Trustees. Annual Report for the period Peri¢)Y end datg From To Section A Reference and administration details Charity name m￿￿e$1erTu￿L$h CommuThty AssctiaJc Oth¢r names charity is known by Reglstered charlty number (If any) 1143097 Charl￿S principal address 7 Ddphin Streèt Manchest Postcode M126BG Names ol the charity trustees who manage the charity Datss acted 11 notforwho Tru6t•• namo eo (ff •nyl Name of person lor body) entsded olnt tsustee Ifan Th8 trustees themselves Yasin SEZER Chair F(x y8ar For Who￿ Su18yrnan TEK Sedat TUTUNCU Tnjsleg The trustees them581v88 Trustee Fmm 9 May 2021 Until 9 May 2021 TIE trustees thÈmselv&s Ahmet Akrf I￿YNAK Twst•e Th8 trust￿ theMse￿oS 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for the charity, rf any, (for example, any custodian trustees) Name Dates aded rf not for whole TAR March 2012 Names and addresses of advisers (Optional infom)ationl e of adviser Name Address Name of chlef executive or names of senior stsff members (Optlonal Infomiatlon) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Description of the charity's trusts Constilulic Type of governing document How the charity is constituted Assouation Trustee selection mèthods Apkh)inled by the existing trustees. Addltlonal govarnan¢e Issues (OptSonal Inforn)atlonl You rnay choose lo include ddilional informalion, where relevant, about: The charity trusle8s are res￿sibl8 for general control and manag8m8nl of the charity. The Irust88s giwa their time fr09ty aThJ r8ceive ￿ remunerations or olher financial benefiis. policies and procedures adopted for the induct￿n and training of trustees., the charity's organisallonal structure and any w#Jer network with which the tharity Th• InBl8es meet logeth8r as a ￿dY monthty and aro re8F<)n8ible for 811 d•cisions laken in r8181ion lo running Iho communty fAcililias and tha getivluas Pfavid¢d by ¢hgrty. relationship with any related parties., trustees, consideration of major risks and the system and procedures lo manage them. Section C Ob"ectives and activities To further ￿ benefit the residents of ManCI￿Ster and the nwghbourho(yJ, without ¢Jisbndion of $8x, sexual orièntalion. race or of political, religious or oiher opinions by assoaaling togelher the said residents and the local authorities, voluntary and other organisalions in a common effort lo 8dvance eduealion and to p¥ovid8 faulitias in thè Inlerests of socfral welfare for rècr•alion and leisur8 lime occupation with Ihe objective of improving conditions of life for Ihe resKlenls. Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing docurnttnt TAR March 2012 In fvrtherance of these objects but not otherwise, the trustees shall have power: To establish or secure the estsblishmenl of a community centre and to maintain or manage or co-operate with any statutory authority in the maintenance and management of such a cenlre for activities promoted by the charity in furtherance of the above objects. The charity carries out a wide range of activlties in pursuance of its charltable alms. The trustees conslder that these activities, summarised below, provlde benefit both to those who uses our community centre and the wider community of Greater Manchester and neighbouring cities. CULTURAL AND RELIGIOUS ACTIVITIES: The community centre provides place for our prayers and worship and for the activities associated with our faith. During the year under review, we offered and conducted a range of religious and cultural services and activities including: Prayers: Our cenlre is open for daily and weekly prayers. During the week, we have over 15 people who regularly attend daily prayers and over 150 who regularly attend weekly prayers. Festlvals: our centre prepares food during holy month for those attending our activities and wish to break their fast together. Religious festivals i.e. Eid was also celebraled at our cenlre with a family day and communal meal. Cooking and selling ethnlc foods to raise funds: each week on Fridays the charity invites a voluntary chef to cook Turkish foods to raise funds for the Charity. This activity used to be done monthSy, but it has become so popular then it was changed to weekly. 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) COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES Our community centre hall and rooms provide a valuable educational and recreational resource to all in our local community. A wide range of activities are organised and take place from our community cenlre. Turkish language courses: Turkish Consulate General in London appointed a Turkish language teacher to teach Turkish language and culture to pupils and adults at Manchester Turkish Community Centre. Supplementary school and homework support: at weekends and during school holidays a supervised homework club is supported and supervised by volunteers and over 30 children regularly attend the club. Seminars and cultural and religious talks: volunteers provide free cultural and religious seminars at our centre every Wednesday evenings. Sport actlvltles The Charity organises sport events mainly in football and table tennis. Fetes & Festivals: we have a little festival occasionally a few times yearly. Many people who are from different background attend