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2020-12-31-accounts

2020

ANNUAL REPORT & HIGHLIGHTS

WE EXIST TO LOVE THE FORGOTTEN, VULNERABLE, POOR, SICK CHILDREN AND FAMILIES OF UGANDA.

ORDINARY HERO UK

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FOUNDERS HELLO! DURING A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER, YOU MADE INCREDIBLE THINGS HAPPEN!

We are so honoured to be part of something so meaningful and would like to thank everyone who supports our charity and continues to believe in us and all we do. It would be an understatement to characterise 2020 as a year of deep uncertainty, profound challenge and necessary adaptation. The COVID-19 pandemic revealed the deep fragilities of communities already beset by poverty and inadequate health care. This annual performance report describes how OHUK acted swiftly and effectively by adapting its programmes, systems and partnerships to the rapidly evolving situation.

It goes without saying, that 2020 has been a memorable year. Yet, despite the limitations placed on us by the COVID -19 pandemic, we have been able to move forward and have a positive effect on many lives. Several new projects have been started that have worked incredibly well. Our priority is our people.

We believe it should be fun to achieve good in the world. We do our work for the joy of it: for the joy as a community making a lasting impact on another, and for the joy it brings to the people of our communities. Our mission statement is simple; Fostering growth and self-sufficiency in communities through relieving the everyday stresses of poverty through access to education, food security, health and economic well-being. We have established community and initiated programmes that integrate into peoples everyday lives.

Our strategy: we begin by working with locals and leaders who know the most about the true needs, therefore, can help guide and assist us in implementing the most effective programmes. We ask first what the best way is to help, and then we take action. We believe this method assures the best, not only for those benefiting from the programmes, but also our OHUK family who assist with supplying the funds. We are committed to this wholeheartedly.

Heres a little about how we got here! Craig, a builder by trade, fell in love with Gulu, Northern Uganda in 2011 after travelling to help build a classroom. Torn by a 25 year civil war, Gulu was the epicentre of Kony’s LRA army, murdering, raping, and mutilating in a campaign of intimidation that displaced some two million people. Children were abducted and brainwashed into becoming soldiers and slaves. It’s estimated that Kony’s army abducted over 30,000 children, devastated families, livelihoods and communities.

In the post-conflict period, the Ugandan Bureau of Statistics reports the north has the highest percentage of people living in poverty of all of Uganda. The devastation to their assets and livelihoods, and the harms they suffered during the attacks continue to affect them today, and many have never been able to recover what they lost.

Craig travelled back and forth for several years with the determination to make a difference to communities where there was no other support available.

Fast forward to 2018 after many years of fund-raising, travelling back each year to Gulu with teams of willing volunteers from the UK, Craig facilitated the building of a community church, a community medical centre and a fully functioning kitchen in a children’s remand home. We decided to sell up in the UK and use the proceeds to relocate to Northern Uganda and throw ourselves into full time charity work.

OHUK was founded as a way to responsibly manage donations received from volunteers and supporters on community projects we facilitate across Uganda.

With the objectives of the relieving of poverty, advancing education, providing recreational and leisure time activity with a view to improving the conditions of life for many in Gulu, we are hands and feet on the ground. Our work in the first year could be described as organic and fluid although we have been so intentional in our approach of both building new and strengthening old relationships and connections made over the years while being all in and sold out to serve the community we have relocated into.

We looked at how we can build or improve community facilities to best support the needs of residents and help develop the community as a whole.

We’ve really put in the hours and worked so hard on the field and behind the scenes. We’ve started our operations in Uganda to work closely with the community with a focus on our micro objectives. These are to relieve poverty stresses and enhance the well-being of vulnerable children and adults through education, health security, food security, medical provision, mental health awareness (through learning modules) and learning new skills. Through 2020 we are delighted to report that we have been granted Non-Government Organisation (NGO) status in Uganda, which means our work is recognised and supported by the Ugandan government.

With the help and advice of local leaders and local ministries we are bringing care to vulnerable families in need by practically showing love and support on a daily basis. Sometimes the work we do is instantly gratifying, like when we facilitate the provision of life saving medical care but in most cases we are in this for the long haul through investing daily in relationships. We believe in building individual connections with the people we assist. It creates a long lasting and genuine relationship and forges real success in the communities we support.

When reviewing our programmes we have used both the Charity Commission’s general guidance on public benefit and the specific guidance on the prevention or relief of poverty. Our trustees monitor the programmes undertaken to ensure they are in line with the charitable objectives and are available to our beneficiaries as widely as resources allow.

