
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  01/01/2023   Period start date   To 31/12/2023         Period end date** 

## **Charity name: Help4Nam** 

## **Charity registration number: 1192740** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|**The charity achieves its aims and**<br>**objectives, in particular but not**<br>**exclusively by: The relief of financial**<br>**hardship among people living or working**<br>**in Namibia, by providing such persons**<br>**with goods/services which they could not**<br>**otherwise afford through lack of means.**|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|**Through generous financial donations we**<br>**were able to continue to provide needy**<br>**families in Namibia with food parcels**<br>**over the last 12 months. Donations were**<br>**used to purchase food and toiletries**<br>**which was distributed to underprivileged**<br>**homes in the 3 locations where the**<br>**charity focuses its work, namely**<br>**Windhoek, Rehoboth and Okahandja. As**<br>**well as individuals referred to us by**<br>**social workers, the beneficiaries also**<br>**included a primary schools and**<br>**nurseries. Our dedicated team of**<br>**volunteers in Namibia are a huge support**<br>**to what we do. They arrange quotations**<br>**for food supplies from supermarkets,**<br>**delivery and packing of the parcels as**<br>**well as distributing to the identified**<br>**beneficiaries. Our volunteers are**<br>**unemployed and have no means of**<br>**transportation therefore they were paid**<br>**for their travel and other expenses**<br>**related to their work for the charity.**<br>**Help4Nam were extremely fortunate to**<br>**again receive funding of £5080 from**<br>**Charities Aid Foundation (CAF). This**<br>**funding contributed to 70% of our income**<br>**and is the second consecutive year of**<br>**funding from their Corporate Social**<br>**Responsibility Programme.**|
|Statement confirming|Para 1.18|**The Trustees confirm that they have**|





whether the trustees have **complied with the requirements of** had regard to the guidance **Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to** issued by the Charity **have due regard to the public benefit** Commission on public **guidance published by the Charities** benefit **Commission for England and Wales.** 

## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**Everyone working for our food bank are**<br>**volunteers-we have no paid employees.**<br>**We do reimburse volunteers for their**<br>**expenses related to work for the charity**<br>**such as travel expenses.**|
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## **Achievements and Performance** 

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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|**During the past year we distributed 320**<br>**food parcels in Namibia which fed over**<br>**2000 individuals. The approximate value**<br>**of food distributed was just over £6000.**<br>**Our beneficiaries are extremely grateful**<br>**for the food parcels which provide much**<br>**needed sustenance in times when they**<br>**have nowhere else to turn. The current**<br>**unemployment rate in Namibia is a**<br>**staggering 42% and most of our**<br>**beneficiaries are unemployed. We aim to**<br>**facilitate employment by identifying the**<br>**needs of beneficiaries and connecting**<br>**them with useful services and partners in**<br>**our network in Namibia. As well as**<br>**general hygiene products such as body**<br>**soap, toothpaste and toilet paper, the**<br>**parcels we provide consist of non-**<br>**perishable, nutritionally balanced food-**<br>**essential for those beneficiaries on**<br>**medication for treatment such as**|






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|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21||
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The trustees have no defined policy in**<br>**terms of the levels of reserves held.**<br>**However, the trustees regularly review**<br>**reserves to ensure that they are adequate**<br>**to fulfil the Food Bank’s continuing**<br>**operational costs (such as yearly website**<br>**subscription and domain fee)**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Zero**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**The trustees budget to spend all income**<br>**received each year on the charity’s**<br>**activities.**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Our principle source of funds are**<br>**financial donations given by individual**<br>**members of the public. We also received**<br>**funding from the Charities Aid Fund in**<br>**the sum of £5080.**|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Appointed by the current Trustees having**<br>**regard to the skills, knowledge and**<br>**experience needed for the effective**<br>**administration of the CIO.**|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other 

## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Help4Nam Foodbank|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1192740|
|Charity’s principal address|5 Goring Road<br>Staines<br>Middlesex<br>TW18 3EH|
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

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||Stephanie Collins|Chair|||
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||Catherine Paisley|Treasurer|||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

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

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** C Paisley **Full name(s)** Catherine Paisley **Position (eg Secretary,** Treasurer **Chair, etc) Date** 30 October 2024 



||**Help4Nam**|**Help4Nam**|**Help4Nam**|**1192740**|**1192740**|**1192740**|**CC16a**|
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||**For the period**<br>**from**|01/01/2023|**To**||31/12/2023|||
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|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest**<br>**£**<br>**3,081**<br>**5,080**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> <br> **8,161**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**8,161**<br>**4,324**<br>**264**<br>**65**<br>**216**<br>**441**<br>**70**<br>**2,220**<br>**-**<br> **7,600**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**7,600**<br>**561**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**561**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**||**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**3,081**<br>**5,080**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,161**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**8,161**<br>**4,324**<br>**264**<br>**65**<br>**216**<br>**441**<br>**70**<br>**2,220**<br>**-**<br>**7,600**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**7,600**<br>**561**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|Donations|**3,081**||||||**-**|
|CAF Ambassodors for Good Funding|**5,080**||||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|<br> **8,161**||||||**-**|
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|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**||||||||
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|<br>Cost of foodparcels|**4,324**||||||**-**|
|Wesbsite/subscriptions|**264**||||||**-**|
|Memberships|**65**||||||**-**|
|Bank charges|**216**||||||**-**|
|Marketing|**441**||||||**-**|
|Postage|**70**||||||**-**|
|Transfer Inter charitybank accounts|**2,220**||||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_ **|**7,600**||||||**-**|
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|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases, (see table)**||||||||
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|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||||
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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|Signature<br>C Paisley<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Donations<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**561**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**561**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Catherine Paisley|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
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||C Paisley|Catherine Paisley|30/10/2024|
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