## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1 October 2024 Period start date to 30 September 2025 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 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|**During the 2024/25 financial year, POWAA UK**
**made significant progress in advancing its**
**charitable objective of promoting education**
**and supporting the welfare of current students**
**at the Prince of Wales School, Kingtom, Sierra**
**Leone.**
**The year was marked by the successful**
**celebration of the school's centenary and the**
**Association's 40th anniversary, providing an**
**opportunity to deliver a lasting legacy for**
**present and future generations of pupils.**
**The charity enhanced educational**
**opportunities by expanding its scholarship and**
**mentoring programme. The number of**
**beneficiaries increased from 10 to 23 students**
**through the generosity of donors, enabling**
**more pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds**
**to receive financial assistance, guidance and**
**career mentoring. The mentoring programme**
**continues to support students' personal**
**development and aspirations, with one**
**mentee, Rashid Sullay, captaining Sierra**
**Leone's team at the VEX IQ Robotics**
**Competition in the USA, demonstrating the**
**positive impact of sustained educational**
**support.**
**In support of the wider school community, the**
**charity donated approximately 3,000 school**
**ties to every registered pupil, contributed**
**£12,350 towards the purchase of 100 brass**
**band instruments, and donated the equivalent**
**of £2,500 towards the development of a multi-**
**sport complex. These investments have**
**enhanced school identity, enriched**| **extracurricular opportunities, and improved facilities that will benefit current and future students. The charity continued to strengthen partnerships with the Prince of Wales School, its Board of Governors, alumni organisations and local representatives in Sierra Leone. These collaborations enabled the effective delivery of scholarships, mentoring and other educational initiatives while ensuring resources reached intended beneficiaries. Additional support was provided through the donation of stationery to the school, continuing a four-year commitment to improving learning resources for pupils. The launch of the Association's new website also strengthened communication with members, donors and stakeholders, helping to promote engagement and future fundraising. The charity successfully organised several fundraising and community events throughout the year, including the Centenary Dinner and Dance, Summerfest, Skool Daze Jamboree, a new musical concert and the annual Thanksgiving Service. These events generated income, strengthened alumni engagement and increased awareness of the charity's work, helping to secure continued support for its educational programmes. Membership also increased to 155 registered members, strengthening the Association's capacity to deliver its charitable objectives. Overall, the charity's activities have improved educational opportunities, increased access to mentoring and financial support, enhanced school facilities and resources, strengthened alumni engagement, and contributed to the long-term development of young people attending the Prince of Wales School. These activities provide clear public benefit by supporting education, promoting personal development, and investing in the future of the school and its wider community.** **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Para 1.41 |Achievements against
objectives set||| |---|---|---| |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
London
NW9 0UL| |---|---| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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21|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of**
**person (or**
**body) entitled**
**to appoint**
**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**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||**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)** Donald Hanciles **Full name(s)** Donald Hanciles **Position (eg Secretary,** President **Chair, etc) Date** 29 July 2026 **1158526** ~~**Prince of Wales Alumni Association UK & Ireland**~~ **Receipts and Payments Accounts** **CC16a** **For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from 01/10/2024 30/09/2025** ## **Section A Receipts and payments** |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |**FUNDRAISING EVENTS & GRANTS**|||||| |Annual Dinner & Dance|**27,245**
**5,561**
**7,215**
**-**
**13,978**
**2,544**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**3,113**
**4,598**
**140**
**-**
**605**
**-**
**4,847**
**-**
**1,100**
**1,369**
**215**
**277**
**-**
**3,447**
**10,453**
**-**
**1,311**
**-**
**1,900**
**-**
**1,436**
**12,458**|**-**|**-**|**27,245**|**-**| |Thanksgiving||**-**|**-**|**5,561**|**9,124**| |Summerfest Fun Day||**-**|**-**|**7,215**|**7,751**| |Summerfest Golf||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Skool