Charity Commission Registration No• 1208156
CYBLACK
Report and Financial Statements
For the Year ended 01 October 2025

CYBLACK
REPORT ANO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 01 October 2025
Contents
Pag&
L481 and Administr8lNe Informatic
R8POrt of the Trusl8es
Independent Examinerfs rewrt
Stalernenl ol Financial ActiwlKg$
Balance sheet
10
Notes forming part ol the Financial statements
11-13

CYBLACK
REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 01 Octobèr 2025
LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Officers and Professional advisers
TRUSTEES
Irctioluwa Akcrcle
OMOTOLA OLOII'OSULE
ALIYU YI8A
JUDE O.%AMOR
REGISTERED OFFICE
CIO AACSLACCOUNTANTS LTD
WESTGATE HOUSE
WEST SQUARE
HARLOW
CM201YS
BANKERS
LLOYOS BANK
EXAMINER
4CSL Accounlanls Limited
1st FI￿r
North Weslgale House
Harlow
Essex
CM20 1YS
CHARITY COMMISSION REGISTERED NUMBER
1208156

CYBLACK
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 01 October 2025
The Trustees, for the purposes of the Chant'es Ad 1993 as amended and Statement ol Reccffnrnended Prath'ce ISORPI 2005,
submrt their annual report and finanual slalernents for the year ended 01 Cktober 2025. The Trustees have adopted the provisions of
the Slalemenl ol Reix)mmended PraCts"￿ ISORPI'Ac<x)unb"rrfJ and RetK)rbng by Charib"es- i&sued In March 2005 in preparing the
annual ￿part and financi41 slalements oflhe Chanty. The Chanty is govemed by a Memcrdndum and A￿"￿eS of Associats"on
PRINCIPAL ACTMTIES, AIMS AND ORGANISATION OF THE CHARITY
The prin(apal act'vrties of the charity (x)nbnue to be the provisc￿ ol ctharitaNe aL*wties. The objects of the trust I'the obpcts'l are..
1. The advancement of educa￿.￿ for public benefil by providiThJ support fof Aft￿Tr Cyberseojrity tslents in Europ9.
2. To provide an en3￿Ing eommunity that is dedtated to nehvothng and LY)Ilaboration amngsl Afncan
Cybersecurty talents in Europe.
3 To advance Cybersecurity cap¥Jty buildiThJ by pr￿jIng inteTh￿hip optKAWnilies to Cyterseajrity enthusasts
across the glote lo promote empbyability.
4 To reduce the cybersecurty s￿.11 s￿rtage by prowding pathways to empwnenl lor African tslents.
5 To improve diversity and indus￿￿ in the cY￿￿Se￿Inty industy by prov#Jiry career aid aThJ oppytunities for
underrepresented groups
THE MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE ORGANISATION DURING THE PERIOD WERE..
1 CyBlack expanded 115 community globally, ￿n￿nUIng lo run 10 inlerrnlmp cth¢yls acTos$ oye cybersecurity domain5, giving
aspiring profe35iona15 hands￿ ex￿rienCe.
2 CyBlack Continued lo forge Strateg￿ partneohips %*ith ¢xganiza￿on$ like Cisco. ISC2, Vivida, and AnyRUN, enhan¢ing
access lo training resources. hand&on tods, and profes￿Onal nehvorks for ils members
3 CyBlack marked a year of growth and impact by hosting a conference, expanding community training
and inlemships, calalyzing career outcomes for dozens of members, and strengthening partnerships that
deepen access lo learning and rareer pathways in cybersecurity.

