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OUR FATHER'S HEART

Registered charity 1175341 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEEDS OF HOPE

In Uganda we provide financial support to children and young adults to access education, medical provision and in the UK we work to benefit adults with a history of addiction, crime or mental health issues,to provide paid work based opportunities to promote self esteem and self confidence.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Latest income
£248k
Latest spending
£285k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that net outgoing resources for the year were £36,988, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £137,289 to £100,301. The trustees note that general reserves are below their policy target of four months' associated costs, although they attribute part of this to funds held in a new charity entity. The charity relies on voluntary income and grants to cover its operational costs, with the UK trading activity not yet covering all costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £100k; policy: between 4 months of associated costs for both the Uganda and UK sides of the charity)
“The general reserves within the charity are below where we would expect them to be at the year-end which would be £95,071 (total costs are £285,215).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Our Father's Heart (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of York · Uganda

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£248k£285k
30/04/2024£245k£215k
30/04/2023£154k£95k
30/04/2022£61k£57k
30/04/2021£43k£18k

Common questions

Is OUR FATHER'S HEART financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that net outgoing resources for the year were £36,988, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £137,289 to £100,301. The trustees note that general reserves are below their policy target of four months' associated costs, although they attribute part of this to funds held in a new charity entity. The charity relies on voluntary income and grants to cover its operational costs, with the UK trading activity not yet covering all costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds OUR FATHER'S HEART?

Funders whose own accounts filings name OUR FATHER'S HEART as a grant recipient include TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kReduced Inequalities / Gender Equality
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2022£10kProgramme: Deciding Together (Lankelly Chase)
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£9kDecent Work and Economic Growth
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£9kZero Hunger
THE SYLVIA AND COLIN SHEPHERD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£6k
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£5kSustainable Cities and Communities

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund20/01/2023£10kChocolate & Co