Annual Report

2006 - 2007
Asian women’s support centre
Registered Charity No. 1045236
 Enfield Saheli

MISSION STATEMENT

Enfield Saheli is a non-sectarian organisation set up by

Asian women to provide services and activities to support
and empower Asian women in the London Borough of
Enfield, without distinction of ethnic, cultural, religious or
political differences. It aims to enable Asian women to
participate fully in the social, cultural and civic life of the
borough. We are a service-oriented charity seeking to
provide support in improving the health and well-being of
Asian women. Enfield Saheli offers information, training,
advocacy, cultural and social opportunities for its members
who are from the Asian communities.

CONTACT

Project Coordinator Tel 020 8373 6218

Mental Health Project Tel 020 8373 6220

Fax No 020 8373 6219

Email: info@enfield-saheli.org.uk
www.EnfieldSaheli.org

London Probation
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Chairperson’s Report 4-5

Vice Chair’s Report 6

Treasurer’s Report 6-7

Project Coordinator’s Report 7-9

Mental Health Project Report 9-12

Audited Accounts 13-20

Acknowledgements 21

List of Trustees, Officers and Sessional Staff 22

Photographs 23

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27th July 2007
 CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT
Enfield Saheli has seen another year of
success and it has been a year of
changes and challenges. This report
aims to briefly highlight what has been
achieved since our last Annual General
Meeting (AGM).
Mental Health Project (MHP)
I am pleased to report that MHP has
been successfully delivering much
needed services to Asian women with
mental health needs in London Borough
of Enfield. MHP report gives the details
of progress, particularly its partnership’s
work with Mental Health Teams.
Commitment of our staff members to
maintain high standard in service
delivery deserves a special mention and
acknowledgement.
Partnership work
Enfield Saheli (ES) has continued to
build on it’s past work with partners from
statutory and voluntary sector agencies.
Once again this year in March, ES
participated in Community Fair, held in
Community House, organized by Enfield
Community Empowerment Network
(ECEN) by having a stall publicising
ES’s work, and an exhibition stand
displaying service users arts and craft’s
work. We now have link officers in
Mental Health Teams with whom Enfield
Saheli’s staff maintain liaison in order to
plan and tailor services to meet the
needs of service users.
ES has participated in a research titled
“An assessment of support services for
Asian women experiencing Mental
illness” by a student of Psychology and
Anthropology from Brunel University.
We will soon receive the research report
and we hope the findings will be useful
for planning and delivery of services
under MHP.
Risk Assessment/Management
Governance, legal structure and
management: The charity has
assessed its risks under these areas
and is therefore taking steps to apply for
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the Company Limited by Guarantee
status. We believe it is imperative that
we apply for this status since
recruitment of new trustees has been
difficult in the recent months.
Operational Risk: As we work with
those who have mental health problems
we have tried to ensure that we manage
our risks and keep them to the lowest
level possible by taking up appropriate
insurance covers and by making sure
that all staffs have undergone CRB
vetting.
Finance risk: We have financial
procedures in place. Our cheques are
signed by two members of the trustee
board.
Environmental and external risk: We
are attempting to keep our risks to a
minimum level in this area by ensuring
that our outreach mental health staffs
adhere to the home visiting guidance
and policy. The outreach mental health
staff have shown their adherence to the
policy by signing and also by following
the processes outlined in the policy.
Law and regulation compliance risk:
We keep ourselves updated of new
regulations by ensuring that we attend
training events on changes in the law
related to compliance to health and
safety, in particular. Training session on
Fire Evacuation Safety and another on
Health and Safety has been attended by
our staff over the last few weeks. The
staffs have also recently undergone
complete occupational health
assessment and we are in the process
of implementating it’s recommendations.
Management Committee (MC)
As many of you may know at last AGM
two of the trustees left and Bharti Shetty
completed her three years term as
Chairperson. I was elected to be the
Chairperson (in my absence). Beginning
of April Shanti Beeharry resigned, which
meant only three trustees were left. We
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clearly had an urgent need to recruit
more trustees to join MC to make it
functional. At this stage we were faced
with the challenge deciding the future of
ES. At this time three of us who were
left also were going through difficult
times, having had bereavement of close
family members. However we supported
each other and carried on our work.
Now we have five new experienced
trustees who have a wide range of skills
between them and are committed to
progress the work of ES.
The MC had a ‘Training Day’ in April
2007, which aimed to plan the future of
Saheli. A report of the day has been
produced with recommendations and an
Action Plan which will be useful for the
incoming MC.
I would like to take the opportunity to
say a big THANK YOU to Bharti Shetty
for shouldering the tasks of Chairperson
in my absence. A big THANK YOU to
Jaya Ajodha for carrying on with her
support. Bharti and Jaya have been long
standing trustees and will be missed at
ES as they leave their trustees position.
We hope they will return when other
pressures of life are eased. On behalf of
all at ES I would like to thank Shanti
Beeharry for her support to ES and wish
well to all outgoing trustees.
Staff
Saira Razaq left at the end of April after
about 10 months of good work. Once
again we were faced with recruitment to
fill the Coordinator’s post. Saira worked
hard in recruiting trustees, progressing
ES’s work and successfully bidding for
PCT grant. On behalf of all at ES I wish
her all the best for future.
Neera Lakhmana joined ES in mid May.
Neera is not only well qualified but also
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has years of experience in voluntary
sector development and has worked
with commitment to progress the work of
ES. She has successfully recruited new
trustees and have worked on improving
policies and procedures and staff
training. No doubt Neera will build on
past ES’s work bringing many positive
changes. Thanks Neera and keep up
the good work.
The Mental Health Project Team and
our Finance Assistant have continued to
work hard with sheer commitment to
deliver high standards in all their work.
They all deserve a special mention and
Thanks.
On behalf of ES Management
Committee I would like to thank London
Borough of Enfield and Enfield Primary
Care Trust for their continuous support
and we hope to carry on our partnership
with them in future. Thanks to all
individuals and organisations that have
supported ES in many ways. Thanks
also to all our members and service
users for their support, positive
feedback and co-operation in all we do.
Lastly, I would like to thank all those
who elected me (in my absence) to be
the Chairperson of ES in my absence. In
this short time I hope I have been able
to deliver my duties and would like to
mention that it has been a privilege to
serve ES and it has been a delight to
work with all the staff. It has been a
great pleasure to work with
Management Committee and I wish all
the best to incoming trustees and
Management Committee in their work
with ES.
Saroj Parekh
Chairperson
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 VICE CHAIR’S REPORT
For the past one year we had very few excellent team of staff in our office
trustees to support us with the project, without whose hard work the
so I had to wear two hats, that of a Vice organisation could not function
Chair and of an Acting Treasurer. efficiently.

