THE
CARIBBEAN
COLLECTIVE
LonneLling and tTrupporling
communltles In LeI￿ster
ANNUALREPORT
2023/2024


## Agenda 

Annual General Meeting 

1st February 2025 

Caribbean Court Day Centre Leicester 2pm to 4pm Your paragraph text 

## 1. Welcome and introductions 

## 2.  Minutes of the last AGM (27/10/2023) and matters arising 

## 3.  Reports and accounts 

Chairperson’s report 

Treasurer’s report and accounts for the period ended 31 March 2024 

_(Full Financial Report is in a separate document)_ 

Questions and Answers 

## 4.  Trustees and Officers 

- Election of Trustees 

- Election of Chairperson Election of Treasurer 

- Election of Secretary 

## 5.  Keynote Speaker - Serendipity 

## 6.  Any Other Business 




The Caribbean Collective 



## **CHAIRPERSON'S REPORT** 

## **Background** 

The Caribbean Collective (TCC) has developed from a small self-help group of individuals meeting in homes, then becoming a registered charity, developing a local authority funded service provider with premises, and becoming the parent organisation for the Leicester Caribbean Credit Union (LCCU). 

The various public faces of TCC over time include Leicester Jamaica Community Service Group (LJCSG),  West Indian Senior Citizens Project (WISCP), and Caribbean Court Day Centre. We became a Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) in March 2019 and the organisation’s name was formally changed from LJCSG To TCC in May 2022. 

The Caribbean Collective is now one of the few Black-led organisations in Leicester that has stood the test of time and has been able to celebrate a 50th anniversary. We must never forget the pioneers that laid the foundations for what we continue now. Let them remain a central part of our motivation. 








## **Gala Dinner - 50 years as a registered charity** 

On 27th April 2024, TCC held a very successful and well received Gala Dinner celebrating 50 years as a registered charity. Over 130 people attended  and were very well fed and entertained. The positive feedback was ‘off the scale’ and we have been asked to make this an annual event, which we aim to do. Amongst the special guests In attendance was the Lord Mayor and Consort and surprise appearances from cricketers Sir Andy Roberts and Sir Viv Richards. The Jamaican High Commissioner sent a special message of congratulations, and we had much appreciated support from The Antigua and Barbuda Tourist Association. 

Other 50th Anniversaries - The Leicester Caribbean Credit Union and The Contrast Steel band also celebrated  50th anniversaries in 2024 and TCC trustees and members took great pleasure in celebrating these landmark events with our partners and fellow community Institutions. 

## **Day Centre and Satellite Activities** 

Day care attendance has been gradually increasing and reached near capacity towards the end of 2024.  TCC has continued to deliver a wide range of activities and events for community members attending our Day Centre. Specialist contractors provide weekly in-house sessions of exercise, arts and gardening. We also take the day centre attendees on weekly trips to shops, parks and other places of local interest. In addition, this year we also went further afield with trips to Birmingham, Skegness, Derby and a barge trip in Birstall. We have also hosted fundraising social events at the Day centre on Saturday afternoons. 

Managing the day centre remains very challenging for volunteer trustees who 

divide up the role in the absence of sufficient funds to pay for a centre manager. This has meant that at times it is difficult to meet the exacting demands of regulators as well as the high standards we aim for. This ongoing challenge will be addressed by the trustees as a core objective for the upcoming year. 


Our external work this year included our volunteers facilitating group work programs with local groups of elders (The Silver Strand and Click). This was an oral history project involving elders and school children and supported by the Heritage Fund. 

Details of our other National Lottery funded projects are outlined on page 8. 







## **Seniors Day Dance** 

Following discussion with a local peer lead women’s group (The Exotics) we identified that there was demand for a new type of community gathering. We contacted a local community managed venue (The African Heritage Alliance) and very quickly arranged the first event. We are pleased to report that the initial event was very well received and attracted more than 130 people. Now an increasing number of attendees attend the monthly ‘Day Dance’ events which we continue to help facilitate and promote. This is a testament to the value of our partnership working. 

## **Elders Transport Fund And The Bus 100 Initiative** 

The Elders Transport Fund has been developed to replace our existing transport arrangements which are inadequate for our needs and goals. A range of fundraising events and initiatives have contributed to the fund which is held with the Credit Union. Grant applications have so far been unsuccessful, but will continue. We are hopeful of more success this year.  The latest development is is the Bus 100 initiative which aims to recruit 100 people to make monthly contributions towards the leasing of a new fit for purpose bus. 

## **Partnerships** 

The Caribbean Collective continues to work in close partnership with other community groups and organisations including The Credit Union, various elders’ groups, island groups, churches, especially New Testament Church of God, and a special bond has been formed with The African Heritage Alliance who manage the African Caribbean Centre on behalf of the community. As close neighbours, we have many opportunities for collaboration and for mutual support; for example, Caribbean Court service users attend the Wellbeing Hub once a month and the Day Dance once a month. The TCC also prioritises the ACC to deliver activities and events such as our Gala Dinner, which was one of the first major events to be held at The ACC under community ownership. 


## **Eric Hudson Green Space Project** 

This initiative has had limited success this year. However, spring and summer planting brightened up the grounds of Caribbean Court once again. Volunteers are few and far between and autumn and winter planting did not happen. This initiative is crying out for a green fingered champion. 






## **Strategic Plan 2024-27** 

This plan was developed during 2024 and sets out our mission, values and strategic priorities for the future. This plan will enable TCC to draw on the experience of 50 years of service to continue to grow and deliver community health, wellbeing and cohesiveness whilst celebrating our African Caribbean culture and heritage. We aim to be enabler, facilitator, champion, and server to our local communities. 

## **I conclude with a vote of thanks to:** 

_Volunteers -_ Thanks to our pool of dedicated volunteers, without whom we could not deliver the range and level of services that we do. We still need more like them, so feel free to join or encourage others to join us. 

