2024-04-04-accounts - North West Turkish Community Association

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Trustees’ Annual Report for the period

From 05/04/2023 Period start date To 05/04/2024 Period end date

Charity name: North West Turkish Community Association

Charity registration number: 1166380

Objectives and Activities

	SORP reference
Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document	Para 1.17	A. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF TURKISH/BRITISH BI- CULTURAL FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN IN LANGUAGES AND CULTURE AND BY SUPPORTING CHILDREN IN THEIR MAINSTREAM EDUCATION. B. TO RELIEVE POVERTY, SICKNESS AND POOR HEALTH, TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED, HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AND TO PROMOTE MENTAL HEALTH AND WELLBEING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY AMONGST THE TURKISH COMMUNITY RESIDING IN THE NORTH WEST OF ENGLAND BY SUCH CHARITABLE MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT INCLUDING PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE TO THOSE IN NEED OF IT. C. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE “SOCIALLY EXCLUDED” MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY. D. TO PROMOTE THE ARTS, CULTURE AND HERITAGE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH TURKISH MUSIC, LANGUAGE, FESTIVALS,

		DANCE, FOOD, ART AND CRAFTS AND SUCH OTHER EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.
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	Monthly online announcement on Facebook for newcomers to help introduce their businesses and their ventures 23/04/23 7.NWTCA 23rd April Childrens Festival at The Elegance Banqueting Suite 20/05/23 Manchester Turkish Music Choir concert at Parrs Wood Road Church in Didsbury 28/09/23 Folk dance classes started for the year and next year 01/10/23 Turkish Classical Music Choir started for the year and next year 08/10/23 Turkish school started for the year and next year 28/10/23 Republic Ball at Radisson Blu Airport Hotel 12/11/23 Centenary celebration at Turkish school with students and parents. We opened it to general public as well and other Turkish or mix families came to celebrate with us. 25/01/24 Visiting Lord Mayor Yasmine Dar at her office to talk about our future plans and projects 29/02/24 The formation of Turkish Business Network. 04/03/24 Turkish Folk dance performance at Macfest 17/03/24 Childrens art workshop for 23rd April, and is followed by an exhibition on 21st April for our Children’s festival


Statement confirming whether the trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit	Para 1.18	Trustees regarded to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit when carrying out activities.

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	SORP reference
Policy on grant making	Para 1.38	N/A
Policy on social investment including program related investment	Para 1.38	N/A
Contribution made by volunteers	Para 1.38	Our 3 volunteers helped during events such as welcoming guests, preparing and tidying the rooms. They also helped with administrative duties.
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	NWTCA is a charitable, cultural, educational non-profit organisation dedicated to increase, promote, foster friendship, public knowledge and understanding of the Turkish culture and language. NWTCA organises community events and activities where people of all ages and nationalities can come together to experience Turkish culture through Turkish music, festivals, dance, food and art. NWTCA plays an integral role in bringing the Turkish-British community together in the North West of England. One of the main services we offer is "community language teaching" of Turkish for children and adults. This has enabled us to offer a wider range of classes and activities for people of Turkish origin or people with some kind of Turkish connection. Some children who have attended our classes could not previously speak a word of Turkish, now they have mastered the basics and have a sense of their culture and background-our weekend sessions are particularly valued by single parents whose children live with primary carers with no knowledge of Turkish. As children move through study modules and pass progress tests included in the materials, they develop a sense of academic achievement & personal achievement independent of more formal language learning. The Turkish lessons we provide, also serve as a social hub for the Turkish community as we have a waiting area for parents to socialise when they wait for their children. We began the new academic year on 08/10/23and our weekly lessons started face to face and online. We clearly see the advancement in our student’s learning of Turkish language and culture. The students

build strong friendships and take part in our friendly art and writing contests and workshops as well. We have supported our students and their families by offering the online Turkish lessons for free of charge. The children kept their cameras off during the lessons and the lessons have not been recorded to stay in line with Data protection regulations. Children and adults develop a sense of citizenship, not only as part of discovering their Turkish identity but also as a result of finding a valued place as a bicultural individual within an inclusive British society. Our volunteers developed skillsets that helped them to raise their employability and boosted their confidence. 23/04/23 7.NWTCA 23rd April Childrens Festival at The Elegance Banqueting Suite. On this day, we celebrate the children of the world, and their achievements. The children prepared poems, songs, and dances, the community came together to celebrate this special national day with their families. Our Consul General also attended the day. 20/05/23 Manchester Turkish Music Choir concert at Parrs Wood Road Church in Didsbury. At this event we were able to showcase our repertoire of Classical Turkish music for a mixed audience of Turkish and British people. Around 150 people attended this event, and we received amazing feedback. 28/09/23 Folk dance classes for children started for the year until June 2024. We have had great interest from our community. The students learn different regional folk dances and have a chance to perform for parents and at our children’s festival. The women’s folk dance group performed at Macfest. We were able to promote Turkish folk dance and culture

