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2021-03-31-accounts

Guinean Community of Birmingham and the West Midlands (GCBWM)

Trustees’ Annual Report

From: Period start date: 01/04/2020 To Period end date: 31/03/2021

Charity registration number: 1179022

The Trustees present their report and accounts for the year ended 31 March 2021.

Our charity has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, we were not able to do many support activities as we usually do due to regular lockdowns during the financial year. We were also financially hit by the pandemic as many of our donors lost their job and were not able to donate to the charity, most of our activities were moved online so managed to gather the community and deliver some support activities online.

Trustees

The following Trustees held office during the whole of the period: Abdulai Bah Amadou Bah Safaiyou Barry Fatoumata Binta Diallo

Statement of Trustees' responsibilities

The Trustees are responsible for preparing the report and accounts in accordance with applicable law and regulations.

Charity law requires the Trustees to prepare accounts for each financial year. Under that law, the Trustees have elected to prepare the accounts in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under Charity law the Trustees must not approve the accounts unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the profit or loss of the Charity for that period. In preparing these accounts, the Trustees are required to:

The Trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the Charity's transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that

The accounts comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the Charity and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities

Objectives and Activities

The objectives of the GCBWM are still the same, which is Promoting social inclusion for the public benefit. This was achieved by assisting people from being socially excluded within the community, assisting their educational needs and the provision of facilities for recreational and leisure activities.

We have a building where socially/economically disadvantaged people are meeting for regular cultural and recreational activities. We also organized BBQ’s and Day Trips for the community to help economically disadvantaged people in gaining confidence and self esteem

The trustees can confirm that the charity has fully complied with the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefits. All our activities have been carried out to benefit the public

Achievements and Performance

The charity has rented a building to carry out the main activities. The building is used for the benefit of the whole community. Unfortunately the building was closed most of the times during the year due to the lockdowns imposed by the government.

The provision of building is a major achievement as we organize various social and cultural activities during the year. These activities have helped people to gain confidence, they made friends within the community which helped eradicate their social issues. We have also provided financial support for bereavements and funeral costs.

Financial Review

The charity financial processes and systems have been reviewed, and we believe that we have robust controls in place to make sure that the financial statements are true and fair. We have a very good bank balance to operate as a going concern. We make sure that we have bank reserves of more than £50k at the end of each financial year. There are no going concern uncertainties at the end of the financial year in our view

Structure, Governance and Management

The charity and its property are managed and administered by trustees in accordance with the constitution. There have been no resignations or additions to the trustee board during the financial year.

Signed on behalf of the board of directors

Safaiyou Barry

Approved by the board on: 19 September 2021

Charity Name: Guinean Community of Birmingham and West Midlands FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR END 31st MARCH 2021

GUINEAN COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND THE WEST MIDLANDS MALIN STREET SMETHWICK BIRMINGHAM B66 1 QZ B66 1QZ

