Hope365 Trnstee8' Report The trustees. wkn are direLtots for the pjtwses of company law. present the annual rert together with the financial statetnents and auditors, report of the ¢harilable company foT the year ended 3 1 Ortober 2024. The Trnstees confirni that they comply with the requirements of the Chatities Act (Northern Ireland) 21X)8, The Charities (Annual Return) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015, The ChAriiies (Annual Rebjrn) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 and Accouttting and Rep)rting by Clwities: Ststement of Recommended Practic¢ which applies to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financia] RertIrtg Standard applible in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective l January 2015). THANK YOU As I look back over the previous 12 nnthS l am so to God to sce I3 b¢¢n accomplished. We opened a big new Charity Slw in Larne and visited many of the local primary schools to inforn] them of how they Can donate to the new local shop. We also iTh8tsI1 new ¢loth¢s dollatioTry bins at Invff ParL hom¢ of L¥rne FC. witho the whOlehean supkK)rt of so many F¢opl¢ we %Uld not have be able to see such progress. Whether thmugh voluThteerin8 in one of our shop4 taking on fundraising activitie4 joinin8 our "Shareholder. scheme. our "On¢ to One" child sporkwrship scheme or our new OuriSh to Flourish" scheme, the rnessage is th¢ some: Thank Youl hfichaelHolmes. Chief£Tecl¥e STRucfuRE GOVERNANCE & kW4AGEMENr Hope365 is a re8iStereA charity in Northern Ireland (MC104718) and 8 fidly lieen5ed tntCTnation41 NGO (Non&vernmert Organisation) in Federal Demo¢rnti¢ Republic of Ethiopia (3730). Hop¢365 is a CA)tnpany limited by guarantee. Trustres who served during th¢ y¢ar as follo Alistair Bennett (apinted 17.01.24) Richard Crowe (resigned 17.01.24} Stephen Hamill Stephen Hunter Chris Jamison Chief Executive: Michael Hohnes Finance Offittr: Diane Davidson The trust¢es resnSib for th¢ ovrDJI governance of the charity. The number of trustees shall not less than three. nor mor¢ than seven. TRuE SELEcfioN, APPOINTMENf & COMPETENCE When a TnLStee va¢ancy the CUeTht Tntstees will apwini a replacement or additional Trustee. EXTERNAL INDEPENDENf AUD0$ At the Trnslee MlIng on 18 March 2025, TB Millar wert rwFKJinted as ethnal independ1 •IllorS for the period l November 2024 to 31 October 2025. P4e2
Hope365 Trustees, Report FINANCIAL REVIEW AI¥D RESULIS FOR THE YEAR The results for the year and the charitys financial Position at the end of the ye8r are shown in the attached financial 3tatements. RISK MANAGEklENr Risk is an everyday part of the Charitys activity. The Tntstees have considered and identified the major risks to whlch tlLe charity is expos and having taket) appropria professional viCe have i¢n assured that adequate systems and procedures are in place in orderlo mitig¢ or MSe those risks. RESERVES POLICY The Charity does not bave a reserves WJIACY. PENSIONS The charity operates a &fined contnbution pension scheme (which nRets the requirements of The Pension Regulator as a qualifying workplace pension scheme) for the benefit of its penDanent stsff and those are eligibl¢ 4er Auto EnrohnenL The assets are thIte by in5L7rance o)mpanie5 in personal [alon p14ns and are held independently from those of the charity. ContributiOL8 are charged to the Ststement of Financi81 Ac¢ivities in th¢ period to sthich they r¢]ate. STATEMENT OF COMPLtANCE In settimg OUT activities and planning our activitie5 for the year th¢ trustee5 have given carefvl nSideratiOn to the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland's 8uid8nc¢ on public benefit to ensur¢ that the activities have helped to achieve the clwity's prse$ and provide a b¢n¢fit to the beneficiaries. PURPOSES Hop¢365'5 pUOSe is to rescue and care for Street kids in Ethtopi& Our aim is to provide for th¢ physical. emotional, spiritual and ¢du¢#tional needs of the children. Ow fftntention is to help each child realise they are loved by God and achieve th¢ir tela1, being WEII quipp¢d for adult life and making a positiv¢ LX)ntribution There is no harm asx)¢ited with the purpoM. BENEFICIARIES Th¢ tharitys betLeficiaries aTe: The p)oresi children and young pp]e of Shash in Ethiopi8 are horneless and sleeping OTh the streets of the city. PRIVATE BENEFrr The only private benefii arising in the pffiod was the r¢muDerknn of Il¥)se employed to manage and optrate the charity iM)th in North¢m Ir¢land Ind iti Ethiopi& This benefit is in¢id¢ntal to and dou not outweigh th¢ public benefft. P8ge 3
