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# • c4mp*li¢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 conf*mkng •ny luch rna¢*. The pro¢•Jur
und•￿￿N do not pmV*e 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•￿￿.
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Ch•rterod kcountant*
& Rv4*t•r•d *￿*S￿C
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M•rththr
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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
Unre*rfc*d
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 LI*BILmE8
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 p*t 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 f*gt conv•thn In accudun￿ the
8tatrment alrKornmonded pr•¢tiL*.' *o>)unYr*g 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 qu*llts• 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• ac*tsJntsd ft*r on an &Lvual• •nd hu bwn undorthe headings that •ggrng*t•
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 prov*ed 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 ac<crtanc• tho th•rft•bknl*>J•¢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
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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
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