**HELPING HOUSEHOLDS ANNUAL REPORT 2022** Helping Households Under Great Stress (HHUGS) have been working in the local community for over 18 years, supporting some of the most vulnerable and often forgotten community of the UK. The charity still works closely with specialists in the sector, partnering up to deliver best practice. As part of the legal structure change HHUGS have actively been working on the process to ensure change management is effective and compliant. The charity objectives have not changed, but has expanded, to support a wider group of individuals, giving them the right tools and support, ensuring they integrate back in to the community and ‘give back’. ‘I don’t know where I would be without the support of HHUGS, no one else was helping me, when HHUGS came to my help’ The objectives and activities fall in the 4 categories. We aim to ensure these main objectives are met through various activities and support platforms provided by trained staff. 1. Providing funding for education and training 2. Provide advice and counselling 3. Relief of financial hardship At HHUGS we know that many families feel embarrassed, shy and reluctant to seek help for what seems like small, everyday necessities that were once so easily acquired. Because we realise the importance of preserving dignity, we start our help at the core of each household. We want them to live as normal a life as possible and therefore dedicate a significant amount of our support to catering for every day needs and necessities. To lighten the load, we provide financial support in the form of shopping vouchers, post office utility bill cards, postal orders to maintain a loved one in prison (where prisoners are not convicted), food packs, direct payments to cover the costs of utility bills and rent, gifts of furniture, bedding, clothing, fuel, legal fees, phone bills, and other household expenditures, transportation costs, full-time carers, tuition fees and debt repayment. Our financial support is tailored to suit the specific needs of the individual beneficiary. Examples have included bus fares allowing a detainee on house arrest to reach the mosque in time for Friday prayer, phone cards to contact family abroad and a Moses basket for an expectant mother denied access to her belongings stored over 200 miles away. In addition to direct financial help HHUGS also provided household help and food rotas for families under extra strain from pregnancy, post-child birth, bereavements or court hearings. Living without the most basic of necessities can threaten to strip anyone of their independence and self-worth. At HHUGS we seek to eliminate the humiliation that is often felt by many families struggling to survive. Our aim is to restore and preserve dignity through core support ## **Financial Relief** The burden of an outstanding debt or additional financial cost can be overbearing for a mother carrying the new found responsibility of singlehandily supporting her household. On top of this, some families may have suddenly been denied access to their bank accounts, including all savings. In other cases, as foreign nationals who have only recently settled in the UK, families have limited access to state welfare. In all cases, families face financial difficulty and struggle to cover the cost of living. Fully aware of the strain such financial burdens can cause to an already fragile family, HHUGS strives to relieve the financial worries of families by taking over their duty of supporting and visiting a loved one in prison, cover rent and food bills or repaying their debts and arrears. “HHUGS stepped in when no-one else would. They provided financial support when I had nothing and no-one. They helped me get back on my own two feet by getting me onto a skills based course so I could work again. HHUGS helped restore my faith in people.” ## **Ramadan** The absence of a loved one is not felt more so than at times of family and religious celebration. During the holy month of Ramadan, the annual Islamic month of fasting ending with a festival called Eid al-Fitr, our families can become increasingly lonely, isolated and depressed. At HHUGS we want to lighten Ramadan, reviving the spirit of our families during this joyous month. As such, we provided food packs this year containing all the essentials needed for a healthy and nutritious Ramadan, food vouchers, a supply of dates to last the entire month, gift packs for children containing activities and sweets, and vouchers for our families to purchase gifts for Eid al-Fitr. ## **Mentoring Scheme** We are currently working with almost 750 individuals, more than 40% of those are young people. HHUGS have developed a pilot mentoring scheme which aims to enable our young people and the new generation to be empowered and determined to succeed in life with the relevant support. Mentoring is a very personal and informal tool which can support young beneficiaries to deal with challenges they face on account of arrests, raids, and detention of a loved one. What matters most is that people are there to listen to you in your hour of need and offer sound advice at your most vulnerable. Back to school campaign HHUGS have provided school uniforms to almost 50 children in our first year. Last year this had increased with various other support areas which is an integral part of their personal development, but also in the wider community. ## **Back to school** A troublingly high number of children from the country's poorest families frequently report bullying, because of their embarrassment over not being able to afford key elements of school uniform. Some even suffer the humiliation of being sent home for wearing ‘incorrect’ attire. This results in the sadness of a family, broken and ostracised. The pain of bullying from the previous school year can further increase. Following our support, 100% of HHUGS families who received Back to School support last year, said it restored their dignity and reduced their worry and stress. 83% of these families expressed that your Back to School gifts helped them financially, enabled them to stay out of debt and improved the quality of their lives. “l was able to buy all the correct uniform, shoes, PE kit, and stationery. The support from HHUGS took all the burden off my shoulders. My daughter is happy and her confidence in her school work has improved. Alhamdulillah.”- Beneficiary in receipt of the Back to School support. Financial review The Trustees are satisfied the with the results of the Charity . ## **Other aims:** Considering the expansion and change management, HHUGS have other areas of focus including the above. Some of the forecasted plans are to work in other areas to ensure the beneficiaries are job ready but also have the tools to be self employment. Through some of the partnership, HHUGS will also aim to work in the following, which will be incorporated within the CIO: **LEGACIES** - HHUGS have a clear structure to expand services by providing a will writing service through partnership of one of the leading legacy and will writing services around. **SOCIAL ENTERPRISE** -HHUGS have joined forces with some of the biggest traders worldwide, who will be working with HHUGS to deliver services for the UK, which will be regenerated back in to the charity to meet objectives Summary of the **Create a platform to support families** purposes of the **who have been impacted by counter** charity as set out in **terror laws within the UK, with** its **financial, emotional and pastoral** **----- Start of picture text -----**
governing document support. This will be managed by
specialist staff who will partner and
team up to deliver services.
