Helping Our People Endure
Charity Registration Number: 1205442 Trustees’ Annual Report and Accounts For the period 26 October 2023 – 15 August 2024
Trustees’ Annual Report
1. Reference and Administrative Details
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Charity Name: Helping Our People Endure (HOPE)
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Registration Number: 1205442
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Principal Address:
Flat 11, Upper Grosvenor Street, London W1K 2NB
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Trustees serving during the year:
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Bassel Ojjeh
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Ali Ojjeh
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Sirine Ojjeh
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Structure: Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) governed by its constitution
2. Objectives and Activities
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Charitable Objects: To advance education of refugees, particularly Syrian children in Lebanon, Turkey, and Jordan, through digital literacy and computing training.
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Public Benefit: Trustees confirm they have had due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.
3. Achievements and Performance
During this first partial financial year (October 2023–August 2024), the charity focused on:
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Completing registration with the Charity Commission.
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Formalising governance policies (including safeguarding, financial controls, and complaints).
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Maintaining relationships with overseas partners in Lebanon in preparation for delivery of digital literacy training.
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Planning activities for future delivery in Lebanon.
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Engaging three UK volunteers for governance, planning, and policy development.
Note: No charitable activities were delivered on the ground in this financial period, and no funds were transferred overseas, but groundwork was laid for future implementation.
4. Financial Review
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Total income: £0
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Total spending: £0
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No reserves held.
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No debts or liabilities.
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No grants or donations received.
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No trustee remuneration or expenses paid.
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Reserves policy: Not applicable this period (no funds held).
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The trustees consider the charity to have been financially dormant during this reporting period while establishing governance and planning.
5. Structure, Governance, and Management
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The charity is a CIO registered with the Charity Commission (No. 1205442).
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Trustees met informally during the period to review governance policies and plan future projects.
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Formal policies adopted in 2024 include safeguarding, complaints, financial controls, trustee expenses, investing charity funds, and serious incident reporting.
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External risk in Lebanon was monitored
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The charity engaged one self-employed worker on a zero-cost basis this period.
6. Future Plans
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To begin active fundraising.
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To secure grant funding or donations to enable programme delivery.
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To deliver first digital literacy training sessions in Lebanon with local partner NGOs.
7. Declaration
Approved by the trustees on 6 July 2025 and signed on their behalf by:
Bassel Ojjeh, Trustee
Receipts and Payments Accounts
For the period 26 October 2023 – 15 August 2024
Receipts and Payments Account
Receipts £ Donations and 0 legacies Grants 0 Other income 0 Total receipts 0 Payments £ Charitable activities Governance/admin costs Other payments Total payments 0
Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 15 August 2024
Assets £ Bank balance Cash in hand 0 Other assets
Liabilities £
Creditors 0
Loans 0
Notes to the Accounts
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Accounting Method: Receipts and Payments basis.
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No income or expenditure was recorded this period.
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No funds were held or restricted.
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No payments were made to trustees.
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One self-employed contractor was engaged on a zero-cost basis this period.
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Overseas planning work was undertaken in Lebanon via partner discussions with no expenditure this year.
Independent Examination
Not required this year as income was £0 (below £25,000 threshold).