East African Education Foundation Report of the Trustees for the year ended 31 March 2025
Structure, Governance and Management Governing document
The East African Education Foundation is constituted as a charitable organisation (Association) and was registered with the Charity Commission (England & Wales) on 8 April 2003 under charity number 1096912.
Organisational structure
The charity trustees are responsible for the general control and management of the charity. The trustees give their time freely and receive no remuneration or other financial benefits for the work they do for the charity. The trustees meet as a body fortnightly and are responsible for all decisions taken in relation to running this organisation and the activities provided by the charity. An organisational structure is in place that appoint lead trustees who are supported by other trustees, volunteers or members of the community to oversee different aspects of the charity’s work. There are lead trustees for different departments of the charity such as finance, education, sports, culture, women and children and public relations, etc.
Recruitment and appointment of trustees
Trustees are elected at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). They should be active members of the community and who are ready to devote their time for advancement of the charity’s objectives. They should also fulfil all criteria set for the post they are applying. New trustees are inducted and required to familiarise themselves with contents of the constitution and to the policies and procedures adopted by our charity. They are also required to read publications from the Charity Commission to ensure that they are aware of their responsibilities under the Charities Act and keep themselves up to date with all new guidelines and changes. The following are the Trustees of the organisation:
- Nasssor Haroub Chair 2. Dr Mohammed Salim Secretary 3. Salim Jumbe Mwawegu Deputy Secretary 4. Hafidh Karama Treasurer 5. Abubakar Hamad Member 6. Abdalla Ali Member 7. Abdalla Jafar Member 8. Tahir Abdalla Member
Risk management
The trustees have assessed the risks the charity faces and have drawn up a matrix which identifies the major risks and likelihood of those risks happening and the measures taken to manage them. The trustees review this matrix regularly and develop systems to manage the risks that have been identified. DBS checks are done for all trustees and volunteers who work with children or vulnerable groups.
Objectives and activities
Aims
To advance education and welfare for people of East African descent in particular but not exclusively, by providing facilities, support, training and advice.
Objectives
To advance education amongst people of East African descent in particular but not exclusively through provision of training, seminars, courses, homework clubs, and assistance in accessing further education and training.
To advance the awareness of the public on East African culture and promote integration and tolerance.
To relieve needs amongst people of East African descent in particular by assisting in interpretation and translation services.
To preserve and protect health by provision of seminars, raising awareness on health matters, conferences and sports.
Strategies
Our activities such as tuition classes, educational opportunities, health initiatives, community events, sport activities and seminars are widely advertised and are open to all users. As a charity organisations, our activities are free and supported by donations and volunteers. Measures are in place to make sure that equal opportunities policies are implemented to enable equal access for all irrespective of faiths, gender, sexuality, ability, age, colour or race. Other policies are also in place to ensure safety of users and service providers.
Use of volunteers
Volunteers are an important resource in all of our activities. They are involved in all of our community activities. There are over 25 people who regularly participate and devote their time in implementing our plans and activities. Recruitment of volunteers follows strict guidelines to make sure they are safe (DBS checked) to the people they serve. They are also well trained, supervised and supported to ensure high standard of services they provide, their safety and safety of people they serve.
Activities and Achievements
The charity carries out a wide range of activities in pursuance of its charitable aims and objectives across East London. The activities, mentioned below provide benefit both to those who attend and to those who contact us by different means such as telephone, emails or letters.
Seminars: Different seminars on health and wellbeing are delivered free to members of the community. They cover heath issues that are prevalent in the surrounding they live or among our community members. Other topics are delivered as preventative measures to avoid people getting ill (awareness on HIV, high blood pressure, diabetes, domestic violence, knife crime, etc.). We work with statutory and voluntary sectors such as Police, schools and health authorities in delivering these seminars.
In May 2024 we delivered an online seminar on Diabetes. 43 people attended (25 M and 18F) In July 2024 we delivered an online seminar for parents on how to support their children to perform well in schools. In total 31 parents attended (11 M and 20F).
Homework Club: This is an ongoing activity aimed at supporting children who are at primary and secondary school level to do better at school. The objective is to support all children approaching us but priority is given to those who are struggling at school and
therefore need extra support. 110 have been supported during this financial year. 75% of those attending report improvement in their performance at school.
Sports
Sports is another activity that is very much liked by our service users. We organise and support adult and young people to take part in different sports. In this year we ran different sport activities.
Football is ranking high as favourite sport. Our football team take part in friendly matches with other teams in different parts of the country. In December 2024 we organised a Football tournament that was attended by 10 local football teams attended. A total of 215 people attended to watch the matches between the different teams that attended. The purpose of the competition was also to fundraise for the renovation of our building on Green Lane, RM8 1DJ.
