Moore
Thompson
Truslod Advis•rs
Chart•r•o Accounianis
Charity Comm188ion R•glitered No. 1072021
AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FORUM
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
African- aribbean
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AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FORUIA
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Contents
P*9•
Tru$lees' Amnual R¥¥)rt
IndepentJ•nl Examin•f$ Rep)rt
Ststemenl ol Ffftanclal ActbVrt*s
Balance Sh8el
Notes lo th• financi￿ ¥lat•m•nt¥
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AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FORUM
Trustoe5' Annual Report
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
The Trusiees present Ihgir rew1 afKI the financial staiernents of the ¢harity for the year ernled 31 ￿ch 2025
The financial sialemenls comply wlh currenl statutory requlremenls. tmth the Idemorandum and Artrles of
Asso¢*t￿n and Accounting and Rep￿09 by Chantses. Statement of RecomrnendeLI Practice applic*e
lo tharit￿s prepariry t￿lT a¢counis in accord8n¢e with the Financial Reportir¥J Standard a0icab￿ in the
UK and Republic of IreLand.
The African Caiibbean Forurn was estatAished by Constrtubon on 301tt June 1996 and regislered with the
Charity Commission in England and Wa*s as Trvmber 1072021 on 19 October 1998. The constitution Pi
been amended on 15 Seplernber 1998 and on 27 July 2003.
The charitys addie5s1$ the Caribbean Community Centre. Millennium Bwb*ng, D￿ken8 Street.
Peterborough. PE15GD.
The Forum's bankefs are TS8, Long Causeway, Peterborough, PE1 IXP.
Tl* Indepenaeni Examiner is Mafk East ot Moore Thompson Accountants, 7 Swan Couf( Forder Way,
Hampton. Peterborou9h, PE7 8GX.
Govern•nc• and managemgnt
The Trusteès of the chanty are.
Ch8irman
Mr W Moore
Vice Chair
Mr VV Dorn￿n
Treasurer
Ms B L Daley
Mr N Brome-Hinds [Res￿ned 09 Morch 2025)
Mr K MacDonalJ
Mr D K Moore
Mr C Walkef
Mr L Williams
Mrs A Wiwiams
Mr E Harry
IApp)inled 11 February 20251
The Charity is adMinL8ter￿ by a Management Commit* ￿KOrtS lo the trustees ¢omwising'.
Cha'mian
Mrwmwt
Chair
Mr W Dormaft
Sgcrelary
Mr J Toomey
T￿aSurer
Ms B L Daley
Mr N 8rome-Hinds IResigned 09 March 20251
Mr K MacDOna￿d
Mr D K Mc¥ye
Mr C Walker
Mr L Willrams
Mrs A William6
MrE Harry
(Appointed 11 Feb￿￿ 20251
The manwenl Committee members are eleckd annually at the AGM. Members who are no 5onger a￿e Ic
undertake the fa8k or who ask lo ￿ rel￿ved aro replaced by others vtho have either vohJnt8ered or have
een nominated. Each pwson is dected on a majoiity bas￿. To te elybte such persons rrusl hold
m•mbeT$hip lo Ihe community cenlre.The committee meets monthly al the centre lo discuss re￿ant matters.
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AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FORUM
Trust•••' Annual R•port (contlnu•dl
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IIARCH 2025
m•n•g•ffl•nt
The Tfuslees have assessed ihe major ri$kg to which the Chanty Is exposed. in P3￿C￿lar those rdated lo the
management of ils inveglmenls and financ•8, and are s•ll$f￿ Ihal lh• •y$l•ms In place 5vir￿￿nIty manage
ils exposure lo those risks
Publlc 8•n•llt
The tfusleès have consmlered the Ch•nty Commis8Th7'8 guidance on public benefit and bel￿• that the
objects and activi1￿$ undertakw by the charty meet this 9UKlanco.
OblKt. Oryinl••llon •nd Aetlvltl
The obie¢l of tho Charity 1$ to prornole and b•n•fil inh3bilants of the cty of Pelerborough and Its oultying
dislricls and In part¢uLgr I￿se persons who afe Alrican Cafibbean or ol African Caribbean descent, and lo do
this wthout distin¢l￿n ol g¢rKler, rOlKJ￿u3 or other opinK)n>, by •880C￿tIng ￿ether l¢xal $t8lutOry and
lunlary agenc￿S, and olh•r IndiV￿uals and groups wllhin the aro• ol benefit in a ¢ommon effort lo advance
education and lo provKle or •s$i$l In the provision lor recoation and other leisure tsmè a¢iivilies in Ihe Inlerest
ol scciAI wellar• •nd io Ih•l ihe cOndrt￿9 ol Ille laf the ￿ld pernons may b• •nh•n¢•(l.
