2025-04-30-accounts

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGIANO AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the period From 1•t May 2024 To 30th Aprll 2025 Charlty name." Our Father's Heart Charity registratlon number: 1175341 Objectives and Activities SORP refprer￿a P8r8 1.17 Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its goveming document The objects I'objects,) ol the CIO for th8 public benefit and in accordance with Christian principles are to relieve 8￿knesS 8nd financial hardship and to promote and preserve good he81th and education (al of chIld￿n and young people in Uganda by the provi8ion of funds, goods, or servi¢es of any kind in such parts of Uganda or the world as the trustees may from time to lime think fft and Ib} of digadvantaged 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 exclusN¢ly by the provisbon of training, resources and mentoring which develop their skill$. capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and res onsible individuals. l) The organisalion sponsors individual children in Kumi, Uganda to pay for their medical Irealmenl, education and training. The charty's purposes are aimed towards foLtr keys areas, edU￿tIon, empowerment, health and employment.. Summary ofthe main 8Ctivities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services Identff￿ in the accounts. Para 1.17 and Educatlon: helping children and youn9 people complete a level of education or training that will bring them most benefft, to enable them lo break the cycle of povety, This is done through the financial sponsorship of the children, with the provision of school fee$, scholastic materials, and boarding fee8 where appropriate. Emp0￿rment. helping children and young people to build their confidence and self-belief, to enable them to push through the barriers lo employment, done through menlorin from our mana er and su ort

worker in Uganda via one to ones with the children. 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 lo medical services where needed, as well as the paymenl for treatments provided. The provision of essential food items where it is identified Ihal there is an extreme lack wrthin the immediate families of our sponsored children lo atd their well-being and general health and to ensule they can attend school or training. Employment: help old8r teenagers to develop workplace and technical skills to change their life through practical employment and business opportLsnilies. 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 stsrt-ups for our trained young adulls where tt is identified there is a lack of local supply, offering a greater opportunity for a successful business. This includes the provision of required tool$, and premises. 2) In addition, the organisation beneffts people in the York area IUKI who are marginalised, socially disconnected. have a record of unlawful behaviour or an addiction and who struggle to obtain and sustsin employment. This is arried out by providing work-based employment opportunities, both paid and voluntsry. with one-to-one mentoring lo facilitate the employment. The organis81ion seeks to offer a person-cenlred approach around the employment offering the best chance of sustaining it. with the aim to facilitate Sustained employment elsewhere which the charity supports the ￿neficiary in finding. The Iru$lees of the charity trustees have complied with the duty in section 4 of the Charities Act 2006 to have due regard to the public benefit guidance as published by the Chaiity Commission. Statement confimiing whether the INslees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on publi¢ benefit Pard 1.18

Additional Infommtion SORP referenc6 Conlribution made by volunteers Our Fatherfs Heart has several volunteers, working in various part lime roles. ensuring the ongoing viability of the charity. We are incredibly grateful to all they ¢Jo in this capacty. Para 1.38 A¢hievem•nts and Perforniance SORP reference Uganda Summary oflhe main achi8vemenls of the charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made lo the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whol8. During the year, Our Father's Heart has continued to support young people in Uganda from disadvantaged backgrounds. Para 1.20 This year the Uganda projecl has continued to have had financial challenges, with some sponsors slopping their contributions and the increased cost of living and education fees in Uganda making it hard for people's contributs'ons to cover the children's ￿$ts. So in order lo b8come more efficient and focus our limited fvnds on helping the child￿n, a decision was made lo close the office with our manager, Robinah, now running the office from her home. We have also continued to gel the families of the children to help contribute towards their education, bul this has proven difficuit coming from such poor communilieg. Robinah has continued lo support and provide for all the children on the project during the year with the help of Samuel Ogwang. Samuel graduated and worked for us full tim8 until September 2025, being involved in all aspects of our Wofk. We also have a local board of 5 trustees who help support the charity on the ground and provide advice on local matters. We have around 20 ¢hildren now in full lime education and accommodation with many ofthem graduating at the end of 2025. Most of the children we support are now boardin at school as it is ve difficult at

