## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** ## **From** Period start date Period end date **To** 1 April 2020 31 March 2021 Section A Reference and administration details March **2020** **TAR** 1 ## **Charity name** Sephardi Voices UK **Other names charity is known by** **Registered charity number (if any)** 1141474 **Charity's principal address** 15A Hendon Avenue March **2020** **TAR** 2 ## London ## **Postcode N3 1UL** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Trustee name Office (if any) Dates acted if not for whole year Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (if any)** March **2020** **TAR** 3 1 Alexandre Isaac Nacamuli Trustee Quorum 2 Edwin Shuker Trustee Quorum 3 Elie Chilton Trustee Quorum 4 Vered Rifka Aaron Trustee Quorum 5 Sandra Dangoor Trustee Quorum March **2020** **TAR** 4 6 7 8 9 Elliot Jebreel. Trustee Quorum 10 March **2020** **TAR** 5 li 12 13 14 TAR March 2020 15 16 17 18 19 TAR March 2020 20 ## **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** March **2020** **TAR** 8 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information) Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** Dr Bea Lewkowicz ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Trust deed Trust Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted (eg. trust, association, company) Trustee selection methods (eg. appointed by, elected by) Appointed by trustees ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about:  policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; March **2020** **TAR** 9 - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** ## **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** The trustees wish to establish a charity with the overall aim of creating a unique digital audio-visual archive which records through personal testimonies the experience of Jews originating from the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Middle East and Iran which has, for the most part, not been documented. With memories fading and elderly people passing away each day, this project provides the last opportunity to capture this irretrievable era of Jewish history. ## **Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)** The Trustees must apply the income of the Charity in furthering the following objects: (a) to advance education for the public benefit by carrying out an audio-visual history project which aims to document and preserve for future generations the testimonies of Jews originating from the Mediterranean, North Africa, the Middle East and Iran who settled in the United Kingdom during the 20th Century and built up new lives there; and (b) to advance education for the public benefit by the provision of resources for teaching programmes at universities and schools catering to the historical need for more understanding and knowledge of these Jewish communities. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. ## Section D Achievements and performance March **2020** **TAR** 10 Section D Achievements and performance **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Since we started our activities, we have been able to purchase equipment and set up a small team of volunteers, which were trained to conduct, record, archive and transcribe filmed and audio interviews. This has enabled us to film and record the life stories of 114 individuals, prepare the data for archiving purposes, and start the process of transcribing. The majority of the interviews has been deposited at the British Library (London) and the Museum of the Jewish People (Tel Aviv) for public access. For our Outreach and Educational Programme, we have created two strands of films, _The Lives in Focus_ Series, which focuses on an individual interviewee, and the _Exploring the Past_ Series, which introduces some of the issues and themes pertinent to the Sephardi Voices UK project. We have produced thirteen _Lives in Focus_ films and nine _Exploring the Past_ films which have been shown at public events, academic conferences and are available on our website (www.sephardivoices.org.uk) and through all our Social Media channels. Our interviews are regularly featured in the Jewish Renaissance magazine. For the 80[th] anniversary of the Farhud pogrom in June 2021 Sephardi Voices UK produced a 20 minutes’ film of testimonies which was