2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From: 1[st] April 2023 To: 31[st] March 2024

Hope in Burundi

Charity registration number: 1151062

Objectives and Activities

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Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document Para 1.17 The relief and assistance of people in Africa, primarily Burundi, and in particular children and young people who are the victims of poverty or natural disaster, trouble or catastrophe. In particular, but not exclusively through the work of Restoration of Hope in meeting financial need and the provision of financial help for education and vocational training.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts. Para 1.17 and 1.19 Grant making to Restoration of Hope for education and related costs of children and young people, including everyday living costs. Grant making to Restoration of Hope for building projects and particular situations of trouble or catastrophe that arise.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	The trustees are aware of the guidance on Public Benefit and have taken it into account when making a decision to which the guidance is relevant.

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Policy on grant making Para 1.38 The trustees have a policy on grant making. People should make an application to the trustees and they will consider at a trustees meeting or over email whether to grant the application or not.
Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers Para 1.38 Hope in Burundi is a very small charity with six trustees who give their time voluntarily.
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Achievements and Performance

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	From April 2023 - March 2024, Restoration of Hope was able to support 137 children and young people with their education in the Summer term from Apr to Sept and then the Autumn and Spring terms from Sept to March. This covers students at university, secondary and primary schools. During this time 2 young women graduated from university and received their bachelor’s degrees. These children get their education costs covered (books, uniforms, fees, medical care) and are also supplied with one meal per day. 58 children/young people live in the homes that Restoration of Hope run or support and children in these homes get three meals a day and all living expenses covered (food, medicines, clothes, transport, etc). We also provide funding to feed 65 vulnerable children which enables them to be able to continue with their education. During this period, Restoration of Hope continued to run a Women’s Sewing Centre for vulnerable women, single mums, impoverished widow etc. in this time period, 10 women were trained as tailors – teaching them to read and write, use a sewing machine, make patterns, deal with clients and the basics of running a small company. In March 2024 the women graduated, and each was given a sewing machine, charcoal iron and the materials needed to set up their own business. Restoration of Hope also helps vulnerable members of society, paying the rent, food and medical fees for 17 people who are either elderly, widows, living with AIDS or have mental handicaps, preventing them having to survive by begging on the streets. Restoration of Hope also helps a small pre-school, which cares for 70 children aged 3-5 years, in an area on the outskirts of the capital city Bujumbura. Finance is provided to cover the salary of the teacher, her medical bills etc and purchase school materials for all the students.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	We have given grants regularly throughout the year to pay for education, equipment, uniforms and everyday living costs. We have also passed on monies that were given for specific projects including a Women’s Sewing Project where they are trained in dressmaking, tailoring, etc and then once completing the course are set up with what theyneed to run their own small business.

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Performance of fundraising Para 1.41
activities against objectives
set
Without the financial support given by Hope in Burundi,
through Restoration of Hope, more than 130 children
Investment performance Para 1.41 and young people would not be able to access education.
against objectives The fact that they are in the classroom, learning and
having success, is enabling them to make progress
towards graduation, after which we trust they will go on
to become employed citizens who will be agents of
change in this country. The success of this investment
can be seen in the lives of previous recipients of help,
who are now in fulltime employment. To date, 18 young
people have graduated from university after receiving
their bachelor’s degree and are now gainfully employed.
One young man received a Chevening Scholarship from
the British Government and during this period
successfully completed his Master’s in International
Development at the University of East Anglia, UK. Those
who have completed university are employed in a variety
of fields - one is an advisor to the Minister of Works,
another has set up their own organisation to help the
poor and needy, another is now training as an
Anaesthetist having qualified as a nurse previously. One
young man is a financial consultant, another employed
by an international NGO and is now working to improve
life for the poor and needy in Burundi. Other recipients
of funding have gone on to get jobs without going to
university - one has set up a taxi business, another is an
electrician, one works as a plumber, two are pastors, and
there are others who have set up small businesses
repairing mobile phones and other electrical items.
The investment made by HiB through Restoration of
Hope, is transforming individual lives which in turn is
helping to transform the nation.
We have continued to receive money from Stewardship
Other to pass onto Restoration of Hope. All monies received
via Stewardship go to Restoration of Hope for general
living costs for the children and young people that they
support in Burundi.
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Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Our financial position is stable.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	As a charity we have no ongoing or long-term liabilities. We do not currently have any reserves or have a policy. If we do not raise the funds, we are not able to send moneyto Burundi.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£0
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	Our charity runs solely on grant making and we have no overheads apart from £5/month for our bank account. We are not responsible for the runningof Restoration

		of Hope and it is understood that we aim to raise the moneyto helpbut it is notguaranteed.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	No concerns

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Donations given either by standing order or one-off
gifts by individuals, companies and churches, charities.
The charity’s principal Gift Aid reclaims
sources of funds (including Para 1.47
any fundraising)
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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	Donations given either by standing order or one-off gifts by individuals, companies and churches, charities. Gift Aid reclaims
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	We do not have any investments
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	We do not see any principal risks facing the charity at this time. We are in a stable position being supported by lots of individuals financially.
Other		We have continued to receive money from Stewardship to pass onto Restoration of Hope. All monies received via Stewardship go to Restoration of Hope for general living costs for the children and young people that they support in Burundi. We started to receive income from Stewardshipin December 2020.

