## **{A Charitable Incorporated Organisation}** **Charity registration number: 1173678** **Annual Trustees Report: For the year ended 31[st] of March 2022** ## **Table of content** : Reference and Administrative details Report of the Trustees includes activities during the year ended 31[st] of March 2022 ## **Reference and Administrative details** Charity Name: Elshaddai My Helper Registered Charity No: 1173678 Registered Office: 1 Morris Court, Waltham Abbey, EN9 3DX ## **TRUSTEES** : Mrs Beatrice O Fasoranti Mrs Esther Okon Williams Mrs Adefunke Adetunji Huntley Mrs Moji Felicia Malomo Mrs Morenike Amudoaghan The Trustees of the charity present their annual report and financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31[st] March 2022. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of the statements of Recommended Practice (SORP) ‘Accounting and reporting by charities’ issued in March 2005 in preparing the report and financial statement of the charity. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** Elshaddai My Helper is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation formed on 5[th] July 2017 and has now commence active operation. The charity is controlled by its governing document and by a board of trustees. Trustees are appointed on the basis of the contribution that they will make to the governance of the organisation and the skills that they 2 will contribute. They are provided with the copies of the Charity Commissions’ guidance to Trustees and the constitution. ## **Objectives, activities and achievements:** The objectives for which the charity is established as set out in its governing documents are: The relief of poverty and provision of assistance to the adults present with homelessness in Hackney, Stratford and in Nigeria: Assist by supply of food, clothing and related items Providing assistance and advice to like-minded charity groups. These objectives are charitable and operate for the benefits of the members of public. ## **Financial Review:** The total income during the financial year 31[st] March 2022 to is £3623.00 The total expenditure during the financial year 31[st] March 2022 is £3329.91 Donations are from trustee members, friends and families. In addition, to the financial donation, trustees’ members and friends also contributed goods (snacks, toiletries, socks, winter gloves etc.) for the outreach and Christmas presents. Christian Kitchen (CK) also provides starters soup. ## **Meetings** : Trustee Meeting:* *17th Dec 2021 @11.10am - 12.00** *Attendance* : Presence: Esther, Ade H, Moji M, Beatrice F. Absence: Morenike ## **Agenda*** Opening Prayer Brief overview by Beatrice Suggestions 3 Tasks. Date of Next Meeting. Closing Prayer. ## * **Brief overview by Beatrice*** ■ due to Covid-19 impact, the volunteers are mainly 4 people including 1 trustee. ■Food: paid caterer: Helen: food/soup are pre packed. ■Soup provided by Christian Kitchen (CK). ■Drinks: sponsored by volunteer donor (A A) ■PACKS: Toiletries/ socks: sponsored donor ■October Outreach led by Ade A, in the absence of Beatrice ■Clothes distribution managed by Natalie - ■Cake: Natalie/Jordan ■Improved relationships with CK. Packs of unused socks in October were given to CK for annal Christmas Dinner/cake contribution from one of Elshaddai’s member. ## ■ **Finance: friends/families** - Ongoing donors for general use. ■Ongoing donors for specific use. ■Ongoing donors including trustee. ■Fluctuating donors. ■One off donors. ■ ## ■ * **CHRISTMAS* :** ■Christmas meals/cake by paid Caterer.:Elshaddai ■Packs: socks/sanitizers/drinks ■Presents: Natalie arranged with friends/families. ■ 4 ## * **Stratford/Hackney*** : ■Both are on hold due to the impact of Covid19 ## * **Suggestions*** : ■To plan ahead for hats knitting for 2022, otherwise, the plan this year is accepted due to time limit. ## * **Appreciation Tasks* whatsapp messages** : ■Moji:To the active volunteers. ■Esther: Christmas greetings to all the volunteers. ■Ade H: To all the donors. *Next meeting:12th of March.* *Closing Prayer* : Moji *Meeting ended:* 12 noon. Volunteer donated socks/toiletries. ## **General:** - Food/toiletries/ are packs into bags to reduced contact - Soup prepared by CK. Already packed in cups - 1 person in a bus rather than 2 people to hand out prepared food and soup - 1 person outside the van handling out drinks - Volunteer/one trustee: Hand out toiletries packs bags. - Social distance was encouraged among members - Packs given out no swings from 35-44, ## **Significant Events** : - Fewer volunteers due to the effect of covid19 ranging from 2 volunteers to 4 volunteers. This is adequate due to the new methods of pre packed foods/drinks/snacks. When there are limited no of 2 Elshaddai volunteers, Christian Kitchen volunteers are also 5 present to assist us. In addition, CK provides volunteer’s driver for the evening to transfers the food, soups, drinks etc. Christmas Outreach: - One of the volunteer’s friends and families donated pre packed presents ( see picture) ## General - A packed cooked meals are prepared for the Walthamstow Outreach – this reduce need for more volunteers and easier distributions. - Toiletries and socks are distributed on each outreach, which is on last last Saturday of the month. - As mentioned before, we have not been able to resume outreach to Stratford or to start plan outreach to Hackney. ## **Activities of the charity** : Walthamstow: Once a month: We use CK Mobile van to serve 3 course meals, toiletries, socks and Christmas gifts. Stratford: (once a month) Suspended Volunteers: During this financial year, apart from the 2 Trustee members, we also had about 3 volunteers (stable between 2-4 on each night) Service users: 30-40 adults that presents with homelessness, including rough sleepers (males and females). However, some service users collect food/packs for their friends and family members.However, numbers fluctuates. 6 ## **Building/Venue:** Walthamstow: The charity does not have its own building; however, we serve the service users under the umbrella of Christian Kitchen once a month and uses its Mobile van and Church Hall to arrange prepared meals and packs. Soup are prepare by CK volunteer and co-ordinator. Stratford: Suspended ## **Trustees Responsibility:** Trustees are responsible for preparing the annual report and the financial statement, including keeping proper accounting records. Approved by the board on 4[th] of January 2023 Signed on Behalf of the Trustees of Elshaddai My Helper Mrs Beatrice O Fasoranti Trustee 8