Caribbean Social Forum Annual Report for the period l January 2022 to 31 Mar 2023 Registered Chatity number: 1197309 (CIO Registration) CARIBBEAN SOCIAL FORUM Contents.. . Page Legal and Administffdtive........................ ... Trustees, Report..................................... .......... . Examiners. Report............................. .. .. . Statement of Flnanclal Activities.................................... . . Balano Sheet.........................................................................-....................... Notes to the Financial StatemenL...................................................................................... 10 ## ## CARIBBEAN SOCIAL FORUM Trustees, Report for Il* Period from 01 January 2022 to 31 March 2023 Th8 trustees and directots of Caribbean Social Forum present thelr annual report along with the financial ststemenls of the charity for the year ended 31° March 2023. Th8 Trustees have adopted the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Prdcttce (SORP) 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities. issued in March 2005 in preparing the annual report and financial statements. The financial statements have also been prepared in accordan with the accounting policies set out on page 7 and comply ￿1h the charities constrtulion and appllcabEe acrx)unting standards. Ihe notes to the accounts pn)vide rrK)re detsils. This Trustees. and Direciois. Re[￿rt is not cnly lo fulfil the legal and slatutory requirements, but it is intended to ewlaln the acalvi￿S and futu￿ plans of thls charity. Caribbean Social Forum vrds registered as a CIO Registr*ion Charity on 30 December 2021 under number 1197309. The ￿nSt[lUtIon dated 13th December 2021. Caribbean Social Forum operated previously as an untncr&ry)ofdted ch￿ilable association. Structure. governance and management The TNstees vtho have Serv￿ duriry the year are set out on page 2 and meet on a regular basis. The trustees have ultimate control over all Ihe affairs of the tharity. ObJectlves, Actlvttles and Publlc Benefft The objects of the c*arity are." 1. To promote social inclusion for the public benefrt by ￿rkIng with p8opl8 ar8 SOCS311y exctuded on the grounds of their ethnic origin (in particular. members of Ihe Caribbean community) to relieve Ihe neets of suth people and assist them to integrate into society, in particular by: a. providing a lTrxl neiwDrk group that ent￿rnges ar#J enables members to participate rn0￿ effectively with the wrder community. and by b. providing recreati￿al aclivitse& training and leisure activitse& oulmgs. events. social trips (induding trdnsport and refreshments). programs of educatM)n. training and skill development that contribute to thelr health. V￿[being and development. informallon. advie8 arKJ guidan￿ arKI informatK)n tethnOl￿ at home to enable them to a￿esS the intemet." 2. To provtde or asslst in Ihe prO￿$10n of facilities in the interests of soual welfare for recrealion or other leisure time Occupal￿ft of individuals vtho have need of such facilities by reason of their youth. age. infirmity or disability. finan(xal hardship or social circumstances with the object of improvirKJ their c¥)ndilions of lrfe 3. To advanL* edutstlon for Ihe public benefft in Caribtjean arL culture and heritsge. 