## **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. |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:| |---|---|---| ||SORP reference|| |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.| |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|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. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |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.| ## **Additional information (optional)** |**Additional information (optional)**|**Additional information (optional)**|**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|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| |**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|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| |Other||| ## **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
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**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 ## **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) Full name(s)** Adrian Rosser **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** **Date** 17/09/2024 ||**Charity Name**

**Community Action Ghana**
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**Community Action Ghana**
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**Community Action Ghana**
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**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 £**| ||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|**3,000**| |||||**846**|**808**| |||||**5,805**|**5,198**| |||||**3,000**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**9,651**|**9,006**| ||||||| ||||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**9,651**|**9,006**| ||||||| ||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**63**|**84**| |||||**216**|**47**| |||||**-**|**51**| |||||**9,168**|**9,499**| |||||**216**|**216**| |||||**15**|**133**| |||||**1**|**15**| |||||**115**|**-**| |||||**292**|**53**| |||||**115**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**10,201**|**10,098**| ||||||| ||||**-**
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**-**|**-**|| |||||**-**|| |||||**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**10,201**|**10,098**| ||||||| |||**-**|**-**
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**-**|**- 550**|**- 1,092**| |||**-**||**-**|**-**| |||**-**||**1,008**|**-**| |||**-**||**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**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| ||#VALUE!|A C Rosser|4/3/2024| |||||