2023-04-30-accounts

African and Caribbean Women's Centre (Africab) Report and Accounts 3010412023 Clwity number: 1195979

CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES Trustees, Annual Report for the p8rlod 30.￿2023 From 01.05.2022 Charfty name: African and Carlbb•an Wom•n'• Contrn (AFRICA8) Charity rnglstratlon numbor: 1196979 Objective8 and Activities SORP rnf•rnrK• Parn 1,17 Summary of the purp0888 of the charlly as set out In its governing document The relief of poverty and the relief of mental and phy8ical distre88 among Afrlcan and Carfbbean wamen in Bury, Greater Manchester, who are Ilving In poverty, or. who have been maltreated by thelr husband8 or b thelr famllle8. Summary of tha main activitses In relatTron lo th088 purposes for the public benefit, in partlcular, the aGlivitie8, projects or services identlfied in the accounts. Pwlll.17Md 1.19 rnalh acdtrMé• undortak•n by the Charfty ar• a• follo￿. Culturally 8pproprlate Food Bank Provi8ion of dothe8 and ba8iC 8upplie8 Cultural Cooking Club Women Twether Th• Food Bank b•nefits women by provlding them vlth thelr tradltlon81 food, thereby relieving hunger and povety. Pmvi8ion of cloth88 and basic 8upplie8 me•ts the material need8 of women. Our cultural cooklng club provided wornen with the ski118 to prepare healthy meal8. Tho Women Together weekly actlvtty enables women to oveAcome lonellne88 and18olatian. ststament confimiing whether the tru8tees have had regard to the guidanca 188u6d by the Charty Comm188ion on public benefit P•ra1.18 In planning and Implementing our activitie8 for the year, we kept in mSnd the Charity Comm18son's guidance on Public Benefit. All our actlviti88 continue to be in lina with th6 publlc benofit requirement. Addltlonal Infommtlon (optlonal)

You ma choo8e to include further 8tatements wher? rolevant about SORP r•fwgrK P•r• 1.31 PoliGy on grant maldno AFRICAB18 not a grant makSng chadty. PBrR 1.36 NIA Policy on Social inve8tment Includlng program related Inv88tment P•rn 1.38 Volunteers are an intagral part of the charrtyB work. They have contributed many unpald hourn to 8upporting our 8er4lca U8er8. Contributlon made by valunteers Other Achlevements and Performance SORP rnferw The culturally appropriate food parcel8 we provided for wornen gave them the much needed rellef durfng their challenging tlrne8. thout thi8 6UPPOrt, rnany women would hav8 been without their traditional food8. Our Food Bank wa8 acce888d on a weekty ba818 by ben8ficiaries, and the food they received went a k)ng way In alievlating their hard8hip. Summary ofthe maln achievementB of the charity, identifying the difference the charity'8 wa￿ h88 made to the circum6tance8 of it8 beneficiaries and any wider benefft8 to soaety a8 a whole. Pth 1.20 We have experienced an increa88 In the d8mand8 for our Bervice8 due to the cost of living crisis. Our work h88 been extended to Indude the redi8tribuiion of clothe8, basic Supplies, toy8 and books. On account of th18, the material needg of the women a￿ being met. Therefore, the charty is further allevlating poverty through thla 8ervice. Our Food Bank and dothe8 re(li8tribution 88rvice a180 provide opportunltw for women with 8imilar challenges to meet and fomi frfend8hlp8. Our cuf(ural cooknng club g8ther&J momentum during th18 reporting period. It provided women with the $k1118 to cook healthy meal8 on 8 8mall budget. Beyond that it ave them the o artun to 80clali8e 21P41

with women from differnnt culiural backgraund8. Th18 helped in reducing londines8 and lrnprovlng the quallty of thelr liv68. The cooking dub actlvity ran for 81x month8 and was completed In the autumn of 2022. The chartty Introduced a new activiiy in April 2023. tagged Women Together. Thi8 was weekly interactive session for wom8n. Th08e who attendfrd the 8e88ion8 were able to share thelr experfence8 as mlgrants and leam from the experi￿ of others. The women also benefitted from short pre8entatlDn8. It also provlded a meeting point for women from mlnorfty ethnTrc ba¢kground8. Addltlon•l Infr•mMllon {•ption•l) You ma ch006e to Include further statements where relevant 8boul'. Achtevements again8t objective8 8et Parn 1A1 We rewved moat of our expected Income for the reporting period. Perfornance of fundralslng aGlivitie8 against objectives P•r 1.41 NIA Inve8tm8nt performance 8galn8t ¢lectlves Parn 1.41