Lastly, we recognise the importance of our responsibility of the safeguarding of children/vulnerable adults and therefore, have in place a safeguarding policy informing all associated personnel of their responsibilities regarding safeguarding. Your continued support makes all of this possible and has given us the confidence in our work and our future. Your generosity will allow OHUK to continue its great work and gives you an opportunity to make a real difference to the lives of people.

Thank you for journeying with us, love from Craig and Janine xx

LITTLE HEROES EDUCATION PROGRAMME.

Across the world the closure of schools highlighted the importance of school feeding as the world’s largest safety net for hungry children. Nutrition continues to be a challenge for children. To help combat this we are funding a breakfast program of maize porridge and fruit and a nutritional lunch programme. OHUK continues to fundraise urgently to keep this programme going until the children of Uganda can return to school.

Sponsoring children really does work. It provides a young person with an opportunity to learn and our programme aims to increase access to school eduction for vulnerable children. Through child sponsorship, children can have a future.

We believe that education is not only a human right, but also a crucial factor in improving health, strengthening social responsibility and environmental protection. Access to education is THE single most effective way to break the cycle of poverty. Yet for so many of the families the cost of school fees, uniform, books and other school requirements are unaffordable. Education is not free for anyone here in Uganda.

There continues to be so much need. Our programme will be again be increased over 2021-2023. We aim to at least double the number of children, particularly girls, being supported. We exercise discretion when dealing with requests for education sponsorship. The founders and the trustees always act honestly, reasonably, with integrity and rationally. Our sponsorship guidelines are available on request.

Sponsorship provides the best chance to attend and FINISH school.

We have actively sought out some of the most orphaned, vulnerable children in the area and are now facilitating the support of 23 beautiful children through school. We are delighted to report that’s an increase of 6 children during 2020. Our little heroes education programme assists with the provision of children’s clothes/uniform and shoes, books, school meals and other personal or educational supplies to support families, children and schools.

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Our vision for these children is for them to stay enrolled and COMPLETE school, be able to read and write according to their age and to provide them with the best education available. Many children living in poverty don’t have access to good medical care or a balanced diet. Our children also have access to medical care and are given the support they need to ensure they stay healthy. We spend time getting to know the home environment and making sure they have all they need to be the best student they can be.

It’s not just the family of the children we work with that benefit, the community benefit too because OHUK carries out development projects at a community level such as building and improving schools and ensuring access to proper nutrition. We see children who have resigned themselves to poverty as their destiny now having the zeal to work towards improving their futures.

2020 was a real challenge with schools closing on and off as the COVID-19 pandemic gripped the country. Throughout the year we have implemented and offered alternative learning opportunities to all of our sponsored children through homeschooling and other distance learning options.

We were granted permission from the local leaders to facilitate two homeschooling learning sites for our children to travel daily to and learn from a team of amazing, qualified teachers who are passionate about taking care of the next generation This continues to be a great success.

Distance learning was put into place also but it looked different than what it looks like in the developed world because most students do not have reliable access to wifi or computers. Instead, we provided radios and distance learning materials issued monthly by the Ugandan government.

BUILDING.

International travel restrictions, the continued uncertainty and risk of travelling during the pandemic, led to all field experiences and international travel being cancelled. This meant that supporters were unable to witness our programmes in action, gaining greater insight into the impact of their continued support of OHUK and our planned building projects had to be postponed. As we’ve committed to a minimum of two building projects each year, our hope is to recommence our building projects through 2021.

Our aim is to always use a local, Ugandan build team providing paid work, skills, knowledge and teaching opportunities for young builders to develop We are keen to expand this area of our work throughout 2021-2023. We are delighted to report that our plans to source and begin a vocational skills school for young people has been approved through 2020. Our future plans remain the same; add to our available recreational resources, maintain our feeding programme to provide food to those who otherwise would return home hungry, access to safe drinking water and develop small, useful learning resources for the children to enjoy through a new library building which we are planning on building in July 2021.

Building of Phase 2 and 3 of the sanctuary wall at Christines House includes securing complete and total privacy of the perimeter. This will commence later in 2021. Funds were secured during 2020. Christines house is a locally run facility for the benefit of 2025 vulnerable young girls. These precious girls have been chosen as the most severe and urgent from around 400 victims in our community to live here for nine months to receive trauma counselling, care through their pregnancies, delivery of their babies, care and advice through early motherhood, education and sustainable life skills.

They are trying to heal from the most terrible sexual acts. Our weekly programme provides life skills teaching including cookery, singing and teaching the word of God. The wall has created sanctuary and ensured a secure, safe space of privacy. Also the security of the sanctuary wall promotes a positive mental healing space.

