HOPE AND SOUL

Registered charity 1173832 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Hope and Soul works in Tanzania to support children, young people and families through education and practical welfare support. We provide educational sponsorship, free early years education and care, and assistance with food, healthcare and housing. Our work promotes children's education, wellbeing, development and safeguarding.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND SUPPORT THE WELLBEING OF THE CHILDREN AT WOMENÆS CHRISTIAN ORPHANAGE BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES [NOT REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED BY THE LOCAL AUTHORITY] FOR EDUCATION AND WELLBEING OF THE CHILDREN.FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION (INCLUDING SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL TRAINING) OF PEOPLE [UNDER THE AGE OF 25 YEARS] IN TANZANIA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:- AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TENABLE AT ANY UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION.PROVIDING THEIR EDUCATION, TO UNDERTAKE TRAVEL IN FURTHERANCE OF THAT EDUCATION OR TO PREPARE FOR ENTRY TO ANY OCCUPATION, TRADE OR PROFESSION ON LEAVING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT.THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN TANZANIA BY PROVIDING: HOUSING, GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.TO ASSIST IN THE TREATMENT AND CARE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS, BY THE PROVISION OF REHABILITATION OR MEDICAL FACILITIES.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted and restricted funds increased to a total of £39,470 at year-end, up from £21,651 the previous year. The charity maintains a reserves policy target of £12k-£15k, which is below the actual unrestricted reserves of £17,155. The trustees confirm the charity is a going concern with sufficient resources to continue operations.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Hope and Soul (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (30/03/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Amy Bowles
• CAROLINE PROSSER
• DAWN TRIMBY
• Jacqueline Barter
• Mark Gidney
• Philippa Dickin
• Richard Dickin
• Susan Gidney

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Tanzania

Income and spending

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