Centre for Equality & Diversity Centre for Equality and Diversity Annual Report April 2024 - March 2025 This page is left intentionally blank Page12 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Chair's Report Our Vision and Values, our Mission Statement, our Strategic Aims and Priorities Our Board Members, Staff and Associates Our Partnerships throughout the year What we achieved in 2024125 9-13 Financial Review for the year 2024125 14 Page13 CHAIR'S REPORT I want to start by thanking paid staff, volunteers, trustees and board members, and our funders for supporting us during this period - we had another year of successful operation thanks to the hard work and dedication of all. We successfully secured funding from Dudley Council for Voluntary Services and continued - under a successful partnership agreement begun last financial year which continued this year - to address the wider determinants in health inequalities, both of which enabled us to continue to operate, meet our aims and serve our myriad communities this year. Even though we continued to face financial challenges, we carried on providing a much-valued service. This was highlighted by being nominated, shortlisted and ultimately winning in the Diversity category of the Dudley Borough Community Awards 20241! My thanks go to all who contributed to this success. Our activities for the year are detailed in this report. The Community Hub usage continued to grow, offering help, signposting and support to our serdice users. We were able to offer face-to-face appointments in the office for anyone that needed more in-depth support, with making representations to various external agencies, with help to navigate the job market, and provided space as a Place of Welcome for people to meet with us and each other in an informal setting. Finally, I would like to thank again CfED staff, volunteers, trustees and board members and our partners, for all their hard work over the last twelve months and for being the voice of those who are unable to speak for themselves. Mushtaq Hussain (Chair) Page14 OUR VISION AND VALUES, OUR MISSION STATEMENT, OUR STRATEGIC AIMS AND PRIORITIES Vision and Values CfED will strive to be a centre of excellence and the 'go to, in the Borough in matters of equality and diversity CfED will provide a haven for all our diverse communities who need it CfED will provide a voice for all our marginalised and excluded communities who struggle to be heard. We will do this with our core values of caring. compassion, integrity, and honesty. Our Mission Statement To celebrate the diversity, culture, and resilien￿ in our communities. To support all our communities, traditional and newly emerging, to address the acknowledged inequalities in health, housing, prosperity, employment, and education. Our Strategic aims and priorities Provide an advisory role to local public bodies on the responsibilities of their General and Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010. Help to reduce health inequalities in the borough, particularly post Covid-19 by- o ensuring the health needs of disadvantaged communities are identified and met by providers forging close strategic partnerships with public health providers and commissioning groups throughout the borough o active membership of local committees and groups participation in the Community Transfonnation Programme due to come onstream for the borough in 2023124. Redu￿ inequalities in housing for communities by working closely with housing providers to ensure the housing needs of our disparate Communities are identified and met. Reduce discrimination in employment and across the range of public and private sector employers by supporting or signposting, those employees belonging to the nine protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010 and working with employers. Page | 5 Contribute to fostering good relations and community Cohesion by maintaining close working relationships with all local agencies working in the field and through active membership of relevant statutory groups and boards which bring together the range of agencies. Redu￿ inequalities in education by working with families and individuals, and liaising with educational establishments to: o continue to actively support and refer College learners o nurture and collaborate on the shared commitment to celebrate the culture, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of ESOL. Remove language or structural gaps, acting as the focus point between our marginalised and disadvantaged communities and statutory serdices in the borough. Build on the positive outcomes of the independent review of the Community Hub model. Continue to make concerted efforts to secure long term and sustainable funding to enable us to achieve our strategic