GHANA INTERNATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1083550 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Foundation is sponsored by the London based Ghana International Bank plc with the objects of providing relief to persons in Africa in general but especially in Ghana, from conditions of need, hardship or distress and the furtherence of education. The Trustees are all based in London.

Objects

THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL THEREOF FOR OR TOWARDS RELIEVING PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AS A RESULT OF LOCAL, NATIONAL OR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER OR BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN FURTHERING THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS RESIDENT IN THE CONTINENT OF AFRICA IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES MAY AT ANY TIME AND FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT PROVIDED THAT DURING THE ACCUMULATION PERIOD THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION ACCUMULATE THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND BY INVESTING THE SAME AND THE RESULTING INCOME THEREOF IN OR UPON ANY INVESTMENTS HEREBY AUTHORISED AND SHALL HOLD SUCH ACCUMULATIONS AS AN ACCRETION TO THE CAPITAL OF THE TRUST FUND AND AS ONE FUND THEREWITH FOR ALL PURPOSES.

Area of benefit: AFRICA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported an excess of income over expenditure of £31,064 for the year, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £62,229 at year-end. The Trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. The charity relies principally on donations from its sponsor, Ghana International Bank ple, to fund its activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• LORD PAUL YAW BOATENGchair · trustee of 1 other charity
• Calum Thomson
• DEAN ADANSI
• Dr Zakari Mumuni
• Hueggert Annan
• Kwesi Afrey Biney
• Raymond Jacob Bakary Sambou
• Sundeep Bhandari

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: City Of London · Ghana

Income and spending

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