Hope Uganda (HUG)
supporting
H4KCentr¢' Rainbow Hope Centre, Uganda
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Charity Number.. 1146375
Chairman's Report and Financial Statements
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For the year ended 31 December 2024

(Front cover- Imo9e of some of the RHC children Together we ore one J
Hope Uganda (HUG)
Reference and administrative information
For the year ended 31" December 2024
Reference and administrative information..........................................................................................
Trustee's annual report...........................................................................................................................5 - 13
Independent Examiners Report...............................................................................................................14
Statement of financial activities (incorporating an income and expenditure account).................15 - 16
Balance sheet............................................................................................................................................17
Additional Information............................................................................................................................18-19

Hope Uganda (HUG)
Reference and administrative information
For the year ended 31" December 2024
There has been no change to the referen￿ and administrative information as reported in the
previous year.
Charity Number
1146375
Registered / Operational
address:
17 Columbus Drive,
Shavington. Cheshire. CW2
5QZ
Trustees:
l. Mr Roy FIELD
{Chairman)
2. Mrs Vanessa CADE-HUGHES
{Secretary)
4. Mr Peter HOWARD
(Trustee)
3. Mrs Rachel MARTIN
(Trustee) RESIGNED 12 July
2022
th
5. Mrs Elizabeth BEARD
ITrustee)
6. Mrs Laura SMITH
ITrustee)
8. Miss Lyndsey FIELD
(Trustee) Appointed August
2022
7. Mr Jonathan MARTIN
th
(Trustee) RESIGNED 12 July
2022
9. Mrs Sharon Ricketts
(Trustee) Appointed July 2025
10. Miss Norma Daniels
(Trustee) Appointed July 2025

Bankers:
Santander PIC
22 Victoria Street
Crewe
Cheshire
Cwi 2JS
Accountants:
Afford Bond Holdings Limited
31 Wellington Road
Nantwich
Cheshire
CW5 7ED
Accountants first used to
complete the compulsory
'Independent Examiners
Reporf for year ending 2017.

Hope Uganda {HUGI
Trustees annual report
For the year ended 31" December 2024
The trustees present their report and the 'lndependently Examined. financial accounts for the year
ended 31" December 2024. Reference and administrative information set out on page I forms part
of this report.
The financial statements comply with current statutory requirements. the
memorandum and articles of association and the Statement of recommended Practice- Accounting
and Reporting by Charities: SORP applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with
FRS 102. Once again this year the accounts have been examined by our accountants, Afford Bond of
Nantwich and an 'lndependent Examiners Reporv has been prepared in compliance with current UK
Charity Commission legislation.
The trustees review the aims, objectives and activities of the charity each year. This report looks at
what the charity has achieved and the outcomes of its work in the reporting period. The trustees
report the success of each key activity and what if any benefits the charity has broughtto those groups
of people that it is set up to help. The review also helps trustees ensure the charity's aims, objectives
and activities remain focused on its stated purposes.
The trustees have referred to the guidance in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public
benefit when reviewing the charity's aims, objectives and activities and in planning its f uture activities.
In particular, the trustees consider how planned activities will contribute to the aims and objectives
that have been set.
Public Benefrt Statement
In line with current UK Charity Commission guidance Hope Uganda IHUGI recognises the purpose of
public benefit within the context of what this charity was al set up to do and b} what is has done to
achieve this.
PURPOSE
PUBLIC BENEFIT STATEMENT
COMMENTS
The purpose of Hope Uganda
{HUG) is to provide shelter for
the less advantaged children in
Masaka District and any other
areas in Uganda where HUG
may expand in the future. To
provide equal opportunities
and
empower
the
less
economically
advantaged
children
to
become
self-
sufficient.
provide
educational, vocational and
In the past 12 months12024), HUG has
continued to support Rainbow Hope
Centre in a number of ways. Financially
HUG supplies all the funding for RHC in
order that they can pay for food and
ancillary items for basic healthy living.
It a150 pays for all the education costs
incurred by having all the children at
RHC in full time education; this includes
5 older children who currently board on
full time basis. The funding also goes
to pay for the ongoing crop growing all