CYBLACK
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES {Continued)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 01 October 2025
PLANS FOR THE FUTURE
Cy8lack's fijlure pLqns are foujsed on expanding awssible Gytersec#Jrty educat￿￿, growing a global and divers8
profession81 neiwo¢K. hosb'ng rnore irnpactlul events. and ¢*epening LX*￿rats"OnS wth major industy partners all airn
al empowering the next generab'on ol cybersewnty leaders.
INCOME GENERATION
The charity was able lo raise £23,632 from r￿mmen￿ent ts"1101 Octc*er 2025. Thi5 was raiseil within Ihe effort5 of the Injstees and
via a grant from a funding oryanisab"on.
Hopafully, we hope to do bett8r in tha Ic41owing year by so&'atiNJ supwts freffl non-tnjsteès
RISKS
The factors that may affect the Chanty's delivery ol its objeC￿veS ir￿￿de..
Reputsb'on ol Charity and the reLqlionship wlh Ihe D)mminty.
Ability to ggnerale enough funds lo succe&sfvJlty comwe the idenO'f*d Fryects for the chanty.
CYBLACK produce5 an annual plan lor delivery against ils objectives. This plan sets out Ihe targe15 for the year and 15 then broken
down lo a work plan. CY8LACK has developed a 51ralegy, %thich 5Fwfies how il will deliver the key programme5 of work. The
strategy also idenlifies targets and performance indicatcis.
RESERVES POLICY
The Charity aims lo build reserve whith will enabk rt to rrEel its average annual operats'onal need. The Trustees review the reserves
held by the Charity on a regular basis to ensure Ihal an appropriate bvel olfiJr#ts is held lo meet the above p)licy of the Charity going
lolward.

CYBLACK
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES {continuedl
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 01 OCto￿r 2025
Governance and internal control
A Board ol Trustees govems the ch￿lty. New Trustees are seleded by the Board of Trustees and are subject lo re-election
every five years. Al 01 October 2025, the Board had a membership of four people.
The Board meets quarterly a year lo agree key policy decisions. sel the strategy for the charity and oversee its performance.
Al present the Board has committee members %tho are reskK)nSIb￿ for Ihe day-ltrday acti￿￿'e$ ol the charity. None ol the
(ommittee memters a￿ being remunerated.
l Trustees receive the hand¥￿k for Trustees provKled through the Chanty Commiss￿n. Each Trustee wll have an
induction programrne by other Trustees and rec4ve an infcfftabon pack on the Charity and rts finances, Beyond this the
Charity follows the cc*e ol practs.ce lor governance tThlu(*d by the Governance Hub.
Company law requires the Twstees lo prepare financial slalements fv each finanryal year, whith comply with the Charrties
Act 1993 as amended
The systems ol inlemal contrd are de5HJn￿l to W0￿7d& reasonabL9, but not al)sdute. assurance against material
rniS8tslemenl or loss.
They includ8'.
A strategic plan and annual twdgel approv*J by the Tru$l80s-
R￿ul4r ￿￿é¢￿tion by the Trustees olfinanrjal resulb. in partio)￿r varian¢e from btyl,. and
Delegat￿n ol authority and segr8gatK)n of duties.

STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBIUTIES IN RESPECT OF THE TRUSTEES, ANNUAL REPORT AND THE FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
The Iruslees are ￿spOnSible for preparing the Trustees, Annual Re￿rt al￿ the financ4al statements in accordance applicable
law and regulal'ons.
Company law requires the Iruslees lo prepare fina￿al statements for eath fin8n(i81 year in accordan￿ wlh UK Accounting
Standards and applicable law (UK Generally Accepted Accounbng prath"￿1.
The finanaal slalements are required by law lo give a bije and lair view ol ￿ stste of affairs ol the charrtable company and ol the
exc8ss ol income over expenditu￿ for that ￿riod.
In preparing these financial slalements, th8 trustees are rw4uired to..
Select suitsble aC￿JnI.0g FKdKies and then ap￿ them C£￿&Stend￿,
Makejudgements and eslimales that are reasonable and pnjdentr,
Stsle whether applicable UK Accounting Stsndards have teen folkyA*d. suty'ect to any material depariures disdosed
and explained in the finanoal statements.. and
pare the finanual stslefflenls on ￿ going u)rthm basis Un￿$S il is inapwriale to p￿SuMe that Charity will
continue in ils actiwty'es.
The trustees are responsible for keepir%J woper acuwnb'ng rw)yds that disclose reaSona￿e accur8Gy al any lime the financial
position ol the charitsble cornpany and enable Ihem to ensure Ihal its financial staiem8nts cornply with the Charities Act 1993 as
amended. They have general responsibility fu tskn.ng suc* steps as are reasonatAy OFefb to thern to safeguard the assets ol tho
charitable company and lo prevent and detect fraud olher irregulanties.

