## **Trustees' annual report for the period** ||Period start date|Period start date|||Period end date|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**From**|Day
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2025| ## Reference and administration details > **Charity name** _Centennial Old Students Association_ > **Other names charity is known by** _CeOSA_ > **Registered charity number (if any)** _1189685_ **Charity's principal address** _74 Scotney House Mead Place London_ **Postcode** _E9 6SW_ ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||_Elizabeth Faley _|_Chair_|_From July 2025_|| ||_Mary Sesay_|_Deputy Chair_|_From 01/04/24 to 21/03/25_|| ||_Noah Deen_
_Jalloh_|_Financial_
_Secretary_|_From 01/04/24 to 21/03/25_|| ||_Ramatu_
_Koroma_|_Treasurer_|_From July 2025_|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| 1 ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Names and addresses of advisors (Optional information)** |**Names and addresses of advisors (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisors (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisors (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of advisor**
**Name**
**Address**||| |**Bank**|_Metro Bank_|_CLAPHAM JUNCTION. 4-8 ST. JOHN’S RD._
_LONDON.SW11 1PN_| |||| |||| |||| |~~**Name of chief executive**~~|~~**r names of senior staf**~~|~~**f members (Otional information)**~~| ## ~~**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**~~ ## **Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** _Constitution 27 May 2020_ Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) _incorporated association_ How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods _Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at_ (eg. appointed by, elected by) _the Annual General Meeting held in July_ ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: _NIL_ Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works Relationship with any related parties Trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them 2 ## **Objectives and activities** |**Summary of the objects of the**
**charity set out in its**
**governing document**
**Summary of the main**
**activities undertaken for the**
**public benefit in relation to**
**these objects**|_To advance the education of children at Centennial_
_Secondary School in Matru, Bonthe District, Sierra_
_Leone, by providing equal opportunities to boys_
_and girls at the school teaching and learning_
_resources and positive encouragement and to_
_develop their potential and contribution to their_
_communities and Sierra Leone as a whole._| |---|---| ||_1. Providing conducive learning environment._
_2. Development and improvement of infrastructure._
_3. Providing scholarship to boys and girls with the aim_
_relieving poverty and financial hardship of boys and_
_girls at Centennial Secondary School._
_4. Donated £100 to the MIND Charity in UK to support_
_their contribution to the public in UK._| ||**and activities (Optional information)**| |You**may choose**to include
further statements, where
relevant, about:
Policy on grantmaking
Policy programme related
investment
Contribution made by
Volunteers|~~_We are rateful to our well-wishers who attend our_~~| ||~~_g_~~
_fund raising event in London; and without them,_
_we would not have been able to achieve the_
_development work that we are undertaking at our_
_alma mater._| ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** ||~~_We are grateful to our well-wishers who attend our_~~| |---|---| |You**may choose**to include|_fund raising event in London; and without them,_| |further statements, where|_we would not have been able to achieve the_| |relevant, about:|_development work that we are undertaking at our_| |Policy on grantmaking|_alma mater._| |Policy programme related|| |investment|| |Contribution made by|| |Volunteers|| 3 Achievements and performance |**Summary of the main**
**achievements of the charity**
**during the year.**||_Sponsorship:Funded 2nd year tuition fees and_
_accommodation for 3 university students (2 boys_
_and 1 girl) who are undertaking a four (4) year_
_degree program in various fields such as Health_
_care and education._
_Infrastructure:Undertook the renovation of the school_
_auditorium which included (a) replacement of leaking_
_roof zinc (b) replacement of the ceiling, electrical wiring,_
_(c) replacement of broken windows and door glasses, (d)_
_painting of the whole auditorium, and (e) constructed a_
_performance or event stage._
_School Furniture: Provided 160 chairs and desks for the_
_auditorium and junior secondary school classroom._
_Fundraising:Successful annual fund raising event_
_(dinner and dance)._| |---|---|---| 4 **Financial review** **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** _Cash at the Bank is spent on specific agreed projects by all members. Withdrawal for any spending is normally signed by two signatories as agreed by members. Signatures are held by the Bank._ ## **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details: (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include _Our main source of funds this year has been entrance_ additional information, where _and activity fees for participation in our annual fund_ relevant about: _raising dinner and dance. Another source of funds_ The charity’s principal _comes from annual membership subscriptions._ sources of funds (including any fundraising). How expenditure has _Our expenditure in this reporting year promoted aim_ supported the key objectives _of sponsoring students’ education and renovating the_ of the charity. _auditorium to high standard. The chairs and desks_ Investment policy and _created a conducive learning environment for the_ objectives including any _students._ ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Other optional information** ## _Future Plans_ _The coming year, we will undertake the renovation of the students and staff toilets, key dormitories, and the dining room. We will continue with fund raising and soliciting grants._ ## **Declaration** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg secretary, chair,** Elizabeth Faley **etc)** _Chair_ **Date** 5