2022-04-30-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From Period start date May 1st 2021 To Period end date April 30[th] 2022

Charity name: Our Father’s Heart

Charity registration number: 1175341

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 objects ('objects') of the CIO for the public benefit and in accordance with Christian principles are to relieve sickness and financial hardship and to promote and preserve good health and education (a) of children and young people in Uganda by the provision of funds, goods or services of any kind in such parts of Uganda or the world as the trustees may from time to time think fit and (b) of disadvantaged young people, and those who are marginalised, vulnerable and socially disconnected in the United Kingdom, to advance in life and relieve needs particularly but not exclusively by the provision of training, resources and mentoring which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.
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	1) The organisation sponsors individual children in Kumi, Uganda to pay for their medical treatment, education and training. The charity’s purposes are aimed towards four keys areas, health, education, empowerment and employment. Health: helping children and young people develop healthy habits and connect them to medical services when needed. This is carried out through the transportation to and

		from and access to medical services where needed, as well as the payment for treatments provided. The provision of essential food items where it is identified that there is an extreme lack within the immediate families of our sponsored children to aid their well-being and general health and to ensure they are capable of attending school. Education: helping children and young people complete a level of education or training that will bring them most benefit, to enable them to break the cycle of poverty. This is done through the financial sponsorship of the children, with the provision of school fees, scholastic materials, and boarding fees where appropriate. Empowerment: helping children and young people to build their confidence and self-belief, to enable them to push through the barriers to employment, done through mentoring from our manager and support worker in Uganda via one to ones with the children. Employment: help older teenagers to develop workplace and technical skills to change their life through practical employment and business opportunities. The sponsorship program provides technical skills training in the young person’s chosen vocation, leading to increased employability with local employers. We also offer financial provision to business start-ups for our trained young adults where it is identified there is a lack of local supply, offering a greater opportunity for a successful business. This includes the provision of required tools, and premises. 2) In addition, the organisation benefits people in the York area (UK) who are marginalised, socially disconnected, have a record of unlawful behaviour or an addiction and who struggle to obtain and sustain employment. This is carried out by providingwork-based

employment opportunities, both paid and voluntary, with one-to-one mentoring to facilitate the employment. The organisation seeks to offer a person centered approach around the employment offering the best chance of sustaining it, with the aim to facilitate sustained employment elsewhere which the charity supports the beneficiary in finding.

Statement confirming Para 1.18 The trustees of the charity trustees have whether the trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the had regard to the guidance Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to issued by the Charity the public benefit guidance as published by Commission on public the Charity Commission. benefit

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Policy on grant making
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Our Father’s Heart has several volunteers,
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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	2021/2022 has seen Our Father's Heart simply maintain it’s work in Uganda as, due to the covid pandemic, strict lockdowns continued throughout the whole of 2021. We continue to rent a property in the centre of Kumi township to provide a safe place for the children on the program and for those living on the streets of Kumi to continue to receive mentoring and support. During the lockdowns many of the children and young people have lived back with families in the villages, with many street youth also dispersing. The lockdown rules continued to be vigorously implemented, consequences for breaches have been severe. Our Father’s Heart continues to establish itself in the local community and the registration process at national level was finally completed: Our Fathers Heart International 9030020721226 is now registered with the Ugandan government as a small NGO. Processes are now being put in place to find a chartered accountant and to structure the project in line with the official requirements. Robinah Akiteng continues to manage the project in Kumi, Uganda with the support of a small group of local trustees. We also continue to employ a house-keeper and use a freelance driver. 2021/22 have been challenging for the project with the young people missing so much of their education – within the local community and across Uganda teenage pregnancies have escalated. We have two pregnancies girls from the project both remain on the program and are receiving support. To further exacerbate the situation as the young people returned to school at the end of January 2022 have been sent home again due to a series of national strikes. Both teachers and nurses have been striking. There is an impact on the project financially due to the repeated stop start of schools as fees have been lost as none have been refundable. Also the children and young people took their new scholastic provisions back home to the villages, such as uniforms, shoes, mattresses, buckets and mosquito nets, only for them to need to be replaced. These items are purchased for the start of the school year every January so to have to repeat the process has been costly for two years running. One of our young girls had the serious accident in early2021 when she fell out of a tree and

broke her thigh, shin and elbow has made a full recovery and there is no residual effect following the successful surgery and aftercare. We've been involved in emergency food distribution for a second time in a two year period. Following the drought and locust infestation of 2020, 2021 saw further drought. Funds were again raised here in the UK, along with our partners Mission Direct, to purchase food locally in Kumi, with provision for families of our sponsored children, as well as their wider communities. There has also been a focus on the elderly who have been neglected during the pandemic. Robinah our manager again secured a government issued travel pass, hired a vehicle and driver then delivered food across the district, ensuring it reached the most desperate. OFH continues to have good working relationships with the local government, ensuring continuing support for the project on a community level. Plans were made for two trustees to travel out to Kumi following the lifting of travel restrictions in April 2022 to review the project, plan for the future and support our local manager – this follows a two year period where it has not been possible to travel to Uganda due to the covid pandemic. 2021 has been a busy year for the UK side of the charity, and has seen us launch Chocolate & Co, a hot chocolate brand, enabling us to offer employment and training opportunities to people within our community struggling to gain employment through traditional routes, often due to having a criminal record, or an addiction. Operating both an e-commerce site and a mobile drinks unit, this small brand is steadily growing and gaining a nice following, attending regular markets and events, becoming well known for a stunning range of drinking chocolates. Our aim is to continue to grow the concept, so it can offer training, employment and mentoring to many more people on a rolling basis. The first young person employed by the project, has since gone onto full time employment and we continue to support and mentor him in other areas of his wellbeing. We've employed and supported 5 people in part time roles so far, offering support and mentoring in well being as well as the employment.

