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Registered Company number:Charity 06560853Registration (EnglandNumber: and1135522 Wales)

| ingston Race and Equalities Council | (A Company limited by guarantee) _ Report of the Trustees and Unaudited Financial Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

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<ingston Race and Equalities Council| Company limited by guarantee Company number: 06560853 Charity Registration Number: 113552

Contents of the Financial Statements For the year ended 31 March 2025

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<ingston Race and Equalities Council (A Company limited by guarantee)

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| Reference and Administrative details for the year ended 31 March 202

TRUSTEES

Javed Rafiq (Chair) John Farmer (Vice-Chair) David Skelton (Treasurer) Prabha Shetty Heather Buchan. Dr Victor Olisa Fleur Standring Prof Evanthia Lyons Andrew Bessant Kanagasabai Ilankovan Macille To Ben Rowe

REGISTERED OFFICE

Neville House 55 Eden Street Kingston Upon Thames KT1 1BW

REGISTERED COMPANY NUMBER 06560853 (England INDEPENDENTREGISTERED C EXAMINER_ NUMBER Masood1135522Shahid FCA Chartered Accountant Falcon House, | 257 Burlington Rd New Malden | KT3 4NE BANKERS Metro Bank Bank

06560853 (England and Wales)

Metro Bank Bank 64-66 Clarence Street Kingston London KT1 INP Virgin Money

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| <ingston Race and Equalities oles Company limited by guarantee Company number: 06560853 Charity Registration Number: 113552 Report of the Trustees Year Ended 31 March 2025 The trustees who are also directors of the charity for the purposes of the Companies Act 2006, present their report with the financial statements ofthe charity for the year ended 31 March 2025. The trustees have adopted the provisions of Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement ofRecommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 19). KREC Objectives and activities To work towards the elimination of racial discrimination and associated inequalities To promote equality of opportunity and good relations between persons of different racial groups.

To address the Human Rights and needs of all communities

In order to achieve these aims KREC carries out the following main areas of work in furtherance of its public benefit duties:

Achievements and performance

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| Kingston Race and Equalities Council Company limited by guarantee Company number: 06560853 Charity Registration Number: 113552 Report of the Trustees Year Ended 31 March

March 2025

IMPORTANT EVENTS DURING 2024/25

The annual Kingston Carnival was held again in 2024.

The annual Bike Across Cultures 2024 organised in Partnership with MultiCultural Richmond at Richmond Park Kingston Gate was positively supported by attendees and other Agencies such as RBK and SW BCU Police. KREC Chief Executive John Azah continues to be a member of the Home Office and the Ministry of Justice and PoliceCrown Chiefs Prosecution Council Service and HateAssociat Cr i onme of IndependePolice a n dt Crime Advisory Commissioners Group which avinon Hate Crime. the Government, National KREC Chief Executive Jo i Azah continues to be an Adviser to the Home Office and the Metropolitan Police Service Outreach Team in discussions with the Home Office on trust and confidence issues and the recruitment retention and progression of|Black and Minoritised people into the Metropolitan Police Service. KKREC Chief Executive John Azah continues to be a member of the Metropolitan Police Service Race Independent Advisory Group and to advise Police on how to engage Black Asian and Minoritised communities and provide a community perspective on crimes. KREC Chief Executive Johi | Azah continues to be a member of the London Race Action Plan Board of the Metropolitan Police Servic KREC Chief Executive John Azah continues to be a member of the National Police Chiefs Council Race Religion and Belief Strategic anal KREC Chief Executive John| Azah continues to be a member of the Kingston Safer Neighbourhood Board (KSNB). This Board holds local Polite Officers to account and pursues local Policing em KREC Chief Executive John| Azah continues as a Governor of the South Thames C llege Group/Kingston College KREC continues to collaborate with the Royal Borough of Kingston and support Kingston Black Network events on Celebrating Kingston Black| Achievers and Black History Month events. KREC works with RBK to promote Kingston Black Network anid fly the BLM Flag on the Guildhall. KREC collaborated with the Crown Prosecution Service, Kingston Police and eight Secondary Schools to hold a Multi-Agency Five-a-Side Hootball Tournament to raise awareness on Race Equality as part of Race Equality Week 2025 and Hate Crimes as part of National Hate Crime Awareness Week 2024. Black History Month 2024 activities and events held in selected Secondary Schools; Community Outreach talks given in the Kingston Academy School. Financial review FINANCIAL RESULTS FOR |THE YEAR The results for the year are 2 s shown in the Accounts. During the year grant funding was received from the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames. KREC also received funding from MOPAC to continue community engagement work, and from|the South West London NHS Integrated Care Board as part of a partnership to develop an anti-racist health and carg system. This work started in 2023/24 and an extensio has been agreed with the work expected to complete in early|2025/26. It also benefited from a refund of £5,330 arising from NI overpayments from previous years. KREC delivered another successful Kingston Carnival in September 2024. The Executive Committee continues to ensure that Carnival does not incur significant losses for KREC over the longer term and carefully monitors commitments. Reflected in this year’s accounts is funding from RBK to support planning for the 2025 Carnival, celebrating 25 years of the event. Overall KREC made a surplus from its unrestricted activities of £21,925 in 2024/25 although as described above this has helped to ensure that Camnival has been delivered without a loss to KREC over recent years.