the centre piece for an online international commemoration. We have launched our re-developed website which allows the users more access to individual stories and photographs and also provides more information on the history of the Jewish communities in the Middle East, North Africa, and Iran. Furthermore, we have provided material to interested researchers and the public and supplied oral history training to individuals and organizations (for example, for the newly planned Bevis Marks Heritage Foundation). In 2020-21, in spite of lockdown, we continued interviewing, on Zoom and in person. We also started a regular series of Zoom events which feature our interviewees and cover themes of interest pertinent to Sephardi/Mizrahi heritage. We have partnered with many other organisations for these events, for example with the Jewish Music Institute, JW3, PJ Library, the Sephardi Community, Jewish Renaissance, and Harif. These Sephardi Voices online events attracted a large audience. ## **Section E Financial review** March **2020** **TAR** 11 Trust Document has no policy regarding reserves. ## **Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds** Not applicable **materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); - how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity; - investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted. ## **Section G Declaration** ## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** March **2020** **TAR** 12 Sephardl Voices UK Trustees. Annual Rèport Year onded 31 March 2021 The trustees present their reportand the unaudrt9d financial sL*èm8nts of the charity forthe year ended 31 March 2021. RofOr•n￿ and administrntlw detsll* Reglstered charlty namo Sephardi Voices UK Charfty rnglstration numbar 1141474 Prlnclpal offl 15A Hend(￿ Avenue London N3 1UL The trusto09 A l Nacamuli E Shuker E Chilton V R Aaron S Dangoor E Jebreel Indepond•nt •xamlner A. l. Grom8n F.C.A Groman & Company Chartered Accountants 5 v￿81 Hill St. John's Wc#Jd London NW8 gE8 Structurei govgrnanco and manoym•nt Tha ch8rity was o$tsbli8hed by a Tn￿1 Deed dated 28 January 2011. The Tnjst derives its income from the donatsons and Interest on thg furKls hekl. Obl•ctlve8 and actlvttl•$ The Trustees must apply NKorng oftho Charlty In furtherirwJ the follthvlng 0￿ects fThe ObjgGts"I: Al The object of Sephardl Volces UK Is lo advance education for the publ￿ benèfit by c8rying out a unique digital audK)-visual hi4tory project which aims to document. preseNe and archive. for the future generations. the lesllmonies ol the Jews originatlng the MHJdle East. North Africa and Iran who settled in the United Kingdom rjuring the 20th Century and built-up new lives there. Wtth m8mories fading and elderly people passing away aach day. this woiect provides the last opportunity to capture this irretrievablo era of Jewish history. Bl Th8 other object of Sephardi Voices UK is to advar￿e education for the public benefit by the provision of resources lor teaching programmes at universriies and schools catenng to the historical need for more understandirKJ and kn04￿0dge of these Jewlsh ¢x)mmunities. Rlsk Management The board of trustees has (x)nducted 8 review of the map)r rLsks to whic* the charrty 1$ exposed. The major risks idenltfied were current funding, obtaining new funding. financial procedures and health and safety. A health and safety pdicy will be produced and financkql pro￿ureS will be written. The board of trustees will review the risks annually to ensure new risks are identified and meagijres aro t3ken to mitlgate both cuffent and now risks. Sephardi Voices UK Trustees. Annual Report (e Year ended 31 March 2021 Publi¢ benefft We have referred lo the gukyance contained in the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefft when revi8wing our aims and objectwos and in ￿annIng our future seNices. In parii¢ular the board of trustees consider how our planned ser4hx will contribute to the aims and objectives they have sel. Achlevements and ￿rtornIance Summary of main achievements of th8 charity during the year. Since we started our actmtiès. we have been able to purchase equipment and s8t up a small team of volunteers. which were trained to conduct. record. archive and transcribè filmed and audio int8rviews. This has enab￿ us lo fllm and record the life $torles 01112 