CONTENT PAGE

CONTENT PAGE
INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT
BALANCE SHEET
BASIS OF PREPARATION
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
ANALYSIS OF INCOME
ANALYSIS OF EXPENDITURE
PAID EMPLOYEES
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
DEBTORS AND PREPAYMENTS, CASH AT BANK
CREDITORS AND ACCRUALS, AND EVENTS AFTER THE REPORTING DATE
TRANSACTIONSWITH TRUSTEES		 3
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Charity Name: Guinean Community of Birmingham and West Midlands
Charity No
1179022
Period start date
Apr-20
To
Period end
date
Mar-21
Annualaccountsforthe period		 Charity Name: Guinean Community of Birmingham and West Midlands
Charity No
1179022
Period start date
Apr-20
To
Period end
date
Mar-21
Annualaccountsforthe period		 Charity Name: Guinean Community of Birmingham and West Midlands
Charity No
1179022
Period start date
Apr-20
To
Period end
date
Mar-21
Annualaccountsforthe period		 Charity Name: Guinean Community of Birmingham and West Midlands
Charity No
1179022
Period start date
Apr-20
To
Period end
date
Mar-21
Annualaccountsforthe period		 Charity No 1179022
Annualaccountsforthe period
Period start date Apr-20 To Period end
date		 Mar-21
Section A Statement of financial activities
Recommended categories by
activity
Incoming resources (Note 3)
Income and endowments from:
Membership Contributions
Charitable activities
Other trading activities
Investments
Separate material item of income
Other
Resources expended (Note 6)
Expenditure on:
Charitable activities
Administrative expenses - Employee costs
Rent
Utilities
Repair
Stationery and printing
Internet
Information and publications
Other
Net gains/(losses) on investments
Extraordinary items
Other gains/(losses)
Reconciliation of funds:
1
Total
Net movement in funds
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carried forward
Total
Net income/(expenditure) before investment
gains/(losses)
Net income/(expenditure)
Transfers between funds
Other recognised gains/(losses):
Gains and losses on revaluation of fixed assets for the charity’s own use		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
funds
£
£
£
£
£
F01
F02
F03
F04
F05
36,023 - - 36,023 11,424
29,168 - - 29,168 19,453
- - - - -
- - - -
- - - - -
8 - - 8 -
65,199 - - 65,199 30,877
21,023 - - 21,023 1,990
14,000 - - 14,000 9,455
13,080 - - 13,080 13,160
2,937 - - 2,937 1,201
1,465 - - 1,465 -
177 - - 177 -
401 - - 401 -
111 111
- - - - 913
53,194 - - 53,194 26,719
12,006 - - 12,006 4,158
- - - - -
12,006 - - 12,006 4,158
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
12,006 - - 12,006 4,158
- - - - -
12,006 - - 12,006 4,158

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Section B Balance sheet

Fixed assets
Intangible assets (Note 15)
Tangible assets (Note 14)
Heritage assets (Note 16)
Investments (Note 17)
Total fixed assets
Current assets
Stocks (Note 18)
Debtors (Note 19)
Investments (Note 17.4)
Cash at bank and in hand (Note 24)
Total current assets
Creditors: amounts falling due within
one year (Note 20)
Net current assets/(liabilities)
Total assets less current liabilities
Creditors: amounts falling due after
one year (Note 20)
Provisions for liabilities
Total net assets or liabilities
Funds of the Charity
Endowment funds (Note 27)
Restricted income funds (Note 27)
Unrestricted funds
Revaluation reserve
Total funds
Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all
the trustees		 Unrestricted
funds
£
F01
Restricted
income
funds
£
F02		 Endowment
funds
£
F03		 Total this
year
£
F04		 Total last
year
£
F05
- - - - -
- - - - 1,174
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - 1,174
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
31,920 - - 31,920 76,736
31,920 - - 31,920 76,736
- - - - -
31,920 - - 31,920 76,736
31,920 - - 31,920 77,909
- - - - -
- - - - -
31,920 - - 31,920 77,909
- - -
- - -
- - -
-
- - - - -
Signature Print Name Date of
approval
dd/mm/yyyy
MrSafaiyouBarry 30/10/2021
Amadou Bah 30/10/2021

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Section C Notes to the accounts

Note 1 Basis of preparation

1.1 Basis of accounting

These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention with items recognised at cost or transaction value unless otherwise stated in the relevant note(s) to these accounts.

The accounts have been prepared in accordance with:

The charity constitutes a public benefit entity as defined by FRS 102.*

1.2 Going concern

The charity has a healthy bank balance as at the end of Mar-20 (£76,736) which allows it to operate as a going concern

No going concern as at the end of the financia year hat make the going concern assumption doubtful;

These accounts are prepared on a going concern basis

1.3 Change of accounting policy

1.4 Changes to accounting estimates

No changes to accounting estimates have occurred in the reporting period (3.46 FRS 102 SORP).