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Kingston Race and Equalities Council Company limited by guarantee Company number: 06560853 Charity Registration Number: 113552

Report of the Trustees Year Ended 31 March 2025

RESERVES POLICY

The aim of the Trustees is to ensure that KREC holds adequate reserves for worki g capital purposes and has sufficient funds should it be|forced to create redundancies. Overall, this is now estimated to be the equivalent of some £40,000. As at 31 March 2025, unrestricted reserves had increased to £69,100, and are considered adequate for these purposes.

Structure, governance and management

CONSTITUTION

The Kingston Race and Equalities Council (KREC) was incorporated on 9 April 2008 as a company limited by guarantee with its governing document being its Memorandum and Articles.

INDUCTIONAND TRAINING OF TRUSTEES All TrusteesCouncil. The of Council hasthe Limited|Company a|programme (KREC) of training are also and Trustees induction offor Trustees.the Charity kesA m jor feature Race and of keeping EqualitiesTrustees up to date with the work of|KREC is covered by regular updates against the work rogramme and the RBK Performance Monitoring Report.

ORGANISATION STRUCTURE OF KREC AND DECISION MAKING PROCESS

The operational responsibilities of KREC are delegated to the Chief Executive Officer who in turn delegates various duties to staff. As of 31 March 2025, KREC directly employed one member of staff based at its offices in Kingston, Surrey, with one vacancy unfilled at the time. Chief Executive Officer: John Azah Office Manager: Vacant RISKS AND INTERNAE CONTROL

The Trustees have overall responsibility for ensuring that KREC has appropriate systems of control, both financial and operational. These systems are designed to provide reasonable, but not absolut , assurance against material misstatement or loss. During tthe year, the Trustees continued to review the major financial and operational risks that,facingas KRECfar as andis reasonable, continue to monitorcontrols are onin a placeregular to basis protect the KREC, implementation ofits members,nyits taff,hanthe necessary general public to ensureand other stakeholders.

STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT

In order to meet these objectives KREC operates within a business plan and a strategic framework, which was approved in 2021 and reviewed in 2023 by the Trustees. The five areas covered by the business plan are Policy Development and Implementation, Casework and Support for Victims of Hate Crime and discrimination, Community Development, Engagement and Cohesion, Public Education and Awareness raising and Capacity Building, Consultancy, Training, Research and Development. To achieve these aims KREC engages with a wide range of stakeholders, promotes good management and good governance and supports KREC members. 6

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Statement as to disclosure of information to Independent Examiner

In so far as the Trustees are aware:

~ there is no relevant audit information of which the company's Independent Examiner is unaware; and

Statement of Trustees' —e The Trustees are responsible for preparing the report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law tequires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year. Under that law the Trustees have elected to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the Trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the company and of the surplus or deficit of the company for that period. In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsibl¢ for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the company's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the company and enable them to ensure that the accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularitieg.

