## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From September 2021 Period start date To Period end date March 2023** ## **Charity name: Asian Women’s Resource Centre** ## **Charity registration number:** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes
of the charity as set out in
its governing document|Para 1.17|The trustees, who are directors of the
company for Companies Act purposes,
present their report and the audited
financial statements for the year ended 31
March 2023
This is a directors' report required by S417
of the Companies Act 2006. The trustees
confirm that the financial statements comply
with the Charities Act 2011, the Companies
Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of
Association, and Accounting and Reporting
by Charities: Statement of Recommended
Practice applicable to charities preparing
their accounts in accordance with the
Financial Reporting Standard applicable in
the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102)
(effective 1January 2015).
Objectives and Activities
1.
The purposes of the Charity as set
out in the Memorandum of
Association are: To relieve the
poverty, distress and suffering of
women, girls, and children,
particularly but not exclusively, of
Asian origin through the provision of
advice and information in the areas
of housing, health, employment, and
childcare.
2.
To advance the education for the
public benefit by the provision of
classes, workshops, seminars in
areas
of
housing,
health,
employment and childcare and the
provision
for
training
for
employment.| |||The AWRC’s charitable objectives, as
outlined in the governing documents, are as
follows:
**_Key aims_**
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Work towards ending violence
against women and girls.
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Ensure safety, security, and dignity,
through offering targeted responses
and reducing risks.
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Ensure the needs of BME women
are addressed in line with the ethos
of “led by and for”.
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Independence and autonomy for
BME women and girls.
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Securing equality for all women
across all walks of life.
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Involvement of service users at all
levels, to ensure that the services
provided, meet the needs of women
and girls.
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Have a commitment to equality and
diversity_._| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|The trustees have received briefing and
training to ensure that the work of AWRC
adheres to the Charity Commission's
guidance on "Charities and Public Benefit"
and strictly furthers AWRC ' charitable
purposes for public benefit. In implementing
their duties under Section 4 of the Charities
Act 2011, the trustees considered the
restrictions to benefit a section of the public,
based on ethnic/national origin, and gender,
to strictly fall within our charitable objects.
No other restrictions apply in terms of
access to facilities, degree of need or any
other factors.
Public benefit
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To ensure that BME women and
girls have access to free advice and
information services on a wide
range of issues including, welfare
benefits,
debt,
housing/homelessness, education
and training and immigration. A
fundamental principle within the
AWRC is that advice should be free
at the point of delivery.
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Through offering advice services
that are free, the AWRC can assure
equal access to all women and girls,
particularly women and girls from
disadvantaged and marginalised
communities.| |-
To address issues of abuse within| |---| |the wider VAWG agenda, including| |harmful practices and ensure that| |safety is prioritised of women and| |girls.| |-
Improve the understanding of| |domestic abuse including harmful| |practices amongst service users, the| |wider communities, and frontline| |practitioners, through the delivery of| |presentations,
training
and| |workshops.| |-
Improve health and well-being of| |survivors of domestic abuse and| |support women to rebuild their lives| |and integrate into mainstream| |society.| |-
Address equalities issues and| |increase uptake of BME older| |women (55+), women in same sex| |relationships and women with| |disabilities or mental health issues,| |who experience abuse.| |**Asian Women’s Resource Centre**| |**(**AWRC) is a specialist women’s| |organisation based in the London Borough| |of Brent, providing independent, specialist| |and dedicated support services to Black,| |Minority, Ethnic (BME) women and children,| |at risk or experiencing abuse across| |London.| |AWRC was created in recognition that| |women carry a disproportionate burden of| |problems of displacement, isolation, and| |exclusion from mainstream society. They| |are more vulnerable to abuse and| |encounter a host of intersectional barriers to| |safety and wellbeing. The AWRC is the| |only organisation of its kind addressing the| |multiple needs of BME women.| |Set up over 43 years ago, the AWRC| |provides a range of services that offers| |support around every aspect of women’s| |needs, ensuring a holistic, and needs led| |response.| |This includes the provision of advice and| |information, domestic abuse advocacy,| |casework support (at all levels of risk),| |emotional support, women’s drop-in| |activities, support group services,| |groupwork programmes, activities for| |women and children and community| |engagement work and two Pan London| |helpline addressing harmful practices and| |No recourse to public funds| One of the key areas of our work is to address domestic and sexual abuse including harmful practices within the wider violence against women and girls (VAWG) agenda, this includes forced marriages, “so called” honour related abuse, faith-based abuse, female genital mutilation, caste oppression and acid attacks. The AWRC also supports women who have no recourse to public funds. Furthermore, the Centre tackles the many challenges associated with VAWG such as homelessness, welfare benefits, child contact/legal issues involving children, drugs and alcohol, mental health, parental conflicts, employment, immigration, cultural and religious pressures such as “ _sharam_ ” (shame) and _“izzat”_ (honour) which hold women in abusive relationships. Training and employability workshops are provided to women to develop knowledge, skills and experiences to improve their career prospects. Women are also offered social and networking opportunities through activities groups. AWRC also provides training to frontline practitioners both from the voluntary and statutory sectors on issues which affect BME women, such as self-harm and suicide, forced marriages, honour-based abuse, trafficking, and caste and dowry. The training sessions allow professionals to be more responsive to the needs of BME women and girls and provide timely responses. The AWRC is approached by 4 new women each week fleeing violent relationships, often in crisis situations requiring immediate interventions and typically advises up to 1,500 women each year. AWRC is the only place in North West London where women can seek out specialist services. Practical and same language services offered in 23 spoken community languages (Gujarati, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, Marathi, Turkish, Azarbaijani, Kurdish, Italian, Portuguese, Farsi, Pashto, Konkani, Hinko, Patwari, Bengali), Bangla, Arabic, Somalia, Dutch. Persian and Tamil as well as providing options on rights and entitlements, prioritising safety, so that women can make informed choices about their lives and those of their children. _**An important aspect of supporting**_ |**_survivors is that we work to ensure that_**| |---| |**_BME women are believed, know abuse is_**| |**_not their fault and their experiences have_**| |**_been understood and that women are at_**| |**_the centre of everything that we do_**.| |In addition, AWRC seeks to highlight the| |needs of BME communities and ensure that| |their voices influence policy and legislative| |changes.| |It is one of the pioneering organisations| |addressing gender and equality amongst| |BME women and children across London.| |Funding is received from London Councils,| |Big Lottery, Brent Council and Mayors| |Office for Policing and Crime (MOPAC),| |Lloyds Foundation, Solace Women’s Aid,| |Standing Together, Women & Girls| |Network, Southall Black Sisters, Esme| |Fairbairn, Lloyd,

