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← UK Friends Of Healing Focus Orphanage Centre

2023-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name UNITED KINGDOM FRIENDS OF HEALING FOCUS

Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1137190

Charity's principal address 211 HOLLY LODGE MANSIONS, OAKESHOTT AVENUE, HIGHGATE, LONDON

Postcode N66DX

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
PAMELA MULLINS
GERRY
OHANNESSIAN
TENY
OHANNESSIAN		 ADMIN OFFICER
AND TREASURER
RUBY VAN DER
MEULEN A.K.A
RUBY GORDON		 CHAIR QUORUM
JULIE BARTLETT 01.01.2023-29.05.2023
ALISON POOLE
TIMOTHY MAMO

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

TRUST DEED

How the charity is constituted

TRUST

APPOINTED BY CONSENSUS OF TRUSTEES Trustee selection methods

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

HEALING FOCUS ORPHANAGE CENTRE (HFOC) NGO IN UGANDA IS RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING HEALING CHILDREN SCHOOL. UKHF WORKS WITH THEM AND INTERIM MANAGER ESTHER BAGOOLE.

UKHF DOES NOT DEAL DIRECTLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL.

CONTACTS WITH THE SCHOOL PASS THROUGH ESTHER BAGOOLE.

WHERE IMAGES OF THE CHILDREN ARE USED FOR PUBLICITY/FUNDRAISING, PERMISSION IS SOUGHT AND THE CHILD’S ANONIMITY MAINTAINED.

ALL TRUSTEES ARE TO OBTAIN A DBS CHECK AND UK VISITORS TO THE SCHOOL ARE REQUESTED A BASIC DBS CHECK.

Section C Objectives and activities

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

THE OBJECT OF OUR CHARITABLE WORK IS TO SUPPORT THE EDUCATION, WELFARE AND DEVELOPMENT OF SOME OF THE ORPHANED CHILDREN OF BUSIIRO VILLAGE, LUUKA DISTRICT, UGANDA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH HEALING FOCUS ORPHANAGE CENTRE (HFOC).

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250 ORPHANED CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 4 &15 ARE EDUCATED AT THE FREE SCHOOL. 80 GIRLS ARE SHELTERED IN DORMITORY ACCOMMODATION

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

WHERE NECESSARY. A MATRON/TEACHER HAS CHARGE OF THEM AND LIAISES WITH THOSE WHO GO ONTO SECONDARY SCHOOL. THE REMAINING PUPILS LIVE WITH GUARDIANS IN THE DISTRICT. THE SCHOOL STAFF NUMBERS 23. THERE ARE 14 TEACHERS, MANY OF WHOM HAVE BEEN AT THE SCHOOL SINCE IT’S INCEPTION IN 2010 AND THE VOCATIONAL TRAINING STAFF NUMBER 3.

PASS MARKS AT SCHOOL LEAVING AGE, P7, CONTINUE AT 100%.

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

UKHF HAS MAINTAINED A NON-DISCRIMINATORY POLICY AND ADHERENCE TO THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS IS PART OF OUR MOU AGREEMENT WITH HFOC. TO THIS END WE HAVE AVOIDED FUNDING FROM RELIGIOUS ORGANISATIONS.

You may choose to include WE ARE PROUD OF THE CONTINUING SUPPORT OF further statements, where GUARDIANS AND THE LOCAL COMMUNITY. relevant, about:

OUR TRUSTEES ARE VOLUNTEERS, AS ARE OUR BOOKKEEPERS. OUR ADMINISTRATOR AND TREASURER IS THE ONLY OFFICER PAID FOR SERVICES. THIS IS MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH GIFT AID OBTAINED FROM DONATIONS.

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SECTION D ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE.

2023 BEGAN WITH THE FIRST NORMAL ACADEMIC YEAR SINCE THE GLOBAL COVID PANDEMIC AND THE LOCAL EBOLA PANDEMIC.

THE 80 GIRLS IN THE DORMITORIES HAVE CONTINUED TO LIVE THERE AFTER THE LOCKDOWN AS IT WAS STILL NOT SAFE FOR THEM IN THE COMMUNITY.

WE WERE, AGAIN, ABLE TO RAISE MONEY TO CONTINUE SENDING THE 5 CHILDREN TO NKUUTU MEMORIAL SECONDARY SCHOOL. THEY ARE CONTINUING TO DO WELL AND HAD A STRONG YEAR, BOTH ACADEMICALLY AND EMOTIONALLY.

ITEMS PRODUCED IN THE VTC WERE CONTINUED TO BE SOLD IN THE LOCAL MARKETS GENERATING A SMALL INCOME THAT WERE INJECTED BACK INTO THE SUSTAINABILITY PROJECTS.

IN BUSIIRO THERE ARE ALSO TWO COWS THAT WERE IMPREGNATED IN 2023 TO ENSURE INCREASED MILK PRODUCTION, AS WELL AS INCREASING THE NUMBER OF COWS IN ORDER TO MAKE THE PROJECT MORE SELF-SUSTAINING IN THE FUTURE.

