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2024-12-31-accounts

Trustees’ Annual Report For the period started 1/1/2024 and ended 31/12/2024

Catalans UK | Charity registration number 1117450 | October 2025

Overview

This report has been produced by the Enrique Arias Hollenstein, Treasurer, Catalans UK (Charity registration number 1117450) for the current Board of Trustees of Catalans UK to report on the performance of the charity for the period between 1/1/2024 and 31/12/2024 to comply with the reporting requirements for charities as set out by the Charities Commission in the UK.

The current board of trustees was voted in on 5 November 2023 and ratified on 30 November 2024.

This report has been produced for and authorised for issue by the current Board of Trustees as indicated below.

Basis of Preparation

This report has been produced on the basis of available information from existing sources. The report has been produced in line with guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit and with the Charities Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP). To this end, the relevant sections are referenced in the headings of each section “(Para #.#)”.

The Financial Reporting section has been prepared on a Cashflow (receipts and payments) basis.

Declarations

The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report below based on the information provided to them.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees on 31/10/2025.

Name
~~ee~~		 Position
~~ee~~
~~Ce~~		 Signature
~~ee~~
Pau Josep Artigas Ferret President
~~Ce~~
Marta Amigo Batlle Secretary
Enrique Arias Hollenstein Treasurer

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Carmina Munte Geli Member of the board
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Table of Contents

Objectives and Activities ........................................................................................... 5 Purposes of the charity, as set out in our governing document (Estatuts) (para 1.17): ................... 5 Main activities in relation to projects or services identified in the accounts. (Para 1.17 and 1.19) .. 5 Policy on grant making (Para 1.38) .................................................................................................... 5 Policy on social investment including program related investment (Para 1.38) ............................. 6 Contribution made by volunteers (Para 1.38) ................................................................................... 6 Key Achievements and Performance ......................................................................... 6 A list of events organised during the year is included in the Appendices section. ......................... 6 Achievements against objectives set (Para 1.41) ............................................................................... 7 Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set (Para 1.41) .......................................... 7 Investment performance against objectives (Para 1.41).................................................................... 7 Financial Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period (Para 1.21) ............................................................................................................................. 8 Summary of Grant Payments received and Refunds to Other Associations made ......................... 9 Reserves holding policy (Para 1.22) .................................................................................................. 11 Amount of reserves held (Para 1.22) ................................................................................................. 11 Reasons for holding zero reserves (Para 1.22) .................................................................................. 11 Details of fund materially in deficit (Para 1.24) ............................................................................... 11 Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern (Para 1.23).... 11 The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) (Para 1.47) .......................... 11 Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted (Para 1.46) .... 12 Description of the principal risks facing the charity (Para 1.46)..................................................... 12 Structure, Governance and Management - Description of charity’s trusts: ............. 13 Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) (Para 1.25) .............................................. 13 How is the charity constituted? (e.g. unincorporated association, CIO) (Para 1.25) ..................... 13 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) ................... 13 Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees (Para 1.51) ............... 13

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The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works (Para 1.51) ........................................................................................................................................... 13 Relationship with any related parties (Para 1.51) ............................................................................. 14 Reference and Administrative Details ..................................................................... 14 Appendices ............................................................................................................... 16

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Objectives and Activities

Purposes of the charity, as set out in our governing document (Estatuts) (para 1.17):

The Purposes of the charity, as set out in the original Catalan language governing document (Estatuts) are:

  1. Objectives and operating principles

2.1 The Association wants to promote and increase the awareness of the language, history and culture or any other aspect of the national reality of Catalonia, in all its forms of expression, between its members and the community of London (and by extension, the whole of the United Kingdom).

2.2 This association is not affiliated with any political party and has no desire to generate a profit

2.3 One of the goals of the association is to maintain and strengthen cultural, social and economic ties between all those people in the historically Catalan-speaking territories who reside in the UK, its people, its history, their language and their culture, and be a meeting point and welcome for all the people who feel connected to it. The association will promote the universal values of non-discrimination, promotion of the democracy, transparency and the respect of individual, collective and national rights

2.4 The organisation's objectives will be carried out with activities such as:

2.4.2. Promoting cultural exchanges between the Catalan Countries and other cultures of the country.

Main activities in relation to projects or services identified in the accounts. (Para 1.17 and 1.19)

The main activities in relation to the purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts (Para 1.17 and 1.19) in 2022 were:

Policy on grant making (Para 1.38)

Although not specifically allowed or prevented in the governing document, the charity does not have a policy to make any grants and has made none during the period covered by this report.