other Se￿iceS for the best
interest to the less advantaged
year round as well as paying the salaries
of 6 members of staff at RHC on a full
Hope Uganda (HUG)
Trustees annual report
For the year ended 31" December 2024
children in Masaka district and
any other areas in Uganda
where HUG may expand in the
future.
time basis. The wider benefit goes out
to the local community in extra money
being spent in the purchase of
foodstuffs and by the additional
expenditure by the local staff spending
wages in the community.
Our purpose and aims
Hope Uganda's IHUGI objettives, as set out in the Memorandum and Articles of Association are,
.To provide shelter for the less advantaged children in Masaka District and any other areas in Uganda
where HUG may expand in the future. To provide equal opportunities and empower the less
economically advantaged children to become self-sufficient. To provide educational, vocational and
other services for the best interest to the less advantaged children in Masaka district and any other
areas in Uganda where HUG may expand in the future".
In operation since 2011. Hope Uganda {HUGI is continually evolving and in 2015, agreed to remove
itself from its joint funding of a previous orphanage and vocational training centre and set up a
children's project which they were solely responsible for.
However the trustees wanted to remain true to our mission and values. As a result we set up and
funded a new children's centre in Lukaya, Uganda.
Our mission is to build on the strengths that exist in the centre's children. staff and local communities
so that our children can thrive and grow up to be empowered citizens.
Our values are grounded in work with our partner organisation Rainbow Hope Centre (Children's
Centrel, building on local strengths and capabilities to address the failures and gaps in existing
protection. We aim to be trustworthy and transparent, accountable to the children, our partners, our
supporters and our donors.
Which children do we work with?
Most children grow up with layers of support around them. During our review in 2015 we decided to
increase our focus on children facing extreme marginalisation in already poor communities. children
whose support and protection has been stripped away. leaving them seriously at risk. Many finding
themselves alone, migrating from village to village, town to city, deprived of adult care. In many cases
while governments have developed elaborate policies, their implementation is lacking, denying
children any state support.

The challenges facing these children are widely documented. Their strengths are not. Hope Uganda
IHUGI encourages children to recognise their own strengths and capabilities to overcome the
challenges they face.

Hope Uganda (HUG)
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For the year ended 31" December 2024
Our Approach
Hope Uganda's approach relies on first and foremost providing a secure. clean and safe environment
to live and sleep in. Our partners, Rainbow Hope Centre staff are committed to child rights and
understand the context of children's lives. They share and deliver programmes that change the live5
of children forthe better. Weworkwith them to secure the appropriate foodstuffs. educational needs
and parental care they all lack in. We develop monitoring and reporting systems to support them with
education, mentoring, learning and social care and etiquettes. By working with our staff and other
local organisations we avoid the potential risk of imposing unsuitable 'outsiderf solutions on local
issues.
We are engaging with the local schools in the education of our children, the local town council in
relation to health, welfare and safeguarding of our children, the District Social and Probation Off icer
and local Police in respect of security issues.
Where do we work?
With millions of children worldwide denied their basic rights, we decided that it was important to
continue on from our previous work with the disadvantaged children in Uganda. As a result we choose
to work in the same area of Lukaya, Uganda that we are all familiar with and know of the deprivation
faced by these children. This area is on the main central African highway which sees a huge number
of lorries and people travelling through the area. This has led to high levels of prostitution and the
consequences this brings in unwanted children.
Achievements and performance
All of Hope Uganda's work aims to achieve change for children in a number of areas..
l. Children's health and well-being
2. Provision of good. clean and safely managed accommodation
3. Access to quality education
Livelihood options
5. Provide local youth group options {Boys Scouts, Guides) for the benefit of the children
6. Provide adequate funds to our children for their overall benefit
7. Provide support to our staff in Lukaya. both in financial training. support in regular visits to
the centre by trustees and by regular correspondence.
We have in essence been able to help financially a total of 30 people. these funds go into the local
economy of Lukaya and further the economic wealth of the local townspeople.