1.5 Material prior year errors

No material prior year error have been identified in the reporting period (3.47 FRS 102 SORP).

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 2 Accounting policies 2.2 INCOME

Recognition of income

These are included in the Statement of Financial Activities (SoFA) when:

 the charity becomes entitled to the resources; · it is more likely than not that the trustees will receive the resources; and  the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliability.

There has been no offsetting of assets and liabilities, or income and expenses, unless required or Offsetting permitted by the FRS 102 SORP or FRS 102.

Grants and donations are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition Grants and donations criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP).

In the case of performance related grants, income must only be recognised to the extent that the charity has provided the specified goods or services as entitlement to the grant only occurs when the performance related conditions are met (5.16 FRS 102 SORP). Legacies Legacies are included in the SOFA when receipt is probable, that is, when there has been grant of probate, the executors have established that there are sufficient assets in the estate and any conditions attached to the legacy are either within the control of the charity or have been met.

Government grants The charity has not received government grants in the reporting period Gift Aid receivable is included in income when there is a valid declaration from the donor. Tax reclaims on Any Gift Aid amount recovered on a donation is considered to be part of that gift and is donations and gifts treated as an addition to the same fund as the initial donation unless the donor or the terms of the appeal have specified otherwise. Contractual income and This is only included in the SoFA once the charity has provided the related goods or performance related services or met the performance related conditions. grants Donated goods are measured at fair value (the amount for which the asset could be Donated goods exchanged) unless impractical to do so. The cost of any stock of goods donated for distribution to beneficiaries is deemed to be the fair value of those gifts at the time of their receipt and they are recognised on receipt. In the reporting period in which the stocks are distributed, they are recognised as an expense at the carrying amount of the stocks at distribution.

Donated goods for resale are measured at fair value on initial recognition, which is the expected proceeds from sale less the expected costs of sale, and recognised in 'Income from other trading activities' with the corresponding stock recognised in the balance sheet. On its sale the value of stock is charged against 'Income from other trading activities' and the proceeds from sale are also recognised as 'Income from other trading activities'.

Goods donated for on-going use by the charity are recognised as tangible fixed assets and included in the SoFA as incoming resources when receivable.

Gifts in kind for use by the charity are included in the SoFA as income from donations when receivable.

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Donated services and Donated services and facilities are included in the SOFA when received at the value of
facilities the gift to the charity provided the value of the gift can be measured reliably.
Donated services and facilities that are consumed immediately are recognised as income
with an equivalent amount recognised as an expense under the appropriate heading in
the SOFA.
Support costs The charity has not incurred expenditure on support costs.
Volunteer help The value of any voluntary help received is not included in the accounts but is described
in the trustees’ annual report.
Income from interest, This is included in the accounts when receipt is probable and the amount receivable can
royalties and dividends be measured reliably.
Income from membership Membership subscriptions received in the nature of a gift are recognised in Donations
subscriptions and Legacies.
Membership subscriptions which gives a member the right to buy services or other
benefits are recognised as income earned from the provision of goods and services as
income from charitable activities.
Settlement of insurance
claims		 Insurance claims are only included in the SoFA when the general income recognition
criteria are met (5.10 to 5.12 FRS102 SORP) and are included as an item of other income
in the SoFA.
Investment gains and
losses		 This includes any realised or unrealised gains or losses on the sale of investments and
any gain or loss resulting from revaluing investments to market value at the end of the
year.
2.3 EXPENDITURE AND LIABILITIES
Liability recognition Liabilities are recognised where it is more likely than not that there is a legal or
constructive obligation committing the charity to pay out resources and the amount of the
obligation can be measured with reasonable certainty.
Governance and support
costs		 Support costs have been allocated between governance costs and other support.
Governance costs comprise all costs involving public accountability of the charity and its
compliance with regulation and good practice.
Support costs include central functions and have been allocated to activity cost
categories on a basis consistent with the use of resources, eg allocating property costs
by floor areas, or per capita, staff costs by the time spent and other costs by their usage.
Grants with performance
conditions		 Where the charity gives a grant with conditions for its payment being a specific level of
service or output to be provided, such grants are only recognised in the SoFA once the
recipient of the grant has provided the specified service or output.
Grants payable without
performance conditions		 Where there are no conditions attaching to the grant that enables the donor charity to
realistically avoid the commitment, a liability for the full funding obligation must be
recognised.
Redundancy cost The charity made no redundancy payments during the reporting period.
Deferred income No material item of deferred income has been included in the accounts.
Creditors The charity has no creditors which are measured at settlement amounts less any trade
discounts

