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

**From  March 2022  Period start date   To March 2023    Period end date** 

## **Charity registration number: 1190022** 

## **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|The relief of poverty for the public benefit in<br>any part of the world through the provision of<br>advice, support, grant, equipment, treatment,<br>and care to those that suffers from<br>osteogenesis Imperfecta.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Educating the public, medical professionals<br>on the conditions through seminars,<br>conferences and raise awareness on brittle<br>bone condition.|
|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|Yes, the trustees confirm this.|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment Para 1.38 including program related investment Contribution made by Para 1.38 volunteers Other 

## **Achievements and Performance** 

SORP reference 



|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|Our event Balancing Life with OI<br>focuses on "Surgery & Treatment"<br>Celebrating Wishbone Day. 2023.<br>The event aimed at calling all African<br>OI organizations together with the<br>purpose of support, collaboration,<br>and networking within African and<br>Western OI groups/organizations for a<br>reasonable cause of life and<br>treatment action in Africa and across<br>the globe for Oiers.<br>Our main speaker Dr. Adolfredo<br>Santana a Pediatric Orthopedic<br>Surgeon, Doctor in Medicine (M.D.) J.<br>M Vargas School of Medicine. The<br>Central University of Venezuela.<br>Caracas, Venezuela.<br>We were also honoured to have the<br>President of the Osteogenesis<br>Imperfecta Federation Europe, Ingunn<br>Westerheim who was also a speaker<br>at the event, and Dagma Mekking,<br>Director, Care4brittlebone,<br>Netherlands.<br>The event was very focused on oi<br>corrective surgery, it was very<br>informative and engaging as Dr<br>Adolfredo Santana took us on a ride in<br>a transformational world of wonder in<br>an oi surgical theatre.<br>We also carried fundraising event<br>both physically event, webinars and<br>on social media as we fundraised to<br>support Oi Nigerian children the<br>required corrective surgery.<br>We also raised awareness<br>programmes on several occasions<br>both on social media etc of which we<br>were contacted byfewpeople who|
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had oi and we were able to channel them the right direction for help. Over 200 women from the UK and different African countries benefited from our women’s programme this year as we held women only meeting, talking about “self-care, “My Me Time” taking care of your mental health as it relates to carers. women and female carers and many oi children benefited for treatment of bisphosphonate outside the UK, including training a few African doctors on Oi and treatment across Africa. African OI organizations came together to celebrate the international Wishbone Day, this has brought Oi people closer, relating together. It has also fostered good relationship among oi’ers across the globe which has also impacted positively to their mental health. We have also help programmes on mental health, support oiers and non oiers with information and directing them to the right root for further help and support. 

|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**We met our goal**|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|**We met this goal**|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
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## **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|We have received funds from the public and<br>at this moment time we have in our account<br>£360.36|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The policy is to hold 3 months’ worth of<br>expenditure as reserves|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£**360.36**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|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|Post Covid pandemic|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Personal and individual donation|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|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|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|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|Appointed by trustees|



|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
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|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees||**Safeguarding,**<br>**First aid**|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation Network|
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|Other name the charity uses|OIFN|
|Registered charity number|1190022|
|Charity’s principal address|74, Ladies Grove, St Albans, Herts, AL3 5TW|
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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 (ifany)**|
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||Louise Adeleke|Chair|For the wholeyear||
||Mabel Okafor|Treasurer|For the wholeyear||
||Caroline Harrigan|Sec|For the wholeyear||
||Maureen<br>Whitehead|Trustee|For the whole year||
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– 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 

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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 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 

**N/A** 

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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)** Tarela Aghanti **Full name(s)** Tarela Aghanti **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 19/04/2022 



## **STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT** 

## **YEAR END MARCH 2023** 

## **OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA FOUNDATION NETWORK** 

|**STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**|**STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**|**STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**|**STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**|**STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**|**STATEMENT OF INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT**|
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|**YEAR END MARCH 2023**||||||
|**OSTEOGENESIS IMPERFECTA FOUNDATION NETWORK**||||||
|**DATE**|**ACTIVITY**|**INCOME**|**EXPENDITURE**|**NET INCOME**|**CUMULATIVE BALANCE**|
|||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|
|01/11/2022|B/F||||1.14|
|07/03/2022|DEB ZOOM.US||14.39|-14.39|-13.25|
|17/03/2022|DEP. GEORGE STREET|141.99||141.99|128.74|
|29/03/2022|FPO. MAIZYMOO LTD||100.00|-100.00|28.74|
|06/04/2022|DEB ZOOM||14.39|-14.39|14.35|
|28/09/2022|DEP ST. ALBANS|5.00||5.00|19.35|
|28/09/2022|DEP ST. ALBANS|250.00||250.00|269.35|
|28/09/2022|FPO. U.KALU/WEBSITE||250.00|-250.00|19.35|
|10/10/2022|CSH. LOYD|300.00||300.00|319.35|
|10/10/2022|MAIZYMOO/WEBSITE||300.00|-300.00|19.35|
|09/01/2023|FPI. PAYPAL CODE|0.01||0.01|19.36|
|19/01/2023|POUNDLAND/STATIONARY||9.00|-9.00|10.36|
|13/02/2023|C POOLE/DONATION|100.00||100.00|110.36|
|27/02/2023|WOOD TIM/DONATION|250.00||250.00|**360.36**|
||**TOTAL**|**1047.00**|**687.78**|**359.22**||



