Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From Period start date To Period end date
Charity name:
Charity registration number:
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| 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 then 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)
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| 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. Para |
| 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, identfying the diference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its benefciaries and any wider benefts to society as a whole. |
Para 1.20 | 1. Benin Archdiocese 1.1. The 200+ acre farm at Igbanke was one of the GrowEdo Support Group’s frst projects. Afer local fundraising the Archdiocese has now installed solar panels on the accommodaton block (for which the Support Group also made a donaton some years ago) and completed a new bridge to the farm which assists with transport of produce to market. With that fundraising they are also hoping to establish tomato/ pepper botling to extend shelf life/ marketng opportunites. Helpfully, the local community recognises the support for their young people and is providing protecton from incursions by nomadic catle herders. Despite the economic difcultes faced by the Nigerian economy, the farm is developing along the lines originally agreed between the GrowEdo Support Group and the Diocese and, now, by reinvestng from farm profts and local fundraising into both the farm and the training it ofers, the project contnues to ofer opportunites to local young people who might otherwise be trafcked or forced into other irregular migraton. |
| 2. | Auchi Diocese | Auchi Diocese |
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| 2.1. | Auchi Town Poultry – a | |
| Diocesan project supported by | ||
| us with advice on poultry | ||
| management/ training and | ||
| donatons for inital building | ||
| works and then for cold store | ||
| facilites. By reinvestng profts | ||
| and local fundraising, the | ||
| Diocese has now 3 large poultry | ||
| sheds in operaton – supportng | ||
| and training 6/8 trainees per c | ||
| 8 month rotaton and helping | ||
| them subsequently to set up | ||
| small businesses. Former | ||
| trainees, the Board learnt, also | ||
| support local communites with | ||
| advice, having learnt about | ||
| good husbandry and poultry | ||
| health on the course; | ||
| 2.2. | Auchi Town Poultry Feed | |
| producton project – The Board | ||
| has been in discussion with the | ||
| Diocese about assistng the | ||
| expansion of their poultry | ||
| project with poultry feed | ||
| producton – to provide more | ||
| local training, work and | ||
| employment – by buying in | ||
| grain from local farmers and | ||
| manufacturing quality poultry | ||
| food for their business and for | ||
| local sales. There was | ||
| disappointment that the | ||
| Diocese had not yet completed | ||
| the agreed inital building or | ||
| yet made a proposal. The Board | ||
| was told that Fulani incursions | ||
| and related economic issues | ||
| have impeded progress which | ||
| is imposing substantal delays. | ||
| 3. | Sisters | of The Sacred Heart of Jesus: |
| 3.1. | Following a donaton for a car | |
| at an early stage of Grow Edo | ||
| Support Group’s work, the | ||
| Sisters contnue their mission | ||
| across Edo State to combat | ||
| trafcking by presentatons in | ||
| schools/ colleges and at public | ||
| events. The Board was pleased | ||
| to learn that the Sisters are | ||
| detectng that young people | ||
| know more about the risks and |
| are more sceptcal about the | |
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| so-called benefts of irregular | |
| migraton. | |
| 3.2. Atani, Uromi Town – palm oil |
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| manufacturing (for which the | |
| Support Group donated | |
| funding for machinery) | |
| contnues in operaton and the | |
| Board learned that palm oil | |
| botled in the Sisters’ plant is | |
| now being sold in Benin (state | |
| capital) and Abuja (natonal | |
| capital). Fulani herdsmen | |
| contnue to be a threat but the | |
| local populaton is helping | |
| safeguard palm nut harvestng, | |
| and the machinery is also being | |
| used to mill cassava for sale. | |
| Thus, the training business | |
| agreed with the Sisters at the | |
| outset contnues, based on the | |
| Support Group’s inital | |
| donaton and a monetary | |
| contributon and commitment | |
| by the Sisters, reinvestment of | |
| profts/ local fundraising, as | |
| well as community support. | |
| 4. | Possible Future Project – The Diocese |
| of Uromi has informally approached | |
| the Support Group about a training/ | |
| employment project it is at the early | |
| stages of considering: a small cashew | |
| processing & packaging plant to assist | |
| with jobs/ economic actvity in a | |
| locality which is badly afected by | |
| economic problems and trafcking. | |
| Based on an inital discussion, the | |
| Board agreed that this sounded like the | |
| type of Diocesan-owned/ managed | |
| project to which the Support Group | |
| could donate alongside Diocesan funds, | |
| but subject detailed proposals including | |
| good oversight and management. | |
| 5. | Conference in Nigeria in May 2026: a |
| trustee, Fr Mark Odion, MSP, is | |
| organising the inaugural Pathway To | |
| Freedom Africa Network conference to | |
| take place in Abuja on 19-20 May 2026. | |
| A key aim is to publicise the Support | |
| Group’s model and successes in Edo |
State in the past decade the last decade supporting local Edo State charities establish their own training/ employment businesses to attract young people away from irregular migration. It is hoped that the conference will promote expansion of this model into other states and countries with similar problems. It is to be a self-funding conference assisted – if needed – by charitable donations. The Board was told there is already considerable interest and it was agreed there would be a full report at the next Board.
