RL%ist¢red ChaTitv No- 1197.309 Caribbean Social Forum Trustees, Report and Accounts For the Year Ended 31 March 2024
CON'TENTS PAGE Legal and Adn]inistrdtive Details Trustees, Repon Indcp¢nd¢nt Exiuniners. Rcport StateEnent of FinanLial Activities Balance Sh¢et Notes to the AcLounts 21Poge
RF.FERENCF. AYD ADIIINISTRA TITrT DET.4ILS OF THE CHARITI." 175 TRLTSTEE% AN ADVISERti fr"OR"rH: YE.4R .10.D 31 .41ARCII 2024 Trustee l. Pamela Franklic ? Euston C.opeldnd Charl(%. rytsrtd.Nuoiber l)atr of Charitble Re%i5tr4tion 30. tkcetnkr 2n2J Princip•l The T¥amshtd Lolldon S118 6EU llldvpeudent examinen Bankers -Ac¢ouTEtir.g.4spi8t Ltd Clo G(Kd t(1 Giv¢ Ltd Barclays Bank Pic
TRL:.8TF.F.S' REPORT FOR TIIE E%I)ED JI MARC5J 2024 The Board of Tr1¢¢$. who 3rL . tnxsreL'S lor charity law pww.. sub1[ Ih¢iT aonual report and the financial statnents ot Caribbean Social Forum Lor tht s'ear ended J l Llarch 2044. The Bo&rd of Trustee5 Ci?iifirni% thdt the rewrt dnd inneal %tateii]rnts oi the Chaiih, Lomplv Myth c[llr 5tatul(Irv requirements: IhL rcquirtxnents vf th<, Charit s go¥cming dncurneni and Ih Ihe StateniLmt ol'R¢coll]m¢nded Praciice. (S(IRP) '.4eeounling and Reporting by Chariiies (rei"E.4ed 2Q051. L prok'TNivns or StnFdvr¢. g•vtrJJ¥D¢e mange4Beul The 3 Trnstees are- l. Pamela FtaDKlin 2. EusEOU Copcland 3. Sonia.Mclniosb lli¢ TrnstL.5 play a priman. mle in ensurtng oiKJd goV£rnan and functioning ofthe Soundatiu The Boal'd's rolc: ftu]Ltion¥ an(1 resFxJnsibilitlC% (ttc qLilc clearli, defined. I'he C.hariiy:ufftntly work iith 8 of UK I)an1$allOS and Pattners .hO helps secure fmancial supw and eontnllute to ibe fvture plawiing of the or£anisation. C0Trerninx Dncumrlltr. C.aribMn 8octal Forum rc¥i8ter¢d as a C"IU Rceistraiion (-harity 3fi Deecmb¢r 2021. The LOIISTitUtioii Jated l). Decembcr 9021. C.ap.btun .SoLiat b'owm operate(J prciuusl> as an unincoqM)ratLYI Lharildblc ktssociaiion. StrUctre, CoTrernAnce abd Jl#rya%enTrent: The Trust¢es who haie 5¢Th'ed durin- the wear ser out page 3 and meer on a gUlar basis. The tIllSEr¥.% ultiin¥te cimlrol ober all th¢ ttffairs. of the cbaTitv. Ob3Ltves, Aetiiiti¢5 od Publit Bellefffti." 'Il>e objultives vf th¢ cbarity are-. "I'o promnte 50L'ial inclusion for the publii FK"nefit bv WOTking 7th pLxJple ivhn ar¥ SOLially excludid Im the gtDimds of the&r ettiftic origia (in partlcular. meEtir$ of th¢ CaribbcaD commiipAit5"I rLlii'e the need.% 01-5u¢h wl¢ and &8ist ihan to integrale irTrlo socit!}'. in part]"Llllar by. At) Provtdiiig a loial lig1Hrk group thar encouragc.q and maiibers io partJC1itC more eft"ectiYdv with the wIr conimtujiti. b) Proi'idino rLYreaiioDJl actii-itics, training and Icigurc 8ctiTriti¢s. outii?gs. ei'enls. sla1 irips including tran5POrt refreshments, progrwns of rylucaioD. i17lJ)% nbi .sk'ill d¢i'clopnk'nr Ihai contnljuti to their l?LalEh. 'e11cIng and &vLlopmL'nt. infonTt&lion. 3dYiL and 7]danCe and iJittsrn)alioii iechiiologv at home to enable therD to aLLess rhe 3nt¢Yncl. 2. T(Tr pri)vide or a55iSt in the provision of fociliti¢S iii the Énterest of soLial We1fd for r.ration or other IiisLire lime nceupalion of ldi]dL1b m.ho hai i neLd olsuck facRlitit> bJ'_rason or Ibeir youth. age. infErnltt)' OT disability.: finan¥ial hardyhip or xL"ial iir¢un15tdllC¢% Wlth the object of improvtTl¥ thLif Coiiifirion of lifL'.