Flnanclal Revlew Review of the charrty'8 flnancial p08riion at the end of the period P•M 1.21 The balance in tha charity'8 bank account a8 at 30thAprfl 2023 wa8 £41,451 The fundinG received in this reporting period sre unrngtricted fund8. We recetv•d a total of £49.201 In fundlng In the tlnanclal year. Statement explalnlng the policy for holding reserves 8tating why th8y are hald Amount of re8erve8 held Roason8 for holding zero reserves Details of fund materially In deficit Explanatlon of any uncertainties about the charity continuing 88 a going concern P•rn 1.22 Wa have a 8mall arnount in re8erve to cover any un•xp•ctod contingencte8. Pirn 1.22 £2.500 P•r• 1.22 NIA NIA r• 1.24 Pw• 1.23 NIA. Addlllonal Infomiatlon (optlonal) You ma chooso lo indude fijrther statements where relevant about. Our funds are from grants. We u8e the grants to run our project8 and pay for axpenae8 related to the activities. includlng runnlng Costs. All our activitles are for the public benefit. The charity's principal 80urce8 of fund8 (Includlng any fundraising) rn 1.47 Inve8tment policy arKI oblectlve8 Includlng any social investment policy adopted We currently do not have any Inve#tments. Pirn 1.48 Some lundlNa org8n18atlons are not willing to provld8 for the runnlng c08ts relating to proj8ct8. This 18 a major rlBk faclng the charity. Therefore, we are taknng Steps to acce85 core fundlng from 80me grant making bodies. some of our efforts are yieldino re8uIts. Wa will continue to build on this progre88. A de8cription of the principal ri8k8 facing the chariiy Plrn 1.48

Structura, Governanca and Management D88criptlon of charfty'8 tru8ts.' Type of governing documant Parn 128 Con8tiiution How 18 the charity constituted? P•rn 1.25 Charftable Incorporated Organisation Tnjstee 8elècllon method8 including details of any con8tliutional proNllsions e.g. election to P08t or name of any person or body entitl￿1 to appoint one or more tru8te8J P•rn 1.25 Our constttution prowdes that the charrty rnU6t have a rnlnimum of three trustees. It 8180 6tate8 that the charity trusta08 mu8t have regard to the 8kn118. knowledge and experience needed for th8 effective admini8tration of the CIO. Addltlonal Infomi•tlon {optlonal) You ma d1008e to Indude further 8tatements where relevant about: Policies and procadures adopted for the inductlon and training of trustee4 Parn 1.51 The trt18te￿ are responsible for to￿ng rnanag8mant deci8lon8 regarding the charrty. Tru8tee8 Usually ￿nSUm Y￿th 8enilco U88r8 and volunteer8 before Ma￿ng important ded81on8. The charitls organi8atlonal structure and any wlder ne￿Ork with which the Gharity work8 P*rn 1.51 NIA Relationshlp wlth any related partl88 P￿1.51 other No further 8tatements. Reference and Admlnlstrative detalls Charft name Other name tha charft U808 R istered ch8 number Charity'8 principal address Afiican and Carlbbean Women'8 Centre AFRICA8 1195979 16 Knowsley Street, Bury. BL9 OST

Nam•8 of th• charlty trust••• who man•g• tho charlty offi￿ (11 any) DatsB •ctsd11 not lorwhol• Tru•t•• nwn• N•m• of p•rn¢n lor body> •ntfti•d olnt tfu•t•• Ifan Jumoke Ilevbabor Jackle Brathwaite Clara Nubl PAlldred Pam Chair Secretary 10 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 rat8 tru8tee8- namos of the director8 at the data the DJr•th>r nam• NIA ortwaaa roved Nam8 of tru8tees holding title to property belonging to the charlty Tru•t•• n*m• i D•ts• #ct•d If nat for vth¢l• NIA

