AFRICAN CARIBBEAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (UK)
ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2022 – 2023
SUMMARY OF REPORT:
2022 was a celebration of the charity’s 5[th] anniversary since its launch. Social media campaigns were used to share and support this celebration. We have had an addition of 2 hubs (ACMA Midlands and ACMA Warwick) over the year and re-structuring of one other hub (ACMA Southern Doctors’ Network to ACMA South). From November 2022, we had a recruitment drive for a National Committee who took up their posts in February 2023.
The individual hub members hosted a few events in their academic year and national committee meetings were held to ensure any necessary support could be provided to them.
The charity has also paid for the website hosting including domain name (Wix) and a social media calendar (ContentCory). The charity paid for Zoom Professional subscription (taken from a Trustee’s account and reimbursed) in June, to allow for organisation of virtual meetings and events.
In October 2022, ACMA UK was invited by a long-standing collaborative partner – Reach Society to attend their annual Gala dinner. One of the trustee’s had been nominated for an award for the contributions to Reach Society through ACMA UK. The charity was represented by 4 members of the ACMA committee.
INCOME & EXPENDITURE 2022 – 2023
Balance from 2022 - £1810.78
| DATE | INCOME (£) | EXPENDITURE (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 04 APRIL 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| MAY 2022 | 0 | 199.66 |
| JUNE 2022 | 0 | 143.88 |
| JULY 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| AUGUST 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| SEPTEMBER 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| OCTOBER 2022 | 0 | 350 |
| NOVEMBER 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| DECEMBER 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| JANUARY 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| FEBRUARY 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| MARCH 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| 03 APRIL 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| TOTAL (£) | 0 | 693.54 |
| BALANCE (£) | 1117.24 |
AFRICAN CARIBBEAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION (UK)
IMPRESSION AND PLAN:
Although there has been no income in the year, the charity aims through the support of the National Committee, to seek financial support from larger organisations e.g. BMA, Medtronic, Edwards etc. to continue to support our aims and objectives.
One of the main events of the year that ACMA hopes to have, is a meet of all the hubs across the UK so that all hubs can appreciate how far and wide the national charity’s network reaches.
We hope to continue to recruit to our National Committee to allow smooth running of the charity’s administration, social media pages and communications with our many collaborating partners.
Dr Chiemezie Okorocha Treasurer Board of Trustees African Caribbean Medical Association (ACMA) UK www.acmacharity.co.uk Email: acmassociation@outlook.com Facebook: African Caribbean Medical Association UK Instagram, Twitter : @acma_uk Charity Number: 1177941