_Staff -_ Thanks to our small dedicated paid staff team, who have worked hard to maintain a good service under ever challenging conditions. 

_Trustees -_ Thanks to all our trustees, a truly remarkable team of volunteers with an emphasis on team. Trustees have pulled together once again to meet our many challenges throughout the year. Our greatest strength is unity and the absence of negativity. 

_Our Secretary_ - Thank you to our secretary who ensures we remain business-like and have good standards of governance, despite working remotely from London and even abroad at times. 

_Our Treasurer_ - Thank you to our treasurer, who has ensured we have kept on top of our finances and ‘in the black’ throughout  the year, whilst also having a handson operational role within the centre. 

_Donations -_ Finally I would like to thank all those who make regular and one-off monetary contributions to support the work we do. And a special thanks to those who have signed up to the Bus 100 Initiative. We need many more to sign up to be assured of first-class transport arrangements for our esteemed elders. 




The Caribbean Collective 



## **TREASURER’S REPORT** 

I am pleased to report that this has been an exciting year which has seen us complete a great deal of new community activities (See Chairperson’s Report).  Overall the 2023-2024 has been a stable financial period with our income from letting kitchen and office space together with fees for day care services offsetting our operating costs. Our cleaning cost vastly increased due to the new arrangements made with PA housing, however the increased payments we will receive from them will be shown in the next accounting period. 

While there has been significant project spending this year to fund the delivery of a wide range of community activities, you will see from the audited accounts that the majority of the end of year balance is made up of restricted funds from the National Lottery and the Dementia Program Board. The relatively small unrestricted balance of £7,680 includes the total cumulative trustee donations of some £4000 absorbed within the Other Income heading on pg. 5 of the accounts. 

The current and future financial periods are expected to be far more challenging. Increases in the national minimum wage together with current insurance and rent costs is problematic, as these costs are difficult to pass on to our vulnerable client group. Next year we will see further increases in the national minimum wage and employer national insurance contributions while our monthly premises rental may also increase. 

As our current financial period draws to a close, our budget planning indicates that our finances are under some stress. To address this situation we will be reviewing spending in the final quarter seeking to reduce costs and preparing a budget for the 2025/26 period to reflect the expected increased operating costs. 




## The Caribbean Collective 

## **RISING TOGETHER - OUR NATIONAL LOTTERY FUNDED PROJECT** 

The second year of our project has been far more successful as regards consistent staffing and overall community engagement. 

**The Steel Pan sessions** continued to be popular, leading to some interesting developments. We began sessions where our elders and  school children (aged 7-9) learned to play songs together. This culminated in two summer performances one at the school and another at a community event. 

**Community Information Technology sessions** were started by  volunteers which included focussing on our community members in residential care. The residents were also supported to access our weekly on-line Caribbean Catch up sessions. Our community links enabled us to locate more people of Caribbean heritage in other care homes, so this area of work will continue to grow. 

**Community Wellbeing** was contributed to by addressing a range of health-related issues including dementia, diabetes and hypertension. We continued to build relationships with community organisations and health providers. Some of the events in which we participated include a dementia information stall at the _Mental Health and Social Isolation Conference_ 6th February 2024 at King Power Stadium, attended by 300 people. This was repeated at the _Memory and Dementia Information Event_ 6th May 2024 hosted by Age UK at the Braunstone Civic Centre, with 150 people in attendance. This was followed by another dementia information session at the _Mind Body and Soul Event_ , 6th June 2024 hosted by New Testament Church of God, attended by 120 people. 

**Our Cognitive Stimulation Therapy** based programmes (Livity programme) which address dementia were each delivered over 14 weekly sessions with a total of 30 participants. Two of the programmes were delivered at our Day Centre with the others taking place at two local community centres namely the Pakistani Youth and Community Association and the Bangladeshi Youth & Cultural Shomiti. 

## **Future planning for year 3** 

- Continue intergenerational music sessions where older adults and children can learn to play together. 

- Provide a minimum of 80 digital literacy sessions to people living in Care Homes. 

- Deliver at least 4 updated Livity programs which will now include an enhanced physical activity aspect. 

- Embed the monthly Day Dances for our community elders aiming to increase the numbers able to attend. 



THE CARIBBEAN COLLECTIVE
Statement of Flnanclal Actlvltles for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
Note$Jnrostrlcted Rostrlctsd
2024
2023
Incomo & Expendlture
Incoming R080ur¢os:
Sales
National Lottery Grant
Dementia Program Board Grant
Rental Income
Donations
Bank Interest
Other Income
149,642
149,642
35,810
127.732
17,962
25,OC
35.810
15.660
15,680
2.178
168
789
4,940
4,940
Total Incomlng Resourc0•
171,031
30,810
206,841
173,040
Resource8 Exynd•d:
Dlr8¢t Charltable Expendlture
141,372
29,125
170,497
123,131
Management & Admlnlstratlon
19,990
31,838
51.828
12,115
Publlaty
2,173
656
2,829
355
Totsl RMour¢e• Expendod
163,636
61,419
224,964
136,801
Not Movemont In Funds
7,496
1-25.6091 1_18,114)
37,439
Fund balance brought lorward
41.346
41.530
4,091
Fund balance carrlod forward
23,416

THE CARIBBEAN COLLECTIVE
Balance Sheet for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Flxed Assets
T&ngib16 Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Debtors
Cash al Bank
24.116
42.230
24,116
42,230
Current LIAbllltle8
Credit￿5
700
7CQ
Not Curr¢nt Assets
23,416
41,530
Nfrt Assets
23,416
41.530
Represented ty..
Unrestrl¢ted Ineomè Fundi
Genèral Purposes Fund
7.680
R••lrl¢t•d In¢om• Fund•
Nalinal Lottery Grant
Dements'a Program Board
4,877
10,859
18,346
25,000
Total Fund•
23,418
41,630
The finanoal $tat*m•nts have b¢en prnpared und?rthe hlilorlral cost wnv•n16on, and lollow lh¢
Tecomm¢ndationJ in A¢couniing and R¢porting by Charili•s.. Statèm•nt of R•commenthd PrAetic•
i¥$u•d on IAareh 2005.
Approved and signed on bahalf of the trustees by,,
Signature..
Prfnl Name ..
Positi￿ .

