Centennial Old Students Association (CEOSA)
Trustees Report
For Year Ending 31 December 2021
Organisational structure
The charity which gained registration status in May 2020 is under the management of
a board of trustees which meets every three months to plan and implement fund
raising programmes. They also have the responsibility of identifying specific
development projects that the association should undertake on a yearly basis.
Rnsk management
A system of control is in place whereby the authorisation, payment and monitoring of
the association's prograAime5 and activities are monitored.
Our Vlslon:
We envisage the renovation of the infrastructure of our school (Centennial Secondary
School) which was vandalized durir,g the Sierra Leone Civil War. We also provide
incentives to the student population such as prizes for students who achieve high
grades in their examinations. This includes providing scholarships for students who
qualify to enter university.
Our Mlssion:
CEOSA has the ardent wish to restore the school to its former glory. Centennial
Secondary School was one of the best schools in Sierra Leone in its heydays. We wish to
provide services that will attract very bright students and highly competent and
qualified teachers.
Our Objects:
l. To advance the education of children at Centennial Secondary School In Mattru
lon& Bonthe District. Sierra Leone. by providing equal opportunRty to boys and
girls at the school. teaching and learning resources and positive encouragement
so as to develop their potential and contribution to their community and Sierra
Leone as a whole.

2. To improve the quality of education at Centennial Secondary School by providing
a safe teaching and learning environment for boys and girls. equipped with the
relevant resources.
3. To relieve poverty and financial hardship of boys and girls at Centennial
Secondary School, Mattru Jon& by providing scholarship and financial support to
children in need at the school so as to improve their conditions of life and
become produrtive citizens in the future.
General Summary
After gaining registered status with the Charity Commission, both the board of trustees
and the executive members of the association drew up a plan of activities that will cover
a five-year period that came into effert on the 1st of June 2020. This plan will be the
guiding principle for our artivities in the next five years. The plan includes raising tunds
raising funds to support our projects.
Due to the restrictions of the Covid-19 pandemic CEOSA was not able to raise funds in
2920 and 2021. Our total income was £600 which was mainly from members.
contributions. We sper55 a total of £1840 on scholarships, the provision of a school band
and prizes for the annual "Speech daf for the school.
Based on government dirertives, all face to face activities such as our annual fund
raising dinner and dance were suspended for theyears 2020 and 2021. All general
meetings for CEOSA were held online via zoom.
The pandemic ha5 had a very negative impact on our activities as a charitable
organisation because it deprived us of our main source of income which is the hosting of
"dinner and dance". We had initially started renovating some of the classroom in the
school. Regrettably most of the ceilings of the classrooms were badly damaged by
"Rebel Warriors" who routinely fired scores of high calibre bullets into the ceilings as a
source of entertainment CEOSA now has the arduous task completely reroofing all the
classrooms in the school. Sierra Leone is prone to heavy rain storms and a leaking roof
does not provide the right'atmosphere for learnin& However we are determined to
resume the renovation of the school's infrastructure.
Current Activities
Our current activities have been carried out in accordance with the governmenvs
guidelines of social distancing since restrictions were eased. However if there is another
period of lock-down we will still continue to implement our scholarship programme and
to renovate some of the buildings in the school.

Future Plans
We will provide a revolving fund whidi is will be used to pay teachers. salaries prompdy
at the end of the month. This is particularly helpful because teachers. salaries in Sierra
Leone in general are not paid on time.
A word of appredatlon to our donors
The effort to improve the infrastrurture of Centennial is solely dependent on those who
patronise our fund.raising efforts. Thanks to their generous contributions. we have
made giant strides towards the regeneration of our school.
We also express our thanks and appreciation to those who have rnade individual
contributions towards the development of the sthool. For instance, we can now boast of
one of the best school libraries in the Sierra i£one thanks to the individual members
who bought books for the library projecL
Statement of Trustees Responsibilities
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees Annual Report and the financial
statements in accordan￿ with Charities Commission and the Statement of Recommended
Practice in the United Kingdom.
The law appllcable to charities in England and Wales. the Charities Art 1993, Charity
(Accounts and Reports] Regulations 2008 and the provisions of the tn15t deed requires
trustees to prepare financial statements for each finanaal year which give a true and fair vlew
of the state of affairs of the charity and of the incoming resource5 and application of resources.
including the incotne and expenditure. of the charity for that period In preparing those
financial statements. trustees are required to:
Selert suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently
Observe the methods and principles in the Charity SORP
Make judgements and estimates that are relsonable and prudent
Prepare the financial statements on the going coneern basis unless it is inappropriate
to presume that the charity will continue in busine
They are a150 responsible for safeguarding the assets of the charity and hence for tsking
reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.

Our Strategic Objectives
Due to the global pandemic, we were unable to achieve all our strategic objectives. We
know that we still have a long way to go in the achievement of these objectives.
Objective I: The provision of scholarships to students who pass thefir
GCSE and gain admission to University.
Achievement
Two of the students we have been sponsoring graduated from university at the end of
the last academic year.
We also provided ￿ndS for the purchase of instruments and uniforn]s for a ceremonÈal
band
Future Plans
We have encouraged all alumni of the Centennial Secondary School all over the world ta
continue to make poSit￿e ftnancial and material contributions towards the
development of the school.
Objective 2: For Individual members to purchase much needed text
books for the school Llbrary.
Achievements
A fornier old student of CSS now living in the United States of America recentIy bought a
motorised lawn mower for the school.
We were able to collect over a thousand text books which were shipped home to the
Centennial Secondary School Library.
We also sponsored a "Speech DaK and Prize giving ceremony for academic and sporting
excellence
Objective 3: To provide extra tuition for students who are studying for
thelr GCSE.
AchRevement:
Teachers were encouraged to hold special dasses for fifth forn] students who are
attempting the GCSE this academic year.

Centennial Old Students Association
Ststement of Flnancial Activities
st
Accounting Period ending 31 Mareh 2021
Incoming Resouros
Membership"Contrlbutions
6(X)
Total Incoming resour￿$
Resources Expended
Internet Zoom cost
120
Payment for Hall
450
Scholarshlp fees
2050
2620
Statement of assets as at 31" March 2021
Flxed assets
Projector
200
200 chair covers for fund ralslng events
250
Total flxed assets
450
Currents Assets
Cash and Bank Balance
6314.70
Total Funds for the organisation
6314.70
The Flnandal Staten￿nt Is approved by the Trustees and slgned on thelr behalf
Trustee: Mr Emmanuel Young
2021