Trustees. Annual Report for the period PerK)d stsrt date 01 To PerxNJ end date ios 2022 2023 Section A Reference and administration details Charlty name Women Today - norili e3s1 other names charlty Is known Women TcKlay', Women Today NE Reglstered charlty number {11 any) 3108 Charlty's prlnclpal address 5 Exthange vrdlk Wils<Jn street Middlesbrough Postcode TS11RY Narnes of the charlty trustees who manage the charlty Datu aEt•d11 M•m• ol peT•on (Of body) •nlttl•d to aPpolnttrt•o Vf any) TN•t•• n•n 1 Locardia Chidanwka 2 Sarnuel Masamba 3 Catherine Chitsga 4 Loraine Fore 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Names of the trustees for thè charlty, If any. (for examplo. any custodlan trustoes) Namo Dates acted If not for whole ear nla TAR M*th 2012
Names and addrosses of advlsers (Optlonal Inforniallon) of advlser Name Address Name of chlef executlve or names of senlor staff members (Optional information) Section B Structure, overnance and mana ement Des¢rlptlon of the ¢harlty's trusts [onSI11u*IOn Type of g)veming document How the tharity is constituted Chantable Incorporaled Organisation Trustee sdeclion melhots leg- rll)poiI)lacl by, eleciod b Mppoinlment of charily trustees 11) Apart from the first charity trustees, every Iruslee must be appointed for a lenn of three years by a soru11On passed al a properly convened meeling of the charity Iruslees. 12) In selecting individuals for appointment as charily Iruslees. the charity Iruslees musl have regard to the skills, knowledge and experience neede(J for tho eilC.CIlVD c1dminislralion of tho CIO. Addltlonal governance Issues (Optlonal Informatlon) You may choose to indude additional information, where relevant. about: policies and pn)cedures adopted for the induclM)n arKI training of trustees: the charitys organisational stwdure and any wider network with which the charity works: relationship with any related parties; trustees. (x)nsideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them. Section C Ob'ectives and activities TAR 2012
To promote soclal inclusion for the public benefit among African
women residing in the UK, who are socially excluded. or at risk of
social exclusion, on the grounds of their social and economic
position, by any means the trustees in their discretion shall
determine,.
Summary of the objects of the
charlty set out In Its govemlng
document
For the purpose of this clause 'socially excluded, means being
excluded from society, or part of society, as a result of being
member of a socially and economically deprived community
The trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity
Commission on public benefit. and during this year we have provided
the following activities:
Wornen Today NE att¥ressed rnyltiple v4ay5 In which Black African women In
are financiallv bv the cost-of-liying cri515. The pnmarv
fotus of thÈ PrOJÈti was thÈ OutrÈath WorkÈr Prttvidittg tailtsrÈd l-l tO-ProdudivÈ
support to women to Identify and address their practscal barriers to accessing
employment - En9lish lan9uage. krrtX¥ledge of thÈ job market
the Èn)otional
and contextual barDer5 which undermine and stern from lack of fjnancial resilience
dornestic and econornlc abuse. lack of conf*dence, IsoLition. cultural dislocation, poor
wellbeing.
Summary of the maln actlvitles
undertaken for the publlc
beneflt In relatlon lo these
objects Ilnclude wlthln thls
sectlon the slatutory
declaratlon that trustees have
had rogard to the guldan
5ssued by the Charlty
Commlsslon on publlc benefft)
Our pro)ect also Sustained Women Today NE so that our group-work activitie5 could
onfine to brin9 into women 5 orbits rultyTrlly 4cre55ible eKperf15e. myth-bu5fing.
and teslimonials. The funoing also SuPPOTtrO the growing local recognitltsn and
ollaboralion5 of T
You may choose to Indude further statements, 1)ere relevant, aboutr. policy on grantsnaking: policy programme r81aled investment contribution made by volunteers. Section D Achievements and performance TAR 2012
continued to develop our service to become the go-to service for a growing number of Black African Women. we employed our first development worker and established a volunteer network.
Section E Financial review The chanly recognises Ihe need for reserves. and our po11cy Is lo build up a reserve fund Ihat is sufficient lo cover 6 months running costs. we appreciate Ihal this will take some lime and we include a small contribution in most of our funding rcquesls. Brfef statement of the charlty's pollcy on reserves Detalls of any funds materlalty In deflclt nla Further financlal revlew detslls (Opllonal Inforniatlon) You may choose to indude additional infonnation. where relevant about the charity's principal sources of funds (induding any fundraising): how expenditure has supported the key objectives ofthe charity: investment policy arKI objectives including any ethl¢al investrnent policy adopted. Section F Other optional information Section G Declaration The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees. report above. Slgned on behalf of the charlty's trustees Slgnature(s) Full name(s) Locardla Chldanyika Posltlon (eg Secretary. Chalr. etc) Chalr 02104r2024 TAR Morth 2012
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Independent examiner's report on the accounts
Section A Independent Examiner’s Report
Report to the trustees/ Charity Name members of Women Today - north east On accounts for the year 31/5/2023 Charity no 1193108 ended (if any) Set out on pages (remember to include the page numbers of additional sheets)
I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of the above charity (“the Trust”) for the year ended 31/05/2023 .
Responsibilities and As the charity trustees of the Trust, you are responsible for the preparation of basis of report the accounts in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (“the Act”).
I report in respect of my examination of the Trust’s accounts carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination, I have followed the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have examiner's statement come to my attention in connection with the examination which gives me cause to believe that, in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or
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the accounts do not accord with the accounting records
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
- Please delete the words in the brackets if they do not apply.
| Signed: Name: Relevant professional qualification(s) or body (if any): Address: |
16/8/23 | |
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| Richard Evans | ||
| (Charity Manager) | ||
| 47 Rushmere Rd | ||
| Ipswich | ||
| IP4 4LG |
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Section B Disclosure
Only complete if the examiner needs to highlight matters of concern (see CC32, Independent examination of charity accounts: directions and guidance for examiners).
Give here brief details of any items that the examiner wishes to disclose .
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