
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From 01/01/2025 Period start date To 31/12/2025 Period end date** 

## **Charity name: MAKOKO PEARLS** 

## **Charity registration number: 1206640** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP ref||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the<br>purposes of the<br>charity as set out<br>in its governing<br>document|Para 1.17|The objects of the CIO are:<br>The Objects Of The Cio, Being For The Benefit Of The Inhabitants<br>Of Makoko In Lagos, Nigeria, Are As Follows:<br>(1) The Advancement Of Education By Providing Or Assisting In The<br>Provision Of Financial Aid, Learning Materials, And Support To<br>Local Schools, Ensuring Access To Quality Education For All<br>Children Irrespective Of Their Socioeconomic Background.<br>(2) The Relief Of Poverty By Initiating And Supporting Sustainable<br>Development Projects, The Provision Of Basic Needs And<br>Facilitating Access To Opportunities And Resources To Help Lift The<br>Community Out Of Poverty.<br>(3) The Preservation And Protection Of Good Health By Supporting<br>Local Healthcare Projects, Promoting Access To Clean Water And<br>Sanitation And Facilitating Health Education.<br>(4) To Develop The Capacity And Skills Of The Members Of The<br>Socially And Economically Disadvantaged Community Of Makoko In<br>Such A Way That They Are Better Able To Identify, And Help Meet,<br>Their Needs And To Participate More Fully In Society|





|Summary<br>of<br>the<br>main<br>activities<br>in<br>relation<br>to<br>those<br>purposes<br>for<br>the<br>public<br>benefit,<br>in<br>particular,<br>the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in<br>the accounts.<br>Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees<br>have had regard to<br>the<br>guidance issued<br>by the Charity<br>Commission on<br>public benefit|<br>Para<br>1.19<br>Para<br>1.18|•<br>Assisting In The Provision Of Financial Aid, Learning<br>Materials, And Support To Local Schools<br>•<br>Promoting Access To Clean Water And Sanitation And<br>Facilitating Health Education.<br>The trustees have seen this guidance|
|---|---|---|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|N/A|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|<br>Para 1.38|N/A|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|Volunteers are welcome to donate to our<br>work but there is no necessity for them to do<br>so.|



## **Achievements and Performance** 



||SORP<br>reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the<br>main achievements<br>of the charity,<br>identifying the<br>difference the<br>charity’s work has<br>made to the<br>circumstances of<br>its beneficiaries s<br>and any wider<br>benefits to society<br>as a whole.|Para 1.20|•<br>Raising awareness about Clean Water And Sanitation,<br>Good Health|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

|**dditional information(optional)**|||
|---|---|---|
|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives set|Para 1.41||



## **Financial Review** 

|Review<br>of<br>the<br>charity’s<br>financial position at the end o<br>the period<br>|Para 1.21<br>f|At the end of the period, the charity holds<br>**£1,989.00**in liquid funds, with a net cash flow<br>of £1,989.00 for the 12 month period.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the|Para 1.22|TheMAKOKO PEARLScurrently has no<br>Reserves policy:|





|policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held||We do not maintain reserves<br>To meet operational expenditure.|
|---|---|---|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0.00**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|Not received enough cash inflows to<br>maintain reserves.|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|NA|
|Explanation<br>of<br>any<br>uncertainties about the charity<br>continuing as a going concern|<br> <br>Para 1.23|NA|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal sources<br>of funds (including any<br>fundraising)|Para 1.47|The Charity’s primary source of funds is<br>Charity's principal funds sources comes from<br>general donations driven through fundraising|
|---|---|---|
|Investment<br>policy<br>and<br>objectives including any social<br>investment policy adopted|<br> <br>Para 1.46|NA|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|At this point there are no obvious risks as<br>we have reserves enough to cover<br>Several years and expect significant<br>donations throughout the next year.|
|Other|||



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s trusts:||NA|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|





|How is the charity constituted?|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|---|---|---|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including<br>details<br>of<br>any<br>constitutional provisions.|Para 1.25|**Elected by Trustees**|



## **Additional information (optional)** 

|Policies<br>and<br>procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>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** 

|Charity name|MAKOKO PEARLS|
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|Other name the charity uses||
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|Registered charity number|1206640|
|Charity’s principal address|31B WALTERTON ROAD, London, W9 3PE|



## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|Trustee name|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**<br>**for whole year**|<br>**Name of person (or body)**<br>**entitled to appoint trustee (if**<br>**any)**|
|---|---|---|---|
|Chioma Anwuli Okereke|Chair of Trustees|||
|Chika Okereke|Trustee|||





|Martin Shillo|Trustee|||
|---|---|---|---|
|Abderrazak Berrada|Trustee|||



## **Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved** 

|**Director name**|**Company Name**||
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|**Name of trustees holding title toproperty belonging to the charity**|||
|**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**||
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## **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 

## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 



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## **MAKOKO PEARLS** 

## **Independent Examiners Report to the Trustees** 

## **For the year ended 31 December 2025** 

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31 December 2025. 

## **Responsibilities of trustees and examiner** 

As the charity trustees of the Trust, trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. The charity trustees considered that audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the charities Act 2011. 

## **Independent examiner's statement** 

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention 

- 1: In connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect, the requirements; 

- Accounting records kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act and 

- To prepare accounts which accord with the accounting record and comply with accounting requirements of the 2011 Act 

Have not been meet or 

2: To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of accounts to be reached. 

## **Faizan Ahmad** 


## **Chartered Accountant 95C BelleGrove Road Welling Kent, London DA16 3PG** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above. Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 


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