## **OUR TRUSTEES** 


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Albert Blake Lesley-May O. Derek Rawle Gloria Daley<br>Sanneh<br>Michelle Lowe<br>Ivy Hamilton<br>Sandra Stanley Charmaine Blake Lovona Brown<br>**----- End of picture text -----**<br>


## Our trustees are all unpaid volunteers who spend from 10 hours a month upwards helping to manage the organisation. 

- The Board of Trustees needs skills and experience in the following areas: 

   - financial management, income generation and enterprise 

   - national and local government and statutory bodies – funding and quality 

   - marketing and publicity including digital strategies care of the elderly 

   - food operations 

   - service delivery and customer care 

   - human resource management 

   - fund-raising 

   - facilities management 

   - Health and Safety and hygiene compliance 

      - If you feel you can contribute do let us know by contacting the chairperson at: albert@caribcourt.uk 




We provide services that enhance the health and wellbeing of those aged over 50 with particular emphasis on the African Caribbean heritage community. We have developed expertise about our elders and we understand their needs, aspirations and the challenges they face every day. 

**Caribbean Court Day Centre** offers social, leisure and educational activities including exercise sessions, singing, dancing, workshops and outings. We are open five days per week from 10:00 am to 3 pm. We provide lunch, stimulating activities and other support services. We have introduced a program (Livity) based on Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) which improves the health and wellbeing of those living with dementia. We pick up and drop off clients attending the Day Centre with our specially adapted minibus. 

**Caribbean Court Kitchen** provides nutritious, delicious, freshly prepared Caribbean meals delivered direct to our customers' homes. 

**Caribbean Catch Up** provides online gatherings involving games, quizzes, music and chat. This aims to reduce the risk of social isolation and loneliness. 

Our services are monitored by Leicester City Council and we comply with their Quality Assurance Framework. 



WAZOBIA  - Caribbean 


provisions **Contact us:** and Fish 2 Door - Fresh fish info@caribcourt.uk deliveries 0116 298 2339 www.caribcourt.uk 