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Policy on social investment including program related investment (Para 1.38)

The charity does not have a social investment policy and has made no investments during the period covered by this report.

Contribution made by volunteers (Para 1.38)

Volunteers are an essential part of the charity’s ability to deliver its objectives. The charity would not be able to conduct its activities without the support of volunteers who contribute their time in organising and supporting the activities of the charity without any retribution.

All trustees of Catalans UK are volunteers without any financial retribution.

In addition, a number of volunteers contribute their time supporting the activities of the Escola Catalana de Londres.

The board of trustees of Catalans UK would hereby like to acknowledge and thank all volunteers for all their help in delivering the objectives of the charity.

Key Achievements and Performance

A list of events organised during the year is included in the Appendices section.

The following table summarises some of the main events and achievements by the charity for the benefit of its members and wider society (Para 1.20) in 2024.

Activity Type Examples Benefits / Alignment to
Objectives
a) Promotion of Catalan
culture		 Concerts, book club, book
presentations, film projections
and theatre.		 2.1 […] promote and increase the
awareness of Catalan culture and
or any other aspect of the national
realityof Catalonia
b) Events to improve
cohesion and bring
together members of
the Catalan community		 Dinners with guest speakers,
pub gatherings, music concerts,
Christmas Party		 2.3 One of the goals of the
association is to maintain and
strengthen cultural, social and
economic ties between all those
people in the historically Catalan-
speaking territories who reside in
the UK, its people, its history,
their language and their culture,
and be a meeting point and
welcome for all the people who
feel connected to it. The
association will promote the
universal values of non-
discrimination, promotion of the
democracy,transparencyand the
c) Celebration of key
Catalan festivities		 St Jordi, Catalan National Day
(La Diada),StJoan
d) Catalan School
(Escola Catalana de
Londres)		 Saturday school that teaches
Catalan language and cultural
traditions to children and
young adults.

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respect of individual, collective and national rights

Achievements against objectives set (Para 1.41)

After the new board joined at the end of 2023, we set ourselves the objective of reviving Catalans UK by engaging more actively with the Catalan community. We intend to achieve this by organising more events and providing more benefits to our members as we return to in-person activities following Covid. We also set out to more actively engage with other like minded charities to be able to deliver on our objectives. As a result we have organised events with Valencians UK, Castellers of London, the Catalan Choir, the Colla Bastonera de Londres, Living Southbank and others.

2024 has been the first year we have been fully responsible for the activities of Catalans UK. The change in board has clearly injected a new impetus to our activities which have increased dramatically. While we still have a lot to learn, we are excited about the prospect of delivering for our members. In 2024, we organised or supported a total of 11 individual, one-off activities such as concerts and celebrations as well as supporting another 6 recurring activities.

To achieve our objectives, we expect to increase the income generated at activities and more actively pursue other funding options such as grants and donations.

In 2024, the Catalan School (Escola Catalana de Londres) continued in its upwards trajectory as ‘in person’ lessons saw an increase in our membership which went from 40 in 2019/20 to 80 in the 2022/23 course and 100 in the 2023/24 course. In 2024, the school moved its base from Islington where it had run for close to 8 years to a new, more central location in Borough. The school has become a success story on the delivery of Catalan Language teaching around the world.

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set (Para 1.41)

In 2024 income increased to £82,555 (£44,732 in 2023). Of these £44,767 (£39,154 in 2023) came from the Catalan school fees driven by the increase in enrolment at the Catalan School while £23,235 (£1,425 in 2023) came from grants from the Catalan Government while. Excluding grants, the income of Catalans UK increased by over £16,000 or 37% compared with 2023.

The 2022 – 23 Catalan government grant payment was delayed and the initial payment of 80% of approved amount was only received on 19/1/2024. This amounted to €23,887 (£20,398) as stated in Appendix – ‘Resolució de concessió de subvencions per a les comunitats catalanes a l’exterior per a l’any 2024 (exp. EXI133/24/000053)’. The balance of this grant, was received on 23 October 2024. Meanwhile, the amount received in 2023 was only the 2[nd] payment relating to the 2021-22 grant.

In addition, the charity received charitable donations worth £1,500 (£864 in 2023).

Investment performance against objectives (Para 1.41)

The charity has made no investments during the period covered by this report (despite not specifically being prevented in the governing document). The charities funds are kept in current

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accounts to ensure at call availability. The trustees would not want at this stage to make any investments as it is felt that it could create risks the current board is not prepared to take.

