## **REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER:12962630 (England and Wales) REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1195027**
Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 OCTOBER 2024 for HGH UNITED HANDS LIMITED
ACN Accountants Chartered Certified Accountants 41 Orsett Road Grays RM17 5DS
## **HGH UNITED HANDS LIMITED**
Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 October 2024
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|Independent Examiner's Report|4|
|Statement of Financial Activities|5|
|Balance sheet|6|
|Notes to the Financial Statements|7|
## **HGH UNITED HANDS LIMITED Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 October 2024**
## **Company Information**
## **Trustees/Directors**
Arshad Hussain Zaheer Iqbal Zia Afzal
**Registered Company number 12962630 (England and Wales)**
## **Registered Charity Number**
**1195027**
## **Registered office**
71-75 Shelton Street London WC2H 9JQ
## **Independent Examiner**
ACN Accountants Chartered Certified Accountants 41 Orsett Road Grays RM17 5DS
## **Banker**
Zempler
## **HGH UNITED HANDS LIMITED Report of the Trustees For the year ended 31 October 2024**
The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 October 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015).
The board of trustees are satisfied with the performance of the charity during the year and the position at 31st October 2024 and consider that the charity is in a strong position to continue its activities during the coming year, and that the charity's assets are adequate to fulfil its obligations.
## **About Us**
HGH United Hands is a registered UK charity committed to alleviating human suffering through targeted charitable interventions. We operate as a non-profit organisation, focusing on eradicating poverty, combating social injustice, and providing relief during natural disasters. Our activities are designed to deliver both immediate assistance and long-term solutions in partnership with like-minded organisations.
## **Our Vision**
To create a world where compassion drives change and where vulnerable communities are empowered through meaningful humanitarian support.
## **Our Mission**
Our mission is to strengthen humanity’s collective response to poverty, injustice, and crises by delivering aid, supporting grassroots organisations, and enabling sustainable development for those most in need.
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
- To provide relief for individuals in need, hardship, or distress due to poverty, natural disasters, or social injustice.
- To support and collaborate with other charitable organisations sharing similar humanitarian goals.
- To research and identify opportunities where charitable intervention can have a sustainable impact.
- To raise awareness and mobilise resources to support international and local humanitarian projects.
## **Key Achievements**
- Supporting Local Community Infrastructure: Provided a charitable donation to assist a local charity with purchasing carpet for a community centre building.
- Ramadan Iftar Programme: Collaborated in fundraising and distribution efforts for Ramadan iftar meals.
- Humanitarian Relief in Palestine: Supported emergency food aid and supplies to refugees in Palestine.
## **Additional Notes**
This year, the charity continued its focus on strengthening partnerships and exploring new areas of humanitarian support. Trustees engaged in strategic discussions and research with other charitable organisations, including medical and welfare charities, to plan future collaborative interventions.
## **Public benefit**
The trustees confirm that they have referred to the guidance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust's aims and objectives and in planning future activities and setting the grant making policy for the year.
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Governing document**
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust, and constitutes a limited company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006.
The directors of the company are also trustees of the charity. Eligibility for membership of the charity, and membership of the board of trustees is governed by the memorandum and articles of association.There are no restrictions in the governing document on the operation of the charity or on its investment powers, other than those imposed by general charity law.
## **Recruitment and appointment of new trustees**
When new or additional trustees are required then beneficiaries and client organisations are invited to submit nominations and subject to their compliance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association they are considered by the governing body of trustees for
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## **HGH UNITED HANDS LIMITED Report of the Trustees Fortheyear ended 31 October 2024**
## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT**
## **Risk management**
The trustees have a duty to identify and review the risks to which the charity is exposed and to ensure appropriate controls are in place to provide reasonable assurance against fraud and error.
## **Directors / Trustees' Responsibilities:**
- Select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently
- Observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP 2015 (FRS 102)
- Make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
- State whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements
- Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in operation
The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006.
## **Reserves Policy and Going Concern**
The Trustees have set a target of 3 months' expenditure as a prudent level of reserves. Currently the reserve is well above the policy level and yet the reserve policy is regularly under review.
## **FINANCIAL REVIEW**
The charity received income of £105,768 (2023: £20,050) during the year. After outgoing expenses of £23,347 (2023: £20,069), the charity was left with a surplus of £82,422 (2023: -£19) for the year.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.
Report of the trustees, approved by order of the board of trustees, as the company directors, on 2 June 2025 and signed on the board's behalf by:
## Arshad Hussain-Trustee
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HGH UNITED HANDS LIMITED
## **Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of**
## **Independent examiner's report to the trustees of HGH United Hands ('the Company')**
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 October 2024.
## **Responsibilities and basis of report**
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').
Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.
## **Independent examiner's statement**
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:
1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
ACN Accountants Chartered Certified Accountants 41 Orsett Road Grays RM17 5DS
02 June 2025
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## **HGH UNITED HANDS LIMITED Statement of Financial Activities For the year ended 31 October 2024**
|**INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM**
Donations and legacies
**EXPENDITURE ON**
Other
**NET (DEFICIT)/INCOME**
**Total funds**
**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|**31.10.24**
**31.10.23**
Unrestricted
Unrestricted
Fund
Fund
**£**
**£**
105,768
20,050
(23,347)
(20,069)
(82,422)
(19)
(82,422)
(19)
(82,422)
(19)|
|---|---|
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## **HGH UNITED HANDS LIMITED Balance Sheet as at 31 October 2024**
|**Notes**
**31.10.23**
Unrestricted
Fund
**£**
**Current assets**
Cash at bank and in hand
87,474
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year
(700)
86,774
**Net current assets**
86,774
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS**
**CURRENT LIABILITES**
86,774
**NET ASSETS**
86,774
**FUNDS**
Unrestricted funds
86,774
**TOTAL FUNDS**
86,774|**31.10.22**
Unrestricted
Fund
**£**
4,852
(500)
4,352
4,352
4,352
4,352
4,352|
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The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 October 2024.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 October 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
(a) ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees on 2 June 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:
Arshad Hussain-Trustee
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**HGH UNITED HANDS LIMITED Notes to the Accounts for the year ended 31 October 2024**
## **Accounting policies**
## _**Basis of prepararing the financial statements**_
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
## _**Income**_
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.
## _**Expenditure**_
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.
## _**Taxation**_
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.
## _**Fund accounting**_
Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes.
## _**TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS**_
There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 October 2024.
## _**Trustees' expenses**_
There were no trustees' expenses paid for the year ended 31 October 2024.
## _**STAFF COSTS**_
There were no employee for the year ended 31 October 2024.
## _**RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES**_
There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 October 2024.
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## **HGH UNITED HANDS LIMITED Detailed profit and loss account for the year ended 31 October 2024**
_This schedule does not form part of the statutory accounts_
|**Donations and legacies**
Donations
**Total incoming resource**
**EXPENDITURE**
**Support costs Management**
General administrative expenses:
Bank charges
Charitable Activities
Legal and professional costs:
Accountancy fees
Solicitor fees
Total resources expended
**Net (Deficit)/Income**|**31.10.24**
**£**
105,768
105,768
69
22,278
22,347
700
300
23,347
82,422|**31.10.23**
**£**
20,050
20,050
69
19,500
19,569
500
-
20,069
(19)|
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