
**SALEEM SISTERS 1191888 Receipts and payments accounts For the period** Period start date Period end date **To from** 01/05/2021 30/04/2022 

## **CC16a** 

|**Section A Receipts and payments**|**Section A Receipts and payments**||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|**A1 Receipts**|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest      £**<br>**2,280**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,280**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,280**<br>**-**<br>**37**<br>**-**<br>**515**<br>**144**<br>**-**<br> **696**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br> **-**<br>**696**<br>**1,584**<br>**-**<br>**19,544**<br>**21,128**|**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to the nearest £**|**Total funds**<br>**to the nearest £**<br>**2,280**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,280**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**2,280**<br>**-**<br>**37**<br>**-**<br>**515**<br>**144**<br>**-**<br>**696**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**696**<br> <br>**1,584**||**Last year**<br>**to the nearest £**|
|DONATIONS / CONTRIBUTIONS|**2,280**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**2,280**||**20,888**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**_(Gross income for_<br>_AR)_|**2,280**|||**2,280**||**20,888**|
||||||||
|**A2 Asset and investment sales,**<br>**(see table).**|||||||
||**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|||
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_**|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total receipts_**<br>**A3 Payments**|||||||
||||**-**|**2,280**||**20,888**|
||||||||
|<br>FUND RAISING|**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**||**600**|
|STATIONERY|**37**|||**37**||**244**|
|FOOD DISTRIBUTION|**-**|||**-**||**500**|
|DONATIONS|**515**|||**515**||**-**|
|SUBSCRIPTION|**144**|||**144**||**-**|
||**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Sub total_ **|**696**|||**696**||**1,344**|
||||||||
|**A4 Asset and investment**<br>**purchases (see table)**|||||||
|**,**|**-**||**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**|**-**|||
||**-**|||**-**|||
|**_Sub total_ **|**-**|||**-**||**-**|
|**_Total payments_**<br>**_Net of receipts/(payments)_**<br>**A5 Transfers between funds**<br>**A6 Cash funds last year end**<br>**_Cash funds this year end_**|||||||
||||**-**|**696**||**1,344**|
||||||||
||**1,584**|**-**|**-**|<br>**1,584**||**19,544**|
||**-**|**-**|**-**<br>**-**|**-**||**-**|
||**19,544**|**-**||**19,544**||**-**|
||**21,128**|**-**|**-**|**21,128**||**19,544**|



CCXX R1 accounts (SS) 

17/04/2024 

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|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**|**Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**||
|---|---|---|---|
|**Categories**<br>Signed by one or two trustees on<br>behalf of all the trustees<br>**B1 Cash funds**|Signature<br>CASH AT BANK<br>**Details**<br>**Details**<br>**_Total cash funds_**<br>(agree balances with receipts and payments<br>account(s))|**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**21,128**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**-**<br>**21,128**<br>**-**<br>OK<br>OK<br>**Unrestricted**<br>**funds**<br>**Restricted**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**<br>**to nearest £**<br>Print Name<br>NANCY KANU|**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||**-**|
||||OK|
||||**Endowment**<br>**funds**<br>**to nearest £**|
||||Date of<br>approval|
|||NANCY KANU|17/04/2024|
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CCXX R2 accounts (SS) 

17/04/2024 

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## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** 

**From** _01 May 2021_ **Period start date   To** _30 April 2022_ **Period end date** 

## **Charity name: SALAAM SISTERS** 

## **Charity registration number: 1191888** 

## **Objectives and Activities** 

||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of<br>the charity as set out in its<br>governing document|Para 1.17|_For the public benefit to develop and to develop_<br>_the skills of members of socially and_<br>_economically disadvantages communities in_<br>_Southeast London, and to enhance the_<br>_spirituality of members_|
|Summary of the main<br>activities in relation to those<br>purposes for the public<br>benefit, in particular, the<br>activities, projects or<br>services identified in the<br>accounts.|Para 1.17 and<br>1.19|_The charity has been involved in providing food_<br>_and provision packages in partnership with the_<br>_Women’s Health Advocacy Network (WHAN)_<br>_organisation in Southwark to the elderly and the_<br>_less privileged_|
|Statement confirming<br>whether the trustees have<br>had regard to the guidance<br>issued by the Charity<br>Commission on public<br>benefit|Para 1.18|_The trustees confirm that they have had regard_<br>_to the guidance issued by the Chrity_<br>_Commission on public benefit and they are_<br>_committed to adhere to its contents and spirit._|



## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Policy on social investment<br>including program related<br>investment|Para 1.38|**N/A**|
|Contribution made by<br>volunteers|Para 1.38|_The charity depends wholly on its members and_<br>_all its income for this year has been provided by_<br>_members through contributions, who are also_<br>_its volunteers to raise funds and to deliver_<br>_projects geared towards the charity’s projects_|



## **Achievements and Performance** 



SORP reference Summary of the main achievements of the charity, _The Charity has been able to send members to_ identifying the difference the Para 1.20 _HAJJ and have worked in partnership with_ charity’s work has made to _other organisations too provide food and_ the circumstances of its _provision packages for the elderly and the less_ beneficiaries and any wider _privileged._ benefits to society as a whole. 

## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

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|Achievements against<br>objectives set|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Performance of fundraising<br>activities against objectives<br>set|Para 1.41|_No plans were made for fundraising activities_<br>_and it was not undertaken during this year_|
|Investment performance<br>against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/A**|
|Other|||



## **Financial Review** 

|Review of the charity’s<br>financial position at the end<br>of the period|Para 1.21|_The Charity’s financial position is good currently_<br>_and it is in a position to meets its expenditure_|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the<br>policy for holding reserves<br>stating why they are held|Para 1.22|_The charity currently holds no reserves_|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**N/A**|
|Reasons for holding zero<br>reserves|Para 1.22|_The charity does not have enough funds to_<br>_create a reserve_|
|Details of fund materially in<br>deficit|Para 1.24|**N/A**|
|Explanation of any<br>uncertainties about the<br>charity continuing as a going<br>concern|Para 1.23|_Currently, the trustees see no uncertainties as_<br>_members are all very committed to the cause_<br>_the charity stand for_|





## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: 

|The charity’s principal<br>sources of funds (including<br>any fundraising)|Para 1.47|_The Charity’s principal source of funds remains_<br>_voluntary contribution from its members,_<br>_however the charity hopes to organise a fund_<br>_raising activity in the near future_|
|---|---|---|
|Investment policy and<br>objectives including any<br>social investment policy<br>adopted|Para 1.46|_The charity does not have any short- or_<br>_medium-term investment plans currently_|
|A description of the principal<br>risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The Trustees consider that the charity is open<br>to<br>financial and reputational risks as they we are<br>planning to organise fundraising activities both<br>physically and online. We have heard from<br>other<br>charities about the financial risks associated<br>with<br>online fundraising and we are working to<br>develop<br>a robust fundraising strategy and policy. The<br>fundraising policy will address the risk factors<br>and put in place mitigating measures to either<br>minimise or eliminate such risks.|
|Other|||



## **Structure, Governance and Management** 

|Description of charity’s<br>trusts:||Salaam Sisters is an association model<br>charitable<br>incorporated organisation governed by a Board<br>of Trustees whose duties and obligations<br>include<br>to further the objectives of the charity while at<br>the same time ensure that all the regulatory<br>requirements are adhered to.|
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document<br>(trust deed, royal charter)|<br>Para 1.25|Association Model Constitution|
|How is the charity<br>constituted?<br>(e.g unincorporated<br>association, CIO)|Para 1.25|The charity is constituted as a Charitable<br>Incorporated Organisation.|
|Trustee selection methods<br>including details of any<br>constitutional provisions e.g.<br>election to post or name of<br>any person or body entitled<br>to appoint one or more<br>trustees|Para 1.25|All Trustees are elected at Annual General<br>Meetings and re-elected every two years. no<br>trustee can be a trustee for more than<br>nine years. trustees are elected from the<br>general<br>membership of the charity and based on their<br>skills, knowledge, and experience. At the|





election, each member of the charity shall cast a vote by a secret ballot on first past the post 

|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|**Additional information (optional)**<br>You may choose to include further statements|where relevant about:|
|---|---|---|
|Policies and procedures<br>adopted for the induction<br>and training of trustees|Para 1.51|The trustees confirm that most of the policies<br>and procedures necessary to run the charity are<br>in place|
|The charity’s organisational<br>structure and any wider<br>network with which the<br>charity works|Para 1.51|Below the Board of Trustees is the Executive<br>Director who is responsible for the day-to-day<br>running of the charity. She is supported by a<br>Project Manager, Administrative Officer,<br>Community Engagement Manager, and<br>Fundraising Manager. The charity works mainly<br>with the MRU Community in the UK. This<br>Community is defined as descendants from<br>Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and Ivory Coast<br>living in the UK.|
|Relationship with any<br>related parties|Para 1.51|The Trustees ensures that guidance on conflict<br>of interests are adhered to strictly and require<br>all<br>members to declare their relationships and/or<br>affiliations with individuals, organisations, and<br>businesses that the charity works with.|
|Other|||



## **Reference and Administrative details** 

|Charity name|SALAAM SISTERS|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses|N/A|
|Registered charity number|1191888|
|Charity’s principal address|_146 LOMOND GROVE_<br>_CAMBERWELL_<br>_LONDON_<br>_SE5 7JG_|
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**Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** 

|1<br>2<br>3<br>4<br>5<br>6|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**<br>**year **|**Name of person (or body) entitled**<br>**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||FATMATA SILLAH|CHAIR|||
||Kadiatu Kamara|Trustee|||
||Isatu Bah|Treasurer|||
||NancyKanu|Secretary|||
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## **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 

## **Declarations** 

**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.** 

**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees** 

**Signature(s)** _Nancy Kanu_ **Full name(s)** Nancy Kanu **Position (eg Secretary,** Secretary **Chair, etc) Date** 17/04/2024 

