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2025-12-31-accounts

Independent examinerfs report on the accounts Section A Independent Examiner's Report Roport to the trusteesl members of On accounts for the year ended 31 D￿Trb￿ 2025 Charity no qrf any) 1179605 Set out on pag One and Two Respective The charity's trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. responsibilities of The charity's trustees consider that an audrt is not required for Ihis year trustees and èxamlner under S8Lion 144 of Ihe Charitbes Act 2011 (the Chant￿S Acl} and that an independent examinalK) is needed. 11 is my responsibilty to". examine the 9￿nts under 8e¢tion 145 of the Chan1￿ Act, to follow the procedures laid down in the general Direcbons given by the Charity Commission (under seclion 14515)(b) of the Charities Act. and to ￿ate whether particular matters have Cc￿re to my attent￿n. Basls independent My examination was carried out in accordance vhth general Directions given examlner'8 Statement by the Charity Commissk)n. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kepl by the tharity and a companson of the accounts presented wrth Ih¢)se records. It also includes consideration of any unusual rtems or disclosures in the accounts,and seeking explanat￿n$ from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provKle all the evidence that would be ￿qUired in an audrt, and consequentty no opinion is gNen as to whether the accounls p￿Sent a Irue and fairf VMV and the report is limrted to tliose ff￿tters set out in the statement bebw. Indopendent In connection wth my examination, no matter has come to my attentlon oxamlnerfs ststement 1. which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in, any material respect. the requirements.. to keep ￿)unting records in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Actr. and to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and compty wrth the accountsng requirements of the Chanbes knl have not been met" c 2. to whicti, in my opinw. attention should be drawn in order lo enable proper underntanding of Ihe accounts to be reached. Signed: 27th. May 2025. Name: Rev'd. A. A Clennts MA. ACIB, FCIE 15 Carleton Ro&J, Great Knowley, Chorfey PR68TQ Relevant wofessional qualification($} or body (if any):

AdAmi Project

1179605

Receipts and payments accounts

1st January 2025 31st December 2025 To

For the period from

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments
Utitd		 Rtitd Edt
to the nearest £
A1 Receipts
T&F
77,500
Individuals
16,367
Events
-
-
-
93,867
-
-
Sub total -
Total receipts 93,867
A3 Payments
Programme - MEANS
38,357
Programme - AdAmi SL
53,323
Admin
403
Travel
5,153
Monitoring& Evaluation
-
Run Membership- refunded in January26
750
Events
58
Website costs
750
Charity Director consultancy
4,000
-
Sub total 102,794
-
-
Sub total -
Total payments 102,794
Net of receipts/(payments) - 8,927
A5 Transfers between funds
-
A6 Cash funds last year end
52,067
Cash funds this year end 43,140
nresrce
funds
Sub total(Gross income for AR)
table).
A4 Asset and investment purchases,		 to the nearest £
esrce
funds		 to the nearest £
nowmen
funds		 Total funds
to the nearest £		 Last year
to the nearest £
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 77,500
16,367
-
-
-
-
-
-
93,867		 81,700
15,798
6,012
-
-
-
-
-
103,510
-
-
-		 -
-
-		 -
-
-
-
-
- - 93,867 103,510
1,998
6,923
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
8,920		 -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-		 40,354
60,245
403
5,153
-
750
58
750
4,000
-
111,714		 41,028
42,052
320
3,100
1,500
-
2,623
-
-
-
90,623
-
-
-		 -
-
-		 -
-
-
-
8,920 - 111,714 90,623
- 8,920
-
8,920
-		 -
-
-
-		 - 17,847
-
60,987
43,140		 12,887
-
48,100
60,987

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

Categories
B1 Cash funds
B2 Other monetary assets		 Details
Cash at bank
Details
Total cash funds
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))		 to nearest £
Unrestricted		 Restricted funds
to nearest £		 to nearest £
Endowment
43,140
-
-
43,140		 -
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-
OK
to nearest £
-
-
-
Unrestricted
funds		 OK
Restricted funds
to nearest £
-
-
-		 OK
to nearest £
Endowment
funds
-
-
-

CCXX R1 accounts (SS)

06/02/2026

1

- - -
- - -
- - -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B3 Investment assets - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Details Fund to which
asset belongs		 Cost (optional) Current value
(optional)
B4 Assets retained for the - -
charity’s own use - -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
Details Fund to which Amount due(optional) When due
B5 Liabilities ~~li bili~~ ~~l~~ ~~(~~ ~~i~~ ~~l)~~
-
-
-
-
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of Signature Print Name Date of approval
Emily Phillips 1st June 2026
Donna Hazlewood 18th May 2026

