IRIS Accounts Production v25.2.0.378 Other Company accounts True false Pounds 1.1.24 31.12.24 31.12.24 FY FRS 102 Independent examiner Small companies regime for accounts Full Charities SORP true true true true false true false true iso4217:GBPiso4217:USDiso4217:EURxbrli:sharesxbrli:pureutr:tonnesutr:kWh059826292023-12-31059826292024-12-31059826292024-01-012024-12-31059826292022-12-31059826292023-01-012023-12-31059826292023-12-3105982629ns0:CharitableCompanyLimitedByGuarantee2024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns15:PoundSterling2024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns11:FRS1022024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns11:IndependentExaminationCharity2024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns11:SmallCompaniesRegimeForAccounts2024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns11:FullAccounts2024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns11:CharitiesSORP2024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns16:EnglandWales2024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns11:RegisteredOffice2024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns0:Trustee12024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns0:Trustee22024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns0:Trustee32024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns0:Trustee42024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns0:TotalUnrestrictedFunds2024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns0:TotalRestrictedIncomeFunds2024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns0:Activity82024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns0:TotalUnrestrictedFundsns0:Activity82024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns0:Activity8ns0:TotalRestrictedIncomeFunds2024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns0:Activity82023-01-012023-12-3105982629ns0:TotalUnrestrictedFunds2023-12-3105982629ns0:TotalRestrictedIncomeFunds2023-12-3105982629ns0:TotalUnrestrictedFunds2024-12-3105982629ns0:TotalRestrictedIncomeFunds2024-12-3105982629ns10:WithinOneYear2024-12-3105982629ns10:WithinOneYear2023-12-3105982629ns10:ComputerEquipment2024-01-012024-12-310598262922024-01-012024-12-310598262912024-01-012024-12-310598262912023-01-012023-12-3105982629ns10:OwnedAssets2024-01-012024-12-3105982629ns10:OwnedAssets2023-01-012023-12-3105982629ns0:TotalUnrestrictedFunds2023-01-012023-12-3105982629ns0:TotalRestrictedIncomeFunds2023-01-012023-12-3105982629ns0:TotalUnrestrictedFundsns0:Activity82023-01-012023-12-3105982629ns0:Activity8ns0:TotalRestrictedIncomeFunds2023-01-012023-12-3105982629ns10:ComputerEquipment2023-12-3105982629ns10:ComputerEquipment2024-12-3105982629ns10:ComputerEquipment2023-12-31
REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05982629 (England and Wales)
REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1121024














Report of the Trustees and

Unaudited Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

for

Hoping Foundation

Hoping Foundation






Contents of the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024




Page

Report of the Trustees 1 to 4

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities 5

Independent Examiner's Report 6

Statement of Financial Activities 7

Balance Sheet 8

Notes to the Financial Statements 9 to 15

Hoping Foundation (Registered number: 05982629)

Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024


The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 December 2024. The trustees have adopted the provisions of 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).

The HOPING Foundation is a charitable company limited by guarantee, incorporated on 6th October 2006 and registered as a charity on 1st October 2007. It succeeded to the assets and activities of the Hoping Foundation, an unincorporated charity registered 23 April 2003.

The company was established under a memorandum of association, which specifies the objects and powers of the charitable company and it is governed under its articles of association.

OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES
Objectives and Activities
HOPING stands for Hope and Optimism for Palestinians in the Next Generation. The Foundation exists to benefit Palestinian refugee children and their families by means of grants to community projects in refugee camps which are concerned with improving children's lives through education, art, music, social and sporting activities and health. The grant-funded activities offer Palestinian refugee children creative solutions that can help them to transform their lives for the better. The Foundation shows support and encouragement to these children and gives them a belief in the promise of a better future.

Through awareness raising activities, the Foundation also seeks to advance public awareness about issues relating to Palestinian refugee children and their families. This is achieved through awareness events in the UK, and visits by distinguished delegations to the Middle East, arranged in co-ordination with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). The HOPING for UNRWA committee helps publicise UNRWA's work with Palestinian refugees, especially youth, through awareness events and collaborative projects.

