2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1[st] January 2024 To 31[st] December 2024

Charity name: Giving Hope to Turkey

Charity registration number: 1193746

Objectives and Activities

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Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	To advance the Christan religion in Turkey for the beneft of the public through prayer and by providing grants to organisatons in Turkey that advance Christanity and relieve those in need by reason of fnancial hardship or other disadvantage.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	Grants have been made to Kurtuluş Kilisesi, a Christan charity in Türkiye, towards the living expenses for a number of specifc church leaders enabling them to work for the church in Türkiye.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public beneft. Workers for Kurtuluş Kilisesi give regular statements of actvity and impact on those that they are serving.

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SORP reference 1.1. The trustees apply the funds of Giving Para 1.38 Hope to Turkey at their discretion and in Policy on grant making accordance with the charitable purposes and objectives of the charity. Any decision whether to award a grant remains solely the responsibility of the trustees. 1.2. The charitable objectives of Giving Hope to Turkey are: “We aim to support organisations in Turkey who advance the Christian faith in Turkey and demonstrate Christianity in Turkey. For the public benefit, Giving Hope to Turkey will support

people experiencing hardship in Turkey, both Christian and non-christen by providing charitable grants to organisations in Turkey. This will be a practical demonstration of Christianity. We aim to provide both financial and prayer support to organisations in Turkey. n/a Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment There are trusted volunteers who travel to Para 1.38 Türkiye, in capacities unrelated to the Contribution made by charity, but they meet with those volunteers supported by the charity and leaders in the organisations to whom the grants are made. Giving Hope to Turkey is a grantmaking organisation and does not undertake any work in UK or Türkiye. Volunteers in UK visit churches to request prayer support for Türkiye. Other

Achievements and Performance

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Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	Giving Hope to Turkey has worked through grants to Kurtuluş Kilisesi. Three couples have been released into full- tme Christan work in Türkiye. Reports each month from these church leaders have shown the impact of their ability to follow the Lord's leading in their life. There have been many people who have come into a relatonship with Jesus and form into Christan fellowships in diferent cites in Türkiye. People have been baptsed and had their lives changed. The change in their lives has led to service in their communites and an improvement in the physical and spiritual wellbeing of others.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	n/a
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	n/a
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	n/a
Other – Prayer support		The number of churches and individuals praying for Türkiye is growing through the facilitaton of GHTT with UK churches. A monthly prayer leter begun in December 2023. We see God honouring these prayers with positve changes in the well being and lifestyles of those for whom we pray.

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	Giving Hope to Turkey (GHTT) is stll a relatvely new charity. The fnancial accounts show a positve bank balance and an increasing number of people and organisatons commited to regular giving. The trustees were careful to promote the availability of grants only when there was sufcient income. The trustees will contnue to be certain that any grant will be covered by funds held or by commited giving. Any grant given as staged payments has a break clause in the agreement incase there is a reducton in commited giving.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	There are no fnancial reserves held by the charity because of the purpose and policies of GHTT in awarding grants.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	zero
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	There are no fnancial reserves held by the charity because of the purpose and policies of GHTT in awarding grants.
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	n/a
Explanation of any uncertainties about the	Para 1.23	There is no reason for the charity not to contnue to functon.

charity continuing as a going concern

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	The principal source of funds is from donatons from individual Christans or Christan organisatons. Some is regular giving and some are one-of gifs. These gifs are increasing as the charity and the impact of grants become more widely known. One of the trustees leads on a maintaining a social media presence to further the aims of the charity in providing fnancial grants and prayer support for Türkiye.
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	n/a
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	The principal risk facing Giving Hope to Turkey is that the sources of funding coming from donors is reduced over time. This would result in a reduction in the size of grants payable.
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Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	The governing document for Giving Hope to Turkey is a trust deed.
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Giving Hope to Turkey is consttuted as a charitable trust.
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	Trustees have been selected from individuals who have previously shown an interest in Christan work in Türkiye and have a willingness to act prayerfully.

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Policies and procedures	Policies and procedures		Trustees agree to undertake relevant on- line coursesprovided byUK Charity
	Policies and procedures	Para 1.51	Trustees agree to undertake relevant on- line coursesprovided byUK Charity

adopted for the induction and training of trustees

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Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Giving Hope to Turkey
Other name the charity uses	n/a
Registered charity number	1193746
Charity’s principal address	Highmead House, High Street Blakeney, GL15 4DY

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Elizabeth Spoor	Chair
	Rhys Phillips	Treasurer
	Rodney Wilson
	Nathan Allen

Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date
	Elizabeth Anne Machin Spoor
	Chair
	01 October 2025

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