London community| |Foundation, Advance Charity and through| |charities own efforts of fundraising , through| |donations, and making applications to| |trusts and charities.| |Although the AWRC provides services to| |Asian women, we have an open-door policy| |towards all women in need. Our services| |are currently accessed by a range of| |diverse communities including Middle| |Eastern, European, and African women.| |The AWRC is continuously striving to reach| |quality and equalities standards and| |evidence of its success includes the Advice| |Quality Standard in the category of general| |help with casework (Level 1); an exemption| |from the Office of the Immigration Services| |Commissioner
(OISC)
to
provide| |Immigration advice (Level 1); and the| |registration of its crèche services, with| |OFSTED and adheres to Women’s Aid| |domestic violence service standards.| |AWRC have also obtained
Imkaan| |Accredited Quality Standards (IAQS) on| |harmful practices Award level: Distinctive.| |AWRC continues to lead on three| |partnership projects:| |Ascent Ending Harmful Practices with eight| |specialist women’s providers. Funded by| |London Councils (2022-2026)| |Mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime| |(MOPAC) Prevention & Action Community| |engagement and Training ( P&ACT) Ending| |Harmful Practice Project 2022-2024| |GLA–Tier 1 safe accomodation duty to| |||support survivors of No recourse to public
funds with nine partners.
As well as leading partnership projects
AWRC are also delivery partners on the
MOPAC funded Advice Plus Project ,
London Holistic Advocacy Wrap-Around
Service (LHAWAS) Project; Ascent Advice
and counselling; the Coaction Hub , London
Whole Housing Project (LWHP) ; Pan
London floating support service.| |---|---|---| |||| |||| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have received briefing and
training to ensure that the work of AWRC
adheres to the Charity Commission's
guidance on "Charities and Public Benefit"
and strictly furthers AWRC ' charitable
purposes for public benefit. In implementing
their duties under Section 4 of the Charities
Act 2011, the trustees considered the
restrictions to benefit a section of the public,
based on ethnic/national origin, and gender,
to strictly fall within our charitable objects.
No other restrictions apply in terms of
access to facilities, degree of need or any
other factors, and our services are free.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| ||SORP reference|| |Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|AWRC is not a grant making body but we
lead and deliver
partnership projects with
other BME women’s providers addressing
VAWG. Our partnerships are formal
partnerships requiring joint collaborations
we have partnership agreements in place
that sets out delivery targets, outcomes,
and payment schedules.| |Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|These are laid out in our business plan and
fundraising documentation**.**| |Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|We have a volunteer policy which outlines
the principles upon which volunteers are
involved in Asian Women’s Resource
Centre. In this policy we define the roles,
rights and responsibilities of volunteers.| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|
Secured funding to have a single
point of entry to support women
experiencing domestic abuse who
have no recourse to public funds.

Continued our work to create
visibility for our community and for
migrant women increasing the
engagement of the women with
lived experience to influence key
decision makers, particularly in
areas of violence against women
and girls & harmful practices and
women who have no recourse to
public funds and their rights and
entitlements.

Finalised our organisational review
to ensure we can respond to
increase in demand for services and
organisational growth in a
sustainable manner.

Renewed our quality standards
including Advice Quality Standard,
OISC registration to ensure that our
organisation provides high-quality
services to prevent and respond to
violence against Black and
minoritized women and girls.

Policies and procedures, business
plan and fundraising strategy was
updated with the support of Lloyds
Enhance programme.

Undertook an external
benchmarking exercise of staff
salaries, to bring salaries in line with
similar positions across the
women’s sector.

AWRC developed a helpline to
address issues of harmful practices
this project was funded through the
London Community Foundation.

Developed the first single point of
entry helpline to support women
who have no recourse to public
funds.

Secured funding to deliver a
accredited harmful practice
Advocates training programme for
led by and for organisations.

Continued to offer training to| frontline staff.  Work to strengthen the Coordinated Community Response (CCR) to improve responses to Black and minoritized survivors of domestic abuse and harmful practices. Through mapping, research, creating tools and disseminating findings exploring areas including risk assessment, MARACs, and DHRs to ascertain their effectiveness for Black and minoritized victims and survivors and produce alternative models. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The directors are committed to maintaining
an adequate, justified, and reasonable level
of reserves in line with guidance from the
Charity Commission. It is the trustees' aim
to hold a reserve fund of £58,505
or
equivalent to three months' of running
costs.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£846,605**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/A**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**N/A**| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
These have been highlighted in previous
sections| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**N/A**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Compliance with legislation and regulations
appropriate to the activities, size and
structure of the organisation
Competition from larger organisations
Loss of key staff/high staff turnover
See risk register| |Other||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Governing instrument Asian Women’s
Resource Centre (AWRC) is a charitable
company incorporated on 29thAugust 1985
and registered as a charity on 7th
September 1995. The company was
established under a memorandum of
association which established the objects
and powers of the charitable company and
is governed under its articles of association.
In the event of the company being wound
up members are required to contribute an
amount not exceeding £10.| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Organisational structure**
The Board of Directors is responsible for
strategic direction, policy-making and
overall control of the charity. Members
bring a variety of backgrounds and skills
relevant to their governance roles and
AWRC's work.
