## HANDS OF HOPE OUTREACH 

**Registered Charity Number:** 1205492 

## TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT 

## **For the year ended 5 April 2025** 

## Reference and Administrative Details 

## **Charity Name:** 

Hands of Hope Outreach 

## **Charity Number:** 

1205492 

## **Registered Office:** 

114 Minehead Way Stevenage SG1 2JJ England 

Trustees who served during the year 

- Fetella Yvonne Ntam (Chair) 

- Mark Wilson Lwanga 

- Takafor Alphonse 

- Bakia Jemilia Arrey 

## Governing Document 

The charity is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) governed by a CIO Constitution adopted on **9 October 2023** . 

## Objectives and Activities 

## Charitable Objects 

The charity exists to advance charitable purposes in accordance with its Constitution. These include supporting vulnerable individuals and communities through charitable outreach, education, relief of hardship and other activities that promote public benefit. 



## Public Benefit 

The trustees have complied with their duty under section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit. 

Although the charity undertook no operational activities during the reporting period, the trustees remained committed to ensuring that future activities will be carried out solely for the public benefit and in accordance with the charity’s objects. 

## Achievements and Performance 

During the financial year, the charity did not undertake any charitable activities. 

There were: 

- No projects delivered. 

- No fundraising events. 

- No grant applications. 

- No donations received. 

- No beneficiaries supported. 

- No volunteers engaged. 

- No contracts entered into. 

The trustees used the period to maintain the charity’s legal status and governance while considering future plans for commencing charitable operations. 

## Financial Review 

The charity had **no financial activity** during the reporting period. 

The charity: 

- received no income; 

- incurred no expenditure; 

- held no bank balance; 

- owned no assets; 

- had no liabilities; 

- received no grants or donations; and 

- carried forward no unrestricted or restricted funds. 

The financial position of the charity remained unchanged throughout the year. 



## Reserves Policy 

As the charity held no funds during the reporting period, the trustees considered that a formal reserves policy was not applicable. 

The trustees intend to establish an appropriate reserves policy once fundraising or charitable operations commence. 

## Risk Management 

The trustees considered the principal risks facing the charity. 

As the charity had no operational or financial activities during the reporting period, the trustees considered the level of risk to be minimal. 

Appropriate governance arrangements remain in place to ensure compliance with the charity’s legal obligations. 

## Plans for Future Periods 

The trustees intend to begin charitable activities once sufficient funding and resources become available. 

Future priorities include: 

- developing fundraising opportunities; 

- establishing partnerships with other organisations; 

- recruiting volunteers; 

- delivering projects that further the charity’s charitable objects. 

## Structure, Governance and Management 

Hands of Hope Outreach is a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO). 

The charity is governed by its CIO Constitution adopted on **9 October 2023** . 

Overall responsibility for the management and administration of the charity rests with the Board of Trustees. 



The trustees meet as required to oversee governance, legal compliance and future planning. 

## Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities 

The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and the requirements of the Charities Act 2011. 

The trustees are responsible for maintaining proper accounting records and for safeguarding the assets of the charity. During the reporting period the charity held no assets or funds. 

## Approval 

This report was approved by the Board of Trustees on: 

Date: 31[st] July 2026 

Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees 

Signature: _fyn_ 

## **Fetella Yvonne Ntam** 

Chair of Trustees 

## RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS ACCOUNT 

## **For the year ended 5 April 2025** 

## Receipts 

|Receipts||
|---|---|
|Description|£|
|Donations|0.00|
|Grants|0.00|
|Fundraising income|0.00|
|Investment income|0.00|
|Other income|0.00|





|Description|£|
|---|---|
|**Total Receipts**|**0.00**|
|Payments||
|Description|£|
|Charitable activities|0.00|
|Governance costs|0.00|
|Administration|0.00|
|Fundraising costs|0.00|
|Other expenditure|0.00|
|**Total Payments**|**0.00**|



## Summary of Funds 

|Summary of Funds||
|---|---|
||£|
|Opening balance (9 October|0.00|
|2023)||
|Total receipts|0.00|
|Total payments|0.00|
|Closing balance (**5 April 2025**)|**0.00**|



## Statement of Assets and Liabilities 

## **At 5 April 2025** 

Assets 

Cash at bank: **£0.00** Cash in hand: **£0.00** 

Investments: **Nil** Property and equipment: **Nil** 

Debtors: **Nil** 

Liabilities 

Creditors: **Nil** 



Loans: **Nil** 

Other liabilities: **Nil** 

The trustees confirm that the charity held no assets and had no liabilities at **5 April 2025** . 

## Trustee Declaration 

We declare that the Trustees’ Annual Report and Receipts and Payments Accounts have been approved by the Board of Trustees. 

Signed: 

## _fyn_ 

Fetella Yvonne Ntam Chair of Trustees 

Date: 31[st] July 2026 



## **HANDS OF HOPE OUTREACH** 

## **Charity Number:** 1205492 **Annual Financial Statements** 

For the year ended **5 April 2025** 

## **Statement of Financial Activities (SOFA)** 

||Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment|2024|2025|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|Donations|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|and legacies||||||
|Charitable|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|activities||||||
|Other|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|trading||||||
|activities||||||
|Investments|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|Other|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|income||||||
|Total|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|income||||||
|Raising|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|funds||||||
|Charitable|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|activities||||||
|exp.||||||
|Total|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|expenditure||||||
|Net|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|0.00|
|movement||||||
|in funds||||||



## **Balance Sheet** 

Current assets: £0.00 Creditors: £0.00 



Net assets: £0.00 Total charity funds: £0.00 

## **Notes** 

- Prepared under the Charities Act 2011, FRS 102 and the Charities SORP (FRS 102). 

- No income or expenditure during the year. 

- No staff employed. 

- No trustee remuneration or expenses. 

- No fixed assets, debtors, creditors, related party transactions or contingent liabilities. 

Approved by the Board of Trustees on: 31[st] July 2026 

Signed: _fyn_ 

Fetella Yvonne Ntam Chair of Trustees