Summary of the main • Counselling- To provide the right
activities in relation to tools and support to ensure
those purposes for the families are able to manage
public benefit, in traumas
particular, the • Financial support- To support
activities, projects or with living needs, basic
services identified in necessities such as daily
the accounts. survival products, food and
clothing
• Events- To ensure they are
integrated
with the wider community
where appropriate.
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Statement confirming The Trustees understand their
obligations and
whether the trustees have regular training on changes and/or
have had regard to updates to the delivery in line with the
the Charity
guidance issued by Commission guidelines.
the
Charity Commission
on
public benefit
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## **Additional information** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Grant making policy updated annually
by the board of trustees and earlier
Policy on grant where appropriate or legislation
making changes.
This is part of the grant making and
donation policy which is updated each
Policy on social year or earlier where appropriate.
investment
including program
related investment
This is part of the grant making and
donation
Contribution made policy which is updated each year or
by volunteers earlier where appropriate.
Donation policy available, to ensure
Other best practice for donors, supporters
and staff alike where appropriate for
clarity and transparency
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## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Currently not running as a CIO charity
and
managing the structure of the charity
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||| |---|---| ||**Currently not running as a CIO charity**
**and**
**managing the structure of the charity**| |Summary of the main
achievements of the
charity, identifying the
diference the charity’s
work has made to the
circumstances of its
benefciaries and any
wider benefts to
society|**and the**
**governance before using this platform to**
**deliver**
**services.**| as a whole. Donations from the ublic **----- Start of picture text -----**
Community fundraising-Not started
The charity’s Corporate fundraising-Not started
principal sources of Social enterprise-Not started
funds (including Legacies-Not started
any fundraising) Trusts and Foundations-Not started
Finalising an investment and social
enterprise policy to meet the needs of
Investment policy the commission before proceeding to
and objectives deliver services.
including any social
investment policy
adopted
Families who are impacted by terror laws
are often ostracised from the community
A description of the and shone. They face the hardship of the
principal risks facing local community at times.
the charity
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Type of Trust deed provided
governing
document
(trust deed,
royal charter)
How is the CIO
charity
constituted?
(e.g
unincorporated
association, CIO)
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## **Additional information** **• Safeguarding vulnerable adults and children** Policies and **• Grant making policy** procedures adopted **• Donation policy** for the induction and **• HR management** training of trustees **• Risk Assessment CIO** The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works ## **Reference and Administrative details** Charity name HELPING HOUSEHOLDS UNDER GREAT STRESS Other name the charity HHUGS uses Re Istered charit 1172158 number Charity’s principal HHUGS, 43 Berkeley Square, 4th Floor, London, address W1J 5FJ ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name of person (or
Dates acted if not
Trustee name Office (if any) body) entitled to
for whole year
appoint trustee
(if any)
Adnan Aly HHUGS, 2006 N/A
43
1
Berkeley
Square,
4th Floor,
London,
W1J 5FJ
Junade Zakir HHUGS, May 2017 N/A
2 43
Berkeley
Square,
4th Floor,
London,
W1J 5FJ
3 Fahad Qureshi HHUGS, May 2016 N/A
43
Berkeley
Square,
Declarations
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report
above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
A. ALY
Signature(s)
ADNAN ALY
Full name(s)
Position CHAIR
(eg Secretary,
Chair, etc)
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**Date 01-01-2023** ## **Income and Expenditure Accounts** ## HHUGS ## **Turnover** |**Turnover**|||| |---|---|---|---| |General Donation|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~| |Gift Aid|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~| |Grantincome|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~| |StandingOrder/ DD|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~| |~~Zakaat Donation~~|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~| **Total Turnover** **0.00 0.0 0.00 0** ## **Beneficiary Costs** |**Benefciary Costs**|||| |---|---|---|---| |Carers|0.00|0.00|0.00| |Eid Gifts|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~| |Food/ Food Packs|0.00|0.00|0.00| |LivingExpense - Other|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~| |Other FinancialSupport|0.00|0.00|0.00| |PostalOrders|0.00|0.00|0.00| |Prison Visits|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~| |Rent (Benefciary)|0.00|0.00|0.00| |~~Shopping Vouchers~~|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~| |Social Recreational Programme|0.00|0.00|0.00| |Transport|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~|~~0.00~~| |UtilityBills|0.00|0.00|0.00| |**Total Benefciary Costs**|**0.00**|**0.0**|**0.00**| |||**0**|| ## **Administrative Costs** |**Administrative Costs**|||| |---|---|---|---| |Accountancy and audit fees|0.00||| |Advertising/Marketing|0.00||| |Audit & Accountancy fees|0.00||| |Bank Charges|0.00||| |Consultancy|0.00||| |Donor Stewardship|0.00||| |Electricity|0.00||| |Employers National Insurance|0.00||| |Fundraising Costs|0.00||| |Goodwill Gesture|0.00||| |IT|0.00||| |Mobiles|0.00||| |Pensions Costs|0.00||| |Postage and Carriage|0.00||| |PR (Literature & Brochures)|0.00||| |Premises Expenses|||| |Salaries|||| |Staf Training|||| |Stationary|||| |Subscriptions|||| |Telephone (Ofice)|||| |~~**Total Administrative Costs**~~|**0.00**|**0.0**|**0.00**| |||**0**||