4. The relief of fmancial hardshry). etlher generalty or individually, of people Imng in GTrater London by making grants of money for providing or paying for suth items. services or facilities as the trustees deem appropiiale. CARIBBEAN SOCIAL FORUM A¢hlevements and performance . 2022 We restarted at the Trdmshad under the govemment guldelines. We relaunch our exercises online wilh Better Gyms (still continuing to date) Sonia Mclntosh MBE celebrated a very special birthday wlth a speclal Wray Nephew Cake Wè watdjed on first online piay - Tlger Lady uslng Zoom Mlchael Ohaluru our member reveal the Blue Ptaque for John Blanke We celebrated aur 7th Anniversary We have our first IT tralnlng sesslon Our member Brlnet Bathngion passed a￿dY In January Booked Mica Paris wlth Woolwlch Works for a concert Booked to See Getup Standup Booked Swlmmlng Classes for our members Our Mombar Llnford Stewart passed away In February Exhlbltlon In Woolwlch Llbr8ry- Food for thought Attended the launch of the London Transport Museum Recelved football tickets for Charllon Game8 Deslgned a New Tshirt for the Forum Muriel G8rrlque8 9th Aprll - Carfbbean Takeover was held at the Natlonal Maiitime Museum and attracted over 7k people- Leroy Logan & Shaun Wallac8 - GREAT SUCCESS Launched our Cholr Partlcipated In lh8 Gre8t Get Together May - The Queen Platlnum In partne￿hIp with the Tramshed 50 members booked lo attend Mr Falr Lady at the L¢)ndon Colls8um Vlslled Margate Ray Carless Passed away 10 August 2022 August- Annual Plcnlc November- Op8ning of the new renovated TR4MSHED December- attended the Royal Albert Hall Had our first Christmas Paty at Ihe new Tramshed CARIBBEAN SOCIAL FORUM 2023 Jan - Launth Carfbb8an Social Forum in TrAtctiam Jan - C8￿brated our 81h Year Feb - Booked to see Carmen at the English NatK)nal Opera Mar- Visit the V&A African Fashion ExhibttM)n Work h Parthership with the EThJlish National Opera to promote Blue Launch Bb3 Pot Saturday in Leander Court Caribbean Takeover 1 April 13K people attended- Dame FI￿lIa Benjamin. Le￿Y Logan. Shaun walla￿ and Professor Shirfey Thompson Flnancial review Income and Expenditure during the year amounted lo £79.420 & £56.611 respectively. Thè attached financial ststernents sl￿W the (￿TTent stst8 of the tharity's finances. Reserve Polky The trustees have review￿d the re*rves of Ihe dwrity. This review encompassed the nalure of the income and expendilure streams. the needs to matth variable incnm8 with r￿ed commitrnents and the nature of the ￿serVeS. Risk Management Tha tnjstees conducts its ovm review of mapr risks to ￿th1¢h the d￿rity is exposed. These procedures are periodically reviewed to ensure that they still meet the needs of the charity and are as follows: an annual review of the risks vthich the (*barity may face: the estsblishment of systems and procedures &) mrtigaie those risks identtfied the implementstMM of procedures designed to mnimise arry potential impacl on the charity should any of the iisks materialise CARIBBEAN SOCIAL FORUM Stalen*nl of Trustses. Responslbiliiies Thp iru%leps {who are a150 diiLTraor% ol CcaribtEan Social forum Ir)r Ihe purp(NJs ol C4)mpany It•w) are responsible foi prepaTIW Ihe Truslees Repofl antj the lfftanrial %laipmeni.4 sn arLoFdane￿ wilh applicable la'ii a￿j Uniied Kin￿Orn Acr.