CCXX R2 accounts (SS)

06/02/2026

2

Trustees'
Annual
Report
for the
period		 Period Period Period Period
From Period Period
start
date		 end date 31
Dec
2025
1 To
Jan		 2025 31 Dec 2025
TAR
1
March2012
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity
nameAdAmi Project
Other
names
charity
is
known
by
Registe
red
charity
number
(if any)
1179605
Charity'
s
princip
al
addres
s
1 Trillo Avenue
Rhos on Sea, Colwyn Bay
Conwy
Postco
de
LL28 4NS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name
Office (if any)
Dates acted if not for whole year
Name of person (or
body) entitled to
appoint trustee(if any)
1 EmilyPhillips
Chair
2 Donna Hazlewood
Treasurer
3 Emily-Anne Tunnacliffe
Trustee
Resigned Feb 2025
4 PollyBlenkin
Trustee
Resigned Jan 2025
5 CathyDrew-Brewsford
Trustee
6 Divya Pathak
Trustee
Added Jan 2025
7
Jenny Benton
Trustee
8
Dr Aba Lisa Graham
Trustee
9
Uttam Bajwa
Trustee
Added Sep 2025
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity
name		 AdAmi Project
Other
names
charity
is
known
by
Registe
red
charity
number
(if any)		 1179605
Charity'
s
princip
al
addres
s		 1 Trillo Avenue
Rhos on Sea, Colwyn Bay
Conwy
Postco
de		 LL28 4NS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or
body) entitled to
appoint trustee(if any)
EmilyPhillips Chair
Donna Hazlewood Treasurer
Emily-Anne Tunnacliffe Trustee Resigned Feb 2025
PollyBlenkin Trustee Resigned Jan 2025
CathyDrew-Brewsford Trustee
Divya Pathak Trustee Added Jan 2025
Jenny Benton Trustee
Dr Aba Lisa Graham Trustee
Uttam Bajwa Trustee Added Sep 2025
Trustees'
Annual
Report
for the
period		 Period Period Period Period
From Period Period
start
date		 end date 31
Dec
2025
1 To
Jan		 2025 31 Dec 2025
TAR
1
March2012
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity
nameAdAmi Project
Other
names
charity
is
known
by
Registe
red
charity
number
(if any)
1179605
Charity'
s
princip
al
addres
s
1 Trillo Avenue
Rhos on Sea, Colwyn Bay
Conwy
Postco
de
LL28 4NS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
Trustee name
Office (if any)
Dates acted if not for whole year
Name of person (or
body) entitled to
appoint trustee(if any)
1 EmilyPhillips
Chair
2 Donna Hazlewood
Treasurer
3 Emily-Anne Tunnacliffe
Trustee
Resigned Feb 2025
4 PollyBlenkin
Trustee
Resigned Jan 2025
5 CathyDrew-Brewsford
Trustee
6 Divya Pathak
Trustee
Added Jan 2025
7
Jenny Benton
Trustee
8
Dr Aba Lisa Graham
Trustee
9
Uttam Bajwa
Trustee
Added Sep 2025
Section A Reference and administration details
Charity
name		 AdAmi Project
Other
names
charity
is
known
by
Registe
red
charity
number
(if any)		 1179605
Charity'
s
princip
al
addres
s		 1 Trillo Avenue
Rhos on Sea, Colwyn Bay
Conwy
Postco
de		 LL28 4NS
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9		 Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or
body) entitled to
appoint trustee(if any)
EmilyPhillips Chair
Donna Hazlewood Treasurer
Emily-Anne Tunnacliffe Trustee Resigned Feb 2025
PollyBlenkin Trustee Resigned Jan 2025
CathyDrew-Brewsford Trustee
Divya Pathak Trustee Added Jan 2025
Jenny Benton Trustee
Dr Aba Lisa Graham Trustee
Uttam Bajwa Trustee Added Sep 2025

10 Jenny Young Trustee Added Sep 2025

Jenny Young
Trustee
Added Sep 2025		 Jenny Young
Trustee
Added Sep 2025
Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)
Name Dates acted if not for whole year
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
Type of adviser
Name		 Address
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

2 March 2012

TAR

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document

Constitution

How the charity is constituted

CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION

Trustee selection methods

Self-appointed

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant, about:

In 2025, we established a new local advisory board in Sierra Leone. During the year, we recruited three Sierra Leonean women with relevant expertise to join the board. They now provide strategic advice and act as a sounding board for the charity, while also helping to oversee programme delivery and monitor progress against local strategic goals.

