African and Caribbean Women's Centre
(Africab)
Report and Accounts
3010412024
Charity number.. 1195979

CHARITY COMMISSION
FOR ENGLthD AND WALES
Trustees, Annual Report for the perlod
From
01.05.2023
to
30.04.2024
Charlty name: African and Carlbbean Women's Centre (AFRICAB)
Charity registration number: 1195979
Objectivas and Activities
RP refer8nc*
Para 1.17
Summary of the purposes of
lh6 charity as set out in its
goveming document
Th8 relief of poverty and th8 relief of
menlal and physical distress among
African and Caribbean women in Bury,
Greater Manchester, who are living in
povety, or who have been maltreated by
their husbands or b their families.
Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities. projects or servlces
identified in the accounts.
Pata 1.17 8nd
1.19
The maln actlvlties undortak•n by tho
charty are as foll¢>ws:
1. Culturally appropriate Food Bank
2. Emergency SUPFQrt for asylum
seekers
3. Support for women suffering
loneliness and isolation
4. Provision of winter Goats for women
in need during the winter peri¢￿
5. Provision of clothes and basic
supplies for indigent women arKI
families
Statement confimiing
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit
Para 1.18
Our trustees followed the guidance issued
by the Charity Commission on public
benefit. All our activities werè in line with
the public benefit requirement. as
demonstrated above.
Addltional Infomiatlon {optlonal)
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SORP r•f8r￿
Parn 1.38

Policy on grant making
AFRICAB is not a grant making charity.
Para 1.38
NIA
Policy on social investment
induding program related
investment
Contribution made by
volunteers
Para 1.38
The charity is presently belng run by
volunteers. They have continued to support
the charity to deliver its activities.
Other
Achievements and Performance
SQXIP reference
The women and families In our community
have benefitted
immensely from our
culturally appropriate Food Bank. Without
the Food Bank, many families would be
without their traditional food. Some of the
women accessing the Food Bank ar8 'no
recourse to public funds" therefore the food
being re￿iVed goas a long way in alleviating
their hardship. Through this provision, we
have been able to mitigate the impact of the
ost of living crisis for our benèficiaries.
Summary ofthe main
achievements of the charity,
id6ntifying the difference the
charity's work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
w￿)le.
Para 1.2Q
In this r&porting period, we saw a rise in the
number of asylum seekèrs accessing our
services. We have supported them in a
number of ways, induding provision of
small funds to rne6t emergencies. assisting
them to apply for work pemits based on
eligibility, providing ￿UnsellIng1emoIlonaI
support, etc.
We rgceived refèrrals for women who were
suffering loneliness and isolation, due to
estrangement from family. or being new in
the country. These women were able to
benefit frorn our women's sessions. where
they met people from similar cultural
backgrounds and formed lasting friendships.
They also leamt from each other's
experiences.

Through support from the Rotary Club, we
ontinued to provide good quality winter
Coats for indigent women and girts during tha
c()Ider
months.
This
ensured Ihat
beneficiaries had appropriate clothing for the
weather. thereby maintaining good health.
We also supported itKligent famili8S Wlth
clothes, basic supplies and children's toys.
Due to Ihis support, they were able to use
their limited re60urces on other important
prioriti8S.
Additional informatlon {optlonal
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Achi8vements against
objectives set
We are achieved 90% of our set objeclives
for the period.
Para 1.41
Performance of fundraising
activwties against objectives
set
We are working to strengthen our
fvjndraising in order lo increase the charity's
income.
P¥8 1.41
NIA
Inveslment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
Other

Financial Review
Review of Ihe charity's
financial position at the end
of the period
Para 1.21
The balance in the charity's bsnk account as
at 30thApril 2024 was £53,728. Our annual
income for the reporting period was £27,564
which was received through grants. Thè
funds received in this reFA)rting period are
unrestricted funds.
We do nol have any money in reseNe. The
balance in the account is to cover the
charity's liabilities, including project
commitments, running costs. el¢.
Statement 6xplaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held
Para 1.22
Amount of reseNes held
Reasons for holding zero
reserves
Details of fund materially in
deficit
Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern
Para 1.22
Para 1.22
NIA
NIA
NIA
Para 1.24
Para 123
NIA
Additional information (optional)
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hoose to include further statements where relevant about..
The main source of funding for the charity is
through grants. These have enabled us to
carry out our charitsble activities for the
public benefit.
The charity's principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)
Para 1.47
Investment poliw and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted
Para 1.46
We currently do not have ary inv8stments.
A description of th8 principal
risks facing the charity
According to data, organisations supporting
rtain demographics may struggle to
a¢￿sS funding. This is the principal risk
facing our charfty. However, we ar6 working
to strenglhen our fundraising in order to
boost our sustainabilit
Para 1.46
Other