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Other similar assistance projects are envisioned for the future with some local Ugandan nationals
identified for assistance. One such example is our builder David Kabito, we aim to assist in getting him
academic qualifications in relation to 'Master builderf status. This partnership approach helps to bring
the work at RHC very much into the wider community and shows what can be achieved with very little
money and having locals who are keen to thrive when given the opportunity to do so.
Food Sustainability
The home grown fruit and vegetables started in late 2016 is now reaping rewards for the staff and
children in that they are getting additional quality and healthy supplementary food which would
ordinarily be out of reach to most. This gives the children a valuable boost to their overall health and
nutritional intake.
The centre now has afull 12 month rotational food programmeof bananas, mangos, jackfruit, lemons,
oranges, water melon. avocados. and pineapples. with an even wider range of vegetables. The food
programme has been refined to spread the same Sour￿ vegetablesthroughout the year and not have
everything ready for harvesting at the same time. This has the knock on effect of reducing waste as
the harvested food is consumed in a timely manner and not allowed to rot. In comparison to 2017
RHC is now producing more 'home grown. food and as a direct consequence HUG is sending less to
cover the provision of food supplies.
Noticeably the children have suffered less in the way of common ailments in the last 12 months than
in the previous year, again evidence of the balance dietary and nutritionally balanced feeding
programme in place. The children have all undergone a full immunisation check-up and where
necessary they have been given the relevant immunisation. This is in accordance with latest Ugandan
national health guidelines for children's centres.
Volunteer Group
The last trip to the centre was back in September 2023 with 9 volunteers. The group overall raised a
substantial amount of money before the trip which enabled them to help the surrounding community
and also the centre. Thisyearthegroup reached outtothe local hospital and maternitywards, handing
out clothing and cuddly toys and also helped the surrounding community by the centre and in the
bush. We managed to re-paint the building and buy new supplies for the centre, mattresses and beds,
cooking e55entials and much more. We also bought a water pump so that the toilet water storage
container did not have to be filled up by hand. So much was done and achieved while over at the
centre which made the trip worth while and the work continues.

Hope Uganda (HUG)
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Education & Schooling
The children's schooling continues with marked improvements across the age spettrum of the
children. They have now been in continuous education for 9 full years.
Additionally, during the school holiday periods, Steven Hisborn who was previously a headmaster at a
vocational college works with the children in all aspects of their education in order to raise the
children's educational baseline as they are effectively playing catch-up with their peer groups in
school. HUG is able to provide funds to pay for additional resource books to facilitate the additional
'centre' based schooling outside of term time.

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Major Changes- Ugandan Legislation
In May 2018 we were made aware of major changes within the government of Uganda in relation to
the care given to orphaned children. The Ugandan government state this is in response to widespread
child abduction and sex trafficking of children from and to other countries neighbouring Uganda.
The Government is now proattively enatting the 2016 Children's Att (Ugandal in which the main aim
is to restore orphaned children into family units. Of course they recognise that not all the children
will be taken in familial units and some will have to remain at an 'Approved Children's Home, (ACH}.
The direct impact on RHC is that we will now need to seek official 'ACH' status. This is envisaged to
be a costly and lengthy process. RHC is and continues to be registered and recognised as a private
Children's home by the local Lukaya Town Council.
The children that remain at RHC or any future children coming to RHC means that RHC will have to
apply to the courts in order to off icially become the legal guardians of the children. However this is
the last resort, the main aim is to facilitate the children back into their extended families. In the case
of our children, most have no extended family so it would be a case of applying for guardianship of
them. By taking future children from the distritt council then we actually have a head start in the
process of taking children in under the new regime.
The new children's Act imposes a raft of administrative responsibilities on RHC staff including training,
first aid, health and safety, record keeping, medical care, security of the children and many other
aspects. Fortunately when RHC was set up in 2016 the Trustees baseline assessment of what was
required in relation in how to run a children's centre was based on the systems in place in the United
Kingdom. As a result of adopting UK based criteria we have most of the administrative processes
already in place and it is envisaged that on initial government inspection these good working practices
will be endorsed by the Ugandan authorities.

