Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 1 April 2022 Period start date To 31 March 2023 Period end date
Charity name: Turbo Ghana
Charity registration number: 1190412
Objectives and Activities
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | For the public benefit the relief of those in need in Ghana by reason of youth, age, ill- health, disability, or social or economic disadvantage in particular but not exclusively by coordinating and developing services such as, the provision of clean water, latrines, educational materials and such other services for those in need as the trustees may determine. |
| 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 |
We are a micro charity, aimed at poverty relief in Ghana. Currently we are focussed on a village called Aframano, in Ghana. In the last two years we raised funds via donations for a project to build the following in Aframano: ●A kindergarten school building, and ●Teacher accommodation Building work for the project started in February 2022 and was completed in June 2022. The kindergarten school opened for lessons on 1 August 2022. The kindergarten school The school has two large classrooms, each 7m x 6.6m; and two smaller rooms of 4.2m x 3.2m (one an office, one a store room). There is also a verandah of 1.8m x 14m. In total, the space is about 150 sq m. The teachers’ accommodation Instead of building new buildings, we rebuilt two derelict buildings. One building has 4 rooms, each of which can accommodate 2 teachers. The other building has 2 rooms, each of which can accommodate 3 teachers. Thus, at maximum occupancy there could be 14 teachers in residence. |
| We raised further funds to pay for furniture for the kindergarten school, so the children would have tables and chairs. After the building work was completed Turbo Ghana handed the kindergarten school and teacher accommodation over to the local education authority to run and manage. SeeTurbo Ghana for details of the school and teacher accommodation build. |
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| Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit |
Para 1.18 | All trustees have regard to the commission’s public benefit guidance rules for charities as outlined in the linkPublic benefit: rules for charities-GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) |
Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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| Policy on grant making | Para 1.38 | Turbo Ghana is not intending to award any grants. |
| Policy on social investment including program related investment |
Para 1.38 | Turbo Ghana is not intending to use social investment as a route to achieve its goals. |
| Contribution made by volunteers |
Para 1.38 | Turbo Ghana is not using volunteers to undertake charitable activities, except for the volunteer work of the trustees. |
| Other |
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 | Achievements and benefits Turbo Ghana’s most recent project (2022) in Aframano was to build a kindergarten school for 120 pupils, with teacher accommodation for up to 8 teachers. This project was a priority for the Head Teacher, Seth Opoku, of the existing junior school, the Community Assemblyman Kwasi Alare, and the parent-teachers association, partly to improve the children’s education from a young age and for longer- term economic empowerment of the villagers. There was also a child protection element to this request: parents are obliged to work on their farms during the day, and it was important that children were safe during that time. The community had experienced difficulties in getting teachers to come and teach in the village, because of its remoteness, and shared the need for basic accommodation for teachers that wanted to stay during the week to avoid long commutes every day. So as well as the kindergarten school, Turbo Ghana funded building two smaller buildings for teacher accommodation. The development and design of the school was led by the local community, coordinated by Assemblyman Kwasi Alare and Head Teacher Seth Opoku. Please see here the Ghanaian radio station KESSBEN coverage of theInauguration of Turbo Ghana's school (2022)-on YouTube. The delivery of the kindergarten school and accommodation has transformed the delivery of education in the village of Aframano for very young children and their parents. Future projects and visit to Ghana To further provide access to education and water for the population around Aframano, the community in Aframano have now requested a kindergarten school, teacher accommodation and a borehole in Kotonho, Ghana. Kotonho is two hours walk from Aframano, which is too far for preschool children from Kotonho to travel. It would also serve families living |
Anyankamamu an hour away. Currently children based in Kotonho and Anyankamamu miss out on essential education. The local community are very keen to enable young children to access education early in their development, particularly for girls who often have lower opportunities for accessing education in villages in Ghana. The kindergarten school in Kotonho is projected to allow access to education for 70 pupils. The community in Aframano have also identified the need for a manual borehole (there is no electricity in Kotonho). The borehole would ensure access to clean water for 100 people. In January 2023, Professor Mark Ryan made a trip to Ghana to (6 – 21 January) to meet with the local parents, children and teachers, executives of the parent-teachers association, the Queen Mother and the sub Chiefs of Aframano, and the local Community Assemblyman Kwasi Alare to estimates costings to build the school, accommodation and boreholes in Kotonho.
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| Achievements against objectives set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set |
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| Investment performance against objectives |
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| Other |
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Turbo Ghana has just over £6,825 cash funds in the bank account. |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | No policy currently |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £500 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
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| Details of fund materially in deficit |
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| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | There are no uncertainties about the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | Donations |
| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
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| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
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| 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 | Charitable Incorporated Organisation (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 | The first charity trustees are as follows, and were appointed for the following terms – ●Professor Mark Ryan - for 3 years (since July 2020) ●Mrs Michele Foot - for 3 years (since July 2020) ●Miss Natasha Ryan - for 3 years (since July 2020) Apart from the first charity trustees, every trustee must be appointed for a term of 3 years by a resolution passed at a properly convened meeting of the charity trustees. In selecting individuals for appointment as charity trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the effective administration of the CIO. The 3 first charity trustees agreed to extend their appointment for another 3 years at a Trustee meeting on Friday 17 March 2023. |
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| Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
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| The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works |
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| Relationship with any related parties |
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Other
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Turbo Ghana |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1190412 |
| Charity’s principal address | 112 Gristhorpe Road Birmingham, B29 7SL |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole year |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Professor Mark Ryan |
Chair | Since 15 July 2020 | ||
| Mrs Michele Foot | Treasurer | Since 15 July2020 | ||
| Ms Natasha Ryan | Secretary | Since 15 July2020 | ||
– 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 held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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) Mrs Michele Foot Full name(s) Professor Mark Ryan Position (eg Chair Treasurer Secretary, Chair, etc) Date[3 April 2023 ]
| Turbo Ghana | Turbo Ghana | |
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| For the period from |
01-Apr-22 | |
| Section A Receipts and payments | ||
| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 1,508 3 - 6,794 5,978 - - - 14,284 - - - 14,284 72 7,398 125 754 2,629 |
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| HMRC Gift Aid | 1,508 | |
| Bank Interest | 3 | |
| Donations(undivided) | - | |
| Donations(trustees) | 6,794 | |
| Donations(others) | 5,978 | |
| Refunds | - | |
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) | 14,284 | |
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). | ||
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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Bank charges |
72 | |
| Aframano school & teacher accommodation | 7,398 | - |
| Ghana legal entityregistration | 125 | |
| Hardshipfund | 754 | - |
| Travel expenses to Ghana | 2,629 | - |
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| **Sub total ** | 10,978 | - | - | 10,978 | 15,478 | ||||
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| Total payments Net of receipts/(payments) A5 Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds this year end |
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| 6,825 |
Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period
| Categories B1 Cash funds B2 Other monetary assets |
Details Bank Account Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) |
Unrestricted funds to nearest £ 6,825 - - 6,825 OK Unrestricted funds to nearest £ - - - - |
Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - OK Restricted funds to nearest £ - - - - |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees
| Signature | Print Name Professor Mark Ryan Mrs Michele Foot |
Date of approval |
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