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NUBIAN JAK COMMUNITY TRUST CIO
ANNUAL REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 17 OCTOBER 2024
Following Independent Examination
Nubian Jak Community Trust (NJCT) A Registered Charity
78 York Street Marylebone London W1H 1DP
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NUBIAN JAK COMMUNITY TRUST CIO Charity Reg. No. 1169656 (England & Wales)
TRUST INFORMATION
NJCT TRUSTEES
Dr. Doirean Wilson (Chair and Trustee) Joanne Jarrett Vincent Onuchi (Treasurer) Jacqueline Morrison Rani Morecroft (Deceased 2024) Nairobi Thompson (Resigned 2024) Duwayne Brown (Retired 2024)
Founder and CEO of Trust: Dr Jak Beula
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NUBIAN JAK COMMUNITY TRUST CIO Charity Reg. No. 1169656 (England & Wales)
CONTENTS
Trustees 'Annual Report for year ending 17 October 2024 Our Mission and Achievements Financial Overview Statement of Financial Activities Statement of Financial Position
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NUBIAN JAK COMMUNITY TRUST CIO Charity Reg. No. 1169656 (England & Wales)
TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 17 OCTOBER 2024
This Annual Report and Financial Statements have been prepared following the Guidance of the Charity Commission for England and Wales on the content and presentation of Receipts and Payments Accounts.
The Board of Trustees has chosen to use a Receipts and Payments Account as permitted under Section 133 of the Charity Act 2011 as:
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Gross income does not exceed £250,000
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The NJCT Constitution does not require an Accruals Account
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The Trust has neither significant non-cash Assets nor Investments
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The Trustees have claimed no expenses in relation to meetings and governance during the period of reporting
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A full list of all 17 bank transactions, including dates, bank statement reference number and nature of transaction, was copied to all Trustees and the CEO
In view of all these particulars, the Board of Trustees has determined that an Independent Examination of the Trust’s finances is sufficient safeguard for the year ending 17 October 2023, given the simplicity and size of the Financial Statements.
At a Trustees Meeting held on 13 December 2024, the Trustees agreed the Annual Report comprising progress during the financial period to 17 October 2024 and the Financial Overview, including the Financial Statements.
The Trustees also voted unanimously to support the following proposition, in line with the Charity Commission’s Guidance.
“The Trustees agree that a full Audit is not required for the 17 October 2024 Accounts.”
Signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees
[DoironA365731C94FE41E...Signed by: Wilsow
Dr. Doirean Wilson
Chair of the Board of Trustees
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NUBIAN JAK COMMUNITY TRUST CIO Charity Reg. No. 1169656 (England & Wales)
OUR MISSION
Our object is the promotion of equality and diversity for the public benefit, particularly but not exclusively with respect to Britain’s African Caribbean Community and those from the wider Commonwealth as well as to broadcast the hidden histories of which people of all age groups and cultures in the United Kingdom are typically unaware and which it is important for them to know.
PERPETUATION
The Trust continues to hold the Remembrance Sunday ceremony in honour of African and Caribbean military personnel on Windrush Square. Additionally, there was a continuation of pledged funds following the unveiling of the Windrush & Commonwealth NHS Nurses and Midwives Statue.
OUR ACHIEVEMENTS
During the financial period to 17 October 2024 , the Trust is proud to report on the installation of thirteen commemorative plaques. These included plaques to:
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Victoria Nompunmelelo Mogolda Harling (September 2023) was an International Nurse and “ANC 20” Activist. She was exiled from South Africa during the Apartheid regime and spent most of her adult life in the UK. Her plaque was installed at Catford Assemblies of God Pentecostal Church where she worshipped from 1983 – 2015
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Evelyn Dove (September 2023) was a singer, actor and cabaret performer. She spent her formative years in West Africa where she lived with her father. She then came to London to live with her English mother before she became a teenager. Evelyn went on to become a pioneering face on British TV during the first half of the 20th century. Her plaque was installed on her Wandsworth home where she lived from 1911 – 1919
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Millie Small (September 2023) was a Jamaican born singer who, up until Rhiana, was the most successful female Caribbean recording artist. In 1963, her song “My Boy Lollipop” became a worldwide hit and helped to establish the record company Island Records. Her plaque was installed in West Kensington where she lived from 1993 until her death in 2020
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Alderman Bert Carless (November 2023) was Birmingham City Council’s first Black Councilor. He was also the Chair of the Board of Governors at Handsworth College (which became City College) in Birmingham, later renamed South & City College where his plaque was installed
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Claudia Jones (December 2023) was a radical Human Rights activist, feminist, journalist and publisher. She has been described as the mother of Caribbean carnival in Britain due to her pioneering work in the late 1950s in Notting Hill. Her plaque was installed at her Gospel Oak home where she died on Christmas Day 1964