Structure, Governance and Management
Description of charity's
trusts:
Type of governing document
Para 1.25
Constitution
How is the charity
constiluled?
Pard 1.25
Charitable Incorporated Organisation
ted
Truslee selection methods
includirKJ details of any
onstitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or narn8 of
any person or body entitlgd
to appoint on6 or more
trustees
Par8 1.25
The board of trustees are responsible for
appointing new trustees, as stated in the
charity's constilution. Our constitution also
states that the charity must have a minimum
of three trustees.
Additional Information (optional)
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees
ParJ 1.51
The charity's organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works
The truslees are responsible for taking
management decisions regarding the
charity. Trustees usually consult with service
users and volunteers b8fore making
important decisions.
Para 1.51
NIA
Relationship with any related
parties
Pé¥a 1.51
Other
No further statements.
Reference and Administrative details
Charit name
Other name the chari
uses
Registered charil
number
Charity's principal address
African and Caribbean Women's Centre
AFRICAB
1195979
15 Knowsley Street. Bury. BL9 OST

Names of the charity trustges who manage the charlty
Dates actsd If not for whole
Trustgè namè
Office Ilf any)
Name of person lor body) entitled
toa
Int truste• If an
Jumoke Ilevbabor
Chair
Jacki8 Bralhwawle
Clara Nubi
Mildred Pam
Secretary
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
CorEorate trustees - names of the directors at the date th8 re
Olrector namg
INIA
rt was a g.roved
Narne of trustees holding tille to property belonging to th6 charity
Trustee name
Dates acted If not forwhole
NIA

Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others
Description of the assets
NIA
held in this capacity
Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the wstodian
charity's objects
Delails of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assels
from the charity's ¢)wn assets
Addltlonal Inforniation (optional)
Names and addresses of advisers (Optional Information)
Type of
Name
Address
advisor
NIA
Name of chief executive or names of senior staff mombers (Optional infomiation)
Exemptions from disclosure
Reason for non-disclosure of ke
rsonnel details
No paid personnel details lo disclose.
Other o
tional Information

Tho trusteos declare that they have approved the trustees. report above.
Signed on behalf of the charlty's trustaes
Signature(s)
J.Ilevbabor
Full name(s)
Jumoke Ilevbal)or
P031tion (eg Secretary•
Chair, ètc}
Chair
Dat•
06.02.2025

Afrlcan and Carlbbe8n Women's Centre (Afrieab)
Report and Accounts 3010412024
Indepejdellt Ejtamltter's Report
I rep(*t on th8 acwunts for Ihe Year Endaj 30 April 2024 5elout on pages leTr to flfteen.
R•yGtiw rg8ponqlbllltl08 oltywtoos and èAamlnqr
The charitls trusi8es ar6 r8spon$iblè lor the preparalon ol tha accounts. The char￿$ ￿$te￿ wnsidet Éhat an audit18 Dot required for thi$
perft¥J lunder Serlion 14412lof the Charttles Act 2011 (the 2011 Actll and that an Indtrpthlefii ex•mingllon Is raquirad.
It Is my respo￿￿11￿ b)..
exarnlne the accounts uMer Seciion 145 of the 2011 A
to foll(v4 woc&Jures lahl down In Ihe General Dwe(kns given by the Ch8rity Commtsslon (under S8ctk*n 145lSllbl of the 2011 Actl.. and
to state ￿e￿￿r particulgr mait8rs have (￿ne to my attèntion.
BtsiÈ oftho Indep•ndent V4mlnert report
My eyaminatlon vrds C8rrlBd out in a¢cordanc8 ￿ th& GFner81 Dlrections a￿eTh by th8 Charfty Commlssk)n. An &xamlnatlon irtlud&s a revl8W
of the accAwnbw record5 kept by Gharltyand a comparison of the accounts presented wth Ih)se re¢￿[d5. It also indudes uJn$Kleration ol
any unusual items or dk8dosures in the sccounts. and 5eeknng 8xplanatt*ns Irvfft you as tnJ$tees wncernlng any sAJth vnattws. The procedures
undertak8n do not provKle all th8 ev￿eTh¢e thatwould b& requir￿ In an aL￿FI, aNJ con56q￿ndY no oplnton is gI￿n a8 io vthelher IIE ar￿Unts
pwent a'trug 8nd fall view. srvj the repDrt is Ilmlted to IhDse mattér5 5elaut in the stat*meth8 below.
Ind•wnd•nt 9¥4M1￿￿* ststamènt
In (onnedlon vilh my examination, no matter h8s wm8 to tny attention..
111 whlch give8 wsonablg ¢XU5e to believ8 thai, rn any materfal re5peGI. th? requ*ements
to ke8p aCw￿lkng recLYds In a￿[dancE ￿1h Secik>n 130 ofth& 2011 Art. and
to prepar• accounts whith accc(d wllh the ac￿Unts.nQ rewrds and to comk4y￿ilh the a￿Unting requiretrEnts of th9 2011 Act
have Th)t been me(. or
121 to wthlch, in my0pin￿n. attention slpathd be dra*ft ￿ ordw to en8ble 8 woper understanding of the a¢r￿UnIS
to be reached.
Gary A Harrls
G A Harr* & Co Ltd
Charterd Accountants
& ReglstEred Auditivs
rulimsr House
Jub18è Road
Mlddleton
Manch86ter
K424 2LX
D8to'. 6 Fetrfuary2025

