2021-12-31-accounts

GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL (Deutseher Sozlalaussth￿thUtsebt Sozialberatungsstell¢) Unauditcd Financial Ststements for the year ended 31 December 2021 Clwity No: 288538

GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL (Deutscher So2ialaussebussmeutscb¢ Soyialberatungsytelk) Statement of accounts for the year ended 31 De￿Mkn 2021 Contents Page Tnlstees and officers Truste¢s' re￿rt I￿a¢￿dellt examinerfs re￿rt Gernw Welfare Council _ StstemeDt of financial activities for the year ended 31 DecembeT 2021 Gernian Welfare Council - Balance shed as at 31 December 2021 Accounting wlicies 9-11 Notes to the accounts

(Deutseber SozialausscbusslDeutsche Sozialberatsngsstelle) Trustees and Officers TRUSTEES Mr U Maynard {resigned 27 January 2022) Mr U Bauer Mrs B Von Alfrn Mrs A Haase Miss V Gronewold Mr J Rhys Mr A Blum CHAIRMAN Mr U Bauer VICE CHAIRMAN Mr U Maynard HONORARY TREASURER Mr J Rhys HONORARY SECRETARY Mrs B Von Alten OFFICE MANAGER Ms Doreen Scording CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER 288538 (England and Wales) PRtNCIPAL OFFICE 35 Craven Teryace London W2 3EL BANKERS HSBC Bank plc 31 Euston Road London NWI 2ST INDEPENDEKf ACCOUNTANTS TC Otoup Level I tkvonshirc Hous¢ One Mayfair Placc London WIJ 8AJ

GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL (Deutseher Sozialauss¢hussJDeutsebe ￿l￿ber#t￿1g8St¢1le) Trustees, ReFK)rt The submit their rew)rt for thc year ended 31 Dettmb¢r 2021. OBJECTtVES OF THE CHARrrY Th¢ objectives of Ihc cljarity arc: (A) To relieve wverty amongst pe￿n$ predominantly of Gernwi origin who are in necessitous circumstances by the provisions of financial ￿lS￿nce to such persons and by such other means as shall fillther the said object. (B) To relieve the agrf particularly through the provision of recreational facilities for elderly persons predominantly of Gern)an origin who have need thereof by re&8on of their age or economic circumstances with the object of improving their conditions of life. CONSTITUTION The Ttust was Lreatcd by dced on 23 January 1984 and is an unincorporated Charity IRe8lStered Charity No. 288538). The address of its principal office is: 35 Craven Terrace London W2 3EL TRUSTEES AND OTHER RELEVANT PERSONS The names of the Trnstees and other relevant persons who have held offi(t during the year are listed on page l. Trnstees are ap￿inted by the members ai the Annual General Meeting or ¢o- opted by the Executive Committee for approval by the members at the Annual Gencral Meeting. Trustees have a lerni of office of three years and rtr¢l¢ction is F￿mIls$1ble. REVIEW OF ACTIVITIES The result fr)r the year is shown on page 5 and the tx)sition * the end of th¢ year is shown on page

GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL (Deutscher Sozialaussebu￿DeUtsc￿e Sozi*lbentUDgsstelle) Tn￿tee$, Rqx)rt (continued) CHAIRMAN:S REPORT The last year was still very much under the influence of the pandemic. I￿kdownS and restrictions. Nevertheless the Gcrn)an Welfare Council kept working throughoui the time wlth phone and internet and th￿8 supported our ¢li¢nts despite ocrasional obstscles. Wh¢n you look at th¢ figures in this rqx)rL vou will see that we are still in a healthy financial POSIlio￿ thanks to thc supwrt of thc Charities administered by the Kaiser Wilhelm 11 Fund. the rent-free office from th¢ Gennan YMCA and donations from members and supporters like the Gcnnan Churchcs in London and many others. Many thanks 10 211 of them! I would also like to thank the volunteers and mernl￿ of the Commillee for giving their time and dedication and1&8L not least Mrs Scording for a challenging year well done! A special thank you has to go to our Vice Chairnwi and Human Resources spe¢ialist Uwe Maynard, who has helFKd us steer th¢ GWC through many slomis for some decades. He resigned from the this January and we owe him a great debi. Thank you and we wish you all the best! On behalf of the Truslees MR U BAUER L.ZOL