Our medical centre continues to serve the community of Pece extremely well.

FOOD SECURITY.

Food insecurity and hunger are caused by many factors, often being intertwined with one another. In general, the one principal cause of hunger is poverty. The apparent lack of food security in the area is something we have been able to address.

COVID RELIEF:

We have partnered with supporters and churches throughout the globe to be able to deliver food hampers to the most vulnerable families throughout this difficult year. The COVID-19 pandemic compounded the adverse effects on people’s access to adequate diets giving rise to unprecedented levels of food insecurity. Jobs have been lost, parents sought work further a field and we heard of children being left to fend for themselves in these very difficult and uncertain times. In some cases we heard children had not tasted food for 4 days. In response, we called for urgent action to assist the most vulnerable families and communities. We have fundraised tirelessly this year to assist the crisis of food insecurity in the communities we love, live and work in and are distributing food hampers that include rice, eggs, beans, milk, fruit, vegetables and other, non-perishable dry goods to families, including the family home of Mama E, home of 4-year-old Lacky and her 4 siblings. Our volunteers follow strict protocols to keep themselves and the families safe and healthy. We have handed out over 1020 food and hygiene packages throughout the pandemic so far.

Food insecurity and to see children and families hungry through poverty breaks our hearts. Around the world, 690 million people regularly go to bed hungry, according to a report from the United Nations food agencies. Estimates suggest that an additional 83 million to 132 million more people will be chronically hungry due to the pandemic. We thought long, hard and out of the box to find a sustainable way for OHUK to stand in the gap. This Garment was born and launched. It is a really simple concept and we are delighted at how well it has been supported and received. We have ethically sourced t-shirts and hoodies and had them printed with the words, ‘this garment provided food for another human’. Profits from each one sold equals an immediate food hamper for a family in need. Over 300 have been purchased and every penny of profit is used to provide food.

We have provided our delivery team with PPE and trustees have assessed any risks to which we are exposed and concluded that sufficient systems are in place to reduce exposure to major risks. Our monthly fruit delivery to the local ART (Anti-Retroviral Therapy) clinic has also been welcomed. Low energy, illness, vulnerability to disease and social stigma are amongst the many challenges endured by households living with HIV/AIDS in Uganda. We have been honoured to be invited to work alongside an established community team and although our weekly activities of colouring, balloon modelling and small teaching opportunities to the children’s clinic had to be temporarily halted we have been able to stay connected through our fruit deliveries.

Through 2021 we are planning to develop a small play area for the children to enjoy while waiting for their treatment.

Why? Together we are promoting a healthier community (in both physical and mental health), through providing recreational activities to children with HIV and the joy of these weekly activities has proven to increase appointment retention which is only a good thing, actually, it’s a GREAT thing. OHUK is also using relief funds to support young children in the local criminal justice system. These children are alleged to have come into conflict with the law of the land; however, no allowances are made for the fact that it is often the law that is in conflict with their survival behaviour and the reality of their lives. The role of OHUK is one of supplying fruit on a monthly basis to Gulu Remand Home. This provides them with nutrition and vitamins often lacking from their daily diet.

Malnutrition is extremely common. Your giving is LITERALLY enabling us to SAVE LIVES. We continue to implement development programmes that empower the poor to be healthier, better educated, and are able to provide a stable income vital to food security. Our focus through 2020 and our strategic plans for 2021 reflects this commitment.

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LIVES TRANSFORMED.

Do you know how much power you have to change the world through love? We’re blown away by it all the time. The way you give and love is making it possible for families in Uganda to have a second chance, and we’re so grateful.

Here’s a story of what you’ve done to give one family a home, a future, and an abundance of love. We met B and her family many years ago. B is a widow & single Mum of 4. She did not have the opportunity to attend school when she was young, but has just completed a course in hospitality in the hope of securing a job. She also aspires to be a hero in her community. In 2020 we saw her home become increasingly unstable, this came to a head when her home was set on fire while the family were all sleeping and they nearly lost their lives. Through our OHUK sponsor family we have been able to re-home her and her family safely and enrol her children into school. They are all brave and strong, and we are honoured to be a part of their lives.

This is just one example of how our determination, grit and belief in the value of every life is being put into practice.

FINANCIAL SUPPORT.

How can you measure love? There are simply no numbers in the world that can reflect the eternal impact of one person displaying love to another. We spend much of our time simply showing our love, showing that someone actually cares enough to stop and listen bringing hope and joy back to life.

But the tracking and reporting of resources entrusted to us is one small but vitally important way we can quantify your faithful act of love in partnering with us.