We've employed a full time project lead, who oversees the entire project, with support from several volunteers. This year, due to the referrals we've received, we made the decision to widen our objects, and have had permission to do so through the Charity Commission, enabling us to serve a wider group. The team are building strong relationships with other organisations in York and are working closely with a local recovery group. Additional support offered by the wider team of volunteers and staff has included a move to a rehab program, a flat move, flat decoration and multiple deep cleans. as well as support with monetary budgeting and liaising with the local authority regarding housing arrears. We've been able to do this through financial support in the form of grants for salaries, which has allowed us to begin to build the income generating side of the hot chocolate brand, and the support is gratefully acknowledged. We are excited for what we see ahead, as we continue to reach more within our community struggling with feeling disconnected and isolated. Our vision is that through the provision of a nurturing employment opportunity, confidence and self worth grows and enables a person to flourish.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Net incoming resources for the year amounted to £4,146 (2021: £25,940), and this total has been added to total funds carried forward in the statement of assets and liabilities
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	The reserves held by the charity consist of general reserves, held as unrestricted funds, these funds are held to enable the charity to carry out its day to day functions. Restricted reserves are held for the purpose of specified projects. The charity’s reserve policy is to hold 4 months’ of associated costs for both the Uganda and UK sides of the charity, to allow for any periods of reduced income to facilitate and maintain the charitable purposes for the beneficiaries.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	£47,782
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CIO
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Trustees have previously been selected interest in their activity of the charity and the commitment they can offer. As we grow, we will be identifying areas we require particular skills and recruiting accordingly.

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Our Father’s Heart
Other name the charity uses	Chocolate & Co
Registered charity number	1175341
Charity’s principal address	Unit 1, Yorvale Business Park Hazel Court York YO10 3DR

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year Nam e of pers on (or bod y) entit led to app oint trust ee (if any)
	Rachel Bell
	Ben Gaddass
	Lorena Healey
	Bryan Elder		July2022

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name

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Declarations The trustees de¢lare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustee$ Signature{$} Full name{s} Position (eg Secretaryy Chair. etcl Lorena Viec4le Date 21.10 202

CHARITY COMMISSIO FOR ENGLAND ANO WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th• perlod To Section A Receipts and payments Unrestroetod Totsl funds L•t y•ar A1 R•¢•l ft Red 4.326 Grants & Co Otherlncome Sub total(Gnxss MKomg for AR) l•M tsbl•). Sub to 547 148 43,469 Qnts Cnal(￿$ P•d l1kn•g1 V4th1 IJ 14371 77.000 S11 Offlc t￿1￿ IT & Webt• t£ts Pod 8•t.w & In8ur8nc• Trnvel Costs 214 Sub tst 47X 1T.J29 19.rn A4 A•••t and Inv•8bn•nt urcha••s. tsbl• c￿ & Co Pc#J Clkx & Co 374 110 1q248 41158 14093 17,629 14• A6 Cash fufKts last >ar •nd 6.610 17,696 43.638 47.n2 CCXX R1 accwts (SSI 16K11r2tr23

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period un￿triCt Restrl¢ted fund Endowment fund¥ Categorfgs Oetslls B1 C•8h fvnd• 7.3$7 40.416 7A67 Endo*7nènl fund• nd• fvnd• Details Fundlo Dotaila aCoPodC charlty'• own u•• Det•1 zaaa Signed by ¢JM• or Intst•ès behaifol 811 th8 tru8te88 Date of T￿la1 Print Namè CCXX R2 ISSI 16101r2023

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLANO AND WALES Independent examiner's report on the accounts Section A Independent Exarniner's Report Report to the trusteesl members of OUR FKHER'I HEALT So API<IL lo£Z OOE To T￿0 On accounts for the yèar ènded Charity no lif any) 71755<1 Set out on pages I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above tharity lllhe Trust") for the year ended 3D oitr 2 Otv Responsibilitiès and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation basls of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 ("the Act.). I report in resped of my examination of the Trust's accounts ¢arri8d out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination. I have followed the applicable Directions given by th8 Charity Commission under section 145(5}{b) of the Act. I have completed my examination. l ¢onfim that no material matters have Come to my attention I in connection with the examination whi¢h gives me cause to believe that in, any material resped.. accounting records were not kept in a¢¢ordance with section 130 of Ihe Acl or the accounts do not accord with the accounting records Independent examiner's statement I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Please delete the words in th8 brackets if they do not apply. Signed: Date: 17 10 Name: NJ L£Y (516 OH )c Relevant professional qualification(sl or body {if any): Address: LD S3g IER October 2018

Section B Disclosure Only complete ifthe examiner needs lo highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts.. directions and guidance for examiners). Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose. IER October 2018