## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/03/22 Period start date To 28/02/23 Period end date** ## **Charity name: ANNIE WALSH MEMORIAL SCHOOL (AWMS) OLD GIRLS’ ASSOCIATION (UK BRANCH)** ## **Charity registration number: 1165222** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To advance the education of pupils**
**attending the Annie Walsh Memorial**
**School, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West**
**Africa in such ways as the Trustees may**
**determine from time to time.**| |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|**In planning our activities for the year,**
**the Charity Commission’s guidance on**
**public benefit were taken into account.**
**Our activities for this period were as**
**follows:**
**1. Virtual Thanksgiving – March**
**2022**
**2. Luncheon Sale – June 2022**
**3. Africana Night event – November**
**2022**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**Trustees are aware of guidance in**
**respect of public benefit**| **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 ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| ||Para 1.38|**The Charity is managed by alumni who**
**are volunteers. We aregrateful for the**| **----- Start of picture text -----**
||| |---|---| |Contribution made by|many hours they put into managing the| |volunteers|Association’s affairs. They also pay| |annual subscriptions and give| |donations.| |Other| **----- End of picture text -----**
## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Alumni who are volunteers try their very
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|||| |---|---|---| |best to raise funds in order to continue| |to support the school and pupils in| |Summary of the main|Para 1.20|Freetown.| |achievements of the charity,|Organising profitable events had been| |identifying the difference the|challenging especially during the Covid-| |charity’s work has made to|19 pandemic but we were able to| |the circumstances of its|organise a virtual Thanksgiving service| |beneficiaries and any wider|as well as face to face events when the| |benefits to society as a|restrictions were lifted and we were| |whole.|successful in raising much needed| |funds at these fundraising events.| |At all the events, we appealed to| |individuals and our supporters to| |sponsor these under privilege girls at| |our alma mater.| |Trustees continue to explore other ways| |of raising funds to carry out our aims| |and objectives as set out in our| |governing instrument.| |1. Our yearly scholarship awards| |have benefitted between 45-50| |disadvantaged pupils from all| |backgrounds at the school.| |2. A major project of rehabilitation| |and refurbishment of the wash| |rooms at the school was| |undertaken to enable the girls to| |receive their education in a clean,| |safe and healthy environment.| |3. Water tanks were also installed| |around the school for the girls to| |have clean drinking water.| **----- End of picture text -----**
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: **----- Start of picture text -----**
||| |---|---| |Achievements against|Para 1.41| |objectives set| **----- End of picture text -----**
|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|**As per report from Independent**
**Accountant**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**As above**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**As above**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**As above**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**As above**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**As above**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|
**Refer to report from Independent**
**Accountant**| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**None**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Reserve policy to cover scholarship**
**awards**| |Other||**None**| ## **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|**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 every two years**
**at the Annual General meeting held in**
**February. (Trustees were appointed in**
**February 2023)**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|**Do have governance**| |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|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name ANNIE WALSH MEMORIAL ACHOOL (AWMS) OLD GIRLS’
ASSOCIATION (UK BRANCH)
Other name the charity uses AWOGA UK
Registered charity number 1165222
Charity’s principal address 1 MILLERS TERRACE
SHRUBBERY ROAD
GRAVESEND
KENT DA12 1JW
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Claudia Bultman Chair/President
Rosemond Amado- Secretary
2
Taylor
3 Dannette Davies Treasurer
4 Nadia Palmer Vice President
5 Gertrude Morgan
6 Ebun Sylvah
7 Lorraine Davies
8 Olayinka Thomas
Julie Awoonor-
9
Gordon
10 Mel Sawyer
11 Emilda Thompson
12
15
16
17
18
19
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## – 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**|**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)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|| |---|---| ||Claudia Bultman| ||
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