Furth•f to Mcur• th• •slAbli•hm•nt of • Community C•nlf• •r*d to m4int4in 4nd man•g• th• s¥m• in
fvrtherance of these objects.
Fln•nc•• Ind rnurv
Pelerbofough City Council own$ th• Millennium Cènlre, hcMev•r thè Forum Mana9emenl Committee has
K)le responslbility lor t￿ management of the building and has don• Sin￿ moving into the buiklin9 In Apnl
2000 Dynng the Cuffenl per￿￿ there have b••n di?cu¥sion5 wilh Ihe l¢xal aulhority with Ihe v*w ol the
Forum taking a k>ng Iwase. SO years, ¢Jn Ihe building and th¢Js taking full control of Ihe asset. In th0￿ tslki
and in all olh•r matters ielaling lo the c•nlre volunle•rs are Impjtsnl and pl•y • vrtJl role
As with all olher communty cfjntreg, Ihe local authority Oo nol yovid• any grant •KI nor any rent•l
tharges Along with the discus8ion8 regarding the ka8e there have al80 b••n COmmun￿al￿$ with
Pelerborough Crty Council that they affj looking Into Ihe eftecls ol charging bugin•#5 rales on commun
centres
Mf W Mwr• (Chairmonl
On ￿half of the Tru$t••s.
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AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FORUM
Independent Examinerfs Report
I report on the financwl slalements ol the Aln"¢an Caribtean FonJrn for the year ended 31 March 2025. wttich
are set out on w3es 4 10 10.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the chanty's Iruslees you are resF4)n5ib￿ fot the preparatw ol ac¢￿Jnts ￿ accordance with the
requwements of the Charrt*s kl 2011 llhe Acri
I rei>)rt in respect of my examinalrf)n ol the char￿5 acc(MJnts carned cwjt under section 145 of the Act and in
carrying out my examinalw I have foUow*d all the appl￿ble Direcr￿S 9iven by the Chanty Commission
under section 14515llbl ol the Aci.
Basis of independent examiner's statemenl
I have ¢ornpleled my eXamIna￿Ort l ttjnfirm th* no malenal matrer5 have ¢ome to my attenl4)n in connechon
Ihe examinatson giving me cause ￿ bdwe that in any makrk41 respecl
1. ¥counb"ng records weo not kept In respect ofihe charity as required by section 130 of Ihe Act.. or
2. the ￿Count$ do not xcord wth those re￿d$." or
3. the accounts do I￿1 eompty wilh the ap￿tab￿ Tequtrernents concerning ihe fonn aThJ ¢onlenl of
accounls sel out in the Charrtie5 (Accounis and Reptstsl Reguktions 2008 othw than any requirement
that Ihe accoLmts give a'true and tsr Mew. is not a rnatter consllered as part of an indeF*ndenl
I have no concems and have come &ross no other matters in ccffine¢tJon *Mth the examination lo which
attent￿n should be drawn ￿ this report Jn older to enat4e a proper uThJefs￿dIn9 ol the acc¢JJnts to be
reached
A East FCCA
oore ThoM￿on
Chartered k¢ountants
Unrt 7, Swan Court
Forder Way
Cygnet Park
Hamplon
PETERBOROUGH
PE7 8GX
Dale
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AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FORUM
Stat•m•nl of Fin'an¢lo1 Actsviti
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
2025
UnrnJlrict•d R•gtrSet•d
2024
restaleLI
Tolal
Incom• and •ndowmentg fiom..
Don•tson and legacifr•
135
135
Grants r•ceiv8b
PCC Gfants
10,000
10,000
Hwe charges
Room Tent
Cateriw¥J
Mernbefsts'p
Enterta"nmeM
20.445
6.or)O
6C4)
20,445
6,c#JO
fAJO
365
70
27,480
23.608
2,470
575
70
32,723
70
27.4BO
Total income ind ondawrnents
27,615
27,615
42.723
Expendlturq on..
