UNIQUE SISTERS OF MANCHESTER CHARITY REGISTRATION NO: 1195830 ANNUAL RETURN FOR YEAR END 31" JANUARY 2025 UNIQUE SISTERS OF MANCHESTER CONTENTS PAGE Legal and adtninistrative inforn]ation Report of the trustees 4-6 Indcpcndcnt Examincr's rcport Income and expense statement UNIQUE SISTERS OF MANCHESTER TrustCCS Linda Tara Obasi - cha1￿CrsOn Chinyere Paticnce Opara Emmatiucl Tdbugbo Address 58 Maiher Street, Failsworth, Manchester, M35 ODT Independent Examiners Solomon Allistar (MAAT) 54 Carriocca Busincss Park, Hellidon Close, Ardwick Mancheqter M12 4AH Charity Registrntion Number 1195830 UNIQUE SISTERS OF MANCHESTER Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 31 St of January 2025 The Iruqlees are pleased to present their report together with the financial statements of the charity for the year ended 3151 January 2025 Structure, Governance and Manag¢mcnt Objectives and Activities The objects of Unique Sisters of Manchester is the prevention and relief of poverty amongqt children in Grealer Manchester by the provision of clothing, food and grn< nts of financial assislan¢e lo parentsl¢arers in receipt of Ineans-lesled slate benefils. Statement of Trustees, responsibilities The Board of Trustees are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statcmcnts in accordance with applicable laTh' and United Kingdom Gencrally Accepted Accounting Practicc. Cliarity law applicable lo charities in Englan(TrWales requires the Board of Trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year which g]￿e$ a true and fair view of the state of affairs of the Charity and of the qurplus or deficit of the Charity for that period. In preparing those financial statements the Board of Trustees have.. Sclcctcd suitablc accounting policics and applicd thcn] consistcntly. Made judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent, Stated whether applicable a¢counting standards have been followed, subject lo any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements. and Prepared the financial qtatementq on a going concern basis {unleqs it is inappropriate to presume that th¢ Charity will continue in operation). The Board of Trustees has overall responsibility for ensuring that the Charity has an appropriate syqlem of controls, finan¢ial and otherwise. They are also responqible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accura¢y at any lime the financial position of the Charity and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Charities Act 1993. Thcy arc also rcsponsiblc for safcguarding thc asscts of thc Charity and hcncc for taking rcasonablc stcps for thc dctcction and prcvcntion of fraud and othcr 1￿cgUIaritIC5. The Board of Trustees iq responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and disscmination of financial statcmcnts May diffcr from Icgislation in othcr jurisdictions. Statement of disclosure of infomiation to indq)endent examiner Report of the Trustees for the Year Ended 3 1st January 2025 We, as the Trustees of the Charity who held office at the date of approval of these financial statements as set out on page 2 each confim), so far as we are aware, that.. l There is no relevant inforniation of which the Charity's independent examiner are unaware; and we have iaken all Ihe steps that we ought to have taken as Trustees in order to make ourselves aware of any relevant information and to establish that the ¢harily's independent examiner is aware of that infonnalion. Indepcndcnt Examincr.. The Charity's independent examiner, Solomon AllisLqr (MAAT) of SAA BUSINESS SUPPORT LTD has indicated their willingness to continue in 0￿]ee and offer themselves for appointment. This report was approved by the Trustees and signed on their behalf by: Linda Tar& Obasi Date: 2110512025 Independent Examiner's Report for the Year Ended 3 1st January 2025 I rcport on thc financial statemcnts. of thc ch￿ty for thc ycar cnded 31 January 2025 which compriqe the Statement of Financial Activities and Balance Sheet with associate notes. This report iq made solely to the charity's Trustees, as a body, in accordance with section 145 ot the Charities Act 2011 and regulations made under section 154 of that Act. My work has bccn undcrtakcn 80 that I rni￿t statc to thc charity's Trustccs thosc mattcrs I am rcquircd to 5tstc to them in an indcpendent exdminevs report and for no other puryosc. To the fullest extent pemiitted by law, I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's TLUStCe5 as a body, for my eX￿inatIon work. Rcspcctivc Rcsponsibilitics of Trustccs and Examincr The charity's Trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements, and they consider that an audit is not required for this year under section 144(2) of the Charitie.q Act 2011 (the Act) and that an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility lo.. Examine the ac¢ounrs (under Seclion 145 of the Charili&q Act). To follow thc proccdurcs laid in Ihc Gcncral Dircctions givcn by thc Charity Commissioncrs (undcr Scction 145(5)(b) of thc Charitics Act)- and I To State whcthcr matters havc comc to my attcntion. Basis of Independent Examiner's report My examination was Carried out in ac¢ordan¢e with the General Direclions given by the Charily Commis.qioners. An examination includes a review of the accounting record.q kept by the Grouplcharity and a comparison of the accounts presented with those rccords. It also includes considcration of any unusual itcms or disclosurcs in thc accounts, and sccking cXpl￿atIonS from you as trustces concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do nut provide all thc cvidcncc that would bc rcquircd in an audit, and conscqucntly no opinion is givcn as to whether the a¢counts present a 'lrue and fair, view, and Ihe report is limited to those matters set out in the statement below. Independent Examinevs statement In conncction with my cxamination, no mattcr has comc to my attcntion.. l) which gives me reasonable cause to believe that in any material respect the requirements.. to kccp accounting rccords in accordancc with scction 130 of thc Act- and to prepare financial statements which accord with the accounting records and comply with the accounting requirements of the Act have not been met; or 2) to which: in my opinion: attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper undeThtanding of the financial statements to be reached. SOLOMON ALLISTAR (MAAT) Ddted.. 2110512025 Income and Expense Statement INCOME Voluntary Donations 1,800.00 TOTAL INCOME 1,800.00 EXPENSES Workshops and programs Admin Expenses 1,050.00 425.00 Total Expenses 1,475.00 Balaiice 325.00