare continues to be manageable.

Four supporters updates were produced in 2025. The Spring edition celebrated the efforts of half-marathon running fundraisers in Moshi and Brighton. The Summer features life in primary schools in Moshi. The Autumn edition introduced the new children to our supporters and our first university graduate. And in the Winter edition thanked our supporters for all they are helping us achieve.

At our AGM in July, Andy, Helen and Pippa were reappointed as trustees. I thank them and our kind accountant for all their hard work in 2025.

Approved by the trustees on 11.06.2026

Signed on their behalf by:

A Bousfield

A Bousfield, Chair of Trustees

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INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT

TO THE TRUSTEES OF HOPE HOME TRUST FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025

I report on the accounts which are set out below

Respective responsibilities of the 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. It is my responsibility to:

Examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act; follow the procedures laid down in the general directions given by the Charity Commission (under section 145(5)(b) of the 2011 Act); and state whether particular matters have come to my attention.

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

I have completed my 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.

These accounts were prepared and signed by:

L Hughes

Louise Hughes FCA, S J Pickup & Co., Chartered Accountants, Long Acre, Milton Street, Polegate. BN26 5RW

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HOPE HOME TRUST

RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST DECEMBER 2025

2024 2025
£ £
Incoming receipts
Donatons 50,813 55,842
Fundraising 3,447 1,445
Interest 36 355
Gif Aid 4,827 10,693
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Total Receipts 59,123 68,335
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Expenditure
Administraton Costs 60 60
Schooling and Transport 20,529 31,035
Children & Staf Maintenance and Food 34,481 27,531
Grants for Managers 1,000 2,253
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Total expenditure 56,070 60,879
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Surplus / (Defcit) for the year 3,053 7,456
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HOPE HOME TRUST

BALANCE SHEET

AT 31ST DECEMBER 2025

Monetary assets
Current assets
Bank Accounts
Net current assets
Total assets less current
liabilites
Net assets
General Fund:
Balance brought forward
Surplus / (Defcit) for the Year
Total funds
at 31 December 2023		 2024
£
£
11,799
––––––
11,799
––––––
11,799
––––––
11,799
––––––
11,799
––––––
8,746
3,053
11,799
––––––
11,799
––––––		 2025
£
£
19,225
––––––
19,225
––––––
19,225
––––––
19,225
––––––
19,225
––––––
11,779
(7,456)
19,225
––––––
19,225
––––––		 2025
£
£
19,225
––––––
19,225
––––––
19,225
––––––
19,225
––––––
19,225
––––––
11,779
(7,456)
19,225
––––––
19,225
––––––
19,225
––––––
19,225
––––––

Approved by the trustees on 11.06.2026 and signed on their behalf:

A Bousfield

A Bousfield, Chair of Trustees

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