indiwduals, prepare the data for archlvbng purposes, and conunue thè process ol Irdnscriblng. The malority of the Inlerylews has been depositad al the British Library (London) and the Museum of The Jowsh People (Tel Aviv) for public access. For our Outreach and EdUcat￿nal pr￿jraMMe. we have so far wc*Ju¢gd 13 Lives in Focus films leach based on onè Inlervlewl and 6 thematSc film wthich intr(yJu￿s some of th8 Issues partlnènl to the Sephardi Volces UK proje(* These films hav8 tJ8en shown at public events. acaoomic ¢onl8renGe5 and are availabl8 on our websit8 IvNM.s8phardivoK8s.org.uk) aThJ through all our Social Media chann&L8. Our inl$rview$ ar• regularly featured in the Jewish Renaissance magazin8. We have launched our r84leveloped website which allows the u8er8 m¢K• 8CCeSS to th8 Indlvidual $torie5 and photographs and also provhles mor8 Informatlon on the htslcwy of Ihe Jewlsh communitie8 In the Middlg East. North Africa, and Iran. Furthermore. w8 have provrded material lo the interested researchers and the public and supplied oral history Ir8lnlng lo Indlvkluals and organlsaUon8 (for examplè, for tha nevly planned Bovis Marks Hèritago Foundallonl. In 202¢>21, In splte of lockd¢)wn, we CryKlucted 4 IntervKys Imainty over Z¢)oml and produced 2 films. We also started a regular serfes of Zoom events whth featu￿ our Intervlewees and cover themes of inlargst pgrtingnt of sePh8rd￿mIzroh• herttage. Flnan¢lal revl•w The Slatemenl of Financial Activit￿ shows a lolal Income of £26.232 (2020 - £19.775) and lotsl expenditure of £27.21612020 - £23.6481. The deficit for the year was £1983112020 £13,87311. The charity has £18,966 {2020- £19.949) of Unr8strict8d Funds as at Ihe yaar and. Th8 Iruslees. annual rwrt was approved on ........... .... . ........... trustees by.. and sl9ned on beha￿ of the board of ruslee Sephardi Voices UK Independent Examlnerfs Report to the Trustees of Sephardi Voices UK Year onded 31 Ma￿h 2021 I report lo the Injstees on my examination of the financial ststements ol Sephardi Voices UK Ilhe chariV} for the year ended 31 March 2021. R•¥ponsibilitl•s and bas18 of rwrt As the trustees of the charity you are restK)nsible for the preparation of the financi81 staloments in OCCOfdance with the requirements of the Chafbties Act 2011 1.the Acl'l. I report in reS￿￿t ol my exaMInatK￿ of th8 charitys finanaal ststèments carrI￿j out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examination I have followed all tho appllcable Directlons glven by the Charity Comrnission urKler section 14515)Ib) of Ihe ACL Indgpondent examlnofs statoment I have completed my ¢xamination. I confimi that no m8teri81 matters have come lo my attention in connection with the examinatlon giving me c8use to believe that in any malenal respect.. accounting records not kept In respect of the charity as required by seCt￿n 130 of th Act., or tha financial statements do not aw¢yd with thosg rwds., or the financial statements do r#)t ￿rnpty wth ￿ appluble requ1￿ments concemlng thè fom and conlenl of accounts set in th8 Charilies (Accounts and Reportsl Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that th8 accounts gwe a'true faif vlew whlch 18 not a matter considered as part of an independent examination. I h8ve no concems ènd have ¢ome 8cro&8 no olh8r matters in connecuon wllh the examlnation lo whlch attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a prcyer understanding of the accounts lo be rea¢hed. A. l. Groman F.C.A Independent Examiner Grornan & Company. Chartergd Accountsnls S Violet Hi St. John's Wfy)d London NW8 gEB Sephardi Voices UK Statement of Financial Activltles Year ended 31 March 2021 2021 Unrostri¢t•d fvnds Total funds Tolal funds 2020 Incomè and 9ndovmients Donations and legacies Inveslmgnt income 26,184 26.184 19,600 175 Totsl In¢orne 26,232 26.232 19,775 Expendlture Expendlture on charitabl8 aclfvtiles Total oxp•ndlturo 27.215 27.21S 23,648 27.215 27.213 23,648 N•t ex￿ndIt￿re and n•t mov•m•nt In fvnds 1983) 1983) (3.8731 Roconclliatlon of lund• Total funds brought forward Total fund• ¢arrl•d fornard 19,949 19,949 23,822 1Q966 18.966 19.949 Th8 gtatemenl of finandal 8cliwli88 indudes all galns and losses rnccgnised in the year. All income and expenditure dedve from o)nUnulr¥J a¢tiwtbe8. Th• not•S 6 to 8 fvrni part ofthfrs• financial •tJt¢mtn Sephardi Voices UK Statement of Financlal