## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 1 January 2023 Period start date To 31 December 2023 Period end date** ## **Charity name: GROW EDO SUPPORT GROUP** ## **Charity registration number: 1190758** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Grow Edo Support Group is a small grant
making charity helping, with modest sums, to
fund charities in Nigeria to establish their
own projects to combat human trafficking in
endemic trafficking areas by way of
awareness raising, training, jobs and small
business start-ups.
The Charity originally operated as part of the
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Southwark
but them it was established as a separate
charity and the funds held by the
Archdiocese were transferred to the charity| |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|Trustees have had discussions with the
Congregation of The Sisters of the Sacred
Heart of Jesus concerning work to raise
awareness of human trafficking across Edo
State and certain projects and the
Archdiocese of Benin City and the Diocese
of Auchi concerning training /job projects| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees have had regard to public benefit
guidance| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||
SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|The policy is to make modest donations to
Catholic dioceses and religious
congregations in Nigeria typically by way of
one off grants towards them establishing
their own locally owned and managed
projects for training and employment to
combat human trafficking.| |Policy on social investment
including program related|Para 1.38|| investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|There were no grants made this year and
discussions continue with the congregations
and diocese about supporting existing
projects and developing new ones.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |||| Other ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|In the opinion of the Trustees the financial
position of the charity at the end of the
financial period was satisfactory| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The charity hold reserves in order to support
future projects in Nigeria| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£32,344| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|None| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|Having considered future budgets and cash
flows, the trustees confirm that they have no
material uncertainties about the entity’s
ability to continue as a going concern in the
future| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Principal sources of funds are small donors
known to the Trustees, and when possible
collections in parishes in the Southwark
Diocese following presentation s to
interested parishioners| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution dated 6 August 2020| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is constituted as a 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 Board of Trustees select new Trustees.
New trustees are recruited based on the
requirement if the charity for particular
expertise| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|GROW EDO SUPPORT GROUP| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|1190758| |Charity’s principal address|BOWEN HOUSE
59 WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD
LONDON
SE1 7JE| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Rt Rev Patrick
Lynch|Chairman||| ||Rev Canon Edward
Perera|||| ||Rev Mark Odion
MSP|||| ||Dr David Ryall|||| ||Dr Richard Byrne|||| ||Mr Eamonn Doran|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – 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 ## **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)** **Full name(s)** Rt Rev Patrick Lynch **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)** **Date** 13 September 2024 ||**GROW EDO SUPPORT GROUP**
|**GROW EDO SUPPORT GROUP**
|**GROW EDO SUPPORT GROUP**
|**No (if any)**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|1 JANUARY 2023|**To**|31 DECEMBER|| ||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |**A1 Receipts**
Donations
**11,042**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**11,042**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ 11,042**
**A3 Payments**
Bank charges
**6**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 6**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 6**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ 11,036**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**21,308**
**_Cash funds this year end_ 32,344**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**11,042**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**11,042**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**11,042**
**6**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**6**
**11,036**
**-**
**21,308**
**32,344**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| ||||**-**|**11,042**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**11,042**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**11,042**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**6**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**6**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**|| ||||**-**|**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**6**|**-**| ||||||| |||**-**|**-**|**11,036**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**21,308**|**-**| |||**-**|**-**|**32,344**|**-**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees|**Details**
BANK
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Signature
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**32,344**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**32,344**
**-**
OK
OK
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
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Print Name
RT REV PATRICK LYNCH
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
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**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||OK| ||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**-**| ||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||Date of
approval| |||RT REV PATRICK LYNCH|13 SEPTEMBER
2024| |||||