## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From :** 01/04/2023 **Period start date To :** 31/03/2024 **Period end date** **Charity name:** EPHSOL CHILDRENS FUND **Charity registration number:** 1196441 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|For the public benefit to: (i) advance the
education of socially and economically
disadvantaged children in the UK and
overseas in such ways as the charity
trustees think fit. (ii) prevent or relieve
poverty of children in the UK and overseas
by providing items and support services to
orphanages, charities and other
organisations sheltering and supporting
children in poverty. Nothing in this
constitution shall authorise an application of
the property of the CIO for the purposes
which are not charitable in accordance with
[section 7 of the Charities and Trustee
Investment (Scotland) act 2005] and
[section 2 of the Charities Act (Northern
Ireland) 2008.| |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|The charity carried out two major
activities in pursuance of it's charitable
aims during theyearunder review.
These were education outreach
activities in the UK and the shipment of
goods to orphanages abroad.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In planning our services we always take
into consideration the Charity
Commission'sgeneral guidance on public
benefit and, in particular, its supplementary
public benefit guidanceonthe Prevention
or Reliefof Poverty and that of Education.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|| |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|During the year the charity carried out
some shipments to overseas orphanages
as well as support a number of vulnerable
children in the UK with educational
opportunities.
However, our emphasis for the year was on
improving our administrative systems and
putting in place fundraising systems.
To help in this regard, we launched a new
website with donations and information
portals, including QR code access for ease
of giving.
We also carried out a number of charity
events throughout the year including
sponsored charity walks during the spring
and summer seasons and an end of year
gala dinner.| ## **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** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Income :**£1,058
**Expenditure:**£927| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The trustees would like to work
towards maintaining unrestricted
funds at a levelwhichequals
approximately 12 months of
unrestrictedexpenditure.| |Amount of reservesheld|Para 1.22|£2,143| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|| ## **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|| |---|---|---| |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/CIO Foundation Model| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Unincorporated Association| |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|Wherethereis a need for newTrustees,
these would be identified and appointed by
the current Trustees.| ## **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** |Charityname|EPHSOLCHILDRENSFUND| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charitynumber|1196441| |Charity’s principal address|22 COLVIN ROAD
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Mary Kunadu|Chair||| ||Stephen Amponsah|||| ||Diane Lisa George|||| ||Margaret Gordon|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| 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)** |**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**| |---|---|---| |**Type of**
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EPHSOL CHILDRENS FUND 1196441
Receipts and payments accounts CC16a
For the period Period start date Period end date
To
from 01/04/2023 31/03/2024
Section A Receipts and payments
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds Last Period
funds funds funds
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest
A1 Receipts
Donations 1,057.75 - - 1,058 3,921
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Sub total (Gross income for
AR) [ 1,058 ] - - 1,058 3,921
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
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Sub total - - - - -
Total receipts 1,058 - - 1,058 3,921
A3 Payments
Mission expenses 862 - - 862 1,851
Bank charges 65 - - 65 58
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Sub total [ 927 ] - - 927 1,909
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
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Sub total [ - ] - - - -
Total payments 927 - - 927 1,909
Net of receipts/(payments) 131 - - 131 2,012
A5 Transfers between funds - - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 2,012 - - 2,012 -
Cash funds this year end 2,143 - - 2,143 2,012
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1 |**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at**|**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**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B1 Cash funds**|Signature
Digitally Filed
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
Bank
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**to nearest £**
**2,143**
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**2,143**
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OK
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Print Name
Mary Kunadu|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
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**funds**
**to nearest £**
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Date of
approval
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