Hope and a Future
Company Limited by Guarantee
Directors, Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report)
Year ended 31 March 2023
The dlrectors, wtto are also the directors for the purposes of company law. present their report and the
unaudited financial statements of the eharlty for the year ended 31 March 2023.
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name
Hope and a Future
Charity registration number
100154
Company registration number N1622198
Principal office and registered 7 New Street
office
Randalstown
County Antrim
BT413AF
The directors
Mrs C Keenan
Mr W Pollock
Independent examiner
Dennot C
2gB Main Stroot
Randalstown
County Antrim
BT413AB
Structur8, govemanc8 and management
Hope and a Future is a ¢ompany limited by guarantee and as such it does not have Sha￿ capital.
Every director being a member of the Executive Committee undertakes to contribute to the assets of
the Company, in the event of the same being wound up vthile he 1$ a member, or vAthin one year after
he Geases to be a member, for payment of debts and liabilities of the Company GontraGted before he
ceases to be a member, and of the costs, charges and expenses of win¢Jing up, and for the
adjustment of rights of the contribLrtors among themselves. such amount as may be required not
exceeding £1.00.
The Company is registered with HM Revenue and Customs as a charitable b¢)dy for taxation purposes
IHMRC Charity Number XT79101. The Company was incorporated on 8 January 2014 and its
governing instruments are the Memorandum and ArbGles of Association. The address of the
Company's Registered Office, vthich is also its pnncipal address. is shoTrhn on page 1.

Hope and a Future
Company Limited by Guarantee
Directors. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report) (conlinuerfj
Year ended 31 March 2023
ObJe￿iveS and activities
Hope and a Future is a small Northem Ireland charity based in Randalstown, County Antrim. The
charity was initiated by local couple Kevin and Christine Keenan following a irip to the town of
Shagh@menÈ in thÉ SOLrth of Ethiopia in 2006. ThÈy wÈrÈ moved by the high level of povety and the
lack of education for some of the poorest child￿n. Many ol these children worked from as young as
5-6 years of age or made a Itving by begging on the streets.
The Hope and a Future Charity vlas fomied in 2007 and is overseen by a committee of local people
from Randaltstown and Antrim. The initial aim at the start wa8 to provide education for some of the
poorest children in the town of Shashemene in South Ethiopia, 250 knis from Addis Ababa.
From a very Small beginning of a small rented building wtlh 150 children tha charity has grown ovar
the past 12 year5 to Ihe extent that in 2019 support was being provided for two schools Wlth up to 500
children. The first school was purpose built and provides education for children 8yrs to 16yrs. This
school is called "School for Humanity" and currently provides education for up to 400 children. The
second school is called Tesfa had around 100 children attending of age &7 year5. The decision was
madÈ to c@agÉ the second school in June 201g and the children would be transferred into the first
3chool 85 places became available. From September 2019 the Charity was maintaining the School for
Humanty 400 children.
All Children wère provided with seh¢Xsl unrfoms and for many of the thildren it is their main item.s nf
clothing. Each child receives a nourishing meal each day which greatly helps the health of the children
but this also presents a Ghallenge due to increasing costs of foo(Istuffs Children also are provlded
with new shoes when required ag well as medical treatment when necessary. All teachers and support
staff are employed from the local area and the charity up to June 2020 were employing more than 50
50 staff as teachers, cooks, cleaners, admin, sto￿$ and management.
In 2015 the Hope and a Futurè charTty bggan to plan towards building a Therapeuti¢ Centre for
children with a Disability and a Youth Centre in Shashemene. At that time there was very little
provision for children with a Disability many of these children living in isolation in their shack
houses. They have no access to education, therapeutic intorventions, healthcare or opportunities for
socialisation with Iheii peers. Construction of this new building was Gompleted in 2019
From 201S the Charity bÈgan to g2thÈr Disability equipment into store faciltltes connected to the
Charity shop outl¢ts the aim of sending a Sea Container loaded with this equipment from N. l. into
Ethiopia an(J on to the new building in Shashemene. Airangertierit wab niade foi ilie Container lo
leave N. l. in September 2019. laden wth the equipment which had been gathered up over the
previous years. The container arrived at rts dostination in Ethiopia in November 2019.
In the years trom the beginning of the Chanty, teams of volunteers from N. Ireland have travelled to
Ethiopia lo provide dI￿¢t support 2nd encouragement for all ongoing projects. These trips are
generally 10 to 14 days duralion. There have been no trips since early 2020 mainly due to Covid and
related effects on air travel and risk to personal welfare.

