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APPENDIX 1 oscr Period start dale Mr￿1h Y8ar 01 2024 Period end dale Month 01 Y881 From 31 To 31 2025 offi￿ of the Scottish Charity Regulator Reference and administration details Charity name other names charity is known by Registered eharity number Charity's principal address Academy African Sbjdies AFAS SC051598 Names of the charity trustees on date of approval of Trustees. Annual Report Trustee name orrice (rf any) Dates acted rf not for whole year {or body) entrtled to appoint trustee {if any) 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20

APPENDIX 1 Reference and administration details Name5 of all other charity trustee5 during the period. rf any. (for example. those who resigned part way through the financial period) Structure, governance and management Objectives and activities Type of governing document Conststution Trustee recruitment and appointment A Fer$l￿ wll not be elbJible for election or appoinknent as a trustee rf they (al disqualffied from being a charity trustee under the Charities and Trustee Investment {SCo￿and) Act 2005,. or (b} an employee ofthe organt&itfv)n The board may at any time app(xnt any member (unless they are debarred from membership under the clause above to be a charity trustee. A charity tnjstee retiriThJ at an AGM will be deemed to have been re- elected unless.. - (al Ihey advise Ihe board pricK to the concluS￿n of the AGM that they do not wsh to be re-appointed as a chanty trustee,. or (bl an election process was held at the AGM and they were not among those electedlre-elected Ihrough that process: or {c} a resolution the r￿le¢fic￿ of that charity trustee was put to Ihe AGM and was not carried.

Charitable purposes

Summary of the main activities in relation to these objects

We have several activities in relation to these objectives. Firstly, we deliver research that matters to our key stakeholder communities. These projects are on African studies and ensure that equality, diversity and inclusion is in place.

We actively support and engage in capacity building of researchers, scholars and practitioners via workshops, conferences and developmental programmes.

We have developed a sustainable capacity building offering for scholars focused on African studies at all career stages. These projects will also involve key external stakeholders and influence policy making in businesses, private sector, public sector and governmental constituencies.

The Academy for African Studies will develop and launch a new journal in African Studies. This will provide an outlet for state-of-the-art manuscripts that bring together multidisciplinary knowledge on African studies from a wide range of disciplines.

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APPENDIX 1 Achievements and performance Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the financial period During this financial perh)d. the charity successfvlty delNered a range of capacty-building events and professional development worf(shops targeted at researchers. scholars, and practrtioners. These activities were primarily delivered online, enabling broad participation, and featured renowned and experienced speakers from across academia and practice. Key events included Navigating SystematTrc Lrte[a￿re Reviews and Essential Sampling JUstsficat￿n, CoThJucb"ng Qualitattve Research. and a Virtual t)octoral Day, among others. ColleclNely. these intb"atNes addressed crrtical research skills. methodological ngour, and scholarty devdcwien( parti￿laty for earfy-career and doctc￿al researchers. The events attracted WKle intematK)nal participat￿n. wth strong attendance from Afn'can scholars based across Africa, Europe. and the der global diaspora. In addth.on to these developmental activlties, the charlty also produced five research publications during the reporting penod, fijrther ￿l￿"bUt.n9 to knowle&Je generatK)n and sth)larly impact in African sttjdies. Lwknng ahead to ￿ next financial pericKI, the charity aims to expand both the scale and reach of rts activrbes. Plans include organising an intemati(ffial conference for African scholars and practitioners, as well as delNering more in-perwi workshops and ne￿orkIng events to deepen eroagement, foster ￿llabOrati￿. and enhance research and practice impact Financial review Brief statement of the charitys policy on reserves The board must ensure that prcyer accountsng records are kept. in accordance with all applicable stattrtory requirements. The board must prepare annual ac(x)unts. complying wtth all relevant statutory requirements: rf an aud.rt is required under any statutory provisions lor rf the board consider that an audrt would be appropriate for some other reason}, the board should ensure that an audtt of the accounts is carried (xrt by a qualthed audrtor. Details of any deficit There was no de￿[t Donated facilities and services Irf any)

APPENDIX 1 other optional information Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's t￿￿teeS Signaturel51 Full namelsl Position {e.g. Chair) Cha

