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HARMONY OF HOPE

REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31[ST] MARCH 2024

Registered charity no. 1157277

HARMONY OF HOPE

CONTENTS

REPORTS Page
Reference and Administrative Information 2
Report of the Trustees 3-5
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
Financial Activity 5
Balance Sheet 6

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HARMONY OF HOPE

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

REGISTERED CHARITY NAME Harmony of Hope CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1157277 (registered 2013) ADMINISTRATOR Helena Lloyd TRUSTEES Helena Lloyd Judith Brockett Heather Fox REGISTERED ADDRESS Harmony of Hope, PO Box 2137, Goring by Sea, Worthing, West Sussex BN12 9DZ BANKERS Barclays Bank, Worthing. West Sussex INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANT Roberta Thompson

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HARMONY OF HOPE

TRUSTEES REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

The Trustees of the Harmony of Hope charity present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31[st] March 2024.

HARMONY OF HOPE was founded in 2013 to reach out to the impoverished with music therapy and donations of musical instruments. The charity works with other charitable organizations so that it can properly identify needs and work alongside existing projects.

OBJECTS

The object of the Trust is to promote for the public benefit the advancement, appreciation, understanding and education of music to disadvantaged people particularly, but not exclusively, with a view toward mitigating the effects of poverty and suffering, promoting personal and community healing and reconciliation, and providing opportunities for cross cultural exchange.

Music, when used appropriately and with care, has the power to heal by helping people to understand and rationalize emotions.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF TRUSTEES

Directions relating to the charitable trust are made by the Trustees, who are responsible for the charity. Decisions on expenditure and activities are decided by the Trustees. The powers of appointment or removal of Trustees rests with the Trustees. The charity does not employ any staff. The majority of the work of the charity is run privately, without recognition, and the hours and value of that time cannot be quantified.

We were grateful to Marguerite and Chris for their time and commitment who left in 2023. New trustees were appointed in January 2024. These are Heather Fox and Judith Brockett

The Trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission in December 2008.

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THE YEAR: ITS OBJECTIVES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

During the year ended 31 March 2024 the main ways the charity sought to achieve its charitable purposes for the public benefit have been as follows:

Teaching, instructing and showing practical care in the community

The focus of our activities were once again with the three centers with which we have now worked for over ten years. We were able to continue with keyboard lessons and helped to source a new piano for the Al Ahlia centre in downtown Amman. This new acquisition enables all the visiting refugees to play the piano and better express themselves. It will also facilitate concerts in the future and enable a sense of well-being and achievement for those who learn at the centre.

We continued to work with a school for refugees based in Mahatta, Amman. We provided them with lessons and used equipment previously donated to enable the lessons to be enjoyed by all the children. This school works mostly with Iraqi refugees.

Impacting the next generation

The musical workshops and lessons have a large impact on the next generation. Young people are very inspired to take up music and learn their favourite songs. This then has a knock-on effect with the local community .

Practical help to the community

We continued to collect clothes, toys, kitchen equipment and bedding from different embassies to distribute to the local refugee community. This was received with huge relief especially during the colder, winter period.

Cultural Enrichment

The publication “Harmonies of Hope” has been used in a few concerts in the UK to promote the charity and raise awareness of the melodies from the refugee communities. This is now on sale at amazon.

Bringing support to disadvantaged communities

We continued to maintain a link with the schools and refugee centres in Amman working with the steady influx of refugees from Syria and Jordan.

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HARMONY OF HOPE: REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2024 (continued)

PLANS FOR THE NEW YEAR

The key strategies for the Charity are to remain the same. The priorities are:

FINANCIAL REVIEW

The financial reserves of the charity were small due to the effects of Covid. We are looking at different ways to raise funds including more grant applications. The Trustees have a policy of retaining reserves sufficient for the foreseeable needs of the charity. We were unable to purchase any instruments this year.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES’ RESPONSIBILITIES

Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the profit and loss of the Charity for that period. In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and to enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Charities Acts. 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. The Trustees confirm that the accounts comply with current statutory requirements and those of the Charity’s trust deed.

Approved by the Board of Trustees on: and signed on its behalf by:

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HARMONY OF HOPE

Profit & Loss Account for the year ended 31st Marc

2022/23
£		 Income 2023/24
£		 2022/23
£
530
30
560
0
0
0
560
536		 INCOME
Donations
Other Income
MISC RECEIPTS
Bank Interest
Other
TOTAL
PROFIT FOR YEAR		 2510
0
2510
0
0
0
2510
934		 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24

ch 2024

h 2024
Expenditure 2023/24
£
START-UP COSTS
Website
Company Registration
MUSIC
Instruments
Sheet Music
Concert costs
Books
Miscellaneous
OFFICE
Equipment
Consumables
Printing
Post
Telephone
TRAVEL COSTS
Hotels
Flights
Other
OTHER
Bank charges
Accomodation
Miscellaneous
TOTAL		 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
396
0
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
1180
0
1576

HARMONY OF HOPE

Balance Sheet as at 31st March 2024

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2022/23 Liabilities 2023/24 2022/23 Assets 2023/24
£ £ £ £
Fixed Assets
-1470 Accumulated balance b/f -934
536 Profit for year 934
-934 Accumulated balance c/f 0
-1470 TOTAL RESERVES 0 0 TOTAL FIXED ASSETS 0
Current Liabilities Current Assets
0 Current Liabilities 0 1066 Barclays Chq Account 0
2000 Loan 0 0 Current Debtors 0
1066 TOTAL LIABILITIES 0 1066 TOTAL ASSETS 0
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