We are present in real communities, making a real difference. In a nutshell, here’s what we’ve achieved together:

One of our other highlights of the year was supporting our teachers and medical teams by providing personal protective wear like masks, sanitiser, etc.

Everyone was so grateful at this support which made them feel so taken care of. This was only possible through your support!

What are the results of these activities? The biggest change of regained HOPE is driving all other changes.

OHUK strives to be an organisation that is diverse, inclusive, and where people feel valued for their humanity — regardless of their race, ethnicity, age, gender expression, religion, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, disability, or other identities.

We value voices from all of our supporters, team, and volunteers from all over the world and are committed to becoming the best, equitable organisation we can be.

Day after day, our OHUK family adapted, adjusted, scaled up, sacrificed, and delivered. That’s why when we look back on 2020, we also feel thankful: for our team’s tireless commitment, and for your generous support of their work.

MIRACLE HERO FUND.

The needs of children and vulnerable families in the developing world can be vast and complex. Through our miracle hero fund, we are able to help when needs arise. These include providing safe drinking water, distributing mosquito nets, funding life-saving medical assistance, setting up programmes to prevent malnutrition and providing emergency relief after a disaster.

Some examples this year have been providing urgent assistance to four orphaned boys who lost their home and everything in it when a fire consumed their home, funding many life saving medical treatment costs, re-homing a family in need, bicycles for children who’s commute to school is over 10km and emergency food aid.

WAYS TO HELP.

Volunteer with us; You can make a difference and, as a volunteer, you can see the effects first-hand. Come visit us; We welcome you coming to stay with us. You are welcome to come as a volunteer to help build, bring your skills as an intern or just come live life alongside us.

Sign up to make a recurring donation; We are forever grateful for support from our sponsor family. Sustainable giving in the form of a small monthly donation helps us plan ahead for the future. If you are currently unable to become a sponsor or a partner, you can still help us share our mission. We are so appreciative of those who spread the word.

Our key aims moving forward are enhancement of educational environments & opportunities, specifically engaging young people in our programmes. Improved food, nutrition, income security and medical provision for vulnerable children and families (families in poverty). Our desire is to see an increase in the proportion of households who have access to food all year.

OUR FUTURE PLANS.

OHUK is enormously delighted with the achievements it has made over the past year and the positive impact we continue to have on rural communities across Northern Uganda, but we know there is still more work to be done. Our plan is to extend our reach. We have many ideas of how to build on this work and we have developed a 3 year work plan and budget to see many children and families of Northern Uganda live an empowered life. Through the course of 2020 this plan has been agreed and is supported by the Government of Uganda.

Access to recreational facilities to improve well being, reduce stress factors and improved mental health. Enhancing skill levels & relieving unemployment through operational, hands on building opportunities & a vocational skills school. To provide educational sponsorship to more vulnerable children.

We simply want to reach more children and families. To allow freedom to exercise basic human rights to a secure food supply, income, education, health and equality. Learning is at the heart of our values.

This is a time of uncertainty and change, but throughout it all, we have seen so many incredible examples of just how connected we really are and how much unity and hope matter. We have seen more kindness, more consideration, more respect and love. Each of you are such wonderful examples to us of how much hope there is of people reaching out to each other and being a force of love in action.

We strive for the highest possible standards in our work, and encourage a culture of constant learning and improvement. Our biggest lesson has been the importance of involving existing structures, such as community groups and local authorities at all stages. This means people have ownership.

THANK YOU FOR BEING A PART OF THE ORDINARY HERO UK FAMILY!

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HELP US TO LOVE WITH OPEN ARMS LIKE YOU DO.

A LOVE THAT ERASES ALL THE LINES AND SEES THE TRUTH.

OH THAT WHEN THEY LOOK IN OUR EYES THEY WOULD SEE YOU GOD, EVEN IN JUST A SMILE, THEY WOULD FEEL THE FATHERS LOVE.

AMEN.