Hope365 Trustees, Report PUBLIC BENEFrf AND REVIEW OF THE YEAR During the rI0 the chaTity has Continu to provide benefits fmm its tivities Ls follows: (i)- At Hom¢ To hl¢ve our obj¢rtiv¢s io Ethiopia we must 8eneAe fllwicial support at home. Our range of finan¢¢ gerating s¢h¢mes ¢urr¢ntly iludes. . Three large Charity Shops ID: Ballyclar4 The Junction ( Antrim) and L4rK. The L¥ne SIM)p has b¢¢n op¢n¢d durinB this ye8T. . Onlin¢ preed Furnith Base (Ballyclare). • Monthly Direct Debit 'Slweholder" scheme, (Project Sponsorship). One to One" Child StA)nsorship Scheme for reunified Street Kids. . Nourish to Flourish Food skN)nsorship schem . Speaking en8a8ements in Sch15 and church . Fundraising activities. . Trust Fund application5. . Developing busine55 rel*ionsbips with local companies ond partnering th¢m with ow woject& . Throughout the year all charity shops h%ve pwfomied very well. . Th¢ nutnber of participants in our"Sharebolders" regular givin8 s¢hem¢ al r¢mains ¢n¢ourdging. • Our "Onlone, child sp)nsorship scheme foT reunited Street Kids has increased significantty during the • The new Nourish to Flourish scheme has had an enc4)uragin£ sta . We contitiue to develop new relationship5 with Prinwy & s¥)ndary Schty)ls continue to use our specially developed resources (KS2). . Income from fundrsIng acliviti¢s h#s inwroved. . Finally, our 'Trailer for Change" which is a tK)rtable Clothes and bTiwkna¢ donations trailer visited many churche4 businesses, and sthools throughout the year. These additional donatiorLS cnntributed si8nific8nt]y to the profitability of sIp sale& HOW WE ACHIEVE OUR PURPOSE (ii)- ID Ethiopia Using th¢ finds g¢neTat¢d at horne ry>loy Ethiopian stsff (currently 12 people in our oriwal troject of Transition Centre and Group Homes, along with 23 stsff in our "Hope365 Acaderny" School) to outwork the obj¢rtiv¢s of our approv¢d projttts in Ethiopi4 Our status as an IDtern&ional NGO ststus gives us the scope to consider additional strat¢gic projects a5 un(x)ver the core nee4ts. In addition. it allows us lo ensure that all key staff who Viill bc working ¢los¢ly with the cbildren in our care slM)uld be followers of Jesus. Children are pted into our care rewdless of their faith or ethnicity. however. our projects operdte in aclkne with the example and teac8 of je. We have developed good relationship3 with local thur¢he3 in the r¢gioD5 where to th¢ chances of children continuing to grow in th¢ir faith. Th¢ Hope365 Awl¢tny continueAI to operate from excellent rente4J facilities. This s¢lv)ol projea offers all important education as weu as school dinneTS to vulnerable b)ys and girls in Sh&shemene including many fornicr Steet Kids. This includu th¢ provision of breakf$ for the Child to address the problem of children fainting with hunger in the mornings. This Current school year (commeIng Sep 21n4) seen 483 vulnerthle chilthen registered in the Hop¢365, an incr¢ of almost 100 childr¢ Pa8e 4
Hope365 Trustees, Report OUR PROJECT.. Transition Centre 'Tesfa Manoriya Bots" (Hope Home) is a w facility which has the capacity to sleep up to 20 knys at any one time. All children ore refrrred to us by ShasheDxne Wornen'5 & ildren'S Affairs in conjutiction with the local Police Force. Tesfa Manoriya Bota is central to our project as it acts as the staTtin8 in a jory of hope for street boys. Th¢r¢ 4r¢ two strands to our Project Proposal. (i) Long kn ¢or¢ for Street Kids who have no on¢ able to ¢ar¢ for th¢llL (li) ReUnifitIOn of Street Kids wtth extend family members. The staff team have come together well throughout the year and have ¢reated a very loving environment for all the ¢hildreN whdh¢r long trnn or shorter ten A variety of t¢¢hniques including play therapy. dram4 art thergpy et¢. are used by our staff to help unlock the bkundS kn the trgumatic stories of each of these individual children. All chijdm hav¢ full rnedic check-ups and enjoy a wrll4aian¢¢d di¢L showering facilities and new clean clothes. StraDd I: Long term When children are refeTTed to us by the local govemment se55 each Individ case to detern¢ the best )ssibl¢ long4erni plan for the child. Our stsff team iocludes a psychologisi social worker, SellIng stsff, nanny's etc. a8 well as experi¢nced project manw e GROUP HOMES Where there are no family liJ]ks. or where reunification with extended family is Dot Fx)ssibl¢, K will forni 'froup Hornes" These replicate as ¢los¢ly as ssIble a traditional family environment with OUT specially traiThed liYe•in nanny's and up to ten childm The children all attend school and thurch and e55¢Miaily 8TOW together as a family as part of the l(Kal community. thereby eliminatinE any Sti of nstifvtional car¢". This year we opened 4 third Group Home and so now care foT a total of 30 Orphan thildr¢n. Each Gmup Home provides care for 10 OTphaned Street Kids. The homes have been operatin8 very successfulty with all