## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/05/2024 Period start date To 30/04/2025 Period end date** ## **Charity name:The Gambian Schools Trust** ## **Charity registration number:1093083** ## **Objectives and Activities To advance the education of children and young people in The Gambia** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the education of children**
**and young people in The Gambia by the**
**provision of funds, equipment and by**
**offering training to teachers**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Not applicable**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Not applicable**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**We do not make grants**| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|**We do not make social investments**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|**Volunteers do not receive payment**
**other than out of pocket expenses.**
**Volunteers donate items and /or labour**
**free of charge.**| Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**Borehole and teachers quarters at**
**Njallal Samba**
**New classroom and school renovation**
**at Conteh Kunde**
**Teachers quarters at Kerr Ndongo**
**Classroom renovation at Kerr Ndongo**
**School support including lunches**
**Container costs (donated items from**
**UK)**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
**All planned projects completed and**
**handed over**| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**All projects well received by teacher,**
**staff and students.**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not applicable**| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Charity remains with positive bank**
**balance.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**Nominal reserves of £5000 for**
**emergency use.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**Nominal value of £5000**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Fund raising and donations are variable**
**and uncertain. Climate changes bring**
**additional challenges in Gambia eg**
**storm damage, falling water levels.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**None**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**Fallibility of donations, fund raising,**
**ageing trustees and donors**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**Events such as curry nights, garden**
**parties, concerts, donations/standing**
**orders.**| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**Not involved in investment activities**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Loss of revenue.**| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Trust Deed**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Company**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are chosen from volunteers**
**who have demonstrated interest in the**
**aims of the charity. Selection by**
**discussion and 100% approval of**
**trustees vote.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|**none**| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|The Gambian Schools Trust| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1093083| |Charity’s principal address|41 Roundwood
Shipley
BD18 4JP| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||David Odfield|secretary||| ||Christine Brown|||| ||Linda Gunn|||| ||Hilary Lawther
MBE|||| ||Steven Lawther
MBE|||| ||Paul Neimantas|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets non held in this capacity Name and objects of the non charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for non safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** D H OLDFIELD **Full name(s)** David Hedley Oldfield ~~Se~~ **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc)** ~~Se~~ **Date** 26/01/2025 ~~I~~ LL Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/
members of RHE GamBiaNd Scroors —TRUST
On accounts for theended year Sof oyoy Jzoz| report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above
charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended .
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation
basis of report of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act
2011 (“the Act’).
| report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out
under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, |
have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission
under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent | have completed my examination. | confirm that no material matters have
examiner's statement come to my attention (other than that disclosed below *) in connection with
the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material
respect:
® accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of
the Act or
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e the accounts do not accord with the accounting records | have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. * Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. **----- Start of picture text -----**
Name: onama> Bariow
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body
(if any): RecositadT — Acc A
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## IER 1 October 2018