Charitable actbVitI•$
Repaymenl of restrlcted grant5
C8tering ¢o$l$
Enlerfainmenl
c￿anIng
Caretaker
Lighl and he8t
Walei fale5
Repairs and maiNenance
Ingurance
LI￿nCeS and s￿$(ript￿nI
Motor and Ifa¥el expenses
Telephone
Pr￿ling. poilage and $lationery
Donati¢n$
Depreciation
3,282
3.282
45
1.024
3.377
1.470
11,121
2,21))
3,6S6
$38
561
838
5.269
753
2,198
1.024
3.377
1.470
11.121
1,180
2,674
764
219
823
877
522
3,856
S36
838
939
489
1,956
2.313
28.712
3282
31.994
28.482
Independent £xaminaliDn
Total oxpenditur•
29.696
3,282
32.978
29,418
Net l*xpendllur•l I In¢om• •nd n•t movgrn•nt Sn fuftda
12.081) 13.282)
IS.3831
13.30S
R¢¢on¢lll•llon d lund8'.
Totsl fundfj brou9hl fmrd
Totsl I￿)d• ¢•rrlod forward
53,88fj
51,805
57.168
51.805
43,883
57,1
Th• notso on 6 to 10 an intOgr￿ part of tho$e finon¢&•l $talom•rns
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AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FORUM
A• •t 31 IAarch T•)t•l
2025
2024
rMlat•d
5,881
s.e61
6,938
C•th at barth
47.864
47.864
51.522
1.920
45.944
1,920
45,9M
1,292
50.2X+
51.805
51,805
57 168
fun
51.805
51.805
53.886
3.282
57,168
51.805
51.805
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AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FORUM
Notes to the flnancial statements
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 MARCH 2025
Summ*ry of •lgnlllc•nt x¢ountlng poli¢1•s
1.1 G•n•r•l Infom14tlon
Ajrican Canbbean Forum 1$ an unin¢orpor8ted chanty registered In England and Wales The addres5 01
legisle￿d office 1$ given in the chanty Inlorniation on pa9e 1 of these financial statemenls The nature
of the charty's Operat￿n$ and principal acliwl*s a￿ the promobon and mana9emenl of the community
centre.
1.2 Ba•1• ol pr•wr•tlon
The charty constitute5 a public benelil entity as tjefined by FRS 102 The financial statements have been
prePa￿d in accofdarKe vnlh Accounting and Reporting by Cbarilies Statement of Recommended Pra¢li¢e
applKable lo chafilies Pfepanng Iheir accounts in accordathce with Ihe Financial Reporting Standa
aPpI￿able in the UK and Republic ol I￿land iysued in Octoter 2019. the Financial Reporting Standafd
appI￿able In Iho Uniled Kingdom and Republic ol Ireland IFRS 1021. the Chant￿S Act 2011 and UK
Generalty A£cepted fv£counling Pract
The finan¢i•l statements are prepar•d on a oJng ¢tsn¢ein basis under lh• histo￿•1 tost convent￿n.
modrfied lo Include certain items al fair value. The financ￿1 statements afe prosent•d In sterfing wh￿h is
lunctsonal currency of Ihe charrty and rounded to Ihe nearest £1
The signffKant Kcounling pol￿•&¥ in the Pr￿lat￿n of these finan¢ial statements are set oul
bth These wlKie$ have been consi$lgnlly aFolied lo all years presented unless othe￿1$e slated
1.3 RMtrlct•d Fund•
Restricled funds are funds wh￿h are to b• us•d In a￿or￿a￿ wrth specrfic rg$tn.cl￿Tr$ Imposeil by
dorK)rs or which have been raised by the charrty for particular purposes The cost of raising and
adminislenng such funds are charged againsl ihe specrfK lund. The airn and use of each restricted fund 1$
set out in lh• notes lo the financial sial•menl8.
1.4 UnrMtrl¢t•d Fund•
Unreslncted fund$ #re av¥il•bkn for use al Ihe dtscrttKJn of trustees in furtheranc• ol gen•ral
obpthgs of thts ch•nty arKI vknich h•ve not been desffjn•ted lor thher purpxe5.
l.S Incom• r•coqnllSon
l incoming resources a￿ Included In th• Ststemenl of Finan¢wl kl1vit￿$ ISOFAI wh•n the charity 15
legally entitled to Ihe Income after any p•rfomianc• conditions lia￿ met. the amount can be
mea$ured reliably and Il is probable thal Ihe income will be ￿e1ve￿.
For donaiK)ns lo be recognisfjd ihe charrty Mll have been noiified ol ihe anv)unls and the settlement dat•
In writing. 11 there #re conditions attached to thè donatwjn and Ih15 requires a le￿1 of perfomiance before
tnlrtlement can be oblained then in￿rne Is deferred unlil Ihose condrtions a￿ fulty mel or the luffilmenl ol
those COntht￿ns is wthin control of th• charty and Il i¥ pr¢babkn Ihai Ihty will be fvwilled.