home given their backgrounds. This gives them the maximum support they need to secure a positive future. A few of our children completed their studies in December 2024, and wtth stsrt- up gifts for equipment we have managed to gel them working and blossoming in society. This is a￿vaYs a wonderful time lo see how they have grown up in the project and are now managing to fvnction in society. We also arè continuing helping towards many heallh-related situations, with malaria affeding almost all our children and $laff foi prolonged periods. A few of our street children have been released from prison with no charges. This was wonderful news forthem a$ they have been stuck waiting for judges since 2021. We arranged lo have care packages for them to help them reintegrate into society and work. We ar& also continuing supporting Focal desperate famili8s Ihal are in need, providing food and equipment as needed. The project ¢ontinue$ to Wofk on a small scale and d8pend$ on UK sponsors to support and see the children through their education. UK The UK project (Chocolate & Co) Provides employment opportunities for marginalised people in a café in York which has continued to grow its reputation over the year, winning the York Press Best Coffee Shop in December 2024. They also won BBC Radio York's Make a Difference Communty Award and in August 2025, some of our team were delighlod to attènd an awards ￿reMOnY to celebrate winning this award. During the yearthe Chocolate & Co has successfulty transitioned 6 of our beneficiaries into employment elsewhere in York. We made the decision not to renew our Wellbeing & outreach co-ordinalorf, role during the year which reduced the outreach we do in the lo¢al communty but allowed us to focu9 on Ihe core errtployment ect. We do continue lo take hot

chocolates into the local homeless hostel on a fortnightly basis to build relationships. We ￿ceIve funding for free counselling for our ber¢eficiaries, and this continues lo be a powerful tool to help support them. We are delighted to be able to report that having secured fvnding for a third year, more will be able lo access Ihis service. Our Pay-It-Foward inrtiative system continues to grow with more attende8S every week and we have been generousty supported by our local food bank as well as our wonderful café customers in this provision. The café income does not cover all costs for the charity, and we continue to seek other sources of funding frorn grants and other sources available to us. This reporting period has seen the UK project complete its transition lo full ch8ritab18 ststus. with the lease being transferred into the new"Chocolate & Co. ¢harity in May 2025. Therefore, all operab'onal aCtivit￿S of the UK project will be within the new charity in the next financial year. We are incredibly gratefiJl to all OUT funders and volunteers who have supported the progress of our UK proiect, and we look forward to continuing the work we are doing.

Financial Review Review of the charity's financial position at the end of the period Para 1.21 Net outgoing resources for the year amounted to £36.98812023r24'. incoming of £30,388), and this total has been reduced the total funds carried forward in the Statement of assets and liabilities. The Ugandan project resources reduced by £5,360 in the year. This was because ofthe financial challenges with reduced contributions and increasing wsts in Uganda. The UK projéct designated funds reduced by £11,831 in the year and th8 UK project restricted funds reduced by £19,808 in the year. This was because a lol of the unrestricted and restricted voluntary income raised for the UK project was donated to the new Chocolate & Co charity after it had been set up on 1st August 2024. This was in anticipation of the trading activities being transferred from the Our Fatherfs Heart UK project in May 2025. Looking at both charthes together the UK project designat￿ funds increased by £10,412 and the restricted funds increased by £4,362. Statement explaining the policy for holding reseNes staling why they are held Para 1.22 The total reserves held by the charity are £100,301. These consist of a combination of general reserves £66,445 {held as unrestricted and designated fvndsl and restricted funds £33,856. The gener81 reserves are held to enable the charity to carry out its day-to-day functions. The charity'5 reserve policy is to hold be￿een 4 months of associated cngts 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. The general reserves within the charity are below where we WOL¢ld expect them to be al the year-end which would be £95,071 (total costs are £285,215). This 1$ because there are £22,242 of general reserves in the new Chocolats & Co in preparation anticipatton of the trading activities being transferred from the Our Father's Heart UK project on 18t May 2025.

The restricted reserves of £33,856 are held for the purpose of specified purposes for the UK side of the charty. The trustees have agreed that these will be transferred to the new Ch¢xolale & Co charity when the trading activiti8$ are transferred during 2024125. Amount of reserves held Reasons for holding zero reserves Details of fund m8terialty in deficit Explanation of any Un￿rtainl18S about the charity continuing as a going coflcem Para 1.22 Para 1.22 £100,301 nla Parn 1.24 nla P8ra 1.23 nla Addltlonal infomiation The charity's principal sources of funds {including any fundraising) The principal sources of funds are.. granls for specific purposes and charitsble donations from individuals and businesses. Para 1.47

Structure, Governance and Management Description of charity's trusts.. Type of governing document trust deed, ro al charter How is the Charity constitut8d? le.g unincorporated association, CIO Trustee selection melhod5 including details of any onstitutional provisions e.g. ele¢lion to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees Para 1.25 Constrtution Para 1.25 cio Par8 1.25 Trustees have P￿vIous￿ been selected through their interest in the activity of the charrty and the commitment they can offer. As we gr¢)w, we are identifying areas we require particular skills and récruiting accordingly Reference and Administrative details Chari name Other name the charity uses Our Fatherfs Heart Chocolate & Co Registerod charity number 1175341 Charity's principal addres$ 4 Mansfield House Lowther Street York Names ofthe charfty tru8tee8 who manage the charfty Trn8ts8 narne oirice Ilf any) Datss •¢t•d rf not for whoF• ar Nam• ol por8on lor body) enttW•d Int tr4r•t8e ifan Rachel Bell Ben Gaddass 1•t May 2024 to 25 June 2024 Lorena Healey Bryan Ekler 10 11 12 13 14

