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 aPpolnttr￿t•o Vf any)
TN•t•• n•n
1 Locardia Chidanwka
2 Sarnuel Masamba
3 Catherine Chitsga
4 Loraine Fore
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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
onfin￿e 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<HJay acr055 5ector5. which hElpÈd u5 raise knowledOÈ.
profile. and opportunity of and about black African wonien In the Northeast. Alon9slde
thi5. the projert contribvfed up to monie5 for erneryen￿ fundin9 to purchase
essential iterns for wotnen destitution. such a5 Sanitary wear and toiletnes.
WomÈrt Today NE PaHI for attomM¢￿￿tItsrt for womÈh. thildrÈrt familiès who
ouldn t be in fheir hornes due dome5Eic ￿ty￿se. we bought emergpnry food.
gr¢￿eri￿s. sanilary products. basic families in Our community. Wt tollettèd
medication for the elderfy women who could not 90 to their doctors to collect their
medicètion and t>Ought them some groceries. We paid for bed aiid breakfast for
women and their children fleein9 abuse and waitin9 for a refv9e plare as they
Couldn't bÈ housÈd to many PlatÈs bÈin9 full. WÈ continuthl Our v4èÈkly
Addltlonal detalls of objectlws and actlvllles (Optlonal Infornmtlon)
TAR
2012

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: 

- accounting records were not kept in accordance with section 130 of the Act or 

- 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:**<br>**Name:**<br>**Relevant professional**<br>**qualification(s) or body**<br>**(if any):**<br>**Address:**||16/8/23|
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||Richard Evans||
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||(Charity Manager)||
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||47 Rushmere Rd||
||Ipswich||
||IP4 4LG||



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**October 2018** 

**IER** 



**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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**October 2018** 

**IER** 