aims and priorities. Page16 OUR BOARD MEMBERS, STAFF AND ASSOCIATES DURING 2024-2025 Board of Directors Mushtaq Hussain Kulvinder Hira Chair Vice Chair Mike Killin Treasurer Saroj Norman Paul Singh Angela Edwards Cllr Shazna Azad Secretary Nicolas Barlow Trustee until May 2024 Staff Anita Maisuria Community Hub Support Officer - Community Hub Support Officer Zakia Bi Associates Manjit Johal Devine Thompson ESOL Tutor Healthy Activities lead Page | 7 OUR PARTNERSHIPS THROUGHOUT 2024-2025 We continued with successful partnerships throughout the year with various organisations, funders and individuals, and this year these included: Dudley MBC including Public Health Local NHS providers DCVS CreArt Collective Revival Fires Provision House RMC DWP Job Centres across the Dudley Borough Black Country Food bank and distribution networks Dudley College Halesowen College Dudley Adult learning centre Various cultural communities, groups and individuals Safe and Sound Board Community Cohesion Strategic Group Wider Determinants of health inequalities project partners Transport for West Midlands Page18 WHAT WE ACCOMPLISHED DURING 2024-2025 AND OUR COMMUNITY HUB REPORT FOR THE YEAR Despite significant funding pressures, this year has been no exception in enabling our Charity to meet our strategic aims and priorities and to celebrate the diversity, culture and resilience of our myriad communities. We were rewarded for the work we do and hugely honoured to be nominated in the Diversity category in the Dudley Borough Community Awards 2024. Not only were we then shortlisted as finalists, but we went on to win in our category!!! We were presented with our winning award at a 'star-studded' Awards ceremony held at the Copthorne Hotel where two of our trustees accepted this Award certificate for our Charity and which is now proudly displayed in our Community Hub. *nRoiJtJ.11 COMMUNITY AWARDS 2024 tmlngham , Unlvortaly Coil INNF. Centre for Equality & Diversity T Wall *. tAUNTsO Page19 OURACHIEVEMENTS DURING 2024125 TO MEET OUR STRATEGIC AIMS Aim: Reduce inequalities in education by working with families and individuals, and liaising with educational establishments, and particularly nurture and collaborate on the shared commitment to celebrate the culture, diversity, and inclusion at the heart of ESOL. What we achieved: As part of a consortium partnership with other voluntary organisations under the umbrella of DCVS. we provided another year of exceptional ESOL learning with our associate ESOL tutor. Our well attended (and over-subscribed) pre-entry classes continued this year to enable many of our learners to progress to more advanced levels of ESOL provision with other providers, and to gain skills and confidence to lead them to successful outcomes including in some cases, finding employment. Continuing to take a holistic approach, we have found our ESOL provision to be a gateway for our communities to be able to access many other statutory and local services and which impact not only on mitigating health inequalities by improving access to health services, but also on reducing social isolation, encouraging integration, opening up job opportunities through referrals from our Job Centre+ partners, accessing suitable housing, and accessing educational opportunities. Many of our learners also formed their own informal support networks, supporting one another not only in the classroom but in their wider lives in the borough too. This has helped to enrich the lives of individuals and their families in our many communities. Page 110 Aim: Help to reduce health inequalities in the borough, particularly post Covid- 19 What we achieved: Through two main continuing projects- one of which is specifically looking into the wider determinants of health inequalities - we provided and facilitated a range of healthy activities throughout the year, all of which were designed to promote and improve the health, wellbeing and security of our communities, reduce social isolation and encourage integration through participation in local life and communities. During the period of funding, communal activities included local walking tours and tailored exercise classes. All those participating appreciated the offer and said it helped not only with their physical health but also their mental health and wellbeing and helped them feel less isolated and more able to be part of a community. Aims: Redu￿ discrimination in employment and across the range of public and private sector employers by supporting or signposting those employees belonging to the nine protected characteristic groups under the EqualtyAct 2010 and working with employers. Reduce inequalities in housing for communities by working closely with housing providers to ensure the housing needs of our disparate