## **Report of the Trustees and**
**Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025**
**for**
**TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST)**
## **TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST)**
## **Contents of the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025**
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|**Charity Information**|1|
|**Report of the Trustees**|2|
|**Income Statement**|3|
|**Balance Sheet**|4|
|**Notes to the Financial Statements**|5|
|**Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities**|6|
|**Independent Chartered Certified Accountants'**||
|**Review Report**|7|
|**Income and Expenditure Account**|8|
## **TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST)**
## **Charity Information**
## **for the Year Ended 31 August 2025**
## **TRUSTEES:**
Mrs F Sangowawa H Agnama J MASANDI
**REGISTERED OFFICE:** 57 Green Valley Drive Stockton-On-Tees TS18 5QH **CHARITY NUMBER:** 1190808 (England and Wales)
**ACCOUNTANTS:** Samuelsons & Co Chartered Certified Accountants The Brentano Suite Solar House 915 High Road North Finchley London N12 8QJ
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## **TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST)**
## **Report of the Trustees**
## **for the Year Ended 31 August 2025**
The trustees present their report with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 31 August 2025.
## **TRUSTEES**
The trustees shown below have held office during the whole of the period from 1 September 2024 to the date of this report.
Mrs F Sangowawa H Agnama J MASANDI
The Trustees of Taste of Africa North East are pleased to present their annual report for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2025. We hereby confirm our compliance with the requirements stipulated by the Charities Act.
## **Aim:**
Taste of Africa North East (Charity No. 1190808) is dedicated to celebrating and promoting African culture through creative arts, fostering awareness, inclusion, and integration within our community.
## **Our Values:**
Our work is underpinned by the following core values: equality, inclusion, diversity, community, creativity, and integrity. These values are integral to our efforts in nurturing thriving and diverse communities in the North East.
Over the past year, the charity successfully delivered a range of impactful activities aimed at celebrating Black culture, promoting positive role models, developing youth leadership, and strengthening community cohesion in the Tees Valley and beyond.
**- Taste of Africa Showcase:** A vibrant event celebrating African talent and culture and heritage.
- **Black History Youth Awards:** Expanded the youth awards beyond the Tees valley to become a regional event.
Recognizing achievements and promoting positive role models.
**- African Caribbean Carnival and Market:** Promoting inclusion and cultural awareness in partnership with
the Middlesbrough PIP festival.
**- Creative Youth Leadership Program:** Providing structured leadership training for youth. We also established
an away day program with Durham University to increase self-awareness, promote communication and leadership skills, employability and enterprise skills for the future. Also, a skills development initiative with Sytner continues to develop core soft skills in the young people.
- **Exhibitions:** Showcasing stories of triumph over challenges and celebrating the Windrush generation. Our exhibitions have been showcased in various museums across the Tees valley and has been viewed by over 80,000 people over the year. We continue to successfully integrate exhibitions into our delivery encouraging young people to be more aware of their stories.
**-Black Creative Arts Network** : Creative artists had the opportunity to collaborate and generate exposure for their arts and creative businesses in the first of its kind event during Africa day in the Hill Street Centre, Middlesbrough, Tees valley. The event created exposure for black artist in Tees Valley.
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## **TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST)**
## **Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 August 2025**
- **Youth Ambassador:** 3 young people were appointed as key part of our strategic Ambassadorial role to ensure continued outreach and engagement while they continued to be mentored and gain experience in leadership roles.
## **Governance:**
In this period, we, appointed three young people as strategic Ambassadors to further enhance the diversity of support and develop key leadership skills in young people while supporting the charity's development.
## **Financial:**
Despite the challenging funding environment, we were able to deliver our activities over the period. We secured continued funding from the Tees Valley Combined Authority for key resources, and also funding from Middlesbrough Council, Tees Valley museums, Awards for All, Middlesbrough Council, Teesside University, Durham University and through sponsorships for specific activities.
## **Partnerships:**
Strategic partnerships were cultivated, resulting in increase in sponsorship and outreach including contributions from Sytner, YFT Consult, Middlesbrough Football Academy, and Durham University, Northstar Housing, Olam Care, Guardian Alliance, FC Consulting, Unison, Success4All.
