2023-03-31-accounts - United Kingdom Burundian Diaspora (Ukbd)

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period Period start date Period end date 01 04 2022 31 03 2023 From To

Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name UNITED KINGDOM BURUNDIAN DIASPORA Other names charity is known by UKBD Registered charity number (if any) 1194625

ered charity number (if any)	1194625
Charity's principal address	ONE COMMUNITY CENTRE
	CROMWELL STREET
	LEEDS- WEST YORKSHIRE
	Postcode	LS9 7SG

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee (ifany)
CLAUDIA ANDERSON	CHAIR TRUSTEE	CHAIR TRUSTEE & GENERAL ASSEMBLY
BLAISE BIHIZI
YANNICK SHAMI
BELYSE NIMUBONA
ALIDA RUHASHYA
DESIRE NZIMANA
GERY RIZIGAME
FREDDY NIKIZA
DR VENANT
GHISLAIN MAHORO

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Names of the trustees for the charity, if any, (for example, any custodian trustees)

	Name	Dates acted if not for whole year
	NA

Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser	Name Address	Name Address
BANK	BARCLAYS BANK UK PLC

Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)

Section B Structure, governance and management

Description of the charity’s trusts

Type of governing document (eg. trust deed, constitution)[Constitution adopted 11][th][ December 2021] CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION WITH VOTING How the charity is constituted MEMBERS OTHER THAN ITS CHARITY TRUSTEES (eg. trust, association, company) The CIO active members at the General assembly elect the Chair trustee Trustee selection methods and he/she chooses his/her voce chair. They then both choose the other (eg. appointed by, elected by) trustees ( Executive Committee and Supervisory committee) and they are approved by member of the CIO present at the Annual General meeting for a term of 4 years.

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

Membership of the CIO is open to anyone who is interested
You may choose to include in furthering its purpose, and who, by applying for
additional information, where membership, has indicated his/her or its’ agreement to
relevant, about: become a member and acceptance of the duty of members.
policies and procedures  A member may be an individual, a corporate body or (an adopted for the induction and individual or corporate body representing) an organisation training of trustees; which is not incorporated.
the charity’s organisational The Executive committee seeks the views of the Board of trustees in structure and any wider deciding the plan and activities to be run.
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
There is an Executive committee
trustees’ consideration of  There is also a board of trustees – all members are trustees
major risks and the system  There is also the General assembly – all members and procedures to manage

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them.

UKBD is also a member of FODIB, which is a FORUM for Burundian diaspora associations.

All trustees give their time and knowledge voluntarily and receive no remuneration.

Section C Objectives and activities

To promote social inclusion for the public benefit among those who are migrants, refugees or asylum seekers including but not limited to those of Burundian origin.

Summary of the objects of the charity set out in its governing document

To advance through social and cultural activities , the education of the public in the UK concerning Burundi , its history, heritage , arts, language and other aspects.
The provision of advice and financial support to the many migrants, refugees or asylum seekers in need of relief from poverty in refugee camps in Rwanda and Tanzania and in the region generally.

In planning activities for the year, we keep in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our monthly Executive Committee meetings.

All the activities that we plan and carry out benefit primary our members and then the friends and families of our members.

Summary of the main activities undertaken for the public benefit in relation to these objects (include within this section the statutory declaration that trustees have had regard to the guidance issued by the Charity Commission on public benefit)

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

We are so grateful for all the time and knowledge that members especially the trustees from the executive committee have spent planning and carrying out different activities. Without this, we would not be able to achieve anything.

You may choose to include further statements, where relevant, about:

policy on grantmaking;
policy programme related investment;
Contribution made by volunteers.

Section D Achievements and performance

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Section D Achievements and performance

Summary of the main achievements of the charity  Different workshops around health and how to get involved more
during the year in community based activities.
Bi Monthly planning meetings by the executive committee

Section E Financial review

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Cash at bank on the 31/03/2022 was £4,572.62 Brief statement of the The main financial risk to the Charity is the loss of members’ annual charity’s policy on reserves contribution ( membership) The funds are used to cover expenditures for different events or attendance to different meetings and pay for the Zoom account, the website hosting ….

Details of any funds materially in deficit

Further financial review details (Optional information)

You may choose to include additional information, where relevant about:

the charity’s principal sources of funds (including any fundraising);
Our solely source of funds is the membership of our active members
The funds have been used for activities/meetings organised for the members in order to promote social inclusion.
Retreat for members of the executive committee to plan and look at how we could develop our charity.
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
Investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

Section F Other optional information

The coming year, we will continue to make sure that we have new members and that we organise activities/ workshops, gatherings in order to fulfil the objectives of the CIO.

We are also planning to re-look at applying for grants in order to hep different people from different categories of our community/society by providing advice and support as needed.

