ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION - KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 1125572
LONDON ACCOUNTANCY PRACTICE
SOJOURNER TRUTH CENTRE
161 SUMNER ROAD
LONDON SE15 6JL

ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION (RWA)- KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S
CENTRE
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021
CONTENTS
Page
Charity Inforniation
Report of Management Committee
4-12
Independent Examiner5 Report
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Statement of Financial Activities
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Balance Sheet
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Notes to the Accounts
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Detailed Incom• and Expenditure
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ADMINISTRATIVEILEGAL INFORMATION
REGISTRATION DETAILS.
ROJ Women's Ass(tialion - Kurdish &
Turkish
Women's Centre is an unincorporated
Organisat￿)n wister&J as a charity with
registration
number1125572.
GOVERNING DOCUMENT
ROJ Women's Ass￿latKIn - Kurdish & Turkish
Women's Centre is an unincorporated
organisab'on
govemed by the Charity Act 2011 and its
Ix)nslittJtion
REGISTERED OFFICE
ROJ Women's Asscciation - Kurdish & Tuthish
Women's Centre
Sdby Centre
Selby Roaj
London N17 &JL
BANKERS
Barclays Bank
193 Canxlen High Str￿1
London NW17PJ
MANAGEMENT COMMIThEE
Sefaret Yaman....................................TnJslee
Salime Tasdemir..........
..Truslee
Rojda Sipan....................................... Trust
Sutsn Cakir......................................Signatorie
Lara Gun............................................Signatorie
Makbule Gunes
Eylem Polat
Saadet Mengi
Fatos Usta
Cigdem Karaalioglu
Avesta Kadir
Ilkay Kucuk
Galina Dimrtrova
Duygu Cantekin (Sessional Worker)
Ada Ayse Imamoglu (Sessional Worker)
EMPLOYEES

VOLUNTEERS
Rezhna Naser
Ayse Tekagac
Halima Abdi
INDEPENDENT EXAMINERS
London Accounlancy Practi
Sojoumer Truth Centre
161 Sumner Road
London SE15 6JL

ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION- KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE
REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
The Management Committee presented their report and financial statements for the
year ended 31 March 2022.
AIMS AND OBJECTIVES
RWA is a non-profrt women's organisation that aims to support and empower
Kurdish, Turkish, Cypriot. migrant, and refugee women living in the UK. Our
beneficiaries are women and young girls who live in the poorest, marginalised, and
disadvantaged areas of London, who come from various social, cultural, political,
religious, and economic backgrounds.
RWA recognises the muftiple forms of challenges that Kurdish and Turkish women
face, including low income, economical dependency, language barriers, domestic
violence, mental health challenges and isolation. These fomis of complex issues
require deeper understanding and cU￿UrallY sensttive approaches. RWA services
and activities are shaped and led through consultations conducted with its service
users, they are enCOu￿ged to share their views and opinions during the scoping of
all projects. By engaging and involving the beneficiaries with first-hand experien￿ of
the challenges they fa￿ we create projects with holistic approaches and meaningful
interventions.
Roj Women's Association is very grateful for tho financial support from:
Big Lottery Reaching the Cornmunities Fund, London Community Foundation,
Rosa, Mopac VAWG Grassroots Fund, City Bridge Trust, Salway Fund, Sport
England and Public Voice.
We are equally grateful to our partners:
HALKEVI.. Kurdish & Turkish Communty Centre
Kurdish Communrty Centre
Hackney CVS
Collage Art
Selby Trust
Solace Women's Aid
Tottenham Hotspur
Migrant Support Network (Hackney CVS)

