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OSCr		Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod	Trustees’ Annual Report for theperiod
		Period start date				Period end date
		Day	Month	Year		Day	Month	Year
	From	01	09	2024	To	31	08	2025

Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator

Reference and administration details

Charity name Other names charity is known by Registered charity number Charity’s principal address

AFRICAN COUNCIL LIMITED

SC046299 Grant Smith Law Practice 252 Union Street Aberdeen AB10 1TN

Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees’ Annual Report

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	Trustee name	Office (if any)	not for whole year	(or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20	Theophilus ACHEAMPONG
	Philip Kivuva MUINDE	Chair
	Chioma NWAFOR

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Reference and administration details

Names of all other charity trustees during the period, if any, (for example, those who resigned part way through the financial period)

Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
Structure, governance and management
Type of governing document Constitution Trustee recruitment and appointment

Objectives and activities

The principal activities of the charity continue to be. The objects of the trust ("the objects") are:

• To advise active citizenship, community empowerment and the social welfare of the diverse members of the African community in Scotland and beyond; by

• • Engendering, defending and celebrating African culture history and values

• Promoting the attainment of education, and life skills, especially among young Africans to prepare them for the world of work and to enable them to contribute to the welfare of the communities in which they live and to African in Scotland and Africa’s social welfare

• Enhancing the participation of Africans in social endeavours which enable them to contribute to the relief of poverty of young Africans in Scotland and Africa

• Advancing active citizenship among Africans through engagement with and participation in political processes, institutions and leadership, both in Africa and diaspora; and to work in partnership with other organizations in other to influence government policy on matters affecting the welfare of African communities in Scotland as well as on the African continent.

• Conducting research to inform, influence and support decisions and policies which further the aim and objectives of the company.

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Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period

1. WE CELEBRATE AFRICAN CULTURE HISTORY AND VALUES

2. WE CONDUCT RESEARCH TO INFORM, INFLUENCE AND SUPPORT DECISIONS AND POLICIES WHICH FURTHER THE AIM AND OBJECTIVES OF THE COMPANY.

3. WE ENHANCE THE PARTICIPATION OF AFRICANS IN SOCIAL ENDEAVOURS WHICH ENABLE THEM TO CONTRIBUTE TO THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF YOUNG AFRICANS IN SCOTLAND AND AFRICA

Financial review

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Brief statement of the charity’s policy As detailed in the accounts document on reserves Details of any deficit As detailed in the accounts document Donated facilities and services (if any)

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Other optional information

Declaration

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) Philip K. MUINDE

Full name(s) Philip Kivuva MUINDE Position (e.g. Chair) Chair Date 29/5/2026

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