Fund8 held a8 Custodian trustees on behalf of othern Descrlptlon of the assets held in this capacAty Name and objects of the tharity on whose behalf the a88et8 are held and how this falls wthin the cu8todlan charity'8 objects Details of arrangement8 for 8afe cu8tody and Segregation of such 88sets from the charitys own a888ts Addltlonal Informatlon loptional> Namm and addr•sse• of advlsorn (Optlonal Infomiallon) Typ• of Nam Addrn•• advlmr NIA Nam• of Ch1￿ oxocuthi• or nama• of •enlor Staff momb•r• (Optlonal Infomiatlon) Exemptions from dlsclosure Reason for nortrdl8clo8ure of er80nnel detall6 No paid per80nnel datalls to di8cIo Other o tional informatlon 71Pag

Declaratlons Tho trust•￿ d•clarn that they hav• approv￿ th• tru•t•o•' rnport abov•. Signod on behall of tha charfty'• tru•t••8 Slgnatur•(•) J.Ilevbabor Full namo(s) Jumoke118vbabor Po8ltlon (09 Socrotsryi Chair. •tc) Chair Dat• 12.02.2024

AfrI￿ll And C•rfbbeaR Women'• Cetttro IAMcab) ReDOrt And A¢toullts 30104n023 Independent Eumlntr'l Report I r•porton ts •ruJLvth for tha Y￿r Ended WI 2023 wt out an t•n to ftR•Bn. Th• tr￿t•￿ ar• for th• pr•pirthn ofbkn •ccounh. Th• clwrW f￿nI￿rIhat •n I￿￿r( h Mt r¥q￿r￿ for Ihli pwIL)J lundersth 144(2lofthe Cmr1￿ A¢t 2011 Ith 2011 Ad)) and that an IB r•whd. It LI my r•W￿bllty Io: xarnkno tho •C￿Un￿ undw Sxuon 145 of th• 2011 Mt t¢ lalrywth• Pro¢￿U￿ dwn In th• G•rnr•l Dlreclkn• gN•n byts Chthty C¢)mmlukni lund•r S•￿lan 144Sllbl of iho 2011 d)', ond to 114t• h•¥e cryno kn my att•ntlon. a#1• ofth• kndlp•n￿ •xwnln•rts r•port My•x•mkn•ttan wu ￿rI1￿1 wt In •gxrd•noJ vAlh th• G•Mrnl DlroGOoM by Chlrfty Commkn8lan. •x•mkn•¥M Ir￿ude• • cf the •cc4unlng rK¥Jrd8 kapt by tho charfty •n# • c4mpli¢n tsf th• 1¢¢4unts pr••8ntsd lth these record•. It al•0 Includoi ￿n•￿t•￿￿On of any unu•u•l or dlid¢ur•i In th• a¢£ount•, and ￿•￿￿9 w)kqn•tiani from ITuthoB confmkng •ny luch rna¢. The pro¢•Jur und•￿￿N do not pmVe al th• •vxJwc• thBI ba r•qulr& In an •udlL and c0nwu￿ty no opknk>n l• gP4•n 41 kn￿t￿rth0 •cwJnts prwen¢ • fdrvltraf, Iho rowt L• Ilmtknj to rnatbrn Mt In th• Atst•m•nts b•km¥. In tonmdon llh mY•X￿4UOn, no tt> my alt•nlon.' 111 gfve• me ro•Kmb1• to bdlOV• thaL In •ny rn•￿11 rnBp•¢ ts rwulrements to IE•QP m£orrl• in •eo)rdAni¥ Séd¢n 130 ofth• 2011 kt,, •nd pr•pir• •fMunt• whlch aoxrt Tth tho •xqunlkng rgLrrth to lh• icctyJ'ndng r•qukwrhints oftho 2011 kt ha¥• nat boon m•¢ or 121 to whkh, In my r¥&kin. Aitsthn jhould bA drvém kn ordar io •nAbb * PmF•r und•r8t•r￿Iry cf the •cccunt• to b• r•￿￿. ryAHwr OAH¢nlsaCoL Ch•rterod kcountant & Rv4t•r•d ￿S￿C Bwllrn¥r Hguifj Jubllee RoRd MbJdl•tort M•rththr M24 2LX D&ts.. 1* F•bruary2024

