## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 10/01/2022 Period start date To 31/03/2023 Period end date**
**Charity name:** Latin Girls at Work
## **Charity registration number:** 1197419
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|For the public benefit to promote the
inclusion of Latinx women who are socially
excluded on the grounds of their ethnic
origin, or their social and economic position,
to relieve the needs of such people and
assist them to integrate into society.|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or services
identified in the accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|
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Providing an online community
engagement platform and
educational resources;
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Signposting those Latinx people
seeking legal, immigration, financial,
and language development help to
partner organisations;
**-**
To advance education in Latinx arts,
culture, and heritage for the public
benefit in particular but not
exclusively by providing a platform for
Latinx creatives, artists, and writers
to demonstrate their work, in such a
way that they can help increase
awareness of Latinx culture in the
UK.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees have had regard to the
guidance issued by the Charity Commission.|
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference N/A Para 1.38 Policy on grant making
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38|N/A|
|---|---|---|
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|The Charity is entirely run by 8 volunteers,
who oversee the day-to-day admin, events,
communications, and fundraising.
All of the events, including workshops and
networking opportunities were organised by
volunteers, as well as any communications
made on our website, social media, and
Whatsapp and Facebook Groups. Any
internal schemes that were hosted by the
charity were organised and maintained by
the volunteers, including the mentorship
scheme.|
|Other|||
## **Achievements and Performance**
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|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|The charity has made significant strides in
enhancing the lives of its beneficiaries
through a series of well-organized and
impactful events. The events are all led by
female-identifying or non-binary Latinx
professionals, and attended by
female-identifying or non-binary Latinx
professionals.
Among its notable achievements are CV
workshops led by professionals from various
fields. These workshops have been
instrumental in improving the resume-writing
skills of participants, thereby increasing their
employability and boosting their confidence
in the job market.
The charity's success is also marked by its
strategic partnerships with other
organizations and charities. By collaborating
to create diverse workshops, the charity has
broadened the range of resources and
training available to its beneficiaries. This
holistic approach has supported personal
and professional growth, equipping
individuals with the tools they need to
succeed.
Entrepreneurial Q&A sessions and panel
events have further underscored the|
charity’s commitment to empowerment. Featuring successful entrepreneurs and experts, these events have offered practical advice, business insights, and networking opportunities. Beneficiaries have gained clarity on their entrepreneurial ideas and connected with potential collaborators and investors. Overall, the charity's initiatives have significantly enhanced employability, facilitated valuable connections, empowered entrepreneurial ventures, and nurtured a supportive community dedicated to continuous growth and learning. Throughout the period the charity has hosted 8 events. Approximately 245 people have attended our events, both in-person and online. Of these events, 2 were career-specific workshops (Interpreting & Translating and Entrepreneurship), 3 were social events, and 3 were networking events. The Charity also ran a mentorship scheme, which will pair a Latinx female professional with a specific career interest with a Latinx professional who has developed a career in that industry. The pairings lasted 12 months. The mentorship scheme paired 10 mentees with 9 mentors (one mentor had 2 mentees). In addition, the Charity hosts a blog (Voces) that promotes Latinx arts & culture in the UK and abroad, by giving a space for Latinx writers to write articles and get published. The blog was run by two volunteers and published a total of 12 articles within this time period, all written by female-identifying or non-binary Latinx writers and journalists. The topics ranged from mental health, queer identity, showcasing Latinx businesses, reviewing Latinx theatre in the UK, and more. These articles were viewed a combined total of 656 times.
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|
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a) Providing an online community engagement platform and educational resources: - By hosting events that promote education and employability resources for Latinx women and non-binary individuals. The Charity hosted two educational workshops and 3 networking events. These were attended by 65 people. - By running a mentorship scheme
||that saw 12 mentees paired with 10
Latinx professionals for career and
education guidance over the course
of 12 months.
b) Signposting those Latinx people
seeking legal, immigration, financial,
and language development help to
partner organisations:
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People were signposted to
the following organisations:
LAWA, LAWRS, Casa Latina,
Casa Do Brasil, Healthwatch,
Citizens Advice, and Law
Centres.
c)
Advance education in Latinx arts,
culture, and heritage for the public
benefit in particular but not
exclusively by providing a platform for
Latinx creatives, artists, and writers
to demonstrate their work, in such a
way that they can help increase
awareness of Latinx culture in the
UK.
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We have hosted a screening
of a Latinx short film centered
around Latinx representation.
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Screening of Latinx film\
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We aim to host our events,
including networking and
workshops, at Latinx-owned
establishments such as
restaurants and community
spaces.
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Through our blog we promote
Latinx businesses,
restaurants, theatre, and
more.
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Our blog provides a platform
for emerging Latinx writers.
Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set
Para 1.41
Investment performance
against objectives
Para 1.41
Other|
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## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The charity’s income was due to a grant
awarded by the National Lottery Community
Fund on 4th August 2021, before the
organisation officially received charitable
status. The Charity did not receive any funds
either through grants or fundraising for the
period between 10/01/2022 and 31/03/2023.
Therefore the funds the Charity had during
this period were reserves from the grant
previously received.|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|Reserves are held in order to cover
maintenance costs for the charity. This
includes fees to keep running our website
and a Zoom license for virtual events.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|177.89 GBP|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|Para 1.47|The charity’s income was due to a grant
awarded by the National Lottery Community
Fund on 4th August 2021, before the
organisation officially received charitable
status. The Charity did not receive any funds
either through grants or fundraising for the
period between 10/01/2022 and 31/03/2023.