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On behalf of the board
J Rafiq D Skelton
Trustee Trustee
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Company limited by guarantee Company number: 06560853 Charity Registration Number: 113552

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT EXAMINER TO THE TRUSTEES OF KINGSTON RACE

AND EQUALITIES COUNCIL

I report on the accounts of the charity for the year ended 31st March 2025, which are set out on pages 9 - 15

| Respective responsibilities of trustees and examiner The trustees (who are also|directors of Kingston Race and Equalities Council for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. The trustees consider 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. It is my responsibility to examine the accounts under section 145 of the 2011 Act and follow 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 examiner's report My examination was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the Charity Commission. The examination includes a review of the account records kept by the charity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those records. It also lincluded consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts and seeking explanations from you as trustees concerning such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all of the evidence that would be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a ‘true and fair view' and the|report so limited to those matters set out in the statement below.

Independent examiner's statement In connection with my examination, no matter has come to my attention:

(i) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements: - to keep accounting records lin accordance with section 386 of the Companies Act 2006 and ~ to prepare accounts which) accord with the accounting records, comply with the a counting requirements of section 396 of the Companies Act 2006 and with the methods and principles of the Statement of Recommended Practice: Accounting and Reporting by Charities have not been met or (ii) to which, in my opinion] attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding ofthe accounts to be reached

et KAMP\Accountant Ltd Falcon House, 257 Burlington Rd, New Malden KT3 4NE Date:

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\ingston Race and Equalities Council Company limited by guarantee Company number: 06560853 Charity Registration Number: 113552

| Statement of financial activities for the year ended 31 March 2025

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |||Notes|2024/25|2024/25|2024/25|2023/24| |Total|Total|Total|Total| |£|£|£|£| |Restricted|Unrestricted| |Income from| |Donations|-|-|-|20| |Charitable|activities|2|29,000|43,296|72,296|84,237| |Other activities|3|-|20,697|20,697|50,426| |Bank|interest receivable|4|-|83|283|44| |Total incoming|resources|29,000|64,276|93,276|134,727| |Expenditure|on:| |Charitable|activities|5|44,726|28,634|73,360|59,361| |Other Activities|6|-|13,717|13,717|39,719| |Total resources|expended|44,726|42,351|87,077|99,080| |Gross incoming / (outgoing||resources)|(15,726)|21,925|6,199|35,647| |Total funds brought forward|58,610|47,175|105,785|70,138| |Total funds carried forwar«|42,884|69,100|111,984|105,785|

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ngston Race and Equalities Council Company limited by guarantee Company number: 06560853 Charity Registration Number: 113552

Balance sheet as at 31 March 202

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Cashat bankandinhand|11|-
138,220||-
143,583|| |Creditors: amounts falling||138,220||143,583|| |duewithin oneyear|12|26,236||37,798|| |Net CurrentAssets|||111,984||105,785| |NetAssets|||111,984||105,785| |Funds|||||| |Unrestricted funds|||||| |GeneralFund
PublicationFund
CarnivalFund|13
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6,474
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(7,276)| |Restrictedfunds|14||42,884||58,610| |Total funds|||111,984||105,785|

For the year ended 31 March 2024 the company was entitled to exemption under section 47 | of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies. The members have not required the company to obtain an audit of its accounts for the year in question in accordance with section 476 of the Companies Act 2006.

The trustees acknowledge thei tesponsibility for complying with the requirements of the Act with respect to accounting records and for the preparation of accounts. These accounts have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies’ regime. The financial statements were approved by the Trustees on 22 October 2025 and signed on its behalf by

J Rafiq D Skelton Trustee Trustee

The notes on pages 11 to 14/form an integral part of these financial statements.

