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

**From :** 05/11/2021 **Period start date   To :** 31/03/2023 **Period end date Charity name:** EPHSOL CHILDRENS FUND 

**Charity registration number:** 1196441 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|For the public benefit to: (i) advance the<br>education of socially and economically<br>disadvantaged children in the UK and<br>overseas in such ways as the charity<br>trustees think fit. (ii) prevent or relieve<br>poverty of children in the UK and overseas<br>by providing items and support services to<br>orphanages, charities and other<br>organisations sheltering and supporting<br>children in poverty. Nothing in this<br>constitution shall authorise an application of<br>the property of the CIO for the purposes<br>which are not charitable in accordance with<br>[section 7 of the Charities and Trustee<br>Investment (Scotland) act 2005] and<br>[section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern<br>Ireland) 2008.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|The charity carried out two major<br>activities in pursuance of it's charitable<br>aims during theyearunder review.<br>These were education outreach<br>activities in the UK and the shipment of<br>goods to orphanages abroad.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|In planning our services we always take<br>into consideration the Charity<br>Commission'sgeneral guidance on public<br>benefit and, in particular, its supplementary<br>public benefit guidanceonthe Prevention<br>or Reliefof Poverty and that of Education.|





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

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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38||
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38||
|Other|||



## **Achievements and Performance** 

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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|Following the lifting of Covid 19 restrictions<br>of prior years, we managed re start our<br>benevolent activities.<br>In line with our objectives we were able to<br>ship food items, medical supplies,<br>stationery and toiletries to orphanage<br>homes in Ghana and Jamaica.<br>In the UK, our achievements included<br>successfully supporting a number of<br>vulnerable children through awareness<br>campaigns and direct support initiatives.|





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

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|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|**Income :**£3,921<br>**Expenditure:**£1,909|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The trustees would like to work<br>towards maintaining unrestricted<br>funds at a levelwhichequals<br>approximately 12 months of<br>unrestrictedexpenditure.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£2,012|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||





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

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|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|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)|<br>**Para 1.25**|Constitution/CIO Foundation Model|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Unincorporated Association|
|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|Wherethereis a need for newTrustees,<br>these would be identified and appointed by<br>the current Trustees.|



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





## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charityname|EPHSOLCHILDRENSFUND|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charitynumber|1196441|
|Charity’s principal address|22 COLVIN ROAD<br>THORNTON HEATH<br>CR7 6AB|
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## **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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||Mary Kunadu|Chair|||
||Stephen Amponsah||||
||Diane Lisa George||||
||Margaret Gordon||||
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved 



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)**[Digitally Filed ] **Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date** 23/09/2025 




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EPHSOL CHILDRENS FUND 1196441<br>Receipts and payments accounts CC16a<br>For the period  Period start date Period end date<br>To<br>from 05/11/2021 31/03/2023<br>Section A Receipts and payments<br>Unrestricted  Restricted  Endowment<br>Total funds Last Period<br>funds funds funds<br>to the nearest      £  to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest<br>A1 Receipts<br>Donations 3,920.66                             -                                -                          3,921<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total  (Gross income for<br>AR)  [                      3,921 ]                             -                                -                          3,921                            -<br>A2 Asset and investment sales,<br>(see table).<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Sub total                                -                                -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total receipts                  3,921                            -                            -                        3,921                           -<br>A3 Payments<br>Mission expenses                       1,851                              -                                -                          1,851                           -<br>Bank charges                            58                              -                                -                               58  -<br>                            -                               -                                -                                -                             -<br>                            -                               -                                -                                -    -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                             -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                             -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                             -<br>                              -                              -                                -                                -                             -<br>Sub total [                      1,909 ]                             -                                -                          1,909                            -<br>A4 Asset and investment<br>purchases, (see table)<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>                              -                                -                                -                              -<br>Sub total [                              - ]                               -                                -                              -                                -<br>Total payments                   1,909                            -                            -                        1,909                           -<br>Net of receipts/(payments)                   2,012                          -                            -                      2,012                        -<br>A5 Transfers between funds                          -                         -                          -                                -                          -<br>A6 Cash funds last year end                           -                         -                          -                           -                          -<br>Cash funds this year end                   2,012                          -                            -                     2,012                        -<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**the end of the period**||
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|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B5 Liabilities**<br>**B4 Assets retained for the**<br>**charity’s own use**<br>**B3 Investment assets**<br>**B2 Other monetary assets**<br>**B1 Cash funds**|Signature<br>Digitally Filed<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>Bank<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))<br>**Details**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**2,012**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,012**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**asset belongs**<br>**Cost (optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Fund to which**<br>**liability relates**<br>**Amount due**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>Print Name<br>Mary Kunadu|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|
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||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**Current value**<br>**(optional)**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**When due**<br>**(optional)**<br>Date of<br>approval<br>22/09/2025|



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