## **HOPE HILL FOUNDATION REGISTERED** CHARITY NO. 1190041 ## Trustees’ Annual Report & Statement of Financial Activity for the Year Ended 31st March 2022 Trustees Elaine Thompson (Chair) Alexander Amankwah Theophilus J Nelson Harriet Akoto 1 HOPE HILL FOUNDATION Annual report & financial statement Year ended 31st March 2022 Contents Pages Charity information and professional advisers 3 Trustee’s report 4 Income and Expenditure 8 2 ## **HOPE HILL FOUNDATION** Charity information and professional advisers **Registered Charity Name** HOPE HILL FOUNDATION **Charity Number** 1190041 **Registered Address** 57 Assheton Road Shaw OL2 7LP **Trustees** Elaine Thompson-Chair Alexander Amankwah Theophilus J Nelson Harriet Akoto **Bank** APS Financial-CASH PLUS BANK Kingdom Bank 3 ## **TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT & STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE YEAR ENDED** ## **MARCH 31ST 2022** ## **Structure, Governance & Management** ## **Type of Governing Document** Constitution- based on the Charity Commission’s model governing document for Charitable Incorporated Organisations. ## **Charitable Objectives** As defined in the Charities Constitution (Governing Document) _The charity’s objects are: ‘’The Hope Hill Foundation is a charity used for the public benefit. It is for the prevention or relief of poverty in the United Kingdom and Ghana by providing grants, items and services to individuals in need and/or charities, or other organisations working to prevent or relieve poverty.’’_ ## **Trustee Selection Methods** Recruitment and appointment of new trustees would be in line with the charity constitution and with the consent of the Trustees. The criteria set for the suitable candidate would be someone who is sensitive to the needs and demands of the organisation. ## **Activities** ## **PUBLIC BENEFIT** The Trustees confirm that they have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission in exercising their powers or duties. The charity has individuals and community-based projects and works in partnership with other organisations with similar objectives 4 ## **Achievements & Performance** Objects of the Charity, principal activities and organisation of our work When carrying out our activities in England and beyond, the trustees are mindful of the charity commission guidelines on the Public Benefits and believe that the Charity has complied with the duty in section 17 (S) of the charity Act 2011. The charity principal activities are summarised as follows: 1) The Prevention or Relief of Poverty Our Projects **-‘’Feed My Home now known as (HANDS OF HOPE)’’** - feeding outreach providing food parcels to vulnerable families who have children in Ghana **-‘’Safe Haven’’-** a feeding project providing food parcels for families with children in Greater Manchester. **-‘’The Restoration Programme’’** - A programme designed to provide very vulnerable women sustainability by setting them up with small businesses or helping them obtain/find employment in Ghana. ## **-‘’The Restoration Programme Workshops-empowerment’’-** Small workshops teaching very vulnerable women skills in order to start a small business in Ghana to escape poverty. **-‘’Hygiene Drive’’-** providing young girls/women & children with hygiene items both in Ghana & Greater Manchester **-‘’A Meal for Christmas’’-** Ensuring that children have a meal & gift during the Christmas season both in Ghana & the United Kingdom. ## **Achievements** We work towards the UN 2030 Sustainable Developmental Goals and we work within the framework of SDG1 (Zero Poverty), SDG2- (Zero Hunger), SDG 3- (Good health and wellbeing), SDG10- (Reduce inequalities). ## **We received acknowledgement for an won the Humanitarian Awards Global for Best Advocate Against Poverty for our work under the SDG1.** Despite the challenges of what the post coronavirus pandemic brought we had a successful year for Hope Hill Foundation. We were able to be a blessing to many people during a very difficult time and season. Working within the COVID guidelines & restrictions of both United Kingdom and Ghana, we were able to provide the 5 following in both countries due to our grants, donations and kind gestures from funders and the community: ## **GHANA** - Food Parcels delivered to provided to families in Accra & villages - Hygiene Parcels to young girls/schoolgirls/women living in destitution - 400 children/vulnerable adults fed over Christmas for ‘’ a meal for Christmas’’ - Mother’s day breakfast parcels distributed to 20 mothers in a deprived area. - Provided electricity & paid for installation of meter for one of the women we started a business for. - **Restoration Programme** - Liquid soap workshop & local drinks workshop conducted and started small businesses for 15 women. - **Restoration Programme** - Local cereals business started for a widow - **Restoration Programme** - Young pregnant woman provided with tools to start her hair styling business. ## **UNITED KINGDOM** - Families supported across Greater Manchester - Food parcels incl Christmas + Christmas food parcels - Hygiene parcels - Energy support (electricity & gas) + Food Vouchers - Christmas presents provided for families across Greater Manchester - Provided IT equipment to 5 families living in IT poverty Our achievements are indicative of the hard work, dedication and commitment of our team and volunteers that effortlessly worked during the pandemic to support those in the greatest need. We are so pleased to start off on this platform and pray that we grow from strength to strength to be able to help more people. In Ghana we have had people/food vendors donate food in kind which has been a blessing! We have managed to build a small team of volunteers who are from various backgrounds and hope to continue to develop as we continue to impact lives. ## **Goals for 2022-2023** ## Funding & Donations We want to continue working hard to obtain funding to support our various initiatives in order to help more families. 6 ## Collaborative Work Work alongside other organisations with the same values and passions we have to give more women/children/families support and increase awareness of what we do as an organisation. ## Restoration Programme Identify the opportunity to support families to become self-reliant and continue our workshops to help women start small businesses to be able to provide for their families. ## Feeding Programme Continue to provide food parcels to struggling families. In Ghana we want to reach more rural areas where the need is the greatest. We will also continue support children especially during the Christmas Season. The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the need for greater support for people especially those already living in abject poverty. We hope that we are able to continue to relieve or prevent poverty in families. Approved by order of the board of trustees on 29[th] of December 2022 and signed on its behalf by: Mrs Elaine Thompson For Trustees 7 CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Hope Hill Foundatlon 1190041 Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from Period start date 0110412021 Perlod end date 3110312022 Section A Receipts and payments Unrestrlcted funds to th• n•ar•st Restrlcted funds to tho n•ar••t £ Endowment funds to tho n•ar•st £ Total funds Last yoar to th• n•ar•st £ to th• n•ar•st £ A1 Recel ts GRANTS DONATIONSIFUNDRAISING Carried ov•r from March 2021 12,358 2,405 4,286 29,000 1,669 2,405 4.286 ross Income or AR) 19.049 19.049 30,669 set an (see table). Investment sa es. 19.049 A3Pa ments Charftabl• Actlvftles Operatlonal Expens•sNolunt••r 13.419 13,419 4.165 4165 Sub total 17.584 17.584 26,383 A4 Asset and investment ur ha see Sub total Total payments 17.584 Net of recelpts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end 1,465 CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 14101r2023 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted funds lo noJr•st £ Restrlcted funds to n•ar•st £ Endowment funds to noar•sl £ Details B1 Cash funds Cash in bank as of 31103r2022 1,446 Total cash funds 1,446 (agree balwu8 rnce*)Is a￿1 paY￿￿ntS counl{s)) Unrestrlcted funds to nearosl £ Restrfcted funds to no4rest £ Endowment funds to near•st £ Details Fund to which asset belon Current value tlona Details Cosl (optional) Fund to whlch asset belon Details Cosl (optional) Current valu• tiona B4 Assets retained for the charitys own use Fund to whoch Arn￿nI du• When du• Details BS Liabilities Signed by one or twr) trustees on behalf of all the trustees Date of roval Signature Print Name CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 14101r2023