SLOUGH WEST INDIAN PEOPLES ENTERPRISE (S.W.I.P.E)
(A Company Limited by Guarantee)
REG. NO. 3885622
BALANCE SHEET AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28[TH] NOVEMBER 2024
Prepared By :
Ian S. Smith & Co. Accountants 220 Wharfedale Road Winnersh Triangle Wokingham RG41 5TP
SLOUGH WEST INDIAN PEOPLES ENTERPRISE (S.W.I.P.E)
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
The members present their report and accounts for the year ended 28[th] November 2024.
ACTIVITIES
Music:
Despite unavailability of the steel pan tutor due to illness for a large part of the period, regular rehearsal sessions for our steel pan band were held, utilising dedicated space at the Youth Engagement Slough (YES) shop in Slough High Street (SWIPE along with local organisations Aik Saath – Together as One and Resource Productions our lead partners form the YES consortium).
Riverside:
Water sport activities continued at the Riverside Centre. Corporate volunteering has played a big part in repairing boats and tidying the boatyard, and regular volunteers every Friday who are Adult Learning for Independence and Employment students at the Berkshire College of Agriculture, have been maintaining the garden. We also hosted a summer festival music event at the Riverside in early July 2024, despite torrential rainfall and high winds on the day meaning no activity could take place on the water.
In September 2024, for the third year running, SWIPE in collaboration with Indian Diaspora UK (IDUK) hosted the Ganesh Immersion Ceremony (a cultural celebration) at the Riverside Centre. The event has increased in numbers annually, with the first year reaching 600 people, the second 2,000 and this year 2,400 attended over the 3 evenings. IDUK raised funds to help develop the facilities at the Riverside Centre to enable more people to safely take part.
Community:
During the summer, we ran a Summer Holiday Club aimed at tackling the challenges faced by lowincome families during the school holiday. The project, aimed at 11- to 16-year-olds, ran for 4 hours a day and provided more than just meals, offering an experience of engaging in water sports and nutritional education to improve well-being, teaching water safety skills, supporting social development, whilst also equipping volunteers and staff with valuable coaching qualifications. To support healthy eating at home, each of the participants received a slow cooker along with recipes and the food to help them cook nutritious meals – an invaluable resource for families beyond the duration of the project. Through our partnership with British Rowing, the participants were invited to attend our Sunday community rowing sessions for free. Those who wish to pursue rowing further were given a year’s British Rowing membership, ensuring they could continue their rowing journey without any financial barriers.
We continue to sit on local boards, attend local forums engaging with the local authority NHS police and others to ensure the betterment of our town and support for its residents and young people.
Heritage:
Our chairman wrote an article for Black History Month in October 2024 for the Thames Valley Police (TVP) internal newsletter. The article was focussed on the experiences of the first-generation of settlers from the Caribbean in Slough, with some material sourced from two of our previous heritage projects – Remember the Times and Afro-Irish links, with links to the online video clips from the documentaries. Two copies of the Afro-Irish Links project book were also donated to TVP as a resource for officers and staff to borrow. In addition to the article, our Vice Chair and CEO took part in an informal drop-in session at Slough Police station for police officers and staff to find out more about the Vice Chair’s experiences as a member of the ‘Windrush Generation’, our documentary projects and about SWIPE. Positive feedback was received from TVP about the article and the session.
As the activities above demonstrate, collaboration with public sector organisations and other voluntary sector groups has been a key theme during the reporting period. Wherever possible, we will continue to work in partnership to bring together the different and diverse sections of the local community to deliver projects that are inclusive.
SLOUGH WEST INDIAN PEOPLES ENTERPRISE (S.W.I.P.E)
DIRECTOR’S REPORT
RESULTS
The Income and Expenditure account is set out on page 3 and shows the results for the year.
