## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2021 Period start date To 31/03/2022 Period end date** **Charity name: Luton West Indian Community Assoc Charity registration number: 1056944** ## **Objectives and Activities** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
Summary of the purposes Para 1.17 WICA provides social and
of the charity as set out education services to the West
in its governing Indian/windrush community and
document their decendants
Summary of the main Para 1.17 and Social and cultural events to
1.19
activities in relation to engage community involvement,
those purposes for the services to combat loneliness,
public benefit, in depression and isolation.
particular, the activities,
projects or services
identified in the
accounts.
Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Trustees work to involve
whether the trustees target community at every stage
have had regard to the and where possible engage and
guidance issued by the benefit the wider community.
Charity Commission on
public benefit
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SORP reference
Para 1.38
Policy on grant making
Para 1.38
Policy on social
investment including
program related
investment
WICAs dedicated volunteers give
Para 1.38 their time and expertise to further
Contribution made by the aims of the Charity. The
volunteers charity would cease to exist
without their dedication and the
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**dedication of late and past members.** Other ## **Achievements and Performance** **----- Start of picture text -----**
SORP reference
WICA has been in existence since
1960’s
And incorporated as a Charity in
Summary of the main 1996.
Para 1.20
achievements of the The Charity works to instill a sense
charity, identifying the of community and engaqe
difference the charity’s culturally with its target
work has made to the community.
circumstances of its The users of the group benefit
beneficiaries and any from social, cultural, and economic
wider benefits to society activities,
as a whole. Signposting to services and
befriending
Activities. The users value the
exercise sessions the group
operates. The benefits to the
wider society is in less depression,
anxiousness, health issues and
awareness of scam issues and
being taken advantage of as is the
case with those who are older and
more vulnerable in the community.
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Achievements against Para 1.41
objectives set
Performance of
fundraising activities Para 1.41
against objectives set
Investment performance Para 1.41
against objectives
Other
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## **Financial Review** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Review of the charity’s Para 1.21 The Charity has an operation
financial position at the surplus of 22k
end of the period
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 The Charity at present does not
policy for holding have a reserve policy but will be re
reserves stating why they considering
are held This policy going forward.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 0
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22
reserves
Details of fund materially Para 1.24
in deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a
going concern
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Grant funding and donations
The charity’s principal including legacy donations.
sources of funds Para 1.47
(including any
fundraising)
Investment policy and
objectives including any Para 1.46
social investment policy
adopted
Inability to raise operational
A description of the Para 1.46 grants
principal risks facing the For core funding.
charity
Other
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## **Structure, Governance and Management** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Description of charity’s
trusts:
Type of governing Para 1.25
document
(trust deed, royal
charter)
Para 1.25
How is the charity  charitable incorporated
constituted?
organisation (CIO)
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)
Trustee selection Para 1.25 Trustees are elected and serve for
methods including details a period by the management
of any constitutional committee
provisions e.g. election to The Chair has powers to appoint if
post or name of any The committee is unable to
person or body entitled convene.
to appoint one or more
trustees
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction Para 1.51
and training of trustees
The charity’s
organisational structure Para 1.51
and any wider network
with which the charity
works
Relationship with any Para 1.51
related parties
Other
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## **Reference and Administrative details** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Charity name Luton West Indian Community Association
Other name the charity LWICA WICA
uses
Registered charity 1056944
number
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Charity’s principal 181 – 181a
address Dunstable Road
LUTON LU1 1BW
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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
1 Neville White Chair Management Commitee
2 Kenneth Loney Treasurer Management Commitee
3 Margaret Gabriel Trustee Management Commitee
4 Carmelita Burris Vice-Chair Management Commitee
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Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **----- Start of picture text -----**
Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole
year
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**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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.** **Signedon behalf of the charity’s trustees** > **Signature(s)** _Neville White_ **Full name(s)** Neville White **Position (eg** Chair **Secretary, Chair, etc)** **Date** 27/01/2023 Pag• 2 LUTON WEST INDIAN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION INCOME AND EXPENDITURE AccOu￿r YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022 2022 2021 TURNOVER Gtant r¢c¢ived Misccllaneous In￿)m¢ 24188 2.000 48 2<188 2.048 EXPENDITURE Ruit- main I￿lL¢af¢felIa & Office Crnft Tutors FoDd,Volun1ee￿ LunchLX)n & Xmas Telephone Centre Administortion Accountan￿ fees DepTeciation of office equip1￿1 36 99J 165) 610 400 125 150 1,948 22240 1.263 785 SURPLUS OF ll¥COME OVER EXPENDrruRE l*•de* Eumimer's Report to the Tn￿ of ial•• Vdtst Community Association l•yio• aL*OWJts ofth¢ &8Wi8liL￿ foTth¢ yearended 31 March 2022 Rts￿ctive Responsibilities of tntslees and examiner ￿(￿latiOn'S tru5teesareresr￿Ib1e fortheryqxrdtion of the A¢￿￿ts. The tr￿*8$ CODsiderthat an a￿111 is not required for this y¢•r8nd thatan ￿9Mm￿￿On is n¢&4L li is my responsibility. l. To txthiineth¢ JLX*)th 2. To follow th¢ proc8Jures ]aid dowi in the gaw41 Directiorts ￿Ven by the Chwrlty Commission 3. To stst¢ ￿ether p&rti￿1ar rnuttet5 hsve o)m¢ to my atteniion. Basiq of Independent esaminer's report My examination was carfi¢d oyt in t¢c4)rdan(¥ ￿ the G￿0[al Direction5 Biv¢n by th¢ Charily Commissi(Trn¢rs. An *xamin8tlOll Lnclude6 a r¢viewof w£ountlll8 records kept bvih¢ a9￿¢72t100 and a compari80n of the WAXlUtts presemteA wtth those rerAyr&. It 8Lso includts cortsidefation of Any urtusuaj items or di%losuras in th¢ 8￿jUnts. and s¢¢kmg exp1W￿l￿On$ from you as mtyt¢¢8 con¢eming Any Such matters. Th¢ proeeduTes Imdertaken do tKIt PTovth 811 the ¢vidrnce that would ￿ wuiT￿ in an audiL and coDs¢qu¢ntly I do not expre55 an a￿lit opin￿ni￿rt the vi4)wgiYth by the a¢￿ty. Independent examiner's statement In ¢onn¢ctitin with my ex*nitiation no matter has ￿ to my ettention.. I which m¢ reasonable to believe that in arty matsrial r¢spect the wuirements.. to keep accountsn8 rwords and to prepare aexounts ￿tCh accord with Accounting re¢oTds ond wmply with th¢ acLY)UntinB r¢quiremth)ts h&v¢ no¢ met OT 2 to which. in my opinion. att•tiM shthjld ￿d￿wffi in wd¢Tto ¢Tr￿le t prwun(knthnding of tho KURBAN ABJI CHARETERED AccoiINfANr 46 WEsfBOURNE ROAD LufoN LU4 8JD