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

From April 1, 2024 period start date   January 31, 2025                                 Period end date 

## **Charity name: O’Reilly Secondary School Foundation Trust** 

## **Charity registration number: 1183785** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE EDUCATIONAL<br>WELLBEING OF THE  O’REILLY<br>SECONDARY SCHOOL IN GHANA<br>(HEREINAFTER CALLED O’REILLY).|
|Summary of the main activities<br>in relation to those purposes<br>for the public benefit, in<br>particular, the activities,<br>projects or services identified<br>in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|TO WORK TOWARDS EDUCATIONAL,<br>CULTURAL, SPORTS AND<br>EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES OF<br>O’REILLY<br>TO ORGANIZE FUND RAISING ACTIVITIES,<br>AND COLLECT DONATIONS FROM<br>MEMBERS AND WELL-WISHERS TO GIVE<br>ECONOMIC SUPPORT FOR THE<br>DEVELOPMENT OF O’REILLY AND ITS<br>STUDENTS.|
|Statement confirming whether<br>the trustees have had regard<br>to the guidance issued by the<br>Charity Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES I<br>CAN CONFIRM THAT DUE REGARD IS<br>PROVIDED TO THE GUIDANCE OF THE<br>COMMISSION ON PUBLIC BENEFIT.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP<br>reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|TO ORGANIZE CULTURAL FUNCTIONS,<br>SOCIAL GATHERINGS, SPORTS ACTIVITIES,<br>DISCUSSION GROUPS AND TOURS<br>WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE VALUES OF<br>O’REILLY AND THE FOUNDATION.|
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|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|**Some charity members and Amazon Smile**<br>**(only £25.00)**|
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|Other||**No**|



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP<br>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 the<br>circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a whole.|Para 1.20|**Charity is so yet to overcome the main**<br>**challenges involved in fund raising.**<br>**Therefore yet  to receive any donations and**<br>**as well as unable to disburse resources as**<br>**necessary.**|



**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**See above; only consolidation of the**<br>**Charity’s Board.**|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives set|Para 1.41|**None achieved as yet**|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**Non to declare**|
|Other||**N/A**|





## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s financial<br>position at the end of the<br>period|Para 1.21|**N/A**|
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|Statement explaining the policy<br>for holding reserves stating<br>why they are held|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**Lack of fundraising activities**|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the charity<br>continuing as a going concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal sources<br>of funds (including any<br>fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Donations from friends, Old students of the**<br>**school.**<br>**Ideas being considered.**|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any social<br>investment policy adopted|Para 1.46|**Trustees, yet to agree workable policies.**|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Low economic downturn when voluntary**<br>**donations will be less considered.**|
|Other||**-**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Voluntary**|
|How is the charity constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Board of Trustees, Principal officers and**<br>**members**|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of any<br>person or body entitled to<br>appoint one or more trustees|Para 1.25|**Voluntary**|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|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 charity<br>works|Para 1.51|**Chairman, Board of Trustees - 1**<br>**Trustee- Treasurer of the Trust -1**<br>**Trustee - Member -2**<br>**Non- Exec Directors -2**|
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51|**None**|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|O’Reilly Secondary School Foundation Trust|
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|Other name the charity uses|-|
|Registered charity number|**1183785**|
|Charity’s principal address|1 Farnborough Close,<br>Corby, NN18 8PW|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**<br>**whole year**|**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee (if**<br>**any)**|
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||Henry Nii Opare<br>Oblie|Chairman|June 7, 2019|O’Reilly Foundation Trust<br>Committee that set up|
||Henrietta Hesse|Treasurer|June 1 2020|HenryNii Oblie|
||Henrietta Oblie|Member|June 7, 2019|HenryNii Oblie|
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## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

**Director name Henry Nii Oblie Henrietta Hesse Henrietta Oblie Dr Francis Yebesi Mrs Ernestine Moore Mrs Phyllis Mercer** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**||
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|**N/A**|**N/A**||
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets held N/A in this capacity Name and objects of the charity N/A on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|||
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**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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|Henry Nii Oblie||
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||Henry Nii Oblie|Chairman|
||<br>Henrietta Hesse -Treasurer||
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