
## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

## **From  01.04.21       Period start date   To   31.03.22            Period end date** 

**Charity name:** Bangladeshi Cultural Association Hartlepool 

## **Charity registration number:  1144481** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|To advance the education of, and to provide facilities in the<br>interests of social welfare for leisure time occupation and with<br>the objective of improving the conditions of life for all<br>residents of our community in Hartlepool, by the maintenance<br>andmanagement ofa community centre.|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or services<br>identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|Cultural and faith activities which includes praying,<br>celebration of festivals, children’s cultural and educational<br>programmes. Organising  sports activities for the youth.|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|Trustees are given copies of our policies and procedures<br>adopted by our charity. Publications by the charity<br>commission are also provided including the guidance on<br>charities and public benefit.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other 



## **Achievements and Performance** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the main<br>achievements of the charity,<br>identifying the difference the<br>charity’s work has made to<br>the circumstances of its<br>beneficiaries and any wider<br>benefits to society as a<br>whole.|Para 1.20|Our main achievements for  this year is that we have<br>completely renovated the community building which we<br>purchased last year.<br>The number of people who are using the facilities of our<br>community centre is gradually increasing.<br>The centre is being used by all members of our community<br>young and old, and through our community facilities and<br>activities we are helping to make our area more peaceful,<br>vibrant and  harmonious.|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41||
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|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41||
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41||
|Other|||





## **Financial Review** 

|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|After the renovation of our own community centre building<br>this year we are left with £10863 of unrestricted funds in the<br>bank.|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|We are holding reserves as the building we have purchased<br>needs a new roof. We also hold 3 months operating costs for<br>the centre.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£10863|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|N/A|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|N/A|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|We are confident we can grow stronger as a community and<br>we have no concerns regarding this going forward.|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47||
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||





## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Unincorporated association|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|Existing trustees are responsible for the recruitment of new<br>trustees in doing so seeking the views and recommendations<br>of the community elders and leaders.<br>New trustees are selected based on people who regularly<br>attend events and functions, and who are willing to volunteer<br>in broader community work.<br>Consideration of the persons eligibility, competence,<br>knowledge and skills are always taken.|
|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction and<br>training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related<br>parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|Bangladeshi Cultural Association Hartlepool|
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|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1144481|
|Charity’s principal address|77b Murray Street<br>Hartlepool<br>TS26 8RG|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6<br>7<br>8<br>9<br>10<br>11<br>12<br>13<br>14<br>15<br>16<br>17<br>18<br>19<br>20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee(if any)**|
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||Ahsan Abul||||
||Habib Ullah||||
||Ashraf Khan||||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved 

## **Director name** 

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity 

**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** 



**Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** 

Description of the assets n/a held in this capacity Name and objects of the n/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for n/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets 

## **Additional information (optional)** 

## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** 

**Type of Name Address adviser** 

**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** 

## **Exemptions from disclosure** 

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details 

## **Other optional information** 



## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

|**Signature(s)**<br>**Full name(s)**<br>**Position (eg Secretary,**<br>**Chair, etc)**<br>**Date**|||
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||Ahsan Abul|Habib Ullah|
||<br> <br>Secretary|Chair|
||18.07.2023||
||18.07.2023||





Receipts and payments accounts
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Section A Receipts and payments
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A1 Receipts
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to th• n8arest£
92,326
31.403
92,326
31,403
Sub total (Gross income for
ARJ
123.729
123,729
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
Sub total
123,729
123.729
A3 Payments
ght & Heat
Insuranc*
Rep8ir5 and Ren>*￿$
ProfeS*C￿al
131,625
131.625
S￿r￿ry
121
203
Bank Charges
203
Sub total
136.429
136.429
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Sub total
136.429
136,429
Net of receipts/(payments)
A5 Transfers between funds
A6 Cash funds la¥t year end
Cash funds thls year end
12,700
12,700
12.700
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Date of
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