In addition to office holding posts (chair,
vice chair, secretary and treasurer),
individual trustees support specific areas of
the work as lead trustees for specific
projects, and are accountable to the full
committee.
The Board meets every two months. The
Board of Directors makes decisions on
strategy, compliance, accountability and
monitors risk, budget, and operations. As
part of its work, the Board approves the
charity's business plan, annual work
programmes, annual budget and receives
quarterly financial reports to control the
charity's performance against budgets.
Day-to-day operations, staff management
and operational decisions are delegated to
the Director who receives supervision from
the Chair.
**AWRC Directors' induction and training**
Following election/appointment each new
director receives a Trustee Information
Pack detailing roles and responsibilities,
legal and financial information of the
company, its business plan, and its
operational policies. An in-house trustee
induction is delivered following election of
new members, which may include spending
at least half a day in the offices of the
charity to acquaint themselves with| |||everyday operations, staff, and services.
**Risk mitigation**
The trustees reviewed their risk
assessment in November 2022. The
trustees at various meeting during the year
have examined likely risks of constitutional,
financial,
governance,
management,
operations, fundraising, external Influences,
human resources and health and safety
and agreed measures to reduce and
mitigate risks. Agreed actions, systems,
and procedures to mitigate risks have been
implemented. Policies and legislation
affecting migrant women, cuts in the
welfare system, reduced avenues to access
justice, and the demonization of migration
coupled with increased demand for
services, against a reduction in funding
continue to present risks to the financial
sustainability of the organisation. The
complexity of these risks increases in the
context of Covid-19 and the Cost of Living
crisis. Despite good results this year, the
Trustees continue to consider measures to
mitigate risks associated with dependency
on grant funding and continue attempting to
diversify funding streams and secure
financial sustainability| |---|---|---| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|The directors of the company are also
charity trustees for the purposes of charity
law. Under the company's Articles they are
known as company directors. AWRC is a
membership organisation. Members (260
as of 31 March 2023), are entitled to vote
and to stand for election to the Board of
Directors at the AGM.
Directors are elected to serve for 3 year
terms. Under the requirements of the
Articles of Association, one third of the
Board members, specifically those who
have been longest in office since the last
election, shall retire from office. A retiring
officer shall be eligible for re-election.
Directors are entitled to appoint new
directors for vacancies on the Board to
ensure it has a range of skills and
competences.| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees |||| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Asian Women’s Resource Centre| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|N/A| |Registered charity number|1049058| |Charity’s principal address|108 Craven Park
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Nithee Patel|Chair||| ||RubySayed|Vice chair||| ||Tina Siddiqui|Treasurer||| ||Chandrika Gajrawala|Trustee||| ||Rita Bologna|Trustee||| ||Tajinder Nijjar|Trustee||| ||Anusha Pache|Trustee|Appointed Nov 22|| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved|Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved|Corporate trustees–names of the directors at the date the report was approved| |---|---|---| |**Director name**||| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity||| |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |||| |**N/A**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity Name and objects of the N/A charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/A safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Nithee Patel **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 28/06/23 ## MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTS Prepared for Asian Women's Resource Centre Report Period ## March 2023 Prepared 10 April '23 ## **SUMMARY** ## **Profit and Loss Oct-21/Mar-23 (18 Months)** |||**31 Dec ‘21**|**31 Mar ‘22**|**30 Jun ‘22**|**30 Sep ‘22**|**31 Dec ‘22**|**31 Mar ‘23**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**I**|**ncome**|**£120,403**|**£181,380**|**£130,503**|**£105,771**|**£704,277**|**£270,507**|**£1,512,842**| ||**Unrestricted Funds**|**425**|**44,060**|**3,711**|**25,145**|**10,056**|**32,590**|**115,988**| ||**Restricted Funds**|**119,978**|**137,320**|**126,792**|**80,626**|**694,221**|**237,917**|**1,396,854**| |**Cost of Sales**||**£120,347**|**£104,050**|**£94,028**|**£92,297**|**£119,112**|**£165,890**|**£695,724**| |**Gross Surplus**||**£56**|**£77,331**|**£36,475**|**£13,474**|**£585,165**|**£104,617**|**£817,118**| |**Expenses**||**£56,359**|**£42,329**|**£107,077**|**£53,810**|**£46,979**|**£44,476**|**£351,030**| ||**Core Staff Costs**|**32,562**|**34,234**|**31,893**|**27,155**|**27,885**|**27,849**|**181,577**| ||**Other Core Costs ( Audi…**|**23,797**|**8,095**|**75,138**|**26,551**|**19,066**|**16,627**|**169,274**| ||SUNDRY|0|0|46|105|28|0|178| ||**Net Surplus**|**(£56,303)**|**£35,002**|**(£70,602)**|**(£40,336)**|**£538,186**|**£60,141**|**£466,088**| ## **SUMMARY** ## **Number Of Employees** ||**Apr ‘22**|**May ‘22**|**Jun ‘22**|**Jul ‘22**|**Aug ‘22**|**Sep ‘22**|**Oct ‘22**|**Nov ‘22**|**Dec ‘22**|**Jan ‘23**|**Feb ‘23**|**Mar ‘23**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Payroll|12|12|12|12|12|15|18|18|18|20|20|21| |Contractors|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2|2| |**Total Employe…**|**14**|**14**|**14**|**14**|**14**|**17**|**20**|**20**|**20**|**22**|**22**|**23**| ## **CORE COSTS:** **Reserves Breakdown:** **18 Months: £351,030 3 Months: £ 58,505** **General Reserves: £508,654 Restricted Reserves: £333,717 Total Reserves: £846,831** ## **PROFIT AND LOSS** ## **Income Oct-21/Mar-23 (18 Months)** |||**31 Dec ‘21**|**31 Mar ‘22**|**30 Jun ‘22**|**30 Sep ‘22**|**31 Dec ‘22**|**31 Mar ‘23**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**I**|**ncome**|**£120,403**|**£181,380**|**£130,503**|**£105,771**|**£704,277**|**£270,507**|**£1,512,842**| ||**Unrestricted Funds**|**425**|**44,060**|**3,711**|**25,145**|**10,056**|**32,590**|**115,988**| ||**Restricted Funds**|**119,978**|**137,320**|**126,792**|**80,626**|**694,221**|**237,917**|**1,396,854**| ## **PROFIT AND LOSS** ## **Cost Of Sales Oct-21/Mar-23 (18 Months)** |**Cost Of Sales Oct-21/Mar-23 (18 Months)**|**Cost Of Sales Oct-21/Mar-23 (18 Months)**|**Cost Of Sales Oct-21/Mar-23 (18 Months)**|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||**31 Dec ‘21**|**31 Mar ‘22**|**30 Jun ‘22**|**30 Sep ‘22**|**31 Dec ‘22**|**31 Mar ‘23**|**Total**| |**Cost of Sales**|||**£120,347**|**£104,050**|**£94,028**|**£92,297**|**£119,112**|**£165,890**|**£695,724**| |||**Direct Salary**|**83,826**|**78,342**|**77,910**|**73,431**|**109,950**|**150,490**|**573,949**| |||**Direct Costs**|**36,521**|**25,708**|**16,118**|**18,866**|**9,162**|**15,400**|**121,774**| |||Beneficiaries Travelling|0|20|0|0|0|0|20| |||Interpretation / Translation|348|0|1,126|2,458|229|1,756|5,916| |||P&ACT Delivery Cost - Marketing/Events|17|0|0|0|0|0|17| |||P&ACT Delivery Cost - Service User Support|7,145|1,388|0|0|0|0|8,532| |||P&ACT Evaluation|3,333|0|3,333|0|0|0|6,666| |||SBS Delivery Costs - Accomodation/Subs|25,678|24,300|11,659|16,408|8,933|13,643|100,622| ## **PROFIT & LOSS** ## **Overheads Oct-21/Mar-23 (18 Months)** |||||**31 Dec ‘21**|**31 Mar ‘22**|**30 Jun ‘22**|**30 Sep ‘22**|**31 Dec ‘22**|**31 Mar ‘23**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**Gross Profit**||||**£56**|**£77,331**|**£36,475**|**£13,474**|**£585,165**|**£104,617**|**£817,118**| |**Expenses**||||**£56,359**|**£42,329**|**£107,077**|**£53,810**|**£46,979**|**£44,476**|**£351,030**| ||**Core Staff Costs**|||**32,562**|**34,234**|**31,893**|**27,155**|**27,885**|**27,849**|**181,577**| |||**Payroll**||**32,562**|**28,972**|**23,993**|**27,841**|**24,859**|**26,125**|**164,351**| |||**Staffing Costs**||**0**|**5,262**|**7,901**|**(687)**|**3,026**|**1,724**|**17,226**| ||**Other Core Costs ( Audit, Utilties, Office…**|||**23,797**|**8,095**|**75,138**|**26,551**|**19,066**|**16,627**|**169,274**| |||**Establishment Costs**||**11,897**|**(6,912)**|**62,562**|**10,759**|**2,974**|**2,805**|**84,086**| |||**IT Costs**||**1,184**|**1,704**|**2,549**|**2,117**|**1,873**|**3,248**|**12,676**| |||**Marketing Costs**||**308**|**90**|**188**|**66**|**54**|**1,275**|**1,981**| ||||**Finance Dept. Costs**|**3,114**|**3,132**|**3,348**|**6,750**|**10,122**|**5,760**|**32,226**| ||||Audit & Accountancy fees|0|0|0|0|4,650|0|4,650| ||||Core Cost Finance Officer Salaries|3,114|3,132|3,348|6,750|5,472|5,760|27,576| |||**Legal & Professional Fees**||**0**|**263**|**4,900**|**4,361**|**2,350**|**0**|**11,874**| |||**Stationary & Postage**||**107**|**230**|**4**|**42**|**0**|**8**|**391**| |||**Entertainment & Subsistenc**||**3,970**|**0**|**140**|**0**|**14**|**59**|**4,184**| |||**Bank Costs**||**94**|**16**|**15**|**16**|**90**|**15**|**246**| |||**Insurances**||**815**|**1,086**|**418**|**1,293**|**1,253**|**1,942**|**6,808**| |||**Subscriptions**||**2,307**|**8,486**|**1,014**|**1,147**|**335**|**1,515**|**14,803**| ||SUNDRY|||0|0|46|105|28|0|178| ||**Net Income**|||**(£56,303)**|**£35,002**|**(£70,602)**|**(£40,336)**|**£538,186**|**£60,141**|**£466,088**| ## **BALANCE SHEET** ## **Balance sheet** |**Balance sheet**|| |---|---| ||**Mar ‘23**| |**Bank Accounts**|**£735,347**| |**Current Assets**|**£523,647**| |**Fixed Assets**|**£11,366**| |**Total Assets**|**£1,270,360**| |**Current Liabilities**|**£423,528**| |**Total Liabilities**|**£423,528**| |**Net Assets**|**£846,831**| |**Equity**|**£846,831**| ## **Cash Balance - Year vs Year** |£200K
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## **ASIAN WOMEN RESOURCES CENTRE** ## **Income Forecast for 12 months ending March 24** ||||**30 Jun ‘23**|**30 Sep ‘23**|**31 Dec ‘23**|**31 Mar ‘24**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**I**|**nc**|**ome**|**£120,662**|**£101,398**|**£98,620**|**£98,620**|**£419,300**| |||**Restricted Funds**|**120,662**|**101,398**|**98,620**|**98,620**|**419,300**| |||BIG Lottery (SAAT)|25,000|25,000|25,000|25,000|100,000| |||Ending Harmful Practic…|15,048|15,048|15,048|15,048|60,192| |||Ending Harmful Practic…|62,103|62,103|62,103|62,103|248,412| |||Esme Fairbain Foundation|9,650|9,650|9,650|9,650|38,600| |||GLA Safe Accomodatio…|51,382|0|0|0|51,382| |||Lloyd's Foundation|8,333|2,778|0|0|11,111| |||P&ACT EHP (MOPAC Tr…|26,629|26,629|26,629|26,629|106,514| |||P&ACT EHP Partners G…|106,679|106,679|106,679|106,679|426,716| |||SOLACE (MOPAC Asce…|11,958|11,958|11,958|11,958|47,834| |||Women & Girls Domestic|10,335|10,335|10,335|10,335|41,339| |||**Partners