Hope Uganda {HUGI
Trustees annual report
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Income
HUG'S regular monthly income from standing order donations rose from less than £350.00 (January
20161 per month to over £l,l)00.I)O per month (December 20241. Since the project at RHC has been
brought to life HUG has effectively trebled the amount of monthly standing order donations. This is
combined with a number of fundraising events throughout the year.
With the home-grown food programmes being such a success both financially and nutritionally, our
outgoings are now reduced to paying for essential food stuffs crop seedlings. the children's education
and staff wages. Even with the increased regular monthly donations HUG is just able to fund these
outgoings. This is due to the extreme rise in essential food stuffs (Rice. Beans, Maize, Meat and Fish)
Additionally there are limited contingency funds to pay for any additional or unforeseen expenditure
and is in compliance with the Charity Commission guidelines on having Cash Reserves
Child Sponsorship
The trustees have been able to implement a child sponsorship programme and a large proportion of
the children had child sponsors. This is an exciting aspect and by product of our work and enables the
charity to raise additional funds. This is managed by HUG trustee member Laura Smith. any exchange
of information between the sponsor and child is managed through the charity.

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FeedbacklPerformance
The HUG trustees regularly receive feedback from our staff and supporters in the UK and it is a
testament to the trustees as people from all over the UK are interested in the charity. Also through
regular newsletters sent out we get supportive feedback. People are genuinely interested in what
HUG does and amazed at how achievable what we have done is. Lukaya town councillors regularly
visit RHC in relation to safeguarding and how RHC looks after the children and the centres, facilities.
They are very encouraged and complimentary in what they have seen in relation to the care, health
and well-being of the children.
The volunteers themselves and their family members have all reported back the organisation, set up
of both HUG as a charity and how professional it operates as well as how well RHC operates as a
children's centre in a very positive light.
The trustees give talks in local churches, schools and with other interested groups in order to raise
awareness of the charity and its work. These have always proved popular and lead to additional
sources of materials being donated.
This very positive and supportive feedback is further enhanced by the transparency of trustees in
providing detailed information on a regular basis about all aspects of the charity, its goals, how it
operates and its longer term aims.

Hope Uganda {HUGI
Trustees annual report- Financial Aspect
For the year ended 31" December 2024
Fundraising Events
Auction- February 2024
Jumble Sale- January & August 2024
May 2024- Biddulph Male Voice Choir- Wesley Place. Alsager
June 2024- Sponsored Charity Walk (Astbury)
October 2024- Sponsored Charity Walk ISnowdon)- half to be donated to Motor Neurone Disease
charity
Thai meal- December 2024
Gift Aid
During 2024 a gift aid rebate via HMRC was available to collert through charitable donations for the
year ending 2023 and is detailed below-
I" January- 31" December 2023 Rebate
£3,799.67

Hope Uganda (HUG)
Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees
For the year ended 31" December 2024
Independent examinerfs report to the trustees of Hope Uganda (HUG)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of Hope Uganda (HUG) for the year
ended 31 December 2024.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity trustees of the Trust you are responsible forthe 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 Trust's accounts carried out under section 145 of the
2011 Att and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by
the Charity Commission under section 14515)Ibl of the Act.
Independent examinerfs 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-
l. Accounting records were not kept in respect of the Trust as required by settion 130 of the Act- or
2. The accounts do not accord with those records.
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.
Paul Edwards FCCA CTA
31 Wellington Road
On behalf of Afford Bond Holdings Limited
Nantwich
Cheshire
Date
CW5 7ED

Hope Uganda (HUG)
Trustees annual report- Financial Aspect
For the year ended 31" December 2024
INCOME..
2024
2023
2022
Standing Order Donations
Donations
Event Fundraising (see just giving
also)
Craft Stalls
Gift Aid
Volunteer Trip
Commission VFX (Spectile)
Amazon commission
Just Giving
Neighbours Food
Totals
£13,340.00
£4,427.45
£900
(Cash)
£1211.37
£3799.67
£3665.20
£0.00
£0.00
£3152.11
£12,620.00
£3,070.44
£5,856.85
£12,124.00
£10,580.53
£0.00
£430.70
£3,331.17
£0.00
£0.00
£39.71
£565.68
£1,009.87
£2,806.70
£1,410.00
£539.68
£90.98
£30,586.78
£25,914.55
£28,470.78
Total Income for Year 2024 is MORE thon the total Income for 2023
£4,672.23