(xJniing Sianfjarij" IUniiDd Kinotlom Geneialty ArK.ppied Acc(MJniiftg Pra¢1￿. I Compariy law ro(iuired Irustres lo pr*ppafe Imanrwl slaiemenis lor oarh frf)anaal yoar which gpip a Irue arKJ lair view rjl Thp %tste ol Ibe allairs ol Ihfr charrfabl(', rxjmpariy and r)1 It ou1q0￿9 {P8(￿l(￿S arKI aM)lir31￿n ol resource￿tr•, IficlurJiri(J Ine In(￿rne and expeF*drturp.. ol Ihp. charity lor Ihai rw.ri¢A In pl￿[)atirI(j Ihpse IindrTrf.ial siai&menis. the Iiu51ees arc rcguirc.d lo sp.loct .suilable accwniwig wlscws and Itjpn appty IhL*m r*Jnsislenlty. boprve Itip. rnolhrxjs and principle4 In Ihp. Chdirtips SORP. rnakp iudgfrmpnl% dnd eslirridlcts Ihal iiri: rpason1w blTr and piiidL.nl', r'l¢Jlf.. whplhLJr applicable UK ALcDuriling Slandard% have beèn If)Ik)wc,d. s?iJbjeLI 10 ariy rriaipri¢*l dc'parlures disclosc.d and explairiud In Iho 1irianr.lijl Sklemeiils.. prep31c, It￿ linanttal Stsiempnis on Ihe gDing (￿nr￿in hA%l*> iinlu%4 Il is If?awropriaio lo Ihai the cPiarilabl8 ￿jMpar*Y will coiilinup In bus•np.ss. Thp IftsfyieL•s ait: re¥K)n%ibk.. If)r heepinq prot*r accoiJrilir)g iecoifjs Ihdi disfr￿)¢￿, wilh ieasonabln a(-LiJracy ai arry IitTILJ tinancial p(j$rt￿n i)1 Ihp di¢Jiilable c()mpany and enable Ihem 10 or15UITr Ihai ihe Iinancial Slalemenis. crJM￿Y wilh The Companies Aa 2LKJt?. They alé Isf) fp91￿11￿*1C l(Jr salcb9uartJinfj thc a.. .￿15 ol Ihe charii3bl¢& rx)npariy ¥Jnd lier1￿ Ic3f iaking r•asnn3blo .iieps lor Ihè PlLVLlfilion afiij dLJleLli￿1 ol Iraud and OlhLsi iiiegubrilios. Independent Examlner.. Tho C'harily.. > Indfrijpnderil L.xarnir¢*r, Arx.iJsalc. l..Id Clf) Good 10 GNL. Li(J. tiawr ￿oiCal0d Iheir williTrgries's lo oller IhLsm%elvvs ltsr rÈ.alJlJf)iDirnenl. Appiovod by Ihe Tru.%leps 3ri(J Diipnnrs ol Cdfibly>ari Social Forum vJnrJ 51gned ori 1hp.ir b(Ihall by Dalp. ## ## ## ## ## CARIBBEAN soaAL FORUM R•eelpts and Payments kcounts For the Period from 01 January 2022 to 31 March 2023 15 Monlhs to Funds Funds Totsl Incom• and Exp•nditur• Incomlng Resourtts IneLYning resgurcgs frcrfn ¥(4untary IT￿￿e Actrvities for pneratiThJ funts Incrxne from dwritstAe aclTriibes 16,838 16.838 32.248 32.248 30.334 79.420 79.420 Cost of generatiNJ funds: Cosls of generats'ng vdunlary iruxne Fundrassng trathng: Cost sdd Charilable activiti'es: Support of I￿al ccffimwyty G0Veman￿ Asset Purchases 13.101 13.101 40.338 320 273 273 S6.611 57.091 Nèt Icxrtgolngy Incoming Resources 1480) 22,329 Transfers bet*een funds 1480) 22,329 Cash Fund balances ￿￿jh1 f(xward at 01 January 60,892 28.932 89.824 Cash FufKI bala[￿ &*r1￿1 ftxwwd at 31 Mwch 83.701 28.452 112.153 Notes to Accwnts a￿UTrts were Prepar￿ on irt¢xne res(NJr￿s aThJ reswrces exFwded tosis ￿ty: therefore. Th) axounl 7hBS tsken of aoyuajs prepoyThents. CARIBBEAN SOCIAL FORUM Baknce Sheet at 31 March 2023 Flxed A¥sots Tanglble fixed asse 3.589 Current Assets Si(Kk and wo(k In progress Dcbloro Cash at bank aKI In 112.153 112.153 Ciodliois: Amounts l*ling duo viiINn w year Nel Curront Asg418 Net Assets Funds Unroslriet(xl Resliided 88.211 283Jf2 Approved and athhotsed l(Y Issue ty the Board ol T[￿lee3 on . ar￿ stgned on its tseh0￿ ty. /rf¢LkL Trustee The notes on pagos 10 10 13 lom) part d trwe accounts. CARIBBEAN SOCIAL FORUM Notes to Ihe Accounts For the l￿n￿nth period ended 31 March 2023 A¢¢ounllng Policles Basis of preparatlon