3 March 2012

TAR

Section C Objectives and activities

The objects of the CIO are:

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

(i) To advance the education of children and young adults in Sierra Leone, particularly those affected by pregnancy and early motherhood, by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for education. (ii) The prevention or relief of poverty in Sierra Leone through the provision of shelter, food, health, education and other charitable services as the trustees from time to time deem appropriate. In 2025, the AdAmi Project worked together with young mothers in Bo district, southern Sierra Leone to build healthy, happy and independent futures. We delivered this work with two local implementing partners: AdAmi Project Sierra Leone and Movement for Education and Advocacy Salone (MEANS). During the year, 213 young mothers were supported to pursue education through formal schooling or vocational training, alongside mentoring and life-skills education. We provided tailored, longer-term support, typically over two to three years, including school or vocational training scholarships, uniforms and learning materials, childcare and transport support, monthly sanitary pads, and start-up kits at graduation. Young mothers also took part in regular group life-skills sessions in a safe space and received weekly checkins and one-to-one guidance from a trained mentor or social worker. Family and community engagement remained an important part of our work. This included family counselling and mediation, family meals, smallbusiness training and grants for parents and caregivers, and community advocacy and awarenessraising. During the year, 116 family members and caregivers received business grant support or small childcare stipends. Alongside our direct project work, more than 300 additional young mothers and vulnerable girls participated in activities via the Community Girls Network. Overall, more than 650 individuals benefited indirectly from our work, including the children of the young mothers, parents, wider family and community members. The trustees confirm that they have had regard to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit.

4 March 2012

TAR

Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

Safeguarding is paramount to the AdAmi Project, and we share this responsibility with our local partners. We require all local partners to have a robust safeguarding policy in place and to submit details of any safeguarding incidents to us within quarterly safeguarding reports. We are pleased to report that there were no major safeguarding incidents in 2025.

The AdAmi Project has its own safeguarding policy, which is reviewed and updated regularly. Should any trustee, volunteer, or supporter visit the work in Sierra Leone, they are required to review and comply with our safeguarding policies and procedures. Depending on the nature of their contact with beneficiaries, they may also be required to undergo a DBS check.

5 March 2012

TAR

Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of In 2025, 213 young mothers participated in our core project, receiving tailored, long-term the main achievement support through education, vocational training, mentoring, peer support, and family s of the engagement. We also awarded 6 university scholarships, engaged 300+ young mothers and charity vulnerable girls through the Community Girls Network, supported 116 family members during the through business grant support or childcare stipends, and reached 650+ people indirectly, year including children and wider family members.

Summary of achievements:

This year, young mothers made progress in education, livelihoods, confidence and family support, with tailored support designed to help them build brighter futures.

Key results against our project’s four intended outcomes: Outcome one: Increase education opportunities for young mothers

Hana, a secondary school scholar, is one of the young mothers rebuilding her future through education. After becoming pregnant at 14 and dropping out of school, she was referred to the project and supported to return to learning. She says, ‘When I finish school, I want to go to college. I want to be a nurse.’ Outcome two: Increase income opportunities for young mothers

Of those who graduated from the programme in 2025:

Safiatu, a vocational graduate and business start-up kit recipient, is now earning money through petty trading and work at a local hotel. She says, ‘Now, I earn money and can care for my son, buy him clothes and food. I’m a good Mama now!’

Outcome three: Improve the confidence and well-being of young mothers

6

March 2012

TAR

Section D Achievements and performance

Of those who graduated from the programme in 2025:

Millicent, now working full-time after completing her training, said, ‘The project has changed me a lot, and I now have the confidence to be a better mum.’

Outcome four: Increase family, peer and community support for young mothers

Outcome highlights:

Jessica’s story reflects the importance of family support and mediation. She says, ‘My father was once ashamed and even threw me out of the house. But now I’m back at school, he is proud.’

Other achievements and highlights from the year:

UK highlights from the year:

7 March 2012

TAR

Section D Achievements and performance

strengthening our UK capacity in a sustainable way.