CYBLACK
REPORT OF THE TRUSTEES {continuedl
YEAR ENDED 01 October 2025
DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION TO EXAMINER
The Iruslees who held Offi￿ al the dale of approval of this Injsiees, retM)rt o)nfimi that. so far as they are eath aware, th8re is no
relevant infomialion of which the chari￿$ examiner is unaware.. and each trustee has tsken all th8 Steps that helshe ought lo have
taken as a Iruslee lo make himseWI hersem aware of any re￿vant infrmiabon and lo establish that the Charity's examiner is aware of
that infomiation.
EXAMINER
In line with the prowsion exemption in Ihe Charities Act 1993 as arnended, Ihe trust deuded lo appoint an exarniner, which will revi8w
the accounts lor the year ended 01 October 2025. In accordance wilh this appointment, AACSL Accountants Limited was appointed
as examiner.
Approved by the Board ol Trustees and signed on ttham ol Ihe Board by..
IretSoluwa Akerele
Trustee
12 February 2026

Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of CYBLACK
I report lo the Iruslees on my examinabon of ￿ aco)unts of the CYBLACK TrLLqI for the year ended 01 Octottr 2025, which are sel
out on pages 9 to 13.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As Ihe charty Iruslees of the Trust, you are restKfflsit4e fcrf Ihe prepardb.on ollhe accounts in aCcorda[￿e ￿th the requirernents of
the Charities Act 2011 Ilhe Arti.
I report in respect of my examinab.c￿ ol Ihe Trusfs ac(xJunts Car￿ wl under 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my
8xaminat￿)n I have followed all the applicable Direthons given by the c￿9rity CorNn￿Sk)n under secton 14515llbl ol the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have eome to my attention in tx)nnection the examinalK)n
giving me cause lo believe that in any mgleri81 respect..
1. Accounb"ng records were not kept in respeca of the Tnjsl as required by se¢fyJn 130 01 Ihe Act.. OT
2. The a¢(￿nts do nol accord wilh those records.
I have no cnnchms and have corne across M) other matters in COnr￿¢t￿)n wth the examinat￿ to which attention should be drawn in
this report in order lo enable a proFer understanding of the acc(wJnts to be read)ad.
A4CSL Accounlanls Limited
1st FI￿r
North Weslgale House
Harlow
Essex
CM20 1YS
7 November 2025

cYBL￿K
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIMTIES {Incorporating an Income and Expenditure Account)
for the year ended 01 october 2025
Un-roslrf¢tod fund$ Re$trf¢t•d Funds
2025
2025
Total Funds
2025
NOÈS
INCOMING RESOURCES
Donal'ons, Legacies and sirikr inclw re￿ur￿S
7.937
15.695
23.632
TOTIL INCOMING RESOURCES
7,937
15,695
23,632
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Cost of 9onor8llng lunds..
Costolgenerafjng voluntyry Incon
6,988.60
6,988.60
Charllablo klfvllle8:
Conmwnity Projetsloher Rv￿r￿S Expended
15.495
15,495 00
Governance
TOTIL RESOURCES EXPENDED
6,988.60
15,495.00
22,483.60
Nelincon*llexpend￿re>
200
1,148
Funds broughlbrward
NelnK)venEnlin ￿nd$and ￿ndS b8hnce ￿rr￿d
brward as al 30 Noven*er 2025
200

