## **Trustees' Annual Report for the period** Period start date Period end date **From** 01 04 2020 **To** 31 03 2021 ## Section A Reference and administration details **Charity name** Ehsas Carers **Other names charity is known by** Ehsas **Registered charity number (if any)** 1167640 **Charity's principal address** Meeting Place, Tiger Court 1 – 9 Chapel Street, Lye Stourbridge **Postcode DY9 8BT** ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** **Dates acted if not for whole Name of person (or body) entitled Trustee name Office (if any) year to appoint trustee (if any)** 1 Saleem Naz Chairperson 2 Shazia Zaman Secretary 3 Gitaben Patel 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 **Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)** **Name Dates acted if not for whole year** **TAR** March **2012** 1 ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of adviser Name Address** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Section B Structure, governance and management** ## **Description of the charity’s trusts** Type of governing document Constitution adopted 7[th] June 2016 - (eg. trust deed, constitution) How the charity is constituted Association consisting of family carers (eg. trust, association, company) Trustees are appointed by the family carers membership Trustee selection methods - (eg. appointed by, elected by) ## **Additional governance issues (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant, about: - policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees; - the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works; - relationship with any related parties; - trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Ehsas Carers is affiliated to Dudley Council for Voluntary Service which provides advice and support. Ehsas has a complaints and a day trip policy in place. Ehsas has a partnership agreement with Diverse Support Limited (care provider for people with learning disabilities from black and Asian minority ethnic communities) with whom we share and manage the premises called Meeting Place. This enables black and Asian minority ethnic (BAME) family carers to have a community based drop in centre where they can seek information and support. Diverse Support provides ‘in kind’ support with their manager available to provide advice and support to family carers, coordinates carer support activities, assists with fund raising, line manages the Carers Link Worker and provides administrative support to the charity. - All trustees give their time voluntarily and receive no remuneration or other benefits. ## **Section C Objectives and activities** **Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document** For the public benefit, the relief and assistance of members of the Asian community and other ethnic minorities in Dudley borough and the surrounding areas, who provide unpaid care to family members with disabilities or additional needs, through the provision of accessible information, peer support, social and emotional help and services that will improve their quality of life; and through communicating between carers, policy makers and other services that support carers, enabling carers to have an effective voice and an informed representation in policy making and service development. **TAR** March **2012** 2 In planning our activities we are mindful of the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings. Our activities focus on four themes: 1. Increasing knowledge: we provide advice surgeries for carers, training and information workshops. **Summary of the main** 2. Advocacy: Raising issues and concerns affecting ethnic minority family **activities undertaken for the** carers with statutory organisations. **public benefit in relation to these objects (include within** 3. Outreach support to isolated carers: We receive referrals from black **this section the statutory** and Asian minority ethnic (BAME) carers and offer an outreach service **declaration that trustees have** particularly if there are language and cultural barriers. This includes **had regard to the guidance** home visiting those that need support, liaising with social services and **issued by the Charity** other statutory agencies and assisting with advocacy/ interpretation. **Commission on public benefit)** 4. Respite and social interaction: We recognise that carers struggle to get 4. Respite and social interaction: We recognise that carers struggle to get out so provide respite days out just for carers. We also provide day trips for families - the carer and the cared for person - with the option for them to bring other family members. This gives carers the opportunity to take a break from the stresses of their lives and to feel less isolated. Where possible, we facilitate carer social interaction by providing ‘coffee mornings’ and cultural events. ## **Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include further statements, where relevant, about: - policy on grantmaking; - policy programme related investment; - contribution made by volunteers. **TAR** March **2012** 3 Section D Achievements and performance ## **Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year** Ehsas Carers was established as an unincorporated association (carers support group) in 2004, and became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation in 2016. This year was uniquely challenging with the emergence of Coronavirus, and Ehsas had to realign its work to support vulnerable families during the pandemic. We worked closely with Dudley Council for Voluntary Service’s Integrated Plus locality link worker(s) who made referrals to our Carers Link Worker of families who have children with complex health needs and disabilities. These families have loved ones who were often classed as ‘clinically extremely vulnerable’ and had received the Government’s shielding letters. During the first lockdown period, we provided the following assistance: - liaising with supermarkets/ ethnic food store to arrange delivery of fresh food/ grocery supplies by ‘door step delivery’, particularly of essential items - collecting some supplies from supermarket and delivering them to family who were struggling to get them and were shielding - Advised and guided some families on the process of online grocery shop. - Well-being support calls, and provided befriending support to families who were socially isolated & feeling stressed about Covid-19 - Order and arrange delivery of medication from pharmacy - Referral to other agencies inc. helplines. Research increasingly emerged of public health evidence of higher health risks relating to Covid-19 for people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. Due to covid restrictions, greater risks for BAME communities, the Carers Link Worker project was unable to carry out its main functions of outreach work i.e. home visits to isolated carers; coffee mornings; respite day trips; and unable to meet individual family carers in person at base. Ehsas initially negotiated unpaid leave with the worker, and suspended the Carers Link Worker project. This was agreed by the funding body, and we intend to recommence the project once the pandemic restrictions are lifted. The project co-ordinator, however, was nonetheless available to field enquiries and offer support to family carers in significant need. In fact, he joined Dudley’s Covid-19 Community Champions network to be aware of the latest developments, and to provide information to families as required. **TAR** March **2012** 4 ## **Section E Financial review** ## **Brief statement of the** **charity’s policy on reserves** **Details of any funds materially in deficit** ## **Further financial review details (Optional information)** You **may choose** to include additional information, where relevant about: - the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising); Ehsas Carers statement of accounts are prepared and externally examined by Dudley Council for Voluntary Service every year. - 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)** Shazia Zaman **Position (eg Secretary, Chair,** Secretary **etc) Date** 31/01/2022 **TAR** March **2012** 5 EHSAS CARERS REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1167640 ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021 EHSAS CARERS REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1167640 Ind ndent Examinerfs R ort I reF(Yt on the atlached a¢xY)unts of Ehsas C￿er5 for the year erKled 31 March 2021. Respeciivo responsibilities of trustees examiner As the charity's trustées you are restM)nsible frJr Ihe preparation of the accounts" you ConS￿￿er that the audit requi￿rnent of section 144{2) of the Charities Act 2011 does rv)t apply It 1$ my responsibility to state, on the ba&s of procedures Specif￿ in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissi(x) und8r Secti(￿ 145(5)(b) of the 2011 ACL %*Ether partlcular matters have come to my attenti￿. Basls of Independent exami￿￿5 rw)rt My exarnination was carried out in aC￿rdan￿ the Genéral DirèctThs given by the Charity Commi55ion. An examination itKludes a revieby of the aco)untiThJ records kept by the charity arKI a comparisM of the accwnts presented those re(x)rd5. It also indudes considerab'on of any unusual rtems or disclosures in the accourts and seekn.ng explanations from you as trustees conceming any SLK* matters The FYDc*Jur8s undertaken do not Pfovide all the eviden￿ that wwld be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts yesent a 'true arKI fair vith¥ and the rewt is limlted to those matters set out in the statement below. Independeni eXan￿ne￿$ slatement In conn8Ctlon my examination. no matter has come to my attenb'on.. 1. ￿1¢h gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in material respect the requirements to keep accountirvJ records in accordance *ith section 130 of 2011 Act and to prèpare acc£>unts ￿lch acojrd ￿￿th the a￿O￿ting recoth and to comply with the acc£*unting requirements of the 2011 Act have not met., or 2. To which, in my opinion, alknti¢)n shwkl be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. G. M. JONES ACCOUNTANT DUDLEY CVS 7 ALBION STREET BRIERLEY HILL DY5 3EE 22nd July 2021 EHSAS CARERS REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1167640 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT ST YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 2021 2020 INCOME Contribution to Overheads DMBC - Covid Grant DfvIBC VS Innovation FurKI Trip Contributions Sundries TOTAL 1.OCrfJ 1,OQXJ 700 TOTAL 1,000 575 20,000 742 700 23.