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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Month Year From 01 01 2024 To 31 12 2024

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name The Paul Hodges Trust Other names charity is known by Registered charity number (if any) 1177636 Charity's principal address 4 St Mary’s Buildings Bath Postcode BA2 3AT

The Paul Hodges Trust

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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20		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole
**year **		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (ifany)
Paul Hodges Trustee
Andrew Hodges Trustee
Jennifer Carlen Trustee

Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
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Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Trust deed Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) Trust How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Appointed by a resolution of Trustees at a Special Meeting of the Trustees Trustee selection methods as set out in the Trust Deed (eg. appointed by, elected by)

Section C Objectives and activities

To advance such charitable objectives (according to the law of England and Wales) as the trustees see fit from time to time, in particular but not limited to relieving poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa for the public benefit by Summary of the objects of the making grants to charities and non-profit organisations. charity set out in its governing document The Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit. The Trust is a grant giving body and awards grants to locally led charities and non-profit organisations operating in developing countries, particularly, sub-Saharan Africa. Summary of the main During 2024 the Trust used its grant making to finance a range of activities undertaken for the innovative African-led small charities who are working to tackle poverty public benefit in relation to and empower women and girls. In total, over this period, we supported 6 these objects (include within projects that contributed to the delivery of objects in Tanzania, Ghana, this section the statutory Sierra Leone and Uganda. declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

The Trust’s Grant Making Policy is as follows:

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

1. Charitable purpose and objective: 1.1. The trustees apply the funds of The Paul Hodges Trust at their discretion and in accordance with the charitable purposes and objectives of the charity. 2. Priorities for support 2.1. The amount of work or number of projects that can be supported by the trustees is necessarily limited. The trustees have determined that the current priority for funding is the relief of poverty through the empowerment of women and girls, with particular focus on SubSaharan Africa. 2.2. The priorities for support will be reviewed by the trustees every year and may be changed depending upon circumstances and the perceived effectiveness of the application of funds. Any change to these priorities must still fulfil the charitable purpose and objectives of the charity. 3. Principles applied in determining support In awarding grants, the trustees will apply the following principles; 3.1. The trustees will consider any applications that are eligible for consideration: 3.2. Each application completed in full and submitted within the application period, will be considered on its own merits. Where applications have been previously considered (whether successful or not) any due diligence undertaken to reach an earlier decision will be made available to the trustees. 3.3. The trustees will carry out sufficient due diligence to ensure that the application meets both the charitable purposes, and the priorities for support set out in this policy. 3.4. The trustees are content to work in partnership with other grant making bodies where funding of an entire project is beyond the scope of any single organisation. 4. Applicant and partner due diligence 4.1. The trustees will carry out sufficient due diligence on any potential beneficiary to ensure: - the identity of the beneficiary - That funds are applied in accordance with the Charity’s charitable purpose - That funds are not knowingly used for: o Money laundering in accordance with the operative Money Laundering regulations; o Terrorist financing in accordance with the Terrorist Act 2000; o Bribery in accordance with the 2010 Bribery Act. 4.2. In cases where the charity is not the only supporter of the work or project, and to protect its reputation, the trustees may choose to extend any due diligence beyond the proposed beneficiary and to include other partner supporting organisations. 4.3. The trustees will adopt a risk rated approach to due diligence. Risk factors will include; the size of the grant; the country of the proposed recipient; the geographical location in which the grant will be applied. 4.4. Grant size will be an important risk factor and the larger the grant the greater will be the likely level of due diligence undertaken.

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4.5. Where the proposed beneficiary is well known to the trustees and the relationship has been long standing and well established, the amount of due diligence undertaken is likely to be reduced. 4.6. The results of any due diligence will not last indefinitely. In cases where beneficiaries are supported for a significant period of time, additional due diligence will be undertaken on a change of circumstances that might impact the beneficiary, or in any case after a period of three years.

5. Administration 5.2. For all grants, trustees should be confident: - of the purpose of the proposed grant including and understanding of the work and the way in which the grant will be managed and applied;

6. Decision making

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

In 2024, we saw the successful completion of our sixth set of grant projects.

We funded projects in Ghana (with our partner ASIGE), Tanzania (with our partner OMAWA), Sierra Leone (with our partner We Yone Child Foundation) and Uganda (with our partners Network for Community Development, SALVE International and Assorted Trends Africa).

Our focus for all of these projects was on tackling the barriers that keep women and girls poor, helping to give them control over their lives and opportunities to lift themselves and their families out of poverty.

We funded small, local organisations rich in expertise, dedication and passion but who often struggle to attract funds from larger donors.

Our main areas of work were:

Full List of Projects Operating in 2023

Joan Davis Scholarship Project – Partner: We Yone Child Foundation, Freetown, Sierra Leone

An interlinked web of issues, including family poverty, gender discrimination, teen pregnancy, violence and child marriage, forces too many teenage girls to drop out of school. In Sierra Leone, only one in six girls completes secondary school. This 6-year project is supporting 30 girls from Freetown’s largest slum community to complete Junior and Senior Secondary School. The World Bank has demonstrated that supporting girls’ education is one of the best investments you can make for breaking the cycle of poverty, as better educated girls are likely to marry later, have fewer and healthier children and be able to earn more (12% more for each additional year of education).

