## **Aaron Opoku Foundation**
## **Trustees’ Annual Report**
For the year ended – 1[st] May 2025
## **Charity name:**
Aaron Opoku Foundation
## **Charity number:**
1209542
## **Registered address:**
5 Brayford Square, London ,E1 0SQ
## **Website:**
www.aopokufoundation.org
## **Trustees who served during the year:**
- Andrew Opoku
- Vivienne Opoku
- Jeremy Opoku
## **Key management personnel:**
The trustees consider themselves the key management personnel
## **Bankers:**
Bank of Scotland
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
## **Governing document**
The charity is governed by [constitution / trust deed / articles of association] adopted on 12[th] August 2024.
## **How trustees are appointed**
Trustees serve for a period of 3 years and can be re-elected
## **How the charity is organised**
Volunteers
## **Risk management**
The trustees have considered the major risks to which the charity is exposed and are satisfied that systems are in place to manage them.
## **Objectives and Activities**
The objects of the charity are:
Education/training
## **Public benefit statement**
The trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives.
## **Main activities**
During the year the charity carried out the following activities:
- Mentoring of 16 – 24-year-olds
- Fundraising activities
- Took part in a charity walk in London with St Marys Hospital in London
## **Achievements and Performance**
During the year we:
- Mentored 10 year 12 students from a local school
- Carried out a games and fun day and raised £900
## **Service statistics**
- Recruited 13 mentor volunteers and trained
- Mentored 9 students
## **Volunteers**
The trustees would like to thank our volunteers for their valuable contribution of time and skills.
## **Financial Review**
## **Income**
Total income for the year was £4,490. Main sources were:
- Donations – £1,651
- Fundraising – £839
- Other – £2,000
## **Expenditure**
Total expenditure was £2,957. Main areas were:
Advertising & Marketing 798.18 Catering
||524.57|
|---|---|
|DBS Checks|286.60|
|Fundraising|320.78|
|Hall Hire|356.25|
|Mentor training|200.00|
|Printing &||
|Stationary|117.61|
|Software|29.99|
|Ucheck||
|Registration|59.40|
|Website|264.00|
## **Surplus / deficit**
The charity recorded a surplus of £1,533 for the year.
## **Plans for Future Periods**
In the coming year the charity plans to:
- Expand mentoring to other local schools
- Plan at least 1 charity event
## **Statement of Trustees’ Responsibilities**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Trustees’ Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
## **Approval and Signature**
Approved by the trustees on: **08 February 2026**
Signed on their behalf by:
Name: Andrew Opoku Role: Chairman
## Aaron Opoku Foundation Charity No 1209542
|Income||||
|---|---|---|---|
||Donations
|1,651.00||
||Charity activities|839.00||
||Other
|2,000.00||
||||4,490.00|
|Expenses||||
||Admin
|-||
||Advertising &|798.18||
||Catering
|524.57||
||DBS Checks
|286.60||
||Fundraising
|320.78||
||Hall Hire
|356.25||
||Mentor trainin|200.00||
||Printing & Sta|117.61||
||Software
|29.99||
||Ucheck Regist|59.40||
||Website
|264.00||
||||2,957.38|
|Surplus|||**###**|