TRI",£TF.F.S' RF.PORT FOR THF. I'F.4R F.h4DED 31 IIARCII 2024 3. To adkance edu¢ation for the public b¢trfit in Cariban art. culwre and her&tage. 4. The lief of finattcial h3rdskn"p. eithLY geneEally o- indii tduall), of people li)-ing in fjrcatet London by making of mon61." for providino orpaying for such items, seryicrs or racilities as ihc Ints1ces deem appropriaie. Fin2neial revie.: IncomL ytid EXnd]lre durin¢ The amou[1t to È162:839 & £9).676 respcctil'ely. The attached fmancial 8talLmLnt the cwteni state of the c]]drity"s fi[the Rv5erve Poltth'- The I't7[ee5 hai'e revie1ed ihe rSen'eS of ihe charitj. This re¥iew cnconipassed ihe nature of tlie inLome and ¢¥pcn<liturc stre4m5. Eli¥ march v7tFablL itwme fixed ¢ommitmenl% and the naiure ofihc re8¢n-CS. Risk Mgnagtmeot: The TnLsiecs conthias its own rei'Rew of niajorr.sks to w.hich the chan.ty 1£ cxp)%ed. Thc$ prOCede5 are w]odiLally Teviewed ID ensure th]t thc%' stil.. mcet the nteds olthe Ch11!, dud aTe 85 lollow's= An &inu81 reieW of the ribks whtch the charitv may face. The establishtnent ofgysi£ms pn)eedUK to Mill(5 le those risk.% identified The impl=.mentav.on of preth]reS deSId to miniDiisc ank trf)ientFal &mpacr on the ch81ity 8hould any of ihe ri.sk maierRaliFc. The TrEL5 (who art atso dircctots orclbIan .&xial Fornm the proseS of coinp2llv la. (are FC5P)nsiblc lor pt¥)arittg the ITV8Tees report and the f]nancial st31em¢nt in aLLordanc¢ 74.ith app5iL3ble lam, and U'nit¢d Ktngdom ALtounting Sidndards. (United Kinq4*n Geneially Accewcd Accow)tsng Prdciii¥l. Compallv lttw rwuires tr[Ce5 to prepwe financial SthLeTtient for ea=h fiadDLi31 "hICh gil'e a true md lair yiciy uf thc stdiv ofthL affd. irs ot-the chbr1lab1 company Of outgoin£ resourc¥5 dnd dpplicatioii nf TY50urre%. InL.ludtng thc Fncoine and e4K'iidiiure of the charits.- fui p¢iiod. Iii prepurtng these finan¥ial statements ihc trubtecs arc requircd to. Select suit3ble accountitig policie5 aiid thell applN them LonsÈstentlv. Ob8¢m- thL mctho(i aiid piinctple in ihe Charitie.q SORP_ Make judgemenLS and estitnates th arr reasonablc and prudeDI. wh¢r applicable UK ALcountino St21Mlaids' h2N'e been tollowed subjcct to Y mai¢rial dLpanuTrx d"tscloscd and cxplaiiiLsd in the Firklia[ .Ststemciit. Prep the financial stat¢mtnE on the conicrn basis EEnlcss li is itlapproprialc to Plisiiiiie tbat the clwitsblc Lompany Ill (ntinue itt busin. The 1sTLeS ar¢ tcsponstrble for kecpin¥ woper aLcounting records that ai8fylo5o with rc&wlliJblt accui'acj at the. tTme thkn nela] wsilion of the chan.ty companv and ¢ble theni to enbuTL thai the tinanci&l Sialement Compl the CompaniL4 Act ?006. TheN' are also reiponsible for s¢gUardIng the assets oEthe chan.tv cotnpallv alld hence for tsking rea.sble steps for the pRI'entiou and delection offraud and other itrcgularities.