8

March 2012

TAR

Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

The charity's policy is to maintain reserves at an appropriate level throughout the period which should be equivalent to three months' worth of budgeted project costs. This policy was updated in 2025, reducing the target reserve level from six months to three months.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

None

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

Restricted funding - AdAmi Project Policy

When submitting fundraising proposals AdAmi Project will generally give an indication of what the funding could be used for. When receiving subsequent grants, unless it is explicitly stated that the funds are to be restricted for a particular purpose, AdAmi Project assumes the funds are for general use.

objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

9 March 2012

TAR

Section F Other optional information

10 March 2012

TAR

Section G Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s)

Full name(s) Emily Phillips

Position Chair, Board of Trustees Date 14 April 2026

11 March 2012

TAR

We’re delighted to share highlights from our work in 2025.

This report reflects what becomes possible when young mothers are met not with judgement, but with opportunity. Behind every number is a young mother who refused to give up. It is, above all, a celebration of the courage, commitment and determination of the young mothers on our project, who inspire us every day.

Welcome to our

2025 Highlight Report

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Our mission

The AdAmi Project works together with young mothers in Sierra Leone to build healthy, happy and independent futures.

““

I felt like I might as well have been dead. Nobody cared for me.

We provide long-term, tailored support through education, vocational training, mentoring, peer support, and family engagement.

Why support is needed

Of young mothers joining our project in 2025:

Our goals

Increase education opportunities

Increase income opportunities Improve confidence and well-being

100[%] were out of school

64[%]

Increase family, peer and community support

reported a bad relationship with their family

76[%] said pregnancy was the main reason they dropped out 94[% ]

67[%]

had experienced negative comments from their community because of their pregnancy

felt financially insecure and had no income of their own

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Our achievements

2025 at a glance

young mothers participated in our core project 213

6

university scholarships awarded

young mothers and vulnerable girls engaged through the Community +300 Girls Network (CGN)

family members received business 116 grant support or childcare stipends

people benefited indirectly, including children and wider family members +650

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Our impact in 2025

In 2025, young mothers made progress in education, livelihoods, confidence and family support, with tailored support designed to help them build brighter futures.

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Goal 1

Goal 2

Education opportunities

Income opportunities

Outcome highlights

Outcome highlights

54 young mothers supported to attend secondary school

153 72

100[%]

85[%]

young mothers took part in full-time vocational training

felt financially secure, up from 7[%] at intake

retention among secondary students

6 supported at university level

76[%]

76[%]

graduated from the project and received start-up kits

of 12 WASSCE candidates passed, above the 62[%] national pass rate 100[% ]

were earning their own income, up from 5[%] at intake

107

100[% ]

more joined vocational or short courses through the CGN

““

of university scholars progressed to the next academic year

were in training or employment, up from 5[%] at intake

When I finish school, I want to go to college. I want to be a nurse.

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88[% ]

Hana, Secondary School Scholar

““

Now, I earn money and can care for my son, buy him clothes and food. I’m a good Mama now!

former participants employed as peer mentors

of parents/caregivers who received grants reported increased income

5

Safiatu, vocational graduate and business start-up kit recipient

graduate tailors employed at the AdAmi Fashion Boutique

*Outcomes shown are for participants who graduated from the project in 2025

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Goal 3

Confidence and well-being

Outcome highlights

100[%] took part in life-skills sessions and ongoing mentoring

69[%] reported good emotional and mental health, up from 11% 90[%] felt more confident making their own decisions, up from 33% 85[% ] felt more able to make healthy and safe choices, up from 36%

720 hours of group activities delivered

4,000 hours of one-to-one support delivered

““

The project has changed me a lot, and I now have the confidence to be a better mum.

62[% ] rated their feeling of safety as good, up from 8%

Millicent, Hospitality Graduate

Goal 4

Family, peer and community support

Outcome highlights

100[%] of families engaged 71[%]

of families engaged in activities to rebuild relationships and support

reported a good relationship with their family (versus 36% at intake)

8

88[%]

hours of group activities delivered

reported good relationships with their community, including strengthened support in areas like childcare and advice

56

business grants and matchfunding awards distributed to parents and caregivers

100[% ]

felt they are now able to act as mentors and role models for other young mothers

60

women employed as local childminders

““

My father was once ashamed and even threw me out of the house. But now i’m back at school, he is proud.

Jessica, School Scholar

We would like to say

A huge thank you

to our two local implementing partners, AdAmi Project Salone and Movement for Education and Advocacy Network Salone (MEANS), for their hard work, commitment and care throughout 2025. We are also deeply grateful to the many supporters and donors who made this work possible.

Tenki tenki (thank you) - we couldn’t have done it without you!