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CHARITY COMMISSION, bftlj IIOL) FOR ENGLANO AND WAIES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perood from 2020 To 2020 Section A Receipts and payments Unr•atdct•d fvnds R•8trfjct•d funds Endowment funds Total funds Last year to th• rw•#t É to th• Mar••1 £ tothTr n￿r•ll£ tot1* t)•ar•Bt A1 Recelpts Donation5 4760 10.143 4)0 4)0 Sub tot•l(Gross income forAR) A2 Asset and Inw¥tm•nt sal•s, Is¢¢ tsbl•l. -00 Sub total Total r•c•lpts A3Pa Pnma Actlvi Fundr41$1 Cos15 88nk tha otfiee cosis 21.92 3,665 700 3.780 4)0 -00 -00 Sub total 31 A4 A88•t 4nd ln¥￿tm•nt urchases, s•• table Sub total let of r•ceipts/{payments) A5 Transfèrs between lund A6 Cash funds last year gnd Cash funds this year •nd -00 -00 -00 -00 .00 -00 5,158 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unr•$i¥ict8d funds to n￿￿1£ R••lfict•d funds Endowment funds Cztegodes Dètails B1 Cash funds Cath At Bank -00 Total cash funds CCXX R1 acccmjnts Issi c¥. 12022

Unrestdcted funds R•strlcted funds r•s1É Endowment funds to nearest£ Details n••rqst É B2 Other monetsry assets 4JO 4)0 -00 Fund to wN¢h a•w b•1 Detsil$ C￿t lopU4)MII Curr•ftt wlu• 83 Investrnent assèts -00 Details COBI lopVoMII Curr•ni v•lu• Ilonal •s*•t b•lon B4 A8S•ts r•taln•d for the charitys own us• 4)0 -00 )0 ffli 4)0 Fund to whlth Amou•1 du• lon•1 Detai15 Wh•n du• Ilonal 85 Llablllties -00 Slgned by or trustees on behalf of all th8 trustees S￿nat￿e Print Name Oate of roval La CCXX R2 accounts Issi 0410412022

Michael E Mullender 14 Kingsley Avenue Milnthorpe Waker￿Id WF2 7EA 28. March 2022 Independent Examinatlon of Charlty Accounts Ordinary Hero UK- Charlty Number1182592 I have completed my examination of the 2019r2020 accounts of Ordinary Hero UK. I confim that no material matters have come to my attention in o)nnection virth the examination which gives me cause to believe that in any material resM the accounting records were not kept In accordance ￿1th the Charities Act. I C¢)nfirm that I have no conwns and have cm across no other matters in connection ¥￿th the examination to which attention should be dravm in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Michael Mullender

Z CheGklist Step done? WorkSng paper referonce Direction 1: |Check whether the charity Is ellgible to have an independent examination Checked the be reviewed chartty audit threshold app￿'r￿j to the ac(x>unts to Checked an audit is not re uired for an other reason Confimied the chartt is eligible for independent examination Confirmed the amount of the charitys income to figure shown the accounts (including any branches) and confirmed that income arxl assets are below the audit threshold or, If applicable. obtained a copy of the letter from the Commission roving an audit dispensation If the charity has one or more subsldlaries confimed that g￿up accounts are not required b law If a Charitable company checked that the audit exempts'on statement has been made If applicable, rechecked the threshold calculation during the examination If the charity's income is more than £250.000 confirmed Ihat the examiner is a member of one of the listed bodies 11 applicable, infomied the trustees that the charity is noi ible for an inde erKlent examination If receipts and payments accounts have been prepared. checked that the charitys gross income is less than £250,000 and that it is not a com an . If receipts and payments accounts have been prepared. check that there is no requirement to prepare accruals accounts in the chari ovemi document or for an other reason If applicable. infomied the trustees that the charity is not ible to are re￿1 ts and pa ments acc£)unts Direction 2: Check for any conflict of interest that prevents the examiner from carrying out their independent examination Confirmed that Ihere are no dose personal relationships wlth the trustees that compromise independen Confirmed as having no the day to day involvement in the administration of the charity If providing other services to the charity then confirmed that all the criteria in Direction 2 ne￿ssa for Indeper]den￿ are met Identified that there are no circumstances in the examinerfs judgment that would reasonably lead to the per￿ptIOn that the examiner is not independent

Step done? Working paper. refor•nce . Consrdered whether sufficientty skilled to cary out the examination and. where required. confinned membership of a listed bod If applicable, infomed the trustees that you are not eligible to car out the inde endent examination Direction 3: Record our independent examinatlon File of working papers prepared to document the work undertaken (see the Direction for guidanc￿ on key ￿￿rkIng ers Evidence of a pointment on file If issued, letter of en ement si Documentation of stepsre ned by the trustees on file Documentation that ste uired by Direction 1 are all done Anal uired b Direction 2 are all done ical review documented Areas of concem identtfied and noted whether these were resolved or if unresolved and significant have included them in the examinerfs re Verification and vouching procedu￿$ undertaken and any checks made are on file Cop ofap roved accounts on file Cop of trustees. annual re ort on file Copies of infomation relied upon as part of the examination are on file Ifa licable, co ies of written assurances iven Recorded the conclusions drdwn as an out￿rne of the Independent examination that support the examinerfs ￿pOrt are on file Recorded any matters of material significance about which a report must be made dlrect to the Commission Recorded whether to exercise discretion arKI ￿port on relevant matters direct to the Commission D1￿ctIon 4: Plan our independent examination Obtained an urmderstanding of the charitys constrtution, objectives, organisational structure. the funds managed, its activities and accountin records and s tems Planned spectfic examination procedures approprlate to the circumstances of the chari Reviewed whether any areas for improvement were advised to the trustees in the previous yearfs independent examinerfs report (or audit report and management letter) and IcK)ked to see if an action taken Considered the financial risks identified and. where accruals accounts prepared. considered vthether the trustees have evidence that shows that the charity is a going concem Noted any implications for the examinerfs report and for separate reportin to the Commission FlIr￿1