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| ,| |Kingston Race and Equalities Council | Company limited by guarantee Company number: 06560853 Notes Charity Registration Number: i to financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025 1. Accounting policies The principal accounting policies are summarised below. The accounting policies have been applied consistently throughout the year and thé preceding year.

1.1. Basis of accounting

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement ofRecommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (effective 1 January 2015) - (Charities SORP (HRS 102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) and Companies Act 2006. Exemption has been taken from Preparing a cash flow statement on the grounds that the charitable company qualifies as a small charitabl. company. Kingston Race and Equalities Council meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS 102. Assets and liabilities are initially ecognised at historical cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy 4 ote(s).

1.2. Incoming resources

All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when th company is entitled to the income and the amount can |be quantified with reasonable accuracy. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income: Voluntaryfinancial activities income when is received receivable. by wayGrants ofgrants, where donations entitlement and giftsis not and conditional is included on hnthe full delivery in the of statementa specific of performance by the company are recognised when the company becomes unconditi nally entitled to the grant. Donated services and facilities are included at the value to the company where this can be quantified. The value of services provided by voluntders has not been included. Gifts donated for resale are included as incoming resources within activities for generating funds when they are sold. Grants, including grants for the purchase of fixed assets, are recognised in full in the statement of financial activities in the year in which they are|receivable. Income from investments is included in the year in which it is receivable. 1.3. Resources expended | Expenditure is recognised on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates. Costs of generating funds comprise the costs associated with attracting voluntary income. Charitable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the company in the delivery of its activities and services for its beneficiaries. It includes both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs ofan indirect nature necessary to s pea them. Equipment costs are considered to be minimal and therefore are charged to the year in which they are purchased.

1.4. Leasing

Rentals payable under operat g leases are charged against income on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

1.5. Defined contribution|pension scheme

Payments were made to the defined contribution pension scheme of one member of staff during the year (one in 2023/24).

1.6 Going Concern

After making enquiries, the Trustees have a reasonable expectation that the com any has adequate resources to basiscontinue in preparing in operational the annualexistencefeportfor and the foreseeable financial statements future . Accordingly, they contin to adopt the going concern | 11

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|||||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| |Notes|to|financial statements|for the|year ended 31|March 2025| |2. Income from Charitable|2024/25|2024/25|2024/25|2023/24| |Activities|Total|Total|Total|Total| |£|£|£|£| |Grant from||R B|Kingston|Restricted|Unrestricted| |Other|.|39,000|39,000|39,000| |Other|grants|29,000|-|29,000|35,000| |charitable income|4,296|4,296|10,237| |29,000|43,296|72,296|84,237| |3. Income from Other|Activities|2024/25|2024/25|2024/25|2023/24| |Total|Total|Total|Total| |£|£|£|£| |Restricted|Unrestricted| |Income|from|publications|(e.g;|calendar)| |Miscellaneous|income|°|-|-|-| |-| |-| |Carnival|-|-| |20,697|20,697|50,426| |4.|Bank interest receivable|2024/25|-|a20,6975|2024/2520,697|2023/2450,426| |Total|Total|Total|Total| |£|£|£|£| |Restricted|Unrestricted| |Deposit|account|interest|-|283|283|44| |5. Expenditure on Charitable|Notes|2024/25-|Zl283S|2024/25283|2023/2444| |Activities|Total|Total|Total|Total| |Restricted£|Unrestrictedi|£|£| |Staff Costs|7|16,155|nea|33,817|39,835| |Project workers|9,450|9,450|-| |Accommodation Costs|3,000|4,500|7,500|7,500| |GovernanceTravelling and costs Subsistence expenses|-|2,000|2,000|-| |Legal|-|898|898|720| |and professional fees|-|872,|872|858| |Communication|and IT|2,256|2,359|4,615|3,448| |Other office expenses|-|43|43|1,762| |Miscellaneous|13,865|300|14,165|5,238| |Bank charges|-|:|=|-| |Total resources expended|44,726|28,634|73,360|59,361|