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document	Para 1.25	Trust Deed
How is the charity constituted?	Para 1.25	Charitable Trust
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions eg. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	The trustees appoint further trustees.

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Potential trustees are asked to sit in meetings for both parties to assess if they are suitable for the position. New trustees are given CC3a document from Charity Commission. We encourage all trustees to go on appropriate and relevant trainingwherepossible.

The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The charity is run solely by the Trustees and does not work with any wider network.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	No relationships with related parties.
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Reference and Administrative details

Charityname	Hope in Burundi
Other name the charityuses	HiB
Registered charitynumber	1151062
Charity’s principal address	9 Church Street Newhall Swadlincote DE11 0HY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) body) entitled to
whole year
appoint trustee (if any)
1 Victor Ford Trustees
2 Philip Pusey Trustees
3 Sarah Ballard Trustees
4 Andrew Crockford Trustees
5 Timothy Rockley Trustees
6 Elizabeth Butler Trustees
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Director name

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Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of Name Address adviser ~~a~~ Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

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Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Sarah Ballard ~~ee~~

Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)[Trustee ] Date 13th January 2025

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Hope in Burundi|1151062| |Receipts and payments accounts|CC16a| |For the period|Period start date|Period end date| |To| |from|01.04.2023|31.03.2024| |Section A Receipts and payments| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Total funds|Last year| |funds|funds|funds| |to the nearest| |to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £| |£| |A1 Receipts| |General Donations|8,871|-|-|8,871|26,614| |Education Donations|-|16,700|-|16,700|17,320| |Stewardship|34,784|-|-|34,784|39,482| |Estrella|-|-|-|-|-| |Sewing Project|-|2,500|-|2,500|14,529| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|(Gross income for| |43,655|19,200|-|62,855|97,945| |=|AR)| |A2 Asset and investment sales,| |(see table).| |-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|-|-|-| |————|Total receipts|43,655|19,200|-|——|62,855|97,945| |A3 Payments| |Education|4,550|16,700|-|21,250|28,000| |Bank Fees|25|-|-|25|314| |Restoration of Hope|39,950|-|-|39,950|53,500| |Estrella|-|-|-|-|-| |Sewing/Farming Projects and Cancer| |Care|-|1,865|-|1,865|7,550| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ 44,525 ]|18,565|-|63,090|89,364| |mitts| |A4 Asset and investment| |purchases, (see table)| |-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|-| |SSSS|S=| |Total payments|44,525|18,565|-|63,090|89,364| |Net of receipts/(payments)|- 870|635|- - 235|8,581| |A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-| |A6 Cash funds last year end|4,860|8,846|-|13,706|5,125| |Cash funds this year end|===|3,990|9,481|- 13,471|==|13,706|

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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

11/01/2025

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

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|||||| |---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Categories|Details|funds|funds|funds| |to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B1 Cash funds|Bank Account|3,990|9,481|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |Total cash funds|3,990|9,481|-| |——| |(agree balances with receipts and payments| |account(s))|OK|OK|OK| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |funds|funds|funds| |Details|to nearest £|to nearest £|to nearest £| |B2 Other monetary assets|Gift Aid|644|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |-|-|-| |===| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B3 Investment assets|Nil|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |SS|===| |Fund to which|Current value| |Details|asset belongs|Cost (optional)|(optional)| |B4 Assets retained for the|Nil|-|-| |charity’s own use|-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |-|-| |===| |Fund to which|Amount due|When due| |Details|liability relates|(optional)|(optional)| |B5 Liabilities|-| |-| |-| |-| |-| |== ===| |Signed by one or two trustees on|Date of| |behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print Name|approval| |Phil Pusey|15/10/2024| |Sarah Ballard|15/10/2024| |2|11/01/2025|

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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

11/01/2025

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Independent examinerfs report on the accounts S•ctlon A Independent Examiner's Report Report to the trustsesl mémbern of On accounts for the y•ar •ndad Charlty no (if any) 11(1 DL Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above chanty (Ihe Tru￿) for year ended R••ponslblltties and As the tharty trustees of the Trust, you are responsil)le for the preparation basis of report of the accounts in accordance IMth the requirements of the Charrties Act 2011 fthe Acr). I report in respect of my examinati¢)n of the Trust'¥ accounts Carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed the app￿Cable Directions given by the Chanty Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. I confimi that no material mattefs have ome to my attention { '> in ￿nnectIon with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material examinerfs ststement accounting records were not kept in accordan￿ with section 130 of Act or I have no cOn￿mS and have c¢yne auos5 no other matters in ￿nned•On with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable proper understandirKJ of the accounts to be reached. Please te the words in the brackets rf they do not appty. Signed: Date: Rthant profo8slonal qualiflcatW•) or body ( ) AddrM•: IER