Trustees’ Annual Report for the period
From 01/12/2022 To 30/11/23
Charity name: Power of the Mind Networks
Charity registration number: 1192367
Objectives and Activities
| SORP reference | ||
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| Summary of the purposes of the charity as set out in its governing document |
Para 1.17 | To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing women in particular widowed from African BAME community in the Northampton and surrounding areas from becoming socially excluded due to their current circumstances and relief of poverty by providing advice and support and meet the need of these women who are socially excluded to integrate into the community. |
| 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 |
Hosting events to promote social inclusion, both online and in person. Exercise and weight management activity, incorporating culturally appropriate activities such as Afro dance. Providing culturally appropriate food parcels to support families experiencing poverty. Activities to promote awareness of domestic abuse and happy, healthy relationships. This includes workshops and support from domestic abuse experts and therapists; and we have continued to incorporate discussions on domestic abuse and healthy happy relationships into a range of our activities, including our Afro- infusion cookery classes. We also promote education and skills development, including training up our participants in skills that we specialise in, such as African cuisine, tailoring, jewellery making, macrame and other Arts and Crafts, allowing them to monetise their skills and earn an income. We have run digital inclusion and employability programmes to improve the earning potential of our participants. |
We also campaign and raise awareness of issues around gender and racial inequalities. Statement confirming Para 1.18 The Trustees are aware of the guidance on whether the trustees have public benefit. had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit
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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
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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. |
Pceara 1.20 | As a charity our main aim is to promote social inclusion among black women through storytelling. We recognise that people share their stories in different ways, and we provide a variety of activities to cater for different interests and preferences. During the financial year, our main focus was to deliver our Healthy Happy Relationships project, funded by the National Lottery Community Fund. We designed and delivered a culturally appropriate Freedom programme, held activities to support mental health and to encourage peer support, and brough in qualified therapists and counsellors to deliver both one to one and group support. Each week we run an online Wine and Chat group, with different speakers to educate and inform in an informal and safe setting. In October we hosted our Black History event which is now an important annual fixture in the calendar. Our guest of honour was Morcea Walker MBE, former Vice Lieutenant of Northamptonshire who presented our awards. Our Black History event is where we celebrate our heritage, provide a platform for people to come together and network and form friendships. We eat foods of African heritage and showcase our culture. We also give a platform to speakers with a power story or message to share with the community, including authors, lawyers, health experts and other inspiring individuals. We ran a project in conjunction with Northamptonshire Sport to encourage participants to play sport, in particular netball, which encouraged several participants to increase their physical activity. In March 2023 we hosted an event to celebrate the King’s Coronation. We danced to Muchongoyo music and ate African cuisine. The community had a chance to come together and network face to face. |
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We celebrated International Women’s Day with a very well attended event, celebrating the achievement of women from our community and celebrating our heritage and culture through dance, music, food and talks. We ran a project funded by the Rachael’s Fund from Northamptonshire Community Foundation to support families of children with learning disabilities. The funder was impressed with the knowledge and understanding of the issues facing families of children with special needs and disabilities in the Black African community demonstrated by our trustee Yvonne Marawo, based on her own personal experience as parent of a child with learning disabilities. We ran workshops in conjunction with Future Toolbox CIC to help them develop their interpersonal skills, learn mindfulness techniques and build their confidence. During the year, we ran a food parcels project to support families experiencing food poverty. We provided culturally appropriate foodstuffs and signposted beneficiaries to other services provided by our charity. In November 2023, Power of the Mind Networks was very active in the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence. We ran several events to campaign and raise awareness about the impact of violence and abuse against women and girls. We ran a food-based project in conjunction with Spring Charity called Seed to Soup, where we collaborated to teach local families from diverse backgrounds about the important of good nutrition, healthy eating, and taught the families how to budget, prepare and cook healthy meals on a budget. Finally, we participated in a Healthy Hearts project to raise awareness of the increased risk of heart disease in the Black community, and to help participants monitor and improve their heart health.
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Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Investment performance Para 1.41 against objectives Other
Financial Review
| Financial Review | ||
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| Review of the charity’s financial position at the end of the period |
Para 1.21 | Income for the period was £70,573 Expenditure was £76,885 Net income was (£6,312) Cash at bank at the year-end was £6,583 |
| Statement explaining the policy for holding reserves stating why they are held |
Para 1.22 | There is no specific policy on holding reserves |
| Amount of reserves held | Para 1.22 | As above |
| Reasons for holding zero reserves |
Para 1.22 | Not applicable |
| Details of fund materially in deficit |
Para 1.24 | Not applicable |
| Explanation of any uncertainties about the charity continuing as a going concern |
Para 1.23 | Not applicable |
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| The charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising) |
Para 1.47 | |
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| Investment policy and objectives including any social investment policy adopted |
Para 1.46 | |
| A description of the principal risks facing the charity |
Para 1.46 | |
| Other |
Structure, Governance and Management
| Description of charity’s trusts: |
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| Type of governing document (trust deed, royal charter) |
Para 1.25 | Constitution |
| How is the charity constituted? (e.g unincorporated association, CIO) |
Para 1.25 | Charitable Incorporated Organisation (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 | Elected by Trustee Board |
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Policies and procedures adopted for the induction Para 1.51 and training of trustees The charity’s organisational structure and any wider Para 1.51 network with which the charity works Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties Other
Reference and Administrative details
| Charity name | Power of the Mind Networks |
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| Other name the charity uses | |
| Registered charity number | 1192367 |
| Charity’s principal address | 32 Spring Lane, Wellingborough NN8 1EY |
Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity
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Trustee name | Office (if any) | Dates acted if not for whole **year ** |
Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany) |
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| Yvonne Shamiso Marawo |
Chair | |||
| Racheal Nokutura Reeves |
Trustee | |||
| Mavis Mundirwa | Trustee | |||
– 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 Not applicable held in this capacity Name and objects of the Not applicable charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for Not applicable safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)
| Type of | Name | Address |
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| 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) Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc) Date |
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| Mavis Mundirwa | ||
Trustee |
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| 19/9/2024 | ||
| 19/9/2024 |
Balance Sheet
| As at 30/11/23 As at 30/11/22 | |
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| Fixed assets | £0 £0 |
| £0 £0 |
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| Current assets | |
| Debtors | £0 £0 |
| Cash at bank | £6,583 £12,895 |
| Creditors, within 1 year | £6,583 £12,895 £0 £0 |
| Net current assets/(liabilities £6,583 £12,895 |
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| Creditors, after 1 year | £0 £0 |
| Total net assets/(liabilities) | £6,583 £12,895 |
| Funds of the Charity | |
| General funds | £6,583 £12,895 |
| £6,583 £12,895 |
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| Period ended | Period ended | |
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| 30/11/23 | 30/11/22 | |
| Income and Expenditure Report | ||
| Income | ||
| Grants | £69,937 | £45,150 |
| Other income | £636 | £327 |
| Total income | £70,573 | £45,477 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Service Delivery | £67,045 | £37,407 |
| Premises | £3,566 | £0 |
| Admin | £2,141 | £592 |
| Insurance | £267 | £267 |
| Marketing | £1,492 | £2,181 |
| Travel costs | £1,050 | £748 |
| Volunteer expenses | £1,324 | £466 |
| Total expenditure | £76,885 | £41,661 |
| Income less expenditure | -£6,312 | £3,816 |
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