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Martin Luther King Jr. (January 2024) is arguably the best-known civil rights activist of the 20[th] century. In October 1961, he came to the UK and delivered his first ever UK sermon at Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church in Shaftsbury Avenue. The plaque was placed on the building in January 2024 which is a listed property. It was also only the second time ever a plaque in the UK was approved for an Ecclesiastical building
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Eartha Kitt (March 2024) was an iconic American singer and actress best known for her role as Cat-Woman in the 1960s TV series Batman. She appeared in the first BBC production televised from the new Riverside Studios in Hammersmith where her plaque was installed
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Marcus Garvey (March 2024) is a Jamaican national hero who has been described as the most important Black leader of the last 100 years. His influence spanned the entire globe including the US, where he had a profound impact. On 25[th] March 1917 he gave his first US public lecture in the city of Atlanta at Big Bethel Church. A black and gold NJ plaque, usually reserved for unique historical events, was installed at Big Bethel Church in Atalanta. It was the Trust’s third US plaque
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Madge Vaidya (May 2024) was the second English woman to receive a Nubian Jak blue plaque. She was awarded it in recognition of her exceptional bravery and life-saving actions during the devastating flood of London in 1928 in which she saved several lives by swimming into people’s properties and rescuing them. Her plaque was installed at the entrance of Hurlingham Park in Hammersmith close to where she lived
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James Baldwin (May 2024) was a renowned author and civil rights activist. In May 1958, he spoke at the CL James Library in Hackney. His visit showed the strength of local anti-racist groups and their fight for equality which was why is plaque was installed at the same site (now a Community Volunteer Service building)
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Kelso Benjamin Cochrane (May 2024) was a Guyanese carpenter whose racist murder in May 1959 shocked the UK and helped to changed race relations in the UK. His plaque was the first placed on a pole by the Trust and was installed in a park which was the site of no. 11 Bevington Road where he lived at the time of his untimely passing
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Leonard Johnson (July 2024 ) was a phenomenal albeit reluctant community leader who need for a local community centre to harness the talent of young Black people in Brent led him to founding the Bridge Park Complex in 1987, one of Europe’s largest Community Enterprises. The centre was officially opened by Prince Charles in 1988. A plaque to Leonard was installed at Bridge Park in July 2024, 8 months after his passing, making him one the fastest ever recipient of an official blue plaque
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Denise Johnson (August 2024) was a Mancunian singer who was the lead vocalist with a number of Manchester based bands like Fifth of Heaven, Primal Scream, & Electronic. She crossed many genres from RnB to Indie Rock. Her plaque was placed on the Manchester house she called home from 1981 – 2020
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FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
At 1 the number of transactions during the reporting period is sufficiently small to be surveyed by the Chair of Trustees, all the Trustees and the CEO, in addition to those on the Finance Sub-Committee, ensuring transparency, clarity, and probity.
Charitable income and donations were used primarily for the installation of commemorative plaques detailed in the Our Achievements section of the Annual Report. The NJCT will continue to maintain the standard of commemorative plaques and memorials seeking additional charitable funding as necessary.
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
| Period to. | Period to. | |||
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| 17 Oct 2024 | 17 Oct 2023 | |||
| Unrestricted | Restricted | Total Funds | Total Funds | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | |
| INCOME | ||||
| Donations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 169.27 |
| Sponsorship HE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eventbrite | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paypal | 0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0 |
| TOTAL INCOME | 0 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 169.27 |
| EXPENDITURE | ||||
| Donations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NJCT funds | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,621.20 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURE | 0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 4,621.20 |
| NET INCOMING/(OUTGOING) FUNDS | 0 |
0.01 | 0.01 | (4,452,93) |
| TOTAL FUNDS BROUGHT FORWARD | 0 | 201.94 | 201.94 | 4,653.87 |
| TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD | 0 | 201.95 | 201.95 | 201.94 |
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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
| As at. | As at. | |
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| 17.10.2024 | 17.10.2023 | |
| £ | £ | |
| FIXED ASSETS | 0 | 0 |
| CURRENT ASSETS | ||
| Debtor amounts falling due within one year | 0 | 0 |
| Cash at Bank | 201.95 | 201.94 |
| NET ASSETS | 201.95 | 201.94 |
| FUNDS | ||
| Unrestricted Funds | 0 | 0 |
| Restricted Funds | 201.95 | 201.94 |
| TOTAL FUNDS | 201.95 | 201.94 |
The Financial Statements are approved and signed on behalf of the Board of Trustees
[DoironA365731C94FE41E...Signed by: Wilsow
Dr. Doirean Wilson Chair of the Board of Trustees
Date: 1/8/2025
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