HOPE FOR AFRICAN COMMUNITIES (HAC)
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION FOR THE YEAR TO 1[st] June 2022 to 31st May 2023
STATUS
Hope for African Communities (UK) is registered with The Charity Commission (Number 1178602). The Charity is a CIO (Charitable Incorporated Organisation).
Trustees:
Mufaro Mapanda – Chair from 22/10/2019 Lily Lliriana Prelvukaj- Resigned 28/09/23 Amy Lipley- Trustee from 25/10/2023 Andy Hopkins- Trustee from 01/11/2023 Fortune Mketwa – Resigned 25/07/2022. Tekpenor Anim – Resigned 25/07/2022 Mercy Musvipa – Resigned 07/10/2023 Melanie Impey – Resigned 20/05/2023 Edith Muzenda – Resigned 01/11/2021
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES / DIRECTORS FOR THE YEAR FROM 1[st] June 2022 to 31[st] May 2023
The Trustees submit their report and accounts for the year ended 31st May 2023.
Governing Document
The Charity is constituted as a CIO – FOUNDATION REGISTERED 01 JUNE 2018. It was set up by Mufaro Mapanda as the founding member.
Recruitment of Trustees
New trustees are appointed by the leaders based on their character, experience, and suitability for trusteeship of the charity.
Trustee’s status at the beginning of the year was:
Mufaro Mapanda – Chair from 22/10/2019 Fortune Mketwa – Trustee from 1/06/2018 Tekpenor Anim – Trustee from 1/06/2018 Mercy Musvipa – Trustee from 06/02/2021 Edith Muzenda - Trustee from 06/02/2021 Melanie Impey - Trustee from 01/04/2021 Mark Hambleton – Trustee from 09/11/2020
No trustee has any beneficial interest in the charitable company.
Membership
The Charity welcomes membership and participation from everyone whose lives demonstrate their commitment to furthering the work and spread of goodwill in the United Kingdom and abroad.
The objectives of the Hope for African Communities (HAC) are:
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The relief of financial hardship, either generally or individually, of people particularly widows or orphans in the UK and Africa by providing empowerment through financial assistance.
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Supporting those in need, by reason of disability through the provision of mobility aids and, financial assistance
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The funding orphans education (funding their transport, food and school uniforms).
The activities are:
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Training on sustainable income generating projects.
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Educational support in the form of uniforms, transport, food, school fees and Stationery.
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Providing shelter.
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Providing food
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Targeted fundraising campaigns
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Such other charitable purposes as the trustees in their absolute discretion may think fit.
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE IN YEAR ENDED 31st May 2023
CHARITABLE MISSIONS
HAC supports Zvamaida Primary School in collaboration with the Zimbabwe HAC.
EQUIPMENT DONATIONS, STORAGE AND SHIPMENT
Clothes, Curtains, liquid soap and desks where shipped to Zimbabwe to Zimbabwe upon other things that were donated.
MEETINGS AND EVENTS CONDUCTED IN THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW
Over the year, HAC (UK) engaged in several activities in response to an appeal put forward by the Mayor of Basildon, to tackle loneliness and social isolation amongst the BAME community. These included:
Operating a food pantry within the Basildon area which provided special dietary foods for mainly refugees and diverse community groups within the Basildon area. HAC (UK) was partnered by a major food retail brand and the Essex Association of local councils.
A cooking project was run by HAC (UK) to provide the BAME community with an opportunity to learn how to make quick affordable meals. Upon completion, the participants were given air fryers and healthy new cooking recipes. The project was funded by Essex Active.
In May 2023, a function for the Kings Coronation was held by HAC (UK) utilising a grant from the National Lottery. The grant was used to buy food, hire entertainers (i.e. face painters, Tale of southern), buy a gazebo and chairs.
REPORT OF TRUSTEES
Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities.
The trustees are required to prepare a trustees report and financial statements for each financial year in accordance with applicable law and UK accounting standards, which give true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and the incoming resources and application of resources, including the net income or expenditure, of the charity for the year in preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to.
Reserves policy.
As the charity has no fixed commitments the trustees will reinvest any unrestricted funds in the furtherance of the charitable objectives.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS
Below are the annual financial accounts for the period from 31-May-2022 to 01Jun-2023.
