## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period** ## **From 01/04/2024 To 31/03/2025** **Charity name: Latin Girls At Work** ## **Charity registration number: 1197419** ## **Objectives and Activities** ||SORP reference|| |---|---|---| |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|- Providing an online community
engagement platform and
educational resources alongside the hosting
of professional development workshops and
networking events;
- Facilitating the professional development of
Latinx women and non-binary people
through our bespoke mentorship scheme;
- 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 run by a dedicated team of 8
volunteers who manage day-to-day
operations, including administration, event
planning, programme management,
communications, and fundraising. All events,
such as workshops and networking
opportunities, are organised by volunteers,
along with the management of our website,
social media, and WhatsApp and Facebook
groups. Additionally, volunteers handle
internal initiatives, including the running,
editing, and publishing of the_Voces_blog.
Volunteers:
Giulia Mazzu - Director
Melany Avila Development - Director
Maria Alvarez Gomes - Events Manager
Azucena Morales - Communications
Manager
Nicole Gheller - Voces (Blog) Editor
Sofia Vizcarra - Events officer
Mayra Teck Ascurra - Development Officer
Kelly Arias-Team Assistant| |Other||| ## **Achievements and Performance** SORP reference |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 impactful, well-organized
events, all led by and for female-identifying
or non-binary Latinx professionals. In
addition, the charity launched our bespoke
mentorship scheme aimed at providing
professional guidance to Latinx womxn living
and working in the UK.
**Cafecito**
This year we launched Cafecito, a free
professional advice scheme where we
connect experienced UK-based
female-identifying Latinx professionals with
Latinx women who are seeking professional
guidance related to a particular field of work
or study, have a specific query, or even for
CV and interview tips.
During the reported period, we had 29
requests for mentorship and executed 15
pairings, providing young professionals
much needed access to experts and
advisors.
Pairings either met via phone or video call,
or in person. 100% of feedback form
respondents for this scheme stated that they
they received the information and advice
they were seeking and rated the expertise of
their advisor as ‘very good’. 100% of
respondents also rated the overall Cafecito
experience as ‘very good’, affirming they
would recommend this scheme to a friend or
colleague.
One respondent gave us the following
feedback:Thank you for creating such an
important Programme! Moving to a different
country is always difficult, but when we have
a community like Latin Girls At Work, things
get a bit easier.
This scheme was a natural progression
towards our organisational mission, goals
and values. We created a dynamic solution
to knowledge exchange, and extended our
platform for Latinx connections. Based on
feedback, we have identified that this
scheme is providing a much needed
resource that fills an existing gap in the
Latinx community.
**Events**
The Charity hosted a total of 6 events this
financial year, reaching over 50 attendees.| |---|---|---| Two social walks (Ñaña Walks), and four professional development workshops focused on the legal, arts and entrepreneurship industries. In addition we had a workshop hosted in partnership with Linkedin. Our most impactful events included the ‘Legal Sector Panel & Q&A’ which was led by four Latinx solicitors working in the UK. Feedback for this event was incredibly positive with one attendee feeding back the following: ‘The best part of the event was the quality of the speakers and their ability to share their experiences and provide useful insights, as well as the moderator’s preparation in asking interesting and relevant questions.’ Feedback from attendees has been overwhelmingly positive. Of the 5 attendees who filled in our feedback form, 80% had said that our events helped them learn more about the topic in question, with 100% of attendees stating that they would recommend a Latin Girls at Work career development event to a friend or colleague. In addition we partnered directly with Linkedin, who hosted a bespoke virtual workshop for our members. Aimed at Spanish and Portuguese speakers, Linkedin representatives informed attendees how to maximise use of their profile to apply for jobs and expand their networks. ## **Bookclub** The Latin Girls at Work book club is now well established, and serves as a forum to connect with Latin American literature written by women and non-binary people. Over this reporting period, we have hosted six book club sessions, four online and two in-person. We have read literature from Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Argentina, Chile and Colombia. We have on average 9 attendees per session, with 54 readers attending our book club this year. ## **Blog** The charity also runs _Voces_ , a blog promoting Latinx arts and culture in the UK and beyond. The blog provides a platform for female-identifying or non-binary Latinx writers and journalists, or those who have not had the opportunity to publish their work. Over the reporting period, 3 articles and 2 poems were published by 5 different authors. The articles were viewed a total of 1971 times, the most viewed article being “Everything wrong with the sexy Latina image”. **Conclusion** Overall, the charity’s initiatives have significantly helped build a community of like-minded women and non-binary people, facilitating connections and the exchange of valuable knowledge and experience. Focused both on facilitating professional development opportunities and providing a space to celebrate Latinx culture, the charity continues ton evolve to meet the needs of our service users. ## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about: ||Achievements against
objectives set|Para 1.41|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 four networking and professional
workshop events, reaching around 40
attendees and receiving positive feedback
from the community. These events gathered
Latinx experts from a variety of fields such
as lawyers, entrepreneurs and artists. They
also brought the community closer by
encouraging mutual collaboration through
opportunities to engage with speakers and
fellow members of the community.