The Foundation maintains a small-scale office for administration and project co-ordination, which includes making grants to specific projects that have been identified by the directors and foundation manager. The directors' grant-making policy also supports and develops the direct fund-raising abilities of community groups in the refugee camps so that they may move towards self-sufficiency. Many of those participating in this effort are volunteers.
The main objectives this year were to continue funding the Foundation's core programmes supporting scholarships, centres supporting Palestinian refugee children, and build awareness in the UK of the challenges and hardships young refugees' face. The directors were keen to continue to outreach to as many disadvantaged Palestinian children and their families as possible. The Foundation's strategy to achieve these objectives was to:
- Maintain a level of fundraising so as to ensure the funds are available for core grant making.
- Seek out community projects in the region which offered support for Palestinian refugee children.
- Continue to raise awareness about these issues, both in the UK, and internationally.

Public Benefit Statement
The charity trustees have complied with their duty to have due regard to the guidance on public benefit published by the Charity Commission. The Foundation's achievements, outlined below, detail how Palestinian refugee children in camps across the Middle East have benefitted from the charity's activities.


Hoping Foundation (Registered number: 05982629)

Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE
Over the financial year, the Foundation raised £218,918 from donations and associated gift aid tax, the sale of merchandise, and bank interest. The Foundation did not hold a main fundraising event, but secured income for core grants and new applications by reaching out to key donors and long-term supporters to fund specific programmes. The Foundation awarded £138,174 in grants to organisations helping refugee children in Lebanon, the occupied Palestinian territories, and the UK.
Throughout the year, HOPING continued to work with partners across occupied Gaza and the West Bank, as well as Lebanon and further afield. We have concentrated on providing emergency assistance to families in Gaza, as well as continuing to fund educational, sports, and arts programmes for Palestinian refugee children.

Emergency Aid
HOPING provided a grant to the Palestinian Medical Relief Society (PMRS) and the Palestine Red Crescent (PRC) to support their teams across Gaza. PMRS is the largest Palestinian led medical organisation functioning in Gaza. They work closely with PRC to provide critical first aid, as well as primary health care, carrying out medical examinations, dispensing medication and food aid. The Foundation continued to raise funds and awareness for their work through sales of the HOPING for Palestine scarf, the profits of which go directly to them. HOPING also provided a grant to cover the running costs of the Sameer Project, an organisation set up by young Palestinians in the diaspora to deliver emergency relief packages to families across Gaza.

In the occupied West Bank, HOPING funded the repairs of medical rooms in Tulkarm refugee camp that were badly damaged by the IDF. HOPING gave a grant to refurbish the rooms and resupply medicine and equipment, so that the community can have access to medical treatment.

In Lebanon, HOPING provided funding to displacement centres to give shelter to Palestinian refugee families fleeing the south. The centres provided hot meals, medication, phone charging hubs, as well as running 'circle times' for the children, and organising movie nights with popcorn machines.

Psycho-Social Support
Palestinian refugee children in the West Bank are deeply traumatised by the escalating violence of the military occupation. HOPING has funded programmes to deliver psycho-social support to children in al Fara camp and in Balata refugee camps. The workshops helped children to create strategies to manage trauma, fear, and isolation.

Education & Training
In Balata refugee camp, in the occupied West Bank, HOPING sponsored a revision classes programme in Arabic, English, Science and Maths, for young refugees preparing to take their end of school exams. The sessions gave students the opportunity to raise questions and deepen their understanding and perform in exam settings with more confidence and knowledge. The Foundation also funded a 'back to school' bags programme for children starting the school year. The kids get to choose their own school bags and stationery, supporting them to be hopeful and excited for the new academic term.

Play
In Lebanon, the long summer holidays can be difficult for Palestinian refugee families seeking to find activities for their children. HOPING sponsored a holiday camp for Palestinian refugee children with an itinerary that included arts and crafts, cooking, recreational trips to the beach and soft-play centres. In the occupied West Bank, HOPING gave a grant to run Ramadan activities for families in Tulkarm refugee camp.

