## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1 October 2023 Period start date To 30 September 2024 Period end date** ## **Charity name: PRINCE OF WALES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK & IRELAND** **Charity registration number: 1158526** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The CIO is established for charitable purposes**
**only, to advance the education of the pupils of**
**the Prince of Wales School, Sierra Leone, but**
**not exclusively, by providing and assisting in**
**the provision of facilities for education at the**
**school.**| |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|**The principal activities of POWAA UK are the**
**provision of educational support to the pupils**
**and staff of the Prince of Wales School; working**
**collaboratively as a member of the global**
**partnership of Prince of Wales Alumni**
**associations to improve educational outcomes**
**of the pupils of the school; leading the**
**development of SLEDEF to improve the**
**educational provision for the people of Sierra**
**Leone.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees and executive committee take**
**account of the guidance contained in the**
**Charity Commission’s general guidance on the**
**public benefit when planning the activities of**
**POWAA UK.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference| |---|---| ||Para 1.38| |Policy on grant making|| ||Para 1.38| Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers 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|**Thank you very much for the confidence**
**and trust bestowed upon me to serve you**
**and the association for the next year.**
**This is indeed an honour and a privilege**
**for me**
**to be elected as the first female president**
**of the Prince of Wales Alumni**
**Association**
**UK &I.**
**It is my hope that we will continue to**
**move the association forward as we**
**approach**
**2025 and look forward to celebrating our**
**centenary. My aspiration is to get as**
**many**
**Princewaleans on board to join the ranks**
**as we celebrate this once in a lifetime**
**occasion, but more importantly it is for**
**us to leave a legacy to our beloved Prince**
**of**
**Wales, Kingtom which will benefit pupils**
**and the school for years to come.**
**The first year has flown by and there has**
**been greater collaboration with the GLC**
**and especially OPWA Freetown. I am**
**pleased to report that our relationship**
**with**
**OPWA Freetown has grown from strength**
**to strength. The president, Mr Sulaiman**
**Rahman Kamara has been instrumental**
**in handing out the monies for**
**scholarships**
**to the parents of the boys. On 6th April**
**2024, I was honoured to hoist the flag at**
**the**
**Foundation Day ceremony whilst visiting**
**the school in Freetown.**| **CURRENT POWAA SUPPORT PROGRAMMES 1. Scholarships - POWAA UK has provided scholarships to current POW pupils for several years. In the 2023/2024 and 2024/25 school years, 10 pupils benefited from the scheme. Each scholarship is worth £100 (total of £2000 over two years). Special thanks to all those who have donated to the scholarship scheme 2. Mentorship - The POWAA mentorship scheme currently works with 10 POW students who are sponsored by the association. The scheme aims to motivate, encourage and guide students in their career pathway. It is not about offering financial support. Each student is currently mentored by a someone from the Association. All mentors must operate within POWAA UK & Ireland Safeguarding Policy and are DBS checked. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Dr Hazell Shokellu - Thompson, Rev Ian Luke-Macauley and all the mentors who are successfully driving this scheme. 