THE CARIBBEAY COLLECTIVE
Financial Statement for the Y¢8r Ended 31st March 2024
Regi￿ered Clwity No. 1182669 (CIO Registration)
CONfENTS
PAGF,
t£gal and Administrative
Trustees. RepK)rt
2to3
Examiners, Re￿rt
Stal¢m¢nl of Finanrial Activiti¢5
Balance Sheet
Notes to ihe Financial Ststemenl
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THE CARIBBEAN COLLECTIVE
Legal and Admini8trative Inf4)rnation for Ihe Year Ended 31st.March 2024
AddrtS%:
can￿be￿n c(M￿ Day Cents
29 SP￿k￿h0¢ Stre¢t
Ix1ee￿er
LE2 OTD
Registered Charity No:
1182669 {CIO Registration)
Sur¢t8ry:
IKsley.May Olonod¢ Sann¢h
Trustees:
Vincent Blake. Chairperson
De￿ Rawl¢
Gloria Daley
Huma Hamilton
Leslo'_May Olonode Sant
C1]arn￿e Blak"e
"chelle Lowe
Sath Stshlev
Fred Clthe-Bapiste- resigFEed
Banken..
Unity Trust Bank plc
Four BriDd]Lyl&c
BI 2JB
tndtpendent EiamiDtrs:
BTaDdon Arxountancy Litnited
24 Littleth(Mpe
Wdlenball Wixxl
C.oi'enbv CN..? 3GG
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THE CARIBBEAN COLLECTIVE
Trustees, Report for th¢ Year Ellded 31st Marth 2024
Th¢ ttustees prese4rt their annual ieport along with the fillallcial statements of the chatity for the year
ended 31 st Nlarch 2024. The Trnstees have adopted the proiisions of the Statement of Rec￿1]mendeAl
Practice (SORPJ 'Ac0)u￿8 and Rwbng by Charitses. ISSU￿ in M&¢h 2005 in pr¢partng the
annual report and finallclal statements. The financial swements hai".e also been Prepared in ￿)rdance
with th¢ a(*ounting policies set out on page 7 and compty with the charities constitution gnd
applicable accounting statkdards.
t£icester J&na¢ia C.ommuniTh. SeTrice GTOUP w&s rwst¢yed as a CIO Re8iStratson Charity on 28tb
Nlarch 2019 undu llumbe4 1182669. The constitution dated 191h March 2019. All a&th have now
been transferred
On 2nd Nlay 2022 the cbariry changed its name to The CaTibF*an Collective and will continued to be
re[e￿t￿ed with the Chwity COMMI￿0￿ undu the number 1182669. .
Objects of the Charity
l. To benefit the residents of the City of t£1￿1￿ and sutrounding th'stiiGt5 by PToiqding f￿11}tieS
and svvice for recreatio4 educatioll leisuTe-tillye oCcup￿10n of life of these Tesidents. Th¢s¢
f￿11]tieS and sMi￿S will be providal without dislm¢tion of sc& sexual orien￿tiOn. race or of
political. religtous or other opinions.
? The relief of povety a￿1 poor health a￿ongSt wple iesidellt ill the Cty of Leicester and
surrowMlin8 districf by prosiding f￿LIttieS and services calculdted to relieve the needs of such
persons,
3. The profftotion of equajity aDd th'vetsity foi th¢ public b¢nefit by &tiTriti¢5 to foster
understan(ting b¢twe¢n wpl¢ from di1.¢￿ b¥k8rounds within the Cty of L¢icest¢r and
sounding distsirt..
Acdi4des
The chariry (also know as C.8ribbw Court) proiides services that enhanc£ the health and wellbeing of
those aged ovu 50, with p2rticulBr eMpl￿SIS ￿ the Afii"cmiCaribbeaD heritage commEJnity. The
ch#rity' also promotes understalldiDg of pcopl¢ from dii¥eTse ba¢k8round8 aftd differcnt agcs by
DTganizing cultUTal ￿'ents. Our beneficiaries reside within the City of Leicester and sum)unding
Org8ni88tion
The trustL*S who have S￿Ved during thc year 8re set out on page l aod meet on a regular basis. The
trust¢¢5 hav¢ ultimate control all tk affai￿ of the charity.
Achievement and P¢rfornwic¢
The statemart of finart¢i￿ activities for the year is set out ¢)n pa8e 5 of the ffnancial slat¢tnenls. In
summary, the incoming ffsources for the year amounted to £206.841 (2023 - £173.040), with the
major portions of Income cotne from grants awMI sales. The Expenditure wa5 £224,954 (2023
£135,601). with the main expense b¢in8 saI￿les. gnd seneral rEll￿1n8 costs.
Reserve Poli¢y
The trust¢¢s have review¢d the reseryes ot" the ¢lwity. This rcvxew ertcompa&sed the nanue of the
income and expendilur¢ str¢am8 th¢ n¢ds to match variable income Ivith fixed COllJlllltmeDts and the
nabjre of the reseryes
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TIiE CAIUBBEAY COLLECTIVE
Trustees, Report for the Ye&r Ended 31st March 2024
(Continued)
Rlsk mallagtment
Th¢ tr￿t¢¢S condocts its ov4n r¢view of major risks io which th¢ centre is ex[X)￿l. I1￿ procedures
are p￿10d]CallY r¢view¢d lo eosure that they sttll med the ne&Js of the Ch￿lty and are as follows..
all annual review of the risk.s w￿.¢* the th￿Tty may f￿e.
the establithment of 4'stans and wi)c￿￿¢S to mitigate those risks id￿tifie4.
the impl¢Tnentation of Pr{Keth￿ designrAI to ￿]nIm￿se any pthethial impaL# on the Ch￿1￿ should
any of the risks mat¢rialise
Trnstees, responsibilities in relation kn the ststements
'the law applicable to tharitt¢s in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare finallcial
statements for financial yew which shows a tn￿ •d fair iiew of the charities filiancial acts"vilies
during the year aDd to its £naticial position at th¢ >ear In Prepry finmcial ststeJneDt the trustees
should follow best practice aud:
select suitable accounting pots.cies and then appty eonsistthtl>"
moke Judgment and esrimates that aTe reasonable and wuts)tr.
state whether apphcable ￿cOUnting Standwds havc been followed subjcct to any material
departures dis£losed and explained in the fin8ncia] stst¢m¢rf;
Ptepate tbe financlal sW¢ment OJJ thc going concan basis unle&s it is itwpropriate to presuvn¢ thal
the chatity wryll conttnue in opu*ion.
The truste¢s are r¢sponsAble fot proper accounting records wbith disclose with Te4sonable
the finanGial position of the charlty whith enabk them to ensure that the finaJ3cial statements
comply with the applicable Charity rulings. The trustees 2re also resp)nsible for Safeg￿ding the ass¢ts
of the charity and h¢nc¢ foi takutg r¢asonable stq>s for thc prnThtioll and detection of fi8lld aDd other
inEgulariti¢s.
llldeptndent Examiner
Brandon Accountsncy have exwessed their wYllingne&s to wntinue as exa￿]nerS and a resolution for
their re-4)POilltment WAII be propos&J at the fOrth￿lfig 8m)ual g￿er￿1 meeting.
Approved and
Cd on behalf of ihe Tntss by..
Print Name . ...
Position
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THE CAIUBBELY COLLECTIVE
lodependent Examiners, rewjrt to the Tn￿tee5 of The Caribbean Colleetive in rospeet
of the yeAr ended 31st March 2023
l Teport on the account for the ye8r enikd 3 1st Marth 2024 set pages 5 to 8.
Respective responsibiliti&s of trusteu and euminer
lTre clwity's ttustees are Tesponsible for the prq)ar8tion of a￿O￿lt& and Consider that an audit is not
required for the yw under &ctioD 144 of the Chatiti¢5.Au 2011 aud ao ind¢pend¢w examination
15 reqllir￿.
HaNryng Gh¢cked that the CE￿ity Is ¢li¥ible for and inde￿￿dent ¢xatllinWOn. it is my r¢sEX)nsibility to..
Examtne th¢ accounts undLT Se￿10￿ 145 of the CFwities Act
to follow. the wocolur¢s laid down in the general Ditectiou given by the C￿lty Commissiom
und¢r S¢¢tion 145 (5)(b) of the Charities ALX 2011.
to stat¢ whether any particular mattus have come to my attention.
Basis 00 the independent examineTS' report
My &xamination was out in accordance with the general Directions Eiven bv the Charity
CoillTnission. The eXaMi￿oll includes a rn4ev4' of the accoullting Te£oTds kept by the charity a
omparison of the accounts pr&$￿t¢d with those r¢cord& li also includ¢s c4)Dsideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the account4 and se£kivtg explanatioDs from you as truslees any
such matters. The procedures Undertak￿ does not pT0￿dtr all the cNidcnce that would be required i
an audit, aud consequently no op￿lOn is gi%en as to whethu the xcowlts present a and fair. N'iew
and the reFK*t is limited to those m*ters set out in the ststell￿ts below.
Independent examiner's statement
In ¢i)nnection with my exa[nin￿(￿l no matter has come to atteniion (other than that di￿10Sed
below)..
(l) whicb wv¢s me re&sonable cause to believ¢ thaL in any ￿￿erIal resp￿1, the rty4uirements.'
to keep accounting records ill ￿cOrdanCe wtth Section 130 of the Charlties Act..
to PTcpare accounts which accord with the acCoU￿g tecords and comply with the account￿8
Tequiremenls of th¢ rev¢nant Charities Art have I￿￿ met.. or
{2) to Tryhic￿ An my Opinio￿ attentton should be drawn ill ordtt to etthle a proper understandin8 of the
accounts to be reached.
J Bra￿1()￿
Bnmdon Accountancy Litnited
24 Lilll¢thotpe
Willenl)all W'ood
Coventy CV3 3GG
7th Septevnber 2024
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THE CARIBBEAN COLLECTIVE
ststement of Flnanctsl Actmtles for thè Yèar Ended 31st M•r¢h 2024
NotesJnmtri¢ted Restricted
2024
2023
Income & Expendltur•
IncomAw Resources:
Sales
Natm￿al Lottery G￿1
Dementia Pro￿arn Board Grant
Rental Income
Donations
Ba￿ Interest
Other Income
149.642
149,642
35,810
127.732
17.
25,C((J
35.810
15,660
15,660
2.178
789
Totsl Incoming Resour
171,031
35,810
206,841
173,040
Resources Expended:
Direct Charilabie Expendilwe
141.372
29.125
170,497
123,131
Management & Administrai
19.990
31.638
51,628
12,115
Put4icity
2.173
2,829
T¢)tal Resources Expenql
163.535
61,419
2¥954
135,601
Net Movement In Funds
7.496
(-2S.r￿9) {-18,1141
37,439
Fund balance brought fon¥ard
41.346
41.530
4,091
Fund balance carrled fi￿wan5
15.736
23,416
41.530
The notes on pages 7 to 8 T￿rn wt of this statem8nt
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THE CARIBBEAN COLLECTIVE
Balance Sheet for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
2024
2023
Flxed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Debtors
Cash at Bank
24.116
42,230
24.116
42,230
Current Liabilitles
CredIt￿S
71x1
7CQ
N•t Currnnt Assets
23.416
41,530
Net Assets
23,416
41.530
Represented by:
Unrestrkted lth)me Funds
General Pu￿0$eS Fund
7.680
Restrlctfjd Incom• Funds
Natinal Lottery Gra
DeM￿lIa Prwam Board
4.877
10.859
16.346
25,000
Total Funds
23,416
41,530
The financ￿1 statangnts h¥v¢ lJe¢n prEpar¢d urthrtr* hislorical w3lw¥entson, and follow tt
recommendaticms in AccourrtirwJ and ReprKkn9 ty Chantie5.' Slatemerf of RatrA>mmended Pr3Ctic8
is$uéd on March 2005.
Approved and signed on behalfof ts trustees ty.
Signalure..
Print Name ..
posit#￿ .
The notes on pages 7 to 8 fcffii pa1 ofthis ffflancial skteme
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THE CAR188EAN COLLECTIVE
Not8S to tho FinaKial Statement for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
Not8 1
Accountlng polici
(a) The fina￿al statements have l)een wepared in accord￿te ￿ the s&￿eMent of
Recommended Practice (SORP) . P£counbrb3 and Reportwig by Chp4ities' published
in Mar(* 21￿ and olher accourtsig standards.
(b) Voluntary incoffle is ￿lled by of donatic￿S and gifts indL*Je in full in the
Siatement of FInar￿la1 Activrties receivaL*. The value of Se￿IceS provided by
Voluntee￿ has nLFt been indutsj.
(c) Grants. incfuding grants ￿ Ihe pwdiase of fixed assets. are re￿nIsed in fijll in the
Statement of Fina￿￿81 ￿￿¥￿theS Mi the ￿ar they are receNatAe.
(d) Incoming resources from Investm￿ts is IrKI￿ when receivable.
(e) Resources expended are reccwjnised in the pehLNJ In whlch Ilw are IncU￿ed. Resources
expended include attribulable VAT canrwx be recovered.
lfj Resources expensed are allocated to the part￿￿ar activity vthere the o)st relates directly
lo that actiwty.
{g) De[￿a￿ is FxovDJed * r*$ CalC￿ated to bwite off the cost of each asset OV￿ tts
ex￿ useful lrfe.
(h) UNestricted fvnds are dorbations and other in(x￿ng resou￿ receivable or generated
for the obiecls of Ihe ￿Tity further sF*ofied purpose and are avalable as
(i) Designated funds ￿e ￿TeSt[￿￿j lund5 e￿I￿ked by the management committee for
parti(￿ar purposes.
(J.) Restricled funds are to be used speofK putF*)ses as laid do￿ by the donoF.
Expenditure vlhith rneets these ￿lIe[la is ￿￿[ged to the fund. together with a fair
allocalion (rf malagenwrt aKI Supp￿ costs.
Noio 2
Toxatlon
As a tharity. The Caribtrtan Colleclive is exempt from C￿tiOn Tax on income
and gains falling vthlin SectFon 505 of the TaxalÉon and Cweable Gains Act 1992
to the extent that these ar*d to its tharitable objects.
page 7

