## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** **From Period start date 31/05/2023 To Period end date 31/05/2024** ## **Charity name: WOMEN TODAY NE** ## **Charity registration number: 119308** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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
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’.
For this clause ‘socially excluded’ means being
excluded from society, or part of society, as a result
of being a member of a socially and economically
deprived 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|The charity has not carried out any activities
during this year, but the trustees have prepared
themselves and the charity to start delivering in
line with our objects during the next accounting
period.| |Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The Trustees present their report and the
unaudited financial statements of the charity for
the yearended**31st March 2023**. The trustees have
adopted the provisions of the Statement of
Recommended Practice (SORP) Accounting
and Reporting by Charities (FRS 102) in
preparing theannual report and financial
statements of the charity. The financial statements
have been prepared in accordance with the
accounting policies set out in the notes to the
accounts and comply with thecharity’s governing
document, the Charities Act 2011 and
Accounting and Reporting by Charities:
Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to
charities preparing their accounts in accordancewith
the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in
the UK and Republic of Ireland published on 16
July 2014 (as amended by Update Bulletin 1
published on 2 February2016| **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|**N/A**| |**Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:||| |Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|| |Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|| |||| |---|---|---| |Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|| |Other||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|We have received grants to deliver projects
and each grant contribute to our reserves and
we wish to continue growing our reserves**.**| |Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|We keep reserves to a level that would provide
security in case of a funding shortfall, enabling
the charity to continue for 3 months whilst
further funds are sought, or cost reductions are
put in place.| |Amount of reserves held|**Para 1.22**|£2000| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**n/a**| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**n/a**| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**n/a**| ## **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|| |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:||| |---|---|---| |Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**CIO foundation document**| |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|In selecting individuals for appointment as charity
trustees, the charity trustees must have regard to
the skills, knowledge and experience needed for the
effective administration of the CIO.
11. Information for new charity trustees
The charity trustees will make available to each
new charity trustee, on or before his or her first
appointment:
(a) a copy of the current version of this
constitution; and
(b) a copy of the CIO’s latest Trustees’Annual
Report and statement of accounts.| |**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 Other name the charity uses Registered charity number Charity’s principal address ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
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**to appoint trustee (ifany)**| |---|---|---|---|---| ||Locardia Chidanyika|||| ||Catherine Chitiga|||| ||Loraine Fore|||| ||Samuel Masamba|||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| |||||| ## – Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved ## **Director name** **----- Start of picture text -----**
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## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity |**Trustee name**|**Dates acted if not for whole year**|| |---|---|---| |||| |||| ||**N/A**|| |||| |||| Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others. Description of the assets NIA held in this c8p8city. Name 8nd obl8cts of the charity on whose behall the assets 8re held and how this falls within the custC#Sian charity's objecis NIA Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregakn.on of such assets from the chanty's own assets NIA Additional inf0m￿lon (optlonall Narnes and addr•sses ol advls•rs (Optional inforn￿lI0nI Type of Namè Address adviser Name of chief exKutlve or names of senlor staff members (Optional Snforrnatlon) Exemptions from disclosure Reason for norpdisclosure of k r￿1 detsils NIA Other o tional infomiation Declarations The trustees declare that they havo approv￿ the trustegs. report abo￿. Slgned on behatf of the charity's trustees Slgnature($l Full name(sl Poslllon (eg Secretary, Chair. etc) Lctardia Chkjanyika Chair Date 1210312025 ill]ULU Wll lllllttm 1111 1111 1111 oll,tm,llttttllll,ll 111111111 ll'llll,tm,ll' 111111111 I ## **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** 31/5/2024 **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:**
**Name:**
**Relevant professional**
**qualification(s) or body**
**(if any):**
**Address:**||22/2/25| |---|---|---| |||| ||Richard Evans|| |||| ||(Charity Manager)|| |||| ||47 Rushmere Rd|| ||Ipswich|| ||IP4 4LG|| 1 **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** . 2 **October 2018** **IER**