London Alevi Federation
Cemevi
Kirkisrak Community Centre
Healthwatch Haringey
• Haringey, The Bridge Renewal Trust
OUR PROJECTS AND SERVICES
We offer", advi￿, advocacy, wellbeing, and counselling Servi￿$. Through building
partnerships with other organisations, RWA assists women from disadvantaged
groups with accessing support, education, training. English language classes, and
employment opportunities.
We work with women and girls of all ages with a gender-diverse approach. We offer
ServI￿S in Kurdish, Turkish and English. Our free, women-only servi￿5 offer a
holistic response to women and girls who have eXperien￿d gender discrimination or
are at risk of gender-based violen￿. Our work aims to create a safe, confidential,
and non-judgmental Spa￿ in which women and girls can get the support they need.
RWA has coordinators and four part-time staff members, assisted by three
volunteers. Members of the Management Committee contribute to carry out the
organisalion's activities while managing the staff and making decisions related to
strategy. We would like to express our most sin￿re gratitude to members of the
Management Committee and volunteers who have worked tirelessly for RWA this
year.
We are running the following projects and services..
Big Lottery Reaching the Communities Fund
RWA was suc￿Ssful in getting a three-year fund from Big Lottery Reaching the
st
Communities,starting from the 1 of April 2019. With this funding the charity was
able to develop two new services alongside appointing a coordinator & business
development offI￿r with an increased capacty to oversee the projects and fundraise
for much needed new services. This is a development role, and the focus is to
develop projects and build the capacty of the organisation to attract funding for new
services as well as oversee the delivery of the current projects and line-management
duties.
With the increased capacity, we developed strong partnerships with local
organisations and increased the opportunty to represent the charty within the
existing voluntary sector, especially in Haringey, Enfield and Hackney.The
ne￿OrkIng opportuntties helped RWA to build partnerships in Hackney and Enfield
and also create platfonns for the charrty to better advocate for the communities we
support. As a grassroots women's support charity, we continue to work on building
trust and strengthening partnerships with the local Kurdish and Turkish Community
Centres. They have been very keen to accommodate our Advice and Domestic

Violence Link Work servi￿ in their communty ￿ntreS and are very happy with the
free Servi￿ provided by RWA.
Along with the continued capacity building, the following two services were also
developed and are being delivered under this grant:
Welfare Advice & Infomiation
We offer face to face women-only advi￿ and information service to Kurdish and
Turkish speakers. Our servi￿$ include advice to women facing many issues. such
as domestic violence, welfare, housing, financial and health issues.
This has become a crucial service, especially with the pandemic, during which we re-
established the services and reshaped the Servi￿ to adapt to the new way of
working (due to COVID-19) and started to provide outreach services.
Health & Wellbeing
We support women to take part in outdoor physical activities, socialise with other
women to overcome everyday anxiety and stress. Help service users to develop a
healthy lifestyle and combat mild mental health issues such as depression and
anxiety.
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This project has achieved great impact. Paticipants reported back that they are more
social, living healthier, they V￿re able to break isolation. The tumoLrt is great for this

selv1￿. the service users often continue socialising after the exercise sessions. Most
if not all, have become friends and spend time together outside of the sessions.
Feedbacks show that seNice users are reluctant to go to leisure ￿ntreS and that
they prefer to come to the RWA exercise sessions.
Domestic Violence Support Service
This project was jointly funded by Rosa & Imkaan under the Covid-19 Support Fund
for Grassroots BAME Women Support Organisations starting from 2020. This
service has a therapeutic support component additional to the specialist support
offer. The se￿1￿ used to be part time and for one year and continued as a full time
support Servi￿ during the report period. In 2021-2022, specialist domestic violen
service is funded by Rosa and MOPAC funds. This project supports and empower5
women survivors of domestic Violen￿ in Hackney, Haringey and Enfield. The
Servi￿ is holistic, offering casework support to women and girls from all risk levels.
Support includes" advocacy, referral and case presentation at the MARAC, in target
boroughs, practical support to add security in homes and referral for therapeutic
support as part of the DV specialist support package. We built relationships with
other organisations and local authorities within the targeted boroughs for referral
pathways and partnership y￿rkS to reach out to more women who need our
se￿i￿S.
We support victims1su￿IVor of DV and abuse, sexual violen￿, forced marriage and
other types of harmful praCti￿S. We ensure survivors have aC￿sS to safe housing
and are supported to rebuild their lives. Our specialist staff work closely with each
service user, every suNivor is encouraged to be involved when building their support
plan.
RWA became the main point of refe￿al for most (rf not all) local Kurdish and Turkish
community centres, they referred young gids and women and victims of domestic
violence during COVID. We have a strong community link with mostly Kurdish
centres and have become a trusted organisation to support vulnerable women and
girls. And, other agenciesl organisations, contacted RWA and established a referral
prO￿s$ for women such as IRIS (particularly via GPS). sola￿ Women's Aid and
many other women organisations.
Psychotherapy & Counselling
Funded by MOPAC VAWG. We provide psychotherapy and counselling service for
Kurdish and Turkish women living in North London. The sessions are conducted fa
to face on a weekly basis. This service aims to help women facing mental health
problems, difficult or traumatic life events and difficult emotions. The therapy
approach presented is Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.
Feedback shows that the sessions have had a positive impact on service users,
lives, they are able to socialise, speak out and seek help when they need it. Mothers
have reported that their relationships with their children have improved, single
mothers reported they were better able to manage the challenges during COVID-19
restrictions whilst homeschooling.