￿) TOTAL INCOME 24.600 1.000 25,600 22,347 EXPENDiniRE Salaries and Nl Rates and Insurance Light 8nd Heat Telephone and Postage Printing, Stationery, Advertising Repairs and Renewals Trips Sundries Independenl Examiner Fees 1,343 452 857 394 295 1.343 452 857 394 305 423 691 518 10 1,069 33 78 78 3.719 10 3.729 1794 Net Surplusl- Deficit for the Year 20.881 990 21.871 19.553 Balance at 31st Marth 2020 18,275 4,564 22,839 3,286 39,166 6.654 44.710 22.839 Transfers between FurKIs Balances at 31 March 2021 39.156 5.554 44.710 22.839 EHSAS CARERS REGISTERED CHARITY N . 1167640 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIE ST MARCH 2021 2021 2020 CURRENT ASSETS Bank Current Account Petty Cash 22,667 172 162 44.710 22,839 Represented by . Inccmne & Expenditure Account: Restricted Funds Unrestricted Funds 39,156 5,554 18,275 44,710 22,839 Approved by the Management Commlttee and signed on th•ir behalf: £HAz a￿.￿￿ Name.. Date EHSAS CARERS REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1167640 ACCOUNTS YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2021 EHSAS CARERS REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1167640 Ind ndent Examinerfs R ort I reF(Yt on the atlached a¢xY)unts of Ehsas C￿er5 for the year erKled 31 March 2021. Respeciivo responsibilities of trustees examiner As the charity's trustées you are restM)nsible frJr Ihe preparation of the accounts" you ConS￿￿er that the audit requi￿rnent of section 144{2) of the Charities Act 2011 does rv)t apply It 1$ my responsibility to state, on the ba&s of procedures Specif￿ in the General Directions given by the Charity Commissi(x) und8r Secti(￿ 145(5)(b) of the 2011 ACL %*Ether partlcular matters have come to my attenti￿. Basls of Independent exami￿￿5 rw)rt My exarnination was carried out in aC￿rdan￿ the Genéral DirèctThs given by the Charity Commi55ion. An examination itKludes a revieby of the aco)untiThJ records kept by the charity arKI a comparisM of the accwnts presented those re(x)rd5. It also indudes considerab'on of any unusual rtems or disclosures in the accourts and seekn.ng explanations from you as trustees conceming any SLK* matters The FYDc*Jur8s undertaken do not Pfovide all the eviden￿ that wwld be required in an audit and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts yesent a 'true arKI fair vith¥ and the rewt is limlted to those matters set out in the statement below. Independeni eXan￿ne￿$ slatement In conn8Ctlon my examination. no matter has come to my attenb'on.. 1. ￿1¢h gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in material respect the requirements to keep accountirvJ records in accordance *ith section 130 of 2011 Act and to prèpare acc£>unts ￿lch acojrd ￿￿th the a￿O￿ting recoth and to comply with the acc£*unting requirements of the 2011 Act have not met., or 2. To which, in my opinion, alknti¢)n shwkl be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached. G. M. JONES ACCOUNTANT DUDLEY CVS 7 ALBION STREET BRIERLEY HILL DY5 3EE 22nd July 2021 EHSAS CARERS REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 1167640 INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT ST YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2021 2021 2020 INCOME Contribution to Overheads DMBC - Covid Grant DfvIBC VS Innovation FurKI Trip Contributions Sundries TOTAL 1.OCrfJ 1,OQXJ 700 TOTAL 1,000 575 20,000 742 700 23.￿) TOTAL INCOME 24.600 1.000 25,600 22,347 EXPENDiniRE Salaries and Nl Rates and Insurance Light 8nd Heat Telephone and Postage Printing, Stationery, Advertising Repairs and Renewals Trips Sundries Independenl Examiner Fees 1,343 452 857 394 295 1.343 452 857 394 305 423 691 518 10 1,069 33 78 78 3.719 10 3.729 1794 Net Surplusl- Deficit for the Year 20.881 990 21.871 19.553 Balance at 31st Marth 2020 18,275 4,564 22,839 3,286 39,166 6.654 44.710 22.839 Transfers between FurKIs Balances at 31 March 2021 39.156 5.554 44.710 22.839 EHSAS CARERS REGISTERED CHARITY N . 1167640 STATEMENT OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIE ST MARCH 2021 2021 2020 CURRENT ASSETS Bank Current Account Petty Cash 22,667 172 162 44.710 22,839 Represented by . Inccmne & Expenditure Account: Restricted Funds Unrestricted Funds 39,156 5,554 18,275 44,710 22,839 Approved by the Management Commlttee and signed on th•ir behalf: £HAz a￿.￿￿ Name.. Date