## **Volunteers:**
We extend our gratitude to our dedicated volunteers, whose support has been indispensable in the delivery of our activities. We continue to also develop volunteers from our youth teams. This has been a source of skills development. Without our volunteers at various levels, it could have been challenging to deliver aspects of our activities. **Future Plans:**
Our focus for the upcoming year is to develop a sustainable model to enable us continue to support our various community initiatives through diversified income streams.
## **Conclusion:**
Looking ahead, the charity aims to build its capacity further by developing further strategic partnerships and programs that empower the community and foster cohesion and integration across the Northeast. We will continue to engage with key stakeholders to support the delivery and sustainability of our activities, ensuring lasting positive impact on the communities we serve. We will continue to develop income streams that align with our values and develop key partnerships and collaboration to ensure sustainability.
This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions of Charity’s Act 2011 relating to charities.
## **ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:**
Mrs F Sangowawa - Trustee
30 June 2026
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## **TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST)**
## **Income and Expenditure Statement for the Year Ended 31 August 2025**
||**31.8.25**|31.8.24|
|---|---|---|
||**£**|£|
|**Income**|**90,938**|143,189|
|Cost of sales|**64,371 **|**55,053**|
|**GROSS INCOME**|**26,567**|**88,136**|
|Administrative expenses|**24,631 **|**40,742**|
|**OPERATING PROFIT**|**1,936**|**47,394**|
|Interest receivable and similar income|**-**|42|
|**EXCESS OF INCOME**|**1,936**|47,362|
|**BEFORE TAXATION**|||
|Tax on profit on ordinary activities|**-**|-|
|**EXCESS OF INCOME FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR**|**1,936**|47,362|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST) (REGISTERED NUMBER: 1190808)**
|**Notes**
**FIXED ASSETS**
Tangible Assets
**4**
**CURRENT ASSETS**
Cash at bank and in hand
**Creditors: Amounts Falling Due**
**Within One Year**
**5**
**NET CURRENT ASSETS**
**(LIABILITIES)**
**TOTAL ASSETS LESS**
**CURRENT LIABILITIES**
**NET ASSETS**
**CAPITAL AND RESERVES**
Fair value reserve
**7**
Profit and Loss Account
**RESERVES**||**Balance Sheet**
**31 August 2025**
**2025**
**2024**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**£**
9,700
-
**9,700**
**-**
38,087
76,851
**38,087**
**76,851**
**(600)**
**(600)**
**37,487**
**76,251**
**47,187**
**76,251**
**47,187**
**76,251**
(31,000)
-
78,187
76,251
**47,187**
**76,251**|
|---|---|---|
The notes form part of these financial statements
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## **TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST) (REGISTERED NUMBER: 1190808)**
## **Balance Sheet (continued)**
**31 August 2025**
The charity is entitled to exemption from audit under Section 144(2) of the Charities Act 2011 for the year ended 31 August 2025.
The Trustees considered that an Independent Examiner’s Report is appropriate the charity’s financial statements for the year ended 31 August 2025 in accordance with the provisions of charities Act 2011.
The trustees acknowledge their responsibilities for:
- (a) ensuring that the charity keeps accounting records which comply with Sections 132(1) of the Charities Act 2011 and
- (b) preparing financial statements which give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity as at the end of each financial year and of its income and expenditure for each financial year in accordance with the requirements of Charities Act 2011 relating to financial statements, so far as applicable to the charity.
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to charities subject to the charity’s regime.
The financial statements were approved by the Board of Trustees and authorised for issue on 30 June 2026 and were signed on its behalf by:
Mrs F Sangowawa - Trustee
The notes form part of these financial statements
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**TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST)**
**Notes to the Financial Statements for the Year Ended 31 August 2025**
## 1. **STATUTORY INFORMATION**
TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST) is a charity registered in England and Wales. The charity's registered number and registered office address can be found on the Charity Commission’s page.
## 2. **ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
## **Basis of preparing the financial statements**
These financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Financial Reporting Standard 102 "The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" including the provisions of Section 1A "Small Entities" and the Charities Act 2011. The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention.
## **Income**
Income is measured at the fair value of the consideration received or receivable, excluding discounts, rebates, value added tax and other sales taxes.
## **Taxation**
Taxation for the year comprises current and deferred tax. Tax is recognised in the Income Statement, except to the extent that it relates to items recognised in other comprehensive income or directly in equity.
Current or deferred taxation assets and liabilities are not discounted.
Current tax is recognised at the amount of tax payable using the tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date.
## **Deferred tax**
Deferred tax is recognised in respect of all timing differences that have originated but not reversed at the balance sheet date.