communities are identified and met. Remove language or structural gaps, acting as the focus point between our marginalised and disadvantaged communities and statutory services in the borough. Build on the positive outcomes of the independent review of the Community Hub model. Page 111 What we achieved: Despite funding constraints leading to reduced opening hours which impacted the numbers of service users able to access our services, our Community Hub continues to be the centre of our service provision throughout this year and through which our communities have been able to access a range of wider community-based services and initiatives such as local Food Banks, bus passes, and various public health initiatives including free toothbrushes for children, for example. Our dedicated staff have assisted and signposted our service users to various statutory agencies such as the DWP, the Home Office, benefit agencies, the Job Centre+, and supported on behalf of service users with specific housing issues, supported service users in making their respective cases for rehousing with Dudley MBC housing services and liaised with local councillors, MPS and other agencies to do so. Including all contacts via telephone and in person, we saw over 560 service users come through our doors for help and support for myriad reasons, including; foodbank vouchers, job applications, housing issues, UCIPIPIDBSIJC+lDVLAICouncil TaxlDudley MBC enquiries, Home Office enquiries, ESOL students, use of our computer suite, sports, health and fitness activities, Place of Welcome. We have supported and improved lives and those of their families too. To celebrate our communities, we organised a 'Celebration of our Communities, event which took place in May 2024 at our Community Hub. The event brought together our service users, their families, Trustees. and our partners. A fantastic time was had by all with everyone sharing great food, enjoying the fantastic company, making new friends and playing games which certainly brought out the competitive spirit of many who took partl! Page112 Aims: Contribute to fostering good relations and community cohesion by maintaining close working relationships with all local agencies working in the field and through active membership of relevant statutory groups and boards which bring together the range of agencies. Provide an advisory role to local public bodies on the responsibilities of their General and Public Sector Equality Duty under the Equality Act 2010. What we achieved: We have continued to be an active partner on various local initiatives including local Hate Crime work, Community Cohesion and Prevent, mainly through membership of local partnership groups consisting of various statutory and non- statutory bodies such as the Police, Colleges, Council, etc, throughout this year. Aim: Continue to make concerted efforts to secure long term and sustainable funding to enable us to achieve our strategic aims and priorities. What we achieved: We have continued to provide our services this year through successfully bidding for and gaining funding through two major funding streams and projects- DCVS project funding and the 'Wider Determinants of Health Inequalities, project funding. We will continue to explore further funding opportunities. Page113 FINANCIAL REVIEW FOR THE YEAR 2024125 Against the backdrop of limited financial resources again for this year, the Charity continued to deliver its activities and services in accordan￿ with agreed project outcomes with our funders. Our total income for the year to 3151 March 2025 was £36,940 a decrease of around 13 % on the previous year and with significant commitments going fon¥vard. Extract of Statement of Financial Activities for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 T• A full copy of the 2024125 financial statement is available upon request by writing to the Treasurer, CfED, Holloway Chambers, 28 Priory Street, Dudley, DY1 1 HA or email finance cfed.or .uk. The financial statement is also available to download from our website www.cfed.or .uk and from the Charity Commission's website www.charit commission. ov.uk by entering our charity registration number 1114821 under 'Search for a charity.. Page114 W)NW.cfed.org.uk CentreForEqualityAndDiversityNEW CfedDudley1 For more information or support, call us on 01384 456166 or email admin cfed.or .uk Centre For Equulity & Diveisily Page115 REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER: 05745005 qEngland and Walesl REGisfERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1114821 Unwdlted Flnandal Statem• for the Year E•thd 31 March 2025 Dalron Panloe Umfted Chartered Accountsnts 794 Hr8h Street KSngMnford West Mldlands DY6 88Q for the Year Ended 31 2025 Report olthe Tnutees I to 5 9 to 14 The C¢ntre