## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From** 1/1/2024 **Period start date   T0:** 31/12/2024 **Period end date** 

**Charity name:** Akonobea Foundation 

**Charity registration number:** 1171023 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH FOR PEOPLE<br>WITH MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS<br>INCLUDING THE ELDERLY WHO HAVE<br>DEMENTIA, OR DEMENTIA-LIKE SYMPTOMS<br>PARTICULARLY BY RAISING AWARENESS AND<br>DISSEMINATING ADVICE ABOUT THE DISEASE<br>AND PROVIDING ACTIVITIES AND SUPPORT<br>IN THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.<br>THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION,<br>EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING FOR THE<br>UNEMPLOYED AND VULNERABLE ADULTS<br>AND YOUNG PEOPLE.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and 1.19|DURING THE YEAR UNDER REVIEW THE<br>CHARITY CONTINUED WITH ITS PROJECT<br>**TALKING-POINT**(BUT ON VERY VERY<br>LIMITED SCALE) WHICH PROVIDED MUCH<br>NEEDED CONVERSATION AND SOCIAL<br>CONTACT FOR ELDERLY PEOPLE WITH<br>DEMENTIA, TO CARERS OF THOSE AFFECTED<br>BY DEMENTIA AND EDUCATION OF<br>WIDESPREAD AUDIENCE.  THIS HAS BEEN<br>VERY SLOWED PACED DUE TO LIMITED<br>RESOURCES AND THE CHALLENGES THAT<br>COVID 19 CASTED ALONG OUR PATHS.<br>IN ADDITION ACCESS TO FUNDING REQUIRED<br>TO FOOT AND EXPAND THIS GOOD COURSE<br>AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES HAVE BEEN<br>EXCEPTIONALLY DIFFICULT.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|IN PLANNING ACTIVITIES FOR THE<br>FOUNDATION, THE TRUSTEES TAKE INTO<br>CONSIDERATION THE CHARITY<br>COMMISSION'S GENERAL GUIDANCE ON<br>PUBLIC BENEFIT AND, IN PARTICULAR, ITS<br>SUPPLEMENTARY GUIDANCE ON CHARITIES<br>WORKING INTERNATIONALLY.|





## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38||
|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|DESPITE THE CHALLENGES FACED IN THE<br>YEAR OF REVIEW, WE WERE ALBE TO<br>SLOWLY CONTINUE WITH OUR PROJECT;<br>TALKING POINT, SOME RESIDENTIAL HOME<br>VISITS, TRAINING, AWARENESS PROMOTION,<br>OFFERED SUPPORT AND PROVIDED<br>INFORMATION WHERE NECESSARY AND IN<br>LINE WITH WHERE CHANGES IN<br>GOVERNMENT POLICY ALLOWS.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|---|---|---|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||





Other

## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|Income: £3.18<br>Expenditure: £163.56<br>SEE ANNEXED ACCOUNTS.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|THE TRUSTEES WOULD LIKE TO WORK<br>TOWARDS MAINTAINING UNRESTRICTED<br>FUNDS AT A LEVEL WHICH EQUALS<br>APPROXIMATELY 12 MONTHS OF<br>UNRESTRICTED EXPENDITURE.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£1,000|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO FOUNDATION MODEL|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25||



## **Additional information (optional)** 

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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|AKONOBEA FOUNDATION|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1171023|
|Charity’s principal address|HOLLY HOUSE<br>220-224 NEW LONDON ROAD<br>CHELMSFORD<br>CM2 9AE|





## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1 <br>2<br>3 <br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee**<br>**(if any)**|
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||MS MARIAN<br>TAYLOR|CHAIR|||
||MS FOLSADE<br>TEMITOPE<br>ADEBANJO||||
||MS VIDA<br>ANDAM||||
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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 

**Dates acted if not for whole year** 

**Trustee name** 



**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)** Submitted electronically **Full name(s)** MS MARIAN TAYLOR **Position (eg** CHAIR **Secretary, Chair, etc)** 

**Date** 30/10/2025 



**AKONOBEA FOUNDATION 1171023** CHARITY COMMISSION 

||**Receipts and payments accounts**|**Receipts and payments accounts**|**Receipts and payments accounts**|**Receipts and payments accounts**|**Receipts and payments accounts**|**Receipts and payments accounts**|**CC16a**|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
||**For the period**<br>**from**||Period start date<br>**To**<br>1/1/2024|||Period end date<br>12/31/2024||
|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||||
||**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**||**Restricted**<br>**funds**||**Endowment**<br>**funds**|**Total funds**|**Last year**|
||**to the nearest      £**|**to the nearest      £**|**to the nearest £**||**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**|**to the nearest £**|
|**A1 Receipts**||||||||
|Donation|**3**|**3**||||**3**|**293**|
||||||||**-**|
||||||||**-**|
||||||||**-**|
||||||||**-**|
||||||||**-**|
||||||||**-**|
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|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**3**<br>_(Gross income for AR)_|**3**||||**3**|**293**|
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**||||||||
|**(see table).**||||||||
||||||||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|||||||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_                           3**|**3**|**3**||||**3**|**293**|
|**A3 Payments**||||||||
|Direct Project Purchases|||**36**|**36**||**36**|**445**|
|Travel|||**45**|**45**||**45**|**601**|
|Refreshments|||**5**|**5**|**5**|**5**|**112**|
|Publicity||||||**-**|**81**|
|IT Costs|**57**|**57**||||**57**|**206**|
|Training/Development|**55**|**55**||||**55**|**291**|
|Accountancy|**55**|**55**||||**55**|**327**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**167**|**167**|**86**|**86**||**253**|**2,063**|
|**A4 Asset and investment**||||||||
|**purchases, (see table)**||||||||
|**_Sub total_                           167**|**167**|**167**|**86**|**86**||||
|**_Total payments_                       167**|**167**|**167**|**86**|**86**||**253**|**1,771**|
|**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ **|**-                     164**|**-                     164**|**-                       86**|**-                       86**||**249**|**1,771**|
|**A5 Transfers between funds**|**164**|**164**|**-                     164**|**-                     164**|||**-**|
|**A6 Cash funds last year end**|**-**||**904**|**904**||**904**|**2,675**|
|**_Cash funds this year end_ -**|**-**||**655**|**655**||**655**|**904**|



## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** 

**Categories** 

**Endowment funds to nearest £** 

**B1 Cash funds** 

**655 -** 



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**655 -** 

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|||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Endowment**|
|||**funds**|**funds**|**funds**|
||**Details**|**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**|**to nearest £**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
||**Details**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
|**B3 Investment assets**|||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||**Details**|**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**|**Cost (optional)**|**Current value**<br>**(optional)**|
|**B4 Assets retained for the**|||**-**|**-**|
|**charity’s own use**|||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
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||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
||||**-**|**-**|
|||**Fund to which**|**Amount due**|**When due**|
||**Details**|**liability relates**|**(optional)**|**(optional)**|
|**B5 Liabilities**|||**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
||||**-**||
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|Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees|Signature|Print Name||Date of<br>approval|
||Submitted electronically|Ms Marian Taylor||10/30/2025|