Date 0710112026

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APPENDIX 2

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SC
Receipts andpayments accounts
Period start date Period end date Period end date
For the period
from		 31 January 2024 to 31 January 2025
Section A Statement of receipts and payments
Unrestricted
funds		 Restricted
funds		 Expendable
endowment
funds		 Permanent
endowment
funds		 Total funds
current period		 Total funds last
period
to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £ to nearest £
A1 Receipts
Donations - - - 1
Legacies - - -
Grants - - -
Receipts from fundraisingactivities - - -
Gross tradingreceipts - - -
Income from investments other than
land and buildings - - -
Rents from land & buildings - - -
Gross receipts from other charitable
activities - - - 70
- - -
A1 Sub total A1 Sub total - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 71
A2 Receipts from asset &
investment sales
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets
Proceeds from sale of investments
A2 Sub total -
-
-
Total receipts -
-
-
~~——~~		 -
-		 -
-		 -
-		 -
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-		 -
-
-
-		 -
71
A3 Payments
Expenses for fundraising activities - - -
Gross trading payments - - -
Investment management costs - - -
Payments relating directly to charitable Payments relating directly to charitable
activities - - - -
Grants and donations
- - -
Governance costs:
- - -
Audit / independent examination - - -
Preparation of annual accounts - - -
Legal costs - - -
Other Other Other
- - -
- - -
**A3 Sub total ** - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A4 Payments relating to asset and
investment movements
Purchases of fixed assets
-
Purchase of investments
-
A4 Sub total -
-
-
-
-
-
Total payments -
-
-
-
-
-
Net receipts / (payments)
-
-
-
-
-
71
A5 Transfers to / (from) funds
-
Surplus / (deficit) for year
-
-
-
-
-
71
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Section B Statement of balances Section B Statement of balances
Categories
Signed by one or two trustees
on behalf of all the trustees
B3 Other assets
B5 Contingent liabilities
B4 Liabilities
B1 Cash funds
B2 Investments		 Details Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
71		 Restricted funds
to nearest £		 Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Total current
period
to nearest £		 Total last period
to nearest £
Cash and bank balances at start of year 71 71
Surplus / (deficit) shown on receipts and
payments account		 -
-
-
Cash and bank balances at end of year
(Agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))
Details		 71 - - - 71 71
-
-
-
Fund to which
-
asset belongs
-
- 71
Marke
to		 t valuation
nearest £		 Last year
to nearest £
Details Fund to which asset belongs Total
Cost (if available)
to nearest £		 -
-
Curre
av
to		 nt value (if
ailable)
nearest £		 Last year
to nearest £
Details Total
Fund to which l		 -
-
-
iability relates Am
to		 ount due
nearest £		 Last year
to nearest £
Details Fund to which l Total
iability relates		 - -
Am
(e
to		 ount due
stimate)
nearest £		 Last year
to nearest £
Signature Print Name Total -
-
Date of
approval
07 January 2026
07 January 2026

Receipts and Payments Account Spread sheet 2025 / Statement of balances

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Section C Notes to the Accounts

C1 Nature and purpose of funds (may be stated on analysis of funds worksheets)

The funds in the account is £71. £1 was a donation made when the account was open. £70 was registation fees paid by three individuals prior to an event.

C3a Trustee remuneration
C4a Trustee expenses
C6 Other information
C5 Transactions with trustees
and connected persons
C4b Trustee expenses -
details
C2 Grants
C3b Trustee remuneration -
details		 Type of activity or project supported Type of activity or project supported Individual /
institution		 Number of grants
made
£		 Number of grants
made
£
Total -
If no remuneration was paid during the period to any charity trustee or person connected to a
trustee cross this box (otherwise complete section 3b)		 X
Authority under which paid £
If no expenses were paid to any charity trustee during the period then cross
(otherwise complete section 4b)		 this box X
Nature of transaction Number of
trustees		 £

Nature of relationship		 Transaction
amount (£)		 Balance
outstanding at
period end (£)

Receipts and Payments Account Spread sheet 2025 / Notes

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Additional analysis (1)

Analysis of receipts and payments

1 Donations

1 Donations 1 Donations
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 Restricted funds
to nearest £		 Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Total current
period
to nearest £		 Total last period
to nearest £
1 1 1
-
-
-
Total
2 Grants		 1 - - - 1 1
reference
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £		 -
Restricted funds
to nearest £		 - - reference
Total current
period
to nearest £		 -
Total last period
to nearest £
-
-
-
-
Total
3 Gross receipts from other charitable activities		 - - - -
-
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
 -
Restricted funds
to nearest £		 Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 -
Total current
period
to nearest £		 -
Total last period
to nearest £
40 70 70
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total
40
reference error
Unrestricted
funds
to nearest £
4 Payments relating directly to charitable activities		 40 - - - 70 70
-
Restricted funds
to nearest £		 -
Expendable
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 -
Permanent
endowment
funds
to nearest £		 reference error
Total current
period
to nearest £		 -
Total last period
to nearest £
- -









-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Total - - - - - -
- - - - - -

Receipts and Payments Account Spread sheet 2025Additional notes (1)

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Additional analysis (2)

