**From** 1[st] April 2024 to 31[st] March 2025
**Charity name:**
**Charity registration number:** 1062831
## **Objectives and Activities**
|**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**|**Objectives and Activities**|
|---|---|---|
|SORP reference
~~Ge~~|||
|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**
**Ethnic 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:**
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
and mental well-being
yf|||
|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.|
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference|||
|---|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20||**April 2024**
**March 2025**
Trust of London Workshops in 2025
DEWA ran 8 workshops
Healthy Eating & Mental Health,
Social Group, ALLFIE, Internet Safety by
Refuge, Staying Safe on Social Media by
Refuge, Technology & Boundaries Within
Relationships by Refuge and Location &
Tracking Concerns by Refuge.
One-to-one support alongside workshops
will continue to be on offer with support from
suitably skilled and experienced staff. Deaf
Ethnic Women can receive tailored individual
support for any issues by participation; this
will enable women to plan to take positive
steps in their lives and be signposted and
linked to a wider support network.
was delivered with 80
attendees. The morning session engaged
BME parents and their deaf children through
the_This Is Us D.E.A.F._project, alongside an
art activity for deaf children. The afternoon
session featured a youth-focused panel
discussion and live performances, promoting
empowerment, inclusion, and participation.
Trust of London/Women Urgent Support
Fund Drop In 2025
189 attendees
Weekly Drop-in Service: general support
with advice; clarify information, translation,
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 2025:
336 women attended our workshops
189 women attended our General / Financial
Drop-in sessions
Rose Rise Fund
Some policies have been updated and
reviewed with board of trustees
Sportworks
A deaf coach delivered sports and self-
protection sessions for deaf ethnic women. A
total of 75 women attended the workshops,|
which focused on improving fitness, confidence, and personal safety. Brent Health Workshops A total of 21 health workshops were delivered to 120 women from the Brent borough. Participants gained a clearer understanding of key health topics, including menopause, symptoms to look out for, and wellbeing through yoga sessions held at the Brahma Kumaris Centre. The workshops also educated women about their rights under the Equality Act 2010, empowering them to request appropriate and accessible local health services. Disability Justice At the start of the project, we commissioned a website designer to rebrand and refresh our website. The designer withdrew before completing the work; a refund was received, and a new designer was appointed. A full project brief was provided, and a proof version of the website was approved. The website is now in the final stages of development and is in the process of going live. We have also been given login access, allowing us to edit content and update information internally. NDCS This Is Us D.E.A.F Project DEWA have contacted nearly 40 parents of deaf children, with a target of 80 participants. To date, 27 parents have completed the questionnaire. The English version is complete, and BSL video clips for all 70 questions are being produced to improve accessibility. Outreach is ongoing through events, WhatsApp messages, and social media to increase engagement. Additional support is being provided for parents who require interpreters, particularly for Urdu and Arabic speakers, with interpreter availability being coordinated. We are also setting up discussion groups for mothers, starting with Arabic-speaking parents in Luton and Birmingham via Zoom. Mainstream schools with specialist resource bases will be contacted to widen participation, including in new regions. Work is continuing with partner organisations to improve access to online resources. Project activity remains on track, with continued efforts to increase parental participation.
## **Financial Review**
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Para 1.21 DEWA has been successful in securing both
financial position at the end restricted and unrestricted funding during the
of the period year. Unrestricted grant income totalled
£67,500 (2024: £40,650) with restricted
grant income totalling £51,971 (2024:
£133,108). Other unrestricted income
totalled £4,794 (2024: £6,185) bringing total
income to £124,265 (2024: £179,943).
Most of our expenditure in the year used
restricted income funds; £90,271 in 2025
(2024: £86,033) with £8,572 using
unrestricted income funds (2024: £1,080).
DEWA used £38,300 of the restricted
income funds brought forward into 2025
(2024: £47,075 surplus) leaving a balance
carried forward to 2026 of £50,421 (2024:
£88,721). There was a surplus on
unrestricted funds in the year of £63,722
(2024: £45,755).
DEWA is using this surplus generated to
enable growth and consolidation. The funds
are enabling us to focus on strategic aims
and strengthening our purpose and impact in
the coming years, to ensure that we continue
meeting the needs of the growing number of
women seeking support.
Statement explaining the Para 1.22 DEWA has built up a general reserve that is
policy for holding reserves equivalent to approximately 14
stating why they are held running costs. The trustees consider this to
be sufficient and is in the line with Charity
Commission guidance.
Amount of reserves held Para 1.22 Unrestricted income funds reserve is
£117,398
Reasons for holding zero Para 1.22 N/A
reserves
Details of fund materially in Para 1.24 N/A
deficit
Explanation of any Para 1.23
uncertainties about the ability to continue as a going concern.
charity continuing as a going
concern
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**Structure, Governance and Management**
|trusts:|trusts:|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**
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|Charity name
~~[|sss~~ Deebf EthnicWomen’s Association||Association|
|Other name the charity uses
DEWA
~~[|~~
~~es~~|||
|Registered charity number
1062831
~~Ce~~|||
|Charity’s principal address|3rdFloor, 72-75 Red Lion
Street, London WC1R 4NA
c/o Women’s Resources Centre,||
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|**Trustee name**
**Office (if any)**
**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**
**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|**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||||
|Rahmin
Chowdhury||||
|Manjula Shah
Treasurer||||
|Zohra Khan||||
## **Declarations**
|**Signed**|on behalf ofthe charity’s trustees|on behalf ofthe charity’s trustees|on behalf ofthe charity’s trustees|on behalf ofthe charity’s trustees|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||**Signature(s)**||||
||**Full name(s)**||Rubbena Aurangzeb-Tariq||
|**Position (eg Secretary,**|**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**||Chair||
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|||**Date**|23/01/26||
## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts**
|**Report to the trustees/**|Charity Name||||||
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|**members of**|||||||
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|**On accounts for the year**
**ended**|31stMarch 2025|March 2025|||**Charity no**
**(if any)**|1062831|
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|**Set out on pages**|7 & 8||||||
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above 31[st] March 2025.
