## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 09/12/2020 Period start date To 20/09/2021 Period end date**
**Charity name: Community Pathway Africa**
## **Charity registration number: 1192724**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|To promote sustainable development for
the benefit of the public by;
A. The preservation, conservation and
the protection of the environment
and the prudent use of resources.
B. The relief of poverty and the
improvement of the conditions of life
in socially and economically
disadvantaged communities.
C. The promotion of sustainable
means of achieving economic
growth and regeneration.
Sustainable development means
“Development which meets the needs of
the present without comprising the ability of
future generations to meet their own needs”|
|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|Community Pathway Africa supports
projects throughout England and Ghana
that relief poverty and advance education of
vulnerable people, by providing financial
support, infrastructure, healthcare,
education and entrepreneurial skills
training. We encourage environmental
management and biodiversity conservation
through a strong community development
focus to achieve sustainable livelihood.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees confirm that they have
referred to the guidance contained in the
Charity Commission’s general guidance on
public benefit when reviewing the charity’s
aims and objectives and in planning future
activities and setting the grant making
policy for the year.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
## SORP reference
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Our Grant-making principles ensures that
the Board of Trustees has ultimate
responsibility for all grant-making decisions
in line with the Foundation’s charitable
purposes and any restrictions agreed with
donors and funding partners. The number
of projects which can be supported is
limited by the amount of funds available for
distribution in one year.
Applications for project funding will be
considered on their own merit, regardless
ofpreviousrejectionor receipt ofgrants.|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|Not Applicable|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Our volunteers contributed to the
structuring of the charity including
developing and designing the charity’s
website.|
|Other||Not Applicable|
## **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|The charity did not fundraise money from
the public or any other source to carry out
its objectives or activities in the financial
year. This was as a result of the charity’s
inability to open a bank account during
Covid-19 pandemic.|
**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|**Not Applicable**|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Not Applicable**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not Applicable**|
|Other||**Not Applicable**|
## **Financial Review**
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
ofthe period|Para 1.21|**Not Applicable**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhy they areheld|Para 1.22|**Not Applicable**|
|Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|**Not Applicable**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**Not Applicable**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**Not Applicable**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**The charity is taking strategic steps to**
**fundraise for its activities in the next**
**financial year.**|
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|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|**Foundation Structure**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Charity Incorporated Organization (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 charity recruit trustee (s) by open
advertisement. The Trustees have
approved compliance with the ICSA guide
‘Recruitment, Appointment and induction of
charity trustees. The nomination committee
have the responsibility to recruit new
Trustees for their experience, empathy and
knowledge of the charity, and to keep the
skills and composition of the Trustee body
and succession planning under review.
The Trustees has in place a code of
conduct for trustees including forml
statements of role and responsibilities and
provision for trustees training. The
induction process has been changed to
follow ICSA good practice guide with a
formal induction programme for any newly
appointed Trustees.|
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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||
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## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|**Community Pathway Africa**|
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|Registered charitynumber|**1192724**|
|Charity’s principal address|Moat House
Moat Road
Birdbrook
HALSTEAD
Essex
CO9 4BZ
**Phone:**07725051492
**Email:**info@communitypathway.org.uk
**Website:**http://www.communitypathway.org.uk|
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||HenryNartey|Trustee Chair||Nomination Committee|
||Virginia Simpson|Trustee Vice Chair||Nominations Committee|
||Prince Clayman|Trustee||Nominations Committee|
||Louis Trup|Trustee||Nominations Committee|
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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
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity **Not Applicable**
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this **Not Applicable** falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets **Not Applicable** 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)**
## **Mr. Prince Arkoh Clayman**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
**Not Applicable**
## **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) Mr. Henry Nartey Full name(s) Mr. Prince Arkoh Clayman Position (eg Secretary, Trustee Chair, etc) Date 19/07/2022**