2025-03-31-accounts

BOUAKE DIASPORA UK

Annual Report and Accounts

2024- 2025

LEGAL INFORMATION

Name of charity:	Bouake Diaspora UK	Bouake Diaspora UK
Correspondence address	: Flat 1 Tynwald House, Sydenham Hill
		LONDON
		SE26 6AG
Contact person	:	BAMBA DRISSA
Charity number	:	1209553
Management Committee	:	2024-2025
BAMBA DRISSA	:	Chair
YEKILI THIO	:	Vice-Chair
OSSAMA AMELIE OUATTARA	:	Secretary
NAGBOHON JEAN KONEY	:	Vice-secretary
MASSITA COULIBALY	:	Treasurer

Banker : Barclays Bank Plc

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Management Committee Report

BOUAKE DISPORA UK was established in 2022 as voluntary organization and registered as CIO in August 2024

The organization aims to provide relief to migrants and those granted refugee status in the UK, in particular but not exclusively to people from the Bouake region by the provision of training facilities and support services so as to advance them in life and assist them with the adaption within a new community, with the objects of: -

1. Advancing their education and training; and

2. Relieving them from financial hardship and unemployment.

Activities for the period 2024-2025

1. We have provided advice, information and referral services on education, debt, welfare benefit and housing. The service helped about 21 people make informed choices and improve their lives.

2. We have delivered befriending activities for 17 isolated older people to improve their loneliness and mental health.

3. The organization provided training for employment and employment related advice that benefited about 8 unemployed women and 11 men. This helped them improve their employability chances and 09 of them have been able to secure part- and full-time employment.

4. The organization’s recreational activities benefited 34 local people and this strengthened community tights and improved social cohesion.

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Plan for 2025-2026

1. We will continue to deliver more employment sessions to support local people back into work this year. We anticipate helping about 23 unemployed women and young people.

2. The organization will increase its advice and referrals sessions to be able to support about 33 users in need of education, training and welfare benefit entitlement.

3. We will seek more support to deliver activities for the elderly to help them be less isolated and improve their health.

4. We will undertake supportive homework activities this year to improve about 15 children and young people and children’s school performance specifically those who will be preparing their GCSEs

5. The origination will continue to deliver basic English skills to improve 26 refugees’ job prospect and their integration into the wider community.

6. We will support 22 senior residents through befriending and social events to reduce their isolation and improve their mental health.

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Trustees’ responsibilities

Charity law requires trustees, to prepare financial statements for each financial year which give a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of the company and of the results of the company at that period. In preparing those financial statements, the directors are required to:

• select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently;

• make judgments and estimates that are reasonable and prudent;

• state whether applicable accounting standards have been followed, subject to any materials departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements;

• prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to assume that the company will continue on that basis.

The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charity and enable it to ensure that the financial statements comply with the charity Act.

They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps and detect fraud and other irregularities.

Chair - Chairperson

12 /09/ Signed: ----------------------- Date:-----------------------2025

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Statements for the year ended 31 March 2025

Incoming Resources

Sources Donation & Foundraising Fees Membership Resources Expended Hire of venue Facilitators cost Travel & volunteer expenses Telephone & Internet Printing and administration Accounting & examination Publicity Resources Expended Net surplus / Deficit Fund B/F Fund C/F	Unrestricted 6200 1900 1740 9840 3100 2800 860 250 120 60 7190	Unrestricted 6200 1900 1740 9840 3100 2800 860 250 120 60 7190	Restricted	Restricted	2025
					6200 1900 1740
			0 0		9840
					3100 2800 860 250 0 120 60 7190
		2650	0		2650
					0
					2650

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Balance Sheet Note Fixed Assets Tangible assets Current assets Cash at bank Creditor Total net assets Funds Unrestricted Restricted Total	Balance Sheet	as at 31/03/ 2025	as at 31/03/ 2025
			2025 0 2012 2012 2012 0 2012
Funds

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Notes to the accounts for the year ended 31 March 2025

1 . Accounting policies

• a) Basis of accounting policies

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention, as modified by the inclusion of fixed assets investments at market value, and in accordance with applicable accounting standards and follow the recommendation in the statement of recommended Accounting and Reporting Practice by charities.

b) Grants

Grants are recognized in the statements on accrual basis following the satisfaction of any pre-conditions

c) Expenditure

Expenditure is recognized on accruals basis

d) Reserve policy

The organization reserve policy is to retain 2 to 10 % of its unrestricted fund beyond its financial year to keep the organization running. This depends on the financial condition of the organization.

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Independent Examiner’s report to the Trustees

The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting and Reporting applicable Accounting Standards and the Charity Act 2011

Responsibilities of the Trustees

The trustees and the Management Committee are responsible for the preparation of the accounts and that you consider the audit requirements of the charities Act 2011. It is my responsibilities to state on the basis of procedures specified in the directions given by Charity Commissioners whether particular matters have come to my attention.

Basis of my examination

The examination of the accounts was carried out in accordance with the general directions given by the charity commissioners. The examination includes:

• A review of the accounting records kept by the charity

• A comparison of the accounts presented with those records made available

• Consideration of any unusual items and disclosures in the accounts

• Assessment and significant estimates and judgments made in preparation of the financial statements

• Examination of evidence relevant to the amount of disclosures in the financial statements

I planned and performed my investigation so as to obtain all the information and explanations which I consider necessary in order to provide me with sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements are free from material misstatements whether caused by fraud or irregularity of error. In forming my opinion I also evaluated the adequacy of the presentation of information in the financial statements.

Opinion

In my opinion the financial statements as prepared give a true and fair view of the charity state of affairs as at 31st of March 2025 and the incoming resources and their applications in the year ended have been properly prepared in accordance with general directions given by Charity Commissioners.

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14/09/ Signed: ----------------- Date: ------------------- 2025

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