Sports
For over ten years, HOPING has sponsored a rugby club for girls and boys in Palestinian refugee camps across Lebanon. The sport is hugely popular. In Askar refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, HOPING funded a sports club to provide football and taekwondo sessions for young Palestinian refugees. The grant covered teams with new bibs, footballs, taekwondo pads, as well as honorariums for coaches.

Scholarships
HOPING continued to cover the tuition fees of a young refugee woman from Shatila refugee camp in Lebanon who is studying biomedical engineering at Rafik Hariri University. In the occupied West Bank, HOPING contributed towards the tuition fees of a young medical student from Balata camp studying medicine at An Najah University in Nablus. HOPING also provided a maintenance grant for a student from occupied Gaza studying for a post graduate degree at Sheffield University.

Strengthening centres
An element of HOPING's grant making is to ensure that centres can pay their rent and utilities so that they can keep their doors open. HOPING contributed towards the running costs of the Yafa Cultural Centre in Balata refugee camp. Yafa runs summer camps and recreational outings, school courses, music, and media training, as well as counselling and support services to the most vulnerable children and their families.

In Ein el Sultan refugee camp near Jericho, HOPING gave a grant to repair a community centre that was badly damaged. HOPING had previously supported the children's centre by sponsoring a scout troupe and a kids' club. HOPING's funds were to repair the building, cover equipment, and provide new musical instruments.

Hoping Foundation (Registered number: 05982629)

Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024


Awareness Raising
In August the UK band, Massive Attack, invited HOPING to join them at their Act 1.5 concert on the Clifton Downs in Bristol. Massive Attack have been long term supporters of HOPING, and they provided a space for the organisation to meet concert goers and raise awareness about Palestinian refugees. The Foundation also raised funds at the concert by selling scarves and t-shirts, as well as a poster specially designed for HOPING by Robert Del Naja.

Details of the grants made can be found in note 2, and at the charity's website: www.hopingfoundation.org. Through such grants, supporting local educational and social projects for Palestinian children and their families, the Foundation hopes to have made a considerable contribution to the lives of severely disadvantaged refugees this year

FINANCIAL REVIEW
The directors aim to hold reserves sufficient to enable the Foundation to settle its affairs at any time, in a controlled way, but otherwise to disperse income by way of grants. At the balance sheet date the restricted and unrestricted general fund amounted to £170,443, directors are happy with this reserve.

Financial risk management
The directors confirm that a review of financial risks affecting the charity has been carried out. They consider these to be negligible since expenditure is only undertaken when funds are available. A system of forward planning and prudent management is a sufficient safeguard.

Safeguarding policy
The directors confirm that there is a safeguarding policy for the Foundation and guidance for organisations who receive a grant. The Foundation seeks to ensure, through proportionate and reasonable due diligence, that grantees take their responsibility seriously and have safeguards in place to protect children from abuse of all kinds.

FUTURE PLANS
At the start of 2025, the trustees took the decision to close the Foundation within the year. In line with the Charity Commission's guidelines on the procedure, the board agreed to: inform all interested parties and partners, settle any restricted funding and liabilities; and distribute the remaining funds to activities within HOPING's grant-making remit. The Foundation is set to close in the summer of 2025.

STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT
Reference and administrative information set out on page 1 forms part of this report.
Governing document

The HOPING Foundation is a company limited by guarantee governed by its memorandum and articles of association dated 6th October 2006. It was registered as a charity on 1st October 2007. On 1st January 2008 the company took over the activities and assets of the Hoping Foundation, an unincorporated charity registered under number 1097182.

Appointment of directors
New directors are recruited and appointed by the existing directors by written resolution. They are inducted formally by the existing directors.

Organisation
Strategic decisions are made by the directors in trustee meetings and policy is carried out by the Foundation Manager.

Related Parties
The Foundation maintains links with many organisations with similar aims, particularly in areas where Palestinian refugees live. It has a formal alliance with the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) as set out in the Hoping for UNRWA heads of terms signed on 25th November 2007.

REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS
Registered Company number
05982629 (England and Wales)

Registered Charity number
1121024

Registered office
27 Old Gloucester Street
London
WC1N 3XX


Hoping Foundation (Registered number: 05982629)

Report of the Trustees
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

Trustees
Dr Karma Nabulsi
Ms Bella Freud
James Fox
Dr Sudhir Hazareesingh

Independent Examiner
I R Futcher FCA
Blackwood Futcher & Co.
Chartered Accountants
9 St George's Yard
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7LW

Solicitors
Russell-Cooke LLP
2 Putney Hill
London
SW15 6AB

Bankers
Coutts & Co
440 Strand
London
WC2R 0QS

Approved by order of the board of trustees on 10 June 2025 and signed on its behalf by:





Dr Karma Nabulsi - Trustee

Hoping Foundation

Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

The trustees (who are also the directors of Hoping Foundation for the purposes of company law) are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including the income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. In preparing those financial statements, the trustees are required to

- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP;
- make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue in business.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charitable company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of
Hoping Foundation

Independent examiner's report to the trustees of Hoping Foundation ('the Company')
I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 December 2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report
As the charity's trustees of the Company (and also its directors for the purposes of company law) you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 ('the 2006 Act').

Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 2011 ('the 2011 Act'). In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under Section 145(5) (b) of the 2011 Act.

Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe:

1. accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act; or
2. the accounts do not accord with those records; or
3. the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
4. the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)).

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.








I R Futcher FCA

Blackwood Futcher & Co.
Chartered Accountants
9 St George's Yard
Farnham
Surrey
GU9 7LW

12 June 2025

Hoping Foundation

Statement of Financial Activities
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

31.12.24 31.12.23
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
fund fund funds funds
Notes £    £    £    £   
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 160,183 34,525 194,708 136,325

Other trading activities 2 24,210 - 24,210 7,508
Total 184,393 34,525 218,918 143,833

EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds 3 70,468 - 70,468 56,738

Charitable activities 4
Charitable activities 129,179 11,922 141,101 96,223
Total 199,647 11,922 211,569 152,961

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (15,254 ) 22,603 7,349 (9,128 )


RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 153,534 9,560 163,094 172,222

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 138,280 32,163 170,443 163,094

Hoping Foundation (Registered number: 05982629)

Balance Sheet
31 December 2024

31.12.24 31.12.23
Notes £    £   
FIXED ASSETS
Tangible assets 11 - 182

CURRENT ASSETS
Stocks 12 1,141 573
Debtors 13 7,385 6,264
Cash at bank 167,492 160,311
176,018 167,148

CREDITORS
Amounts falling due within one year 14 (5,575 ) (4,236 )

NET CURRENT ASSETS 170,443 162,912

TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES 170,443 163,094

NET ASSETS 170,443 163,094
FUNDS 16
Unrestricted funds 138,280 153,534
Restricted funds 32,163 9,560
TOTAL FUNDS 170,443 163,094

The charitable company is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 477 of the Companies Act 2006 for the year ended 31 December 2024.


The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2024 in accordance with Section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.


The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for
(a)ensuring that the charitable company keeps accounting records that comply with Sections 386 and 387 of the Companies Act 2006 and
(b)preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Sections 394 and 395 and which otherwise comply with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charitable company.

These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charitable companies subject to the small companies regime.


The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 10 June 2025 and were signed on its behalf by:





Karma Nabulsi - Trustee

Hoping Foundation

Notes to the Financial Statements
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of preparing the financial statements
The financial statements of the charitable company, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) '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)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Companies Act 2006. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.

Income
All income is recognised in the Statement of Financial Activities once the charity has entitlement to the funds, it is probable that the income will be received and the amount can be measured reliably.

Expenditure
Liabilities are recognised as expenditure as soon as there is a legal or constructive obligation committing the charity to that expenditure, it is probable that a transfer of economic benefits will be required in settlement and the amount of the obligation can be measured reliably. Expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed to particular headings they have been allocated to activities on a basis consistent with the use of resources.

Grants offered subject to conditions which have not been met at the year end date are noted as a commitment but not accrued as expenditure.

Tangible fixed assets
Depreciation is provided at the following annual rates in order to write off each asset over its estimated useful life.