3. Our latest contributions have been the payment of £10000 towards the Prince of Wales Brass Band to purchase instruments. Thanks to the members who donated to this project. We will also be contributing to the legacy multi sports complex. POWAA- UK will donate 2500 ties to the Centenary Celebrations Committee (CCC). The ties will be donated to the current pupils (2000) and the CCC (500). All proceeds from the sale of the ties from the ties donated to the CCC will go towards the multi sports complex. COLLABORATIONS We continue to collaborate with all alumni chapters and The Prince of Wales School Alumni Foundation (POWSAF) and the Board of Governors of the school and stakeholders to work on projects to help the school and to pursue our core objective of advancing education of current and future Princewaleans. It was through the help of the Chair of the Board of Governors that we were able to revive our scholarship and mentoring scheme. Thanks to the Chair of the Board, Sulaiman Rahman Kamara, Dr** **Alex Blanshard and all the staff at the school who made this happen. MEMBERSHIP As we approach our Centenary, we look to increase our membership. We had 154 registered for 2023/24. This includes 15 new members joining our ranks. This is an increase of 22 members from the 132 confirmed members at the start of the prior reporting period. I once again encourage all Princewaleans to join us. Thanks to Ibrahim Jalloh and Remmie Akibo - Betts for the stellar work they are doing. PASTORAL The Pastoral officers and team effectively performed their role diligently and with compassion in the long-standing tradition of the Prince of Wales School, Kingtom. They conducted several pastoral visits and made representations when called upon to do so. They also provided support to the Association pre- and postThanksgiving services. Thanks to the Pastoral officers Benson Strasser - Williams and Dr Mohamed Kamara and all those who have supported them. FUNDRAISING EVENTS We have been able to stage our regular events starting with the Skool Daze Jamboree in Croydon in November last year. This was followed by our Thanksgiving Service which was held in Manchester in May 2024 and a Meet and Greet Event the day before. The final event in our calendar year in July 2024 was Summerfest. I am pleased to report that all events produced a surplus. Thanks to our Organising Secretaries Reginald Massaquoi and Tamba Ngegba and all who have supported them. APPRECIATION Thank you to my predecessor, Mr Norman Thompson for his contribution and support during my first year of the presidency. Special thanks to my Vice president, Mr Donald Hanciles for your unwavering** **support. You have been an invaluable partner especially as you went through your health challenges, but you were always there to support me. Thanks also go the General Secretary and Assistant General Secretary, Mr Randolph Pratt and Mr Henry Sawyerr for producing the minutes on time. To the Trustees and Executive, thank you for your guidance, wisdom and invaluable insights that have been indispensable in shaping our decisions. Thank you to our Freetown Representatives, Dr Lucien Turay and Dr Alex Blanshard for giving up their time to ensure that our community in Sierra Leone is kept updated with the association’s work. To our members, thank you for your loyalty and tenacity throughout the year and for your trust in us as an Executive team. As members, by choosing to be a part of this esteemed Association, we owe it to ourselves to be wholly responsible for maintaining the integrity of our organisation and protecting our reputation. Communication, teamwork and mutual respect are vital to the continued existence and success of the Association. We are here to serve and make a difference to our beloved school and the pupils. My continued prayer is for peace and unity to continue to prevail and that we continue to keep a niche within our hearts for Prince of Wales, Kingtom.** ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |||| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Most of our income is applied to the award of**
**scholarships and other assistance to the Prince**
**of Wales School such as the maintenance of**
**buildings and facilities, support for staff and**
**school administrators to improve conditions of**
**service, professional development and teaching**
**equipment.**
**We assign designated funds for specific projects**
**and retain enough revenue for our fundraising**
**events and sustainability.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CONSTITUTION**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CHARITY INCORPORATED ORGANISATION**
**(ASSOCIATION)**| |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 appointed or re-appointed at the**
**Annual General Meeting.**| ## **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|**Our policies include Code of Conduct, Equal**
**Opportunity and Diversity, Safeguarding and**
**Volunteering. POWAA UK is volunteer led and**
**do not employ staff but carries out suitable**
**checks for trustees. All trustees give their time**
**voluntarily and receive no remuneration or**
**other benefits.**| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|**POWAA UK is a member of the National Council**
**for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO).**| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|**POWAA UK works in partnership with other**
**alumni branches in Sierra Leone and the United**
**States, and it is represented on the global**
**Princewaleans umbrella committee which has a**
**rotating chairmanship among the constituent**
**branches/chapters.**| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|PRINCE OF WALES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK &
IRELAND| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|THE OLD PRINCEWALEANS ASSOCIATION| |Registered charity number|1158526| |Charity’s principal address|7 Summit Close
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**year**|**Name of**
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**body) entitled**
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**trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Dilys Benjamin|**President**||| ||Donald Hanciles|**Vice President, Asst**
**Treasurer**||| ||Randolph Pratt|**General Secretary**||| ||Henry Sawyerr|**Assistant General**
**Secretary**||| ||Remmie Akibo-Betts|**Membership**
**Secretary**||| ||Ibrahim Jalloh|**Membership**
**Secretary**||| ||Donald Asgill|**Treasurer**||| ||Reginald Massaquoi|**Organising Secretary **||| ||Tamba Ngegba|**Organising Secretary **||| ||Benson Strasser-
Williams|**Pastoral Officer**
**(Christian)**||| ||Mohamed Kamara|**Pastoral Officer**
**(Muslim)**||| ||Patrick Dixon|**Director of**
**Fundraising**||| ||Davidson Sawyerr|**E-Communications**
**Officer**||| ||Donald Ivan Dixon|**E-Communications**
**Officer**||| ||Alex Blanshard|**Freetown**
**Representative**||| ||Lucien Turay|**Freetown**
**Representative**||| ||Norman Thompson|**EX OFFICIO**||| ||Nancy Bolaji|**EX OFFICIO**||| ||Eugene Benjamin|**EX OFFICIO**||| ||Kayode Robbin-
Coker|**EX OFFICIO**||| ||Wilfred Macfoy|**EX OFFICIO**||| |22|Dudley Hanciles|**EX OFFICIO**||| – 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 held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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**
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||||||||||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |1158526| |Prince of Wales Alumni Association UK & Ireland| |Receipts and Payments Accounts|CC16a| |For the period|Period start date|Period end date| |To| |from|01/10/2023|30/09/2024| |Section A Receipts and payments| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Total funds|Last year| |funds|funds|funds| |to the nearest| |to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £| |£| |A1 Receipts| |Pf|FUNDRAISING EVENTS & GRANTS| |pT|Annual Dinner & Dance|-|-|-|18,236| |PO|Thanksgiving|9,124|-|-|9,124|3,762| |PO|Summerfest Fun Day|7,751|-|-|7,751|6,781| |PO|Summerfest Golf|-|-|-|-|-| |PO|Skool Daze (virtual event in current year)|7,973|-|-|7,973|8,449| |PO|Foundation Day Reunion|-|-|-|-| |PO|Gift Aid Returns|2,340|-|-|2,340|-| |PO|MEMBERSHIP, BENEVOLENCE & DONATIONS|-|-|-|-|-| |PO|Members' subscriptions|2,280|-|-|2,280|2,085| |PO|Benevolent Box & Fund|5,033|-|-|5,033|2,735| |Po|Donations towards projects at the school|-|-|-|-|810| |Po|Donation from ASLEF|-|-|-|-|-| |Po|Science & Blind Teacher Donations|-|-|-|-|-| |Po|Other Alumini Events|503|-|-|503|505| |PE|Members' donations towards POW School Alumni Foundation|-|-|-|-|-| |Anciliary Staff Support Donations|150|-|-|150| |Poa|Centenar|DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOL|y Donations|0p|100|ee|-|- -|0fee)|- -|ee|100 -|||ee|-| |Po|Members Scholarship Donations|285|-|-|285|-| |Po|POWAA - US Chapters Contributions|-|-|-|-|1,621| |Po|MERCHANDISE|-|-|-|-|-| |Po|Merchandise, Inc. Lapel pins|2,552|-|-|2,552|2,826| |PO|Miscellaneous|35|a|-|0|ee|-|35|308| |Sub total|(Gross income for AR)|38,126|-|-|38,126|48,117| |es|5|9|5| |A2 Asset and investment sales,|(see table).| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|-|-|-|-|-| |Total receipts|||38,126|-|||-|||38,126|||48,117| |A3 Payments| |PT|FUNDRAISING EVENTS| |Annual Dinner & Dance|1,000|-|-|1,000|14,532| |a|CR|OG|Os|QO|b|(|Os| |CO|Thanksgiving|7,358|Os|GO|-|Os|(Oy|-|(Os|7,358|5009| |CO|Summerfest Fun Day|4,710|Os|GO|-|Os|(Oy|-|(Os|4,710|5183| |CO|Skool Daze (virtual event in current year)|5,169|Os|GO|-|Os|(Oy|-|(Os|5,169|5921| |CO|Foundation Day Reunion|-|Os|GO|-|Os|(Oy|-|(Os|-|-| |CO|MEMBERSHIP, BENEVOLENCE & DONATIONS|-|Os|GO|-|Os|(Oy|-|(Os|-|-| |CO|Benevolence|2,698|Os|GO|-|Os|(Oy|-|(Os|2,698|270| |CO|Donation towards POW School Alumni Foundation|-|Os|GO|-|Os|(Oy|-|(Os|-|-| |CO|Other Alumini Events|875|Os|GO|-|Os|(Oy|-|(Os|875|520| |CO|DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOL|-|Os|GO|-|Os|(Oy|-|(Os|-|-| |CO|POW School staff stipends & Christmas bonus|-|Os|GO|-|Os|(Oy|-|(Os|-|-| |CO|STEM & Agricultural Science Curriculum Project|-|Os|GO|-|Os|(Oy(Os|-|-| |Po|Association's Scholarships|-|-|-|-|-| |Pd|Blind Teacher Apeal|-|-|-|-|-| |Pd|Rehabilitation of Computer Labs & Qsci Project|-|-|-|-|-| |Pd|POW School Alumni Foundation|3,320|-|-|3,320|-| |Pd|Scholarship Scheme/Fund|2,000|-|-|2,000| |Pd|MERCHANDISE|-|-|-|-|-| |Pd|Merchandise - inc. lapel pins & school colours|4,672|-|-|4,672|1258| |Pd|GOVERNANCE & ADMIN.|-|-|-|-|-| |Pd|Internet fees- website, Zoom, Paypal|784|-|-|784|402| |Pd|Auditors fees|-|-|-|-|-| |Pd|Meeting Room Hire|375|-|375|150| |Pd|AGM Refreshments|360|-|-|360|355| |Pd|Events Insurance|422|-|-|422|403| |Pd|Web Development|3,600|-|-|3,600|-| |Pd|General Assets|1,792|-|-|1,792|-| |Pd|Rebranding|-|-|-|-|-| |Pd|Miscellaneous|304|-|-|304|713| |Sub total|fp|[ 39,439 ]|-|ep|-|2|39,439|34,716| |A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|-| |CCXX R1 accounts (SS)|Total payments|||39,439|1|-|||A|-|||A|39,439|||34,716|17/07/2025||| **----- End of picture text -----**
CCXX R1 accounts (SS) |**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|**- 1,313**|**-**|
**-**|**- 1,313**|**13,401**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**-**|
**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**71,090**|**15,189**|**-**|**86,279**|**72,878**| ||**69,777**|**15,189**|**-**|**84,966**|**86,279**| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 17/07/2025 2 ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
**B1 Cash funds**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Natwest Bank A/C|**521**|**-**|**-**| ||Lloyd's Bank A/c|**37,952**|**15,189**|**-**| ||PayPal funds (£)|**1,305**|**-**|**-**| ||Lloyd's Fixed Deposit|**30,000**|**-**|**-**| ||Cash in hand||**-**|**-**| ||**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts
and payments account(s))
**Details**|**69,777**|**15,189**|**-**| |||OK|OK|OK| |||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| ||Refundable Deposit (Skool
Daze 2023)|**500**|**-**|**-**| ||Benevolent Cash Box||**-**|**-**| ||**TOTAL:**|**500**|**-**|**-**| ||**Details**|**Fund to**
**which asset**
**belongs**|**Cost**
**(optional)**|**Current**
**value**
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**which asset**
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**(optional)**|**Current**
**value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||**Details**|**Fund to**
**which liability**
**relates**|**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||Signature
Donald H Asgill|||| |||||Date of
approval| |||Donald Asgill||| |||||| CCXX R3 accounts (SS) 17/07/2025 3 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** **Report to the trustees/** Charity Name PRINCE OF WALES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION UK & IRELAND **members of On accounts for the year** 30[th] September 2024 **Charity no** 1158526 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended **30 / 09 / 2024** . **Responsibilities and** As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the **basis of report** accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I 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, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or - the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; 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. **Signed:** _FRobinson_ **Date:** 13/07/2025 **Name:** Florina Robinson **Relevant professional** Chartered Institute of Management Accountant **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 12 Stoneleigh Road Bromley BR1 2FW 1 **Oct 2018** **IER** ## **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight material matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . Nothing to disclose. 2 **Oct 2018** **IER**