St•p done? Worklng paper reference Directlon 5: Check that accounting rncords are kept to the uired standard Checked that accounting records have been kept are complete and considered rf the have been kept to the required standard Asked the trustees about how they ensure the accounting records are complete If corrections made or records created during the examination. the trustee ap roval for these has been sought and obtained Asked the trustees rf they carried out a review of the charity's intemal financial controls in the ear reported Noted any impllcations for the examinerfs report and for se arate re ortin to the Commission Dlrection 6: Check that the accounts are consistont with the accountln records Com ared the accounts with the underl in accountin Checked some entries from the listing of transactions of income and expendrture to vouchers such as invoices, bank statements, and recei If applicable, confirmed that the trustees have taken the necessary steps to ensure that restricted or endowed funds are correctly reported In the accounts If additional checks We￿ necessary. the evidence was found that showed the accounting record was complete, vouther resent, and both supported the ent in the accounts Direction 7: If the accounts a￿ prepared on an accruals basls and one or more related party transactions took place the examiner must check rf these were properly dlsclosed in the notes to the accounts Checked that the disclosures required by the SORP have been made and are complete Considered whether the￿ are any implications ft)r the examinerfs report and re rting to the Commisslon If receipts and payments accounts prepared and a related party transaction note was provided. then checked the note for an lications for the examinerfs report Direction 8: Check the reasonableness of the significant estimates and judgmonts and accounting policies used In accounting for the types of fund held and In the preparation of the accounts Checked wtth the trustees that the separate funds of the charity have been correctly accounted for and reported correctly in the accounts Checked the ￿asOnab1ènesS of any significant eslimates or udgments that have been made in preparin the a¢￿unt$ records orA4

Step done? Worklng paper roferenc• Where accruals accounts are prepared, checked that the accounting policies adopted are consistent wth the SORP and are appropriate to the activities of the cha Where accruals accounts are prepared. checked that the accounts were ared on a oing cOn￿M basis Noted any implications for the examinerfs report and for se arate re ortin to the Commission Dlrection 9: The examiner must check whether the trustees have considered the financial circumstances of the charity at the end of the reporting period and, if the accounts are prepared on an accruals basls. chock whether the trustees have made an assessment of the charity's position as a going concem when approving the accounts Asked the trustees whether they expect Ihe charity to be able to settle outstandlng invoices. bills and ￿)Mmitments as and when.they fall due Asked the trustees about the reserves policy and the adequacy of the level of reserves held Where accruals accounts are p￿pared. checked that the trustees, have made an assessment of going con￿rn and that their assessment is reasonable given the infomjation available Where accruals ac￿)Unts are p￿pared. checked that the SORP'S disclosures about golng con￿rn have been made Noted any impllcations for the examinerfs report and for separate reporting to the Commission Dlro¢tlon 10: Check the forn) and content of the accounts Where receipts and payments accounts have been prepared, checked that the charity can lawfully prepare such accounts. that all the accounting statements are present arKI that the funds of the charity are correctly identtfied Where accruals accounts are prepared. checked that they ' com with the SORP and a licable accountin star)dard If the charity is a company. checked that the accounts also comply with the applicable cx)m an law re uirements Noted any irnplications for the exarninefs reFrf)rt and for se arate reporting to the Commission Direction 11: Identify items from the analytical review of the accounts that need to be followed up for further explanation or evidence Carried out an analytical review