IN ADDITION, HFOC HAS RE-STARTED THE BOOK MAKING PROJECT, WHICH TEACHES CHILDREN LIFE-SKILLS, HELPS CREATE EXERCISE BOOKS FOR THEM TO USE IN THEIR LEARNING, AND ALLOW THEM TO EARN MONEY BY SELLING ANY SURPLUS.

IN MARCH 2023 TOM BAGOOLE RETURNED TO UGANDA, AFTER HAVING SPENT SOME TIME IN CANADA SEEKING ASYLUM. HE ROLLED STRAIGHT BACK INTO HIS ROLE AS CHAIR OF HFOC, REGULARLY VISITING THE SCHOOL TO PROVIDE SUPPORT AND SUPPLIES.

DUE TO EXTREME DROUGHTS IN UGANDA WE RAISED MONEY IN 2022 TO BUILD A WELL. THE WELL WAS BUILT IN 2023, INCLUDING WATER TANKS TO HOLD EXTRA WATER AND A WATERING SYSTEM TO ALLOW FOR WATER TO BE EASILY MOVED TO THE CROPS. THIS HAS ALLOWED THE CROPS TO GROW WELL AND PROVIDE THE CHILDREN WITH FOOD.

ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL PROJECT COMPLETED IN BUSIIRO IN 2023 WAS THE BUILDING OF THE NEW NURSERY WITH LATRINES. THIS HAS ENSURED HEALING FOCUS SCHOOL ADHERES TO UGANDAN EDUCATION LAWS WHICH STIPULATES THAT NURSERY CHILDREN NEED TO BE IN A SEPARATE BUILDING AND SPACE TO PRIMARY CHILDREN. THE NURSERY BUILDING HAS BEEN DECORATED WITH ENGAGING EDUCATIONAL IMAGES, HAS SPACIOUS CLASSROOMS FOR BOTH NURSERY CLASSES, AS WELL AS AN OFFICE FOR STAFF.

UKHF CONTINUED TO SEARCH FOR MORE/NEW TRUSTEES BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN 2023.

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Section E

Financial review

SUCH RESERVES AS THERE MAY BE ENTER A SPONSORSHIP Brief statement of the ACCOUNT TO MAINTAIN THE 5 CHILDREN ENTERING SECONDARY charity’s policy on reserves SCHOOL.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

THERE IS NO DEFICIT

Further financial review details (Optional information)

WE ARE INDEBTED TO A BODY OF PRIVATE DONNORS AND ARE You may choose to include SUPPORTED BECAUSE OF THEIR TRUST IN UKHF. additional information, where relevant about:

UKHF’S EXPENDITURE ACCOUNTS FOR 100% OF THE SCHOOL’S BUDGET.

UKHF HAS NO INVESTMENTS. LAND AND BUILDINGS ARE HELD IN TITLE WITH THE LAND REGISTRY IN JINJA OR IGANGA ON BEHALF OF HFOC.

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

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Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) RUBY VAN DER MEULEN Position (eg Secretary, Chair, CHAIR etc) Date 24/09/2024

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Charity Name UK Friends of Healing Focus

Receipts and payments acco

Period start date For the period To from 1.01.23

Section A Receipts and payments

A1 Receipts
 Unrestricted
to the nearest £
42 654
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11 990		 Endowment
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~~Donations~~ 42 654 -
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Sub total(Gross income for AR) 42 654 -
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Grants and donationspaid		 30 636
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Governance costs(administration) 645 -
Capitalprojects 16 600 -
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Restricted 950 -
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**Sub total ** 48 831
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the pe

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B1 Cash funds

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Bank account 2 961
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Total cash funds
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf Signature Print

No (if any) 1137190 ounts Period end date CC16a 31.12.23

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CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of UK Friends of Healing Focus On accounts for the year ended 2023 Charity no 1137190 Set out on pages I report lo the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity ('Ihe Trust'l for the year ended 3111212023 Responsibilitles and basis of report As the ch8rWs trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of Ihe accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011 I'the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust'5 accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in canying out my examination. I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under sedion 145{5){b) of the Act. Independent examinerfs statement I have completed my examinatton. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination dFsGlo￿￿") which gives me cause to b81ieve that in. any material respect the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the CharÉties ALt,- or the accounts did not accord wtth the accounting records; or Ihe accounts did not comply wtth the applicable requirements conceming the lomi and content of accounts set out in the Charities {Accounls and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounls give a Irue and fairf view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examinalv)n. I have no concerns and have come across no other mallers in connection with the examination to which attention shotjld be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached. ' Hease delete the words in the brackets rfthey do not apply. Signod: 7.10.2024 Name: D M Polowiec-ooi Relevant professional qualification{sl or body

14f any): Address: 6 Hotyaoke Ct London SE16 5HJ Section B Disclosure Only complete If the examinei needs to hIgh1￿h& maleiAI matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidan￿ for examiners). Glve here brief details of any iterns that the examiner wishos to disclose.