Last year we reported on the success of
our two projects, the Mental Health
Project and the Development Project
(which completed in November 2006).
There have been lots of changes in the
organisation for this Financial Year.
We have an excellent new team of
Trustees who have joined the committee
recently and they are also looking
forward to supporting and carrying on
the work Saheli has been doing for the
past many years. Moreover we have an
The staff reports will show that the need
and support for mental health clients
has continued. Our aim is to target the
unmet needs of the community and
develop services in accordance with the
needs of our users. Awareness raising
talks are held on a regular basis at
Enfield Saheli.
Enfield Saheli calls on all friends and
well wishers to continue to support its
work.

ACTING TREASURER’S REPORT

The London Borough of Enfield and Enfield Primary Care Trust have continued to fund
Saheli and the Mental Health Project. We have received the following grants for Saheli
and the Mental Health Project:

Grants 2006/2007

Department of Social Services Corporate Grant

(London Borough of Enfield) £46,043.00

Enfield Primary Care Trust £42,626.00

London Probation Board £5,000.00

The accounts have been prepared for auditing by our Finance Assistant Bala
Sundralingam, who has worked very hard to get them ready in time for the Annual
Report.

The Management would also like to thank Hasu Shah, our Administration Officer, for
helping and preparing all the figures for the accounts.

The Management Committee needed to ensure that the work carried out by Enfield
Saheli would not be temporarily halted by the short term financial difficulties. For this
reason monies shown as “Restricted” in the accounts are earmarked for specific use.
We will continue to hold reserve funds to help the project for expenses such as maternity
cover, long-term sickness and for room bookings. Some money set aside has been used
to purchase office furniture and equipment and to update the I.T. system for the office.

We, the members of the Management Committee would like to thank: the London
Borough of Enfield and the Enfield Primary Care Trust, for their continued funding in
recognition of the vital work carried out by Enfield Saheli, Thanks to individuals,
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organisations and agencies who have worked with us; and members and users whose
interest and support is indispensable to the organisation’s work.

I would like to thank the management committee members for their commitment and the
support they have given me through the year. I have enjoyed working with all of them
and would like to thank them, particularly Saroj Parekh (the Chair) and Jaya Ajodha. I
am thankful to Saroj for giving her time generously as the Chair and she will be missed
by all at Saheli. Finally the members of staff: I would like to thank them all. The staff’s
hard work and unfailing courtesy has been impressive. Our Co-ordinator Ms Neera
Lakhmana, who is a temporary member of staff and will carry on until her post is
replaced by a full time permanent post. I would like to thank her for her hard work as
she has played a great part in looking for new trustees for the organisation.

