
## Trustees’ Annual Report for the period 

From 31/08/2024              Period start date   To Period end date 

30/08/2025 

## Charity name: MERIDIAN CLUB 

## Charity registration number:1199663 

## Objectives and Activities 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To improve health & well-being|
|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|Meridian club will engage and inspire young<br>people through sport, with the aim to improve<br>health and well-being by removing fnancial<br>barriers related to partcipaton in amateur<br>sports.|
|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|Yes|



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

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 



## Achievements and Performance 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|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|No activity carried out in this financial year|



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|<br>Achievements against<br>objectives set|<br>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|||
|---|---|---|
|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|No financial activities in this financial year|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|No financial activities in this financial year|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|0|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|No financial activities in this financial year|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|0|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23||



|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)<br>You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|Additional information (optional)<br>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:||CIO Foundaton|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO Foundaton Consttuton|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO Foundaton Consttuton|
|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|Trustees volunteered|



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

|<br>Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|<br>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|Meridian club|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|none|
|Registered charity number|1199663|
|Charity’s principal address|OFFICE 1729<br>58 PEREGRINE ROAD<br>ILFORD<br>IG6 3SZ|
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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 to<br>appoint trustee (ifany)|
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||Benedict Kumi||24/04/2022||
||Carlos Atafuah||24/04/2022||
||Eghosa<br>Aiwerioghene||24/04/2022||
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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 none 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) Benedict Kumi Position (eg Secretary, Trustee (nominated contact  ) Chair, etc) Date 04/05/2026 