EXPENDITURE..
2024
2023
2022
HUG Accountants/Running Costs
HUG Publ ic Liability Insurance
HUG Craft Stall Hire
HUG Craft Purchases
HUG Expenses {Ball -Band
Travell
HUG Choir Fee
HUG - International Bank
Charges
RHC Building Costs
RHC- Food Supplies
RHC- Miscellaneous Supplies '
RHC School Fees '
RHC Wages16 x Staffl '
RHC Legal Fees (TINS,
FIA&NGOI"
HUG/RHC Volunteer Trip '
Website Costs
Stationary HUG
Exchange Rate Difference Paid
Mary Rent
Neighbours Food
Mone
transferred to
hts
Tot31s
£1,222.80
£0.00
£660.00
£299.06
£75.00
£0.00
£0.00
£283.43
£70.00
£500.00
£0.00
£270.20
£65.00
£500.00
£0.00
£75.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£0.00
£2,047.13
£7,623.32
£2,636.10
£7,378.16
£3,972.31
£0.00
£0.00
£11,249.17
£746.05
£6,538.85
£4,019.73
£98.43
£0.00
£7,500.83
£5,266.69
£5,300.70
£3,812.70
£562.12
£0.00
£268.1X)
£0.00
£0.00
£546.87
£328.47
£3,665.20
£0.00
£268.00
£6.85
£13.18
£1,364.06
£268.00
£0.00
£92.31
rou
tri
£3,192.88
£30,137.42
£26,986.57
£25,662.61
Total Expenditure for 2024 is more than total Expenditure for 2023
The overall resultfvr year ending 2024 is an INCREASE of £449.36
£3,150.85

Hope Uganda (HUG)
Trustees annual report- Financial Aspect
For the year ended 31" December 2024
Hope Uganda {HUG)
Trustees annual report- Balance Sheet
For the year ended 31" December 2024

31.12.2024 31.12.2023
Monetary assets
Bank current account
8,560
8,111
£8.560
£8,111
Total assets less liabilities
£8,560
£8,111
Accumulated fund
Balance at 1st January 24
8,111
9,183
Excess of expenditure over income for the year
449
11,0721
£8.560
£8.111
Hope Uganda (HUG)
Trustees annual report
For the year ended 31" December 2024

HUG believes that it is right and proper to have in the order of approximately
10 percent of the charities income held in reserve as in accordance with the
Charities Commission guidance on financial reserves. This enables the charity
to plug any unforeseen gaps in funding or give additional funding where the
need arises.
Brief statement of the charity's
policy on reserves
Details of any funds materially in
deficit
NIA
Further financial review details {Optional information)
You may choose to include
additional information, where
relevant about:
HUG'S principal sources of income come from primarily, individual monthly
donors via standing orders. Additionally. there is a comprehensive Child
Sponsorship programme where a number of the children are financially
sponsored by regular monthly fixed donations. Additional fundraising
activities through sponsored events and the selling of Ugandan craft items
at events throughout the year.
Funds are sent every 3 months (in advance) to cover the cost of Schoolin&
Foodstuffs, charcoal and miscellaneous items. Also wages for all the staff.
These funds are what effectively turn the wheels of RHC and without these
funds RHC could not operate. There are no outside income streams.
The charity is only a small entity and by virtue, small in terms of income.
The majority of the income is spent in pursuance of homing, feeding and
educating the children and as a result there are not sufficient remaining
funds to invest.
the charity's principal sources
of funds (including any
fundraisingl-
how expenditure has
supported the key objectives of
the charity-
investment policy and
objectives including any ethical
investment policy adopted.
Hope Uganda {HUG)
Trustees annual report
For the year ended 31" December 2024

Declaration
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above.
Signed on behalf of the chariws trustees
Signature:
Full Name{s}.' Roy Field
Position.. Chair
Signature:
Full Name{s}.' Vanessa Cade-Hughes
Position.. Treasurer
Date: