## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 07/09/2023 Period start date To 31/12/2024 Period end date**
## **Charity name: Hope Africa Trust**
## **Charity registration number: 1204623**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|Education, Training and Development in
Africa.|
|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|Education, Training and Development in
Africa.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|Yes|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making N/A Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment N/A Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference Charity is in early stages and working towards building strategic partnerships Summary of the main Para 1.20 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.
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
In the process of defining initiatives and
building strategic partnerships.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|No income|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£0|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|In the process of launching initiatives|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|£0|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|None|
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**None**|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**None**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Raising operational costs as all roles are
currently voluntary.|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:||None|
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|CIO|
|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|Voluntary positions|
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You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:|||
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51|Complaints, paying volunteers, conflict of
interest, Risk assessment, Safeguarding,
Trustee conflict of interest, Trustee
expenses policy, volunteer management.|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|Founder, Chair of trustees, Trustees and
volunteers.|
|Relationship with any
related parties|Para 1.51|None|
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Hope Africa Trust|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1204623|
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**whole year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Adekunle
Odusanya|Ceo/Founder/Trustee|||
||Niki Clarke
Crossman|Chair of Trustees|||
||Ayoola Adedeji|Trustee|||
||Monique Lynch
Jonah|Trustee|||
||Melissa Titre|Trustee|||
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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 £0 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
## **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)** Niki Clarke-Crossman
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 29/10/25