Trustees Report
March 2024- April 2025 EASTSIDE CENTRE-Charity number: 1145264 Shipwright House 12-14 Boulcott Street LONDON E1 0HR Phone: 07983520141 Email: eastsideshipcourthouse@gmail.com
Board of Trustees:
Masroor Ahmed khan, Tabassum Khanom, Syed Mamnun Ahmed, Mohammed Sadruzzaman Khan, Maruf Ahmed
Report of the Board of Trustees :
East side centre is registeredCharity working for the welfare of the diverse community and committed to help disadvantaged people who are having economic hard ship due tohomelessness, language barriers particularly people from ethnic minorities who are underachieved in mainstream education. The young and old alike people participate in a wide range of religious, cultural and social activities such supplementary education classes, IAG sessions on issues affecting their social and economic wellbeing.
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally, trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the periods.
Organisation Management
The Board of Trustees are legally responsible for the overall management and control of the charity. Trustees met 6 times in the year and the meetings were chaired by the Chair of the charity.
The day-to-day running of the charity is delegated to the respective Chair, Secretary and Treasurer of the ESC along with staff and volunteers. Activities - how the charity spends its money
Activities during the year
The Board of Trustees Members are pleased to report a very active year. The Foundation is actively seeking to protect its financial security in order to continue to safeguard the ongoing development of the centre and its projects and services that it offers to the local communities.
The ESC, volunteers and Board of Trustees members have delivered the following services during the last financial year:
- supplementary education classes for BAME students’ Elderly pensioner club for elderly and pensioner people Raise funds and help the poor and disadvantaged. ESC run prayer sessions and pensioner club for the local Muslim community.
The Board of Trustees members are indebted to all members and well-wishers for their support to the ESC. The Board of Trustees is very appreciative to the funders, members and local businesses for their financial support and donations. We would also extend a word of thanks to all individuals and other community groups/organisation that have worked with and support the ESC.
Financial Review:
The financial position of the charity portrayed in the accompanied accounts. Statement of Board of Trustees ’s responsibilities.
Law applicable to Charities in England and Wales requires the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statement for each financial year, which gives a true and fair view of the charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing those financial statements, the Board of Trustees members are required to:
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a) select suitable accounting policies and apply consistently
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b) Make Judgement and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
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c) State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
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d) Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
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e) The Board of Trustees members are responsible for keeping accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. 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.
Reserve policy:
It is the policy of the ESC that unrestricted funds, which have not been designated for a specific use, should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least their month’s expenditure. The Board of Trustees consider that reserve at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the Foundation activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. The ESC Board of Trustees will actively work to achieve this level of reserves.
Risk Factors :
The ESC Board of Trustees Members have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
Policies:
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Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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Complaints handling
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Complaints policy and procedures
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Conflicting interests
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Financial reserves policy and procedures
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Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
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Internal risk management policy and procedures
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Risk management
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Safeguarding policy and procedures
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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
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Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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Volunteer management
EASTSIDE CENTRE
(Charity No. 1145264
Receipts and Payments Account For the year ended 31 March 2025
| Receipts Membership Donation Total Receipts Payments Rent carpet volunteers utilities accountant Refurbishment cost Setup toilet and ablution CC TV Total Payments Net Receipts /(Payments) Fund brought forward Fund carried forward |
2025 Unrestricted fund £ 148 50,000 50,148 15,000 10,000 1,000 2,755 250 3,500 10,000 7000 49,505 643 1,940 2,583 |
2025 Restricted fund £ - |
2025 Total £ 148 50,000 |
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| 50,148 | |||
| 15,000 10,000 1,000 2,755 250 3,500 10,000 7,000 |
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| 49,505 | |||
| 643 1,940 |
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| 2,583 |
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Eastside Centre
(Charity No. 1145264 Statement of Assets and Liabilities
For the year ended 31 March 2024
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2025 2025
Total
Unrestricted Restricted Total
£ £ £
Current Assets
At Bank 2583 2,583
Total
Current Liabilities 0 0
Interest Free Loan
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This financial statements are approved on behalf of the charity by:
Chairperson……………….. Date……………………. Treasurer …………………………… Date…………………….
Trustees Report
March 2024- April 2025 EASTSIDE CENTRE-Charity number: 1145264 Shipwright House 12-14 Boulcott Street LONDON E1 0HR Phone: 07983520141 Email: eastsideshipcourthouse@gmail.com
Board of Trustees:
Masroor Ahmed khan, Tabassum Khanom, Syed Mamnun Ahmed, Mohammed Sadruzzaman Khan, Maruf Ahmed
Report of the Board of Trustees :
East side centre is registeredCharity working for the welfare of the diverse community and committed to help disadvantaged people who are having economic hard ship due tohomelessness, language barriers particularly people from ethnic minorities who are underachieved in mainstream education. The young and old alike people participate in a wide range of religious, cultural and social activities such supplementary education classes, IAG sessions on issues affecting their social and economic wellbeing.
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally, trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the periods.
Organisation Management
The Board of Trustees are legally responsible for the overall management and control of the charity. Trustees met 6 times in the year and the meetings were chaired by the Chair of the charity.
The day-to-day running of the charity is delegated to the respective Chair, Secretary and Treasurer of the ESC along with staff and volunteers. Activities - how the charity spends its money
Activities during the year
The Board of Trustees Members are pleased to report a very active year. The Foundation is actively seeking to protect its financial security in order to continue to safeguard the ongoing development of the centre and its projects and services that it offers to the local communities.
The ESC, volunteers and Board of Trustees members have delivered the following services during the last financial year:
- supplementary education classes for BAME students’ Elderly pensioner club for elderly and pensioner people Raise funds and help the poor and disadvantaged. ESC run prayer sessions and pensioner club for the local Muslim community.
The Board of Trustees members are indebted to all members and well-wishers for their support to the ESC. The Board of Trustees is very appreciative to the funders, members and local businesses for their financial support and donations. We would also extend a word of thanks to all individuals and other community groups/organisation that have worked with and support the ESC.
Financial Review:
The financial position of the charity portrayed in the accompanied accounts. Statement of Board of Trustees ’s responsibilities.
Law applicable to Charities in England and Wales requires the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statement for each financial year, which gives a true and fair view of the charity’s financial activities during the year and of its financial position at the end of the year. In preparing those financial statements, the Board of Trustees members are required to:
-
a) select suitable accounting policies and apply consistently
-
b) Make Judgement and estimates that are reasonable and prudent
-
c) State whether applicable accounting standards and statements of recommended practice have been followed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;
-
d) Prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in operation.
-
e) The Board of Trustees members are responsible for keeping accounting records, which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. 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.
Reserve policy:
It is the policy of the ESC that unrestricted funds, which have not been designated for a specific use, should be maintained at a level equivalent to at least their month’s expenditure. The Board of Trustees consider that reserve at this level will ensure that, in the event of a significant drop in funding, they will be able to continue the Foundation activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. The ESC Board of Trustees will actively work to achieve this level of reserves.
Risk Factors :
The ESC Board of Trustees Members have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks.
Policies:
-
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
-
Complaints handling
-
Complaints policy and procedures
-
Conflicting interests
-
Financial reserves policy and procedures
-
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
-
Internal risk management policy and procedures
-
Risk management
-
Safeguarding policy and procedures
-
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
-
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
-
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
-
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
-
Volunteer management