Annual Report for the Year Ended December 31[st] 2024 Hope and Life Missions Africa UK Charity Registration No: 1185616 (Charitable Incorporated Organisation)
For the public benefit, in Uganda and such other parts of the world as the Charity Trustees may from time to time determine:
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the advancement of education;
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the advancement of the Christian faith;
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the prevention and relief of poverty.
All objectives are being supported mainly through a sponsorship programme. Donors support a child to complete their education and other associated needs, such as health care, to prepare them for tertiary training which will lead to long term employment and financial security.
Trustees
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Margaret Dorothy Bagley
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Theresa Marie Worrall
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Danielle Louise Finch
Correspondence/Registered Address
Felbridge Rise
Alvanley Road Helsby
Frodsham WA6 9PS
Bank
Co-operative Bank Plc
P.O. Box 101
1 Balloon Street Manchester M60 4EP
ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Sponsorship Programme
The sponsorship programme is being maintained and monitored by improved administration and regular communication with our partners in Uganda.
The charity, during this period, sponsored children from preschool age through to tertiary education in a local college of further education. The training results in a nationally recognised certificate in a trade such as plumbing which enables them to have the opportunity of lifelong employment.
All children attending school are being supplied with food and clothing and are progressing well educationally, physically, spiritually and emotionally.
Our annual visit took place in January 2024 and the report is included.
Relationship with our sponsors
We appreciate the continuing support of our sponsors.
Communication is maintained with the sponsors by appropriate updates in writing according to the information received from Uganda. Updated photos are also sent annually. Sponsors are also encouraged to contact us if they have any questions or need more information about the programme although this is rarely necessary.
An annual online meeting is also organised with our sponsors where the trustees and treasurer will give general updates and a report on the expenditure of sponsorship money. There is also an opportunity for any general questions related to the sponsorship programme. The sponsors who attend the online meeting express their appreciation of it and feel that the communication about their individual child is good. They also give us feedback and ideas as to how we can work better as a charity which are discussed at Trustees’ meetings and acted on as appropriate.
Relationship with our partner in Uganda
The relationship with our partner organisation in Uganda remains good due to open communication including regular calls, messages and emails. In addition, there are monthly finance reports received with appropriate receipts. Annual trustee visits also help to maintain the relationship .
We are continuing to work with them in areas of child protection and safeguarding.
We will continue to work together to improve outcomes for the children and their families. The team in Uganda is continuing to identify families that are in need of the support of HALMA and we are continuing to expand the programme to include more families.
FINANCIAL REVIEW
At the end of December 2023, the charity account held £1194. We were expecting more funds to come in early January to cover our usual amount going out to Uganda in January.
As a general rule, we hold very few reserves and we have very few overheads on the UK side. We are working at developing a healthier reserve fund so that if emergencies arise in Uganda, we are able to respond quickly and appropriately.
We are never in an overall deficit as our grants sent out always reflect the funds that have come in.
We are fortunate in having very faithful sponsors and are continuing to add more people to our regular contributors. To this end, we are in a healthy position to continue and hope to grow in 2025. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Hope and Life Missions Africa UK is governed by our constitution and we are a Charity Incorporated Organisation. All UK trustees are volunteers. Our partner organisation in Uganda employs people to ensure the legitimate and organised running of the charity.
The charity has no assets and any carry over of funds is held for future running expenses or charitable grants.
DECLARATIONS
The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature Full Name Theresa M Worrall
Position Trustee
Date 13 August 2025
HALMA UK Visit to Uganda
10-24 January 2024
As part of our accountability checks, two of our trustees, Margaret Bagley and Theresa Worrall, made a visit to Mubende to visit the HALMA Uganda project and to Mityana to further our aims of training Sunday School teachers and ministering to children physically, emotionally and spiritually.