Afritaft and CaribbÈah w(￿￿n,5 Contr¢ IAfritabl
siat¢rnènt Of Flnahclal Adviti¢ii
Forth• ￿aT ended 3O1h Awll 2024
2024
iknrestrfcled
Funds
2023
Noles
Unrestricted
Funds
INCIX11140 RE$OURCE8
Inc¢Jmlng TrsourcvJ from gen•ratsd funds
Voluntary In￿Me
27.564
49201
Total Incoffllng resourca$
27.564
49.201
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charhabk
Otsr ch81itgbkn
Support(tst
GOv•M8n￿ c4)5ts
12,Cfj6
3,162
380
7,025
4,911
Total T•sour￿ expensed
12,416
14ET INCOMING RESOURCES
11.976
26.785
Funds brou9ht fotward from prevlous p•rlod
44.975
8,19D
TQTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD
56,951
44.975
CONTINUING Cf ERATII)NS
All trncoming resourc8s atKI re50ur¢xs 8xpended artse from conlnulng advilkns.
The notes fom partoftr)ese fiTrand81 ststernenis
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Afrlcan and Carlbb•an Won)èn'8 C•ntr• (Afrleabl
Balance shetl
Forthe >wrended 30th Aprll 2024
2024
Unrestrfct8d
funds
2023
Unraslricted
funds
Notes
FIXED ASSETS
Tarulble assets
4,063
4.004
CURRENT ASSETS
Cash at bank
53,726
41,451
CREDITORS
K>unts falling dua wfjthln onè year
480
NET CURRENT UABILITIES
52,888
40.971
TOTAL ASSETS Less CURRENT U￿ILmEs
56,951
44,975
CREDITORS
Amounts falling due after one ygar
NET ￿ET$
56.951
FUNDS
ur￿triCted funds
$6,951
44.975
TOT￿ FUNDS
56,951
44.975
Thefinand81 slatements wère approved bylhe Board of Trustees on 0610212025 and were signed on its behalf by..
ON BEHALF OF THE BOARD..
Trustee
The not08 form part ol ihe5e ffinancial gt81ements
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Alrtcan and CarU)bean Wom•n'$ Ctntrè IAfrlcab)
Not•s to lh• Flnancl81 Stst8m8nt8
Forth8 y88rendad 30th Aprll 2024
ACCOUNTING POLICIES
A¢¢ounting ¢onv•ntlon
The fin8nacial stsiements havè beèn prÈpared under Ihe hLBic41Gal cost ¢xnvenfjon and In sccordance Ihe
8tatsmeThi of recommended pract￿8.. AccountiNJ and fte￿rting by dk4rities pr8pariThJ thelr a¢couni$ in ac¢ortlarte
ith Financial Re￿Yts￿ Slandard applkable in tho UK and R¢publlc of Ire￿ryJ IFRS 102) issued on 18 July 2014
aNI the Act 2011
Finan¢ial r•porting standard nUM￿r 1
Ex8mptk&n has b8Bn laken from prepariro 8 cash flowststement on the grounds that Ihe ch9rlty qualffiès as
small ¢*arlty.
Incomlng rn8our¢ts
I Incoming resources are irK&Jded on the Statement of FSnan¢lal AGhvitles %*h8n th8 charty L% leaalty enmed
to the 5n￿rne and the arrthni can be quanllfied Mrith rea5aOnab￿ accuracy.
Ro¥ourc•8 •xpended
Exp8Thlitur8 accountad for on an act￿215 b851s aThg hss bgen ¢18ssrf16d u￿er th8 headings that aggregale
all cnsts rolaled to the eAtegory. Where ¢0sts rannot bB dreGUy 8ttritMrted b) pOrti¢u￿r headlngs they have
been allocated to 8cts¥ibes on a bas￿ conslstÈntwlh the use of ro$our¢6S.
Tanglble fftx¢d assets
DepreclaJon is prOv￿ed at thè follo*4ThJ annual rates in ordar to Wri￿ off each awtover hs èstimated usefvl