Posltlon 31 March 2021 2021 2020 Current assets Cash at bank and In hand 18,966 19.949 Net current assets 18,966 19,949 Total assets l•ss ¢uryent Ilabllltle¥ 18,966 19,949 Funds oftho charlty Unrestricted fvjnds 18.960 19,949 Total charity fund• 10 18,966 19.949 Thesg flnanclal ststements were approved by thg txjard of trustees arKI aUtI￿rIsed for Is8u6 on and are signgd on behaff of the board by. Trust9¢ The not•8 *)n pages 6 to 8 fc*m ofthg9• financlal st•t•m•nts. Sephardi Voices UK Notes to tho Financial Statements Year ended 31 March 2021 General Informatlon The charty is a public benefft entty and a registered chaiity in England and Wales and is unineorporated. The address of the princip81 offie8 is 1 SA Hendon Avenue, London. N3 1 UL. Statement of compllance These finanaal statements have prepared in compliance with FRS 102, The Finan¢lal Reporting Standard applicablg in Ihe UK and tha Republic of Iraland.. the Slal8ment of Recommended Pr8the applicable to charities preparing their aw)unts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard ap￿ICable in the UK and R8wblic of Ireland IFRS 1021 (Charities SORP IFRS 1021) and the Charities Acl 2011. A¢¢ountlng pollclos Bas1• of pr•par4tlon The financi81 stalerTh8nts have been prepared on the historical wst basts, as rmidifled by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabllities and inveslment prOpert￿S measured al fair Value through income or expenditure. The financial stslements are wepared kn sterling, which is th8 fijndonal eJJrréncy of tho ontity. Golng con¢•rn There are no materi81 uncertainlies atvJt the tharftys ability to contlnuo. Judgornents and key of •*tlmatlon un¢ortalnty Th• prgparalion of Ihg financial statements requiras managèmènt to make I￿eMents. 08timal88 and assumptions Ih8t affect the amounts reported. Th8s8 e$timalgs and judgements are conlinualty revtewed 8nd are based on experience and other factors, induding expectations of fulure events Ihal are belleved to be rea$c￿lIe undor the CiTuJmstarw. Fund accountlng Unrestricted funds are avallabb for use at the d¢8cretion of the trustees lo further any of th8 charity's purp08e8. Designated funds are un￿$tric￿j funds earniarked by the trustses for particular fijture projeGt or commitment. Restricted funds are subTr8cted lo raslrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an app&al, and fall into one of sub-dasses.. restrict8d incomè fvnds or endowment funds. Sephardi Voices UK Notss to the Flnan¢ial Ststements Year ended 31 March 2021 Accountlng polldes (¢vn Incomlng re6our¢os All incoming resources are induded in the statement of financial activities when entiUement has passed to the ctharity., it is probable that the economic be￿fits associated with the transaction will Ilow to the charty and the amount can be reliably measured. The following speafic policies are applied to partlcular categorS09 of income: Income donations or grants Is recognlsed whèn there 8VkYence of entldement to the gift. receipt is probable and lis amount can be mo8sured reliably. R•8ourc•$ expgndod Expenditure is recognlsed M an accxuals basis as a liability is incurTod. Expenditure Includes any VAT which cannot be fvlly recovered. arKI 1$ ¢lassified under headings of the ststsmont of financlal activities to which it relates: expendiiure on raising fvnds indudes Ihe (xJ8ts of all fundralging aCtNiti￿, events, non- charilat40 trading act￿68, and tha 8818 of donalod goc#Js. expenditu￿ on charitablg activities includes all costs inrJJrrod by 8 ¢harity in undertaking acllv6tSes that lurther rts charitablg aims for the b&n&frt of its beneficiaries, including thosg support costs and costs relatln9 to thè 9ovemance of the charity apportioned to charitsE)le aclivities. other expandtturo indudos all oxpen(Jiture that is neither related to ralsirKJ fvnds for the charity nor part of its oxpgTrJiturg on charitablg ￿￿VillaS. All costs are allocated to expenditu￿ calegorles ￿fleetIng the use of the resource. Direct ¢o$t$ attributsbb to a single 8Ctivty 8re althaled directly lo that ath'vity. Shared costs are apportioned bethen the actlvitles they contritrNJla to on a reasonabl8, justifiable 8nd consistent basi5. Donatjons and lega¢l Unmtrlctod Total Fund• Unrestricted Totsl Funds Funds 2021 Funds 2020 Donatlon$ Donatlon8 26.184 26.184 19,600 19,600 Invgstmont In¢om• Unrnstrlcted Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds Funds 2021 Funds 2020 88nk interest receivab 175 175 Sephardi Voices UK Notes to the Flnan¢ial Statements (¢￿th Year ended 31 March 2021 Expendltur• ¢)n ¢harilable aclivities by fund type Unre¥trithd Total Funds Unrestricted Total Funds Funds 2021 Funds 2020 Prlnelpal Actlvlty Support costs 24.219 24.219 2.996 21,929 1.719 21.929 1.719 27,215 27,215 23,648 23.648 Expendltura on ¢harftsblo •ctlvlllo5 by aGdvlty type Acllvltles undortakon dlro¢tly Support Total funds costs 2021 Totsl fund 2020 Principal Activity Govemance c05t5 24219 24.219 2,998 21.929 1,719 2,996 24,219 2,996 27.215 23,648 Stsff costs The lolal stsff oosls and empbyee b8n8ffts th8 reporting pwiod are anatysed as folkwts.. 2021 2020 Wages and salarigs 21,200 15,635 The average head count of employeè$ duriThJ thg year was 212020.. 21. No employee receNed employee beneffts of rTh)re than £60,(￿ during the year {2020: Nil). Trustee remunoratlon and •xpen• SORP 2015 rgquires one of the following statements lo be made.. no ￿m￿neration or other benefits from amployment with the charty or 8 related entity were rgcoivgd by the tru8tee8. 10. Anatysls Of chabftabl• lund8 Unrostrlcted fun At 1 Awll 2020 At 31 Mar¢h 2021 Income Exwndlture Unrestricled fund - General funds 19.949 26.232 (27.215 18.966 At 1 N)ril 2019 Al 31 March 2020 IncoTh Exp8ndituro Unrestricted fund- General funds 23,822 19.775 123.648) 19,949 Sephardl Volces UK Management Inforniatlon Year anded 31 March 2021 Thé foll+)wlng p499$ do not forn) part of tho flnanclal •talements. Sephardl Voices UK Detailed Statement of Financlal Activitles Year ended 31 March 2021 2021 2020 Income and endowments Donation$ and l•gaela$ Donations 26.184 19,600 Invostmgnt Incoma Bank interest r8ceivable 175 Total IncomB 26.232 19,775 Expendlturn Expenditur• on charitablo •¢tlvlti Wages and salaries Other establishmenl Legal and professlonal fees 1)th8r office costs Producllon and events ¢0st8 21,200 1,922 300 774 3.019 27,213 15,635 909 810 6,294 23.648 Total exwndI￿r• 27,215 23.648 Net oxpendlture (983) 13,8731 10 Sephardi Voices UK Notes to the Detsiled Statement of Financial Actlvltles Year ended 31 March 2021 2021 2020 Expenditure on charllable actlvlues Principal Actlvlty Actlvitios undertakon dlrecfty Diract charilablo aclivty- wageslsalaries Direct charitabl8 activity- Production arKI event costs 21.200 3.019 15.635 6.294 24.219 21,929 Gov•manc• costs Governance costs- Website and IT costs Govemance costs- bookkeeping and a¢¢ountsncy fees Govemanc8 costs- other costs 1,922 300 T14 909 810 2,996 1,719 Expgndlture on Charttab￿ actlvttles 27.215 23.648 11 Sephardi Voices UK Independent Examinerfs Report to the Trustees of Sephardi Voices UK Year ended 31 March 2021 I report to the trustees on my exarnination of the financial stslements of Sephardi Voices UK Ilhe charity'l for the year erKled 31 M8rch 2021. Rasponsibilities and basis of report As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of th& financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 20111.the Act.). I report in respect of my examination of the financ￿1 st8tem&nls carried out under sects'on 145 of the 2011 Act and in carying out my examInal￿n I have followed all the applicable Directéons given by the Charity Commission under seclion 145(5llbl of the ACL Independont examinorfs stat•mo I have COm￿eted my examinatic￿. I confim that no material matters have come to My attention in connection with the eXaMinat￿n giving me cause lo believe that in any material respect.. accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Acl., or the financial sta19mants do not accord with those records; (Y th8 fin8naal statements do not ￿Mpty with th6 applicable requirements concemlng the fo and conlenl of accounts set out in the Ch3ritles (Accounts and Reportsl Regulations 2008 other than any requirement Ihat the a¢￿Unts glve a'true 8ThJ falrf view which is not a matter ¢onsklered as part of an Independenl examinalbon. I have no ¢on¢•rn$ and have c¢)me acrosg other matters In (￿nneCt￿ wlth the examlnath)n lo whlch attention Should be drawn In this report in ¢Jrder to enatrfe a proper understsnding of the aCc￿nIS lo be reached. A. l. Groman F.C.A Indépéndent Examiner Groman & Company, Chartered Accountsnts 5 Violet Hill Sl. John'8 Wood London NW8 9EB