Charity Run: In October 2024 we took part in the Charity Run Programme that was organised by ELM. 40 participants from our organisation took part and did very well.This was a family event that was attended by people from all walks including mothers, fathers and children. Over 2000 people attended.
Boat racing: In September 2024 , our team took part in the competition that was held at the London City Airport. The main aim of our participation was to raise funds to support the renovation of our building in Dagenham. The event was well attended with about 410 people. The participation also gave the opportunity to network with other organisations that attended.
Festivals: Special community festivals that occur around the year are celebrated to keep in line with the cultural heritage of our members and these happen regularly each year. They are open to all members of the community. They promote integration and understanding among our members within other communities.
Exchange visits: Exchange visits are conducted regularly with other communities in different parts of the United Kingdom to promote friendship and awareness of other cultures.
60+ Groups : These are conducted on weekly basis and they offer support and advice on different maters such as health and signposting to other services as required. They will resume fully after the completion of the renovation work of our building.
Youth Groups : These are usually peer led and they also take a form of seminars on issues relevant for young people such as employment, legal advice, mentoring etc. Currently they are held online due to renovation work at our premises. Those with additional needs are signposted to relevant services. 110 youth participated in this financial year.
Renovation of our premises: The work at 949 Green Lane started in February 2024. The main purpose is to improve the services by having a centre that is able to cater for the needs of local community and enable the organisation to deliver its serves safely and at excellent quality. It is expected to finish in the second financial quarter of 2025/26.
Financial review Reserves policy
The trustees have reviewed the reserves of the charity for the purpose of defining and set goals for reserve funds, clearly describing authorisation for use of reserves, and outline requirements for
reporting and monitoring. This is to make sure that reserve funds are available the next time the funds are needed.
Principal funding sources
The charity’s main source of income is from donations. Various fundraising activities are organised and taking place around the year. We also receive donations from local and national charitable organisations.
Investment policy and objectives
Our cash reserves are held in the bank and deposit accounts.
Future Plans
The completion of the renovation work of our offices in Dagenham will boost the delivery of quality services to our services users. The renovation work is supposed to be completed around the second quarter of the financial year 2025/26. We are working closely with local authority and other relevant bodies to make sure that our service users and service providers are safe, and operate the service according to Government guidelines. We understand that new needs will emerge and new ways of working are needed to adapt to these emerging changes. We always involve our members, service users and partners in need assessment, planning and implementation of our programmes. In this way, the services we deliver are inclusive and relevant to our service users. We have a good working relationship with other NGOs, statutory sectors and including the faith groups. We are members of the Dagenham and Rainham faith Forum chaired by the local MP Margaret Mullane.
Statement of Trustees’ responsibilities
The charity trustees are responsible for preparing a good quality annual report and financial statements in accordance with applicable law and Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). The law requires the charity trustees to prepare financial statements for each year that give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resources and application of resources of the charity for that period. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are required to follow the following principles:
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select suitable accounting policies and standards and apply them consistently;
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observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP;
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make judgements, decisions and estimates that are reasonable and justifiable;
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prepare financial statements of the charity on the going concern basis unless where it is
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inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
The trustees are responsible for keeping proper and correct accounting records that disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and to enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charity Regulations. They are also responsible for safeguarding all assets of the charity and taking reasonable steps to prevent and detection of fraud and other irregularities. This report has been approved by the trustees of East African Education Foundation and signed on its behalf by:
Dr Mohamed Salim (Secretary) 19 September 2025
Registered number 1096912
East African Education Foundation
Report and Accounts
31 March 2025
East African Education Foundation
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
For the year ending 31 March 2025
Income & Expenditure Account
| Restricted | Unrestricted | Total | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | Funds | Funds | Funds | ||
| 2025 | 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| Incoming Resources | |||||
| Incoming resources from generated funds: | |||||
| Voluntary income | 3 | - | 14,369 | 14,369 | 25,985 |
| Activities for generating funds | 4 | - | 43,590 | 43,590 | 18,049 |
| Total incoming resources | - | 57,959 | 57,959 | 44,034 | |
| Resources Expended | |||||
| Cost of generating voluntary income | - | - | - | - | |
| Charitable activities | 5 | - | 26,204 | 26,204 | 17,348 |
| Governance Cost | 6 | - | 850 | 850 | 300 |
| Total resources expended | - | 27,054 | 27,054 | 17,648 | |
| Net incoming resources / | |||||
| (resources expended) before | |||||
| transfers | - | - | - | - | |
| Transfers between Funds | - | - | - | - | |
| Net movement of funds in year | - | 30,905 | 30,905 | 26,386 | |
| Net income / expenditure | |||||
| for the year | - | 30,905 | 30,905 | 26,386 | |
| Total Funds brought forward | 67,194 | 793,053 | 860,247 | 833,861 | |
| Total Funds at 31 March 2025 | 11 | 67,194 | 823,958 | 891,152 | 860,247 |
East African Education Foundation
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
Balance Sheet as at 31 March 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||||
| Fixed Assets | ||||||||
| Land & Building | 8 | 892,345 | 892,345 | 754,028 | 754,028 | |||
| Current Assets | ||||||||
| Cash at Bank and in Hand | 9 | 55,235 | 55,235 | 140,048 | 140,048 | |||
| 947,581 | 894,076 | |||||||
| Creditors:Amounts falling due | ||||||||
| within one year | 10 | 56,429 | 56,429 | 33,829 | 33,829 | |||
| Net Current Assets | - | 1,194 |
106,219 | |||||
| Net Assets | 891,152 | 860,247 | ||||||
| Charity Funds | ||||||||
| Restricted Funds | 11 | 67,194 | 67,194 | |||||
| Unrestricted Funds | 11 | 823,958 | 793,053 | |||||
| 891,152 | 860,247 |
East African Education Foundation
Notes to the Financial Statements
For the year ended 31 March 2025
Note 1 Basis of preparation
1.1 Basis of accounting
These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.
