## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 20/12/2024 Period start date To Period end date**
## **20/12/2025**
## **Charity name: Access to Shine**
## **Charity registration number: 1201366**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The Objects of the CIO is to promote the
education of young people in the UK and
within 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 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|During this reporting year, Access to Shine
continued efforts to improve educational
opportunities at Community Secondary
School, Ndi Uduma Awoke. Key
achievements include successful
fundraising events and construction
progress on the new School Hall from
substructure till external and internal
openings it now fitted with doors and
windows. Remaining to complete the
project:
🔸Ceiling installation
🔸Flooring (screeding and finishing)
🔸Internal and external painting
🔸Final electrical/finishing works
🔸Final cleaning and handover.
The community committee oversaw project
monitoring. UK fundraising activities such
as community events and partners
donations contributed meaningfully to
progress. The trustees’ 10K charity run
provided an additional source of income
during the period, directly supporting the
ongoing construction of the school hall, with
all proceeds allocated to project
development.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm compliance with
Charity Commission guidance on public
benefit when planning and delivering all
activities.|
benefit
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers played a critical role in
fundraising and project awareness, helping
grow community engagement and advance
the School Hall project.|
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## **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, significant progress was
made on the construction of the
Community Secondary School Hall in
Nigeria. The project advanced from the
substructure stage to the installation of key
external and internal openings, including
the fitting of doors and the installation of
windows. This milestone represents a
major step toward completing the hall,
which will provide students with a safe,
functional space for examinations,
assemblies, and learning activities. Once
completed, the hall is expected to greatly
improve academic conditions by reducing
weather-related disruptions and supporting
a more conducive learning environment.
The project also contributes to wider
societal benefits by strengthening local
educational infrastructure and promoting
long-term opportunities for young people
within the community.|
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**Funds held at year-end: ÂŁ6,695.87**|
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
Small-scale fundraising, donations, and
community support.|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and
objectives includingany||No investment policycurrentlyin place.|
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
**Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|The governing document is a charities
constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is a 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|Trustees are selected based on their
commitment to making a meaningful
difference in the areas Access to Shine
seeks to improve, particularly in the
education of young people in the UK and
Nigeria, as well as their expertise in
education. While no new trustees have
been added recently, any future trustees
will be chosen through a review of their CV
and a voting process|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Access to Shine|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1201366|
|Charity’s principal address|78 Cottesmore RG12 7YP|
**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Jane Ura|Chair of Trustee|||
||Tom Ojakovoh|Financial Secretary|||
||Esosa Babalola|Secretary|||
||Alex Ojakovoh||||
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **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)** Jane Ura
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date** 20/2/2026