cyB￿K
Balance Sheet
as at 01 october 2025
2025
Total
Notes
CURRENT ASSErs
Debbfs and a￿Ued
Cash al bank and in hand
1,628
1,628
CREDITORS.. amount falling du• ￿thin ong y•ar
14801
Nel CurrenlassetrJlL&4bihesl
1,148
TOTIL ISSETS LESS CURRENT LIIEILITIES
FINANCED BY..
Unrgstricbd lJnds
948
Restricèd Funds
TOTNL FUNDS
200
1,148
For the year ending 01 Od0t¢r 2025, Ihe Charity wa5 enDlled lo exemplhM from audil under section 477121 of the Companie5 Ad
2006.
The mernber5 have not required the company lo obtain an audit in aca)rdarKe with section 476 of the Compan￿5 Act 2006,
The trustees acknowledge their responsibility lor cOm￿￿r￿ ￿th the requirement ol the Companies Act 20Cé with respect lo
accounting records and the preparation olaccounts.
The Accounts was approved by the Board of Truslees and signed on behalfof the Board by..
Iretloluwa Akerele
Trustee
12 February 2026
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CYBLACK
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 01 (ktober 2025
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of preparation
The finanaal stslemenls have been prepared under the histori(31 cnst CL)nvents'C￿. The financial statements have been prepared in
accordance with the Ststemenl ol Recommended Pracb'¢* ISORPI. "Ac(owibng and Repoiting by Charibes°120051, the Charity Act
1993 and applicable UK a(tounting stsndards.
Cash fiow statement
Under FRS 1 the Charty is exempt from the requirement to prepa￿ a cash fiow ststemenl on the grounds that the charty is below
the threshold speafied in Appendix 2 of the FRS1.
Fund accountlng
General funds are unrgslric18d funds which are availatAe for use al ￿ discretion of the Trusi8gs in fvrtherance ol the objectiV8s of
the Charity and which have not been designated lor other pUr￿Se5.
Restricted funds are funds which are lo be used in accordarth Iwlh speufic rèstrictions imposed by donors or which have been
raised by the Charity lor particular purp)ses. The costs ol raising and administerin9 sud) funds are charyed against the specific fund.
The aim and use ol each resin'cted fund are sel out in Note 2.
Investment income and gains are allocated lo ￿ atvopriale
Incomlng reyources
AJI incoming resources arè induded in thè Slalement of Finaneial A¢tiwtss ISOFAI when the Charity is legilly ènlillÈd to the income
2nd the amount can be quantified reaSL￿a￿e accuracy. The grant income where related lo Performan￿ and specifie
d6liver2bles are aecounled for as the Charity eams the rohl lo consideratK)n by its perf0mlan￿. Where ineome is ￿CeiVed in
2dv2ne6, its rec￿n￿lon is delerred and induded in eredilcKs. Where enb"llemenl occurs before ineome being ￿te1ved, the income 1$
accrued.
Resourceg expended
l expenditure is accounted lor ￿ an accruals basis and has been dassified under headings that aggregate all costs related lo the
category. Where costs cannot be directly attributed lo particular headings they have been all￿ted lo acb'vities on a basis consislenl
th the use of resoUr￿s. Premises ovetheads have been allocaled on a fl￿r basis and other overheads have been allocated on the
basis ol the head count.
Community prqect are those ¢osts incurred direclly in suppgrt ol the ot4.ects of Ihe Charity. The wmmunity project cost
includes other support costs incurred in support ol the objects ol the Charity. Governance costs are those in¢urred in connection with
governance arrangement ol the Charity. whth relale lo Ihe general running of the Charity and ￿mplI8n￿ with constibjtional and
51alulory requirernen15. The basis ol allLKati¢M for support eosts governan￿ (xysts has been explained in Note 3.

CYBLACK
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 01 OctO￿r2025
CYBLACK
NOTESTO THEACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 01 octobÈr2025
Note 2.
TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES
VolunÈry IrKJ)ThE
2025
Un-restrf¢l•d'.
Donations, Lega(*s and inoyrrrtJ re￿ur￿$
7,937
Reslrfcled..
Other directColecS)n$
15,695
23,632
Notè 3.
TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED
Direct
Cost•
Support
Costs
2025
Total
Coslolgeneiatng fvnds
Restr**d CharikbLe Costs
Governance Costs
6,509
15,495
480
22.484
1S.495
480
6.989
15.495
The trustalocaÈs al ojsts as thown li the tsble al￿e. Costs are akncatd be￿een dreclojsts and >Jpporlo)sts
based on he acbal expend￿re and nabre oltransaL*Jr
Not• 4.
CREDITORS.. amunt falling dug wlthin one year
2025
This 15 made up as followa:
Loan from Tru*e
Attounbncy. Taxatrjn and other SwKes
Legal Costs
Note S.
Total Funds
2025
Reserve broughlForward
SuYplusllDefi¢tl for Ihe year
1,148
1,148

Note 7. TAXATION
CYBLACK is a ￿gIstered charity and is thus exempl frorn taxab.on ol its in(xxne and gains falling wrthin Seth"on 505 of the
Income and Corporation Taxes Act 1988 or Seth"on 256 01 the Taxab"on of Chargeable Gains Act 1￿2 to the extent that they
are applied lo its charitable objethves. No tsx charge has arisen in the year.
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