## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 1st April 2022 to 31st March 2023 Period end date Charity name: BRADFORD AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN ELDERS (BACE)** ## **Charity registration number: 1187456** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**Bradford African and Caribbean**
**Elders (BACE) brings together older**
**people from African and Caribbean**
**Community across Bradford District**
**to identify and promote awareness of**
**their needs and to support individuals**
**and groups.**| |Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|**Provides support, advocacy, and**
**information services to members of**
**the African Caribbean Community**
**across Bradford District and working**
**in partnership with other agencies to**
**promote the needs of this community.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The trustees are aware of the**
**requirement to ensure that all funds,**
**activities, and events are to be used**
**for public benefit as per the purposes**
**of the charity.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other ## **Achievements and Performance** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|**2022/23 was almost as challenging as**
**the covid period, still significantly**
**restricting our work and requiring us**
**to focus on providing one to one**
**telephone support and guidance and**
**liaising with other agencies to ensure**
**the needs of the community were**
**heard and met. We also reached out**
**to other community groups within the**
**UK mainly Manchester.**
**We focused on health and wellbeing,**
**celebrated the Queens Jubilee and**
**celebrated milestone birthdays and**
**Caribbean independence days**
**alongside acknowledging the**
**achievements of the Windrush**
**Generation.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |---|---|---| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**The charity ended the year with a balance**
**of £2,854.62, which is down on the**
**previous end of year balance of £4810.05.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**The charity reviews the amount it holds**
**in its accounts regularly to make sure**
**that funds are spent on the charitable**
**objectives but seeks to retain a minimal**
**balance to respond to specific situations**
**or events.**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£2,854.62**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**N/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**N/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**The trustees are not aware of any issues**
**that would prevent the charity remaining**
**a going concern over the next 12 months.**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted A description of the principal Para 1.46 risks facing the charity Other ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO Registration**| |How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g. unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**| |Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustees are elected by members**| ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: |
Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|
Para 1.51|| |---|---|---| |The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|| |Other||| ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|**BRADFORD AFRICAN AND CARIBBEAN ELDERS (BACE)**| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |Registered charity number|**1187456**| |Charity’s principal address|**MARY SEACOLE COURT**
**89 PARK ROAD**
**BRADFORD**
**BD5 0SW**| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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0|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Erskine Grant**|**Chair**||| ||**Pearline Stoddard**|||| ||**Millicent White**|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity **Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year** ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** Description of the assets None held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** **Type of Name Address adviser** ## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)** ## **Exemptions from disclosure** Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details ## **Other optional information** ## **Declarations** **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s)** _**Full name(s)** Erskine Grant_ **Position (eg Secretary,** _Chair_ **Chair, etc)** **Date** ||**Charity Name**

**BRADFORD AFRICAN CARIBBEAN & ELDERS (BACE)**
**1**|**Charity Name**

**BRADFORD AFRICAN CARIBBEAN & ELDERS (BACE)**
**1**|**Charity Name**

**BRADFORD AFRICAN CARIBBEAN & ELDERS (BACE)**
**1**|**No (if any)**
**187456**|**CC16a**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**For the period**
**from**|Period start date
1st April 2022|**To**|Period end date
31st March 2023|| ||||||| |**Section A Receipts and payments**|||||| |**A1 Receipts**
Bradford District BDSP
**-**
Bradford District The Leap
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total receipts_ -**
**A3 Payments**
Room Hire H21
**1,718**
Expenses
**1,658**
Jubilee Fund
Domain Registration
**-**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ 3,376**
**-**
**-**
**_Sub total_ -**
**_Total payments_ 3,376**
**_Net of receipts/(payments)_ - 3,376**
**A5 Transfers between funds**
**-**
**A6 Cash funds last year end**
**-**
**_Cash funds this year end_ - 3,376**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for AR)_
**A2 Asset and investment sales,**
**(see table).**
**A4 Asset and investment**
**purchases, (see table)**||**to the nearest £**
**500**
**1,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,500**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,500**
**-**
**-**
**500**
**100**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**600**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**600**
**900**
**-**
**-**
**900**
**Restricted**
**funds**|**to the nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**|**Total funds**
**to the nearest £**
**500**
**1,000**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,500**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**1,500**
**1,658**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**Last year**
**to the nearest £**| ||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**|**500**|**-**| |||||**1,000**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**1,500**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**|**1,500**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**-**| |||||**1,658**|**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| |||||**-**|**-**| ||||||**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**
**-**
**-**|**-**|| |||||**-**|| |||||**-**|**-**| ||||||| ||||**-**||**-**| ||||||| |||**900**|**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**||**-**| |||**-**||**-**|**-**| |||**-**||**-**|**-**| |||**900**|||**-**| ## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period** |**Categories**
**B1 Cash funds**
**B2 Other monetary assets**
**B3 Investment assets**
**B5 Liabilities**
**B4 Assets retained for the**
**charity’s own use**|**Details**
Cash at bank
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**Details**
**_Total cash funds_**
(agree balances with receipts and payments
account(s))|**to nearest £**
**2,915**
**-**
**-**
**2,915**
Agreement Error
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**asset belongs**
**Fund to which**
**liability relates**|**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
Agreement Error
**to nearest £**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Cost (optional)**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**-**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Amount due**
**(optional)**|**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||OK| |||||**to nearest £**
**Endowment**
**funds**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**Current value**
**(optional)**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**-**| |||||**When due**
**(optional)**| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| ||||**-**|| Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees Date of Signature Print Name approval