## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1/05/2024 Period start date To Period end date 30/04/2025** ## **Charity name: Childrens' Special Needs Foundation Sierrra Leone** ## **Charity registration number: 1177714** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The object of the CIO is for the public benefit,
by the relief and assistance of young people
with special education needs and disabilities
in Freetown Sierra Leone by the building and
managing of a specialist day and boarding
school for girls and boys with disabilities. The
school will be free to pupils from Sierra
Leone.| |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 charity seeks to directly benefit the
pupils by providing quality education
matched to their needs which is not available
at present for free in this area of Freetown.
there will be further indirect benefits to the
families of the pupils since they will be shown
how to support their children. In the longer
term there will be sharing of good practice
with other teachers and schools in the area.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees Followed the guidance issued
by the Charity Commission.| ## **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 Contribution made by Para 1.38 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|The charity has been working with children
and their parents and careers in Freetown
Sierra Leone. The children have benefited
from education in the charity's office for part
of the year and the parents have been able
to support each other during the time their
children were being taught. The staff have
been able to discuss strategies for
supporting the children at home.| ## **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|No fundraising was held due to personal
circumstances.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No reserves held| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|0| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|The money raised is spent over the year| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|none| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|The charity relies on funds raised, if no one
contributes funds it would not be able to
continue its work.| ## **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|CIO Foundation Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO| |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 appoint Trustees| **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|| |---|---|---| |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** |Charity name|Childrens'Special Needs Foundation Sierrra Leone| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1177714| |Charity’s principal address|175 Springbank Rd
Hither Green
London
SE13 6ST| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**whole year**| |---|---|---|---| ||Agnes Macarthy|CEO|| ||Nigel Drew||| ||Esther Gooden||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ## – 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|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A| ## **Additional information (optional)** **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **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** **N/A** ## **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)** Nigel Drew **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Trustee **etc)** **Date** 04/02/26 ||Date|Money In||Money out|Balance| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||03/04/24||||629.83| |Rent|07/04/24|||300|329.83| |Bank Charges|03/05/24|||5|324.83| |Rent|06/05/24|||260|64.83| |Bank Charges|03/06/24|||5|59.83| |Bank Charges|02/07/24|||5|54.83| |Bank Charges|02/08/24|||5|49.83| |Bank Charges|04/09/24|||5|44.83| |Bank Charges|02/10/24|||5|39.83| |Bank Charges|03/11/24|||5|34.83| |Bank Charges|02/12/24|||5|29.83| |Bank Charges|02/01/25|||5|24.83| |Bank Charges|03/02/25|||5|19.83| |Donation|16/02/25||10||29.83| |Bank Charges|03/03/25|||5|24.83| ||||10|615|24.83| Total