Trustees, Annual Re st st ril 22- 31 March 23 This report applies to the activities of Bridge of Hope charity INIC 102485}. The charity is registered at 60 Killyless Road, Cullybackey. The current trustees are Norman Worthington, George Johnston, Helena Rea and Jacquie Worthington. There has been no change to the trustees in the last year. The charity's th governing document is a constitution, this was adopted on 30 April 2008 and was amended on 20107/15 to include charitable purposes. The charity is established as a faith-based organisation for the advancement of religion, the relief of poverty and advancement of health in any part of the world in particular- a} by the provision or assistance in the provision of facilities at the church campus in Koudougou, Burkina Faso, in the interest of social welfare so that their conditions of life can be improved, blto promote Christianity in all parts of the world by supporting ministries which promote awareness of Christianity by means of practical Christian love and values. Activities The charity's only source of income is from the sale of donated unwanted second-hand goods (eg furniture, bric-a-brac and clothes) in our shops in Portglenone and Clady, our Ahoghill shop closed in Nov 20 due to the premises being sold for redevelopment. The volunteers are required to out-sort clothes which are unsuitable for sale and these are recycled through Cookstown Recyclers. The charity owns a van which enables the collection and delivery of furniture. Achievements and ublic benefit We have been able to send £12,359 to Burkina Faso this year. This has primarily been used to aid completion of the health clinic which will provide medical facilities for the local community- who currently have to travel many kilometres to see a doctor/ nurse thereby improvin8 their health and wellbeing. In addition, due to the ongoing civil unrest (2 coups in 2022) Christians are still being displaced from the north of the country. Pastor Yameogo has used some of our donations to provide food, essentials and even homes for these families. These benefits are directly linked to our charitable purpose of advancement of religion and also relief of poverty in the local area of Koudougou in Burkina Faso. Our monthly contribution of £100 to Outreach Amazon in Brazil, assists them in providing daily meals to the local children who attend their school. Pastor Tinho visited Nl this year and we were able to give him an extra £500 to use as he saw fit. This fulfils our purpose of relief of poverty for these children. Our contributions to Visiting ministries also contributes to the advancement of religion by spreading the Gospel message through evangelism and teaching. We sent £2000 to Uganda for Pastor Samuel's church- this fulfils our purpose of advancement of religion. Our charity also provides a benefit to our local community through the provision of furniture and clothes to the less well-off in society who are unable to afford new goods. This benefit advances our purpose of relief of poverty. MC 102485Xf 26474 60 7(iffykss g