Majority of women feedback that they are more comfortable coming to us instead of
therapy via GP services. as they can speak to someone directly and not to a
therapist via a translator. They reported they were made to feel intimidated. either by
their GPS or the translator mostly due the lack of understanding and cultural
sensitivty.
Support for Over 50,8
Funded by Crty Bridge Trust, we provide advi￿ and support for women over 50's
who are socially isolated due to Covid-19 restrictions. We aim to support the health
and wellbeing of isolated and vulnerable women and help service users to have a
healthier and happier lrfe within the community. We provide this service mainly
through home visits. Through this project Servi￿ users over the age of 50 with no
support ne￿Ork now feel more secure and confident to approach RWA for support
and assistan￿ wtth various issues, including referral to GP'S and hospitals. And
seNice users felt that they now have someone to tum to for support, they felt
listened to and cared for, and f￿dback that many of their issues have been dealt
with that they did not know what to do with.
Partnership with Healthwatch Haringey (HH) NCL CCG
RWA took part in the joint Y￿rk with Haringey voluntary sector organisations. The
Proposal for joint work was led by the North Central London clinical commissioning
group and the Haringey Public Vol￿. The proposal aims to support communities and
deliver action research design and highlight barriers to accessing health, social care
and other servI￿s, identrfy gaps in service and potential solutions to increase.
The aim was to engage with RWA service users on issues of heafth and social care,
exploring their exPerien￿S and captunng feedback, to improve seplices for the
underserved client group.
Healthwatch Haringey (HH) chose two themes for our joint work - GP services
(Healthwatch Haringey choice) and mental health (a theme chosen by both RWA).
Together, V￿ ran four focus groups, two on GP seNI￿s, and two on mental health.
The RWA focus groups were in person and held at the Selby Centre and the Kurdish
Community Centre. We used interpreters in all the focus groups to ensure they were
accessible to all our Servi￿ users. Also, HH carried out two one-to-one interviews
with our Peer Coordinator for Older Persons. who supported women over 50 Turkish
or Kurdish speaking. The Peer Coordinator supported 18 women from Kurdistan,
Cyprus, Turkey, Lebanon. The focus of those interviews was to document the
experiences of people over 50's who were extremely vulnerable and scared to
participate in any group work because of Covid-19 effects.

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RWA is a member of The Migrant Support Network, a s•rvic• provided by
Hackney CVS
RWA joined the Migrant Support Network to develop organisational support in order
to increase the capacty of the charty. The ne￿Ork was set up by Hackney CVS to
help build the capacity of small migrant organisations in Hackney. The membership
was through a competitive application and an interview. We are pleased to report
that RWA has been ac￿pted into the network and has made significant progress in
terms of capacity and partnership building. The main aim of the network is to help
member organisations develop better capacrty, access to free training, and work on
joint consortium bids with the other members of the network. There are currently 12
member organisations and the principal aim is to work together in partnership to
develop better senil￿S around health and communty development work.
COVID-19 lockdown implications to our service provisions
The implications of the pandemic were social isolation, anxiety, povety, domestic
violence, being confined to overcrowded accommodations and home-schooling
issues, causing many levels of challenges. This increased a need for interventions to
support women, families, children, and the elderly to narrow the gap and minimise
these implications. We resumed our activities after lockdown again and RWA
adopted a flexible working approach, where the majority of work was done from
home.
We also identifEd the impact and increase of domestic Violen￿ as a resutt of Covid-
19 through the demand from our service users. We ensured that we continue to be
accessible through phone help lines, by advertising. following up clients regularly
and reaching out to the communty through increased outreach activities.
The needs of the community were Unpre￿dented and RWA decided to divert the
reSoUr￿S where they were needed the most. However, we prioritised the safety and
wellbeing of our staff and adopted our working ways, staff started working from
home. The existing services were reconfigured to provide direct Covid-19 crisis
support, especially infonnation and advi￿ in the community languages and share
and broadcast infonnation via various means, including INhatsApp's groups, emails,
social and local media_ The implications of the pandemic were social isolation,
anxiety, poverty, domestic violence. being confined to overcrowded accommodations
and home-schooling issues, causing many levels of challenges. This increased a
need for interventions to support women, families, children, and the elderly to narrow
the gap and minimise these implications.
In conclusion, RWA developed a five-year business plan, and devised a strategy to
address the needs and tackle the implications of the pandemic to the targeted
communities. We will provide a copy of the strategy upon request. Please contact
RWA should you wish to have a copy.

