2021-02-28-accounts - Annie Walsh Memorial School (Awms) Old Girls' Association (UK Branch)

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Objectiv	es and	Activitie	s
			SORP reference
Summary	ofthe purposes of			Toadvance the education ofpupils
the charity as set out		in its		attending the Annie Walsh Memorial
governing	document			School, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa in such ways as the Trustees may
				from time totime determine.
Summary activities	ofthe main in relation to those		Para 1.17and 1.19	ln planning our activities forthe year, the Charity Commission's guidance on
purposes	for the public			public benefit was taken into account
benefit, in particular, activities, projects or		the		Our activities were as follows: 1. Virtual Thanksgiving Service
services identified in		the		(March 2020)
accounts.				2. Awogathon (August 2020)
				3. Afro Virtual Jam (November	2020)
Statement	confirming		Para 1.18	Trustees are aware ofguidance in
whether the trustees		have		respect to public benefit
had regard tothe guidance
issued by	the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
				Charity is managed by alumni who	are
			Para 1.38	volunteers. We are grateful forthe
Contribution made by				many hours they put into managing	the
volunteers				Association.
				They also pay annual subscriptions sometimes ive donations.	and

					Alumni who are volunteers try their very	Alumni who are volunteers try their very
					best to raise funds in order to continue
					to support the school and pupils in
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity,				Para 120	Freetown. Organising profitable events had been
identifying	the	difference the			challenging again this year due tothe
charity's	work	has made to			Covid 19Pandemic; but exciting as we
the circumstances			ofits		were able to organise some virtual
beneficiaries and			any wider		fundraising activities. Our Awogathon	in
benefits Iosociety asa					August and our Afro Virtual Jam in
whole.					November 2020 raised much needed
					funds. At all our events, we appeal to
					individuals and groups to sponsor a
					girllstudent at our school in Freetown
					and our appeals are met with positive
					responses. Trustees continue to
					explore other ways ofraising funds to
					cany out our purposes asset out in our
					governing instrument
					1. Our scholarship awards remain
					our main project as 45
					disadvantaged pupils from all
					backgrounds atthe school
					benefitted from this during the
					year.
					2. A Major project were undertaken
					to ensure all the washiooms at
					our school were replaced,
					refurbished and maintained to a
					higher standard to enable the
					pupils to receive their education
					in asafe and healthy environment

Review ofthe charity's	Review ofthe charity's		Para 1.21	As per report from Independent
financial position at	the end			Accountant
ofthe eriod
Statement explaining	the		Para 1.22	As above
policy for holding reserves
statin wh the are	held
Amount ofreserves	held		Para 1.22	As above
Reasons for holding	zero		Para 1.22	As above
reserves ~
Details offund materially		in	Para 1.24	As above
deficit
Explanation ofany			Para 1.23	As above
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern

			Refer to report from Independent
			Accountant
The charity's principal sources offunds (induding		Para 1.47
any fundraising)
Investment policy and objectives induding any		Para 146
social investment policy
adopted
			Reserve policy to cover scholarship
			awards.
A description	ofthe principal	Para 1.46
risks facing	the charity
			None
Other

Description ofcharity's
trusts:
Type of governing document		Constitution
How isthe charity	Para 125	Association
constituted?
Trustee selection methods	Para 125	Trustees are appointed	biennially atthe
induding details ofany		Annual General IHeeting	held in
constitutional provisions e.g.		February.
election to post or name of		(Next AGN February).
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees

Charity	name			Annie Walsh	Memorial School (AWMS) Old Girls'	Memorial School (AWMS) Old Girls'	Memorial School (AWMS) Old Girls'
			'	Association	UK Branch
Other name the cha			uses	Annie Watsh	Old Girls' Association	AWOGA	UK Branch
R istered charit		number		1165222
Charity's	principal	address		84Craylands
				Basildon
				Essex
				SS143RH

	Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot forwhole I'
1	Me/vina Sawyerr	Chair
2	Olga Buck	Secretary
3	Comfort Max4lacarthy	Treasurer
	Juliette Awoonor-
	Gordon
	Florence Browne-Marke
	Nellie Showers
	t/a)erie Cummings-
	John
10	Yule Gabiddon		From 24/04/2019
11	Edna Sawyerr		From 24/04/2019
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Charity Name	The Annie Welsh	Memorial School Old Girls Assodadon
Working Name	AWOGA
Charity Numbe'	1165222
Bank	Nat West Bank,	504 Brixton Road, London, SW9BEW
Independent Accountant	Crest Accounting	Ud, 49Verdayne Avenue, Shirley, Croydon, Surrey. CRO BTW

			TOTAL	TOTAL
			FUNDS	RINDS
			Fwlod Ended	Period Endwl
			20Febnwry 292\|10Febnwry 2020
			6
Incoming Aesawcao	fNcneg)
Voluntary Income Gilt Aid lrrtarect Total hunrnhlg resouroes		2392 6 845	46A06 2392 0 %$5	56475 1,260 ASS
Costof providlngCharhable Actlvrtes Chargable Acdvhas		TA70 Strtdy	7,170 32467	49,497 6,969 350
Indepndsnt review Trmll gosewces eependod		%RE	%RE	Soli
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Total Funds brought forwanl
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