Independent e￿Miner'S report to the trustees of GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL (Deutscber SozialaussebusslDeutsche S07ialberathngsstelk) I report on the acLXMllts olthc trust fsy th¢ y¢ar ended 31 Dccemixr 2021 which are srt out on pages 5 to9. Res￿lIve rcsponsibililifs of tr￿St¢# xnd eLWniDer The Charitys are restKynsible for the W¢par￿ of the ￿￿￿ts. The charity's tntste¢s consider that an audit is not required for this yw section 14412) of the Charities Act 2011 (the 2011 Act) It is my resrM)nsibility to: examine the accounts under Section 145 of the 2011 A to follow th¢ pnKedures laid down in the geD¢TrI Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145{5Xb) of the 2011 ACL 8￿j to stAte whether particular maners have come to my gttentiOlL Basis of ind¢pettdeMt e￿nimer'S report My ¢xamination was carried out in WWFdance with General Dircctions given by the Charity Commission. An ¢NaminatjOD includes a review of the acu)unting records kept by the charity and a comparison of th¢ accounts ptyseated wtth thosc re¢ords. It also includes considerntion of any unusual items or disclosures Rn the account% and seekin8 exp12nations from the tnistees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertsken do not provide all the evidence would Ix required in an audiL and conscqucntly no opinion És given xs to whether the accounts Pr¢￿nt a 'true and fair view, and the report is Itmit¢d to those matters 5¢t out in the below. Independent examiner'# ylAtemeDI In connection with my eXxminatio￿ no matter has come to my attention: which gives me reasonable cause to ￿lIeVe that ID. any material respttl the requirements: to keep accounting records in accordance with section 130 of the 2011 Act. and to prepare accou1￿ with the Jx4)unting record5 aThJ comply with thc accounting requirements of the 2011 Act hav¢ Th)t been met" ( to whiel in my Opinio￿ gttention Sh￿Id be dr8Wn itt (*der to thiable a Proper understanding of the David R tkigh FCA TC Group Level l Devonshire House One Mayfair Place London W IJ 8AJ .Ib..luThL 29I

GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL {D¢utscber stizilwhussIDt￿bc SoTialberaknn2sstelle) StatemeDI offinallct•l ￿1VItiES for the yew ended 31 Decembu 2021 Total 2021 Total 2020 2021 2020 2020 INCOME FROM Other donations KWII G¢rman YMCA Subscriptions Batsk illtertst received 12,864 50.(KKI 10.070 15.1 22.934 65.(KKI 8.920 25,0(￿1 10,786 75.000 630 630 285 285 Totsl in¢ome 63.494 25.070 88 51153 33,920 86.073 EXPENDrruRE ON AbLOWXtancy Satarits Pension Sutthies Telephone. printin& wstsge and stationery. admiDistrative Bank charge5 Computer ruDning Rell¢ rat¢4 service charges and insllrdnce Travel and subsiste]Kr StafftrainTllg and s¢n)inars Legal aod professional Computer equipment dq)re¢iation Cultural activitie5- Charitable Donations OL behalf of Kwll 2288 4131Y) 3.845 81 2288 42Jl 3,845 81 2288 42,299 3.184 2,288 42299 3.184 2233 268 120 2233 268 120 1.934 218 182 218 182 lJ64 lJ64 346 726 i.r14 403 239 338 1.831 403 239 338 1,831 726 1.774 594 594 35.734 7,370 35,734 7370 29.821 8.975 29.821 8,975 Total ext£ttdibJre 55.757 43.1( 9S,861 53,510 38.796 92,306 Net ID¢0m&(ex￿lld1tuTe) 7.737 (18.034) (10297) (lJ57) {4,876) (6.233) Tota] fi￿d5 at 31 December 2020 89264 57.469 146,733 ,621 62,345 152.966 Tot￿ [￿ndS at 31 Dettmber 21lll 97.(Kll 39.435 136.436 89264 57,469 The notes on pages 7 to I I forn) of these accounts

GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL {Deutscher SozialAus￿hu8sIDe￿tsCht Sozialberntsnpstelle) Balance sheet at 31 December 2021 02 2020 Note Fixed assets 205 CUr￿nt asse15 Debtors and prepayments Cash in hand Cash with bankers 225 1,362 748 157.316 137,164 138.231 159.426 CuTTent liabilities Creditors 13.304 13.304 Net current assels 136231 146.122 136,436 146,733 Represented by: Funds Unrestricted Restricted 97.￿1 39,435 89264 57.469 Balance at 31 December 2021 136,436 146.733 MR U BAUER Chairn The notes on pages 7 to I I forni ￿ of these gccounts

GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL O)eutschcr SoZialausschus￿ts¢bC SozialberntUDgsstelle) Accounting ￿licieS for the y&qr ended 3 J December 2021 BASIS OF PREPARATION AND ASSESSMETrrr OF GOING CONCERN The fllwicial statements have been prepared in accordance wtth the Siatement of Reconlmended Practice: Accounting and RetK)rting by ch￿itieS preparing their accounts in accordance with the Finaneial Reporting Stgndard applicable in the UK (FRS 102) published on 16 July 2014, th¢ Financial RqK>rting Standard applithle in the UK (FRS 102), and the CR￿lti¢5 Act 2011. The Charity co1￿]tuteS a public Ixnefit entity as der￿ed by FRS 102. The accounts have been prepared under the historical cost eonvention with items r¢¢ognised at cost or transaction valu¢ unless otherwise ststed in the relevant notes to these accounts. The trustees ￿nSIder that there are no n)aterial ￿nCert￿eS alx)ut the Clwity's ability to continue as a going concern. INCOME RECOGNrrIoN Income is derived from subsLYiPtions. doDatiolls and inV¢st￿ent incomc. All income is recognised once the charity has entitlement to the income. there is sufficient certaillty or receipt and so it is probable that the income will Tccciv¢d. and th¢ amount of incom¢ received can be measured reliably. Investment income is accounted for on the payment date for grdnts and donations, and for detK)sit and building socicty interest on the date it is credited by the bankers and building society. EXPENDITURE RECOGNITION Liabilkties are recognised as expendtture as s(yon as there is a legal or cotLgtructive obligation committing the charity to that ex￿dit￿re. it is probable that settlement will be required and the amount of obligation can be measured reliably. Ex[￿nditUre is accounted for under the accruals concepL Grants are accrusj for at the tin￿ the trustees authorise than. Since l January 2002, certain r¢l¢vant expenditure has becn app)rtioned between charitable and ad]nini5trativ¢ expenK3. This h&s been applied in relation to staff salaries and expenses; and t¢l¢phon¢, printin& postage and stationery. In additio￿ Iravellins eXpeEL￿ at￿ ¢ultutal activities are now accountcd foi as charitsble expenditure. DEPRECIATION Depreciation is piovided to write off the eost, le&s estimatd residual values, of all fixed asset& over their expected lives. It is calculated at the following rates:_ Computer equipment- 33 113 /0 per annutn on straigbt line basis

GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL (Deutscher Sozial*ussehusslDeutsehe SoTialberatsnEystelk) Accounting policies for the year ended 31 DecetnlKr 2021 PENSIONS The Charity operates a defined contribution scheme for the benefit of its employees. Contributions payable are charged to the unrestricted fimds of the charity in the slalement of fiJwicial activities in the period they are payable. The charity contiibution is restricted to the contributi<Jns disclosed in note 9. There were no outstanding contributions al the year en

GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL (Deutscher SozialausscbusslDeutsch¢ Sozialberatllngsstelle) Notes fomiing part of the accounts for the year eDdaJ 31 Decemkn 2021 I FIXED ASSETS Computer ui ent Totsl Cosl At l January 2021 Additions Disposals 9.157 9.157 At 31 December 2021 9.157 9,157 Deprecialion At l January 2021 Charge for y¢ar Depreciation on disEK)sals 8,546 8.546 406 At 31 December 2021 8.952 8.952 Nei Book Value At 31 December 2021 205 205 At 31 December 2020 611 611 2 DEBTORS 2021 2020 Other debtors 225 1,362 3 CASH IN HAND Petty cash 'GWC' account (unrestricted) Petty cash'B' account (restricted) 379 436 312 842 748

GERMAN WELFARE COUNCtL (D¢uts¢h¢r S￿1#1#￿￿￿U$s1￿eutsch¢ Sozialb¢rathngsstdk) Notes forniing part of the ac<x)unts for the year ended 31 December 2021 4 CASH ￿TH BAIYKERS 2021 2020 HSBC plc 'A' account (unrestricted) HSBC plc 'B' account (restricted) HSBC plc 'D' account (unrestricted) 97.805 37.574 1,785 99.645 55,886 1,785 137.164 157,316 5 CREDITORS ACc￿￿lS Other creditors 5.318 7.986 13,304 6 FUNDS The restricted fund is represellted by grants and donalions ]pteived for specific charitable expenditure. 7 INDEPENDENT EXAThUNER'S REMUNERATIOIY The Inde￿ndent examiner's remuneratiOD constitutaj an indeFendent examination fee of £2.000 (2020: £2,0￿). 8 RELATED PARTY TRANSAcfioNS AND TRUSTEES. REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES The trustees all give freely Iheir time and ex￿tISe without any foTm of Temuneration or other benefit in c&sh or kind (2020: £nil). None of the tnlstees wer¢ paid expenses during the year (2020: £llil}. There were no related party transactions during the year (2020: £nil) 10-

GERMAN WELFARE COUNCIL (D¢utscher Sozialausscbuss/Deuts¢h¢ S07i*kntwigxJtelk) Notes fomling part of the accounts lor the year ended 31 Decemkn 2021 9 EMPLOYEES Salaries and wages Social security costs Other pension costs 42.122 184 3,845 41.321 978 3,184 46.151 45,483 The average number of employees during the year was l {2020: 1) with all employee time involved in providing either supw)rt to the governance of the charity or supp)rt services to charilable activities. No employees had employee benefits in excess of £60.(MX) (2020: £nil).