Step done7 Worklng paper rèference Followirfg th, accounts fo analytical review. selected material items in the further explanation or supportin evidence If the accounts could be materially rnisstated, additional checks were undertaken and the examiner is satisfied that the item(s) Identified w the accoun re satisfactorily explained and (x>rrectly included in Noted any implioations for the examinerfs report and for separate reportin to the Commission Direction 12: Compare the trustees, annual report wlth the accounts Checked that any figure for reserves quoted in the trustees, annual re rt is not materially inconsistent wth the accounts Compared the trustees, annual report with the accounts for any matsrial inconsisten Noted any implicatDns for the examlnerfs rep)rt and for separate reportin to the Commission Direction 13: Writs and sign the Independent examlnatlon ort Reviewed the conclusions from the inde endent examlnation Considered whether the examination has identtfied a matter of concern that should be re orted In the examinerfs re Checked that the examiner's report covers all of the matters required If relying on the work of others in uThJertaking the independent ex8mination, the examiner Is fully Satisf￿ wlth their work and that work has been full documented ned and dated the examinerfs re Reported matters of material signrficance direct to the Commission Exercised discretion and reported relevant matters direct to the Commission . E A4L/LL6N&é( 3113/tL.

Michael E Mullender 14 Ifingsley Avenuè Milnthorpe Wakefield WF2 7EA 28° March 2022 Independent Examination of Charlty Accounts Ordinary Hero UK- Charlty Number1182592 I have completed my examination of the 2019r2020 a[￿unts of Ordinary Hero UK. I confirm that no material fflatters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that In material respect the accountlng records y￿re not kept In accordan￿ vrith the Charities ACL I confimi that I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection Viith the examination to which attention should be drawn in this rewrt in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to reached. Michael Mullender

Z Checklist Step done? Worklng paper reference Direction 1: Check whether the charity Is eligible to have an Independent examination Checked the charity audtt threshold applying to the accounts to be revlewed | Checked an audit is not re uired for an other reason Confimied the cha is eligible for independent examination Confimied the amount of the charitys income to figure shown the accounts (inclLMJing any branches) and ￿nfIrmed that income and assets are below tha audit threshold or, rf applicable. obtained a copy of the letter from the Commlsslon roving an audit dls ensation If the charity has one or more subsidiaries confirmed that group accounts are not re uired b law If a charitable company checked that the audit exempt4on statement has been made If applicable, rechecked the threshold calculation during the examlnation If the charity's income is more than £250,000 confimied that the examiner is a member of one of the listed bodies If applicable, infomed the trustees that the charty is not. ible for an'inde endent examination If re￿iptS and payments accounts have been prepared, checked that the charitys gross income is less than £250.000 and that it is not a com an . If receipts and payments accA)unts have been prepared, check that there is no requirement to prepare accruals accounts in the charl ovemin document or for an other reason If applicable, infomed the trustees that the charity is not ible to are recei ts and pa ments aoxsunts Direction 2: Check for any ¢onflict of interest that prevents the examiner from carrying out their independent examination Confirmed that there are no close personal relationships wrlh the trustees that compromise independen Confimed as having no the day to day involvement in the administration of the charity If providing other services to the charlty then confirrned that all the criteria in Direction 2 ne￿ssa for independence are mel Identified that there are no circumstances in Ihe examinerfs judgtnent that would reasonably lead to Ihe perception that the examlner is not irKJependent

Step done? Worklng paper reference Considered whether sufficiently skj'lled to cary out the examination and, where required. confimied membershlp of a listed bod If applicable, informed the trustees that you are not eliglble to out the inde endent examination Direction 3: Record our independent examinatlon File of working papers prepared to document the work undertaken (see the Direction for guidan￿ on key W0￿(1ng ers Evidence of a pointment on file If issued, letter of en ement si ned by the trustees on file Documentation of ste uired by Direction 1 are all done Documentation that ste uired b Direction 2 are all done Anal ical review documented Areas of concem identffied and noted whether these were resolved or if unresolved and significant have included them in the examinerfs report Verificatlon and vouching procedures undertaken and any checks made are on file Co ofa proved accounts on file Co of trustees, annual re ort on file Copies of infomiation relied upon as part of the examination are on flle Ifa licable, copies of written assurances iven Recorded the conclusions drawn as an outcome of the independent examination that support the examinerfs report are on file Recorded any matters of materfal significance at)out which a report must be made direct to the Commission Recorded whether to exercise discretion and report on relevant matters direct to the Commission Direction 4: Plan our independent examlnation Obtained an understanding of the charity's constitution, objectives. organisational structure, the funds managed, rts activities and accounting records and s tems Planned specific examination Pro￿dureS appropriate to the circumstances of the chari Reviewed whether any areas for improvement were advised to the trustees in the previous yearfs indepondent examinerfs report (or audit report and management letter) and lTrJked to see if an action taken Considered the financial risks identified and. where accruals accounts prepared. considered wheth8r the trustees have evidence that shows that the charity Is a going concem Noted any implications for the examinerfs rewrt and for separate reporting to the Commission répp -heP