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A liability is measured on recognition at its historical cost and then subsequently
Provisions for liabilities measured at the best estimate of the amount required to settle the obligation at the
reporting date
Basic financial
instruments		 The charity accounts for basic financial instruments on initial recognition as per
paragraph 10.7 FRS102 SORP. Subsequent measurement is as per paragraphs 11.17
to 11.19, FRS102 SORP.
2.4 ASSETS
Tangible fixed assets for These are capitalised if they can be used for more than one year, and cost at least £200
use by charity
They are valued at cost.
The depreciation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.2.
Intangible fixed assets The charity has intangible fixed assets, that is, non-monetary assets that do not have
physical substance but are identifiable and are controlled by the charity through custody
or legal rights. The amortisation rates and methods used are disclosed in note 9.5
They are valued at cost.
Heritage assets The charity has heritage assets, that is, non-monetary assets with historic, artistic,
scientific, technological, geophysical or environmental qualities that are held and
maintained principally for their contribution to knowledge and culture. The depreciation
rates and methods used as disclosed in note 9.6.1.4.
They are valued at cost.
Investments Fixed asset investments in quoted shares, traded bonds and similar investments are
valued at initially at cost and subsequently at fair value (their market value) at the year
end. The same treatment is applied to unlisted investments unless fair value cannot be
measured reliably in which case it is measured at cost less impairment.
Investments held for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash equivalents with a
maturity date of less than 1 year are treated as current asset investments
Stocks and work in Stocks held for sale as part of non-charitable trade are measured at the lower or cost or net realisable
progress value.
Goods or services provided as part of a charitable activity are measured at net realisable value based
on the service potential provided by items of stock.
Work in progress is valued at cost less any foreseeable loss that is likely to occur on the contract.
Debtors (including trade debtors and loans receivable) are measured on initial recognition at
Debtors settlement amount after any trade discounts or amount advanced by the charity. Subsequently, they
are measured at the cash or other consideration expected to be received.
The charity has no investments which it holds for resale or pending their sale and cash and cash
Current asset investments equivalents with a maturity date less than one year. These include cash on deposit and cash
equivalents with a maturity date of less than one year held for investment purposes rather than to
meet short term cash commitments as they fall due.
They are valued at fair value except where they qualify as basic financial instruments.

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 3 Analysis of income

Membership subscriptions and sponsorships
which are in substance donations
GiftAid
Legacies
General grants provided by government/other
charities
Donated goods,facilities and services
Other
Total
These are fundraising activities during special
events
Other
Total
Other
Total
Interestincome
Dividendincome
Rentalandleasingincome
Other
Total
Total
Conversionofendowmentfundsintoincome
Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held
for charity's own use
Gain on disposal of a programme related
investment
Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual
propertyrights
Other
Total
Analysis
Membership
Contribution
s
Charitable
activities:
TOTAL INCOME
Other:
Other trading
activities:
Income from
investments:
Separate
material item
of income:		 Analysis Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£		 Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£
Membership subscriptions and sponsorships
which are in substance donations		 36,023 - - 36,023 -
GiftAid - - - - -
Legacies - - - - -
General grants provided by government/other
charities		 - - - - -
Donated goods,facilities and services - - - - -
Other - - - -
Total 36,023 - - 36,023 11,424
These are fundraising activities during special
events
29,168		 - - 29,168 19,453
- - - - -
- - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total 29,168 - - 29,168 19,453
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Other 8 - - - -
Total 8 - - - -
Interestincome - - - - -
Dividendincome - - - - -
Rentalandleasingincome - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total - - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
- - - - -
Total - - - - -
Conversionofendowmentfundsintoincome - - - - -
Gain on disposal of a tangible fixed asset held
for charity's own use
-		 - - - -
Gain on disposal of a programme related
investment		 - - - - -
Royalties from the exploitation of intellectual
propertyrights		 - - - - -
Other - - - - -
Total - - - - -
65,199 - - 65,191 30,877

