2021-12-31-accounts - Darfur Association Nottingham

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

Period start date Period end date Day Month Year Day Mont Year From 01 01 2021 To 31 12 2021

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name Darfur Association Nottingham

Other names charity is known by[DAN] D.A.N

Registered charity number (if any) 1170253

Charity's principal address Hyson Green Youth Club

Terrace Street Nottingham Postcode NG7 6ER

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

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Name of person (or body)
Dates acted if not for
Trustee name Office (if any) entitled to appoint trustee
whole year
(if any)
Gibril Amin Chair The members of the
1
charity
Mohammed The members of the
2
Abdelkareem charity
Esam The members of the
3
Abdulmotalib charity
Osman Hajr The members of the
4
charity
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6
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12
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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

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Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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 CIO – Association, Registered 17 November 2016

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

How the charity is constituted

Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO), Association

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

(eg. appointed by, elected by)[Trustees are appointed or reappointed annually at the Annual ] General Meeting

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;

DAN has a management committee of 16 people. No members of the committee received any remuneration or other benefits during the year.

DAN is formed from local people who originate from the Darfur region of western Sudan and who reside in Nottingham city and the surrounding area. The organisation seeks to improve the lives of its members, promote racial harmony and support integration amongst the local population by demonstrating to the public the history, cultural heritage, languages and other aspects of the area and peoples of Darfur and Western Sudan.

relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND EVENTS, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.
TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY, EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN ORDER TO ASSIST WITH THE INTEGRATION INTO SOCIETY OF THOSE FROM DARFUR AND WESTERN SUDAN.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AMONGST THOSE FROM DARFUR AND WESTERN SUDAN, NOW LIVING IN NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE.
THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO THOSE FROM DARFUR AND WESTERN SUDAN.
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH, IN PARTICULAR THOSE FROM DARFUR AND WESTERN SUDAN WHO ARE LIVING IN NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTINGHAMSHIRE BY THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE CLASSES, INCLUDING ENGLISH.
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC CONCERNING DARFUR, WESTERN SUDAN, IN ITS HISTORY, ARTS, LANGUAGES AND OTHER ASPECTS.

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We kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our trustee meetings when planning our activities.

DAN reduced the range of activities it provides during the year ended 31 December 2021 due to the Coronavirus .

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

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.

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity during the year

DAN reduced the range of activities it provides during the year ended 31 December 2021 due to the Coronavirus .

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Section E Financial review

Brief statement of the charity’s policy on reserves

We hold cash at Barclays Bank of £7,057 of which £500 is a restricted fund. We hold these funds to carryout community events, activities, rent venues and meet any unforeseen expenditures.

We aim to hold at least £1,000 and no more than £15,000 in reserves at the year-end.

*The amount £500 is a grant funding from Nottingham Equal that we brought forward from 2019 year-end. The amount was for a community event scheduled in 2020 and had been postponed due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

The source of funds for the period was our membership subscriptions (amount £4,677).

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
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)

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Full name(s) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date	Gibril Amin	Osman Hajr
	Chair	Trustee
	07/08/2022	07/08/2022

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Charity Name Darfur Association Nottingham

No (if any) 1170253

Receipts and payments accounts

Period start date Period end date To 1/1/2021 12/31/2021

For the period from

Section A Receipts and payments

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Unrestricted Restricted Endowment
Total funds
funds funds funds
to the nearest
to the nearest £ to the nearest £ to the nearest £
£
A1 Receipts
Membership contributions 4,677 - - 4,677
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total (Gross income for AR) 4,677 - - 4,677
A2 Asset and investment sales,
(see table).
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total [ - ] - - -
Total receipts 4,677 - - 4,677
A3 Payments
Virgin Media Broadband charges - - - -
Room hire/ rent - - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
A4 Asset and investment
purchases, (see table)
- - - -
- - - -
Sub total - - - -
Total payments - - - -
Net of receipts/(payments) 4,677 - - 4,677
A5 Transfers between funds - - - -
A6 Cash funds last year end 1,880 500 - 2,380
Cash funds this year end 6,557 500 - 7,057
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Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period

			Unrestricted		Restricted
Categories	Details		funds		funds
B1 Cash funds	Bank	*Total cash funds*	to nearest £ 6,557 - - 6,557		to nearest £ 500 - - 500
	(agree balances with receipts and payments account(s))		OK	OK
			Unrestricted		Restricted
			funds		funds
B2 Other monetary assets	Details		to nearest £ - - - - - -		to nearest £ - - - - - -
B3 Investment assets	Details		Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) - - - - -
B4 Assets retained for the	Details LED Television		Unrestricted Fund to which asset belongs	Cost (optional) -
charity’s own use					- - - - - - - -
			Fund to which		Amount due
B5 Liabilities	Details		liability relates		- - - - - (optional)
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees		Signature	Print	Name
			Gibril Amin
			Osman Hajr

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CC16a
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Last year

to the nearest £ 3,431 - - - - - - - 3,431

3,431

89 4,000 - - - - - - - 4,089

4,089 - 658 - - - 658

Endowment funds to nearest £

OK

Endowment funds to nearest £

Current value (optional)

When due (optional)

Date of approval 8/7/2022 8/7/2022