Financial Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period (Para 1.21)

The following table summarises the financial performance of the charity and the movement in 2024:

~~a~~ 2024
~~ee~~		 2024
~~ee~~		 2024
~~ee~~		 2023
~~ee~~		 2024 vs 23 2024 vs 23
Type
~~a~~
~~ee~~		 CatUK
~~ee~~		 ECL
~~ee~~
~~ee~~		 Grand Total
~~ee~~
~~ee~~		 Grand Total
~~ee~~
~~ee~~		 Change
~~ee~~		 Change %
~~ee~~
Income
~~ee~~		 35,335
~~ee~~		 47,200
~~ee~~		 82,555
~~ee~~		 44,732
~~ee~~		 37,823
~~ee~~		 84.6%
~~ee~~
Expenses (19,047) (50,674) (69,721) (55,153) (14,568) 26.4%
Grand Total 16,288 (3,454) 12,833 (10,421) 2,412 23.1%

The overall financial performance for the period improved significantly between 2023 and 2024 driven by increases in

As usual, the timing of the reporting has also impacted the overall result. In particular, 2 factors impact the performance of the charity:

The following table summarises the position of our bank accounts and the movements in 2024:

Account 01/01/2024 31/12/2024 Total
Movement		 Source
Sabadell CatUK 26,696 42,485 15,790 Statements
Sabadell ECL 8,755 1,928 -6,828 Statements

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Wise GBP 762 5,653 4,891 Statements
Paypal CatUK GBP 1,182 100.00 -1,082 Statements
SumSquare 0 0 0 Statements
Total 37,395 50,168 12,773

The overall numbers are consistent with the financial performance movement with a minor discrepancy of £60 likely driven by either bank charges and FX rates. This difference is also reported in the ‘Receipts and payments accounts’ produced for the Charities Commission as ‘Balancing Entry’.

The balances in the account are more than sufficient to fund the activities of the charity for the foreseeable future while timing differences are addressed and until the next round of funding from the Catalan government is received.

Summary of Grant Payments received and Refunds to Other Associations made

A summary of the grants obtained from the Catalan government in 2023/24 and 2023/22 is detailed below:

Line Final
Approval
2023-24€ *1		 Final
Approval
2022-23€ *2		 Change € Change
%		 Received
2022-23
GBP
Funcionament ordinari /
Normal Operations		 6,924 1,885 5,039 267.3% 1,605
Activitats de cohesió i
projecció / Cohesion and
projection activities		 4,592 4,876 (284) (5.8%) 4,151
Subtotal Catalans UK *3 11,516 6,761 4,755 70.3% 5,756
Ensenyament de les
llengües catalana i occitana
/Teachingof Catalan *3		 20,447 20,530 (83) (0.4%) 17,479
Total 31,963 27,291 **4,672 ** 17.1% 23,235

Notes:

*1 While this grant was requested in 2024, the payment is not expected until 2025.

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*3 The Grants for Normal Operations, Cohesion / Promotion of Catalonia are all for activities undertaken by Catalans UK while Teaching of Catalan are undertaken by the Catalan School of London.

As stated above, the new board actively seeks to cooperate with other entities which are aligned with the aims of the charity to promote the Catalan culture and identity. This cooperation will involve working together with these associations on specific events and/or supporting and promoting each other’s activities.

On 13/11/24 Catalans UK made a payment of £3,408 to Castellers of London. This amount was approved at last year’s general assembly and disclosed in our 2023 Annual Report. The payment is processed on the same basis as the grants provided by the Catalan government.

Where these activities can be the subject of grant requests they are all discussed and agreed with the Catalan government to ensure they met all legal requirements prior to requesting them. For the 2023/24 grants, the charity requested the following amounts:

Association Amount € Amount £
Catalans UK €5,757 £4,837
Castellers of London €5,830 £4,899
Escola Catalana de Londres €20,447 £17,181
Total €31,963 £26,857

The members of the board understand that these amounts must be requested only if they align with the regulations of the Catalan Government grants and the aims of Catalans UK. Any such payments must meet the same requirements the charity must comply with when requesting and/or receiving grants from the Catalan government. Given the materiality of these payments, they must be authorized by a majority of the board of the charity and/or the general assembly before payment.

As at 31/12/2024, the following payments approved for settlement at last year’s general assembly had not been settled, as this group operates positive cashflows and operates within the legal umbrella of Catalans UK. The outstanding amounts are:

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Reserves holding policy (Para 1.22)

The charity does not hold any specific purpose reserves. Instead, funds held at the Sabadell accounts are held as a generic reserve to guarantee the ability of the charity to continue to deliver its objectives.

