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

## **From 30/07/2020 Period start date   to 29/07/2021            Period end date Charity name: Same Opportunities For All (SOFA)** 

## **Charity registration number:** 1190662 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP<br>reference||
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|Summary of<br>the<br>purposes of<br>the charity<br>as set out in<br>its<br>governing<br>document|Para<br>1.17|**To contribute towards the elimination of discrimination on the**<br>**grounds of gender, disability, sexual orientation or religion in**<br>**Ghana, to advocate for and raise awareness on educational,**<br>**disability and human rights in Ghana and to promote social**<br>**inclusion for the public benefit by preventing social exclusion,**<br>**relieving the needs of those socially excluded and assisting them to**<br>**integrate into the society.**|
|Summary of<br>the main<br>activities in<br>relation to<br>those<br>purposes<br>for the<br>public<br>benefit, in<br>particular,<br>the<br>activities,<br>projects or<br>services<br>identified in<br>the<br>accounts.|Para<br>1.17 and<br>1.19|**There have been no activities carried out due to COVID19**|
|Statement<br>confirming<br>whether the<br>trustees<br>have had<br>regard to<br>the<br>guidance<br>issued by<br>the Charity<br>Commission<br>on public<br>benefit|Para<br>1.18|**This is to confirm that the trustees have taken into regards the**<br>**guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit**|



**Additional information (optional)** 



## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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

## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|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|**Due to COVID19 SOFA has not been able**<br>**to carry out any projects**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising 



activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other 



## **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|**The charity has had no funding nor**<br>**donations yet**|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**SOFA has no interest in holding reserves**<br>**for now. This may be reviewed in the next**<br>**3-5 years**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|**We are a new and small charity and have**<br>**no use for this now**|
|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|**No uncertainties**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
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|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|**Association Model 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|**Trustees or members may at any time**<br>**decide to appoint a new charity trustee**<br>**who shall retire at the conclusion of the**<br>**next annual general meeting after the**<br>**date of his or her appointment.**|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and Para 1.51 training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other 



## **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 (if any)**|
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||Chelsea Nyantakyi|Chair|||
||Eleni Matsa||Nov 2021||
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## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Same Opportunities For All (SOFA)|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1190662|
|Charity’s principal address|40 Draycott Close se5 7pd|





– 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 none 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)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|CNyantakyi||
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||Chelsea Nyantakyi||
||<br>Chair||
||23/01/2022||
||23/01/2022||



## **Financial Report** 

Nothing to report as SOFA has received zero funding and or grants for the financial year 30/07/20-29/07/2021 

Signed (on behalf of trustees): CNyantakyi.        Date: 23/01/2022 