amongst other Muslim groups and British
public.
The children love the folk dance classes, it
help them with their identity and belonging.
We have received great feedback from our
students and parents.
01/10/23 Turkish Classical Music Choir
started for the year and next year
We meet bimonthly on Sundays to learn new
songs from Turkish classical music. Our
teacher comes from London to teach us. We
learn a bit about the music theory as well.
Around 20 people regularly attended the
choir rehearsals.
Helping community members with this
creative activity, improving their mental
health, helping people to feel included and
not isolated. The participants are able to
continue engaging with their culture through
the arts which helps them to feel better in
themselves.
08/10/23 Turkish school started for the year
and next year
We have 4 classes for children and 1 class
for adults. In adult class we have students
who want to learn the Turkish language.
Some of our students are either British and
they have interest in Turkey or they are from
Turkish or mix families but they did not
learn the language when they were children.
We help to learn the language and the
culture.
28/10/23 Cumhuriyet balosu at Radisson
Blu Airport Hotel
Celebrated the 100thanniversary of Turkish
Republic, in a prestigious venue. Around
150 Turkish-British people came together,
the event jointly created with the
community, couples danced waltz, where
the men performed a Zeybek dance from
Aegean region. Lord Mayor Yasmine Dar

attended the event. It’s been a great
fundraising event.
12/11/23 Centenary celebration at Turkish
school. Students prepared songs, poems and
artwork to show the importance of the day.
We decorated our school and had an open
buffet for people to come and celebrate with
us. The event was well attended.
25/01/24 Visiting Yasmine Dar to talk about
our future plans and project. Asking for
support to organise bigger events in the
future. We also introduced our culture and
talked about the vibrant community we have
become.
29/02/24 Formation of Turkish Business
Network
The purpose setting up this network is to
bring professionals and business owners
together, to benefit from new ideas, foster
stronger connections, to be motivated to
grow stronger, meet likeminded people and
to create a supportive environment for
businesses. The event was well attended.
Our consul general Seyfi Onur Sayin
attended the event.
04/03/24 Folk dance performance at
Macfest. At this event the women’s group
showcased three different Turkish folk
dances to the audience. Macfest is a festival
of different cultures. We introduced our
culture and traditional folk dances which
received great interest.
17/03/24 Childrens art workshop for 23rd
April, will be followed by an exhibition on
21st April. British and Turkish children
attended this workshop with our art teacher
Hatice Ahmed. The topic was ‘The children
of the World’ Children choose different
countries and brought together their cultural
elements and painted their cultural
costumes, flags or symbols. The pictures
they made was shown in the exhibition at our
Children’s festival in April. The children
were very happy with their achievements.

Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	Additional information (optional) You may choose to include further statements	where relevant about:
Achievements against objectives set	Para 1.41	Please refer to Para 1.20
Performance of fundraising activities against objectives set	Para 1.41	Fundraising was part of the events listed in Para 1.17 through donations, food, drink and ticket sales where applicable.
Investment performance against objectives	Para 1.41	N/A
Other

Financial Review

Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period	Para 1.21	As end of 5th April 2024, North West Turkish Community Association’s total cash fund is £6,750. For details please check Receipts and Payments documents.
Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held	Para 1.22	N/A
Amount of reserves held	Para 1.22	N/A
Reasons for holding zero reserves	Para 1.22	N/A
Details of fund materially in deficit	Para 1.24	N/A
Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern	Para 1.23	N/A

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Our main sources of funds are donations and fundraising events. Para 1.47

The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising)
Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted	Para 1.46	N/A
A description of the principal risks facing the charity	Para 1.46	N/A
Other

Structure, Governance and Management

Description of charity’s trusts:
Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter)	Para 1.25	Constitution adopted on 5th April 2016
How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO)	Para 1.25	Foundation model with 6 trustees (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	We identify a need for more trustees and contact potential candidates or announce that we need more trustees. We hold short meetings with them and then we select the best suited candidates. Then we inform them of trustees’ roles and responsibilities. We hold annual board meeting and regular monthly meetings.

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N/A Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees Member of Federation of Turkish Associations in the UK

The charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works	Para 1.51	Member of Turkish Language, Culture And Education Consortium Of UK Qualified Turkish teacher is provided by Education Counsellor of the Turkish Embassy in London.
Relationship with any related parties	Para 1.51	Westcroft Community Centre Turkish Consulate in Manchester Sheba Arts Londra Gazetesi, Newspaper Vatan Gazetesi, Newspaper Olay Gazetesi, Newspaper Istanbul Grill Cheadle Manchester Council Manchester University Turkish Society Sale Community Centre Home MCR Community Arts NorthWest Horizons Festival Macfest Turkish Airlines Radisson Blu Airport Hotel Parrs Wood Road Church
Other

Reference and Administrative details

Charity name	North West Turkish Community Association
Other name the charity uses	NWTCA
Registered charitynumber	1166380
Charity’s principal address	Office 203, 5300 Lakeside, Cheadle Royal Business Park, SK8 3GP

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year
Gulcin Bulut	Chair	Wholeyear
Selda San Ridley	General Secretary	Wholeyear
Mustafa Cebeci	Treasurer	Wholeyear
Kursat Uysal	Public Relations	Resigned on 09/11/2023

Emrah Mansuroglu	Social media	Wholeyear
Esra Sevimli	Trustee	Startingfrom 01/03/2023

– 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 held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for 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	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

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Declarations

The Trustees declare that they have approved the Trustees report above.

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature	Gulcin Bulut
Full name	Gulcin Bulut
Position	Chair

30/01/2025

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