THE CAR18BEAN COLLECTNE
Nolos to the Flnanclal Statement for the Year Endod 31st Pknrch 2024
N¢X• 3 DFTOCt Charftsble Expondliure
Salaries NIC
Pensic
Unro8trict•d Ro¥tr1¢1gd
2024
2023
56.168
22,950
79,118
632
532
6,201
3.675
29.230
244
74,077
532
5,573
Sessional and
Volirteefs Expenses
Rent
Rates
Heat and Light
Telephone Inlem8t
EquipnTrnt
EquitXr￿rt Hire
Food Catoring & Refreshments
Vehtde Expenses
Activities & Enl8rtair¥wrt
Consultants & Prc{essic¥￿ Fees
Volunteers Travèl & Expwtses
192
4.763
628
3.675
29.2
244
13.140
1,189
1.189
323
1,193
20,615
5,203
1,012
33.469
10,846
704
1,TT4
1,012
33.469
10,846
2,576
1,774
1.872
230
141.372
29.125
170.497
124131
Note 4 AlaweThnt & Administratron
H M R C NIC Outstanding Debt
l T EqU￿￿ent and SupFKYI
Premisas Mainten81
Cleaning
LicerK* and Subs(fiptbor
Administration
Training Costs
Printing, Post ￿ Ststior
Insurance
Tra￿1 & Transpyt Co&s
Development Fées
Year End Accwnts
Bank Charges
General Eynses
1.491
2,400
2,054
305
4,809
357
578
1,491
288
8,978
8.978
1,&51
25
134
1.131
3.179
6.295
979
134
1,131
15.
2,571
71x1
174
13.295
12.
2.571
700
83
174
11,257
19,990
31.638
51,628
12,115
Note S Croditot8
Year End AcrxNJnts
71x1
7iy)
700
71M)
700
Note 6 D8btor¥
Note 7 Bank Accounts
Business Reserv8 Ao>)uts
Current ACco￿ts
2.024
1023
10.4S)
13,
24116
pag9 8