Additional analysis (2)
Receipts
5 Breakdown of unrestricted funds		 Unrestricted
fund 1 - enter
name of fund
below		 Unrestricted
fund 2 - enter
name of fund
below		 Unrestricted
fund 3 - enter
name of fund
below		 Unrestricted
fund 4 - enter
name of fund
below		 Total
unrestricted
funds		 Total
unrestricted
funds last period
Donations 1 1
Legacies -
Grants -
Receipts from fundraisingactivities -
Gross tradingreceipts -
buildings -
Rents from land & buildings -
Gross receipts from other charitable activities 70 70
Sub total
Receipts from asset & investment sales		 - - - - 71 71
cross ref error
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets -
Proceeds from sale of investments -
Sub total
Total receipts
Payments		 - - - - - -
- - - - 71 71
cross ref error
Expenses for fundraisingactivities -
Gross trading payments -
Investment management costs -
Payments relatingdirectlyto charitable activities - -
Grants and donations -
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination -
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs -
-
-
Sub total
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements		 - - - - - -
-
Purchases of fixed assets -
Purchase of investments -
Sub total
Total payments
Net receipts / (payments)
Transfers to / (from) funds
Surplus / (deficit) for year		 - - - - - -
-
- - - - - -
-
- - - - 71 71
-
- - - - 71 71
cross ref error
Nature and purpose of funds
The funds in the account is £41. £1 was a donation mad e when the accoun t was open. The ot her £20 each was registation fees paid by two individuals prior to an event.

Receipts and Payments Account Spread sheet 2025Additional notes (2)

December 2007

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Additional analysis (3)

Additional analysis (3) - SC
Receipts
6 Breakdown of restricted funds		 Restricted fund
1 - enter name of
fund below		 Restricted fund
2 - enter name of
fund below		 Restricted fund
3 - enter name of
fund below		 Restricted fund
4 - enter name of
fund below		 Total restricted
funds		 Total restricted
funds last
period
Donations -
Legacies -
Grants -
Receipts from fundraisingactivities -
Gross tradingreceipts -
Income from investments other than land and
buildings		 -
Rents from land & buildings -
Gross receipts from other charitable activities -
Sub total
Receipts from asset & investment sales		 - - - - - -
-
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets -
Proceeds from sale of investments -
Sub total
Total receipts
Payments		 - - - - - -
- - - - - -
-
Expenses for fundraising activities -
Gross trading payments -
Investment management costs -
Payments relating directly to charitable activities -
Grants and donations -
Governance costs: -
Audit / independent examination -
Preparation of annual accounts -
Legal costs -
-
-
Sub total
Payments relating to asset and investment
movements		 - - - - - -
-
Purchases of fixed assets -
Purchase of investments -
Sub total
Total payments
Net receipts / (payments)
Transfers to / (from) funds
Surplus / (deficit) for year		 - - - - - -
-
- - - - - -
-
- - - - - -
-
- - - - - -
-
Nature andpurpose of funds

Receipts and Payments Account Spread sheet 2025Additional notes (3)

December 2007

APPENDIX 3

Independent examiner’s report on the accounts Independent examiner’s report on the accounts V2
Report to the
trustees/members of		 Charity name
Academy for African Studies
Registered charity SC051598
number
On the accounts of the Period start date
Period end date
charity for the period Day
Month
Year
Day
Month		 Year
31
01
2024
to
31
01		 2025
Set out on pages (remember to include the page
numbers of additional sheets)
Respective
responsibilities of
trustees and examiner		 The charity’s trustees are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the terms of the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) 2005 Act and the
Charities Accounts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 (as amended). The charity trustees
consider that the audit requirement of Regulation 10(1) (d) of the Accounts Regulations
does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section does not apply. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts as required under section
44(1) (c) of the Act and to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts My examination is carried out in accordance with Regulation 11 of the 2006 Accounts
examiner’s statement Regulations. An examination includes a review of the accounting records kept by the
charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also includes
consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeks
explanations from the trustees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken
do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit and, consequently, I do
not express an audit opinion on the viewgiven bythe accounts.
Independent examiner’s In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention [other than that
statement disclosed on the attached page*]
1.
which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the		 which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements:
•
to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and		 to keep accounting records in accordance with section 44(1) (a) of the 2005 Act and
Regulation 4 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations, and
•
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records and comply with
Regulation 9 of the 2006 Accounts Regulations
have not been met, or
2. to which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Signed: Date:
07/01/2026
Name:
Relevant professional
qualification(s) or body Institutes of Chartered Accountant in England and Wales
(if any): (ICAEW)
Address:

*Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply. If the words do apply, set out those matters which have come to your attention on the following page.

APPENDIX 3 Disclosure section Only Complete rf the examiner needs to highlight material problems. Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose