CREATING NEW BEGINNINGS
Creating general public awareness in Ghana to eradicate taboos & stigma faced by children with autism & learning difficulties & encouraging parents to allow these children access to education. The Charity is committed to assisting these children to access education by providing school environment facilities, specialist therapy & recreational & leisure time activities. For any good work done in UK.
Objects
1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN IN GHANA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT, INCLUDING BY:A. AWARDING TO SUCH CHILDREN SCHOLARSHIPS, MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES OR GRANTS TO ENABLE THEM TO UNDERTAKE EDUCATION IN SCHOOLB. PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR EDUCATION IN A SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT C. PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF THEIR EDUCATION (INCLUDING THE SPECIALIST THERAPEUTIC INPUT E.G. SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPY, PSYCHOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS AND OTHER INTERVENTIONS.)D. RAISING AWARENESS OF THE PUBLIC OF NE NEEDS OF SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN IN GHANA2. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN GHANA THROUGH:A. THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;B. PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity 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
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2025
- Volunteers: 20
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2024
- Volunteers: 25
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/07/2023
- Volunteers: 20
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/07/2023 (received 24/06/2024, 24 days after the 31/05/2024 due date).
Trustees
- CORNELIA BOATENG MA,BA,chair
- Edith Eyimofe Yembra
- Florett Dawn Hutchinson
- MR SAMUEL OWIREDU
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/2025 | £14k | £16k |
| 31/07/2024 | £26k | £15k |
| 31/07/2023 | £16k | £16k |
| 31/07/2022 | £16k | £18k |
| 31/07/2021 | £8k | £14k |
Common questions
Who funds CREATING NEW BEGINNINGS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name CREATING NEW BEGINNINGS as a grant recipient include THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION | FY2024 | amount not stated |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 24/04/2020 | £10k | Lifting the Burden |