Amount of reserves held (Para 1.22)

The charity does not hold any reserves to deliver on specific activities or projects.

Reasons for holding zero reserves (Para 1.22)

The charity is not earmarking any specific activities or projects which require the setup of a specific reserve.

Details of fund materially in deficit (Para 1.24)

None.

Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern (Para 1.23)

The charity is expected to continue operating as a going concern.

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) (Para 1.47)

The income of the charity for 2024 was £82,555. The following table shows the income by group and source:

Income Category 2024 2024 2024 2023 Change
CatUK ECL
Grand Total		 Grand Total
School fees 44,767 44,767 39,154 5,613
Ticket sales 4,729 4,729 361 4,368
Other Income 4,642 953 5,594 89 5,505
Members fees 2,730 2,730 2,840 (110)
Donations 1,500 1,500 864 636
Sub-Total 12,101 47,220 59,320 43,308 16,012
Grants 23,235 23,235 1,425 21,810
Grand Total 35,336 47,220 82,555 44,733 37,822

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Most of the income of the charity continues to come from the School fees paid by families of students at the Catalan School. However since last year, we managed to increase and diversify the income of the charity by increasing the volume and number of paid for activities. As a result on a year-on-year basis, the income of the charity (excluding Grants) increased by 37.0%. As previously stated, income from Grants increased by £21,810 due to delays in the processing of grants in 2023.

Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted (Para 1.46)

While the board is entitled to make investments on behalf of the charity by the founding document, the charity does not have an investment policy or plans to make any investments.

Description of the principal risks facing the charity (Para 1.46)

Some of the main risks facing the charity are:

Risk Description Controls / Prevention
Change in Catalan
Government		 A change to the Catalan
government following elections
could result in a change to the
Foreign Affairs policy thus
potentially impacting the grants
process and amount.		 The charity has always tried to be
as self-sufficient economically as
possible because of this reason. As
a result, a large number of our
activities are run by volunteers.
While individual years may result
in a small loss, the intention is for
the charity to break even over time
but not to generate a surplus
instead re-investing any profits on
the activities of the charity. The
new board has introduced more
paid for activities which are
designed to generate a surplus to
provide a safety net for the charity
in the future.
Insufficient
members to
organise activities		 The charity is run by a small
number of trustees and volunteers
who organise its activities. If
insufficient people are involved the
charity may not be able to run any
activities.		 The charity requires a minimum
number of 5 board members. In
addition, through our regular
activities we actively encourage
engagement with participants.

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Insufficient
teachers at
Catalan school		 The ability of the school to deliver
a high quality of teaching relies on
the availability and level of
teachers. Not having enough
qualified teachers would mean we
would not be able to meet our
quality benchmarks.		 The school requires a minimum
number of teachers per class which
we have been able to provide since
its inception by actively recruiting,
training and promoting our staff.

Structure, Governance and Management - Description of charity’s trusts:

Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) (Para 1.25)

The charity’s governing document is the ‘Estatuts’ document which outlines its purpose, organisation, objectives and rules.

How is the charity constituted? (e.g. unincorporated association, CIO) (Para 1.25)

The charity is an unincorporated association.

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)

The governing document dictates the duties and responsibilities of the trustees including requirements of trustees, process for selection and replacement, rights and responsibilities.

Trustees need to be voted in at a general meeting which can be called at any time subject to requirements in the governing document. Similarly, trustees can resign or be voted out at any time on the same basis.

Currently there are no bodies allowed to appoint members to the board of trustees.

Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees (Para 1.51)

No specific policies or procedures have been adopted for the induction and training of trustees.

As at 2023, there were no recommendations or guidance on induction and training of trustees.

The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works (Para 1.51)

Following the board meeting held on 5 November 2023, the charity’s current organisational structure is as follows:

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The meeting specifically authorised the voting of a 4 person board by special resolution with the commitment of voting 1 more member before the end of the first year of operation of the board.

While one more member was voted at Annual General Meeting of November 2024, he has not yet provided an ID or signature and as a result the structure of the charity has not been updated. On that basis, a new member will need to be voted at the next Annual General Meeting.