The launch of the Cafecito mentorship
scheme was the Charity’s biggest endeavour
towards achieving this objective, as it
provided a mechanism for reaching an
engagement community while also
facilitating the exchange and knowledge
transfer between highly experienced
professionals and Latinx people at the early
stages of their careers.
b) Signposting those Latinx people
seeking legal, immigration, financial,
and language development help to
partner organisations:
- People were signposted to
the following organisations:
LAWA, LAWRS,
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.|| ||||- We aim to host our events,|| ||||including networking and|| ||||workshops, at Latinx-owned|| ||||establishments such as|| ||||restaurants and community|| ||||Spaces.|| ||||- Through our book club, we promote a|| ||||diversity of Latinx authors, having read|| ||||books by authors from six different Latinx|| ||||countries over this reporting period,|| ||||promoting the work of female-identifying|| ||||Latinx authors.|| ||||- Through our blog we promote|| ||||Latinx businesses,|| ||||restaurants, theatre, and|| ||||more.|| ||||- Our blog provides a platform|| ||||for emerging Latinx writers, during the|| ||||reporting period we published 3 articles and|| ||||2 poems by 5 writers.|| ||Performance of fundraising|||| ||activities against objectives|Para 1.41||| ||set|||| ||||N/A|| ||Investment performance|Para 1.41||| ||against objectives|||| ||Other|||| |||||| ## **Financial Review** |**Financial Review**||| |---|---|---| |Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|The Charity’s income was due to donations
received through our in-person events (£25
GBP) received across 4 events) and direct
donations to the charity’s QR code (£5) GBP.
The majority of our reserves were
maintained due to grants received by the
company Rivet in October 2023, for a total
$1000 (USD) which converted to GBP
resulted in an income of £799.11.| |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.| |Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|£211.14| |Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|N/A| |Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|N/A| |Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|N/A| ## **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 donations
received through our in-person events (£25
GBP) received across 4 events) and direct
donations to the charity’s QR code (£5) GBP.
The majority of our reserves were
maintained due to grants received by the
company Rivet in October 2023, for a total
$1000 (USD) which converted to GBP
resulted in an income of £799.11.| |---|---|---| |Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|N/A| |A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|Financing instability to fluctuating donor
funding. Our aim for 2025/26 is to continue
to apply for public grants, in addition to
devising a business plan to present to
private funders such as companies who can
fund specific projects such as internships,
events & workshop series, etc. We have also
started direct fundraising by creating a
GoFundMe which we can advertise during
outreach events, which clearly states our
purpose and what areas the funds are
geared towards.| |Other||| |||| ## **Structure, Governance and Management** |Description of charity’s
trusts:||| |---|---|---| |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| |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?| |
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
● Data Protection Policy
● Recruitment Policy and Procedure
● Code of Conduct Policy
● Press and Media Policy
● Whatsapp and Facebook Groups
Policy
● Safeguarding Children and
Vulnerable Adults 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
● Hosting social and networking events,
including our regular book club sessions
● 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 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.| |Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51|N/A| Other ## **Reference and Administrative details** |Charity name|Latin Girls at Work| |---|---| |Other name the charity uses|| |
Registered charity number|1197419| |Charity’s principal address|Flat 8 Allison Court
43 Parkhill Road
NW3 2YD| ||| ## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity** |1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
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14
15
16
17
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20|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for**
**whole year**
**Name of**
**person**
**(or**
**body)**
**entitled**
**to**
**appoint**
**trustee**
**(if any)**| |---|---|---|---| ||Jennifer
Kaplan-Ortiz||| ||Nohelia Rambal
Torres||Appointed on 27th of
January2025| ||Gabriela del Pilar
Ramirez Guevara||Appointed on 27th of
January2025| ||Sara Cristina
Zavala Gutierrez||Term ended 26th
June 2024| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| – 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|N/A| |---|---| |Name and objects of the
charity on whose behalf the
assets are held and how this
falls within the custodian
charity’s objects|N/A| |Details of arrangements for
safe custody and
segregation of such assets
from the charity’s own assets|N/A| ## **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)**| |---|---|---|---| |**Type of**
**adviser**
**Name**
**Address**|||| ||||| ||||| ||||| ||||| |**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**|||| ||||| ## **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.** **----- Start of picture text -----**
Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees
Signature(s) [ N. Rambal ]
Full name(s) Nohelia Rambal Torres
Position (eg Secretary, Co-chair
Chair, etc)
Date
Jan 14, 2026
Signature(s) [Gabriela RG ]
Full name(s) Gabriela
Ramirez-Guevara
Position (eg Co-Chair
Secretary, Chair,
etc)
Date
Jan 19, 2026
**----- End of picture text -----**
## **Latin Girls at Work Income and Expenditure** ||
**From**|
**01/04/2024**|**To**|**31/03/2025**| |---|---|---|---|---| |**Income**||||| |**Income / Receipts**||**Unrestricted**
**funds**
**Restricted**
**funds**
**Total funds**
**£**
**£**
**£**||| |**Donations, legacies and similar**
**income**||||| |Membership subscriptions||**-**|
**-**|**-**| |Donations||**30**|
**-**|**30**| |Legacies||**-**|**-**|**-**| |Gift Aid||**-**|**-**|**-**| |Other similar income||**-**|**-**|**-**| |**Sub total**||**30**|
**-**|**30**| |**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||**-**|**-**|**-**| |**Sub total**||**-**|**-**|**-**| |**_Total Gross Income_**||||| |||**30**|
**-**|**30**| **30** **30** _**Total receipts**_ **-** ## **Latin Girls at Work Income and Expenditure** ||
**From**|
**01/04/2024**|**To**||**31/03/2025**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |**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||**55.67**|**-**||**55.67**| |AGM and trustee expenses||**-**|**-**||**-**| |Subscriptions||**195.59**|**-**||**195.59**| |Event refreshments||**10.84**|
**-**||**10.84**| |Venue hire||**45**|
**-**||**45**| |Transport||**-**|**-**||**-**| |||**-**|**-**||**-**| |||**-**|**-**||**-**| |**Sub total**
**_Total Gross Expenditure_**||**307.1**|
**-**||**307.1**| |||**307.1**|
**-**||**307.1**| |**_Total payments_**|**307.1**
**-**||||| |||**307.1**|**-**||**307.1**| ## **Signed by one or two trustees on behalf of all the trustees** Signature Print Name