Grants**|**(206,455)**|**(168,782)**|**(168,782)**|**(168,782)**|**(712,801)**| ## **Pipeline for 5 Years** ||||**30 Mar ‘24**|**30 Mar ‘25**|**30 Mar ‘26**|**30 Mar ‘27**|**30 Mar ‘28**|**Total**| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |**I**|**nc**|**ome**|**£419,300**|**£371,176**|**£102,665**|**£0**|**£0**|**£893,141**| |||**Restricted Funds**|**419,300**|**371,176**|**102,665**|**0**|**0**|**893,141**| |||BIG Lottery (SAAT)|100,000|100,000|0|0|0|200,000| |||Ending Harmful Practi…|60,192|61,028|59,656|0|0|180,876| |||Ending Harmful Practi…|248,412|251,666|249,648|0|0|749,727| |||Esme Fairbain Found…|38,600|37,550|0|0|0|76,150| |||GLA Safe Accomodat…|51,382|0|0|0|0|51,382| |||Lloyd's Foundation|11,111|0|0|0|0|11,111| |||P&ACT EHP (MOPAC…|106,514|106,514|0|0|0|213,029| |||P&ACT EHP Partners …|426,716|426,716|0|0|0|853,431| |||SOLACE (MOPAC As…|47,834|23,917|0|0|0|71,751| |||Women & Girls Dome…|41,339|42,166|43,009|0|0|126,515| |||**Partners Grants**|**(712,801)**|**(678,382)**|**(249,648)**|**0**|**0**|**(1,640,831)**| Company re8istratlon number.. 01942925 Charity reglstratlon number.. 1049058 Asian Women's Resource Centre IA company Ilmlted by 8uaranteel Annual Report and Flnanclal Statements for the perlod from l October 2021 to 31 March 2023 Fleld Sullivan Limited 9 Hare & Blllet Road Blackheath SE3 ORB Aslan Women's Resource Centre Contents Reference and Admlni5tratlve Detalls Trustees, Report 2to8 Independent Audltois, Report 9toll Statement of FSnanclal A¢tlvlties 12to13 Balance Sheei 14 Statement of Cash Flows Is Notes to the Flnanclal Statements 16to29 Aslan Women's Resource Centre Reference and Admlnlstrative Detalls Chalr N Patel Charlty Re8lstratlon Numbér 10490S8 Company Reglstratlon Nurnber 01942925 The ¢harity Is Incorporated in England and Wales. 108 Craven Park Harlesden London NWIO 8QE ReÈlstered Offi¢e Audltor Field Sullivan Llmlted 9 Hare & Blllet Road Blackheath SE3 ORB Bankers HSBC Kllburn 51152 Kllburn Hl8h Road North Maida Vale London NW6 4HI Pa8e I Aslan Women's Resource Centre Trustees, Report The trustees, who are dlrertors of the company for Companies Act purpose5, present their report and the audlted financlal statements for the year ended 31 Marth 2023 Thls Is a directors, report requlred by $417 of ihe Companies Act 2¢J)6. The trustees Confirm that the flnancial statements tomply wlth the Charities Act 2011, the Companle5 Act 2006, the Memorandum and Articles of Assoc5atlon, and Accounting and Reportin8 by Charities.. Statement of Recommended Practlce appllcable to charlties preparln8 their accounts In accordante with the Financial Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 1021 leffectlve l January 20151. Oblectlves and Actlv5tles The purposes of the Charlty as set out in the Memorandum of Association are.. To rèlleve the poverty, dlstress and 5ufferlnB of womèn, 8lrls, and children, particularly but not exclusIve￿, of Aslan orlgln through the provlslon of ad￿Ce and Information in the areas of houslng, health, employment, and chlldcare. To advance the educatlon lor the public benèflt by thè pro￿S￿on of classes, workshops, semlnars In areas of housln8. health, ernployment and chlldcare and the provlslon for tialning for employment. The AWRC'S tharltable oblectlves, as outllned In the governing documents, are as follows.. Keyolms Work towards endlng violenf.e agalnst women and glrls. Ensure safely, security, and dignlty, through offerlng targeted responses and fèduclng rSsks. Ensure the needs of BME women are addressed In line wlth the ethos of "led by and for", Independen¢e and autonomy for BME women and glrls. Sec¢Jrlng equalSty for all women across all walks of Ilfe. Involvement of servl¢e users at all levels, to ensure that the seThlces provlded, meet the needs of women and glrls. Have a commltment to equallty and dlverslty. The trustees have recelved brleflng and tralnln8 to ensure that the work of AWRC adhere5 to thÈ Charlty Commlsslon's 8uSdance on 'Charities and Publlc Benefit" and slrlctly furthers AWRC ' charitable purposes for publlc benefli. In Implementing their duties under Sectlon 4 of the Charities Act 2011, the trustee5 consldered the réstrlctions to beneflt a sectSon of the publ1¢, based on ethnltlnational origln, and gendèr, to strlctly fall wlthln our charitable objects. No other restrlrtlons appty In terms of access to facilitle5, degree ol need 01 any other factors. Publlc beneflt To ensure that BME women and 8Sds have access to free adwice and information services on a wlde ran8e of Sssues including, welfare benefits. debt, hou5in8nbomelessness, educatlon and training and immigration. A lundamental prlnciple wlthin the AWRC is that advlce sho¢Jld be free at the polnt of deliverv, Through offerlng advlce seThttes that are free, the AWRC can assure equal acce5S to all women and glrls, partlcularly women and girls from disadvantaged and mar8inallsed communities. To address tssues of abuse wthin the wider VAWG agenda, Inclvdlng harmful practlces and ensure that safety is prloritised of women and girl& Page 2 Aslan Women's Resource Centre Trustees, Report Improve the understandin8 of domestic abuse includin8 harmful practlcès amongst Serv1￿ user5, the wlder communlties. and frontllne practitioners. through the delivery of presentatlons, trainlng and workshops. Improve health and well-bein8 of survlvor5 of domestlc abusè and support women to rebylld thelr lives and Integrate Into mainstieam wcletv. Address equalities Issues and Intrease uptake of BME older women 155+1, womèn in same sex relationships and women wlth disabllltles or mental health issues, who experlence