## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date To Period end date** ## **Charity name:** ## **Charity registration number:** ## **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 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)** ## 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.
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| |---|---|---| ||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| |---|---| ||so-called benefts of irregular| ||migraton.| ||3.2.
Atani, Uromi Town – palm oil| ||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. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectves set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |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| |---|---|---| |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| ## **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|1190758| |Registered charity number|| |Charity’s principal address|BOWEN HOUSE
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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)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mr Eamonn Doran|Chairman||| ||Rt Rev Patrick
Lynch|||| ||Rev Canon Edward
Perera|||| ||Rev Mark Odion
MSP|||| ||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)**||| |---|---|---|---|---| |**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**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**824**
**-**
**-**
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**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**824**
**-**
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**824**
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**-**
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**6**
**-**
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**6**
**818**
**-**
**47,109**
**47,927**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
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**funds**
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**-**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**824**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**824**
**-**
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**818**||**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations|**824**|||||**14,771**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_
_AR)_|**824**|||||**14,771**| |||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**||||||| |||||||**14,771**| |||||||| |Bank charges|**6**|||||**6**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| ||**-**|||||**-**| |**_Sub total_ **|**6**|||||**6**| |||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||||||| ||**-**|||||| ||**-**|||||| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||||**-**| |**_Total payments_**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**||||||| |||||||**6**| |||||||| ||**818**|**-**|**-**|**818**||**14,765**| ||**-**|**-**|**-**|**-**||**-**| ||**47,109**|**-**|**-**|**47,109**||**32,344**| ||**47,927**|**-**|**-**|**47,927**||**47,109**| CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 18/08/2026 1 |**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**|| |---|---|---|---| |**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**
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(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
BANK
**Details**
**Details**
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Signature
Eamonn Doran|**Unrestricted**
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**47,927**
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**funds**
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approval| ||Eamonn Doran|Eamonn Doran|23.04.2026| ||||| CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 18/08/2026 2