Independent Examiner. The C.harilYs Ind£t¢n[exaMEner. AtEum Hasw FC.C.'A of Aolting.4$SISl Ltd Clo Good to LAive LtsL have I[((1cd iheir willingness to otTer thcmselY¢s for ap(MeL This rqyort waq atY)roYed by the Tru5tecs and s1Cd on their bebaifby: Signdture.. 61page
IPIDEPENI)EI%T EX..Iw.ER's REPORI FOR THE I'L.4R E%DLD _Il hlARCH 2024 P4DF.PEYDEI)T EXAMINF.R'S RF.PORT TO TFIF. TRL'STEES OF CARIBIIEAY SOCIAL FORL'hl. I report onihe fin8ncial stat LmeTrt> ofihe - h.drilw iiic >ear ended JI fvfarn.h ?0?4 which i>mprise Ihe Statement of FintLrKial ALtiYitiLF and 13al4th¥e Stv"ei wilh (]&1¢ llotL. This report is made solely to ihe charifv b Tn[ce5. as a Imxly. in ac£o-idallce u'2th ectioD 145 of ihe CharÉlies Acl ?01 l resvlations ii'thdc under SLLjon 154 ul"tFffiai Act. Nl¥' work heell undenakL 50 that I might stale to the rbarity'5 Trust¢s those matters l am reqiiired to state io in an indcpendenl LxJmin¥ls and for no oiber purpl. To ihe full£st c.Etent pirnjiiied h), laH'. I do not aLxciil L>f.2SSUTllL restK)iliibilit)' to all)-"OT]e oihknf Thall lh¥ Lharitj. dnd the Lhdritv'"s Trn%tee¥ as body. for my examination ork. RESPEcfiN E RESPOWSIBILfNES OF TXUSTEFS AYD EX.4MIYER The chatily s Trusrces resporLsible lor Ihc prepardtion fifr-the fI}neal stsiemenw thcv COGsider that an atsdit is niit required for Ihis v[ ¥LCtioll 144(?) of tile C.barit1 Act 2011 (the -4ct) ¥nd that independent oiamTRation is needed. li is respon.siBilily to= Exainine thL aCniS ILtndLr Seciivn 145 of the Chariti¢ Act}- To foll(). tETrc pr(xedurLS latd dowm in the (leneral Direction& gji-en by the Chanty omfflis5100ets (under Seeiion 14i15Xbl of th¢ Chan"lieb.4eil: I11 To stsle whether ptrticul8r Tnatter5 hae come lo altcniion. Basis of Independent E.x4miner's report My exarnTnation was carri¢d out in 1( c£ordanee u-ItF (lenal DirtrtiOn5 gtl'en bv the Charity CommissionLrs. ¢xamrnation in¢ltL.5 a TL4-tLW' Ot-lhe ac£ountlnb recor(k kcpt bi the CIrouD'Disttibf and a LLltupati%on ot the acLouDts i)rLsented Thith Ihose rcL"ords. li ulso inLlude8 consid Ifdtitso (Jfany TJnusLl iienRb UF discl()5ure% ill the accoun15 and SCLkn.-,g L'xplandiions fn)m yo &£ 1rUsle conLL'ming such matteF%. Tb¥ pr(Icecures undLakLn do pms'Tdc all ihe evidLnce Ihat would bL' rwuiiLlÈ in an audiL and CVEiwucntiy no upinion is 1".n us to'.I,het&er the accounts pre%cnt a "Irne atKI fait. Niew and the reFK>rt is limited to thfW nwièTS Set 04rt in th¢ statcmeni belo.. Imdeptndent Ex8DJlner's statement Ill conn<Llion w'ith my cxaminatior, 11)attcr bas come t(J MY atleniion." l) Trhi¢h 8i¥'es me re&wnable coe io tEli¢i'e thaE in materi81 respect the reqU¢mt5. ) kecp accoLtnring records iti accordance R'ith 1) l JO oftht Acl: and to preparL' fi4allLldl stsr£mts whi¢h accord 11 tbe a¥i'01t11g records and comply ith the aCcU(la8 requirements ofrhe Act hai'L not tK'cn mL"I: or to which, 111 mv QPTJ]ion. littltiOn 5hoL.Iti be dra order to enablc 8 proper undet3randing f the iinaDcial stat¢tnenits t(1 be Raihe si1ed.. Dted. 2111012024 Anum Hassan: FCCA OII l)ehilt rJfAccountingAs-51St Ltd
STATEI¥IF.h'T OF FIP'ANCIAL_4CTivrriF.S Ilticorpoiing Incomc 2nd ¢Xp¢ndlrU 8CCOLini) FOR THE YEAR F.IYDFD 31 IL4RCH 20J? L,restriC1 TglAI F¥ods Total Fvttds 2024 2024 2013 24.1 73Jn ¥ ru?uretr3 6&124 31TrJ34 79.42 C-oMJf Cieb¢iztiug 0J]ar5 Il484 Fiir:draT4iog mlTr%'. 49J38 Actiyiiw. 3594 3594 273 (th¥rn3ll~ 9.L4 41076 214 213lll 11?1S3 C2m IOThaTd J2L15J 59214 187J6 Notes to Aceounts The a¥Lounls were p¥L'pad on InLne rtyuurcts attd r£8ources ixpended bHsTS unly." therefore. no aeeiTrunt was tak¢n o1.accrL1S afMI"nr prL"yaNinents.