The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:
the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) issued on 16 July 2014
1.2 Change of accounting policy
The accounts present a true and fair view and the accounting policies adopted are those outlined in note { 1.1 }.
Note 2 Accounting policies
2.1 INCOME
| Recognition of | These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) |
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| income | when: |
| • the charity becomes entitled to the resources; | |
| · it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and | |
| • the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability. | |
| Offsetting | There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102. |
| Grants and | Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met. |
| donations | |
| In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent that the charity has | |
| provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant only occurs when the performance related | |
| conditions are met . | |
| Legacies | Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has been grant of probate, the |
| executors have established that there are sufficient assets in the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy | |
| are either within the control of the charity or have been met. | |
| Government grants |
The charity has received government grants in the reporting period |
| Tax reclaims on | Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Any Gift Aid amount |
| donations and | recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is treated as an addition to the same fund as the |
| gifts | initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise. |
| Contractual | |
| income and | This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or services or met the |
| performance | performance related conditions. |
| related grants | |
| Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be exchanged) unless | |
| Donated goods | impractical to do so. |
The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to be the fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised on receipt. In the reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are recognised as an expense at the carrying amount of the stocks at distribution.
| Donated goods for resale are measured at fair value on initial recognition, which is the expected proceeds from | |
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| sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in 'Income from other trading activities' with the corresponding | |
| stock recognised in the balance sheet. On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other trading | |
| activities' and the proceeds from sale are also recognised as 'Income from other trading activities'. | |
| Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets and included in the SoFA | |
| as incoming resources when receivable. | |
| Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from donations when receivable. | |
| Donated services | Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value of the gift to the charity |
| and facilities | provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably. |
| Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as income with an equivalent | |
| amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate heading in the SOFA. | |
| Support costs | The charity has incurred expenditure on support costs. |
| Volunteer help | The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described in the trustees’ annual report. |
| Income from | |
| interest, royalties | This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can be measured reliably. |
| and dividends | |
| Income from | |
| membership | Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations and Legacies. |
| subscriptions | |
| Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other benefits are recognised as | |
| income earned from the provision of goods and services as income from charitable activities. | |
| Settlement of | Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 |
| insurance claims | FRS 102 SORP) and are included as an item of other income in the SoFA. |
| Investment gains | This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and any gain or loss resulting |
| and losses | from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the year. |
| 2.2 EXPENDITURE | AND LIABILITIES |
| Liability | Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or constructive obligation committing |
| recognition | the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty. |
| Governance and | Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support. Governance costs comprise all |
| support costs | costs involving public accountability of the charity and its compliance with regulation and good practice. |
| Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost categories on a basis consistent | |
| with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent | |
| and other costs by their usage. | |
| Grants with | Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of service or output to be |
| performance | provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the recipient of the grant has provided the specified |
| conditions | service or output. |
| Grants payable | Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to realistically avoid the |
| without | commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be recognised. |
| performance | |
| conditions | |
| Redundancy cost | The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period. |
| Deferred income | No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts. |
| Creditors | The charity has creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade discounts | |
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| Provisions for | A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently measured at the | best |
| liabilities | estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the reporting date | |
| Basic financial | The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per paragraph 10.7 FRS 102 | |
| instruments | SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17 to 11.19, FRS 102 SORP. | |
| 2.3 ASSETS | ||
| Tangible fixed | These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least | |
| assets for use by charity |