Donat•d facilrtw and donated wofess￿n•t $orvKes are recfranised In Income al Ihthr fair ¥alu• when
Iheii economr¢ ben&frt Is probJble. il Can be m••sufed r•liably and the charty ha5 control over Ihe item.
F•ir value is determined on the basi8 of th• value ol th• grft lo the charity For example the amounl the
charity would b? V*illing lo pay in thts (yn moth•l Such 14¢11rt*5 and s•Nicei. A COTre¥>onding amount
is r•cc¥ni8eoJ In •¥pendilure.
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AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FORUM
Notes lo the flnancial statements Icontinuedl
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
1.5 Incom• r•¢ognilion ￿ntInu•d
No amount is induded in the financwl stalerwts for volun*er tune in line wrth the SORP IFRS 1021.
Where prathal. grfts ￿ kind donated lor dtslnbut￿n to the beneficwes of the ¢hanty are included In
Slock and donat￿￿$ In Ihe financial $￿terT￿l￿ upon receipi If rt Is ImpsactKabJe to a$5ess the faif value
al receipt or if th8 costs to undertake such a Valuation out**gh any tenefits then the fajr value is
recc43ni5ed as a cornpwnl ￿ ¢k)natK)n$ Is i*strknuted and an equwa*nl amount recoynised as
¢hantable expen¢Jilure
Fixed a5sel grfts In kind are whthi recewable and are incwed * fair value They are r#X
over the lrfe of ihe asset
Inc(￿ fr￿n tradin9 actmtw Inciu¢*s eamed frcth fundra￿ry events and tr•thrKJ actNil*s to
raise funds for tpe charity Ir￿me Is recetyed in èxchange for SUPThtyting gcods arKI str¥ices in order to
raise lunds and is reCOgnL￿ when entst*menl has ¢)ccurred
Ir￿orne from gtsvernThnl arbd other grants are oeognised at fair value th• chanty has enbtlement
after any perfomun¢e eondrt￿ns have been met. rt Is protyable thai the In¢ome wll b• fe¢eived and the
amounl can ￿ meatsu￿d re￿￿ty 11 •nbUemeth ts not mel then ihese W￿UnIS are deferred.
1.6 Exp•nditur• r•cognltlon
All expend¢ture 1$ a¢¢ounted for on an a¢¢(uals basis and ha5 toen daSsIf￿ under Madings that
aggfe9ate all costs okled to the cate9w EXpendrtU￿ Is recognised where there ts a legal or
n$lructNe obligalKJn to rnake paym•nts 10 third part￿. rt Is probablè thai the settlement ￿11 wuired
and Ihe alTh￿nI of th8 oblylw ¢•ft h rY*7sured relth It s calwsed undw Ihe lolbtyw heathng8.
Cosls ol ra￿Ing funds Incl￿ costs of 4pthng for grants and ¢)ther fvndwsing events heks ty the
thanty
Expendrtuie on ¢harrtabk aclJvrt*s Includes the athni$tratYm of booknn9s. upkw. and
m•inlenarKe costs relabrwj to IM ¢c•iYMnty cent￿. and
Olhw expendjlufe fepresents tIM)se rtems nol faling Inlo the categorns ab)ve
Irrecoverable VAT 19 chwged as an expense wnsi the whth expeNlrture afl)se.
1.7 T•nglbl• fix•d aM•l•
Tang*Ye fixed assets are slated at cost a¢¢umuL4ted depre¢okn and accurnulaled ImpainYEnt
k)sses Cost Includes ￿tS djrecly atlab¢Jtsbbe 10 makirrfj Ihe asset capatse ol oper*ng a5 Intended.
Deprecrat￿n on all targ￿1￿ fixed assets ai rates ¢*ulated to wnte off Ihe cost. less
eslimaled re$￿Ual val￿, of each asset on a Systemat￿ ba51S 0￿1 Its expecle(l useful lrfe as lollw.