Relationship with any related parties (Para 1.51)

The charity was:

Reference and Administrative Details

Catalans UK 17 Fleet Street London EC4Y 1AA

In 2024 the trustees who managed the charity were:

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Trustee name Office
(if any)		 Dates acted if not
for whole year		 Name of person (or body) entitled
to appoint trustee (if any)
Pau Josep Artigas
Ferret		 President 5-11-2023 to present None
Enrique Arias
Hollenstein		 Treasurer 5-11-2023 to present None
Marta Amigo
Batlle		 Secretary 5-11-2023 to present None
Carmina Munte
Geli		 Member
of the
board		 5-11-2023 to present None

Corporate trustees – names of the directors at the date the report was approved

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others:

Names and addresses of advisers:

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff member:

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Appendices

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Catalans UK

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Receipts and payments accounts For the period 01/01/2024 31/12/2024 To from ~~ee ee~~

CC16a

Section A Receipts and payments

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Unrestricted|Restricted|Endowment| |Total funds|Last year| |funds|funds|funds| |to the nearest| |to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £|to the nearest £| |£| |A1 Receipts| |School fees|44,767|-|-|44,767|39,154| |Grants|23,235|-|-|23,235|1,425| |Ticket sales|4,729|-|-|4,729|361| |Other Income|5,594|-|-|5,594|89| |Members fees|2,730|-|-|2,730|2,840| |Donations|1,500|-|-|1,500|864| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|(Gross income for| |82,555|-|-|82,555|44,733| |AR)| |A2 Asset and investment sales,| |(see table).| |None|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |Sub total|-|-|-|-|-| |—————|Total receipts|82,555|-|-|82,555|44,733| |A3 Payments| |Ln 1 Operating Expenses|9,447|-|-|9,447|1,259| |Ln 2 Cohesion - Projection|9,246|-|-|9,246|1,647| |Ln 3 Projection|-|-|-|-|2,249| |Ln 4 Catalan Teaching|51,028|-|-|51,028|49,999| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-|-|

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||||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Sub total|[ 69,721 ]|-|-|69,721|55,154| |A4 Asset and investment| |purchases,|(see table)| |-|-|-|-| |-|-|-|-| |Sub total|[ - ]|-|-|-|-| |—|Total payments|—=—=—|69,721|-|-|69,721|55,154| |Net of receipts/(payments)|12,833|-|- 12,833|- 10,421| |A5 Transfers between funds|-|- -|-|-| |A6 Cash funds last year end|37,371|- -|37,371|-| |Cash funds this year end|===>|50,204|-|- 50,204|>|- 10,421|

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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

Unrestricted
Restricted		 Endowment
Categories Details funds
funds		 funds
to nearest £
to nearest £		 to nearest £
B1 Cash funds 42,485.25
-
-
1,927.81
5,653.35
-
-
100.00
38.00
-
-
50,204
-
-
Paypal CatUK (Merchant Account ID:
RXVAA9JXQ8M8Q)
Sabadell CatUK (Sort Code: 60-92-70
Account: 04408001)
Wise GBP (Sort Code: 23-14-70 Account:
35614210)
Balancing entry
Sabadell CatUK (Sort Code: 60-92-70
Account: 04408011)
Total cash funds
~~===~~
(agree balances with receipts and payments (agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s)) OK
OK		 OK
Unrestricted
Restricted		 Endowment
funds
funds		 funds
Details to nearest £
to nearest £		 to nearest £
B2 Other monetary assets -
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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Details Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)		 Current value
(optional)
B3 Investment assets -
-
-
-
-
-
~~————~~
Details Fund to which
asset belongs
Cost (optional)		 Current value
(optional)
B4 Assets retained for the
charity’s own use		 -
-
-
-
-
-
~~————~~
Fund to which
Amount due		 When due
Details liability relates
(optional)		 (optional)
B5 Liabilities -
-
-
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Signed by one or two trustees on
behalf of all the trustees		 Signature Print Name Date of
approval
Pau Josep Artigas Ferret 27/10/2025
Enrique Arias Hollenstein 27/10/2025

Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees CATALANS UK On accounts for the year 31 December 2024 Charity no 1117450 ended (if any) Set out on pages Pages 1 & 2

I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/12/2024.

Responsibilities and basis of report

As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).

I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent examiner's statement I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

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.

|Signed:||Date:|28/10/2025
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~~|~~| |---|---|---|---|---| |Name:|Sohaib Akram|||| |||||| |Relevant professional|ACCA|||| |qualification(s) or body||||| |(if any):||||| |||||| |Address:|Axis Accountants Ltd, 8 Deer Park Road, London, SW19 3GY||||

Oct 2018

IER

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