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Company Limited by Guarantee
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Achlevements and perforniance
In September 2019 the￿ was a fomal opening of the new Youth Centre in Ethiopi8, attended by Loc81
Authority including the Mayor and also representatives from N. Ireland The Youth centre on the upper
floor would provide local children with somewhere to meet and socialise. They would have access to a
library and a place to study and Gomplete homework. During 2019, due to increasing expense of
Maintaining the sch¢Jol vthh rising costs for food, salaries etc, there were delays in achieving full
operation of the Disabilty Centre and YoLrth CÈntrÈ. At thig timÈ thè Charty commit￿ wÈr@ looking
at ways to reduce the financial burden.
The financial situation intensified in March 2020 when Coronavirus came into N. Ireland bringing the
first Lockdovm when our shops had to close and the main source of income ceased. By June 2020
any rcscTve financc was depleted and decision was made to teminate our finance input to the School
for Humanity and to the Disability and Youth Centre. At Ihis time the Charity was stiii in Lock¢Jown with
no income and no reserve finance to maintain Projects_ Letters were written to Alrthorities in Ethiopia
explaining the Charity positson and giving the Projects over to their administration.
Following the first Lockdo4￿ the Charty shops reopened in July 2020 and income began to be
restored but still with limitations due to the ongoing Covid 19 Pandemi¢. In July 2020, thi8 Charity
began to send finance 5UPPOrt to two smaller Schools in the same region Df Ethiopia.. The Chatity
finance position remained very low during the Covid threat in the county and there was a second
Lockdown from Dec 2020 til April 2021.our shops were closed for this time.
Following the second Covicl lockdown our shops reopened In Aprll 2021 and began to reslore Income
for Charity funds. In the months following Charity support was restored to the School for Humanity and
also support continued for kn smaller schools. School for Humanty has 400 children and the othgr
school each have 200 children so in total our Charrty 15 providing education for 800 Children and
salaries for more than 50 staff across the three schools.
Since the summer of 2021, thanks to steady In￿Me from our Charty shops, we have gradually
increased our finance payments to the schools in Elhiopia. We also support a Deaf community of
around 40 families with monthly finance as their disabilty limits their èmployment potential.
We also support a communty of people whose adults have leprosy, supporting an Agriculture
programme to 8.ncourage sew sufficiency in the fiJtU￿ Thp_ npAf grnijp 2nd Loprosy gmup livÈ in thÈ
38me region 89 our schools in Ethiopia.
In addrtion to our prqects in Ethiopia. the Chanty also aims to support small l¢xal needs in our local
Area of N. Ireland. This includes single parent families. migrant families, people on low incomes and
others with disability, addictions andlor mental heath issues. At present time the Charty may 3UPPOrt
people expenencing stress due to National economic downtum. Our Charity shops have become
popular goci21 IocAtions where people find fn'endship and encouragement. Our Charity shops serve
mainly Randalstovm and Antrim and surrounding regions. Many of our volunteer staff speak of the
personal benefit of engaging in worthwhile V￿rk and escape from isolation and loneliness. We also
en¢oLirage involvement of people vtho may have disabilty or mental health issues 2nd this is
therapeutic for individual health

Hope and a Future
Company Limited by Guarantee
Directors. Annual Report (Incorporating the Directorfs Report) (cofttlnuedj
Year ended 31 March 2023
Flnanclal review
Both the level of activities and the year end financial position We￿ considered satisfactory. The
direGtor5 expect that In￿Me lo increase in the year to 31 March 2023 and this wlll be malntalned for
the foreseeable future.
The Statement of Financial Adivitses shows a net increase in Unrestricted Funds of £21,040 and a no
change to the Resln"rted Funds.
The Company had Total Charity Funds of £156,928 at 31 March 2023.
Small company provislons
Thi8 report has been prepared in accordance wth the provisions applicable to companies entitied to
tli¢ stnall wmpanie5 exemption.
The directors, annual report was approved on 14 December 2023 and signed on behalf of the board of
trustees by..
Mrs C Keenan
Director