Afrfc•n and CMlbb••n Wom•rf• fAntr• (Afrf¢Abl 81at•m•nt ofnMth¢lal Forth•yaAr •nd•d Iolh Aprtl 2013 2023 Unrerfcd Fundi 2022 UnMlJltsJ F￿)dI INCOIMNQ IIE8OURCE• 49,201 18.870 T(i•l IrKomlnq r••ourM• 49 201 18.870 RESOURCES EXPEIIDeD Othar chathtrAo ALIM $4Jport 7.￿25 4.911 8.403 4.813 Tt)t•l MowM••xp•n••d NET IMCOMING RESOURCE• 3e.786 5,664 Fund• broughtfor•ard from pwlod 2,536 TOTAL FUNOS CARRiED FORWAIID coFiriNUIPKI OPERATioNa nc4••knn p•rt ofth•* f￿￿di1 P•g• 10

AMHn •nd Carfbl)••n Wom•n'• C•ntr• lAfrI￿b) B•lanM •h••l Forth• y•ar•nd•d 30th Aprt 202J 2023 Unra8tA¢t•d fund8 2022 UnrB•tr'ctsd FIXQD A88ETS Tanglblo auel# CLIiRENT A88ET8 at ￿nk 41,451 8,19) CREDITOR8 m¢unts Nlng due wthln year NET CURRENT UABILmE8 40,971 19) TQTAL ASSETS LESS CiNIRENT LIBILmE8 44.975 ¢REDtTOR8 Amounts falllng due after on8 NET A88ET8 44.975 8.1 FUND8 Unro•Mcted fvnd• 44.975 8.190 TOTAL FUNDS 44.975 Thè ￿n￿d￿l statom￿ts wero approved by the Board ofTwsttO8 ¢)n 12102r2W and w•r• •lgnod on ty.. ON BEHALF OF THE BOAFID: TnJ•tee The not88 fom pt oftha60 flnwthl 8tat&nen Pay 11

Afrlcan And C•rtblJ••n Worn0rf• C•rttt• lAft1￿bI Not•• to th• Flnancknl ¥t•tsrn•nts For th• y••r•nd•d 301h A￿11023 ACCOUP4TWIG POUCIES Accountfng convontlon The fin•n•dul hawj been pr•pw•Y v￿leTth0 fgt conv•thn In accudun￿ the 8tatrment alrKornmonded pr•¢tiL.' o>)unYrg A•pordng by pr•pArfnq th•lr c£unts kn •ttt(dan( th• Flnanthl R•porkn£ 8t•ntl•rd ¥pllablO In th• UK •nd R•pkrf>￿e of Ir•k•nd IFRS 1021 le Juty 2014 Flnanclql r•portlng thd•nl nwnb•r 1 Exthiytr)n b••n t4k•n ￿partn9 • ¢••h flow•t•knrnnt¢n tho grouNl• thRt IhH th#rtty qullts• u A 11 thwtty. In¢(￿]ng r••our¢•• I kn￿rnIng rBwurGg1 wr• Inthd•d on the Stthontof Fhancl•l Ak+Iu#wh￿ th• ¢h•rJty •rthlJd io tho In￿rn• and th• •m￿nt c•n bo qu•ntlW mu•onabh afArKy. l• actsJntsd ftr on an &Lvual• •nd hu bwn undorthe headings that •ggrngt• al r￿ta r8l¥tsd to the catagary. Whw• b• dlrKUy to p•rU¢ul•r h•adlng8 they h• lkicAtsd to • bas￿ co￿￿t•nt th• el ￿￿Ur¢￿, T•rylbl• Ilxad a•u8tr D•fftatbn Is proved It the I￿1￿11n￿ •nnulll rnto• kn ordwto twrlt• cff •Kh 4Mét M h• #ikn•tsd uieful . 20% r•dudnq bil•nc• . 20% redudng b¥lan¢ Mot¢r whld81 T￿￿10n Th• ¢4rlty li wmpltrom tsxon Its chArltAblè Fund •¢countlng Unrn•trlct•J furKli ean b• ￿•d kn acJ•¢U￿￿ at th• dherelkjn olth• tNIt•O1. R•thdod fund• rAn only b• u••a for p•rlpJlw rmtrktod purpoM# ￿rn tho otsleGt• of tho thar#y. R••tddl)n whw •pvJft•d by tho don¢r orwh•n fvndl m r•l•od for p•rU{w￿r rNtrkb]d Purp￿•￿. Further ewlan•Vw oftho nth •TrJ ofwrth •#ch furh1 kn kKltyJ•d In IM no*8 10 ts lIMn¢￿1 VOLUNTARY INCOME 2W23 2022 49.201 18,670 CMARITABLe ACTTh+ThES COSTS Tot 2023 2023 othor th•rllHbl• AcUvMJo• Supwt colt G0￿manc• cAt .7.025 4,911 4,911 P•p12