Textile ProjecL. Employment focused project in partnership with Collage Art
Developed in associats'on with Collage Arts (fomerly Haringey Arts Council), this
project offered WorkSpa￿S for women to use the skills they already have so they can
make (and potentially sell) things while also coming together.
RWA was also successful in getting three external funds for the textile project from
several funding streams encouraging training and employment-focused training with.,
The Big Lottery Awards for All, London Communty Foundation, Tampon Tax
Community Fund, EQIPT Paddington Development Tnjst. The textile project
provided training, up-skilling opportunities, and helped participants find work in the
textile sector. This project ended on 31 st August 2021.
STATEMENT OF DIRECTORS AND MANAGEMENT COMMirrEE
RESPONSIBILITIES
The Directors, who are also the Management Committee of the Charity, are required
to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view
of the state of affairs of the Chanty at the end of the year and of its financial activities
during the year then ended. In preparing those financial statements, the
Management Committee are required to..
select suitable accounting policies and apply them consistently,.
make judgements and estimates that are reasonable and prudenl"
state whether applicable standards and statement of recommended
practice have been follov4ed, subject to any material departures disclosed
and explained in the financial statements- and
prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is
nappropriate to presume that the project will continue in operation.
The directorslmanagement Committee are responsible for keeping proper
accounting records which disclose at any time the financial position of the Charity.
They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for
taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other
irregularities.

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ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION- KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE
REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
FINANCIAL REVIEW
The results of the year's operation are set out in the attached financial statements.
The net movement in funds for the year amounted to a surplus of £14,445. The
retained reserves at 31 March 2022 amounted to £59,135
The Management Commtttee has been aware of the need to comply with good
practice guidelines on free reseNes and ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION
KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE policy is included in the notes to the
accounts.
RISK MANAGEMENT
The Management Committee has examined the major risk which RWA - Kurdish &
Turkish Women's Centre faces and believe that maintaining our free reserves at a
reasonable level, combined with our annual review of the controls over key financial
systems will provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse conditions. The
Management Committee have also examined other operational and business risks
which we face and confimi that they have established systems to mitigate the
significant risks.
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
The Charity does not have fixed assels.
FUNDS AVAILABLE
The present level of funding is adequate to support the continuation of the Charity's
activities for the medium term, and the Management committ￿ considers the
financial position of the Charity to be satisfactory.
VOLUNTEERS
ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE
recognises the significant contributions made by volunteers.
. Management Committee
Sefaret Yaman

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ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION- KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE
INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
I report on the accounts of the company for the year ended 31st March 2022, which
are set out on pages 12 to 15
Respective responsibilities of Management Committee and examiner
The Management Committee (who are also the directors of the company for the
purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The
Management Committee considers that an audit is not required for this year under
section 144{2) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) and that an independent
examination is needed.
Having satisfied myself that the charity is not subject to audit under company law
and is eligible for independent examination, it is my responsibilty to..
examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act.
to follow the procedures laid down in the general Directions given
by the Charity Commission under section 145(5){b) of the 2011 Act,. and
to state whether particular matters have come to my attention.
Basis of independent examinerfs report
My examination was carried out in accordan￿ with the general directions given by
the Charity Commission. An examination includes a review of the accounting records
kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records.
It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts
and seeking explanations from you as a Management Committee concerning any
such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would
be required in an audit and consequently, no opinion is given as to whether the
accounts present a Yrue and fair vievl and the report is limited to those matters set
out in the statement below.
Indepèndent examiner's statement
In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:
(1) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the
requirements..
to keep accounting records in accordan￿ with section 386 of the Companies
Act 2006,. and
to prepare accounts which accord with the accounting records, comply wrth
the accounting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and
with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practi
Accounting and Reporting by Charities
have not been met; or
(2) to which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper
understanding of the accounts to be reached.
Date..3.5
Ade Adeb
GMA, ACMA
For London Accountancy Practice
161 Sumner Road, London SE15 6JL