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Signature(s) C. Anderson Full name(s) Claudia Anderson Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Chair Trustee etc) Date 13th February 2025

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DATE	RECEIPT	DESCRIPTION	BALANCE
01.04.2022			£4,572.65
05.04.2022	£232.39	FODIB ?	£4,340.26
25.04.2022	£583.00	RETREAT?	£3,757.26
	£815.39		£3,757.26

DATE	M’SHIP	RECEIPT	DESCRIPTION	BALANCE
01.05.2022				£3,757.26
03.05.2022	£30.00			£3787.26
09.05.2022		£47.66	Retreat ?	£3,739.60
13.05.2022		£109.78	FODIB	£3,629.82
16.05.2022	£30.00			£3,659.82
23.05.2022		£64.30	Travel Expenses- Retreat	£3,595.52
23.05.2022		£92.69	Travel Expenses- Retreat	£3,502.83

23.05.2022		£100.00	£3,402.83
24.05.2022	£30.00		£3,432.83
26.05.2022	£60.00		£3,492.83
30.05.2022	£30.00		£3,522.83
31.05.2022	£30.00		£3,552.83
	£210.00	£414.43	£3,552.83

DATE	M’SHIP	OTHER	DESCRIPTION	RECEIPT	DESCRIPTION	TOTAL	BALANCE
01.06.2022							£3,552.83
06.06.2022	£30.00						£3,582.83
06.06.2022	£60.00						£3,642.83
20.06.2022	£30.00						£3,672.083
23.06.2022	£60.00						£3,732.83
	£180.00						£3,732.83

DATE	M’SHIP	OTHER	DESCRIPTION	RECEIPT	DESCRIPTION	TOTAL	BALANCE

							£3,732.83
01.07.2022				£500.00	Independence dayParty		£3,232.83
				£500.00	Independence dayParty		£2,732.83
							£2,732.83

DATE	M’SHIP	OTHER	TOTAL	RECEIPT	DESCRIPTION	TOTAL	BALANCE
01.08.2022							£2,732.83

DATE	M’SHIP	OTHER	TOTAL	RECEIPT	DESCRIPTION	TOTAL	BALANCE
01.09.2022							£2,732.83

DATE	M’SHIP	OTHER	TOTAL	RECEIPT	DESCRIPTION	TOTAL	BALANCE
01.10.2022							£2,732.83

DATE	M’SHIP	OTHER	TOTAL	RECEIPT	DESCRIPTION	TOTAL	BALANCE
01.11.2022							£2,732.83

DATE	M’SHIP	RECEIPT	DESCRIPTION	BALANCE
01.12.2022				£2,732.83
02.12.2022		£88.11	FODIB – Annual contribution	£2,644.72
02.12.2022		£143.88	Zoomaccount	£2,500.84
06.12.2022		£222.00	Website	£2,278.84
21.12.2022	£40.00			£2,318.84

£40.00

£453.99

£2,318.84

DATE	M’SHIP	OTHER	TOTAL	RECEIPT	DESCRIPTION	BALANCE
01.01.2023						£2,318.84
03.01.2023	£20.00					£2,338.84
03.01.2023	£30.00					£2,368.84
03.01.2023	£50.00					£2,418.84
03.01.2023	£30.00					£2,448.84
09.01.2023	£10.00					£2,458.84
09.01.2023		£20.00	FODIB Fundraising			£2,478.84
09.01.2023		£40.00	FODIB fundraising			£2518.84
24.01.2023				£50.00	Venue for AGA	£2,468.84
24.01.2023				£60.00	Fundraising FODIB	£2,408.84
24.01.2023				£100.00	Hospitality AGA	£2,308.84
25.01.2023				£40.00	DBB- fundraising	£2,268.84
25.01.2023	£10.00					£2,278.84
25.01.2023	£30.00					£2,308.84
25.01.2023	30.00					£2,338.84
30.01.2023		£20.00	DBB Fundraising			£2,358.84
30.01.2023		£20.00	DBB Fundraising			£2,378.84
30.01.2023	£60.00					£2,438.84
30.01.2023	£60.00					£2,498.84

DATE	M’SHIP	BALANCE
01.02.2023		£2,498.84
06.02.2023	£30.00	£2,528.84
27.02.2023	£60.00	£2,588.84
	£90.00	£2,588.84

DATE	M’SHIP	BALANCE
01.03.2023		£2,588.84
09.03.2024	£30.00	£2,618.84
16.03.2024	£20.00	£2,638.84
27.03.2023	£30.00	£2,668.84
27.03.2023	£30.00	£2,698.84
27.03.2023	£30.00	£2,728.84
27.03.2024	£30.00	£2,758.84
27.03.2023	£30.00	£2,788.84
27.03.2027	£30.00	£2,818.84
27.03.2023	£30.00	£2,848.84
27.03.2023	£30.00	£2,878.84
27.03.2023	£30.00	£2,908.84
27.03.2023	£30.00	£2,938.84
27.03.2023	£30.00	£2,968.84
27.03.2023	£30.00	£2,998.84
27.03.2023	£30.00	£3,028.84
27.03.2023	£30.00	£3,058.84
28.03.2023	£30.00	£3,088.8
29.03.2023	£30.00	£3,118.84

30.03.2023	£30.00	£3,148.84
30.03.2023	£30.00	£3,178.84
30.03.2023	£30.00	£3,208.84
30.03.2023	£30.00	£3,238.84
	£650.00	£3,238.84