to our festivals. All is planned and prepared a week before the festivals. Especially Turkish dishes are offered and presented to the visitors to taste including Turkish pastry, cakes, kebabs and local foods from different regions in Turkey. Many people are invited to this charity activity to buy and eat for fundraising. This is a really good cultural and social activity for the community spiril. During the festival, many people find a chance to speak and get to know each other while tasting good food. It is also good opportunity to learn about the culture and food while it is a collectively la in and entertainin event for all children to ether. TAR March 2012 The festive were a way of responding lo our commur¢ity desire lo make rnore use of parks by bringing people together lo shar8 in activities in a pleasant green setting. The aims of th8 picnics for the ￿MMunity are lo: Increase opportunibes for soci81 contact and develop netsvorking opportunilies with the Ioc81 communlty. Improve the number of aclivitles for families, children and young people in the afea. Encourage use of Parks. Addltlonal dotalls of objoctlves and actlvltles (Optlonal Inforniatlon) You may choose to includ8 further statements, whère relevant, about.. policy on grantmaking. policy programme related investment., conlribulion made by volunteers. TAR March 2012 Section D Achievements and performance Summary of the maln achievements of the charity during the year Volunteers are an imFX)rtanl resource in community work. This year our Charity has achieved lo reach over 5,000 Turkish speaking people in Manchester and surrounding cities. This helped us increase our number of volunteers who then helped us organise and conduct more charitsble and fund-raising activities than last year. Volunteers are involved in most of our community activities and we have now over 30 people regulady giving their lime. TAR March 2012 Section E Financial review Charity trustees have reserve policy that minimum £1,000 musl always be set aside in the Charity's bank account lo Cover events or situations that may happen. Brief statement of the charity's policy on reserves Details of any funds materially in deficit Further financial review details {Optional infomiation) 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 F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees Signature(s) Full name(s) Position (eg Secretaryy Chair, etc) Yasin SEZER Suleyman TEK Trustee Chair Date 2010112023 TAR March 2012 CHARITY COMMISSION fOR ENGLAND AND WALES Receipts and payments accounts CC16a For the perlod from Section A Receipts and payments Unrestricted fund• toth• n￿r￿1 Restrlcted fund¥ Endowmènt funds toth• n•ar•it£ Total funds Last year toth• n•*r•st£ to th• nMmt£ A1 Recel t8 Charnabi8 Olher rBtelpts. Grdnls ban recelpt8 25 1J1325 961 71.859 20.T24 50.ODD or ARJ lJ8,111 138.186 142,51J 8• ••• tablo). nv•¥ m•n Totsl rncelpts 138.180 A3Pa ents Costs ol ¢h8rtsbk* 89.795 Sub total 19.79$ 80,7 A4 As••t and Inv••tm•nt Purchas• of fixed asse Sub totsl 89,795 Net ofrecelpts/{wyments) AS Transfers between funds A6 Cash funds last year end Cash funds thls year end 114.00 CCXX R1 acwjnts ISSI 1410112023 Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period Unrestrlcted fvnds Re5trlcted fijnds to n•3￿1£ Endowment fvnds Categorl86 lon••r•btE to n••r•il£ B1 Cash funds Cash al bank 114,008 Total cash funds 114,DO8 Unre8tr]cted fund5 lo M•r••t£ Restrlcted fund5 lo n•artst£ EndO￿n￿￿t funds to M•*r*it£ Details Fun4to*JthlGh i•t b•lon D¢tall$ Cost{opUon411 onal B3 Inv8stm8nt ass•ts Fund lo *filch 8•t b•lo CuThnt¥*lu• ono1 Details Furn￿re, IxluroB end lttlng B4 Assets rètslnèd for th• charitys own us• Computers andolherequymBnl 415 F.7W F￿Zer 2.000 sioRg&cOn￿in9r 1,581 Freezer2 MinbFr, Mffttah & KUTSU 2,4110 Fundtowhlch A￿o￿Tht duo Ootalls Bank Loan B5 Llabllltles 5D,IJOD Signed byon8 or ￿ trusts85 on behalf of 215 th8 InJst8eS Signature Date of roval Print Name Yasin Sezer 2010112023 Suleym8n Tek 2010112023 CCXX R2 8cwunts ISSI 1410112023 ## **Independent examiner's report on the accounts** ## **Section A Independent Examiner’s Report** ## **Report to the trustees/** Manchester Turkish Community Association **members of** **On accounts for the year** 5 April 2022 **Charity no** 1143097 **ended (if any) Set out on pages** (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets) I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 05/04/2022. **Responsibilities and** As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation **basis of report** 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 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: - accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or - the accounts do not accord with the accounting records I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. **Date:** 23/01/2023 **Signed: Name:** Mr Cem Kizilcik **Relevant professional** Chartered Accountant (ACMA, CGMA, ICPA) **qualification(s) or body (if any):** **Address:** 52 Chestnut Drive Sale M33 4HH **October 2018** 1 **IER** **Section B Disclosure** Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners). **Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose** . **October 2018** 2 **IER**