## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 1[st] April 2021 to 31[st] March 2022 **Charity name:** Deaf Ethnic Women’s Association **Charity registration number:** 1062831 ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**To promote the relief of Deaf Women of**
**Asian Descent**| |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|**What the charity does:**
General Charitable Purposes
Education/training
The advancement of health or saving of
lives
Disability
The Prevention or relief of poverty
Arts/culture/heritage/science
**Who the charity helps:**
Children/young People
Elderly/old People
People With Disabilities
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial
Origin
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
**How the charity helps:**
Provides Services
Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Workshops
Drop In Service
Women Group
Training Courses to improve women’s
health and mental well-being| |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 paid due regard to the
guidance on Public Benefit issued by the
Charity Commission**.**| 1 ## **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||April 2021 – March 2022
**Trust of London Workshops in 2021**
DEWA ran 22 workshops and 3 online
debates in 2021
Forced Marriage Virtual Talk by FM Unit**,**
FGM, Live Coach, Feedback & Discussion
session, Youth Day, Employability Skills,
Career in the Arts, Counselling, Open Panel
& Q/A, Autism Awareness, Abuse,
Employability Skills refresher, Menopause,
ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity
Discorder), Healthy Eating, Xmas Women
social, Food & Ethnicity, Autism Awareness
refresher, Menopause refresher, How
COVID is affecting Women's life, BSL Act,
PIP, DEWA International of Women’s Day &
Female Genital Mutilation workshop.
**Drop-in 2021**
233 attendees
Weekly Drop-in Service: general support
with advice; clarify information, translate,
explain using British Sign language,
benefits, fill in forms. Every case is being
followed up. Contact with social workers
and with other deaf organisations is
regularly made.
**Financial Workshops in 2021**
Our financial workshops were funded by
Smallwood Trust. Funderbirds & Women
Thrive and was delivered by our freelance
trainer Shivani.
One to one support alongside workshops
will be on offer for additional from suitable
skilled and experienced staff. Deaf Ethnic
Women can receive tailored individual
support with any issues by participation
and enable women to plan to take positive
steps in their lives and be signposted and
linked to wider support network.| 2 **Data in 2021:** Morning: 149 women attended our financial workshops Evening: 233 women attended our financial workshops **Smallwood Trust 234 attendees** Finance Your rights Menth Wellbeing Benefits Planning your Future Pensions Wills Work Rights Mortgage v Rent Banking and Debts Smallwood Trust Drop-in – 37 attendees **Funderbirds 148 attendees** Financial Abuse Equality Rights Women’s rights Religion Legal/Mortgage – delivered by external speaker Funderbirds Drop-In – 30 attendees **Women Thrive 10 attendees** 01/03/22 Who should manage your money part 1 Women Thrive Drop-in - 21 attendees ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Total income for the year is £49,131 (2021:
£19,367) of which Restricted income is
£46,890 (2021: £19,000). Expenditure on
charitable activities amounted to £28,172
(2021: £13,420) of which £26,608 related
to Restricted project funding (2021:
£12,349). At the end of the year Restricted
funds carried forward are £31,423 (2021:
£10,294)leaving£4,289(2021: £4,459)in| |---|---|---| 3 |||General funds of the total £35,712 funds
(2021: £14,753).| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|DEWA has built up a small general that is
equivalent to approximately 3 months
unrestricted running costs. The trustees
consider this to be sufficient and is in line
with CharityCommissionguidance.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|General fund reserve £4,289| |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|There are no uncertainties about DEWA’s
ability to continue as a going concern.| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated Charity| |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|Duly appointed representatives of member
organisations or individual members aged over
18 may stand for election as a Trustee. Anyone
aged 16 or over may become a member. Any
organisation working with or supporting Ethnic
deaf women & girls may become a member.| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charityname|Deaf Ethnic Women’s Association| |---|---| |Other name the charityuses|DEWA| |Registered charitynumber|1062831| |Charity’s principal address|c/o Women’s Resources Centre, United House, North Road,
London N7 9DP| ||| 4 **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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3
4
5
6
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9|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Rubbena
Aurangzeb-Tariq|Chair||| ||Asha Nauth|Treasurer||| ||Sahera Khan|||| ||Rahmin
Chowdhury|||| ||Manjula Shah|||| ||Zahra Nawab||17thFebruary 2021|| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** |**Type of**
**adviser**|**Name**|**Address**| |---|---|---| |Accountant
and
Independent
