## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From 01/04/2021 To 31/03/2022** **Charity name: African Women's Empowerment Forum CIO (AWEF) Charity registration number: 1191388** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**The purpose of AWEF CIO supports the**
**empowerment process seek to give**
**African Women, Refugees and Asylum**
**Seekers and their children the power of**
**making decisions on their own, through**
**having**
**access**
**to**
**information**
**and**
**resources that will enhance them in**
**making proper decision, grant them**
**options from which they can make**
**choices for themselves, then having the**
**abilities to exercise assertiveness within**
**collective decision-making.**| |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|**During this period the organisation did**
**not trade because of the COVID 19 impact**
**that prevented the trustees from meeting.**| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**The Trustees have not received training**
**with regards to Charity Commission**
**public benefit.**| **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|The CIO was dormant during this period.| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:| |---|---|---| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|The CIO was dormant during this period.| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**Not applicable**| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**Not applicable**| |Other||**Not applicable**| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The CIO was dormant during this period.| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
statingwhytheyare held|Para 1.22|**Not Applicable**| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**£0.00**| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**The Charity did not trade hence there is**
**no income to hold reserves.**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**No deficit.**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**Unable to obtain the necessary bank**
**account remains a threat as the charity**
**cannot trade without this.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements||where relevant about:| |The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The CIO was dormant during this period.| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**Not applicable**| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**1. COVID-19 prevents the Trustees from**
**meeting.**
**2. Not being able to open a bank account**
**3. Failure to meet objectives of funding.**| |Other||**Consultant heading the establishment of**
**the charity being hospitalised.**| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO– Foundation**| |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|**Initially by appointment and then**
**application through recruitment by the**
**first Trustees.**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements|**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|AFRICAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FORUM (AWEF)| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|AWEF| |Registered charity number|1191388| |Charity’s principal address|African Women Empowerment Forum
UNIT 5 VICTORIA COURT
KENT STREET
NOTTINGHAM
NG1 3LZ| ||| **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |||**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if**
**not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person**
**(or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||1|Dr Olga Guedes|Chair|20 September 2020 to 31
March 2021|| ||2|Rumbidzai Bvunzawabaya|Trustee|20 September 2020 to 31
March 2021|| ||3|Grace Kamau|Trustee|20 September 2020 to 31
March 2021|| ||4|Sophia Wangare|Trustee|20 September 2020 to 31
March 2021|| ||5|Faith Gakanje-Ajala|Trustee|20 September 2020 to 31
March 2021|| ||6||||| ||7||||| ||8||||| ||9||||| ||10||||| ||11||||| ||12||||| ||13||||| ||14||||| ||15||||| ||16||||| ||17||||| ||18||||| ||19||||| ||20||||| – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name Not applicable** Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |**Not applicable**||| |||| |||| |||| |||| |||| ## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others** |Description of the assets
held in this capacity|Not applicable| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|Not applicable| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|Not applicable| ## **Additional information (optional)** ## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)** ||**Type of**
**adviser **|**Name**|**Address**|| |---|---|---|---|---| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ||**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||| ||Mrs Faith Gakanje-Ajala|||| ## **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.** ## **on behalf of the charity’s trustees** **Signature(s) Full name(s)** Faith Gakanje-Ajala **Position (eg Secretary,** Trustee **Chair, etc) Date** 01/04/2024 ||**AFRICAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FORUM**|**AFRICAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FORUM**|**AFRICAN WOMEN EMPOWERMENT FORUM**|Charity
No (if
any)
|**1191388**|| |---|---|---|---|---|---|---| ||Annual accounts for the period|||||| ||Period
startdate|**1/4/2021**|**To**||**31/3/2022**|| |**Section A**|**Statement of financial activities**|||||| **Restricte Prior Recommended categories by Unrestrict d income Endowm Total year activity ed funds funds ent funds funds funds £ £ £ £ £ Incoming resources (Note 3)** F01 F02 F03 F04 F05 |**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
S01
Charitable activities
S02
Other trading activities
S03
Investments
S04
Separate material item of income
S05
Other
S06
S07
**Resources expended (Note 6)**
**Expenditure on:**
**_Total_**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-||-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||||||| |Raising funds
S08
Charitable activities
S09
Separate material item of expense
S10
Other
S11
S12
S13
Net gains/(losses) on investments
S14
S15
**Extraordinary items**
S16
S17
**_Total_**
**Net income/(expenditure) before**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**|-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||||||| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| |S18
Other gains/(losses)
S19
S20
**_Net movement in funds_**
**Other recognised** **gains/(losses):**
charity’s own use|||||| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||||||| |**Income and endowments from:**
Donations and legacies
S01
Charitable activities
S02
Other trading activities
S03
Investments
S04
Separate material item of income
S05
Other
S06
S07
**Resources expended (Note 6)**
**Expenditure on:**
**_Total_**|||||| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-||-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||||||| |Raising funds
S08
Charitable activities
S09
Separate material item of expense
S10
Other
S11
S12
S13
Net gains/(losses) on investments
S14
S15
**Extraordinary items**
S16
S17
**_Total_**
**Net income/(expenditure) before**
**Net income/(expenditure)**
**Transfers between funds**|-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||||||| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| |S18
Other gains/(losses)
S19
S20
**_Net movement in funds_**
**Other recognised** **gains/(losses):**
charity’s own use|||||| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||-|-|-|-|-| ||||||| ## **Section B Balance sheet** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Unrestricted Restricted Endowment Total this Total last
funds income funds funds year year
£ £ £ £ £
Fixed assets F01 F02 F03 F04 F05
Intangible assets (Note 15) B01 - - - - -
Tangible assets (Note 14) B02 - - - - -
Heritage assets (Note 16) B03 - - - - -
Investments (Note 17) B04 - - - - -
Total fixed assets B05 - - - - -
Current assets
Stocks (Note 18) B06 - - - - -
Debtors (Note 19) B07 - - - - -
17.4) B08 - - - - -
24) B09 - - - - -
Total current assets B10 - - - - -
Creditors: amounts falling due
within one year (Note 20) B11 - - - - -
Net current assets/(liabilities) B12 - - - - -
liabilities B13 - - - - -
Creditors: amounts falling due
after one year (Note 20) B14 - - - - -
Provisions for liabilities B15 - - - - -
Total net assets or liabilities B16 - - - - -
Funds of the Charity
Endowment funds (Note 27) B17 - - -
Restricted income funds (Note
27) B18 - - -
Unrestricted funds B19 - - -
Revaluation reserve B20 -
Total funds B21 - - - - -
Date of
Signed by one or two trustees on Signature Print Name
approval
Faith Gakanje-Ajala 27/03/2024
Guidance Notes
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