2023-12-20-accounts

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Summary the charity		ofthe purposes as set out in its		of	Para 1.17	The Objects ofthe CIO is to promote the education ofyoung people in the UK and within
governing		document				deprived
						communities in Nigeria for the public benefit in
						particular but not exclusively by:
						Providing grants to: help schools deliver high
						quality education, help train staffs, and support
						children who
						could not otherwise afford basic education.
Summary activities	ofthe main in relation to those				Para 1.17 and 1.19	As a new charity, our focus during this period was on creating awareness about our mission	in
purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the						the target area of Nigeria and fundraising in the UK. Our dedicated volunteers conducted
activities, services	projects or identified in		the			community visits in Nigeria, while we organized community fundraising events in the UK. One of
accounts.						our partner schools organized a faith walk and
						tuck shop sales to support our cause.
						Additionally, we developed a website to share
						detailed information about our projects.
						In August 2023, we successfully opened our
						bank account, which allowed us to start
						depositing funds raised from our events.
						Given that our educational activities in Nigeria,
						particularly the renovation ofa school hall,
						require significant funding, our initial efforts were
						directed towards engaging with local authorities
						and partners in Nigeria to raise awareness about
						the Access to Shine initiatives. Through these
						activities, we have laid a strong foundation for
						future fundraising and project implementation
						efforts.
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance					Para 1.18	Every donation from our partner school has been allocated to our charity fundraising fund.
issued by	the Charity					All community activities in Nigeria have focused
Commission		on public				on strengthening community ties with our
benefit

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				Any running	costs at this early stage of
Contribution volunteers	made	by	Para 1.38	organisation such as paying for the website and the domain have been done by the trustees.

Achieve	men	ts	and Per	formance
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					At this early stage, the impact on
					beneficiaries in Ndi Uduma Awoke has not
Summary ofthe main achievements ofthe charity, identifying the difference the charity's work has made to				Para 1.20	been widely felt due to limited funds. Our organization has not yet been able to renovate and improve the school's structures. However, the community has
the circumstances			of its		appreciated that their stories are being
beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a					heard and their needs are being considered for the future oftheir children's education.
whole.					We have communicated to them that fully
					establishing our activities will take time.
					In the UK, our trustees have been actively
					raising awareness about the challenges
					faced by the school system in Nigeria,
					particularly for students in rural areas like
					Ndi Uduma Awoke Ohafia. Through
					community and fundraising events, we are
					working to garner support and resources for
					our cause.

Financial Review
Review ofthe charity's		Para 1.21	The overall finances held at the end ofthe
financial position at the ofthe period	end		period 2,287 in bank account and f1520 in cash.
Additional information	(optional)
You ma choose to include further statements			where relevant about:
			The charity has only been raising funds during
The charity's principal sources offunds (including any fundraising)		Para 1.47	this period with small scale events through partner school and hope to add other ways raising funds in the next financial year.	our of
			There is no investment policy in place for the
Investment policy and objectives including any		Para 1.46	organisation at this point.

social investment policy adopted

Description of charity*s
trusts:
Type ofgoverning document	Para 1.25	The governing		document is	a charities
		constitution.
How is the charity	Para 1.25	The charity	is	a CIO.
constituted?
Trustee selection methods	Para 1.25	Trustees have		been selected based on their
including details ofany		commitment		to addressing	the educational
constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more		issues that Access to Shine aims to improve in the UK and Nigeria, as well as their previous experience with community and charity work.
trustees

Charit name		Access to Shine
Other name the charit uses
Re istered charit	number	1201366
Charity's principal	address	75 Sterling Square Broad Lane
		RG12 9TD

ames	ofthe charity tru	stees who manage	the charity
	Trustee name	Office (ifany)	Dates acted ifnot for whole year	Name ofperson (or body) entitled to appoint trustee ifan
	Jane Ura	Chair
	Tom Ojakovoh	Treasurer
3	Esosa Babalola
4	Alex Ojakovoh
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Funds held as custodian	Funds held as custodian	trustees	on behalf ofothers
Description ofthe assets		N/A
held in this capacity
Name and objects ofthe		N/A
charity on whose behalf	the
assets are held and how	this
falls within the custodian
charity's objects
Details ofarrangements	for	N/A
safe custody and
segregation ofsuch assets
from the charity's own
assets

Signed	on behalf ofthe	charity's
	Signature(s)
	Full name(s)	Jane Ura
Position	(eg Secretary,	Chair
	Chair, etc)
		03/06/2024