METHODIST GIRLS' HIGH SCHOOL OLD GIRLS' ASSOCIATION (UK BRANCH)

Registered charity 1137343 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance education of present pupils in MGHS Sierra Leone by providing teaching aids, recreational eqiupmwnt,award of scholarships etc.

Objects

To advance the education of the pupils at the Methodist Girls’ High School, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities, scholarships and maintenance allowances (not provided by the local education authority) in such ways as the charity trustees think fit.

Area of benefit: SIERRA LEONE

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that free reserves held as at 31 March 2025 were £35,727, which the trustees describe as being held until needs are identified. The filing confirms that an independent examination was carried out and no matters came to the examiner's attention that would indicate non-compliance with accounting requirements or the need for further disclosure.

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 5 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
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Angela Blanshardchair
• Beatrice Olayinka Margaret Manley · trustee of 1 other charity
• Ernestine Vida Ekubolajie Blake
• Irene Girlie Patricia Savage
• Louisa Brenda Daphne Davies
• Olympia Sidrattu Dumbuya
• Princess Regina Michaella Aderogba

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

Operates in: Throughout London

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