2024-03-31-accounts - Comunidad De La Divina Misericordia

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 01/04/2023 Period start date To 31/03/2024 Period end date

Charity name: Comunidad de la Divina Misericordia

Charity registration number: 1153405

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	TO ADVANCE THE CATHOLIC RELIGION TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE TO DEVELOP THEIR SKILS THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY BY PROVIDING: SMALL GRANTS, CLOTHING, FOOD, GROCERY, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY.
Summary of the main activities in relation to those purposes for the public benefit, in particular, the activities, projects or services identified in the accounts.	Para 1.17 and 1.19	ORGANISES PRAYERS GROUPS, RELIGIOUS SEMINARS AND PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS TO PROMOTE RELIGION. PREPARES EXTRA CURRICULUM ACTIVITIES SUCH AS THEATRE, MUSIC AND DANCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE TO SUPPORT THEM TO BUILD UP THEIR SKILLS AND ABILITIES. PROVIDES USED CLOTHING, BASIC GROCERY SHOPPING, TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION, SMALL GRANTS AND PURCHASE OF BUS PASSES TO THOSE IN NEED TO RELIEVE POVERTY
Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	TRUSTEES HAVE REGARD TO THE COMMISSION’S PUBLIC BENEFIT GUIDANCE WHEN EXERCISING ANY DUTIES

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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
Summary of the main achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.	Para 1.20	IN DESPITE OF THE REDUCTION OF DONATIONS AND VOLUNTEERS, THE CHARITY CONTINUES WITH THE REGULAR PRAYER GROUPS TO ADVANCE RELIGION THERE IS STILL A NUMBER OF VOLUNTEERS TO HELP US WITH LANGUAGE AND MUSIC ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE SMALL MONETARY SUPPORT HAVE STILL BEING PROVIDED TO THE NEEDY TO PREVENT POVERTY

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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set

Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review

Financial Review
Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	IN THIS YEAR, A POSITIVE BALANCE HAS BEEN ACHIEVED
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	THE UNRESTRICTED FUNDS ARE HELD TO REDUCE FINANCIAL RISK AND ARE FREELY AVAILABLE TO COVER THE CHARITY’S OBJECTIVES
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	GBP 6,000
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23

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The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)	Para 1.47	DONATIONS FROM PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS AND INCOME GENERATED FROM FUND RAISING EVENTS
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	CONSTITUTION
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION (CIO)
Trustee selection methods including details of any constitutional provisions e.g. election to post or name of any person or body entitled to appoint one or more trustees	Para 1.25	TRUSTEES ARE ELECTED BY CHARITY MEMBERS

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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees	Para 1.51
The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	COMUNIDAD DE LA DIVINA MISERICORDIA
Other name the charity uses	N/A
Registered charity number	1153405
Charity’s principal address	22 HACKINGTON CRESCENT, BECKENHAM, BR3 1RZ

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
Flor Gaona Elizalde	N/A	N/A
Gabriela Macancela Carangui	N/A	N/A
Diana Carrion Briceno	N/A	N/A
Jose Carrion Bricero	N/A	N/A

– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved Director name N/A

Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity

Trustee name	Dates acted if not for whole year
N/A

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

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name Address	Name Address
Financial advisor	Sara Santiago	3 Marshall Court, Studley Road, London, SW4 6RT

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

Exemptions from disclosure

Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details

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Declarations

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Gabriela Macancela Signature(s) Flor Gaona Gabriela Macancela Full name(s) Flor Gaona Position (eg Secretary, Chair Secretary Chair, etc) Date 27[th] December 2024

COMUNIDAD DE LA DIVINA MISERICORDIA INCOME STATEMENT - DETAILED FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

INCOME RESOURCES Activities for generating income Donation Total Incoming Resources OUTGOING RESOURCES Cost of Charitable activities Food provision Cost of fundraising Events Donations Donations - Buss Passes Material cost for children group Rent & Rates Administration Office Fuel Travel Printing/Stationary/IT costs Net income/loss	2024 2023 £ £ 7,134.85 7,293.00 870.28 4,200.75
	8,005.13 11,493.75
	228.75 4,363.70 - - - - 3,498.80 3,711.87 - 521.95 - - - - - 474.90 - - - - 2,036.00 -
	5,763.55 9,072.42

	2,241.58 2,421.33

COMUNIDAD DE LA DIVINA MISERICORDIA INCOME STATEMENT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024

INCOME RESOURCES Donations, fund raising events Total Incoming Resources OUTGOING RESOURCES Direct costs Governance costs Total Incoming Resources Net Incoming Resources Balance brought forward Balance Carried Forward	2024 2023 £ £ 8,005.13 11,493.75
	8,005.13 11,493.75
	5,763.55 9,072.42 - -
	5,763.55 9,072.42
	2,241.58 2,421.33 9,675.47 7,254.14
	11,917.05 9,675.47

COMUNIDAD DE LA DIVINA MISERICORDIA BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2024

CURRENT ASSETS Cash in Bank Cash in Hand CURRENT LIABILTIES Creditors and accruals Net Balance REPRESENTED BY FUND Unrestricted Fund	2024 2023 £ £ 11,594.02 9121.24 323.03 554.23
	11,917.05 9,675.47 0.00 0.00
	0.00 0.00

	11,917.05 9,675.47
	11,917.05 9,675.47
	11,917.05 9,675.47