abuse. Aslan Women's Resource Cèntre IAWRCI Is a speclallst women's orÉanlsatSon based in the London Borough of Brent, providing independent, speclallst and dedlcated support seNices to 81acK Mlnoilty, Elhnlc 18MEI women and chlldren, at rlsk or Èxperlenclng abuse across London. AWRC was created In reco8nitlon that women carry a disproportlonate burden of problems of dlsplacernent, isolatlon, and extluslon from maln5tream soclèty. They are more vulnerable to abuse and encounter a host of Intersectlonal barrlers to safety and wèllbeln8. The AWRC Is the only organlsatlon of Its klnd addresslng the multlple needs of 8ME women. Set up over 43 years ago, the AWRC provldes a rangè of servlces that offers support around every aspect of women's needs, ensurlng a hollstlc. and needs led response. Thls Includes the provlslon of adv1￿ and Infonnatlon, domestlc abuse advocacy. casework supr)ort lat all levels of rlskl, emotlonal support, women's drop-ln actlvltles, support 8ioup serv6ce5, group work programmes, actlvltles for women and chlldren and communlty en8a8ement work and two Pan London helpllne addresslnB harmful practlces alid No recourse to publlc funds One of the key areas of our work Is to address domestlc and sexual abuse Includlng hamiful practl¢es wlthln the wider violence aÈalnst women and ￿rIS IVAWGI a8enda, thls includes forced marriages, "so called" honour related abuse. faith-based abuse, female genital mutilallon, caste oppre5slon and acld attacks. The AWRC also supports women who have no recourse to public funds. Furthermore, the Centre tackles the many challenges assoclated with VAWG such as homelessness, welfare beneflts, child eontactllegal Issuè% Involvlng thlldren, drugs and alcohol, mèntal health. parental conflicts, employment, Immlgration, cultljfal and rell8Sous pres5vres such as "shurom" Ishamel and "izzot"Ihonourl which hold women In abuslve relatlon5hlps. Tralnlng and employablllty workshops are provlded to women to develop knowled8e, skllls and experlences to Improve theSr career prospetts. Women are also offered social and networkln8 OPPOrtunltles through activltles group5. AWRC a150 pro￿deS tralnln8 to frontline practltloners both frorn the voluntary and ststutory sectors on Issues whlch affect BME women. such as 5elf-harm and suScSd*, forced maftlages, honour-based abuse, traffltkin& and caste and dowry. The training sesslons allow profèssionals to be MO￿ responsive to the needs o18ME women and 8irls and provide timely responses. The AWRC Is approached by 4 new women each week fleein8 wolent Telatlonshlps, often In crfsis situatlon5 requSrlng Immediate Interventions and typically advlses up to I,SLK) women each year. AWRC Is the only place in North West London Whe￿ women can seek out speclallst servlces. Practlcal and same language Se￿CeS offered in 23 spoken community languages IGujaratl. Hindi, Punlabi, Urdu, Marathi. Turkish, Aiarbaijani, Kurdish, Italian, Portuguese, Farsi. Pashto, Konkani, Hlnko, Patwari, Ben8alll. Bangla, Arablc. Somalia, D¢Jtch. Persian and Tamil as well as providing opt5ons on rights and entitlements, prioritislng safety, so that women can make Informed cholces about thelr lives and those of thelr children. Pa8e 3 Aslan Women's Resource Centre Tru5tees' Report An Important uspect olsupportlng 5urvlvor$ 15 that we work to ensure that BME women ore belleved. know qbuse Is not thelrfoult and thelr experlences htwe been understood and thut women ure ot the centre OA everythlng thot we do. In addltlon, AWRC seeks to hlghllght the needs of BME communltles and ensure that their vol￿S Influence poll¢y and leglslatfve changes. It Is one of the ploneerlng OTBanisatlons addre$51ng gender and èquallty amongst BME women and chlldien atross London, Fundlng Is received from London Councils, 81g Lottery. Brent Council and Mayois Office for Pollcln8 and Crlme IMOPACI. Lloyds Foundation, Solace Women's Ald, Standln8 Together, Women & Glrls Network, Southall Black Slsters, Esmè Fairbalrn, Lloyd, London community Foundatlon, Advance Charliy and through charltles own efforts of fvndralslne . throu8h donations, and maklng appllcatlons to trusts and charlties. Although the AWRC provldes services to Aslan women, we have an open-door pollcy towards all women In need. Our Services are currentty accessed by a ran8e of diverse ¢ommunltles Includlng Middle Easlein. European, and Afrlcan women. The AWRC Is contlnuously strlvlng to reach quality and Èqualltles standards and evldence of Its su¢¢ess Includes the Adv&￿ auallty Standard lft the category of general help wlth ¢asework ILevel 11,. an exèmptlon from the Offlce of ihe Immlgration Servbces Commlssloner IOISCI to providè Immlgratlon advlce (Levèl Il., and the reglstratlon of Its trèche Serv5￿$, wlth OFSTED and adheres to Women's Aid domestic vlolence servlce standards. AWRC have also obtained Imkaan Accredlted Quality Standards IIAQSI on harmful practlces Award level: Dlstlnctlve. AWRC ¢ontlnues to lead on three partnershlp prole¢ts'. Ascent Endlng Harmful Practlces wlth eight 5peclallst women's provlders. Funded by London Counclls 12022-20261 Mayor's Offlce for Pollclng and Crlme IMOPACI Preventlon & Actlon Communlty en8aBemènt and Tralnlna I P&ACT) Endlng Harmful Practlce Project 2022-2024 GLA-Tler I sale a¢¢omodaiion duty to 5UPPOrt Sur￿¥01S of No recourse to publlc funds wlth nlne partners. As well as leading partnershlp projects AWRC are also del￿ry partners on thè MOPAC funded Advlce Plus Project, London Holistic Advo¢acy Wiap-Around Seryice ILHAWASI Project,. A%cent Advice and ¢ounselllng; the Coactlon Hub, London Whole Houslng Prolect ILWHPI . Pan London floatlng support servlce. The trustees have recelved brieflng and tralnlng to ensure that the work of AWRC adheres to the Charity Comrnission's guidance on "Charltles and Publlc Benefit. and strictly furthers AWRC ' charStable purpose5 for public beneflt. In implementing thelr dutles under Section 4 of the Charltles Act 2011, the trustees considered the restrictions to benefit a section of the public, based on ethniclnatlonal origin, and gender, to Strlctly fall wlthln our charltable objects. No other restrictlons apply In terms of ar￿SS to facililie5, de8ree of need or anv other factors, and our services are free. Pollcy on grant makSn AWRC is not a 8rant making tr*)dy but we lead and deliver partnership projects wtth other BME women's providers addresslng VAWG. Our partnerships are fonnal partnerships requiring lolnt collaboration5 we have partnership agreements in place that sets out delivery tsrgets. outcomes. and payment schedules. Page 4 Aslan Women's Resource Centre Trustees, Report Pollcyon ￿¢￿al Investment In¢lud5n8 proy4m related In¥•stment These are Jald out In our buslness plan and fuThdratsln8 documentatlon. Contrlbutlon made byvolunteers We have a volunteer ptsllcy which outllnes the prtntlples upon whlch vokjnteers are Involved In Aslan Women's Resourte Centre. In this polkywe deflne the roles, r*hts and reSpoN￿bIlItIeS of volunteers. Maln achlev¢mehts of the ¢harlty Secured fundlng to have a ￿ngle polnt of entry to support women txperlencln8 domestlc abuse who have no recourse to publlc lunds. Contlnued our work to (reaie ￿SIbIlIty for our cornmunlty and for ml8rant women Increasln8 the engagement ol the w)men wlth Ilved experience ¢0 influence key declslon makers, partlcularly In areas of vlolence a8èlnst women and glrls & harmful prartw and ￿￿Men who have no retourse to publlc funds and thelr rlghts and entltlements. F5nallsed our or8anlsatJonal re￿eW to ensure we Can respond to I￿rease In demand for Se￿￿$ and or8anlsatlonal growth In a sysralnable manner. Renewed our quallty standards 5ncludin8 Ad¥lce Quallty Standard, OISC reglstratlon to en$ure that our or8anlsatlon P￿￿deS high-qualiiy Ser￿ceS to prevent and respond ¢0 ¥Aolen£e agalnst Black ènd miDtsfltl'ie(I women dnd glTIs. PollciL.s and proc£,diires, bu￿TresS plan and fundral4n8 Slrategy was updated wlth the support of Lltsyd) Enhance. programme. Ili)dertook an external benchmarklNq exerclse of staff 4larles, to brfng salarles ID Ilne wlth slmllai posrtlons iicif)s5 the women's sector. AWRC developed a helpllne to address Issues of hannlul wa¢tlces thls project was funded through the London Community Foundaison. Developed the Ilrst slngle polnt of entry helpllne to supp)rt women who have no recourse to publlc funds. Secured fvndln8 to dellver a actredlted hamiful practke AdvLKates tralnln8 programme for led by and for orBanlsatlons. C¢)ntlnued to offertrèlnln8 to frontllne staff. Work to Strengthen the CO￿rdInated Commvt)lty Response ICCRI to Improve responses to Black and minorltlied sUrv￿rS of domestlc abuse and harmful practices. Throu8h mapplnB, ￿search, Ireating t(x)15 and dlssem¢natin8 findings explorln8 areas IncludiTr8 rtsk a55es5ment, MARACS. and DHRS to ascertèln their effectfveness lor Black and mlnorltlzed vlrtlm5 and surThr5 and prodKe altemativt models. Pollcy for holdln¢ reserves The dlrectors are commttted to malntalnlnE an adequate* justified. and reasonable level of reseryes in line wlth guidance from the Charlty Commlsslon. It is the trustee5' aim to hold a reserve fund of £651,351 or equlvalent to three mortths, of run￿n8 costs. The total reseThe5 held atthe year end were £833,51012022.. £384,764). Page 5 Asian Women's Resource Centre Trustees, Report Prlndpal rlsks Compllance with le8islation and re8ulatJon5 approprlate to the activities. size and structure of the organisation Competition from larger or8anlsatlons Loss of key stafflhigh staff turn0￿r See rlsk reglster GovernSng Instrument Asian Women's Resource Cet)tre IAWRCI is a tharltable company Incorporated on 29th August 1985 and re8lStered as a charSty on 7th September 1995. The company was establlshed under a memorandum of assoclatlon whlch e5tabllshed the objects and powers of thè charltable company and Is governed under Its artlcles of assoclatlon. In the event of the company belng wound up members are required to contrlbute an amount not exceedlng £10. Orlanlsatlonal strudur• The 8oard of Dlrectors Is responslble for strategic dlre¢tlon, pollty-maklng and overall Control of the charlty. Members brlnq a varfety of backgrounds and skllls relevant to Ihelr governance roles and AWIICS work. In addition to offSce holdlng posts Ichalr. vke chalr. secretary and treasurer), Indlvldual trustees support specific dreas of the work as lead trustees for specifi¢ projects. and are acwuntablè to the lull commlttee. The Doard meets every two months. The 8oard ol Directors makes de¢islons on stiategy, compllance, accountablllty and monltors rlsk, budget, and operations. As part of Its work, the Board approves the charlty'5 buslness plan, annual work programmes, annual budget and rècelves quarterly flnanclal report5 to control the charlty's performance against budgets. Day.to-day opefatlons, staff management and operallonal declslon$ ale dele8ated to the Director who receSves Super￿￿On from the Chair. AWRC Dlrectors, Induttlon and tralnln8 Following electlonlappolntment each new director recelves a frvstee Information Pack detalling roles and responsiblllties. legal and flnancial Informatlon of the tompany, Its buslness plan, and it5 operational pollcSes. An In-house