– Joan Davis University Scholarship Project Partner: OMAWA, Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania

Across Tanzania, less than 3% of young adults enrol in university education. This figure is even lower for female students, and even lower again for girls from rural and Maasai background where attending university is almost unheard-of. Operating in Moshi Rural district, in 2024 this project enabled 10 high-performing but impoverished rural young women to continue their studies at university, having supported them to enrol in 2022. Combined with counselling and mentoring, this project aims to provides financial support that will give beneficiaries from very poor backgrounds the security of long-term assistance at this critical point in their lives. We believe the ripple effect from this ground-breaking project will be huge, as educated and empowered women are better able to realise their potential, shape their future and break the cycle of poverty. We hope the young women supported by this project will go on to have bright futures, be catalysts for change in their community and help others.

“Livelihood Empowerment Against Poverty (LEAP)”- Partner: Advocacy for Social Inclusion and Gender Equality (ASIGE), Bolgatanga, Ghana

The LEAP project provides apprenticeships and start-up resources for teenage mothers, girls who have been forced to drop out of school, homeless young women and persons with disabilities. In 2024 we

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Section D Achievements and performance

supported 50 young women to complete or continue their vocational apprenticeship in areas including tailoring, weaving, hairdressing and welding. On graduating from the project these young women will be able to earn an independent income and build a better future for themselves and their children.

“Empowered Women, Better Lives Project” – Partner: Network for Community Development (NCD), Mukono, Uganda

This project worked in Mukono’s urban communities, supporting survivors of violence and trafficking to gain life skills, complete a 1-year tailoring course and set up a cooperative. Once trained, each young woman was provided with a sewing machine and start-up materials. These talented tailors provide the very special handmade items you will find in our Etsy shop.

“Empowering Women in Business to Thrive” – Partner: SALVE International, Jinja, Uganda

This project aims to trial offering an Advanced Business programme to female caregivers of children in S.A.L.V.E.’s Education programme (former street children). These women receive business skills training, mentoring, support to increase their self-confidence and a business enhancement grant so that they can grow their business and become fully self-sustainable. They will also share the key business skills that they have learnt from the programme with a minimum of 10 other vulnerable women small business owners through peer-to-peer training sessions. By enabling these women to grow their businesses, we hope that they will not only be able to take over the school costs of their child that S.A.L.V.E. is currently paying for, but they will also be able to send all of their other children of school going age to school. This means that more children will get the chance to go to school and be at less risk of ending up on the streets in the future.

“ ” – She Innovates Academy Partner: Assorted Trends Africa, Kayunga, Uganda

This project provided vocational training and practical income generating skills to rural young mothers, with a focus on fashion and tailoring. Alongside a hands-on 1 year apprenticeship, young women were supported with business skills, basic literacy and numeracy, mental health support and comprehensive sex and family planning education.

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The Trustees recognise that actively managing the charity’s reserves is an important part of financial management and forward financial planning.

The level of reserves will be monitored throughout the year as part of the normal monitoring and budgetary reporting processes. In particular, we will:

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

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Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Over this period the charity’s principal sources of funds were:

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Jenny Carlen Full name(s) Jennifer Carlen Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Trustee & Chair etc)

Date 29/10/2025

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OFFICIAL#

Charity Name The Paul Hodges Trust

No (if any) 1177636

Receipts and payments accounts

CC16a

For the period Period start date Period end date To from 01/01/2024 31/12/2024

Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts Unrestricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Restricted
funds
to the nearest £		 Endowment
funds
to the nearest £		 Total funds
to the nearest £
21,999
1,028
4,006
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8,304		 Last year
to the nearest £
CharityDonations 21,999 - - 21,999 31,249
CharityFundraising 1,028 - - 1,028 55
Gift Aid Claims 4,006 - - 4,006 1,045
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Sub total(Gross income for
AR)		 27,033 - - 27,033 32,350
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - -
Total receipts
A3 Payments
32,350
Grants 18,654 43,206
Bank charges 75 165
Volunteer expenses - -
Trustee expenses - -
Governance activities - -
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**Sub total ** 18,729 43,371
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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**Sub total ** - -
Total payments
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds last year end
Cash funds this year end
43,371
8,304 8,304 - 11,021
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8,000 8,000 30,330
16,304 16,304 19,309

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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Categories
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets
B3 Investment assets
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use
B5 Liabilities		 (agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
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Held in bank
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Signature
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of The Paul Hodges Trust

members of The Paul Hodges Trust
On accounts for the year
ended
Set out on pages		 31 December 2024 Charity no
(if any)		 1177636
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended DD / MM / YYYY .

Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent [The charity’s gross income exceeded £250,000 and I am qualified to examiner's statement undertake the examination by being a qualified member of [insert name of applicable listed body]]. Delete [ ] if not applicable.

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination (other than that disclosed below *) which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed: R. Davis Date: 25/10/2025

Name: Robert Davis

Relevant professional qualification(s) or body

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(if any):

Address: 151 Stadium Road Bristol BS6 7YD

Section B Disclosure

Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material 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 .

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