## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From 01.05.21 To 30.04.22**
**Charity name: African and Caribbean Women’s Centre (AFRICAB)**
**Charity registration number: 1195979**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The relief of poverty and the relief of mental
and physical distress among African and
Caribbean
women
in
Bury,
Greater
Manchester, who are living in poverty, or
who
have
been
maltreated
by
their
husbands or by their families**.**|
|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 main activities undertaken by the**
**charity are as follows:**
Culturally appropriate Food Bank
Key work sessions with women
Cooking Club
Community engagement
The Food Bank benefits women by providing
them with their traditional food, thereby
relieving hunger and poverty. The key work
sessions helped to improve the mental
health of women. The Cooking Club
provided them with life skills to prepare
healthy meals on a low budget and to
choose healthy meals for themselves and
their families. The Community Engagement
forum enabled women to share experiences
and learn from others.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|In planning and implementing our activities
for the year, we kept in mind the Charity
Commission’s guidance on Public Benefit.
All our activities continue to be in line with
the public benefit requirement.|
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|We are not a grant-making charity.|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
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|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Our volunteers contributed many hours to
supporting and encouraging the women. We
value their input and time in our work.|
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## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference We achieved our objective of supporting women and families living in poverty by Summary of the main Para 1.20 providing a mobile food bank service to achievements of the charity, alleviate their hardship. The culturally identifying the difference the appropriate Food Bank delivered food charity’s work has made to parcels to women and families in need. the circumstances of its Some women also accessed food parcels by beneficiaries and any wider attending our weekly Food Distribution Day. benefits to society as a We supported about 30 women with food whole. parcels every week. Without this support, many women would have been without their traditional food. Also, through the Food Bank, women had the opportunity to meet their neighbours and some lasting friendships were formed, thereby reducing loneliness and isolation. The key work sessions helped to facilitate personal growth and development for the women. It supported them in planning for the future with a view to coming off benefits. Consequently, this will reduce the pressure on the benefits systems. The sessions also improved the mental well- being of women. Our Cooking Club equips beneficiaries with the skills to cook and eat healthily for life. Beneficiaries learn how to prepare healthy meals on a small budget. The cooking sessions provides opportunities for women from different ethnic backgrounds to meet and interact, thereby reducing isolation and loneliness.
The Community Engagement day allowed women to come together to discuss
challenges and map out the way forward.
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|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|We achieved our aim of supporting women
and families at risk of poverty by providing a
mobile food bank service to alleviate their
hardship.
Our objective of supporting women to
achieve personal goals and move towards
empowerment was also achieved through
one to one key work sessions with them.
The Cooking Club provides opportunities for
women to meet and interact with women
from different cultures.
Community engagement was useful in
understanding the needs of our
communities.|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|We received 90% of our expected income
for the reporting period.|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|N/A|
|Other||No further statements to add.|
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The balance in the charity’s bank account as
at 30ththApril 2022 was £8,190. Out of this
£3,489 falls under restricted funds, while
£4,701 is unrestricted. We received a total of
£18,870 in this financial year.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The balance of £8,190 is to complete the
Cooking Club sessions and also to pay the
charity’s office rent and utilities. £1000 has
been held in reserve. This is to enable us to
meet any unforeseen expenses in the near
future.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£1000|
|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)**
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|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|Our funds are from grants. We use the
grants to run our projects and pay for
expenses related to the activities, including
running costs. All our activities are for the
public benefit.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|We currently do not have any investments.|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|The major risk facing the charity is the need
to meet our running costs. Having identified
this risk, we have taken steps to access core
funding from some grant making bodies and
we have achieved some results already. We
will continue to build on this progress.|
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|Charitable Incorporated Organisation (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|Our constitution provides that, 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.|
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|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|The trustees are responsible for making
decisions regarding the charity. We usually
do this in consultation with volunteers.|
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|N/A|
|Other||No further statements to add.|
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|African and Caribbean Women’s Centre|
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|Other name the charity uses|AFRICAB|
|Registered charity number|1195979|
|Charity’s principal address|15 Knowsley Street, Bury. BL9 0ST|
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## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets N/A held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects
Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
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## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser** N/A
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
No paid personnel details to disclose **.**
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
|**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)**
**Position (eg Secretary,**
**Chair, etc)**
**Date**|J.Ilevbabor||
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Chair||
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African and Carribean Women's Centre
## **Charity No: 1195979**
## **Receipts and Payments Accounts**
**For the period: 01/05/2021 to 30/04/2022**
## **Section A Receipts and Payments**
|**A1 Receipts**
Grants
**Sub-Total**
**A2 Asset and investment sales, etc.**
**Total Receipts**
**A3 Payments**
Rent and Utilities
Cultural food items for mobile food bank
Food distribution cost
Cooking club activities cost
Room/kitchen hire
Training and development
Equipment
Community engagement
Honorarium
Administrative cost
Stationery cost
Sundry expenses|**Unrestricted**
**Restricted funds**
**Endowment**
**Total funds**
**Last year**
**funds**
**funds**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
**to the nearest £**
8,870
10,000
-
18,870
-
**8,870**
**10,000**
**-**
**18,870**
-
-
-
-
-
-
**8,870**
**10,000**
**-**
**18,870**
-
2,694
-
-
2,694
-
2,089
-
-
2,089
-
242
242
648
648
180
180
510
510
-
2,503
-
2,503
-
419
419
-
2,550
-
2,550
-
1,130
1,130
131
131
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120
-
120
-|
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|**Sub-Total**|**6,705**|**6,511**||**13,216**||
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|**A4 Asset and investment purchases, etc.**|-|-|-|-|-|
|**Total Payments**|**6,705**|**6,511**|**-**|**13,216**|**-**|
|Net of receipts/(payments)|2,165|3,489|-|5,654||
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|**A5 Transfers Between Funds**|-|-|-|-||
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|**A6 Cash funds last year end**|2,536|-|-|2,536||
|**Cash funds this year end**|4,701|3,489|-|8,190||
## **Section B Statement of assets and liabilities at the end of the period**
|**Categories**|**Details**|**Unrestricted**|**Restricted funds**|**Endowment**|
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|**B1 Cash funds**|Cash at Bank|4,701|3,489|-|
||**Total cash funds**|**4,701**|**3,489**|**-**|
|**B2 Other monetary assets**|||||
|||**Fund to which**|**Cost**|**Current value**|
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|||**Fund to which**|**Cost**|**Current value**|
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|**B4 Assets retained for the charity's own use**|Computer Equipment|Unrestricted|||
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