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<ingston Race and Equalities Council Company limited by guarantee Company number: 06560853 Charity Registration Number: 113552

Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

|6.ExpenditureonOthe
Activities
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Total
Restricted||2024/25
Total
Unrestricted|2024/25
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Unrestricted|2024/25
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Bike Across Cultures|||-
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70| |Totalresourcesexpended|||-|13,717||13,717|33,823| |7.Employees|Notes|||||2024/25|2023/24| |||||||Total|Total| |Wages,
salariesandNI
Pensioncosts|8|||||£
32,477
4,894|£
38,632
3,905| ||||||||37,371|42,537|

During 2024/25 KREC received a refund of £5,330 on NI overpayments made in earlier years. 8. Pension Scheme and Ctn Liability Kingston Race and Equalities Co uncil participates in The Pensions Trust's Growth Plan, a multi-employer scheme where the share of the assets and liabilities applicable to each employer is not identifiable in re. pect of defined benefit schemes. Kingston Race and Equalities Council's contributions made to the Plan in the year were £4,894 (2023/24 £3,905) ona defined contribution basis only.

9. Trustees Expenses

Trustees: No Trustees received any payments for services or for expenses during the year (2023/24: nil).

10. Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions: Related party transactions were £50 covering event catering in 2024/25, (2023/24: £747).

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12. Creditors 2024/25 2023/24
Total Total
Accruals £ £
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singston Race and Equalities Council Company limited by guarantee Company number: 06560853 Charity Registration Number: 113552

| Notes to financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

13. Unrestricted funds 13. Unrestricted funds At Transfer Incoming Outgoing At
April 2023/24 resources resources March
2024
GeneralFund 47,977 - 43,579 (28,634) 62,922
Publications Fund 6,474 - - - 6,474
KingstonCarnival (7,276) - 20,697 (13,717) (296)
47,175 - 64,276 (42,351) 69,100
Purposes ofunrestricted funds
TheGeneralFund is establishedto furtherthe objectives oftheCompany andprovide funding tocoverthe
management and administration costs shouldincomebe insufficient.
The Publications fund is a designated reserve designated reserve to supportthe fundingof ofthe printing and distribution ofamulti-faith
calendaroffestivals and important dates.
A designated fundforthe running of Kingston Carnivalhas been established. C Trustees continue to ensure
thatthe event is delivered on acostneutralbasis overthe longerterm. The2024 Carnivalwas deliveredwith asmall
surplusmeaningthat over the lastthreeyearsKREC has deliveredthe Carnivalon a costneutral basis.
14. Restricted At Transfer Incomin Outgoing At
funds April 2024/25 resources resources March
2024 2025
MHCLGGrant
MOPAC Grant		 7,726
7,612		 -
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7,612
violence reduction
MOPAC Community 11,917 - 10,000 (9,577) 12,340
engagement grant
NHSSWLondon 31,355 - 19,000 (35,149) 15,206
grant
Purposes ofrestricted funds 58,610 - ~) (44,726) 42,884

The grant from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government was for a project being delivered during 2019/20 and 2020/21, The remaining amount of outstanding grant is shown as a restricted fund. A grant from MOPAC was|received in 2020/21 for the delivery of a violence reduction project, funds unspent at the end of 2020/21 are shown as\a restricted funding line. A grant of £30,000 was received from MOPAC in 2022/23 to deliver a 12-month community engagement project from October 2022 and subsequently extended to March 2024. A further grant of £10,000 was received in 2024/25. Remaining funding is shown as a restricted funding line. A grant of £70,000 was received from the South West London NHS Integrated Care Board in 2023/24 for a twoyear project. This has now |been extended and the work will conclude in spring 2025 with £16,000 carried forward into 2025/26. The funding , temaining against this grant has14also been placed in restricted reserves.