Daze (virtual event in current year)||**-**|**-**|**13,978**|**7,973**| |Brass Band Concert||||**2,544**|**-**| |Foundation Day Reunion|||**-**|**-**|**-**| |Gift Aid Returns||**-**|**-**|**-**|**2,340**| |**MEMBERSHIP, BENEVOLENCE & DONATIONS**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Members'subscriptions||**-**|**-**|**3,113**|**2,280**| |Benevolent Box & Fund||**-**|**-**|**4,598**|**5,033**| |Donations-External||**-**|**-**|**140**|| |Donation from ASLEF||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Other Alumini Events||**-**|**-**|**605**|**503**| |Anciliary Staff Support Donations||**-**|**-**|**-**|**150**| |Centenary Donations||**-**|**-**|**4,847**|**100**| |**DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOL**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Members Scholarship Donations||**-**|**-**|**1,100**|**285**| |POWAA - US Chapters Contributions||**-**|**-**|**1,369**|**-**| |POW School staff stipends & Christmas bonus||||**215**|**-**| |POW School Alumni Foundation||||**277**|**-**| |**MERCHANDISE**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Merchandise-General||**-**|**-**|**3,447**|**2,552**| |Merchandise-Centenary||||**10,453**|-| |**INTEREST**||-|-|-|-| |Interrest on Deposit Account||||**1,311**|| |**GOVERNANCE & ADMIN.**||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |Web Development||||**1,900**|| |**OTHER**||-|-|-|-| |Miscellaneous||**-**|**-**|**1,436**|**35**
**-**| |3rd Party Transfers
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_||||**12,458**|| ||**103,810**|**-**|**-**|**103,810**|**38,126**| ||**-**||||| ||||||| |||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||| ||**103,810**|**-**|**-**|**103,810**|**38,126**| ||||||| |**FUNDRAISING EVENTS**|||||| |Annual Dinner & Dance|19,192
9,573
4,973
5,570
1,536
-
-
1,200
-
2,130
3,333
12,359
-
277
1,749
12,737
1,150
-
75
260
544
1,900
1,046
1,953
12,328|-|-|19,192|**1,000**| |Thanksgiving||-|-|9,573|7,358| |Summerfest Fun Day||-|-|4,973|4,710| |Skool Daze (virtual event in current year)||-|-|5,570|5,169| |Brass Band Concert||||1,536|**0**| |Foundation Day Reunion||-|-|-|| |**MEMBERSHIP, BENEVOLENCE & DONATIONS**||-|-|-|| |Benevolence||-|-|1,200|2,698| |Donation towards POW School Alumni Foundation||-|-|-|| |Other Alumini Events||-|-|2,130|875| |**DIRECT SUPPORT TO THE SCHOOL**||-|-|-|| |POW School staff stipends & Christmas bonus||-|-|3,333|| |CentrnaryContribution||-|-|12,359|| |ScholarshipFund||-|-|-|| |POW School Alumni Foundation||-|-|277|3,320| |ScholarshipScheme/Fund||-|-|-|2,000| |**MERCHANDISE**||-|-|-|| |Merchandise - General||-|-|1,749|4,672| |Merchandise - Centenary||||12,737|| |**GOVERNANCE & ADMIN.**||-|-|-|| |Internet fees-website, Zoom, Paypal||-|-|1,150|784| |Auditors fees||-|-|-|| |Meeting Room Hire|||-|75|375| |AGM Refreshments||-|-|260|360| |Events Insurance||-|-|544|422| |Web Development||-|-|1,900|3,600| |General Assets||-|-|1,046|1,792| |Rebranding||-|-|-|| |**OTHER**||-|-|-|| |Miscellaneous||-|-|1,953|304| |3rd Party Transfers
**_Sub total_ **
||-|-|12,328|| ||**93,885**
|**-**|**-**|**93,885**|**39,439**
| |CCXX R1 accounts (SS)|1||||28/07/2026| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) |**A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table)**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||| ||**93,885**|**-**|**-**|**93,885**|**39,439**| ||||||| ||**9,925**|**-**|
**-**|**9,925**|**- 1,313**| |||**-**|
**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**69,777**|**15,189**|**-**|**84,966**|**86,279**| ||**79,702**|**15,189**|**-**|**94,891**|**84,966**| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 28/07/2026 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
**B5 Liabilities**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**4,762**
**44,233**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Natwest Bank A/C||**-**|**-**| ||Lloyd's Bank A/c||**15,189**|**-**| ||PayPal funds (£)|**707**|**-**|**-**| ||Lloyd's Fixed Deposit|**30,000**|**-**|**-**| ||Cash in hand||**-**|**-**| ||**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts
and payments account(s))
**Details**|**79,702**|**15,189**|**-**| |||OK|OK|OK| |||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||**TOTAL:**|**-**|**-**|**-**| ||**Details**|**Fund to**
**which asset**
**belongs**|**Cost**
**(optional)**|**Current**
**value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||**Details**|**Fund to**
**which asset**
**belongs**|**Cost**
**(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) 28/07/2026 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 2025 **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 / 2025** . **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:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**

|_DCummings_|20/07/2026| |---|---|---| |||| ||Dorothy Cummings|| |||| ||Chartered Institute of Management Accountant|| |||| ||10 Sun Marsh Way|| ||Gravesend|| ||DA12 2FE|| 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**