Therefore the funds the Charity had during
this period were reserves from the grant
previously received.|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46||
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46||
|Other|||
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## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|Constitution|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|CIO|
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Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|In selecting individuals for appointment as
charity trustees, the charity trustees must
have regard to the skills, knowledge, and
experience needed for the effective
administration of the CIO.
The Chair of the Board is responsible for the
recruitment, appointment, and oversight of
all trustees.
To begin with, the Chair will discuss with the
Director if recruitment is needed, and if so,
they will perform a skills audit to identify what
strengths and weaknesses lie in the current
Board and therefore, what backgrounds and
experiences they are looking for in
candidates. The Chair will then devise a
recruitment plan based on the types of skills
needed to compliment the Board.
The Chair will formulate a job description, be
responsible for disseminating the job advert,
and select individuals for interview. The
Chair then devises the interview questions.
Often other trustees are present for the
interview or the Director.
The questions the Chair uses to assess
candidates include, but are not limited to:
1.
How much do they know about your
organisation?
2.
Do they fully understand your
mission, vision and strategic
direction?
3.
Do they fit in with your organisation’s
ethos?
4.
Do they understand the role and
responsibilities of being a trustee,
and the difference between
governance and management?
5.
What skills and qualities does the
candidate bring?
6.
Do they have the capacity and
willingness to commit sufficient time
to the role?|
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|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction and
training of trustees|Para 1.51|The Board of Trustees and Director share
and make sure the trustees have read and
are familiar with a welcome document, a
copy of the charities constitution, and the
policies held by the charity, which include the
following:
●
Complaints Policy and Procedure
●
Internal Complaints Policy and
Procedure
●
Social Media Policy
●
Events Policy
●
Google Suite and Email Policy
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Data Protection Policy
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Recruitment Policy and Procedure
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Code of Conduct Policy
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Press and Media Policy
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Whatsapp and Facebook Groups
Policy
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Safeguarding Children and
Vulnerable Adults Policy
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Donations Policy|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51|The work we undertake includes but is not
limited to:
●
Planning career-specific workshops
led by experienced Latinx womxn
professionals
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Hosting social and networking events
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Publish a blog giving Latin American
womxn the opportunity to explore
creative paths and share their
personal and professional
experiences with a wide audience
We currently have a presence through our
Website and Blog, LinkedIn, Facebook
Group, and Instagram,and we encourage
you to have a look at our work.
Our members are encouraged to share their
work, and their background, ask questions,
and in turn, give advice to other women
starting their careers. Our mission is to
provide a space to**meet**other Latin
American womxn living and working in the
UK,**support**each other in the development|
of professional skills, and **discuss** what it entails to be a Latin American womxn in the UK, both personally and professionally. The Charity currently has no employees. Instead it is run by a team of volunteers, led by our Director who is also a volunteer.
## Volunteers
|Volunteers||
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|**Officer**|**Role**|
|Giulia Mazzu|Director|
|Melany Avila|Development
Officer|
|Maria Alvarez
Gomes|Events Officer|
|Jessica Gurney|Social Media Officer|
|Nicole Gheller|Editor|
|Luisa de la Concha
Montes|Editor in Chief|
|Sofia Vizcarra|Team Assistant|
|Mayra Teck Ascurra|Team Assistant|
Relationship with any related Para 1.51 parties
Other
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Latin Girls at Work|
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|Other name the charity uses||
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Registered charity number|1197419|
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Charity’s principal address|Flat 8 Allison Court
43 Parkhill Road
NW3 2YD|
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**Name of**
**person (or**
**body) entitled**
**to appoint**
**trustee (if any)**|
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||Jennifer Kaplan-Ortiz|||
||Sara Zavala Gutierrez|||
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|**Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**|
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## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
## **The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
## **Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Jennifer Kaplan-Ortiz **Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc) Date** 5/19/2024
## **Latin Girls at Work Income and Expenditure**
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**From**|
**10/01/2022**|**To**|**31/03/2023**|
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|**Income**|||||
|**Income / Receipts**||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**|||
|**Donations, legacies and similar**
**income**|||||
|Membership subscriptions||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Donations||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Legacies||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Gift Aid||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Other similar income||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Sub total**||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Grants**|||||
|Grant||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Other grants||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Sub total**||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Fundraising (gross)**|||||
|Detail 1||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Detail 2||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Other fundraising activities||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Sub total**||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|**Investment income**|||||
|Bank interest||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Building Society interest||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Other investment income||**-**|**-**|**-**|
|Refunds for services paid||**19**|**-**|**19**|
|**Sub total**||**19**|**-**|**19**|
|**_Total Gross Income_**|||||
|||**19**|**-**|**19**|
**19**
**19**
_**Total receipts**_
**-**
## **Latin Girls at Work Income and Expenditure**
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**From**|
**10/01/2022**|**To**||**31/03/2023**|
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|**Expenditure**||||||
|**Payments**|**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**£**
**£**|||**Total funds**
**£**||
|**Charitable Payments**||||||
|Wages||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|Rent||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|Water||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|Electricity and Gas||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|Insurance||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|Repairs and Renewals||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|Materials and equipment||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|Printing and photocopying||**86**|**-**||**86**|
|AGM and trustee expenses||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|Subscriptions||**382**|**-**||**382**|
|Event refreshments||**133**|**-**||**133**|
|Venue hire||**127**|**-**||**127**|
|Transport||**9**|**-**||**9**|
|||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|||**-**|**-**||**-**|
|**Sub total**
**_Total Gross Expenditure_**||**737**|**-**||**737**|
|||**737**|**-**||**737**|
|**_Total payments_**|**737**|||||
|||**737**|||**737**|
## **Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees**
|Signature|Print Name|
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||Jennifer Kaplan-Ortiz|
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