2024-03-31-accounts - Armenian Community Centre (W)

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Trustees' Annual Report for the period

	Period start date	Period start date			Period end date	Period end date
	01	April	2023		31st	March	2024
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Section A Reference and administration details

Charity name ARMENIAN COMMUNITY CENTRE (W)

Other names charity is known by ACCW

Registered charity number (if any) 1195813

Charity's principal address

Armenian Community Centre (W) Unit K8, Capital Business Park Cardiff Postcode CF3 2PU

Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity

Trustee name	Office (if any)	Dates acted if not for whole year	Name of person (or body) entitled to appoint trustee(if any)
Dr Patrick Thomas
Hovan Torosyan
Dr Ardavast Kanekanian
Alice Alisa Kanekanian
Dr Sonia What Wardan

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

Name Dates acted if not for whole year

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Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)

Type of adviser Name Address

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

Constitution

(eg. trust deed, constitution)

Charitable Incorporated Organisation How the charity is constituted

(eg. trust, association, company)

Trustee selection methods

Appointed by

(eg. appointed by, elected by)

Additional governance issues (Optional information)

You may choose to include The Trustees confirm that the Annual report and financial statements of the additional information, where Charity comply with the current statutory requirements, the requirements of the relevant, about: charity's governing document and the provisions of the Statements of • policies and procedures Recommended Practice (SORP), applicable to charities preparing their accounts adopted for the induction and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and training of trustees; Republic of Ireland (FRS102).

policies and procedures adopted for the induction and training of trustees;
the charity’s organisational structure and any wider network with which the charity works;
relationship with any related parties;
trustees’ consideration of major risks and the system and procedures to manage them.

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Section C Objectives and activities

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

To provide or assist in the provision of facilities in the interest of social welfare for recreation or other leisure time occupation of individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their youth, age, infirmity, financial hardship or social circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life.

Each year our Trustees review our objectives and activities to ensure they continue to reflect our aims. In carrying out this review the Trustees have considered the Charity Commission's general guidance on public benefit. The Trustees have complied with the duty in section 17 of the Charities Act 2011 to have due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Commission.

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)

The Charity is responsible for the management of the activities of the Armenian Community Centre at 18D High Street, Llandaff CF3 2DZ. The Trustees have continued to provide a suitable and convenient place for the Armenian Community & members of other communities for cultural and social activities to improve the life of the members and to assist families in settling in the UK as well as aid for Humanitarian crisis.

The Charity has also fundraised and provided aid directly to Armenian families forcibly displaced from Artsakh (Nagorno Karabagh) in 2023. Distribution of Aid was led by a member of trustees; a summary of the activities is presented to the Charity and trustees.

Between 9 to 17 November 2023, 114 out of 226 refugees (15 out of 70 households) were reached as part of ACC(W)’s Aid for Artsakh Children in need project. The monitoring activities helped to identify protection risks, discuss their most urgent needs & help them obtain essential household items to help them se le in their temporary houses as a short-term solution. In addition, 3 families were supported to restart their honey-making and cake baking business to encourage micro businesses in a new environment.

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Additional details of objectives and activities (Optional information)

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

Summary of the main Maintaining and improving the building for the benefit of all. achievements of the charity during the year Offering a space and opportunity and run a Sunday School for children Supporting the community, improving their social welfare and reaching out to those in urgent need of support.

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Section E Financial review

The Trustees endeavour to have sufficient reserves to continue the Brief statement of the charity’s running of the Centre and offer varied activities for the community for the policy on reserves foreseeable future.

Details of any funds materially in deficit

No funds are 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);
how expenditure has supported the key objectives of the charity;
investment policy and objectives including any ethical investment policy adopted.

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Armenian Community Centre (W) Registered Charity Number 1195813 Receipt & Payments for the year ended 31st March 2024 2023-24 2022-23 Notes Income 8,213.61 6.524.99 1,688.62 4,205.65 1,964.25 2,241.40 Expenditure Excess of Income over Expenditure Add Cash and Bank Balances brought forward 3.618.40 5.307.02 1,377.00 3,618.40 Balan$ carried forward Represented By= Bank and Cash Balances Current Account Lloyds 5.307.02 3,618.40 Pelly Cash Cheques not cleared 5,307.02 3,618.40 Non Monetsry Assets The attached Notes fom an integral part of the Accounts The atN)ve Accounts were approved by the Trustees on: 1311012024 ned.. Chairperson.. P Thomas Treasurer.. A. Kanekanian TAR March 2012

Notes to the Accounts Note 1: Income 2023-24 2,103.46 5,150.00 2022-23 3,150.00 565.00 Donations & legacies GA Fundraising (Activities, Events) Gift Aid Collections Donations not GA Online Shop sale Book Royalties Use of Hall Bank Compensation Grants Bank I nterest Other bank donations from Barclays 50.00 438.00 50.00 2.65 818.03 92.12 Sub Total 8,213.61 4,205.65 Note 2: Ex enditure 2023-24 135.82 2022-23 Insurance Rates Water and Sewerage Services Electricity Gas Administration {Printing, Photocopy) Repairs & Renewals Materials and cleaning Fundraising Project Exp (Artsakhl Activities, Events Charity donation, Charity/Fair Expenditure Bank Charges Website 123.64 136.75 274.92 1.096.75 41.01 36.00 138.90 4,500.00 423.40 715.00 300.00 380.00 150.00 0.92 1.50 34.63 Sub total 6,524.99 1,964.25 March 2012

Section F Other optional information

Section G Declaration

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

Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees

Alice Alisa Kanekanian Signature(s) Hovan Torosyan Alice Alisa Kanekanian Full name(s) Hovan Torosyan Position (eg Secretary, Chair, Secretary Trustee etc) Date 13/10/2024

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