## **Trustees’ annual report (including Directors’ report) for the period**
**From: 01/03/2020 To: 28/02/2021**
## **Charity name: Spark of Hope**
## **Charity registration number: 1180513**
## **Company number:**
## **Objectives and activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The prevention or relief of poverty,**
**disability and general charitable**
**purposes.**|
|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 raises money and appeal for**
**goods to help children/young people,**
**elderly and people with disabilities from**
**West Africa.**
**The charity provides services, advocacy,**
**advice, information and supporting**
**education in rural communities where**
**families are caught in perpetual cycle of**
**poverty in Africa.**|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18||
## **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 Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
Other
## **Achievements and performance**
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Due to Covid, the charity was not able to
carry out any activities.
Summary of the main Para 1.20
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.
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Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial review**
|**Financial review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21||
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£122**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.47 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) Para 1.46 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted Para 1.46 A description of the principal risks facing the charity Other
## **Structure, governance and management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document:
for example,trust deed,
memorandum and articles of
association etc|Para 1.25|**Memorandum and articles of association**|
|How is the charity
constituted?|Para 1.25|**Charitable Incorporated Organisation**|
|for example limited company,
unincorporated association,
CIO|||
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|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||
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## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Para 1.51 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 Other
## **Reference and administrative details**
|Charityname|**Spark of Hope**|
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|Other name the charityuses||
|Registered charitynumber|**118051**|
|Charity’s principal address|**16 Arthur Street,**
**Gravesend**
**DA11 0PP**|
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**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Chantel Arianne||||
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||Brahima Konare||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name Brahima Konare**
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**|
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|**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 company has taken advantage of the small companies’ exemption in preparing the report above.**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report (including directors’ report) above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees/directors**
**Signature(s)** Brahima Konare **Full name(s)** Brahima Hamet Konare **Position (for example** Director Trustee **Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 01/04/2022