## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period From Period start date 01/04/2022 To Period end date31/03/2023 ## Charity name: Strengthening Communities ## Charity registration number: 1181410 ## Objectives and Activities ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The purpose of the charity is to reduce
childhood poverty in education for girls. The
other purpose is to provide clean water
supply.| |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 activities of the charity are n three folds.
One is to support the girl child in education.
The second is to provide clean water
through solar powered borehole and the last
activity is to provide health promotion in way
of health talks around infection control or
basic life support in communities.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees understand that the activities
the charity is performing is for the benefit of
the public.| ## Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|There is a policy on grant making| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|There is a policy on social investment
however there is no funds to invest.| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|No volunteers in the team.| |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|There has been some activities which has
been in collaboration with other charities in
Nigeria however these collaborations have
been funded from personal funds.| |Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Back to School projects for some school in
the rural area of Lagos.
Support with IT equipment’s for another
school.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|None| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|None| |Other||| ## Financial Review |Financial Review||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Nothing to review as an account that was
opened was later closed by the Bank.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No reserves| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|None| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|No funds raised from the public. All activities
done have been done from the trustee’s
personal funds.| |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|No concerns| |Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|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|Personal funds from the Trustees has been
the only sources of funds for the charity.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|None to note| |Other||| ## Structure, Governance and Management |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|| |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|No new election was done| 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|Strengthening Communities| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1181410| |Charity’s principal address|15 Avoncroft Road Bromsgrove B60 4NG| ||| Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity |1
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20|Trustee name|Office (if any)|Dates acted if not for whole
year|Name of person (or body) entitled to
appoint trustee (ifany)| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Nwajiuba Ekema||Allyear round|Ekeoma Nwajiuba| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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) Nwajiuba E. Full name(s) Nwajiuba Ekeoma Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc) Date 08/01/2025