for EquaNty and Dl¥er forthe Year Ended 31 March 2025 The trustees who are also dlrectors of tt* charlty for the purposes of tl* Companles Act 2006. present their report wlth the financlal statements of the charlty for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provlslon5 of Accountlng and Reportlng by Charitles: Ststement of Recommended Practke appllcable to charitles preparlng thelr accounts In accordance wlth the Financlal Reportln6 Standard appllcabk in the UK and Republic of I￿land IFRS 102) (effectlve l January 2019). Page I The Centre for Equalltyand Dl¥er for the Year Ended 31 Marth 2025 08JECTIVES AND ACTivmES Oblecilves and alms PURPOSE Our Charlty's purposes as set out In the objects contslned In tr* Ctynpany's Memorandum of As%xlatton a￿. l. Promots equalmy of opportunity acrn￿ all Protected CharKterts￿CS. race, 8ender reassl8nment, rnarrlage & clvll partnershlp, pregnancy & matsrnlty, age. sex, religion5 bellef & disabllity. ii. To ellmSnate dlscrlmlnatlon based on, or hav1￿ reference to all or any of the fore801 111. Promote such or any charftsble purposes as the chartty strball think fft. OBJEcllvE5 AND AIMS The Charbty's alms and obJectlve5 are revlehed regularty ty board Jwnbers at tthird and ¢)ther meetlngk A thorwBh re¥lew In 2022 resulted In the adoptkn) of revlsed vlslon, ¥a￿e$. mlsslon ststernent and strate8K alms whlth wtre fOrn￿lIV launched at the AGM, ￿ld In September 2022. These have been revielts￿ at subsequent board meetlw remain currenL Wlston and Values CfED will strlve to be a centre of excellence and the'go to, In the Bor￿sh In matters of equallty and dlversity CfED wlll provlde a haven for all our divetse cornmunltles who need it CfED vlll provlde a ¥oke for all our marglnallsed and excluded communitles who struth to be heard. We wlll do thls wlth our core Va￿e$ of carfn& compasslon. lrte8rlty. and honesty. Our mts￿on Statemert - To celebrate the dlversity. culture. arKI resilience In ourcomnwnltle& To support all our communities. traditi￿al and newly eff*rE1￿ to address the ackNy*ledged Inequalliles In health, housln& wosperlty. employmenL and education. Our Str*eglc alms and prlorltles Provlde an advlwry role to local public both*s on the resp￿$1bHIt¢es of thelr fje￿ral and Publtc Sector Equality Duty under the Equalty Act 2010. - Help to reduce health Inequalltles In the borough. partlcularly post c￿1&19 by: a. ensurlng the health needs of disadvantsged communftles are ident[￿d and met by providers b. forging close strateglc partnerships wfth publlc trealth prOvIde￿ and commisslonlng groups throughout the borough c. actlve membershlp of local commlttees and groups d. partIdp3t￿n In the Commurity Transformatlon Programme for the borough. Reduce Inequalftles In Iwing for communltles by TAY)rkSry cbsely wlth housin8 pr￿lderS to ensure the houslng rttds of our disparate communbtle5 are Identlfied and meL Reduce discrfmlnatlon in employment and acro55 the range of public and private sector employers by supportlnE or slgnpostln& those eM￿0vee$ belon8ln8 to the nine protetted chararteristlc groups undÈr the EqualltyAct 2010 and worklng with employers. - Contrlbute to fosterlng good relations and communlty coheslon by malntslnhy close *y)rklng relatlonships with all local agendes worklng In the fleld and throuBh actl4e membershlp of relevant 5ktutory groups and boards whlch brin8 together the range of agencles. Reduce Inequalltles In edu¢atK•n by ￿￿rkIng wlth famllle5 and lThllvlduals, and Ilak51ng wlth educatlonal establishments to: a. continue to attfvely 5UPPOrt and refer College leamers b. nurture and collaborate on the shared commStment to celebrate the cuFture. d5verslty, and Incluslon at the heart of ESOL. ReThwe language or structural gaps. artln8 as the focus polnt bet*￿Tr our rnarg•naltsed and dlsadvantaged Communltles and ststutory sep41w In I)Or(￿Sh. Bulld on the posltlve outcomes of the IrKlependent revlew of the Communty Hub model. Contlnue to make cOn￿rted efforts to secure lon8 temi and su5talnabk fund￿ to enable us to achleve our stratelc alrns and prtorltles. Publk Benefft In settlng plans and wbrltles for areas of worL the Trust￿ of CfED have followed the 8vld•nce from the Charlty Commlsslon on the provlslon of publlc benefft. Trustees conslder how planned actIvi￿ will continue to meet objectives they have set. We have demonstrated how CfED dellvers Its prfndpal charltsble obiettfve, to promote equallty of oPp￿jn1ty and ellmlnate dlscrlmlnètlon. In thls financlal statemenL How our actfvltles dellver publk beneffts All our charftsble actlvltles are focused on empowerlnE serv1￿ user5 and engaglng wlth others - whether voluntary or statutory a8encles- In whkh make a dlfference to tr*m. Who used and beneffted from our ser¥ke57 Who we help at tlmes depend on the avallablllty