DIRECTORS
The Company is limited by guarantee and does not have a share holding, but the Directors who served during the year are as follows:
Ian Callaghan Chairman Dorset Callaghan Vice Chairman Jennifer Fenton Secretary Christopher Farrell Qudsia Rahim
By Order of the Board
……………………………….Secretary Mrs J Fenton to
……23/01/2026………Dated
SLOUGH WEST INDIAN PEOPLES ENTERPRISE (S.W.I.P.E)
BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 28TH NOVEMBER 2024
| 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| FIXED ASSETS | ||
| Studio Equipment & Tools etc at Cost | 43957.20 | |
| Less Depreciation | 34145.20 | |
| 9812.00 | ||
| Office Equipment at Cost | 5263.05 | |
| Less Depreciation | 4841.05 | |
| 422.00 | ||
| Fixtures & Fittings at Cost | 1099.00 | |
| Less Depreciation | 1099.00 | |
| - | ||
| Crew Cab van at Cost | 28382.00 | |
| Less Depreciation | 24830.00 | |
| 3552.00 | ||
| Building Jubilee River | 24000.00 | |
| 37786.00 | ||
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| Cash at Bank – Current | 215.70 | |
| - Age Concern | 82.15 | |
| - Barclays | 1931.22 | |
| - Pan Traders | 209.10 | |
| - Business savings Acc | .59 | |
| - LTSB | 24.63 | |
| Cash in Hand | ( 5952.67) | |
| (3489.28) | ||
| CURRENT LIABILITIES | ||
| Monies owed | 650.00 | |
| (4139.28) | ||
| £ 33646.72 | ||
| Represented By: | ||
| ACCUMULATED RESERVE ACCOUNT | ||
| Balance Brought Forward | 35752.70 | |
| Excess of Expenditure over Income for the Year | (2105.98) | |
| Balance Carried Forward | 33646.72 | |
| £33646.72 |
For the year ending 28[th] November 2024 the company was entitled to exemption from audit under section 477 of the Companies act 2006.
The members have not required the company to obtain an audit in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.
The Director’s acknowledge their responsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts.
These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to small companies’ regime
Approved by …………………………………………..Chairman Mr I Callaghan
..…………………………………Secretary Mrs J Fenton ii oe
SLOUGH WEST INDIAN PEOPLES ENTERPRISE (S.W.I.P.E)
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28[TH] NOVEMBER 2024
| GRANTS RECEIVED FROM: Donations Riverside Windrush Event Plan for Peace Interest Received TOTAL RECEIVED TOTAL EXPENDITURE Excess of Expenditure over Income |
Restricted - - - - - - - - |
Unrestricted 2084.00 26417.62 - - - 28501.62 30607.60 (2105.98) |
2024 Total 2084.00 26417.62 - - - 28501.62 30607.60 (2105.98) |
2023 Total 374.32 3425.76 500.00 750.00 59.83 5109.91 39729.43 (34619.52) |
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SLOUGH WEST INDIAN PEOPLES ENTERPRISE (S.W.I.P.E)
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT (contd)
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 28[TH] NOVEMBER 2024
| EXPENDITURE Telephone & Internet Project Manager Insurance Motor/Travel Expenses Volunteer Expenses Accountancy Fee Professional Fees Food Windrsuh Website Promotional Postage Volunteer Training Summer Club Food Companies House Fines Computer Software Companies House Repairs and Maintenance Escape Watersports Consumables/Supplies General Expenses Depreciation: Office Equipment etc Studio Equipment Crew Cab Van |
Restricted - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - |
Unrestricted 849.87 17551.25 1755.48 812.81 47.13 650.00 157.00 - 178.79 109.36 89.90 241.00 600.00 - 393.60 - - - 3989.17 192.24 74.00 1732.00 1184.00 30607.60 |
Total 2024 849.87 17551.25 1755.48 812.81 47.13 650.00 157.00 - 178.79 109.36 89.90 241.00 600.00 - 393.60 - - - 3989.17 192.24 74.00 1732.00 1184.00 30607.60 |
Total 2023 712.96 27300.00 3034.47 1480.63 75.56 650.00 47.00 350.00 - - - 289.00 - 300.00 312.00 28.00 34.00 328.98 976.95 107.88 87.00 2037.00 1578.00 39729.43 |
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SLOUGH WEST INDIAN PEOPLES ENTERPRISE (S.W.I.P.E)
ACCOUNTANTS REPORT
In accordance with instructions given to us, we have prepared without carrying out an audit, the annexed accounts from the accounting records of Slough West Indian Peoples Enterprise and from information and explanations supplied to us.
Wokingham Ian S Smith & Co. RG41 5TP February 2026