BAI.AYCF..SHV.F.T .4S AT JI IIARI'H ?024 21124 Nore nxv.D ASSETS TaDglhIeats i CEFRRENT.wYrs Dcbfoix 3J23 3.589 L'osh at bauk IW116 1¥2.106 112.153 .. CRLDJ"foR&" atDthVllts J311 jno duc WTthin Q1i FfAT 939 J.080 T CUllR¥D4T Lssrrs 181.167 111.Q73 .NYr &SSETS li{ CJLIRITY FL.ID% Linre%tri¢led run(ts RÈ%tncted fuod5 li 211,452 1.137 fnTAL •-I.'NIXS 18S29 114,fi63 Thc tLnanciaE sratemcnts wrre. approi'cd bv tk Trustees on and swi¢xl on thcir bel]1.. by: PRfNTN.4ME............................ ........................... . The Notes on p8ge 10 to 1.1 fonn part of these xcOU5.
-INOTES TO THE FI).4ThCI.4L 5T,ITEI¥IENr I-OR THE I"E.4R ENDLD.11 l4CH 2024 I. ACCOUNITINfc POLICIES Basis of preparali4)n ol fiR4neil st•temeuts t¢101 s1cli}eLl ha8 betn prcpared whEb tlie SialknmL-ni of roThended PraLtice ISVKP) Ac£onin1.¥lld Reporting bv L.hartties published in ,March 21)05 and oth¥r applIb{c accouY&tinX SOdrds. Fund ecountfkg Restrici¢4 lIdS those hICh are to he Us1 fEJr ihe Klfied purpose as laid dowtt b!" the dom)r. [lndItUre M'hich mee[% tlhx criterta is all{aled in thc appropriatc fund. Unrestricted ar¢ (kTrnation% alld othtt iiiLI)me receIvj or generated tor the fi3rrh¢raIice ot"tli¢ objLXts of ihe ilwitvwithout specificd purtA)se a12(L iherLlore, ¢4re aV81lable a.% gLrneIal tunds. lllcomill% resources "olur&tary in¢omc by 7ay" of (lonations and gifis io the clmriry is iniludcd 3n in the stlte[neI of fiDancial aCtiltieS w.hwi rerp.ii'eil liitxnyvible intOD3e is not 1clUded unle&s il r¥pf¥scni> ¢Troods 01 sen'iiC5 11.hkcn M'ould oihirwisc been purchased. Grnrtts GrLots intluth.ng granls for the purch&8e or rixcd asseis. are [¥younfftsed ID full in the statcment ot"financial tIl.1t14 in yr in 44thich the, 8rc Ticeivable. Resourfes Expended RLsourc&¥ eKpLiidcd arL' reCognid irt the *1(1 in whi¢h thL}' incurrcd. R£3Our5 expe.nsed are alloL&ted to the. parti¢ulat actil'lty wheTe the Cost relb direct]y to thnt artiTrity. All cnils include value added w'here applieable. ioi
NOTE,8 TO THE m.IriCi,iL STA TEhlENT FOR I'HE I'EAR ENDLD 31 .}1.4RCU 2024 {ebATrlivued) IThCOME RESDITr('ES VOLiryfAR Y INCO.1 2024 2U9 4. INCUME FRO.%1 CFI.4RI'T.I8LF. Anii"InE8 Ftyud5 2fi24 EktonthlLveJ -1&422 ospitsITry 2¥J& 7L171 5. OTHbk ThfoME REsouRfES Rtstrkkd 59.lu 39J 6@124 6. TUI'AL RF..8Ob'ltCL% LXPEYDFD Fundtaisiu%TrathN2 2024 7*941 p]knrf uf Irjtsil As Pur¢b• 3.H 91676 94676 111., age
OTES TO THE FLY.4NCI.4L ST_4TEIILYT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 .MARCH 2024 (eobtinued) BREIcKTr OF COST.S S( C• 21124 VIB Ill 11.920 •&0( 133 Q8F . (rhe G'&TtM} 2&608 133 C%F_(L&G CSF- ¥%tM Marliljue (SF- Uf)G (Lar51t)"o(Crteorn1th} CSF- I'(KJllH.41 IBktk Mrnkil H¢ahh) LY R#btslr Lamp¥> CSl_ Mrfctr {ProFMtEd SptAd} 1797 2A&S iio CSF-T4AMSFIKD COSTS OF GF.PERATtNG I'OL[, 'TARI' IP4CO.M Att&rJLThthllott-TrT6htd 4392 1.92• Retyt&_4CmITr•da1ju£1 Tn¥el LJptTrses H06Pit•knh. 2_444 IJL4 CIIARIT4HI.E ACTITr-ITJES= SIIPPORT 0> I.OC.41. LONI_WLI ji'ri- 3J94 lJ44 3S1 3594 344 121P3ge