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

**From April 1, 2023   Period start date   March 31, 2024 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<br>EDUCATIONAL WELLBEING OF THE<br>O’REILLY SECONDARY SCHOOL IN<br>GHANA (HEREINAFTER CALLED<br>O’REILLY).|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>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<br>ACTIVITIES, AND COLLECT DONATIONS<br>FROM MEMBERS AND WELL-WISHERS<br>TO GIVE ECONOMIC SUPPORT FOR<br>THE DEVELOPMENT OF O’REILLY AND<br>ITS STUDENTS.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD OF<br>TRUSTEES I CAN CONFIRM THAT DUE<br>REGARD IS PROVIDED TO THE<br>GUIDANCE OF THE COMMISSION ON<br>PUBLIC BENEFIT.|



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

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making TO ORGANIZE CULTURAL FUNCTIONS, 



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



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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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<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>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**<br>**and as well as unable to disburse**<br>**resources as 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<br>set|Para 1.41|**None achieved as yet**|
|||**Non to declare**|





|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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|Other||**N/A**|





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|**N/A**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating 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<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|**Donations from friends, Old students of**<br>**the school.**<br>**Ideas being considered.**|
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|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>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**<br>**voluntary donations will be less**<br>**considered.**|
|Other||**-**|





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Voluntary**|
|How is the charity<br>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<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|**Voluntary**|



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

|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity 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<br>related 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 charitynumber|**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<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (if 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 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 N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity 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)** 

|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|**Type of**<br>**adviser**<br>**Name**<br>**Address**|
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**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

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## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

**-** 

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## **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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