## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From** 1[st] April 2022 to 31[st] March 2023 **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 2022 – March 2023
**Trust of London Workshops in 2023**
DEWA ran 15 workshops in 2023
Driving Theory by Martyn - April 2022
Women Social group - April 2022
Honour based violence - May 2022
Vitamin D - June 2022 -
Women Social Group - June 2022
Cooking workshop - July 2022
Food Intolerance by Leah - July 2022
Focus group - financial abuse - September 2022
Fertility - October 2022 - 12 attendees
October Social Group, Topic “Black History Month” -
October
Being a Deaf mum of a Deaf child - November 2022
Christmas Social Group - December 2022
Sexual Violence by Solace - January 2023
Forced Marriage Unit - February 2023
Education and Health Care Plan - February 2023
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.
**Trust of London / Rose Rise Fund**
**Drop-in 2023**
216 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.
**Data in 2023:**
172 women attended our workshops
216 women attended our General / financial Drop-in
sessions.
Policies had been updated and reviewed with board of
trustees.
**Women Thrive Financial Workshops in 2023**
Self-care & the relationship with yourself - May 2022 -
15 attendees| 2 ## **Tempest Trust** There have been significant recruitment delays due to the person we recruited deciding to leave so we are now in the position of recruitment someone long-term, which is causing these delays. The project has not yet started due to the recruitment delays and will start once we recruit the appropriate person. ## **Financial Review** |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|Income for the year in total is £57,111 (2022:
£49,131) of which £55,379 (2022: £46,890) is
restricted income for specific projects and £1,732
(2022: £2,241) is unrestricted for general purposes.
Expenditure for the year in total is £43,256 (2022:
£28,172 ) with £43,357 (2022: £26,608) on restricted
income funds and £101 (2022: £1,564) from
unrestricted income funds.| |---|---|---| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|DEWA has built up a small general reserve that is
equivalent to approximately 3 months unrestricted
running costs. The trustees consider this to be
sufficient and is in line with Charity Commission
guidance.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|Unrestricted income funds reserve is £6,107 (2022:
£4,289), Restricted income funds reserve is £43,460
(2022: £31,423) with total funds held by the charity
of £49,567(2022: £35,712)| |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?|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.| 3 **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| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not**
**for wholeyear**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee(if any)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq|Chair||| ||Asha Nauth|Treasurer||| ||Sahera Khan|||| ||Rahmin Chowdhury|||| ||Manjula Shah|||| ||Zahra Nawab|||| ## **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, etc)** Chair **Date** 21/01/2024 4 **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 2023|**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1062831| ||||| ||6 & 7
(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 31stMarch 2023.||| - **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. **Date:** 18/01/2024 **Signed: Name:** Kathleen Moss **Relevant professional** Chartered Management Accountant **qualification(s) or body (if any): Address:** 48, Lawn Terrace London SE3 9LP **October 2018** **IER** 5 **Deaf Ethnic Women's Association** **Charity registered in England and Wales no. 1062831** ## **Receipts and Payments accounts from 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023** |**Receipts**
Donations and grants
Interest received
Other
Membership
Donation in kind
**Total Receipts**
**Payments**
Rent and telephones
Salaries
BSL interpretor
Professional services
Project costs
Workshop
Insurance
Trustee 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**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
54,959
1,295
56,254
202
202
420
235
655
-
-|**_Restriced_**
**_Funds_**
**_Unrestricted_**
**_Funds_**
**_Total Funds_**
**_2022_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
**_£_**
_46,890_
_1,889_
_48,779_
_-_
_2_
_2_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_-_
_350_
_350_| |---|---|---| ||**55,379**
**1,732**
**57,111**|**_46,890_**
**_2,241_**
**_49,131_**| ||872
28
-
844
24,512
-
24,512
2,540
-
2,540
5,615
-
5,615
3,000
-
3,000
1,660
-
1,660
-
-
-
1,000
-
1,000
-
-
-
-
-
-
130
40
-
90
4
-
4
6
-
6
2,885
-
2,885
889
-
889
227
-
227
17
33
-
16
-
-
-
-|_-_
_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_| ||**43,357**
**101**
**-**
**43,256**|**_26,608_**
**_1,564_**
**_28,172_**| ||**12,022**
**£**
**1,833**
**£**
**13,855**
**£**
15
(15 )
-
31,423
4,289
35,712|**_20,282_**
**_£_**
**_677_**
**_£_**
**_20,959_**
**_£_**
_847_
_(847 )_
_-_
_10,294_
_4,459_
_14,753_| ||**43,460**
**£**
**6,107**
**£**
**49,567**
**£**|**_31,423_**
**_£_**
**_4,289_**
**_£_**
**_35,712_**
**_£_**| 6 ## **Deaf Ethnic Women's Association** ## **Charity registered in England and Wales no. 1062831** ## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2023** |**Cash Assets**
Savings Account
Current Account
Petty Cash
**Total Current Assets**
**Assets retained by Charity for own use**
Held at cost
**Assets written off**
**Liabilities**
**Total Current Liabilities**
**Balances at 31st March 2023**
Restricted Carried Forward
Unrestricted Funds Carried Forward
**Total Funds Carried Forward**|**2023**
**2023**
**2023**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Restriced**
**Funds**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Total Funds**
43,460
4,659
48,119
-
1,448
1,448
-
-
0|**2022**
**2022**
**2022**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Restriced**
**Funds**
**Unrestricted**
**Funds**
**Total Funds**
29,987
2,470
32,457
-
1,819
1,819
-
-
0| |---|---|---| ||**43,460**
**6,107**
**49,567**|**29,987**
**4,289**
**34,276**| ||1,436
1,436
-1,436
-1,436|1,436
1,436| ||**0**
**0**
**0**|**0**
**0**
**0**| ||**43,460**
-
**43,460**
-
**6,107**
**6,107**|**31,423**
-
**31,423**
-
**4,289**
**4,289**| ||**43,460**
**6,107**
**49,567**|**31,423**
**4,289**
**35,712**| ||**0**
**0**
**1**|| ## **Signed by on behalf of all of the trustees:** Trustee Dated 7