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 6 Analysis of expenditure

Note 6 Analysis of expenditure
Expenditure on
raising funds:		 Analysis Unrestricted
funds
Restricted
income
funds
Endowment
funds
Total funds
Prior year
£
£
Incurred during fundraising events: hall
rental,food…		 21,023 - - 21,023 1,990
Incurred seeking legacies - - - - -
Incurred seeking grants
Operating membership schemes and
social lotteries
Other expenses: disposables 688 913
Fudraising agents
Rent collection, property
repairs and maintenance
charges		 14,545 13,160
Staff Costs 14,000 9,455
Advertising, marketing, direct mail and
publicity		 - - - - -
Utilities 2,937 - - 2,937 1,201
Other trading activities
Investment management costs: - - - -
Portfoliomanagement costs - - - - -
Cost of obtaining investment advice - - - - -
Investment administration costs - - - - -
Intellectual property licencing costs - - - - -
Rent collection, property repairs and
maintenance charges		 - - - - -
- - - - -
Total expenditure on raising funds 53,194
-		 - 23,960 26,719
TOTAL EXPENDITURE 53,194 - - 23,960 26,719

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 11 Paid employees

11.1 Staff Costs

Salaries and wages - Imam salaries
Social security costs
Other employee benefits
Total staff costs
Pension costs (defined contribution scheme)		 This year
£		 Last year
£
14,000 9,455
- -
-
- -
14,000 9,455

The Imam of the Masjid is paid for running the prayers

No employees received employee benefits for the reporting period of more than £60,000

Band Number of employees
£60,000 to £69,999 0
£70,000 to £79,999 0
£80,000 to £89,999 0
£90,000 to £99,999 0
£100,000 to £109,999 0

No amount is paid to key management personnel (including trustees and senior management) for their services to the charity

11.2 Average head count in the year
The parts of the charity in which the
employees work		 This year
Number		 Last year
Number
Fundraising 12 12
Charitable Activities 12 12
Governance 8 8
Other 8 8
Total 40 40

11.3 Ex-gratia payments to employees and others (excluding trustees)

No ex-gratia payments were made during the year

11.4 Redundancy payments

No redundancy payments were made during this period

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 14 Tangible fixed assets Please complete this note if the charity has any tangible fixed assets

14.1 Cost or valuation

At the beginning of
the year
Additions
Revaluations
Disposals
Transfers *
At end of the year		 Mar-21 Prior year
~~funds~~		 Mar-21 Prior year
~~funds~~		 Mar-21 Prior year
~~funds~~		 Mar-21 Prior year
~~funds~~		 Mar-21 Prior year
~~funds~~		 Mar-21 Prior year
~~funds~~
Freehold land
& buildings
£		 Other land &
buildings
£		 Plant,
machinery and
motor vehicles
£
Fixtures,
fittings and
equipment
£		 Total
£		 Total
- - 1,174 1,174 484
- - - - - 983
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - 1,174 1,174 1,467