of fundln8 and any Ilmltation on the use of suth funds. Ho*ever, In general temis our servlces users durlng the year 2024n025 Included: Page 2 The Centre for Equallty and DIVe￿Ity tor the Year Ended 31 Marth 2025 l. those who dropped In and used the ser¥lces and fac111￿ In the Communlty Hub, Indudlng recentfy arrlved rnlgrants to the borough; 2. those whom we have supported vla exterftally funded projects, In¢￿dIng IT based projects. health and wellbelr pro8rammes. ESOLtuftlon. Volunteerslwork placements The charlty is grateful for the unstlntlng efforts of all Its Voluntsers and th placements who played an Impjrtant part In the Ilfe of the charfty and we apwedate au their contrilxrtlons. FINANCIAL REVIEW Flnandal Re￿eW Against the backdrop of Ilmlted resources Insecurltles over fundln& the Charlty has delivered In Ilne vlth agreed funded prolects I sep41ces. Whlle Charlty has sound finarKlal management and a dedlcated staff team. we have not been able to Increase funds slgnfficantly durfng 202412025. The Charty continue5 to artlth seek rw and alternatlve revenue streams.. Dlrectors once a8aln recogni5ed the challenging finandal sltuation the charlty faces. Prfnclpal fundln8 s¢)urce5 The prlnclpal fundln8 sources for the Charlty in 2024n025 were lry way of earned Income whrch had a ￿lue of £36,868. In￿Stment pollq and obJe(tlves Although It ts the contlnulnE Intentton of the Dlrectors to bulld up a suffKient reserve that may then be Invested In long temi deposits, no such Investment has tsken place durln8 the year. Reserve$ pollcy The Board of Dlrectors examlned ￿ Charws requlwnent for reseTh￿ conslderlng the maln rlsk to the oygantsatlon. It has estsbllshed a pollry Whe￿bY the unrestrkted funds not omitted or invested In tanglble ftxed assets held by the charlty should be equivalent to 6 months or £50.(MJO of annual core cost of the Ixganlsat This present level of unrestrlcted reSoU￿eS avallable to the Charity of £11.246 therefo￿ falls slgnfftcath $I￿rt of tsrget level although the strategy Is to bulld reser¥es through ￿nned OperatIr￿ surplus. Trustees understsnd that target may take a few years to bulld. In the short.tem and for thts year. Trustees have re¥le**d exlstlni actlvlts and expenditure and curtalled actfvltles and seryices accordln81y. Plans for future perlods Funding perrnlttln& the Charlty plans to ctyrtinue the actlvltles ouifined below In 202512026. Amon8 our prh)rltles are: - Contlnue to operate the Community Hub for the dellveflng of ser¥rces from our base. . Develop more speclAc servlcesl actfvltjes to rneetthe growing needs of new and ernerg1￿ comrnunittes - Secure a total of at least £So,t￿ core fundlng durlng the year - Continue to revlew and update organtsatEonal polkles In acCOrda￿e wlth the Jmetable - Review and update the business l operatmal plan - Seek the best local structure to make the case for kxal syjblic sector agenctes who recefve yeat value dwectly & Indlrectly from the work of the Charlty to fvnd approprlate - Contlnue to Improve soclal medla and Onl1￿ Platf0m￿ to Rtse profile and fvnds. - Work towards In¢￿asIng the number of TnJstee5 1 Dlrectors ￿ the Lw)ard gMn8 attentlon to the skill set of current board members. STrUCTURE. GOVERNAN￿ AND MANAGEMENT Go¥emlnz d¢xument The organlsatlon Is a charttable company Ilmited ty guarantee, Incorporated OD 16th Marth 2006 and reglstered as a tharlty on 23rd June 2006; ￿ are now enterln8 our 17th year of operatlon. The company was established under a Memorandum af Assoclatlon whlch estsbllshed the objects arrfl rThers of the charitsble company and ts £oVerr￿ under Its Artlcles of Assochtion. In the event of company belnz up Mem￿r$ are requtred to contr11￿e an amount not exceedlng £10. The Trustees (who a￿ also Dlrectors of the Charlty for the purposes of the Companles kt) present their annual report together with the Independently examlned financlal ststements, for the Centre for EqualEty & Dlverslty ICfEDI for the year ended 31st March 2025. The Trustees Confirm that the flnancial ststements of the charity comply wtth the current ststutory ￿qUirements. The Charlty and Its alms The charSty ts reg15tered In England {reBlstratlon number 11148211 and ts not liable to UK taxatlon as It has non-taxable charftable artfvltles. The charity Is establlshed to promote equallty of opportunlty across all dlverslty strands, to elirninate dlscrimlnatlon and to promote such orany 51mllar tharitsble purp)ses as the charlty shall thinkfft. Page 3 The Centre for Equamty and Dfverslty hlr the Year Ended 31 Marth 2025 Reuuftment and appolntment of trustees The 8oard of Trustses is appolnted by rna￿rfty aEreement of the exlstln8 Trustees and Is scheduled to meet at least 6 tlmes per year to revlew the Charlty's artlvities and strategies. There was one subnal