HELPING UGANDA SCHOOLS (HUGS)

Charity number: 1098176
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Supporting the building and development of schools in Uganda and other African countries. To facilitate and enable the education of children and young adults from the earliest years through to undergraduate level. The major focus is in Uganda. Where education is adversely affected by illness or poverty, the charity may, at the discretion of the Trustees provide financial or medical assistance.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2024

Total income: £347,618
Total expenditure: £320,214

People

6 Trustee(s)

1 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Rwanda
  • Uganda

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 June 2003: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Trust
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds 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
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Dr RICHARD BIRCHER Chair 01 April 2018
STOCKPORT WORLD CITIZEN TRUST
Received: On time
TAMESIDE MEDICAL EDUCATION TRUST
Received: On time
Dr Emma Jane Stapleton Trustee 15 October 2020
J.L.O. (1984) LIMITED
Received: On time
Jessica Williams Trustee 05 July 2020
None on record
Helen Taylor-O'Brien Trustee 20 September 2018
None on record
Dr JOANNA THERESA BIRCHER Trustee
None on record
CHRISTOPHER BISHOP Trustee
QUARANTINE
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023 31/12/2024
Total gross income £149.60k £100.52k £172.49k £322.66k £347.62k
Total expenditure £165.69k £78.14k £173.33k £335.95k £320.21k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2024 18 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2024 18 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2023 05 July 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 23 July 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 07 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 07 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 21 July 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 21 July 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 28 March 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 28 March 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

TRUST DEED DATED 07/05/2003 AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 16/06/2003 AS AMENDED ON 22/03/2012

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN UGANDA, RWANDA AND OTHER AFRICAN COUNTRIES BY THE PROVISION OF SCHOOL BUILDINGS, FURNITURE, SPONSORSHIP, EQUIPMENT AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UGANDA RWANDA

Contact information

Address:
85 Beech Road
Cale Green
STOCKPORT
SK3 8HE
Phone:
0161 429 7046
Email:
hugs.chair@gmail.com
Website:

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