## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date: 01 April 2024** **To Period end date: 31 March 2025** **Charity name: Sam Buah Foundation Charity registration number: 1196823** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The foundation's primary objective is to
enhance the development of young
individuals by offering educational training
programmes, mentoring, and coaching for
the benefit of the public, with a particular
focus on the BAME community in the UK
and abroad. Additionally, we serve as a
support system for young people**.**| |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|From April 1, 2024, to March 31, 2025, the
Foundation continued to prioritise
initiatives, including career mentoring for
youth from BAME backgrounds. We
pioneered the project management
mentorship and facilitated professional
development sessions for young
individuals.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|We can confirm that the Trustees have had
full regard to the guidance issued by the
Charity Commission on public benefit. This
is also captured in the Foundation’s
constitution| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference **Not applicable** Para 1.38 Policy on grant making **Not applicable** Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment **Not applicable** Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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|SORP reference|SORP reference|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|From April 2024 to March 31, 2025, the
Foundation continued its mentoring
programme, focusing on Project
Management Mentorship and Project
Management training for young BAMEs.
This initiative is great in providing
professional and career guidance to
mentees. The mentorship programme led
to work experience and full-time
employment for some mentees.
The Foundation remains committed to its
mission to empower young individuals and
provide support through mentorship. Our
efforts have led to significant
achievements, including building
confidence and empowering young people.| **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|Project Management Mentorship
programme continues to be the focus of the
Foundation.
Work experience opportunities have been
created and organised for mentees.
Some mentees have secured full-time
employment through the foundation| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|The Foundation continued to face
challenges in raising funds during the
current financial year, due in part to
unsuccessful grant applications. Despite
this setback, the Foundation did receive
approximately £3,000 in donations over the
past 12 months.| ||Para 1.41|**Not applicable**| Investment performance against objectives Other ## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The Foundation is pleased to report that we
financial position at the end are in an ok financial position at the
of the period conclusion of the reporting period. We
currently have no recurring expenses, and
the account balance is approximately £142
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 The Foundation has not yet established
policy for holding reserves any policy for holding any reserves. As a
stating why they are held minimum, we will hold a contingency of
around 10% of our turnover
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 £100
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 We will always hold a reserve to cover the
reserves Foundation in the event of an emergency
Details of the fund materially Para 1.24 Not applicable
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23 Not applicable
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Grant application and donations
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including Para 1.47
any fundraising)
Not applicable
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
One of the primary risks currently facing the
Foundation is its cash flow management.
A description of the principal Para 1.46 Adequate cash flow is essential for
risks facing the charity covering operational expenses, including
services utilised, salaries, and programme
costs.
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|The name of the Charitable Incorporated
Organisation (“the CIO”) is
Sam Buah Foundation| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|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|(1) Apart from the first charity trustees,
every trustee must be appointed for a term
of 3 years by a resolution passed at a
properly convened meeting of the charity
trustees.
(2) In selecting individuals for appointment
as charity trustees, the charity trustees
must have regard to the skills, knowledge
and experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.| |Additional information (optional)
You may choose to include further statements|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 trustees will make available to
each new charity trustee, on or before his
or her first appointment:
(a) a copy of the current version of this
constitution; and
(b) a copy of the CIO’s latest Trustees’
Annual Report and statement of accounts.| |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** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Sam Buah Foundation
Other name the charity uses
Registered charity number 1196823
Charity’s principal address 17 Grindlow Street
Manchester
M13 0LA
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## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled
Trustee name Office (if any)
year to appoint trustee (if any)
1 Samuel Buah Since inception
2 John Bedson Since inception
3 Victoria Buah Since inception
4 Edward Asong Since October 2022
5 Ernestina Thompson Since October 2022
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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 **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)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|| |---|---| ||Samuel Ernest Buah| ||
Director| ||31 Jan 2026| ||31 Jan 2026| ||**SAM BUAH FOUNDATION**
|**SAM BUAH FOUNDATION**
|**SAM BUAH FOUNDATION**
|**1196823**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|01/04/2024|**To**|31/03/2025|| ||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest**
**£**
**2,718**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,718**

**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,718**
**5,444**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,444**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,444**
**- 2,726**
**-**
**2,840**
**114**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**2,718**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,718**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**2,718**
**5,444**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,444**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**5,444**
**- 2,726**
**-**
**2,840**
**114**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| |Donations|**2,718**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**2,718**|**3,651**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**
**2,718**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_|**2,718**||||**3,651**| ||||||| |**A2 Asset and investment sales, (see**
**table).**|||||| ||**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| ||**-**|||**-**
**-**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**-**||||**-**| |**_Total receipts_ **
**A3 Payments**|||||| ||||**-**|**2,718**|**3,651**| ||||||| |
Administrative and Events costs|**5,444**||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**5,444**|**6,408**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**|**-**| ||**-**|||**-**
**5,444**|**-**| |**_Sub total_**|**5,444**||||**6,408**| ||||||| |**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**|||||| |Computer equipment|**-**||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|**1,730**| ||**-**|||**-**
**-**|| |**_Sub total_ **|**-**||||**1,730**| |**_Total payments_ **
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||| ||||**-**|**5,444**|**8,138**| ||||||| ||**- 2,726**|**-**|**-**
**-**
**-**|**- 2,726**
**-**|**- 4,487**| ||**-**|**-**|||**-**| ||**2,840**|**-**||**2,840**
**114**|**7,327**| ||**114**|**-**|**-**||**2,840**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**114**
**-**|**Restricted**
**funds**
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**|**Endowment**
**funds**
**to nearest £**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|**-**| ||||**-**|||||**-**||**-**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**_Total cash funds_**||**114**|||||**-**||**-**|| ||(agree balances with receipts and payments||||||||||| ||account(s))||OK|||OK||||OK|| ||||**Unrestricted**|||**Restricted**||||**Endowment**|| ||||**funds**||||**funds**|||**funds**|| ||**Details**||**to nearest £**|||**to**|**nearest £**|||**to nearest £**|| |**B2 Other monetary assets**|||**-**|||||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|||||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|||||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|||||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|||||**-**||**-**|| ||||**-**|||||**-**||**-**|| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|||**Cost (optional)**||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|| |**B3 Investment assets**||||||||**-**||**-**|| |||||||||**-**||**-**|| |||||||||**-**||**-**|| |||||||||**-**||**-**|| |||||||||**-**||**-**|| ||**Details**||**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**|||**Cost (optional)**||||**Current value**
**(optional)**|| |**B4 Assets retained for the**||||||||**-**||**-**|| |**charity’s own use**||||||||**-**||**-**|| |||||||||**-**||**-**|| |||||||||**-**||**-**|| |||||||||**-**||**-**|| |||||||||**-**||**-**|| |||||||||**-**||**-**|| |||||||||**-**||**-**|| |||||||||**-**||**-**|| ||||**Fund to which**|||**Amount due**||||**When due**|| ||**Details**||**liability relates**|||**(optional)**||||**(optional)**|| |**B5 Liabilities**||||||||**-**|||| |||||||||**-**|||| |||||||||**-**|||| |||||||||**-**|||| |||||||||**-**|||| |Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of
all the trustees|Signature||Print||Name|||||Date of
approval|| ||SE Buah||S E||BUAH|||||22/01/2026|| |||||||||||||