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| Achievements against objectves set |
Para 1.41 | |
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| Performance of fundraising actvites against objectves set |
Para 1.41 | |
| Investment performance against objectves |
Para 1.41 | |
| Other |
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 |
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| 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. Grants will be made when the situation becomes more stable |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | £47,927 |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | n/a |
| 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 uncertaintiesabout the entity’s ability to continue as a going concern in the future |
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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 |
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| 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: |
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| 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 |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees |
Para 1.51 |
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| 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 |
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| Other name the charity uses | 1190758 |
| Registered charity number | |
| Charity’s principal address | BOWEN HOUSE 59 WESTMINSTER BRIDGE ROAD LONDON SE1 7JE |
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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| Mr Eamonn Doran | Chairman | |||
| Rt Rev Patrick Lynch |
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| Rev Canon Edward Perera |
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| Rev Mark Odion MSP |
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| Dr David Ryall | ||||
| Dr Richard Byrne | ||||
– 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) Eamonn Doran
Position (eg Secretary, Chair Chair, etc)
Date
23 April 2026
| GROW EDO SUPPORT GROUP | No (if any) | |||
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| Receipts andpayments accounts | CC16a | |||
| 1 JANUARY 2025 For the period from 2025 |
To | 31 DECEMBER 2025 2025 |
| Section A Receipts and payments | Section A Receipts and payments | |||||
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| A1 Receipts | Unrestricted funds to the nearest £ 824 - - - - - - - 824 - - - 824 6 - - - - - - - - 6 - - - 6 818 - 47,109 47,927 |
Restricted funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Endowment funds to the nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Total funds to the nearest £ 824 - - - - - - - 824 - - - 824 6 - - - - - - - - 6 - - - 6 818 |
Last year to the nearest £ |
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| Donations | 824 | 14,771 | ||||
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| Sub total(Gross income for AR) |
824 | 14,771 | ||||
| A2 Asset and investment sales, (see table). |
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| Total receipts A3 Payments |
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| Bank charges | 6 | 6 | ||||
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| **Sub total ** | 6 | 6 | ||||
| A4 Asset and investment purchases, (see table) |
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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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| 818 | - | - | 818 | 14,765 | ||
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| 47,109 | - | - | 47,109 | 32,344 | ||
| 47,927 | - | - | 47,927 | 47,109 |
CCXX R1 accounts (SS)
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| Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period | |
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| Categories Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees B5 Liabilities B3 Investment assets B2 Other monetary assets B4 Assets retained for the charity’s own use B1 Cash funds |
Details Details Total cash funds (agree balances with receipts and payments account(s)) BANK Details Details Details Signature Eamonn Doran |
Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ 47,927 - - - - - 47,927 - OK OK Unrestricted funds Restricted funds to nearest £ to nearest £ - - - - - - - - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - Fund to which asset belongs Cost (optional) - - - - - - - - - Fund to which liability relates Amount due (optional) - - - - - Print Name Eamonn Doran |
Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| Endowment funds to nearest £ |
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| When due (optional) |
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| Date of approval |
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| Eamonn Doran | Eamonn Doran | 23.04.2026 | |
CCXX R2 accounts (SS)
18/08/2026
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