polkles and prartlces and make recommendatlons to public sector agencies. At a local level the Charlty has relationshlp5 with local partners, several I￿al and regional age￿Ie5 and ts Influenced by policies from several of these agencles provldln8 health care and other essentlal sèrvke5. We also have ￿PreSentatIOn on local strategic Rlsk management The Tiustees regularly revlew the major finandal and noTrfina￿lal rtsks to the Charlty to ensuo that steps have been tsken to mlnlmlse the rlsk and to provkle the Charity'5 staff ￿ approwkte Insurance or physlcal protertbn a8alnst any unavoldable rlsks. Standln8 Item of rfsk management is on every agenda ol each board ffleetI￿. Slgnlflcant r1s￿ to funding during the year have led to much discusskn at board I￿1. Internal control rfsks are rninirntsed by the Implementstton of robust financlal management procedures for authorfsatlon of all transactlons and projects. Procedu￿5 are In place to ensure compllance with health and safety of staff, wlunteers. servlce users and vlsltors to our offices. REFERENCE AND ADMINISTrATIVE DEfAIiS Reglstered Company number 05745005 {England and Wales) Reglstered Charlty number 1114821 Re8lstered office Ground Floor Holloway Chambers Prlory st￿et Dudley West Mldlands DYI IHA Page 4 farthe Year End￿ 31 Marth 2025 Trustees Ms AJ Edwards Mrs K Hira Mr M Hussaln - Chalr Mr P Singh Ms S Norman Mr M Klllin - Treasurer Mr N Barlow-Treasurer Ireslgned 135.241 air S A2ad lappolnted 19.11.24) Commlttee Wntments FmaTrce & General Purposes Subiomrnlttee: Mr M Hu5saln Mr P ￿ngh Ms S Norman Mr N Barlow IRe518ned 13.5.20241 Mr5 K Hlra Mr M Killn Ms S Norman Independent Examlner Dalton Pardoe Llmlted Chartered Accountsnts 794 High Street Klngwilnford West Midlands DY6 88Q Senlor Management Parbhlnder Kalirai - Flnance Offker 8ankers HSBC, 226 Street Dudley, West Mldlands, DYI IPQ This report has been prepared In accordance wlth the special pnwlslors of Part 15 of the Compan*s Act 2006 relatlng to small companles. Approveil order ofthe boar of tru 7 27 NO￿fflber 2025 and slgrtd on its behaw by: Mr M Klllln - Treasurer- Trustee Page S Independent Examinees Report to the Tn4Stees of The Centre for Equallty and Diversity Independent examiner's report to the trustees of The Centre for Equality and Diversity ('the Company'l I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025. Responsibillties and basis of report A5 the charity's trustees of the Company land also its direttors for the purposes of company lawl you are responsible for the preparation of the èccounts in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 20061'the 2006 Art'l. Having satlsfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be audited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eligible fof independent examination, I report in respect of my examination of your charity'5 accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Charities Act 20111'the 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directioris given by the Charity Commission under Section 145151 Ibl of the 2011 Act. Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have come to my attention in connettion with the examination giving me cause to believe- accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act: or the accounts do not accord with those records; or the account5 do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accounts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination,. or the accounts have not been prepared in accordance with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 102}1. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enoble a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Colin Dalton FCA Dalton Pardoe Limited Chartered Accountants 794 High Street Kingswinford West Midlands DY6 88Q 27 November 2025 Page 6 The Centre for Equallty and Dl¥erslty for the Year Ended 31 Mar¢h 2025 313.25 Total furtds 31.3.24 Totsl funds fvnd funds Notes INCOME AND ENDOWMENT5 FROM Charltable Kil¥ltles Income 1179 36.868 42,350 Investff*nt Income 72 Totsl 42,414 EXPENDITURE ON Charliable actlvltles Expendlture 43￿28 55,441 NET INCOME/IEXPENDITURE) (6.6881 113,027) RECONauATION OF FUNDS Total funds broughtforward 38mJ 5L050 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 31335 38.023 The notes fomi part of these flnanclal ststements Page 7 The Centre for Equallty and Dlverslty 31 Marth 2025 JL3.25 31.3.24 Total fvnds funds funds FIXED A55Ers Tanglbk a55ets 256 CiIRRENT ASSETS Debtors Cash at bank and In hand 3,900 44.637 37352 57A41 37J52 57A41 48,537 CREDITORS Amounts fallin8 due wlthln one year 1262981 126298) (10,7701 CURRENT ASSET5 ILO54 3L143 37,767 11246 31335 38,023 NEfASSEf5 24089 31.335 38.023 FUND5 Unre5trlcted funds: General fund Restrlcted funds: WDH Projert