| £ | Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | Prior Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income - Donations | 540 | - | 540 | 6,607 | |
| Income - Government Grants |
- | 9220 | - |
21,503 |
|
| Income - Grants | 500 | 7,466 | 16,966 | - | |
| Income - Bank Interest |
- | - |
- |
- |
|
| TOTAL INCOME | 1,040 | 16,466 | 17,506 | 28,110 | |
| Resources Expended - RaisingFunds |
50 | - | 50 |
575 | |
| Resources Expended - Charitable Activities |
2,391 | 16,769 | 19,160 | 32563 | |
| Resources Expended - Support & Governance Costs |
292 | - |
292 |
- |
|
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE |
2,732 | 16,769 | 19,502 | 33,138 | |
| NET MOVEMENT IN FUNDS |
- 1,692 | - 753 | - 2,446 | - 5,028 | |
| Funds Brought Forward |
2,545 | 860 | 3,405 | 6,249 | |
| FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD |
852 | 107 | 959 | 1,221* |
Notes to the accounts
With reference to the *discrepancy between total funds brought forward from the year ending May-2022 and the total funds carried forward from the year ending May-2022: Please note we identified a mistake was made in the 2021/2022 year accounts. There was omission of donations (£2258.58) and expenditure on charitable activities (£1076.25) that were made in April 2021 and an omission on donations (£1,150) and expenditure on charitable activities (£148.8) in May 2021. This affected the balance that was carried forward from the £1221.11 (reported) to £3404.6 (actual) which matches the balance that is in the Bank Statement.
A breakdown of expenditure per project is included in the Statement of Financial Activities.
SIGNATURES
Signed
Name: Mufaro Mapanda Date: 11[th] August 2024
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR YEAR 31st MAY 2023
Accounting policies
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities (effective April 2008), the Company's Act 2006 and the Charities Accounts Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP) "Accounting and Reporting for Charities" published in 2005. The particular accounting policies adopted are detailed below. There have been no changes in accounting policies.
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a) All expenditure is accounted on an accruals basis. These comprise all expenditure relating to the objects of the Charity Management and administration expenses are all other costs relating to the running of the charity itself.
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b) Charitable activities include the direct cost of the activities
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c) Fixed assets are included at cost. There are no significant un-capitalised assets
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d) The charity is not registered for VAT and therefore all expenditure includes Value Added Tax.
e) Incoming resources are recorded when receivable.
Hope For African Communities Charity No 1178602
Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period 1Jun22 to 31May23
| £ Unrestricted |
£ Unrestricted |
Project 1 QueProject 2 ChaProject | Project 1 QueProject 2 ChaProject | 3 SouProject 4 Win | 3 SouProject 4 Win |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Income - Don | 540.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Income - Gov | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4000 |
| Income - Gran | 500 | 0 | 1000 | 2996 | 0 |
| Income - Ban | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL INCOM | 1040.01 | 0 | 1000 | 2996 | 4000 |
| Resources Ex | 50 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Resources Ex | 2390.8 | 450 | 990.45 | 2996 | 3992.58 |
| Resources Ex | 291.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL EXPEN | 2732.4 | 450 | 990.45 | 2996 | 3992.58 |
| NET MOVEME | -1692.39 | -450 | 9.55 | 0 | 7.42 |
| Funds Brough | 2544.61 | 460.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| FUNDS CARR | 852.22 | 10.03 | 9.55 | 0 | 7.42 |
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at End of the Period For the period ending 31May23
| Categories | Details | Unrestricted Restricted fun | Unrestricted Restricted fun |
|---|---|---|---|
| to nearest £ to nearest £ | |||
| B1 Cash fundNew bank account closing | 852.22 | 106.63 | |
| 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | ||
| Total cash funds | 852.22 | 106.63 | |
| B2 Other monetary assets | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | |
| B3 Investment assets | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 0 | 0 | |
| B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | ||
| B5 | Liabilities | 0 | 0 | |
| 0 | 0 | |||
| 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 |
Notes to the Accounts
With reference to the discrepancy between total funds brought forward from the
Signed by oneSignature
Print Name Mufaro Mapanda
| Project 5 Kin | Project 6 EsseProject 7 RemProject 8 Foo | Project 6 EsseProject 7 RemProject 8 Foo | Project 6 EsseProject 7 RemProject 8 Foo | Restricted | Total Funds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 540.01 |
| 0 | 5220 | 0 | 0 | 9220 | 9220 |
| 2750 | 500 | 0 | 7246 | 7746 | |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2750 | 5220 | 500 | 0 | 16466 | 17506.01 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| 2727.42 | 5217.55 | 450 | 395.4 | 16769.4 | 19160.2 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 291.6 |
| 2727.42 | 5217.55 | 450 | 395.4 | 16769.4 | 19501.8 |
| 22.58 | 2.45 | 50 | -395.4 | -753.4 | -2445.79 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | 400 | 860.03 | 3404.64 |
| 22.58 | 2.45 | 50 | 4.6 | 106.63 | 958.85 |
Total to nearest £ 958.85 0 0 958.85 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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e year ending May-2022 and the total funds carried forward from the year ending
Date of approval 11-Aug-24
Prior Year 6607 21503 0 0 28110 575 32563 0 33138 -5028 6249.11 1221.11
g May-2022: Please note we identified a mistake was made in the 2021/2022 yea
ar accounts. There was ommision of donations (£2258.58) and expenditure on ch
haritable activities (£1076.25) that were made in April 2021 and an omission on
donations (£1,150) and expenditure on charitable activities (£148.8) in May 202
- This affected the balance that was carried forward from the £1221.11 (report
ed) to £3404.6 (actual) which matches the balance that is in the Bank Statemen