The financial slatwnerts have be￿ prerA￿d in *ilh ￿ Stat￿ent d RgxAnmerthd Prddlce (SORPI" Acct￿ntir0 and RewrlirwJ by Charilie< publshed in March 2Crf)5 and OtherapFAi￿ble accounting stsndards. Incomlng resources Voluntary income byway of and gfts tr)th8 dHrity is induded in fijl in the statement offinancla activities then received. InlangitrAe incTrme is noi indutsj unless it represents gcods or SeN1￿ which have othemse been ￿. Fund ac¢ountlng Restricted fvnds aTe Ilvjse aTe to te used for Ihe spedfied as18ld lry the donor. Expenditure meets these crtteiia is allcKzted to the appwiate fur￿. Unrestricted funds are donations and olherir£(xne rec*ived 0rg&)eratedforthef￿ernn￿ dthe oi¥ects Grnnts Grdnts ind￿lIng grdntsforthe purchase offNed assets. ae rncognised in fdl in the sialwnent of Financial Activtties in the year in wthlch they are receivat4e. Resources exFended are recogrthsed in ￿ period in they In￿￿ed. Resources expensed are All costs indude value added lax 8pplic*le. 2 Incomlng Resour¢8s from Voluntsry InGome Rostri¢tsd Funds Tolal 2023 Funds Donations for Charf￿5 acllvtlEes Subscfiptic 5.046 11.792 11.792 16,838 io CARIBBEAN SOCIAL FORUM Notes to the Accounts For the 1&monlh perlod 31 March 2023 (Conttnued) Actlvltley for G•n¢rnting Funds Total 2023 Funds Fwids Incom• Irom charltabl• actl¥ltl•s Totsl 2023 Fund¥ Funds CSF Eve Exlemal Events Holiday H05Pitality Stauonery & Sundrfes 17.761 17.280 3.053 27 127 11,761 17,280 3,053 27 12T 32.248 32,248 li CARIBBEAN SOCIAL FORUM Notss to the Ae¢ounts For th• 154nonth •nded 31 March 2023 {Continued) Funds Fund 2023 Other In¢ung. Commuiity Centre Protected Inc(¥ne- Meru Other Inccrn6- GOIF 0th8r Iroxne. Greerwd) Library Other Incryne - GLYPT Other Inccffle - Homtman Museum Other In0￿e - NMM Other Inc)Jn8- UC Other Ir￿L￿ne- OLD VIC Other IrK(xne. PEABODY Olhar Ineane - RBG Other Ir￿￿9 - St Lucia Embassy Other InG(￿o- TethFKlogy RelurNJ other IncfThe- Relund, Tshlrts. Bcxik s* Other I￿(*￿e- CSF P￿1 crffK* Oetm'l Other InctYne- London SF othor Inc￿8 55 2,213 2,213 11,227 11,227 4.200 144 144 373 3.016 1.417 373 3.016 1.417 12 CARIBBEAN SOCIAL FORUM Notes to the Accounts For the 154nonth perlod ended 31 March 2023 (Contlnued) 6 Total Resources Expended Total 2023 Costs Other Fundraising trading Costs of generating voluntary Inc4yne Support of local communlty Grants programme Govemance costs Asset Purchases 40.338 13,101 320 40.338 13.101 320 3,060 273 57,091 273 57,091 Br•akdown of Colts Staff Total 2023 Other Fundrnlslng tradlng: C08t of goods sold Coach & Van Hire CSF Events CSF- GDIF CSF- LCF CSF- NMM CSF- UOG Protected Spend- Merdor CSF- London Swrt CSF- RBG CSF - TRAMSHED CSF- Techndogy Extemal Event8 Hollday Hospilallty Other Expendllure-Refund T-shlrts. books 4.442 7.360 76 4.442 7.360 76 6,964 2,065 480 2.126 470 1,085 8,964 2.065 2,126 470 1.085 7.450 150 4,901 7.4SO 150 4,901 40.338 Costs ol generallng voluntary Income Insurgn Rent & Acx>Jmmodallon- Tramshed Rent & ALrommodation- Togelhemess Community Centre Rent & Actommodation- Wooh￿Ch Works, L8arMler court Slalionory & Sundrie3 Travel Expenses Postago 460 4,703 460 4.703 390 4,205 2,373 10 13.101 390 4.20S 2.373 10 Charltable actlvltles: Support of local communlty Donations & Gifts 320 320 Governance Cost• 3,060 Asset Purchase 273 273 13