THE CARIBBEAY COLLECTIVE
Financial Statement for the Y¢8r Ended 31st March 2024
Regi￿ered Clwity No. 1182669 (CIO Registration)
CONfENTS
PAGF,
t£gal and Administrative
Trustees. RepK)rt
2to3
Examiners, Re￿rt
Stal¢m¢nl of Finanrial Activiti¢5
Balance Sheet
Notes to ihe Financial Ststemenl
7t08
BrandoD Aci¥Jmw¢y Limited. iiewsÉer&l in Waks. Corttpary No. 4639953

THE CARIBBEAN COLLECTIVE
Legal and Admini8trative Inf4)rnation for Ihe Year Ended 31st.March 2024
AddrtS%:
can￿be￿n c(M￿ Day Cents
29 SP￿k￿h0¢ Stre¢t
Ix1ee￿er
LE2 OTD
Registered Charity No:
1182669 {CIO Registration)
Sur¢t8ry:
IKsley.May Olonod¢ Sann¢h
Trustees:
Vincent Blake. Chairperson
De￿ Rawl¢
Gloria Daley
Huma Hamilton
Leslo'_May Olonode Sant
C1]arn￿e Blak"e
"chelle Lowe
Sath Stshlev
Fred Clthe-Bapiste- resigFEed
Banken..
Unity Trust Bank plc
Four BriDd]Lyl&c
BI 2JB
tndtpendent EiamiDtrs:
BTaDdon Arxountancy Litnited
24 Littleth(Mpe
Wdlenball Wixxl
C.oi'enbv CN..? 3GG
page I

THE CARIBBEAN COLLECTIVE
Trustees, Report for th¢ Year Ellded 31st Marth 2024
Th¢ ttustees prese4rt their annual ieport along with the fillallcial statements of the chatity for the year
ended 31 st Nlarch 2024. The Trnstees have adopted the proiisions of the Statement of Rec￿1]mendeAl
Practice (SORPJ 'Ac0)u￿8 and Rwbng by Charitses. ISSU￿ in M&¢h 2005 in pr¢partng the
annual report and finallclal statements. The financial swements hai".e also been Prepared in ￿)rdance
with th¢ a(*ounting policies set out on page 7 and compty with the charities constitution gnd
applicable accounting statkdards.
t£icester J&na¢ia C.ommuniTh. SeTrice GTOUP w&s rwst¢yed as a CIO Re8iStratson Charity on 28tb
Nlarch 2019 undu llumbe4 1182669. The constitution dated 191h March 2019. All a&th have now
been transferred
On 2nd Nlay 2022 the cbariry changed its name to The CaTibF*an Collective and will continued to be
re[e￿t￿ed with the Chwity COMMI￿0￿ undu the number 1182669. .
Objects of the Charity
l. To benefit the residents of the City of t£1￿1￿ and sutrounding th'stiiGt5 by PToiqding f￿11}tieS
and svvice for recreatio4 educatioll leisuTe-tillye oCcup￿10n of life of these Tesidents. Th¢s¢
f￿11]tieS and sMi￿S will be providal without dislm¢tion of sc& sexual orien￿tiOn. race or of
political. religtous or other opinions.
? The relief of povety a￿1 poor health a￿ongSt wple iesidellt ill the Cty of Leicester and
surrowMlin8 districf by prosiding f￿LIttieS and services calculdted to relieve the needs of such
persons,
3. The profftotion of equajity aDd th'vetsity foi th¢ public b¢nefit by &tiTriti¢5 to foster
understan(ting b¢twe¢n wpl¢ from di1.¢￿ b¥k8rounds within the Cty of L¢icest¢r and
sounding distsirt..
Acdi4des
The chariry (also know as C.8ribbw Court) proiides services that enhanc£ the health and wellbeing of
those aged ovu 50, with p2rticulBr eMpl￿SIS ￿ the Afii"cmiCaribbeaD heritage commEJnity. The
ch#rity' also promotes understalldiDg of pcopl¢ from dii¥eTse ba¢k8round8 aftd differcnt agcs by
DTganizing cultUTal ￿'ents. Our beneficiaries reside within the City of Leicester and sum)unding
Org8ni88tion
The trustL*S who have S￿Ved during thc year 8re set out on page l aod meet on a regular basis. The
trust¢¢5 hav¢ ultimate control all tk affai￿ of the charity.
Achievement and P¢rfornwic¢
The statemart of finart¢i￿ activities for the year is set out ¢)n pa8e 5 of the ffnancial slat¢tnenls. In
summary, the incoming ffsources for the year amounted to £206.841 (2023 - £173.040), with the
major portions of Income cotne from grants awMI sales. The Expenditure wa5 £224,954 (2023
£135,601). with the main expense b¢in8 saI￿les. gnd seneral rEll￿1n8 costs.
Reserve Poli¢y
The trust¢¢s have review¢d the reseryes ot" the ¢lwity. This rcvxew ertcompa&sed the nanue of the
income and expendilur¢ str¢am8 th¢ n¢ds to match variable income Ivith fixed COllJlllltmeDts and the
nabjre of the reseryes
page 2

