2024-03-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 1 April 2023 Period start date To 31 March 2024 Period end date

Charity name: Community Action Ghana

Charity registration number: 1188867

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17		The prevention or relief of poverty in Ghana by providing items and services to individuals in need and/or other organisations working to prevent poverty
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		Successful fundraising of £9,006 to allow the charity to undertake its objectives. Planning and executing fundraising activities including craft fairs, community fundraising and Trust applications. Planning and initial activities for a village hub refurbishment in Lolobi Ashiambi that will house a Library, Computer Lab, and other rooms for the use of the community. This was commissioned in 23-24 and the library is now well used. The local authority has appointed a librarian, and Books have been obtained from Book Aid International. A WC toilet block was built and commissioned in Dorfor Adidome and a room was identified in the primary school to turn into a library. A site for a toilet block was identified in Mafi Abude and work will start on this when funds allow. More books were obtained from Book Aid international to supplement the five libraries we now have opened.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18		The trustees at all times have regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and can confirm that members of the communities we have worked with this year have benefitted from increased availability to clean water, clean sanitation and books and a safe place to

read them to increase their literacy thus improving their employability.

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Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	Grants are not made as such - the charity buys materials so that the projects can go ahead.
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	The communities are involved in the creation and construction of the projects as well as providing locally available materials. When this is given a monetary value it approximates to about half of the total cost of the project. Not only is this in itself valuable but it also gives ownership of the project to the community.
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Achievements and Performance

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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	The website continues to be accessed regularly and has been viewed in excess of 30,000 times. It is regularly updated and blogs are regularly posted Comments have been made about the positive way we keep individual donors aware of our activities through this medium. We continue to use Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn to disseminate information. Providing community toilet blocks has made a noticeable difference in the number of infant mortality in all communities where toilet blocks have been built. The libraries are well used as indicated by records of book borrowed and by the fact that many of the books are showing signs of use. The communities also value the safe space that the libraries provide for the youth of the communities where they can gather in early mornings and evenings to study in safe, well-lit, clean environments. There is anecdotal evidence showing that

there is less antisocial behaviour from the youth in these communities. We work with seamstresses in the region to make bags of different sizes from locally available cloth which we then sell in the UK to fundraise for the charity. This provides employment in the communities we operate in.

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Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	We have succeeded in completing most of the projects we have been working on in this period and will continue to work on those unfinished projects when funds are available. We have identified areas where water systems, toilets and libraries are needed and are prioritising these to work on when funds are available.
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	We succeeded in raising sufficient funds for the projects we were involved in this year
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	We do not invest any monies
Other		It is worth noting that when Trustees visit the projects in Ghana they individually pay for their own their flights and most of the accommodation and travel costs. We do not feel it is right that donated monies are used for this.

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	The financial position at the end of the year shows that the charity is a viable proposition.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	There are no reserves as such in that monies are carried over from one year to the next and spent on projects the following year. No expenditure is undertaken without funds being available.
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	None
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	We have no ongoing liabilities that would need reserves to be called on. If we do not have sufficient funds for a project to be finished we put the project on hold until the funds are raised from individual or larger donors.
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	There are no uncertainties about the viability of the charity continuing as a going concern.

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	We have raised funds from the Greenhall Foundation and the Souter Charitable Trust as well as individual donors. The number of donors giving monthly gifts has increased. We are also raising funds by attending craft fairs selling items made by seamstresses in the communities we operate in.
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	The ability to raise funds is the main risk as the sector is extremely competitive at the moment. If we are unable to raise funds we will scale back on the number of projects we start.
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:		Operate under the Charity Commission Auspices
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution
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	Currently the Trustees are all family members it is not envisaged that other Trustees will be appointed at this time
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51	Code of Conduct Safeguarding policy. Trustees are made aware of training opportunities provided by the sector.
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	The three trustees are family members and a flat organisational structure is in place where all three have and equal voice.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	None
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Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	Community Action Ghana
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number	1188867
Charity’s principal address	192 Botley Road Oxford OX2 0HW

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
	Adrian Rosser	Chair
	Heather Rosser
	Alyrene Rosser

– 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 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 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

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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) Full name(s) Adrian Rosser

Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)

Date

17/09/2024

	Charity Name Community Action Ghana 1	Charity Name Community Action Ghana 1	Charity Name Community Action Ghana 1	No (if any) 188867	CC16a
	For the period from	Period start date 1-Apr-23	To	Period end date 31-Mar-24
Section A Receipts and payments
A1 Receipts donation from Green Hall - bagsales 846 general donations 5,805 donations from Suiter - - - - - 6,651 - - Sub total - Total receipts 6,651 A3 Payments moneytransfer fees 63 internet 216 materials - sent toghanaprojects 6,168 justgivingfees 216 fundraisingfees 15 postage 1 insurance 115 equipment 292 travel expenses 115 - Sub total 7,201 - - Sub total - Total payments 7,201 Net of receipts/(payments) - 550 A5 Transfers between funds - A6 Cash funds last year end 1,008 Cash funds this year end 458 Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ Sub total(Gross income for AR) A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). A4 Asset and investment purchases,(see table)		to the nearest £ - - - 3,000 - - - - 3,000 - - - 3,000 - - - 3,000 - - - - - 3,000 - - - 3,000 - - - - Restricted funds	to the nearest £ Endowment funds	Total funds to the nearest £ - 846 5,805 3,000 - - - - 9,651 - - - 9,651 63 216 - 9,168 216 15 1 115 292 115 - 10,201 - - - 10,201 - 550 - 1,008 458	Last year to the nearest £
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				846	808
				5,805	5,198
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				9,651	9,006
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			- - - - - - - - - -	63	84
				216	47
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				9,168	9,499
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				10,201	10,098
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		-		458	- 1,092

Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period	Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets B3 Investment assets B5 Liabilities B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees	Details cash in bank Details Details Details Details Signature #VALUE! Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))	to nearest £ to nearest £ 458 - - - - - 458 - OK OK to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Print Name A C Rosser Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which asset belongs Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional)	to nearest £ Endowment funds
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	#VALUE!	A C Rosser	4/3/2024