Computer equipment - 33% on cost

Stocks
Stocks are valued at the lower of cost and net realisable value, after making due allowance for obsolete and slow moving items.

Taxation
The charity is exempt from corporation tax on its charitable activities.

Fund accounting
There is a general fund for the designated purpose of the charity. This is to improve the lives and prospects of children in Palestinian refugee camps by making grants to community groups in the camps and helping such groups to achieve self sufficiency.

A restricted fund is set up if grants or donations are received for specific purposes.

Pension costs and other post-retirement benefits
The charitable company operates a defined contribution pension scheme. Contributions payable to the charitable company's pension scheme are charged to the Statement of Financial Activities in the period to which they relate.

2. OTHER TRADING ACTIVITIES
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Sale of merchandise 22,414 5,480
Bank and gift aid interest 1,796 2,028
24,210 7,508


Hoping Foundation

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

3. RAISING FUNDS

Raising donations and legacies
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Support costs 54,017 49,369

4. CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES COSTS
Grant
funding of
activities
Direct (see note
Costs 5) Totals
£    £    £   
Charitable activities 2,927 138,174 141,101

5. GRANTS PAYABLE

Grants were made during the year as follows:
2024 2023
£    £   
Palestine Medical relief Society 12,834 11,217
Emergency aid

Yafa Cultural Centre, West Bank 11,156 11,182
Support costs

Yafa Cultural Centre, West Bank 8,308 8,312
Back to School bags

Return Centre for Rehabilitation, West Bank 2,374 1,611
Eid activities

Rabie El Masri, Lebanon 7,743 8,094
Rugby club

Scholarship programme for Palestinian university students in the West Bank 2,365 10,432


Scholarship programme for Palestinian refugee university students in the UK 5,000 16,500


Yafa Cultural centre, West Bank 3,366 2,922
Revision classes

Cultural and Social Nashet Association, Lebanon - 4,493
Psycho-social support programmes

Palestinian Red Crescent Society 12,820 -
Emergency Aid

Yes Theatre, West Bank - 4,250
Puppet and theatre workshops

Sports Club Association, West Bank - 4,244
Kids' radio show

Sports Club Association, West Bank 3,604 -
Psycho-social support programme

Future Youth, West Bank - 2,813
Psycho-social support programmes

The Return Centre for Rehabilitation, West Bank 9,531 3,216
Emergency medical rooms


Hoping Foundation

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

5. GRANTS PAYABLE - continued

Ambassadors of Happiness Society, West Bank 5,181 3,936
Summer activities

Balata Rehabilitation Centre, West Bank 3,196 -
Psycho-social support programmes

Rahma Association, Lebanon 3,923 -
Summer camp activities

Dar Al Fonon, West Bank 946 -
Musical instruments for clubs

Askar Youth Social Centre, West Bank 2,401 -
Sports clubs

Palestinian Climate Youth Delegration 3,853 -
Travel costs

Jamiat Al Montada Al Mojtamaei lil (Initiate) 23,553 -
Emergency Aid

Rihannah Society, West Bank 4,786 -
Training workshops

The Sameer Project, Gaza 9,850 -
Support costs

Scholarship programme for Palestinian refugee university students 1,384 -
in Lebanon

Total 138,174 93,222

6. SUPPORT COSTS
Management
£   
Raising donations and legacies 54,017

Support costs, included in the above, are as follows:
31.12.24 31.12.23
Raising
donations
and Total
legacies activities
£    £   
Wages 41,434 41,000
Pensions 1,056 1,043
Internet and computer cost 507 183
Insurance 1,016 614
Bookkeeping 1,587 1,575
Telephone 71 71
Postage and stationery 3,065 1,067
Consultancy 3,240 -
Independent examination costs 1,800 1,896
Statutory and professional 59 53
Translation services - 1,455
Depreciation of tangible and heritage assets 182 412
54,017 49,369

Hoping Foundation

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

7. NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE)

Net income/(expenditure) is stated after charging/(crediting):

31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Depreciation - owned assets 182 412

8. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS

There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the year ended 31 December 2024 nor for the year ended 31 December 2023.