Mt8rant Connect io Il246 34.123 ZO.089 3,900 TOTAL FUNDS 31J35 38,023 The charltable company Is entitled to exemptlon from audlt urthr Settlon 477 of the Companies Art 2006 for the year ended 31 March 2025. The member5 fiot ￿qUIred the eompany to obtsln an audit of its financlal ststements f¢x the year ended 31 Mafch 2025 In acCOrda￿e with Section 476 of the Companles Act 2006. The trustee5 acknovAedge their responslbllftles for {a} ensurlng that the charltsble cornpany keeps accounting Tecords that comply Sections 386 and 387 of the Companles Act 2006 and preparlng fina￿[al ststements whlth glve a true and fair view of the state of affalrs of the ¢￿￿table company as at the end of each financial year and of its surplus or deficit for eath finonclal year In accordatte vAth the requi￿rnents of Sectlons 394 and 395 and whkh Othe￿tse comply with the requlrernents of the Companles Art 2006 relatlng to flnanclal statements, ￿ far as appllcable to the charltsble company. (bl These finarKlal statements have been prepared in accord)nce wTth wovblons applkable to charitable companles subjert to the small companEes re8lme. The ftnanclal stateme on its behalf by: were apprth￿ by the Board of Trusrees and authorlsed ft>r Issue on 27 Novernber 2025 and were slgned Mr M Klllin -Treasurer-Trustee The rK￿e$ form partof these financkl ststements Page 8 The Centre for Equallty and Dl¥er lor the Year Ended 31 March 2025 ACCOUNTING pouaES 8a51s of weparln8 the finandal statem The financial staternents of the choritsble company, whkh Is a public benefit en￿ under FRS 102, have beèn prepaTrd In accordance wlth the CharitR5 SORP IFRS 1021 'Accountlng and ReportlnE by Charltles: Statement of Recornmended Practlce appllcable to charitle5 preparlne thelr accounts In accordan￿ wlth the FIna￿l•l Rewrtln8 Standard appllcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland (FRS 102) leffertive l January 20191., Financlal Reportlng Standard 102 Yhe Flnandal ReportlnB Standard appltcable In the UK and Republlc of Ireland, and the C(wnpanles A£t 2006. The flnanclal statements have been prepared under the htstorkal cost corNentlon. Inome All Income Is recogn15ed In the Statement of FlnatKial Acti¥Itt￿ once the charlty has entitlement to the funds, It Is probable that the income will be recelved aDd the amount can be meawred rehalAy. Expendltwe Uabllltles a￿ recognised as expendItst￿ as s(ts) as there 15 a legal or con$t￿l¥e obllgatknn Cf#nmltt1￿ the charity to that expenditure, St Is probable that a transfer of economk benefits will be required In settlement and the amount of the obligatlon can be measured ￿l1abty. Expendlture Is accounted for on an accwals basls and has been chsslfied under headings that aggregate all cost related to the category. Where costs cannot be dlrectly attritArted to partlcular headlngs they have been allocated to actlvliies on a basis conststent wlth the use of resources. Tan8lble flxed assets Depreclation ts provlded at foll￿1n8 annual In order to wrfte off each asset over Its estlmated useful Ilfe. Flxture5 and ffttlngs 25% on redudrrf balarKe Taxatlon The chorlty Is exemptfrom Corpor￿ tsx on Its charltable actI¥lti￿. Fund accountln8 Unrestricted funds can be used in accordance wlth the tharitsble objecuves at the dlxretlon of the trustees. Restrlcted funds can only be used for parkncular restrkted purposes wlthln the objects of the charlty. Restrlctlons arlse when speCif￿d ty the donor or when funds are ralsed for partkular re$trkt￿ purposes. FurtherexplanatEon of th natu￿ and purpose of each fund Is Included In the notes to the flnanclal statements. INVESTMENT INCOME 3L3.25 313.24 Dep)sit actount Interest 72 NET INCOMVIEXPENDmiRE) Net Incomel(expenditurel Is slated after chargirf(cre{frt￿. 3L3.25 313.24 Depreclatlon- owr￿d assets Page 9 continued... The Centre for Equallty and Dlverslty for the Year Ended 31 Marth 2025 TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND BE14EATS The￿ were no trustees. remunerdtlon or other benefits fi>r the year ended 31 Ma￿h 2025 nor for the year ended 31 March 202 TrUstfj￿ expen There ￿re M trustees. expenw pald forthe year ended 31 Marth 2025 nor for the ￿ar ended 31 March 2024. STAFF COSTS The average monthly number of employees durlngthe yearwas as fol]tr••s: 31325 31.3.24 Charitable actlvities No employees recebved emoluments In excess of £60,iIXI. COMPARATIVES FOR ThE STATEMENTOF HNANCIAL AcnvmES Unrestrlcted fund Re5tritted funds Totsl funds INCOME AND ENDOWMENTS FROM Charltable actlvlues Income 42.350 42,350 Investment income T¢)tsl 42,350 42.414 EXPENDrnIRE 014 Charltable a¢tlvltles Expendlture 10,940 44.501 55,441 INCOMV(EXPENDmiRE) 110,8761 (2.1511 113,027) RECONauATION OF FUNDS Total funds brought forward 45,lYXI 51.050 TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD 34.124 38.023 Page 10 contlnued... The Centre for Ewallty and Dt%*rslty Notes tothe Flnan&l Ststements. e¢yntlrn￿d forthe Year Efided 31 Marth 2025 TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS and ffttlngs At l Aprll 2024 and 31 March 2025 9.061 DEPREaATION At l Aprll 2024 Charge for year At 31 March 2025 8.869 NEf BOOK VAWE At 31 March 2025 192 At 31 March 2024 256 DEBTCIRS: AMOUNTS FJIUNG DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 31.325 31.3.24 Trade debtors 3,900 CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FAUING DUE wrtHIN ONE YEAR 313.25 31.3.24 Trade creditor5 crued expenses 9,930 840 10,770 MOVEMENT IN FUND5 Net movement In fund5 At 31.3.25 At 1.4.24 Unvestrfcted fvnds General fund 121877) 11.246 Restrlcted funds WDH Project Mlgrant Connert 13.9001 20.089 14189 TOTAL FUNDS 38￿23 146881 31335 Paze 11 contlnued... The C￿ for Equallty and Olvastty for the Year Ended 31 Marth 2025 io. MOVEMENT IN FU14DS. ¢ont1Th￿d Net movement In funds, Induded In the above are as follows: Incomlrwa resources Resources expended Movement In fvnds Unrestrkted fvnds General fvnd L251 124128) (22,8TII Restrkted funds WDH Project Mlgrdnt Connect {19,%lOJ (3.91)0) 20.089 {￿,5001 16.189 TOTAL FUNDS I43￿28) 16.688) Comparatlves for In fun m0￿ment Infvnds At 31.3.24 At 1.4.23 Unrestrlrted funds General fund 45.0 110,8771 34,123 Restrf¢ted funds The Eveson Trust ￿£t￿e Volce for Change TNL Communlty Fund Trusthouse CF WDH Project 554 2.413 1554) (14131 {3.063) (20} 20 3,900 6,050 (2,1501 3,900 TOTAL FUNDS 51,050 113,0271 38,023 Compaiatl¥e net M￿rnent In funds, Included In the ab(Ne are as follws: Incomln8 Resources expended Movement In funds Unrestrlcted funds Genernl fvnd 110,941) {10.877) Restrfcted fvnds The E¥eson Trust ktlve Voke for Change TNL Communty Fund Trusthouse CF DCVS WDH Project 15541 12.4131 13,0631 1201 138.4501 1554) {2,413} {3.063} (201 38,450 3,900 42.3SO 144,5001 (2,1501 TOTAL FUNDS 42.414 {55,4411 113,027) Page 12 contlnued... for the Year Ended 31 March 2025 The￿ were rK) related party trawctlons forthe year errtled 31 March 2025. Page 13 for the Year Ended 31 Mafch 2025 31.3.25 31.3.24 INCIX4E AND ENDOWMEPllS Investment Incon Deposlt account Interest 72 Charltsble artMtle5 Oonatlons Grant Incorne L179 3,900 38,450 42,350 Totsl Inomlng resources 42,414 EXPENDITURE Chorltable actlvlEles Salarles and penslons Office expenses Insurance Telephone and postage Malntenance and repalrs Dlsbursements Freelance accountsncy costs Bank charges DeP￿clatIon Governance costs 27,531 L073 1.075 2,618 5.941 2.932 L733 61 27,099 1,986 331 3,406 lo,￿0 8,787 2,715 62 85 600 43,628 55.441 Total resources expended 43.628 55.441 Nei expendltufe 16.688) (13,027) Thls page does not form part ofthe statutory financial ststements Page 14 Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of The Centre for Equallty and DNersity Independent examlner'5 report to the trustees of The Centre for Equ?1sty and Diversity ('the Companw) I report to the charity trustees on my examination of the accounts of the Company for the year ended 31 March 2025. Responsiblllties and basls of report As the tharity's trustees of the Company land also tts dI￿rtOrS for the pvrposes of company lawl you are ￿sponSible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirernents of the Companies Act 20061'the 2006 Act.). Having satisfied myself that the accounts of the Company are not required to be avdited under Part 16 of the 2006 Act and are eliglble for independent examination, I report in respert of my examination ol your charity's accounts as carried out under Section 145 of the Chaflties Art 20111'the 2011 Act'l. In carrying out my examination I have followed the Directions given by the Charity Commlsslon under Section 145151 Ibl of the 2011 Art. Independent examiner's statèment I have completed my examination. I confirm that no matters have corne to my attention in connection with the examinatlon glving me cause to believe: accounting records were not kept in respect of the Company as required by Section 386 of the 2006 Act,. or the accounts do not accord with those records; or the accounts do not comply with the accounting requirements of Section 396 of the 2006 Act other than any requirement that the accoLEnts give a true and fair view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination,. or the accounts have not been prepawed in accordance wlth the methoos and principles of the statement gf Recommended Prattice for accounting and reporting by charities (applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland IFRS 10211. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. Colin Dalton FCA Dalton Pardoe Limlted Chartered Accountants 794 High Street Kingswinford West Midlands DY6 8I5Q 27 November 2025 Page 6