The trustees present their annual report and financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
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 's governing document, the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities SORP "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)".
The charity's objective is the relief of suffering caused by war and disaster in the UK and overseas by the provision of complementary therapies.
The trustees have paid due regard to guidance issued by the Charity Commission in deciding what activities the should undertake.
In order to achieve it's objectives, the charity currently operates projects in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
This project operates from a rented house in Sarajevo which provides accommodation for up to four volunteer therapists and has two treatment rooms. Therapists also visit clients In outreach centres in outlying areas. Clients include those who have been affected both physically and emotionally by war, and treatments include a wide range of complementary therapies.
The charity is endeavouring to empower Its client base by offering and delivering self help training workshops in various modalities which it hopes to expand into recognised qualifications in the future.
The charity also works in the UK with veterans from the UK Armed Forces treating service personnel who are affected by PTSD and the after effects of service.
They also treat serving personnel and their families.
Since COVID, the support centres have not re-opened. We only help at Veterans Hub Weymouth and the military FAB camps (Family Activity Breaks) for bereaved military families.
The charity also began helping the Ukraine effort by collecting and delivering medical, surgical and humanitarian aid to partners StaysafeUA in Ukraine, who distribute it where needed; and working with "UK to Ukraine" to raise funds and transport aid to StaysafeUA.
Civilian UK work includes helping the Bosnian refugees who fled the war and were resettled in the UK and are part of the organisation BosniaUK. The charity treats this community as they share the same traumas and experiences as those left behind in Bosnia. HHN also work with the organisation Remembering Srebrenica.
All volunteer therapists are members of Healing Hands Network and have been screened to ensure that they are properly qualified. They are also required to hold professional indemnity insurance, and for overseas tours of duty to have travel insurance and to receive any relevant Inoculations.
The members of Healing Hands Network are qualified and experienced therapists offering a range of treatments Including massage, reflexology, aromatherapy, reiki and other mainstream complementary therapies. They are all volunteers and raise the funds needed for their two week tour of duty, which was £995 in 2025. Their clients in Sarajevo come from the Association of Concentration Camp Victims, the Association of Civil War Victims and the Women Victims of War which are men and women who were in concentration camps that exercised rape and sexual abuse and execution. Clients in the UK come through Combat Stress and RBL. The charity is non-denominational and treats everyone regardless of race or creed.
Benefits to the clients include sleeping better, relief of aches and pains, improvement in their general quality of life and many other positive effects plus those workshop attendees can help family and friends who do not come for treatments as well as helping themselves.
The charity's unrestricted reserves stand at £17,811 (2024 - £22,043). Unrestricted reserves should be at a level sufficient to finance at least one year's supply of Its services should other sources of funding fail to materialise.
The charity’s restricted reserves stand at £7,428 (2024 - £11,534). Restricted funds represent members’ travel funds.
Members raise their own funds to meet their travel costs, a portion of their subsistence costs and the administrative costs of organising a tour of duty In Bosnia. The balance carried forward represents funds raised by members who have yet to make the trip or who do not yet have sufficient funds to finance the tour.
The charity is controlled by its governing document, a Memorandum and Articles of Association, and constitutes a Limited Company, limited by guarantee, as defined by the Companies Act 2006. The company was incorporated on 8 July 1999 and registered as a charity on 11 April 2000.
The trustees of the charitable company guarantee to contribute an amount not exceeding £1 to the assets of the charitable company in the event of a winding up.
The trustees, who are also the directors for the purpose of company law, and who served during the year and up to the date of signature of the financial statements were:
The directors of the company are also trustees for the purpose of charity law and under the company's Articles are known as the Management Committee. The members of the Management Committee are elected at the Annual General Meeting to serve for a period of up to three years. The Management Committee has the power to appoint additional members to fill casual vacancies to hold office until conclusion of the next Annual General Meeting.
The Charity is operated by a small team comprising the trustees, treasurer and representatives in Ukraine and Sarajevo.
The trustees report was approved by the Board of Trustees.
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Healing Hands Network (the ) for the year ended 31 December 2025.
Having satisfied myself that the financial statements of the are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006 and are eligible for independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of the ’s financial statements carried out under section 145 of the Charities Act 2011. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Charities Act 2011.
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 that in any material respect:
accounting records were not kept in respect of the as required by section 386 of the Companies Act 2006.
the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
the financial statements do not comply with the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 other than any requirement that the financial statements give a true and fair view, which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination; or
the financial statements 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 financial statements 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 financial statements to be reached.
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
Healing Hands Network is a private company limited by guarantee incorporated in England and Wales. The registered office is 151 Fillongley Road, Meriden, Coventry, West Midlands, CV7 7LT.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the 's governing document, the Companies Act 2006, FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" and the Charities SORP "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)". The is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The has taken advantage of the provisions in the SORP for charities not to prepare a statement of cash flows.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the Charity. Monetary amounts in these financial statements are rounded to the nearest £.
The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The principal accounting policies adopted are set out below.
At the time of approving the financial statements, the trustees have a reasonable expectation that the has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Thus the trustees continue to adopt the going concern basis of accounting in preparing the financial statements.
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees in furtherance of their charitable objectives.
Restricted funds are subject to specific conditions by donors or grantors as to how they may be used. The purposes and uses of the restricted funds are set out in the notes to the financial statements.
Income is recognised when the Charity is legally entitled to it after any performance conditions have been met, the amounts can be measured reliably, and it is probable that income will be received.
Cash donations are recognised on receipt. Other donations are recognised once the Charity has been notified of the donation, unless performance conditions require deferral of the amount. Income tax recoverable in relation to donations received under Gift Aid or deeds of covenant is recognised at the time of the donation.
Expenditure is recognised once there is a legal or constructive obligation to transfer economic benefit to a third party, 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 classified by activity. The costs of each activity are made up of the total of direct costs and support costs involved in undertaking each activity.
Stocks comprise consumable items and are stated at cost.
Key activities include fund raising to provide complementary therapies to relieve the suffering of those affected by the war in Sarajevo and collecting and delivering humanitarian aid, medical and surgical aid to the people of Ukraine.
The charity is exempt from taxation on its activities because all its income is applied for charitable purposes.
The restricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants held on trust subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used.
The unrestricted funds of the charity comprise the unexpended balances of donations and grants which are not subject to specific conditions by donors and grantors as to how they may be used. These include designated funds which have been set aside out of unrestricted funds by the trustees for specific purposes.
There were no disclosable related party transactions during the year (2024 - none).