Trustees' expenses

During the year none of the Trustees received any reimbursed expenses (2023 - £nil).

9. STAFF COSTS

The average monthly number of employees during the year was as follows:

31.12.24 31.12.23
Co-ordination and administration 1 1

No employees received emoluments in excess of £60,000.

During the year the Foundation paid for the services of a full-time project co-ordinator and administrator role.

10. COMPARATIVES FOR THE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Unrestricted Restricted Total
fund fund funds
£    £    £   
INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM
Donations and legacies 127,850 8,475 136,325

Other trading activities 7,508 - 7,508
Total 135,358 8,475 143,833

EXPENDITURE ON
Raising funds 56,738 - 56,738

Charitable activities
Charitable activities 79,008 17,215 96,223
Total 135,746 17,215 152,961

NET INCOME/(EXPENDITURE) (388 ) (8,740 ) (9,128 )


RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS
Total funds brought forward 153,922 18,300 172,222

TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 153,534 9,560 163,094


Hoping Foundation

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

11. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
Computer
equipment
£   
COST
At 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024 10,046
DEPRECIATION
At 1 January 2024 9,864
Charge for year 182
At 31 December 2024 10,046
NET BOOK VALUE
At 31 December 2024 -
At 31 December 2023 182

12. STOCKS
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Stocks 1,141 573

13. DEBTORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Other debtors 690 690
Prepayments and accrued income 6,695 5,574
7,385 6,264

Accrued income represents fundraising income and gift aid tax received after the end of the year.

14. CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR
31.12.24 31.12.23
£    £   
Trade creditors 200 -
Social security and other taxes 733 786
Other creditors 1,477 212
Accrued expenses 3,165 3,238
5,575 4,236

15. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS
31.12.24 31.12.23
Unrestricted Restricted Total Total
fund fund funds funds
£    £    £    £   
Fixed assets - - - 182
Current assets 143,855 32,163 176,018 167,148
Current liabilities (5,575 ) - (5,575 ) (4,236 )
138,280 32,163 170,443 163,094

The trustees aim to hold reserves sufficient to enable it to settle its affairs at any time in a controlled way, but otherwise to disperse donations by way of grants.


Hoping Foundation

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS
Net
movement At
At 1.1.24 in funds 31.12.24
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 153,534 (15,254 ) 138,280

Restricted funds
Restricted 9,560 22,603 32,163

TOTAL FUNDS 163,094 7,349 170,443

Net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 184,393 (199,647 ) (15,254 )

Restricted funds
Restricted 34,525 (11,922 ) 22,603

TOTAL FUNDS 218,918 (211,569 ) 7,349


Comparatives for movement in funds

Net
movement At
At 1.1.23 in funds 31.12.23
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 153,922 (388 ) 153,534

Restricted funds
Restricted 18,300 (8,740 ) 9,560

TOTAL FUNDS 172,222 (9,128 ) 163,094

Comparative net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 135,358 (135,746 ) (388 )

Restricted funds
Restricted 8,475 (17,215 ) (8,740 )

TOTAL FUNDS 143,833 (152,961 ) (9,128 )

Hoping Foundation

Notes to the Financial Statements - continued
for the Year Ended 31 December 2024

16. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS - continued

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined position is as follows:

Net
movement At
At 1.1.23 in funds 31.12.24
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 153,922 (15,642 ) 138,280

Restricted funds
Restricted 18,300 13,863 32,163

TOTAL FUNDS 172,222 (1,779 ) 170,443

A current year 12 months and prior year 12 months combined net movement in funds, included in the above are as follows:

Incoming Resources Movement
resources expended in funds
£    £    £   
Unrestricted funds
General fund 319,751 (335,393 ) (15,642 )

Restricted funds
Restricted 43,000 (29,137 ) 13,863

TOTAL FUNDS 362,751 (364,530 ) (1,779 )

The trustees aim to hold reserves sufficient to enable it to settle its affairs at any time in a controlled way, but otherwise to disperse donations by way of grants.

17. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES

There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 December 2024.