trustee Induction Is delivered followlng electlon of new members, whlth may Include spendlng at least half a day in thè offices of the charity to acqualnt themsefves with everyday operatlofts, Staff, and services. RSsk mltlgatlon The trustees revlewed their rlsk assessment in November 2022. The trustees at varlous meetSng during the vear have examined likely risks of constitutional, financial, governance. management, operations, fundralsln8, external Influences, human resources and health and safety and agreed measures to reduce and mltigate rSsks. Agreed actions, systems, and procedures to mltigate risk5 have been implemented. Pollcle5 and leg151ation affecting migrant women, cuts In the welfare system, reduced avenues to access lustlce. and the demonizatlon of ml8ratlon coupled wlth increased demand for services, agalnst a reduction in fundlng contlnue to present rlsk5 to the flnancial sustainability of the organisatlon. The complexity of these risks Increases In ihe context of Covid-19 and the Cost of Uving crlsls. Despite good results this year, the Trustees contlnue to consider measures to mltlgate risks assodated with dependency on grant fundin8 and continue attetnpting to diverslfv funding streams and secure flnancial sustalnzbility. Page 6 Asian Women's Resource Centre Trustees, Report The dlrectors of the company are also charity trustees for the purposes of chafity raw. Under the company's Articles they are known as company directors. AWRC is a membership or8anisatlon. Members1260 as of 31 March 20231, are entitled to vote and to stand for electlon to the Board of Olrectors at the AGM. Directors are elected to serve for a year terms. Under the requirements of the Articles of AssociatSon. one thlrd of the Board members, speclfically those who have been longest in offlce slnce the last electlon, shall ietire from offlce. A retiring offl¢er shall be eligible for re-eleclion. Dirertors are entitled to appoint new directors for vacancles on the Board to ensure It has a ran8e of skills and competences. The Aslan Women's Resouice Centrè led and dellvered several partnership prolects lolntly wlth other women'5 organlsatlons. ThSs period the AWRC income was £3.054,151, however out of thls we made partner payments totalllng £1,$44,165, whlch left the AWRC wlth an Income ol £1,509,986. AWRC are In a stron8er flnanclal po￿tIOn due to exten￿Ve and tat8eted lundra151ng. In 118ht of thls AWRC declded to revèrt back to the March year end lthlch will brlng our reportlng perlods in Ilne with fvndln8 cycles and requlrements. We have notlfled CompanSes House and our request lor change was accepted, Trustee5 and offl¢ers The Irustees and offlcers servln8 durSn8 the year and sln¢e the year end were as follows.. Trustees.. R Sayed C Galrawala T NlJJar R Varma N Patel T Slddlqvl Chalr., N Patel Statement of trustees, responslbllStles The trustees (who are also the dlrectors of Asian Women's Resource Centre for the puipose5 of company lawl are responslble for preparing the trustees, report and ihe financial statemènts in accordance wlth applicablè law and Unlted Kingdom Accounting Slandards (United Xingdom Generally Accepted Accountin8 Practice). Including FRS 102 "The Flnaneial Reporting Standard appllcable In the UK and Republic of Ireland" ThÈ report and accounts have been prepared In accordance wlth the provlsions In thè Companles Act relatlng to small companies. Company law requires the trustees to prepare finandal 5tatement5 for each finandal period. Undèr company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satislied that they glve a true and falr vlew of the state of affairs of the charitable company and of the Incoming resources and application of resources, Including its income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that perlod. In preparing these flnancial statements, the trustees are requlred to.. select suitable accountlng F)olTr¢ies and applythem conslstentty; Page 7 Aslan Women's Resource Centre Trustees. Report observe the methods and principles in the Charrtles 50RP: makelud8ernents ènd estlmates thatare reasonable and prudent.. State whether appllcable accountln8 Standards, comprising FRS 102 have been followed, subject to any materlal departljres disclosed and explalned In the flnanclal statement5.' and prepare the financlal statements on the going concern basls unFess It Is Inappropriate to presume that the charitable company wlll continue In buslness. The trustees are responslble for keeplTrK p¥oper accountln8 recwds that can disclose wlth reasonable accuraty at any tlme the financial position ol the CharItab￿ cornpany and enable them to ensure that the flnanclal statements comply with the Companies Act 2(4)6. They are also responslble for safe8uardlng the assets of the charltable company and hence for takin8 reasonable steps for the preventlon and detectlon of fraud and other The trustees are responslble for the maintenance and Inte8rlty of the corporate and flnanclal Inlormatlon Included on the charitable cornpany's website. Legislatlon governlng the preparation and dlssemlnaUoTh of Ilnanclal staternents may dlffèr from le8lslatl¢)n In other lurlsdktlons. Ol$¢losure ollnform¥tlon io audtt•r Each trustee has taken steps that they ov8ht to have taken as a trustee In order to make themselve5 aware of any relevant audlt Inlormatlon and to establish that the charlty's audltor 15 aware of that 5nforrnatlon. The trustees confirm that there Is no relevant Onforma150Th that they know ol and of whlch they know audltor unaware. Small Companles provtslon statement This report has been prepared In ac