As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **Responsibilities and** of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act **basis of report** 2011 (“the Act”) .
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:**||**Date:**|
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|**Name:**|Kathleen Moss ACMA, CGMA||
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|**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**|Chartered Institute of Management Accountants||
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|**Address:**|48 Lawn Terrace||
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**Charity registered in England and Wales no. 1062831**
## **Deaf Ethnic Women's Association**
## **Receipts and Payments accounts from 1st April 2024 to 31st March 2025**
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Restricted Unrestricted Restricted Unrestricted
Funds Funds Total Funds Funds Funds Total Funds
2025 2024
£ £ £ £ £ £
Receipts
Donations £ - £ 660 £ 660 £ 390 £ 835 £ 1,225
Grants:
£ - £ - £ - £ 30,000 £ - £ 30,000
Society
Sport England £ - £ - £ - £ 11,664 £ - £ 11,664
Lloyds Bank Foundation for £ - £ 27,500 £ 27,500 £ - £ 25,000 £ 25,000
England & Wales
Trust for London £ 22,000 £ - £ 22,000 £ 63,380 £ - £ 63,380
ROSA £ - £ - £ - £ 16,959 £ 15,650 £ 32,609
Women's Urgent Support £ 19,971 £ - £ 19,971 £ 9,985 £ - £ 9,985
London Borough of Brent £ 10,000 £ - £ 10,000 £ - £ - £ -
The Forrester Family Trust £ - £ 40,000 £ 40,000 £ - £ - £ -
Other grants £ - £ - £ - £ 230 £ 1,560 £ 1,790
Interest received £ - £ 2,654 £ 2,654 £ - £ 1,697 £ 1,697
Fees for services £ - £ 1,480 £ 1,480 £ 500 £ 2,093 £ 2,593
Total Receipts £ 51,971 £ 72,294 £ 124,265 £ 133,108 £ 46,835 £ 179,943
Payments
Raising funds £ - £ 115 £ 115 £ 130 £ 130 £ 260
Rent and telephones £ 67 £ - £ 67 £ 573 £ - £ 573
Salaries, pension, NIC £ 60,836 £ 6,706 £ 67,542 £ 49,876 £ - £ 49,876
BSL interpretor £ 5,450 £ - £ 5,450 £ 964 £ 888 £ 1,852
Professional services £ 5,000 £ 1,094 £ 6,094 £ 12,373 £ - £ 12,373
Project costs £ 574 £ - £ 574 £ 4,000 £ - £ 4,000
Workshop £ 4,580 £ - £ 4,580 £ 9,913 £ - £ 9,913
Insurance £ 157 £ - £ 157 £ - £ - £ -
Trustee & staff training £ - £ 597 £ 597 £ 642 £ - £ 642
Travel £ 1,929 £ - £ 1,929 £ 1,465 £ - £ 1,465
Office supplies £ 93 £ - £ 93 £ 515 £ - £ 515
Postage, printing, stationery £ 269 £ - £ 269 £ 10 £ - £ 10
Office & other equipment £ 609 £ - £ 609 £ 2,923 £ - £ 2,923
Volunteer Expenses £ 2,669 £ - £ 2,669 £ 601 £ - £ 601
Website £ 8,038 £ - £ 8,038 £ 1,408 £ - £ 1,408
Advertising, promotion £ - £ - £ - £ 239 £ - £ 239
Bank charges £ - £ 60 £ 60 £ - £ 62 £ 62
General admin expenses £ - £ - £ - £ 401 £ - £ 401
Total payments £ 90,271 £ 8,572 £ 98,843 £ 86,033 £ 1,080 £ 87,113
Net income for the year (£ 38,300) £ 63,722 £ 25,422 £ 47,075 £ 45,755 £ 92,830
Reconciliation of funds
Transfer between funds £ - £ - £ - (£ 1,814 ) £ 1,814 £ -
Cash from last year £ 88,721 £ 53,676 £ 142,397 £ 43,460 £ 6,107 £ 49,567
Cash funds at this year end £ 50,421 £ 117,398 £ 167,819 £ 88,721 £ 53,676 £ 142,397
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**Charity registered in England and Wales no. 1062831**
## **Deaf Ethnic Women's Association**
## **Statement of Assets and Liabilities at 31st March 2025**
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|2025|2025|2025|2024|2024|2024|
|£|£|£|£|£|£|
|Restriced|Unrestricted|Restriced|Unrestricted|
|Funds|Funds|Total Funds|Funds|Funds|Total Funds|
|Cash Assets|
|Savings Account|50,421|76,499|126,920|6,872|133,982|140,854|
|Current Account|-|40,899|40,899|-|1,543|1,543|
|Petty Cash|-|-|-|-|-|0|
|Total Current Assets|50,421|117,398|167,819|6,872|135,525|142,397|
|Assets retained by Charity for own use|
|Held at cost|
|Assets written off|
|Liabilities|
|Total Current Liabilities|0|0|0|0|0|0|
|Balances at 31st March 202|
|-|-|
|Restricted Carried Forward|50,421|50,421|88,721|88,721|
|Unrestricted Funds Carried Forward|-|117,398|117,398|-|53,676|53,676|
|Total Funds Carried Forward|50,421|117,398|167,819|88,721|53,676|142,397|
|0|0|0|
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## **Signed by on behalf of all of the trustees:**
Trustee Dated 23/01/26