Timing differences arise from the inclusion of income and expenses in tax assessments in periods different from those in which they are recognised in financial statements. Deferred tax is measured using tax rates and laws that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the year end and that are expected to apply to the reversal of the timing difference.
Unrelieved tax losses and other deferred tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that they will be recovered against the reversal of deferred tax liabilities or other future taxable profits.
## 3. **EMPLOYEES**
The average number of employees during the year was 2.
## 4. **CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR**
|**CREDITORS: AMOUNTS FALLING DUE**|**WITHIN ONE YEAR**||
|---|---|---|
||**31.8.25**|31.8.24|
||**£**|£|
|Accrued expenses|**600**|600|
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## **TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST)**
## **Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities for the Year Ended 31 August 2025**
The trustees are responsible for preparing the Report of the Trustees and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations.
Charity law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees have elected to prepare the financial statements 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 financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the charity and of the income and expenditure statement for that period. In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to:
- select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;
- make judgements and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent;
- prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charity will continue in business.
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 company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 2011. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities.
## **ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD:**
Mrs F Sangowawa - Trustee
30 June 2026
This page does not form part of the statutory financial statements
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## **Independent Examiner’s Report to the Trustees of TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST)**
We have reviewed the financial statements of TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST) for the year ended 31 August 2024, which comprise the Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Notes to the Financial Statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).
## **Trustees' responsibility for the financial statements**
As explained more fully in the Statement of Trustees' Responsibilities set out on page six, the trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view.
## **Accountants' responsibility**
Our responsibility is to express a conclusion on the financial statements. We conducted our review in accordance with International Standard on Review Engagements (ISRE) 2400 (Revised), 'Engagements to review historical financial statements' and ICAEW Technical Release TECH 09/13AAF (Revised) 'Assurance review engagements on historical financial statements'. ISRE 2400 (Revised) requires us to conclude whether anything has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the financial statements, taken as a whole, are not prepared, in all material respects, in accordance with United Kingdom Accounting Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). ISRE 2400 (Revised) also requires us to comply with the ICAEW Code of Ethics and the FRC's Ethical Standard, as applicable.
## **Scope of the assurance review**
A review of financial statements in accordance with ISRE 2400 (Revised) is a limited assurance engagement. We have performed additional procedures, primarily consisting of making enquiries of management and others within the entity, as appropriate, applying analytical procedures and evaluating the evidence obtained. The procedures performed in a review are substantially less than those performed in an audit conducted in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK). Accordingly, we do not express an audit opinion on these financial statements.
## **Conclusion**
Based on our review, nothing has come to our attention that causes us to believe that the financial statements have not been prepared:
- so as to give a true and fair view of the state of the company's affairs as at 31 August 2025 and of its profit for the year then ended;
- in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and
- in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011.
## **Use of our report**
This report is made solely to the charity's trustees, as a body, in accordance with our terms of engagement. Our review has been undertaken so that we might state to the trustees those matters that we have agreed with them in a reviewer's report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's trustees as a body for our work, for this report, or for the conclusions we have formed.
Samuelsons & Co Chartered Certified Accountants The Brentano Suite Solar House 915 High Road London N12 8QJ
30 June 2026
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## **TASTE OF AFRICA (NORTH EAST)**
## **Detailed Income & Expenditure Account**
## **for the Year Ended 31 August 2025**
|**Income**
Donations
**Cost of sales**
Cultural Expenses
**GROSS INCOME**
**Other income**
Deposit account interest
**Expenditure**
Rent
Wages
Marketing & printing
Travelling
Licences and insurance
Training & development
Computer & website costs
Administrative expenses
Accountancy
Profesional & consultancy fees
Donations
**Finance Costs**
Bank Charges
**NET INCOME OVER EXPENDITURE**|**31.8.25**
**£**
**1,500**
**6,502**
**5,220**
**1,142**
**2,132**
**3,334**
**500**
**2,487**
**600**
**1,128**
**-**
|**£**
**90,938**
**64,371 **
**26,567**
**-**
**26,567**
**24,545 **
**2,022**
86
**1,936**|31.8.25
£
£
143,189
55,053
88,136
42
88,178
2,805
12,020
6,724
751
2,368
5,775
1,692
2,416
600
5,192
384
40,727
47451
15
**47,436**|
|---|---|---|---|
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