step done? Worklng paper reference Dlrectl¢n 5: Check that accounting records are k6Pt to the uired standard Checked that accounting records have been kept are complete and considered if the have been kept to the required standard Asked the trustees about how they ensure the accounting records are complete If corrections made or records C￿ated during the examination. the trustee a roval for these has been sought and obtained Asked the trustees if they carrted out a review of the charitvs intemal financ￿[ controls in the ear report￿1 Noted any implications for the examinerfs report and for se arate reportin to the Commission Dlrectlon 6: Check that the accounts are conslstent with the accountin records Com ared the accounts with the underl ing accountin Checked some entries from the listing of transactions of Income and expenditure to vouchers such as invoices. bank statements, and recei ts. If applicable, confimed that the trustees have taken the necessary steps to ensure that restricted or endowed funds are correctly reported In the accounts If additional checks were necessary. the evidence vrfas found that showed the accounting record was complete. voucher resent. and both supported the ent in the accounts Direction 7: If the accounts are prepared on an accruals basls and one or more rglatsd party transactlons took place the examlnor must check if these were properfy disclosed In the notes to the accounts Checked that the disclosures required by the SORP have been made and are complete Consldered whether there are any implications for the examiner's report and re ortin to the Commission If receipts and payments accounts prepared and a related party transaction rtote was provided, then checked Ihe note for an lications for the examlnerfs re Direction 8: Check the reasonablemss of the significant estimates and judgments and accounting policies used In a¢Gounting for the types of fund held and In the preparation of the accounts Checked with the trustees that the separate funds of the charity have been wrrectly accounted for and reported correctly in the accounts Checked the reasonableness of any significant estimates or udgments that have been made in preparing the accounts records *lr

Step done? Worklng paper reference Where accruals accounts are prepared. checked that the accounting policies adopted are consistent wtth the SORP and are appropriate to the activities of the chari Where accruals accounts are prepared, checked that the accounts were ared on a oing con￿rn basis Noted any implications for the examinerfs report and for se arate re ortin to the Commission Dlrection 9: The examiner must check whether the trustees have considered the financial circumstances of the charity at the end of the reportlng period and. if the accounts are prepared on an accruals basis, check whether the trustees have made an assessment of the charity's position as a going concern when approving tho accounts Asked the trustees whether they expect Ihe chartty to be able to settle outstanding Invol￿S. bills and o)mmrtments as and when.they fall due Asked the trustees aboLrt the reserves policy arKI the adequacy of the level of reserves held Where accruals accounts are prepared, ched(ed that the trustees. have made an assessment of going concem and that their assessment is reasonable given the information available Where accruals accounts are pEpared. checked that the SORP'S disclosures about going concem have been made Noted any Impllcations for the examinerfs report and for separate reporting to the Commission rhl Dlrectlon 10: Check the forni and content of the accounts Where receipts and payments accounts have been prepared, checked that the charity can lawfully prepare such accounts. that aN the accounting statements are present and that the funds of the charity are CO￿ectlY identrfied Where accruals accounts are prepared, checked thal they comply with the SORP and a licable accounlin standard If the charity is a company, checked that the accounts also com with the applicable com an law re uirements Noted any implicatsons for the examinerfs report and for se arate reporting to the Commission Direction 11: Identify items from the analytical review of the accounts that need to be followed up for further explanation or evidence Carried out an analytical review

Stsp done7 Worklng paper reference Followirfg th analyiical review, selected material rtems in the accounts fodi further explanation or supportin evidence If the accounts could be materially misstated, additional checks were undertaken and the examiner is satisfied that the item(s) identified w re satisfactorily explained and ojrrectly included in the accounts Noted any implications for the examinerfs repx)rt and for separate reportin to the Commission Direction 12: Compare the trustees, annual report with the accounts Checked that any figure for reseNes quoted in the trustees, annual re ort is not materially inconsistent wtth the accounts Compared the trustees, annual report with the accounts for any material inconsisten Noted any Implications for the examinerfs rewrt and for se arate reportin to the Commission Direction 13: Write and sign the Independent examination re ort Reviewed the conclusions from the inde endenl examlnation Considered whether the examination has identified a matter of concem that should be re orted in the examinerfs re Checked that the examiner's report covers all of the matters uired If relying on the work of others In undertaking the independent examination, the examiner is fully satisfied with their WO￿ and that work has been full documented Signed and dated the examinerfs re Reported matters of material signrficance direct to the Commission Exercised discretion and reported relevant matters direct to the Commission