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2020 Financial Report Charity Registration No. 328273 Company Registration No. 02394988 (England and Wales) FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY UK ANNUAL REPORT AND UNAUDITED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY UK LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Trustees Mr N M Bicknell Mr S P Herbert Mr S Canham Mr M Josten Mr M A Viso (Appointed 21 October 2020) Secretary Mr S Canham Charity number 328273 Company number 02394988 Registered office 15 Palace Street NORWICH Norfolk United Kingdom NR3 1RT Independent examiner Argents Accountants Limited 15 Palace Street NORWICH Norfolk United Kingdom NR3 1RT FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY UK CONTENTS Page Trustees' report 1 - 8 Independent examiner's report 9 Statement of financial activities 10 Balance sheet 11 Statement of cash flows 12 Notes to the financial statements 13 - 24 FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY UK TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT AND STRATEGIC REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 The trustees , who are also directors of the charity present their report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2020. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 1 to the financial statements and comply with the charity's Deed of Trust , the Companies Act 2006 and "Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)". Objectives and activities Food for the Hungry (FH-UK) is a Christian organisation committed to working with poor people to overcome hunger and poverty. It does so as part of a family of autonomous national Food for the Hungry organisations. These collaborate and channel their support through a single international implementation arm to Field Offices in over 19 of the world's poorest countries. FH-UK seeks to create public benefit and to share the love of Christ by raising funds for FH work overseas and through informing and engaging people in the UK in the causes of physical and spiritual hunger and poverty, sharing its vision of community and the appropriate Christian responses to all forms of poverty. FH-UK continues to facilitate the visit of teams from this country to FH field locations. Teams number 2-15 people, and are generally of approximately 1-2 weeks duration. FH-UK also seeks to create public benefit by raising funds to support the work of individuals who are prepared to live among the poorest communities overseas where their skills provide significant benefit to the local population. Overseas staff are engaged in raising financial support to cover their secondment costs from churches and from family and friends, with the assistance and facilitation of FH-UK. FH-UK and FH conduct their programmes without discrimination by politics, religion, disability or gender. FH-UK maintains contact with other British Non-Governmental Development Organisations through membership of BOND (the British Overseas NGOs in Development). We are also members of Global Connections and Restored, a UK based organisation addressing issues of violence against women. Main specific objectives for the year included • Evaluating new routes to grow the income base that supports the charity • Assessing and mitigating the impact of COVID-19 across the operations of the charity in the UK and on the field-based projects it supports. • Maintaining the UK support base for the Family and Community Transformation programme in Bangladesh • Supporting existing Community Transformation projects in Buuri in Kenya, and Mwumba in Burundi • Securing and implementing projects funded by grants from the UK Government’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and Guernsey Overseas Aid Commission (GOAC) • Obtaining grants for specific FH field projects • Raising money for overseas appeals • Supporting the existing base of individual sponsors of a number of FH Child-Focussed Community Transformation projects in Africa, Latin America and Bangladesh • Supporting our overseas secondees There has been no change in these during the year. Public benefit The trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the Charities Commission's public benefit guidance when exercising any powers or duties to which the guidance is relevant. - 1 - FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY UK TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT AND STRATEGIC REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the charity should undertake. Volunteers The roles carried out by our volunteers and the approximate percentage of a full-time position these represent are as follows: 1. CEO 100% 2. Program Manager 100% 3. Project Manager 40% 4. Book keeper 30% 5. Child Sponsorship communications 60% Strategic report The description under the headings "Achievements and performance" and "Financial review" meet the company law requirements for the trustees to present a strategic report. Achievements and performance COVID-19 The implications of COVID-19 have been far-reaching. In the countries we support, levels of infection and related deaths have been lower than in the UK. However, the results of lockdown have been particularly severe for the communities we serve, curtailing the opportunities to sustain livelihoods or generate new income among people who already experience extreme poverty. To respond to these challenges, FH-UK (following the lead of FHA) has adjusted its programmes based on the four pillars listed below: Pillar 1 – Adapting existing programming to ensure staff and community safety. Pillar 2 – Providing essential life-saving services wherever necessary. Pillar 3 – Active reduction of the spread of COVID-19 Pillar 4 – Early recovery. With the emergence of effective COVID-19 vaccines, FH-UK will use its best efforts to ensure an equitable distribution of these vaccines to include the most vulnerable in the areas where we work. Within the UK, fund-raising has been affected by the cancellation of planned events but this has been offset by an increase in donations overall. The UK Government has reduced funding for the financial year 2020/2021 for international development in general, which has affected our UK Aid projects. We have adapted the programmes of these projects accordingly and have secured additional grants from the UK Government to address problems caused by COVID-19 in the regions where our projects are based. All FH-UK staff have been able to adapt to remote working, although it has not been possible to make any field visits or to organise any team visits since the beginning of March 2020. Overall, COVID-19 has not materially affected our financial or administrative support base in the UK and we have generally been able to adapt our field programmes to take account of its impact. We will continue to monitor and assess any further impacts in 2021. - 2 - FOOD FOR THE HUNGRY UK TRUSTEES' REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS' REPORT AND STRATEGIC REPORT) (CONTINUED) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 2020 Field Activities: In 2018 FH-UK secured a multi-year grant government grant from FCDO’s Aid Direct fund in respect of a food security and nutrition project in Namutumba in Uganda. A further project was secured in 2019 in respect of increasing pastoralists’ income in Northern Kenya. Both projects are on track to deliver their targets although activities have had to be adapted to reflect the impact of COVID-19 on the communities. Additional grants (£45,000 each) were secured from FCDO to respond specifically to COVID-19 in both Uganda and Kenya. The long-term sponsorship of the Buuri Cluster Community in Kenya continued to progress well during the year. This project benefits from the support of the SDL Foundation, for which we are extremely grateful. FH-UK continues to support the activities of FH Bangladesh in delivering their Family and Community Transformation programme. This programme is run in particularly vulnerable and disadvantaged communities where women are deprived and mistreated. The primary tool within this programme is running local learning and savings groups. helping to empower 12-20 women to realise their potential and, through economic development, lift their families out of poverty. Mwumba Is one of the poorest communities in northern Burundi and FH-UK has been supporting a long-term small-scale development project there since 2010. Following a full strategic review of the project in 2018, it was agreed to substantially increase the support to this community from 2019 onwards. Building on the success of the project to date, there has been a significant increase in the scale of the project and the financial commitment required to underpin this. Increasing the scale of the project delivers greater economies of scale and improves the efficiency of the resources employed, enabling our programme to have an impact on a significant proportion of the community. The aim is that the whole community can graduate to a self-sustaining position within about 5 years. Overseas Staff: Tom MacGregor continued his multi-year assignment in Rwanda. Tom has established a marketing company called Azizi Life, which has established a number of successful product lines which are sold to customers overseas, and is assisting in developing the local tourist industry. FH-UK has secured donor support to fund an expansion of Azizi Life’s facilities in Rwanda during 2021. Costs for seconded international staff (SIS) are covered by designated income. This designated income covers their personal allowance plus a contribution to UK administration and in all cases is also sufficient to provide a fund for contingencies and home visit costs. Team Visits: There were no team visits during the year due to the impact of COVID-19 Staff: Mr Paul Cornelius continued to hold the position of Chief Executive, Food for the Hungry UK.
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