FiXtU￿S and fiWng8
Motor vehldes
- 20% balarKe
- r8du¢kng bal8￿ce
T¥xatlon
The dHw￿Y Is exempl IrNn tsx on charitaNe 4cUvlUes.
Fund accountlng
Unresiricitd funds can be used In a¢o)rdance ￿th the chaFitable objec1fv8s at the disc¥￿￿}n of the trustees.
Restricted fijnds only be u88d for pawkn'w&r rÈstrlGted purposes wlhin th& ob￿$ of thg ¢harity.
R85trktbn 2ri5e5 when speofi8d by the donoror funds are raised for partlcuL9r rèstr1£￿ purpo￿.
Further •tyanaUon of th8 nabjre and purpose of ea¢h each fi)Nf induded in Ih8 noles to the fin8ndal
$t8tements.
VOLUNTARY INCOI
21Y24
2023
Grants
27.564
49,201
CHARITABLE A¢TIVlnES COSTS
DThct
cosb
Support
Total
(See [￿te Sl
2024
2024
2024
2024
0th8r ¢hgrftabl• actnith.es
Support cost
Gover￿n￿ e05t
12.066
12,066
3.162
360
15,5
3.162
12.0
360
3,162
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Afrlcan and Carib￿aN Womon'8 C6ntre IAMcabl
Not05 to the FIna￿l01 Stat•mpnts. contlnuod
For th• yw gndod 301h Aprfl 2024
SUPPORT COSTS
Manag8mÉnt
Flnant
Totals
Support
3.162
3.162
3,1S2
GOVÈRNNWCE COSTS
2024
2023
Accountsnty fees
360
TRUSTEES EXPENSES
T￿ were no T￿st888. eJpens88 pald for Ihe year 30th ￿ri1 2024
TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS
L8nd &
bjlld5r￿S
Fixtures &
fitbn95
Motor
ve￿￿e$
Total
COST
At 1st May 2023
Addibons
DisW5als
At 30th Aprfl 2024
4,072
140
4.072
140
4,212
4.212
DEPRECIAMON
Al 1$1 May 2023
Depn SOKI assel
Char9& for Ihe ye
At 30th April 2024
81
149
NET BOOK VALUE
At 30th April 2024
4,063
4,063
At 1st May 2023
4.004
REDITORS: OMOUNT8 FALLIPK DLE WITHIN ONE YEAR
2024
2023
Trade credftor8
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African and Carlbbean Wom•n's C•ntrn {AlA￿bI
Not•s to the Flnanclal St4t•m•nts- continued
For tho year ended 30th April 2024
MOVEAIENT IN FUNDS
Asat
0110512023
Net movement
funds
Asat
3010412024
Unrestrlcted funds
General fund
44,975
11,976
56.951
TOTAL FUNDS
44,975
11.976
,951
Nel movam@nt In funds, inchJded In the abovè are as follows-
Incoming
resources
Resources
expended
Movement
in funds
unr•strI¢t￿ fund8
General fund
27,564
15.588
11,976
TOTAL FUNDS
27,564
15,588
11,976
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Afrlcan and Caribbean Woman's Centre {Afrlcabl
Detailed Statemerrt of Flnan¢ial Activities
For th8 year ended 3Qth April 2024
2024
2023
INCOMING RESOURCES
Voluntary Incom8
Grants
27,564
49,201
Total incoming resources
27,564
49,201
RESOURCES EXPENDED
Charftable acllvltles
Food bank
Events
Welfare assistance
Rent
2.211
2,05S
1,234
740
5,051
7,025
7,800
12,066
Governanco costs
Accountancy
480
360
Support costs
Printing & stationery
Adminislralion
Trainlng
Genera expenses
311
269
1.506
630
305
81
1,915
1.843
Repairs & renewals
Depreciation
Phone
60
3,162
4911
T¢)tal rosour¢es expenflod
15,588
12,416
Net Income
11,976
36,785
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