E-Sign ID: 36cfc69d-fdab-4ae2-811f-b24b05dfe4c2 **REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1209779** ## **Report of the Trustees and** **Unaudited Financial Statements for the Period 28 August 2024 to 31 July 2025** ## **for** ## **SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES** Knox Cropper LLP Chartered Accountants 153 -155 London Road Hemel Hempstead Hertfordshire HP3 9SQ E-Sign ID: 36cfc69d-fdab-4ae2-811f-b24b05dfe4c2 **SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES** **Contents of the Financial Statements for the Period 28 August 2024 to 31 July 2025** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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Report of the Trustees 1
Statement of Financial Activities 2
Balance Sheet 3
Notes to the Financial Statements 4 to 5
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E-Sign ID: 36cfc69d-fdab-4ae2-811f-b24b05dfe4c2 **SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES** ## **Report of the Trustees for the Period 28 August 2024 to 31 July 2025** The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the period 28 August 2024 to 31 July 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019). ## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES** ## **Objectives and aims** It is intended that the assets, liabilities and activities of School of Oriental and African Studies Students' Union (Charity number 1150717) will be transferred to this charity during the year ended 31 July 2026. ## **STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT** ## **Governing document** The charity is controlled by its governing document, a deed of trust and constitutes an unincorporated charity. ## **REFERENCE AND ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS** ## **Registered Charity number** 1209779 ## **Principal address** 10 Thornhaugh Street London WC1H 0XG ## **Trustees** R Walid (appointed 28.8.24) M Choudhary (appointed 28.8.24) J Akram (appointed 28.8.24) 14/07/2026 Approved by order of the board of trustees on ............................................. and signed on its behalf by: S Hardy .......................................................................... Trustee Page 1 E-Sign ID: 36cfc69d-fdab-4ae2-811f-b24b05dfe4c2 **SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES** **Statement of Financial Activities for the Period 28 August 2024 to 31 July 2025** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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The notes form part of these financial statements Page 2 E-Sign ID: 36cfc69d-fdab-4ae2-811f-b24b05dfe4c2 ## **SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES** ## **Balance Sheet 31 July 2025** |Notes|Total
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14/07/2026||| The notes form part of these financial statements Page 3 E-Sign ID: 36cfc69d-fdab-4ae2-811f-b24b05dfe4c2 **SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES** **Notes to the Financial Statements for the Period 28 August 2024 to 31 July 2025** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparing the financial statements** The financial statements of the charity, which is a public benefit entity under FRS 102, have been prepared in accordance with the Charities SORP (FRS 102) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2019)', Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland' and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. ## **Taxation** The charity is exempt from tax on its charitable activities. ## **Fund accounting** Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance with the charitable objectives at the discretion of the trustees. Restricted funds can only be used for particular restricted purposes within the objects of the charity. Restrictions arise when specified by the donor or when funds are raised for particular restricted purposes. Further explanation of the nature and purpose of each fund is included in the notes to the financial statements. ## **2. TRUSTEES' REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS** There were no trustees' remuneration or other benefits for the period ended 31 July 2025. ## **Trustees' expenses** There were no trustees' expenses paid for the period ended 31 July 2025. ## **3. MOVEMENT IN FUNDS** ||Net
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**-**|**-**|**-**| Page 4 continued... E-Sign ID: 36cfc69d-fdab-4ae2-811f-b24b05dfe4c2 **SCHOOL OF ORIENTAL AND AFRICAN STUDIES** **Notes to the Financial Statements - continued for the Period 28 August 2024 to 31 July 2025** ## **4. RELATED PARTY DISCLOSURES** There were no related party transactions for the period ended 31 July 2025. Page 5 This Document has been Signed with a **secure electronic signature** via E-Sign. ## **Envelope Details** |**Title**|Dormant_accounts_to_31.07.25.pdf| |---|---| |**Author**|S M Executive Services Limited (sam@smlimited.uk)| |**Envelope Created on**|Tue, 14 Jul 2026 07:33:56| |**Envelope ID**|36cfc69d-fdab-4ae2-811f-b24b05dfe4c2| ## **Document Details** |**Title**|Dormant_accounts_to_31.07.25.pdf| |---|---| |**Digital Fingerprint**|130006e7-0454-44c0-b1b2-8fed5d651d69| **Document Signers** Scan/Click the QR Code to view signature information |**Name**|**Sam Hardy**| |---|---| |**Email**|sh160@soas.ac.uk| |**Status**|**SIGNED**at Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:46:49 BST(+0100)| |**Signature Fingerprint**|5bd8710c-1f31-47cf-9e73-85af8cccbf1d| ## **Document History** **Tue, 14 Jul 2026 09:46:49** **Sam Hardy** Signed the Document (IP: 195.195.176.216)