TIiE CAIUBBEAY COLLECTIVE
Trustees, Report for the Ye&r Ended 31st March 2024
(Continued)
Rlsk mallagtment
Th¢ tr￿t¢¢S condocts its ov4n r¢view of major risks io which th¢ centre is ex[X)￿l. I1￿ procedures
are p￿10d]CallY r¢view¢d lo eosure that they sttll med the ne&Js of the Ch￿lty and are as follows..
all annual review of the risk.s w￿.¢* the th￿Tty may f￿e.
the establithment of 4'stans and wi)c￿￿¢S to mitigate those risks id￿tifie4.
the impl¢Tnentation of Pr{Keth￿ designrAI to ￿]nIm￿se any pthethial impaL# on the Ch￿1￿ should
any of the risks mat¢rialise
Trnstees, responsibilities in relation kn the ststements
'the law applicable to tharitt¢s in England and Wales requires the trustees to prepare finallcial
statements for financial yew which shows a tn￿ •d fair iiew of the charities filiancial acts"vilies
during the year aDd to its £naticial position at th¢ >ear In Prepry finmcial ststeJneDt the trustees
should follow best practice aud:
select suitable accounting pots.cies and then appty eonsistthtl>"
moke Judgment and esrimates that aTe reasonable and wuts)tr.
state whether apphcable ￿cOUnting Standwds havc been followed subjcct to any material
departures dis£losed and explained in the fin8ncia] stst¢m¢rf;
Ptepate tbe financlal sW¢ment OJJ thc going concan basis unle&s it is itwpropriate to presuvn¢ thal
the chatity wryll conttnue in opu*ion.
The truste¢s are r¢sponsAble fot proper accounting records wbith disclose with Te4sonable
the finanGial position of the charlty whith enabk them to ensure that the finaJ3cial statements
comply with the applicable Charity rulings. The trustees 2re also resp)nsible for Safeg￿ding the ass¢ts
of the charity and h¢nc¢ foi takutg r¢asonable stq>s for thc prnThtioll and detection of fi8lld aDd other
inEgulariti¢s.
llldeptndent Examiner
Brandon Accountsncy have exwessed their wYllingne&s to wntinue as exa￿]nerS and a resolution for
their re-4)POilltment WAII be propos&J at the fOrth￿lfig 8m)ual g￿er￿1 meeting.
Approved and
Cd on behalf of ihe Tntss by..
Print Name . ...
Position
pag¢ 3

THE CAIUBBELY COLLECTIVE
lodependent Examiners, rewjrt to the Tn￿tee5 of The Caribbean Colleetive in rospeet
of the yeAr ended 31st March 2023
l Teport on the account for the ye8r enikd 3 1st Marth 2024 set pages 5 to 8.
Respective responsibiliti&s of trusteu and euminer
lTre clwity's ttustees are Tesponsible for the prq)ar8tion of a￿O￿lt& and Consider that an audit is not
required for the yw under &ctioD 144 of the Chatiti¢5.Au 2011 aud ao ind¢pend¢w examination
15 reqllir￿.
HaNryng Gh¢cked that the CE￿ity Is ¢li¥ible for and inde￿￿dent ¢xatllinWOn. it is my r¢sEX)nsibility to..
Examtne th¢ accounts undLT Se￿10￿ 145 of the CFwities Act
to follow. the wocolur¢s laid down in the general Ditectiou given by the C￿lty Commissiom
und¢r S¢¢tion 145 (5)(b) of the Charities ALX 2011.
to stat¢ whether any particular mattus have come to my attention.
Basis 00 the independent examineTS' report
My &xamination was out in accordance with the general Directions Eiven bv the Charity
CoillTnission. The eXaMi￿oll includes a rn4ev4' of the accoullting Te£oTds kept by the charity a
omparison of the accounts pr&$￿t¢d with those r¢cord& li also includ¢s c4)Dsideration of any unusual
items or disclosures in the account4 and se£kivtg explanatioDs from you as truslees any
such matters. The procedures Undertak￿ does not pT0￿dtr all the cNidcnce that would be required i
an audit, aud consequently no op￿lOn is gi%en as to whethu the xcowlts present a and fair. N'iew
and the reFK*t is limited to those m*ters set out in the ststell￿ts below.
Independent examiner's statement
In ¢i)nnection with my exa[nin￿(￿l no matter has come to atteniion (other than that di￿10Sed
below)..
(l) whicb wv¢s me re&sonable cause to believ¢ thaL in any ￿￿erIal resp￿1, the rty4uirements.'
to keep accounting records ill ￿cOrdanCe wtth Section 130 of the Charlties Act..
to PTcpare accounts which accord with the acCoU￿g tecords and comply with the account￿8
Tequiremenls of th¢ rev¢nant Charities Art have I￿￿ met.. or
{2) to Tryhic￿ An my Opinio￿ attentton should be drawn ill ordtt to etthle a proper understandin8 of the
accounts to be reached.
J Bra￿1()￿
Bnmdon Accountancy Litnited
24 Lilll¢thotpe
Willenl)all W'ood
Coventy CV3 3GG
7th Septevnber 2024
page 4

THE CARIBBEAN COLLECTIVE
ststement of Flnanctsl Actmtles for thè Yèar Ended 31st M•r¢h 2024
NotesJnmtri¢ted Restricted
2024
2023
Income & Expendltur•
IncomAw Resources:
Sales
Natm￿al Lottery G￿1
Dementia Pro￿arn Board Grant
Rental Income
Donations
Ba￿ Interest
Other Income
149.642
149,642
35,810
127.732
17.
25,C((J
35.810
15,660
15,660
2.178
789
Totsl Incoming Resour
171,031
35,810
206,841
173,040
Resources Expended:
Direct Charilabie Expendilwe
141.372
29.125
170,497
123,131
Management & Administrai
19.990
31.638
51,628
12,115
Put4icity
2.173
2,829
T¢)tal Resources Expenql
163.535
61,419
2¥954
135,601
Net Movement In Funds
7.496
(-2S.r￿9) {-18,1141
37,439
Fund balance brought fon¥ard
41.346
41.530
4,091
Fund balance carrled fi￿wan5
15.736
23,416
41.530
The notes on pages 7 to 8 T￿rn wt of this statem8nt
page 5