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ROJ YIOMEN'S ASSOCIAIION
STA TEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTMIIES
FOR THE YEAR ENDEO 31 MARCH 2022
Unrestrictsd Restricted
Fund
Fund
2022
Total
INCOhlNG RESOURCES
2021
Total
14,350
143,299" 157,648 143,894
14.350
143 299 157,648 143,894
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Chanlable Athbes
11,673
131,480" 143,153 122,700
Total R•source8 Expended
11.673
131,480
143,153 122,700
Net Ir￿0m1T￿ Resources
1677
11,818"
14,495
21,193
FuThJ Bakan￿ BrouJht Fowdrd
30,698
13,992
44,690
23,497
33.375
25.810
44,690

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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT31 IAARCH 2022
2022
2021
CURMT ASSETS
Cath al 8ar*
97,581
71,043
CURRENT LIABIUIIES
edi1￿ klr¥J ¥Athn year
31.704
5.942
PAYE,TrIMRC NC
12.885
12.718
750
38.445
59,135
11A53.34
44.690
Re*iCted
33,325
25,810
30.698
13.992
TOTPL FUNDS
59,135
44.690
The financial statements were approved by the Management Committee on
24.01.2023
.and signed on its behaff by
.Management Commtttee..........

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ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIA TK*4
BALANCE SHEET
AS A T 31 MARCH 2022
2022
2021
cuRR￿T ASSETS
97,581
71.043
CURRENT LIABIUTIES
*ye year
31,704
5,942
PAYEPllaRC NC
Tra￿
12,885
12,718
750
38.445
59.135
26.353
44,690
I1￿3.34
33,325
25.810
30 698
13,992
TOT￿ FUIIDS
69.135
44,690
The financial statements were approved by the Management Committee on
24.01.2023
.and signed on its behaff by
Sign......
.Management Committee..........

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ROJ WOMEN'S ASSOCIATION- KURDISH & TURKISH WOMEN'S CENTRE
NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
AcGounting pollcies
( a ) Basis of preparation
These accounts are the Accounts of ROJ Women's Association -
Kurdish & Turkish Women's Centre.
These accounts have been prepared on an accruals basis and
include income and expenditure as they are eamed or incurred.
rather than as cash is received or paid.
The recommendations of the Statement of Recommended
Practice have been followed in the preparation of these
accounts
I b ) Fund Accounting
(i)
The Charty's general fund consists of funds, which the Charity
may use for its purposes at its discretion.
The Charity's restricted funds are those where the donor has
imposed restrictions on the use of the funds, which are legally
binding.
{ c ) Voluntary Income
All voluntary income is included upon re￿ipt.
Grants receivable are credited to income immediately
( d ) Investment Income
Credit is taken for interest when the interest falls due for payment.
( e ) Adminlstration Expenditure
Administration expendrture comprises costs incurred in running the
Charity. Where applicable, some of these costs have been treated as
direct charitable expenditure.
(fj
CREDITORS
2022
2021
Accountancy Fees
PAYEIHMRCINIC
Deferred Income
800
5,942
750
12,718
The funding from Big Lottery-Reaching Communities, amounting to £9,200 was
received in the previous year for this current period, to be used in the next
accounting year, which qualifies rt as a deferred income. Other deferred income was
£3,685 from Covid 19 Response and £18,819 from other funders for the next
accounting year.

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Ig)
co￿ AND EXPENDITURE ACCIXthIT
FOR ThE IEAR ENDED 31 IA*RCH 2022
Total
2022
Total
2021
Fund
Fund
3,200
3.429
38.451
19.880
13,000
7.560
1.998
19 Rw
Rosa Fwvj
18,750
18.750
cty￿L￿X
52,340" 52.340
11.988
11,988
Main Grart
RdLvkJ Vtsts UK
F4thc V¢xce
47,(￿0
47.060
362
1.500
25.149
25.149
143.299 157,648 143,894
41,435
362
14,350
Tax. N&ix¥al iw
82.414
16.595
10.842
82,414 69,634
16.595 12,666
10.842
7,883
3.132
9465
830
2.580
10.369
3,132
830
2580
10369
2691
13512
T&lle ProFa. Hal
1(￿5
597
1.065
597
5,380
1.850
800
750
747
1184
143 203 121700
1208
474
3232
1850
S￿￿ceS
747
11.723
131