the boy5 having a very stable environment. We rented suitable homes and trained and employed house parents kn live with. and car¢ for the EKJYS. In lin¢ with Ethiopian Govemment lIcIeS the 'Yamily" is well Inteed iDto the local community. The boys are really enjoying this saf¢ stsbl¢ envAronm¢nt and are thrivtng at school. They ntinue to have psycho-social input from our stsff but are remarkably well adapted after having spent so lon8 on the stre&S. Outside in the garden the boys hve been learning ab)ut growing various vegetables and how to Totate the planting to maximize yield. . After detailed investigations throughoth pvIOuS yws have e#ablish¢d that 30 of th¢ thildren in our Care have no otte to care for them and 50 Teunifi¢ation 11 b¢ inwssible. • All have been enrolled in Sc1xlS in Sh8shemene where they will receive an ex¢¢llent education. including at the Hopc365 AGad¢my. The y5 live in one of OUT Yrnup HollKs- where th¢y have settled extrwnely well and still receive e-psychologtcal SUprt from OUT Staff team. All have been verified as being orfv by the relevant vernment d¢partment (Wom¢n & ildren'S Affairs). . Given the boys. ¢ircumstan¢es the ¢hoic¢ of was crucial and so we ensure the L2rets meet weekly ith the teachers to ensure their g(M)d progress continues. . All the boys gre all actively involved in doing chores amund the hOe suth as bnthg floors, washing clothe& doing dishes ¢ts. to help provide as normal an upbringing as tx)ssibl¢. Even a simple request like asking permission to bring scknol friends home to play are a very heahhy SI that the i*)ys reAIty do feel secure and that their live5 are beffing DomlIsed. Page 5
Hope365 Trustees, Report Str 2: Rfrwnifration of kids to ethnded hmily Where appropriate and where & biologirnl family exis believe it wDuld be in the child's begt interest to reunite them with blood rel1ve$. However. one n]aior challenge relate5 ty the family's ability to provid¢ ad¢quately for the child. Many kids are on the streets E¢¢ause families are simply too poor to care for them. One way of helping successfully reunite a Child iti a family long4erni is to come alongside the family and help them. Our Y)ne tr) On¢" Child sponsorship prow for reunited ¢hildrm as the name suggests. encourages sp)nsors to support one specific child and hi5 family with & monthly Direct Debkt of £20. This money is used to improve the qlIty of life not only for the child but also for the family. Typically. we se the fimds to provide food and clothin& We Jlso provide educatIor resources and mcdical supFK)rt ¢tc. With no Social Servic¢s in Ethiopi4 it is our resp)nsibility to Underth home as5es5ment visits before reuniting a child. We are also resp)nsible foT regular follow up visits to ensure the reunification is cA)ntinuitig to be successfvl. Given the geowhical spread of the reunited chilty this is a significant challenge. . We ar¢ d¢lighted to have reunited well over 250 thildr¢n with mernlxn of their biological family. Once reunited we cover the associated educational costs of ensuring the child g( to school. . Som¢ of these ¢hildren corne from nral areas outside Shashem¢ne while others live within the town limits. . Approximaly 30 families of reunitrd children have so far benefitted from th¢ In¢om¢ Generation mi) Finan¢e Loatt heme 8nd perfOrn)aQc have bcen eDLxIurJ8 have the repynTht of loans in a timely malmer. HOPE ACADEMY We are delighted with the of th¢ Hope365 Academy. This school comprises 11 classroom5 for ade students pl8 a school office. All grade pupils hav¢ a distsndiv¢ unifonn Nthich they proudly wear. . 483 pupils (both boys and girls) aged between 6 and 14yrs ar¢ now rtteiving a good education as well a nutritious hot meal each day. Provision of breakfast has now also Ixen introduced to help the children learn effectively. Reunited Street Kids who live clos¢ enough are admitted into the Hope AL7demy in line with the strict admission crilcria d¢velop¢d in conjun¢tion with the local governrnent authorities. . The staff team comprises 23 ieacheTS and support stsff. Trustees #ad officers The thSteeS and officers 5ervin8 during the year and sinL% the year ettd wue as follo." Richard cro {resigned 17 January 2024) Stepkn Hunter ChTi5tophff J8Mln Stephen Hamill Aliair Benndt (appM)iTtheAI 17 January 2024) Page 6
Ho365 Trustees, Report PlaAs for the hture As we plan for the firtUTe we are committa kn fidJ$Ing to generate additional funds to allow us to build 4 new classroonLS to extend the education of our p11$ to grnde 7 (previously our highest level w&8 Grade 5) in the Hope365 Ac&kny. We a150 plan lo grow our new Nourish to Flourisb Meal swnsorship pYo8ramme and other nnthlY subscriptions schettKs. St¢phen Hamill Tnlee