14.2 Depreciation and impairments

*Basis*
 Rate
At beginning of the
year
Disposals
Depreciation
Impairment
Transfers
At end of the year
Net book value at the
beginning of the year
Net book value at the
end of the year
14.3 Net book value*		 SL SL SL SL SL Straight Line
20%
- - - 293.01 97 97
- - - - - -
- - - 234.70 235 197
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - 528 528 293
- - - 1,174 1,174 387
- - - 646 646 1,174

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 19 Debtors and prepayments

The charity has no debtors or prepayments during the year

The charity has no debtors or prepayments during
the year
Note 19 Debtors and prepayments
19.1 Analysis of debtors
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors		 This year
£		 Last year
£
- -
- -
- -
- -

Total

No material debtor is recoverable more than a year after the reporting date.

19.2 Analysis of debtors recoverable in more than 1 year (included in debtors above)

Note 24 Cash at bank and in hand
Other
Short term cash investments (less than 3 months maturity date)
Short term deposits
Cash at bank and on hand
Total
Trade debtors
Prepayments and accrued income
Other debtors
Total		 This year
£		 Last year
£
- -
- -
- -
- -
- -
This year
£		 Last year
£
- -
- -
31,920 76,736
- -
31,920 -

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 20 Creditors and accruals

The charity has no creditors or accruals at the end of the reporting period

20.1 Analysis of creditors

Accruals for grants payable
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade creditors
Payments received on account for contracts or
performance-related grants
Accruals and deferred income
Taxation and social security
Other creditors
Total		 Amounts falling due
within oneyear		 Amounts falling due
within oneyear		 Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear		 Amounts falling due after
more than oneyear
This year
£		 Last year
£		 This year
£		 Last year
£
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -
- - - -

20.2 Deferred income

The charity has no deferred income.

Movement in deferred income account

Balance at the start of the reporting period Amounts added in current period Amounts released to income from previous periods Balance at the end of the reporting period

This year
£		 Last year
£
- -
- -
- -
- -

Note 26 Events after the end of the reporting period

No events after the balance sheet date occurred No financial effect of event after the balance sheet date occurred

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Section C Notes to the accounts (cont)

Note 28 Transactions with trustees and related parties

The charity has NO transactions with related parties (other than the trustee expenses explained in guidance notes) details of such transactions should be provided in this note.

28.1 Trustee remuneration and benefits

None of the trustees have been paid any remuneration or received any other benefits from an employment with their charity or a related entity

In the period the charity has not paid trustees remuneration and benefits.

Name of trustee Legal authority (eg
order, governing
document)		 Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value Amounts paid or benefit value
This year Last year
Remuneration Pension
contribution		 Redundancy
(including
loss of
office)/ex
gratia		 Other TOTAL
£ £ £ £

28.2 Trustees' expenses

The charity has not paid trustees expenses for fulfilling their duties, details of such transactions should be provided in this note.

No trustee expenses have been incurred

Type of expenses reimbursed This year Last year
£ £
Travel
Subsistence
Accommodation
Other (please specify):
TOTAL

28.3 Transaction(s) with related parties

There have been no related party transactions in the reporting period

Name of the trustee
or related party		 Relationship
to charity		 Description of the
transaction(s)		 Amount Balance at
period end		 Provision for bad
debts at period end		 Amounts
written off
during
reporting
period
£ £ £ £

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Independent examiner's report on the accounts

Section A Independent Examiner’s Report

Report to the trustees/ Guinean Community of Birmingham and the West Midlands members of On accounts for the year 31[st] March 2021 Reg 1179022 ended I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31st March 2021 Responsibilities and As the charity's trustees, you are responsible for the preparation of the basis of report accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”). I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.

Independent I am qualified to undertake the examination by being a part qualified examiner's statement member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)

I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that in, any material respect:

 the accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Charities Act; or  the accounts did not accord with the accounting records; or  the accounts did not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair’ view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.

I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.

Signed:
Name:
Address:

 T Sigauke 31/10/2021
Tae Sigauke
Union House, 111 New Union Street
Coventry, CV1 2NT

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