Equyiient 25% balatKe
1.8 Debtorn •nd cr•dltorn r•e•l¥abl• I wy•bl• wilhln on• y••r
Debl¢Ns and ciediicrs wrth ho stsled Inlgre51 rate and receNabl8 ar payable wthin ￿ year ￿ rncorded
al iransxts)n kVKQ *Jby k>sses ansing Ir+yn afe reu4nised In exper#Jrture
1.9 T•x
Th8 charty Is an exempt charrty ¥wthin ol schethle 3 01 the Chanbe$ Act 2011 and
sNleF8d lo pass the tests set out in Par•3raph I Schedu* 6 Firban¢o kl 2010 and Ihwelofe rt meets
the definil￿n ol a charrtable company loi UK corporath)n tax pufjThes
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AFRICAN CAfllBBEAN FORUM
Nol•s to the tinanclal slatefflents Icontlnued)
FOR THE YEAR ENOED 31 MARCH 2025
1.10 Golng ¢one•m
The finan¢w41 $lalemenls have téen PTePafwJ on 8 wng COn￿M b8$15 as ih8 trustees believe that no
mal•ri41 unwtalnt1￿ exist The Iruslees hav• Cons￿led the lev81 of funds hèld and the expeded knel of
income and oxp•ndilure fry 12 months from auth￿S1n9 these hnanci81 slaiemnls The bud9•t•d
nd 8xp•n(h￿￿ suffimnl *rylh the thel of res•Th•s for lo b• able to eonlinue 85 a g￿￿9
>n¢em.
1.11 L•x
Ronlals payabl• and receNabl• und•r ar• ¢harg•d to the SOFA on a stravJhl basis
over the perh)d of the lease
T•n9lbl• fix•d *#s•i•
Equlpm•Trt
Tot•1
Co•t
At 1 Avril 2024
Addttion¥
At 31 M•r¢h 2￿25
38.049
880
38.929
38.049
880
38.929
D•pr•cl•tion
Al 1 April 2024
Charye for the y•ar
Al 31 Ma￿￿ 2025
31.112
1.95
33.068
31,112
1,958
33,c68
N•t book ¥alu•
Al 31 March 2025
5.861
5.861
At 31 Mwch 2024
8,937
8.937
Cr•dltor•: •mounts hlling du• within on• y•*r
2025
2024
Tr*de cr•thtm
Other creditorn
488
822
1,310
1,920
1.920
Tru•t•• f•mun•rnllon
During Ihe y•ar, no fOmiirxiralh)n p•KI lo •ry of th• Tnist
Control
The cttan.ty li controlled by IM Trust￿ ￿ a boty No lThJNKlual Twst•e has any c£fitrol th
Ch•nty
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AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FORUM
Notes to the financlal stst•ments (conllnuedl
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 IAARCH 2026
Fund•
Al 1 Aprfl
2024
In¢omSng
01rtgolng
R•%ourcM RMourc••
At 31 Mar¢h
2025
R•slrfthd lund•
pcc
3.282
13.2821
RMtrKt•d fu•d•
3.282
3.282
An•ly•h af n•t •M•t•
T•ngibl•
Bank
(Xh•r n•t
Total
pcc
Fund d••clp
Fund and woyld•v
R••trl¢lkn •nd •urplu• I d•fielt
Peterbxty4h Ctyjnty IPCC}
Funds to ryowje fr
SLWUS at Ihe end of the
hardship.
Fund• ¢ompArntfv•
At l Ayll In¢omlng OutoolrvJ
Al 31 March
2024
R••trlct•d fvnd•
pcc
10.IX>)
(6.7181
3.282
10.C
6.718
3.282
T•nglbl•
8•nlt
Oth•r n•t
Trt*l
3.282
3.282

AFRICAN CARIBBEAN FORUM
Notes to the flnanclal statèments (contlnuedl
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2025
Fund• ¢omp•r•tlw• continu•d- far th• y•ar •nd•d 31 Ilarch 2024
UnrMtrict•d
R••trl¢t•d
Total
INCOME FROM..
Donation and legac*s
PCC Grants
Hire chaoes
Room rent
Catenng
Membership
Entertainment
10.OCQ
10.000
23.608
6.000
2.470
575
70
23,608
6.000
2.470
575
7Q
Tot•1 incom
32.723
10.000
42.723
EXPENDITURE FROM..
Ch•rit•bl• •thltl•s
Cat8nng cosls
Enlertainnwit
Cleaning
Carg18kef
"9hl and heol
Water rnte$
Repairs and m4int•nan
Insurnnce
LKences and 5ubscnpltons
Molof and travel expenus
Telephone
PnnlNJg. p)$t8ge •nd Slathy￿ry
Donalths
Depreciallon
5.269
5,269
753
2.198
753
2.198
8.792
1.180
2.674
8.792
1.180
2.674
1,449
219
823
877
522
219
823
877
522
2.373
2.313
Gov•m•n¢• Costs
Indew?dent Exammal￿n
936
To¢•1 •xp•ndltur•
24.149
6.718
29.418
M•t in¢om•
8.574
3.282
13.305
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