Examiner|Kathleen Moss
ACMA, CGMA|48 Lawn Terrace, London SE3 9LP| ## **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)** Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 14th January 2023 5 **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** |**Report to the trustees/**
**members of**
**On accounts for the year**
**ended**
**Set out on pages**|Charity Name
Deaf Ethnic Women's Association|Charity Name
Deaf Ethnic Women's Association|Charity Name
Deaf Ethnic Women's Association| |---|---|---|---| ||||| ||31stMarch 2022|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1062831| ||||| ||7 & 8
(remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)||| I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Deaf Ethnic Women's Association (“the Charity”) for the year ended 31[st] March 2022. - **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Charity, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Charity’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act. **Independent** I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have **examiner's statement** come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. |**Signed:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**||15/01/2023| |---|---|---| |||| ||Kathleen Moss|| |||| ||Chartered Management Accountant|| |||| ||48, Lawn Terrace|| ||London|| ||SE3 9LP|| **IER** 6 **Deaf Ethnic Women's Association** **Charity registered in England and Wales no. 1062831** ## **Receipts and Payments accounts from 1st April 2021 to 31st March 2022** |**Receipts**
Donations and grants
Interest received
Membership
Donation in kind
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Rent and telephones
Salaries
Support/Project costs
Workshop
Insurance
Training
Interpreter
Storage and moving
Travel
Office supplies
Postage
Office equipment
Volunteer Expenses
Website
Other
Accounting in kind
**Total payments**
**Net (payments) for the year**
**Reconciliation of funds**
Transfer between funds
Cash from last year
**Cash funds at this year end**|**Restriced**
**Funds**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Total Funds**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
46,890
1,889
48,779
-
2
2
-
-
-
-
350
350|**_Restriced_**
**_Funds_**
**_Unrestricted_**
**_Funds_**
**_Total Funds_**
**_2021_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
_19,000_
_14_
_19,014_
-
_3_
_3_
-
_-_
_-_
-
_350_
_350_| |---|---|---| ||**46,890**
**2,241**
**49,131**|**_19,000_**
**_367_**
**_19,367_**| ||-
67
67
20,402
-
20,402
-
-
1,466
-
1,466
-
-
-
-
-
-
1,420
-
1,420
-
-
-
1,225
116
1,341
131
10
140
-
47
47
1,695
-
1,695
206
103
309
-
678
678
64
193
257
-
350
350|_60_
_-_
_60_
_4,926_
_-_
_4,926_
_5,590_
_5,590_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_600_
_125_
_725_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_336_
_596_
_931_
_110_
_-_
_110_
_712_
_-_
_712_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_14_
_-_
_14_
_350_
_350_| ||**26,608**
**1,564**
**28,172**|**_12,349_**
**_1,071_**
**_13,420_**| ||**20,282**
**£**
**677**
**£**
**20,959**
**£**
847
(847 )
-
10,294
4,459
14,753|**_6,651_**
**_£_**
**_£(704 )_**
**_5,947_**
**_£_**
_-_
_-_
-
_3,643_
_5,163_
_8,806_| ||**31,423**
**£**
**4,289**
**£**
**35,712**
**£**|**_10,294_**
**_4,459_**
**_14,753_**| 7 ## **Deaf Ethnic Women's Association** ## **Charity registered in England and Wales no. 1062831** |**Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Restriced**
**Funds**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Total Funds**
**Cash Assets**
Savings Account
-8,375
40,832
32,457
Current Account
-
1,819
1,819
Petty Cash
-
-
_-_
**Total Current Assets**
**-8,375**
**42,651**
**34,276**
**Assets retained by Charity for own use**
Held at cost
1,436
1,436
**Assets written off**
-1,436
-1,436
**Liabilities**
**Total Current Liabilities**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**Balances at 31st March 2021**
Restricted Carried Forward
**31,423**
-
**31,423**
Unrestricted Funds Carried Forward
-
**4,289**
**4,289**
**Total Funds Carried Forward**
**31,423**
**4,289**
**35,712**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**Signed by on behalf of all of the trustees:**
Trustee
Dated
14th January 2023|**Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Restriced**
**Funds**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Total Funds**
**Cash Assets**
Savings Account
-8,375
40,832
32,457
Current Account
-
1,819
1,819
Petty Cash
-
-
_-_
**Total Current Assets**
**-8,375**
**42,651**
**34,276**
**Assets retained by Charity for own use**
Held at cost
1,436
1,436
**Assets written off**
-1,436
-1,436
**Liabilities**
**Total Current Liabilities**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**Balances at 31st March 2021**
Restricted Carried Forward
**31,423**
-
**31,423**
Unrestricted Funds Carried Forward
-
**4,289**
**4,289**
**Total Funds Carried Forward**
**31,423**
**4,289**
**35,712**
**0**
**0**
**0**
**Signed by on behalf of all of the trustees:**
Trustee
Dated
14th January 2023|**2021**
**£**
**Total Funds**
13,000
317
_-_| |---|---|---| ||**-8,375**
**42,651**
**34,276**|**13,317**| ||1,436
1,436
-1,436
-1,436|1,436| ||**0**
**0**
**0**|**0**| ||**31,423**
-
**31,423**
-
**4,289**
**4,289**|**10,294**
**4,459**| ||**31,423**
**4,289**
**35,712**|**14,753**| |||| 8