Afrkan llnd Cvlbb•m Wom•n'• C•nts• (Afrl¢ibl Not•• to th• FIna￿kn1 8t&1Mi￿tr- aonllN•d For th•y••r •nthd Joth A￿1 2023 8UPPQRT cosn Flnwc4 Totsl• Support colt 4,911 2022 TRUJTEES EXPEN8E8 TMr• w•re Tw•tM•' &Ypansu pak4 lorth• y•r30thN•rtl 20ZJ TANGIBLE FIXED A88Ers Land & Flthr•• & bu￿1 TLl41 V•hlJ 11•tMay2Q2 Addttlon• '407Z.- Al 30th Wl 2023 4.072 DEPREC￿TKIN At 1rt M•y 2022 Depn •obJ am Char9• fartho yo At 30th Wl 2023 130th Wl 2023 i•t y 2D22 ¢REDITQRJ: AMOUNTS FALUNQ DUE IMThIN ONEYWI Tr•d• PAg• 13

AfrI￿n •nd Cartbb•an Wom•n'• C•ntr• IAfrlc•bl Not•• to th• Fln•nclal Stat•m•nts. ¢ontlnu•d Forth• y••r •nd•d 30th Aprll 2023 PAOVEMENT IN FUNDS A•at 011Qsrd022 In fimd• 3(UOV2023 Generd fiirKI 8,1 38,785 44,975 TOTAL FUNDS 8.1¥J) 36.786 H.975 Not mov•n•nl In fund#, I￿juded In the ab￿ are u foll¢Jvr4'. In¢(xnlng rVoUr￿l Resour expended In fvnd• Unr••lrfet•d fvnd• Genernl ftmd 49,201 12,418 38,785 TOTAL FUNDS 49.201 12.416 36.785 Pw14

Afrfcan and C•rflA)o•n Women'• Contr• {Afrlub} Dot•ll•d St•t•m•nt of Fln•ncl•l Actlvttl For the y•ar •ndod 30th Aprfl 20Z3 2023 2022 INCOMING RE80URCE8 Voluntary Incom• Grants 49,201 18.870 Tt)tsl In¢omlnq rn￿Ure 49.201 18.870 RESOURCE8 EXPENDED Charltablo ¥￿IVItIe1 Fc4d banklcooking club proixts Wellare a8818tance Rent 1,234 740 5.051 7,026 2,979 2.550 2,874 8,403 Gov•rn•nc• co•ts ACc￿ntancY Support c¢J•¢• Printing & 8tationery Admini8tration Training Ger￿al expenses Sub8CriPt'on8 Repalr8 & renewa16 Depreclatlon Phone 90 1,915 131 1,130 510 120 419 2,503 1,843 935 88 80 4911 4,813 Tot•1 r8•our¢M oxp•nd•d 12,416 13,218 Net In¢omo 38.785 5.854 Page 15