MUBENDE
The first part of the visit took place in Mubende, where our partner organisation, HALMA Uganda, is based. We had meetings with the Ugandan team to review paperwork, discuss any difficulties current and possible future, and to plan for the coming year. These meetings were attended by Margaret Bagley, Theresa Worrall, Simon Zziwa, Joel Ahimbisibwe and Charles Nsumba. These meetings helped us confirm the reports we are sent by the local team and we were able to ensure that policies and safeguards were in place and being followed.
During this time, visits were made to see the sponsored children and their families. This was an opportunity to see their homes and to assess what further needs there may be. It was also possible to speak to the carers’ to ensure that HALMA sponsorship was being properly used and the children were safe and cared for. It also helps the sponsored families to become familiar with the UK organisation.
January is the annual school holiday in Uganda, so the children were not in school and some were waiting for exam results to see if they would be moving on to their next level of education. While we could not see the children in attendance, we were able to visit some of the schools where our sponsored children attend. This allowed us to see the facilities and to make contact with the school administration. The
schools were all pleased with the progress of the sponsored children and with their interactions with HALMA Uganda. They were all happy to work with HALMA for the best outcomes for the sponsored children and are willing to work with us to ensure that the needs of the children are met.
We also spent time in Mubende fulfilling some of the other aims of HALMA UK. We had training with local Sunday School teachers and those involved in local church Children’s Ministry. This involved people from churches in Mubende, as well as those from surrounding villages. As well as working with them on writing curriculum and accessing different teaching styles, there was also teaching in workshops on Health and Safety and ensuring that they could all recognise and fix any safety concerns within their teaching environments. The age range included teenagers as well as older experienced adults and they all were engaged.
Some of those who attended were then able to put their training into practice when we hosted two Children’s Camps. The first took place in the centre of Mubende and was attended by 350 children. The second took place in a local village and over 500 children attended. As well as teaching and worship, the children took part in smaller workshops where they painted, learned songs and put together dramas. The individual churches also presented songs and dances that they had worked on during the school holidays. The children also received lunch and drinks and went
home very happy. These camps are majority funded by fundraising through HALMA UK. The local churches contribute what they can, but they do not have excess funds for such programmes. Part of what we do is to train them to replicate these programmes for as low a cost as possible. We also encourage the local teams to take the lead so that they have confidence in producing their own projects in the future.
MITYANA
At present, we do not have any sponsored children in Mityana, but Margaret Bagley does have connections to local church leaders from her time of previously living there. While in Mityana, we supported a local church that had just had a change in leadership. We replicated our Sunday School Teachers training and had a mini children’s camp. Again, we were able to use this opportunity for the local teachers put their training into practice. Just over 100 children attended.
We were also able to visit local Compassion Project centres. They were very helpful in helping us to further understand the local needs and context and were also able to give us information on local policies and safeguarding that work within the local
culture while also fulfilling UK Charity Commission expectations. These relationships are useful in providing guidance and training for our local partners.
Submitted by:
Theresa Worrall
Trustee-HALMA UK
Charity Name No (if any) Hope and Life Missions Africa UK 1185616 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the period Period start date Period end date To from Jan-24 31-Dec-24
Section A Receipts and payments
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Charity Name No (if any) CC16a Hope and Life Missions Africa UK 1185616 Receipts and payments accounts For the period from Period start date To Period end date Jan-24 31-Dec-24 Section A Receipts and payments |
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) - 558- - 12,859- - -- - 13,417- - 12,961- A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts - 558- - 12,859- - -- - 13,417- - 12,961- A3 Payments |
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| Grants to Uganda | - 1,842- |
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| Governance costs | - -- |
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CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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Net of receipts/(payments) - 1,284 2,539 - 1,255 451
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A6 Cash funds last year end 1,335 141 - 1,476 743
Cash funds this year end 51 2,680 - 2,731 1,194
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
all the trustees Signature Print Name Date of approval
Rebecca J C Heeley 7/24/2025
Theresa M Worrall
16/7/2025
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