THE CARIBBEAN COLLECTIVE
Balance Sheet for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
2024
2023
Flxed Assets
Tangible Fixed Assets
Current Assets
Debtors
Cash at Bank
24.116
42,230
24.116
42,230
Current Liabilitles
CredIt￿S
71x1
7CQ
N•t Currnnt Assets
23.416
41,530
Net Assets
23,416
41.530
Represented by:
Unrestrkted lth)me Funds
General Pu￿0$eS Fund
7.680
Restrlctfjd Incom• Funds
Natinal Lottery Gra
DeM￿lIa Prwam Board
4.877
10.859
16.346
25,000
Total Funds
23,416
41,530
The financ￿1 statangnts h¥v¢ lJe¢n prEpar¢d urthrtr* hislorical w3lw¥entson, and follow tt
recommendaticms in AccourrtirwJ and ReprKkn9 ty Chantie5.' Slatemerf of RatrA>mmended Pr3Ctic8
is$uéd on March 2005.
Approved and signed on behalfof ts trustees ty.
Signalure..
Print Name ..
posit#￿ .
The notes on pages 7 to 8 fcffii pa1 ofthis ffflancial skteme
page 6

THE CAR188EAN COLLECTIVE
Not8S to tho FinaKial Statement for the Year Ended 31st March 2024
Not8 1
Accountlng polici
(a) The fina￿al statements have l)een wepared in accord￿te ￿ the s&￿eMent of
Recommended Practice (SORP) . P£counbrb3 and Reportwig by Chp4ities' published
in Mar(* 21￿ and olher accourtsig standards.
(b) Voluntary incoffle is ￿lled by of donatic￿S and gifts indL*Je in full in the
Siatement of FInar￿la1 Activrties receivaL*. The value of Se￿IceS provided by
Voluntee￿ has nLFt been indutsj.
(c) Grants. incfuding grants ￿ Ihe pwdiase of fixed assets. are re￿nIsed in fijll in the
Statement of Fina￿￿81 ￿￿¥￿theS Mi the ￿ar they are receNatAe.
(d) Incoming resources from Investm￿ts is IrKI￿ when receivable.
(e) Resources expended are reccwjnised in the pehLNJ In whlch Ilw are IncU￿ed. Resources
expended include attribulable VAT canrwx be recovered.
lfj Resources expensed are allocated to the part￿￿ar activity vthere the o)st relates directly
lo that actiwty.
{g) De[￿a￿ is FxovDJed * r*$ CalC￿ated to bwite off the cost of each asset OV￿ tts
ex￿ useful lrfe.
(h) UNestricted fvnds are dorbations and other in(x￿ng resou￿ receivable or generated
for the obiecls of Ihe ￿Tity further sF*ofied purpose and are avalable as
(i) Designated funds ￿e ￿TeSt[￿￿j lund5 e￿I￿ked by the management committee for
parti(￿ar purposes.
(J.) Restricled funds are to be used speofK putF*)ses as laid do￿ by the donoF.
Expenditure vlhith rneets these ￿lIe[la is ￿￿[ged to the fund. together with a fair
allocalion (rf malagenwrt aKI Supp￿ costs.
Noio 2
Toxatlon
As a tharity. The Caribtrtan Colleclive is exempt from C￿tiOn Tax on income
and gains falling vthlin SectFon 505 of the TaxalÉon and Cweable Gains Act 1992
to the extent that these ar*d to its tharitable objects.
page 7

THE CAR18BEAN COLLECTNE
Nolos to the Flnanclal Statement for the Year Endod 31st Pknrch 2024
N¢X• 3 DFTOCt Charftsble Expondliure
Salaries NIC
Pensic
Unro8trict•d Ro¥tr1¢1gd
2024
2023
56.168
22,950
79,118
632
532
6,201
3.675
29.230
244
74,077
532
5,573
Sessional and
Volirteefs Expenses
Rent
Rates
Heat and Light
Telephone Inlem8t
EquipnTrnt
EquitXr￿rt Hire
Food Catoring & Refreshments
Vehtde Expenses
Activities & Enl8rtair¥wrt
Consultants & Prc{essic¥￿ Fees
Volunteers Travèl & Expwtses
192
4.763
628
3.675
29.2
244
13.140
1,189
1.189
323
1,193
20,615
5,203
1,012
33.469
10,846
704
1,TT4
1,012
33.469
10,846
2,576
1,774
1.872
230
141.372
29.125
170.497
124131
Note 4 AlaweThnt & Administratron
H M R C NIC Outstanding Debt
l T EqU￿￿ent and SupFKYI
Premisas Mainten81
Cleaning
LicerK* and Subs(fiptbor
Administration
Training Costs
Printing, Post ￿ Ststior
Insurance
Tra￿1 & Transpyt Co&s
Development Fées
Year End Accwnts
Bank Charges
General Eynses
1.491
2,400
2,054
305
4,809
357
578
1,491
288
8,978
8.978
1,&51
25
134
1.131
3.179
6.295
979
134
1,131
15.
2,571
71x1
174
13.295
12.
2.571
700
83
174
11,257
19,990
31.638
51,628
12,115
Note S Croditot8
Year End AcrxNJnts
71x1
7iy)
700
71M)
700
Note 6 D8btor¥
Note 7 Bank Accounts
Business Reserv8 Ao>)uts
Current ACco￿ts
2.024
1023
10.4S)
13,
24116
pag9 8