15 16 17 18 19 20 Cor orate trustees- names of the directors at the date the re ort was a Dlroctor nam• roved Name of trustees holding tf(le to property belonging to the charity Tn￿trO nam• Dai0$ a¢tsd if notforwholo

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others De￿riptiOn of the assets held in this capacity nla Name and objects ofthe ch8rity on whose behalf Ihe assets are held and how th falls within the custodian charity's objects nla Detsils of a￿angeMents for safe custody and Segregation of suGh assets from the charity's own assets n18 Additional Information {optional) Name8 and addr938e8 of advisers Ioptional Infomiation) Typg of Name Addr858 adviser Name of chiof oxgcutive or names of senior Stsff members (Optlonal informatlonl nla Exemptions from disclosure Reason for non4ixlosure of ke rsonnel details nla Other o tional information nla

Declarations The Irustees declare that they have approved the trusts•s' report above. Slgned on behalf of the charity's trustees Signaturels) Full name{s) Posltlon (eg Secretary, Chair, etc} Date

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Our FatherJ Heart 1175341 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For th& p•rlod fr+)m 1st May2024 30th 2025 To Section A Receipts and payments Unr¢$trl¢tsd fijnds Uarostrictsd ID•signatedl fund8 Re8trlctsd fundB Totsl fund• Last yaar toth• n•￿1 toth ne8r•st£ toth• nHrut£ tOth• n•ar••te tOth• nMr4•1£ A1 R•¢¢l VobJTrtary Income Acti¥iW forgener4bn9 (und& OthèrinixNr 22,923 9,9&6 126.707 19,311 256 69.04$ 131.$38 91,25T 21,459 1M17 19 268 to￿{ AR) 22JZJ 241371 A2 A￿•1 •nd inv081mort ••10S. 180e tablel- Total recelpts 271 A3 Donknn¥ pavj {Q￿r5￿3￿￿thI PeFsonndco¥ts Cost tsfs* Refiiknig cafè 25,781 25.781 131168 60MT £17 20.679 84.083 37￿20 32,520 39.901 TI665 69.200 $17 J4707 69JOt 2,492 28,ODS Sub total 285,216 214164 M A88et and In¥•strn•rt urchase5 See tsblg Sub lotal 28.272 168.1)90 88,853 285316 214,884 Nel of receipts/(paymentsJ AS Transfers lunds A6 fAsh funds last y•ar end Cash fimds thls yw 11,831 19,8 49,92 106,901 137. 11N301 CCXX R1 acc¥)unts ISSI (WOiQ028

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestricted funds to rn¥881 £ Re•trKt•d tundj Categorf•s Detalls to wr•Jt £ B1 Cash funds Bank ac¢ounl$ Total cash fun(ts 66,445 33.850 Unr#$trict•d funds R•stri¢t•d funds Det8ils 82 Other m¢)notary assets ￿￿¥j to wNch •6••t tails B3 Investment assots Fwrfl to wN¢h Details B4 Assets r•talned for th8 ¢harty's own use DÈtai15 Ila￿11ty rolai•s B5 Liabilttles Svjned by one or twstaes on b8haff of all the trust8e$ Signature Print Name Lorerf& QACtr4C R2 a¢￿Unts ISSI 181121202S

Independent examSnerf5 report to the trustees of Our Fatherfs Heart, a charltable Incorporated or8ani5ation (CIO) Charity Registration Number 1175341. I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Our Father's Heart for the year to 30 April 2025. Respon5ibilitles and basls of report As the charity trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (Yhe Act'l. I report in respect of my exatnination of the accouqts carried out u￿der 5eciion 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my exatnination I have fo(lowed all the appticabLe Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 14515llbl of thè A¢L Independent examlnerfs statement I have tompleted my examination. I confirm that no material mattels have come tts my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to bekneve that in any matÈriol respect. accounting records were not kept as required by secbon 130 of the ALt'. or 2. the accounts do not accord with those records. I have no concerns and have come acros5 Flo other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in thi5 report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Signed.. Name: Peter Taylor, Tayior-made Accountancy Ltd Address.. 36 Alwyne Grove, Shipton Road. Yotl( Y030 5RT Date.. 24 November 2025