They are valued at cost. |
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| The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 7. | ||
| Intangible fixed | The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have physical substance but are | |
| assets | identifiable and are controlled by the charity through custody or legal rights. The amortisation rates and methods | |
| used are disclosed in note 15 | ||
| They are valued at cost. | ||
| Investments | Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are valued at initially at cost and | |
| subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year end. The same treatment is applied to unlisted | ||
| investments unless fair value cannot be measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less | impairment. | |
| Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a maturity date of less than 1 | ||
| year are treated as current asset investments | ||
| Stocks and work | Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or net realisable value. | |
| in progress | ||
| Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value based on the | ||
| service potential provided by items of stock. | ||
| Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on the contract. | ||
| Debtors | Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at settlement amount | |
| after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they are measured at | the cash or | |
| other consideration expected to be received. | ||
| 3 Voluntary Income | ||
| Restricted Unrestricted Total |
Total | |
| Funds Funds Funds Funds |
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| 2025 2025 2025 |
2024 | |
| £ £ £ |
£ | |
| Donation - 14,369 14,369 24,785 |
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| Grants - - - |
1,200 | |
| - 14,369 14,369 25,985 |
4 Activities for generating funds
| Rent & hall hire Fund Raising |
Restricted Unrestricted Funds Funds 2025 2025 £ £ - - - 43,590 - 43,590 |
Total Funds 2025 £ - 43,590 43,590 |
Total Funds 2024 £ 15,755 2,294 |
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| 18,049 |
5 Analysis of charitable expenditure
| Analysis of charitable expenditure | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accountancy fees Printing and Postage Internet/Phone Bank Charges Maintenance and repairs Motor Expenses Equipment Costs Insurance Legal fees Professional fees Software Consultancy Fee Rent & Rates Volunteers Charitable Activities Utility Other |
Direct Charitable Activities £ 850 521 50 8 207 621 - 799 - 13,019 312 - 1,506 142 7,977 1,042 - 27,054 |
2025 Total £ 850 521 50 8 207 621 - 799 - 13,019 312 - 1,506 142 7,977 1,042 - 27,054 |
2024 Total £ 300 145 - - 887 - 700 444 250 - 164 285 3,324 56 10,473 620 - |
| 17,648 |
6 Net Incoming / (outgoing) resources
This is stated after charging:
| This is stated after charging: | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Depreciation of tangible fixed assets | - | - |
| Accountant's remuneration | 850 | 300 |
| 850 | 300 |
7 Taxation
The organisation is a registered charity and no provision is considered necessary for taxation.
8 Tangible Fixed Assets
| Cost At April 2024 Additions Disposal At 31 March 2025 Depreciation At April 2023 Charge for the year Elimination on disposals At 31 March 2025 Net Book Value At 31 March 2025 At 31 March 2024 9 Current Assests Prepayments Cash in Hand & Bank |
Free hold Leasehold Land Building Land £ £ 754,028 - 138,317 - - - 892,345 - - - - - - - - - 892,345 - 754,028 - |
Fixtures & Equipment Total £ 754,028 138,317 - 892,345 - - - - 892,345 - 2025 £ - 55,235 55,235 |
Total £ 754,028 138,317 - |
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| 892,345 | |||
| - - - |
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| - | |||
| 1,784,691 | |||
| 754,028 | |||
| 2024 £ - 140,048 |
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| 140,048 |
10[Creditors: ][(Falling due within one year)]
| Loan for the property Accruals Loan - others 11 Statement of funds Unrestricted Funds General Funds Restricted Funds Fund Raising Other Total Funds |
Brought Incoming Forward Resources £ £ 793,053 57,959 - - 67,194 - |
2025 £ 48,629 750 7,050 56,429 Resources Expended £ 27,054 - - 27,054 |
2024 £ 26,329 450 7,050 |
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| 33,829 | |||
| Carried Forward £ 823,958 |
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| - 67,194 |
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| 860,247 57,959 |
891,152 |
Independent Examiner’s report to the trustees/directors of East African Education Foundation.
I report on the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025 which are set out on pages 2 to 9.
| Respective responsibilities |
The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The charity’s trustees/directors consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 43(2) of the Charities Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my |
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| of | responsibility to: |
| trustees/Direct | • examine the accounts under section 43 of the 1993 Act, |
| ors and | • to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given by the Charity Commission |
| examiner | (under section 43(7)(b) of the 1993 Act, and |
| • to state whether particular matters have come to my attention. |
Basis of My examination was carried out in accordance with general Directions given by the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the charity and a independent comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any examiner’s unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from the trustees/directors statement concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair’ view and the report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below.
| Independent | In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention |
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| examiner's | 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements: |
| statement | |
| • to keep accounting records in accordance with section 41 of the 1993 Act; and | |
| • to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting | |
| requirements of the 1993 Act |
have not been met ; or
- to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
14 November 2025
Olusola Olalekan Shokunbi FCCA Paul Victoria Accountants
2nd Floor, 134 South street, Romford, Essex RM1 1TE