Bharti Shetty
Vice Chair and
Acting Treasurer

PROJECT COORDINATOR’S REPORT

I joined Enfield Saheli in May 2007,
when the organisation was facing major
challenges and changes. Saheli needed
new trustees to build up its board. Being
a registered charity, we are bound to the
regulations of the Charities Commission,
which stipulates a required minimum
number of trustees on the board. Hence,
without additional new trustees we could
not have carried on as an organisation.
It did not take me long to note that
Enfield Saheli was providing much
needed services to Asian women and so
the need for it to continue it’s good work
was the priority for staff and the
Management Committee.
Therefore, recruiting trustees for Enfield
Saheli was my first priority in those initial
days. I started contacting volunteer
bureaus, Voluntary and Community
Organisations (VCS) and all my network
contacts to accomplish this task. It
became clear to me gradually that this
was a role not many people wanted to
take on as it requires a strong
commitment to the voluntary sector.
However, I was successful in getting
some well informed and experienced
women to come forward to take on the
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role of trustees at Saheli. A big THANK
YOU to all new trustees for joining
Enfield Saheli. All the staff, including
myself, are looking forward to working
with them.
Once we had the new trustees in post, I
moved towards prioritising other pieces
of work, such as putting forward a plan
towards acquiring a Company Limited
by Guarantee status, building networks
with organisations locally, developing
systems at Saheli and organising the
training of staff in various fields but
primarily within Health and Safety. The
health and safety of staff and of our
service users is of the utmost
importance to us as a charity. We have
therefore put together a new Home
Visiting policy for the Mental Health
Outreach officers.
The last few weeks have also kept me
busy doing a review and supplying
monitoring reports with statistical
information to our funders. I would like
to share both the qualitative and
quantitative information with you here.
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An analysis of feedback collected via Column Chart 2
our evaluation forms (which are given
out at the end of every monthly
workshops/talk) has revealed that our No of women who have attended our
service users generally find these Exercise/sewing and Arts & Crafts classes
workshops and talks informative, between Aug 2006 and Mar 2007

educational, helpful, fun and relaxing.

350
The service users have also mentioned
300
that they would like to see more talks on
250
healthy living, diet, welfare related
200
information for senior citizens and on Series1
substance/drug awareness. 150
100

Over a period of one year, starting from 50

April 2006 and finishing in March 2007, 0

Enfield Saheli has provided 73
counselling sessions, it has conducted
45 outreach visits and has had 138
service users attending our monthly
workshops/talks with external speakers.
Column Chart 1
No of women who had accessed our services
between April 2006 and March 2007
Exercise/sewing Arts & Crafts
session
Most of our service users are women in
the 25 to 54 age bracket. We get very
few women who are in their teens or in
their early twenties and hence we are
working towards re-designing some of
our services in order to attract this age
group.

140
120
Pie chart 1
100 Percentage of our service users by
80 age categories
60
40
20 4% 3% 4%
12%
0 16 – 24
Counselling Outreach visits Monthly 25 – 34
sessions Workshops 29% 35 – 44
18% 45 – 54
55 – 64
65 – 74
Of the women who attend our drop-in 74+
every Friday, a large number attend our 30%
Arts and Crafts sessions (68%) whilst
the gentle exercise class attracts 32% of
the women. Enfield Saheli also provides
yoga classes which are very popular
and mostly all 12 places are booked in The last few months have been very
advance. Therefore we intend to start rewarding months in terms of service
another yoga class soon with a tutor user satisfaction. Our recent trip to
who can also speak in some of the Longleat Safari Park has been a major
Asian languages. attraction in increasing Saheli’s annual
membership. It has raised it by almost
60%!

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Finally, I wish to end with a big thank
you to the staff for working with so much
dedication and commitment. I would
also like to acknowledge and thank the
out going board of trustees for their
sheer commitment and for putting in so
many unpaid hours at Enfield Saheli.
Neera Lakhmana
Project Coordinator
MENTAL HEALTH PROJECT REPORT
It has been another successful year for
the mental health project. There has
been a marked increase in our
counselling, outreach and drop-in
referrals, particularly from general
practitioners, Community Mental Health
Teams, Chase Farm Hospital as well as
other agencies within the London
Borough of Enfield (LBE). This is mainly
due to the networking and partnership
approach we have concentrated on
since the half-time post was filled in
August 2006. We have found it
extremely useful to have a multi-agency
approach which clearly benefits the
service users whilst ensuring that
appropriate services are provided at the
right time.
The mental health project is a vital and
crucial service in ensuring that client’s
needs are met and preventative
measures are taken. Enfield Saheli is
thus filling a gap in service provision
which also supports the local statutory
services’ aim - to provide health equality
within the remit of inclusiveness. Our
proposal to work in partnership with the
Adult Acute In-Patient Forum by
conducting regular ward visits, has been
welcomed and supported by Rosalind
Glancy, who is a Lead Nurse at the
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Mental Health Unit, Chase Farm
Hospital.
Over the year, we recognised the need
to develop a database which holds
information centrally. Once a referral is
received the information is entered into
the database. Having created this main
database we are now able to have an
accurate and current picture of our
service users. Please find below an
outline of the developments that have
taken in place in the delivery of our
services.
Developments in the different areas
of our services
Counselling Service
During the last year 73 counselling
sessions were held where women were
helped through issues such as
depressions, stress, low self-esteem,
domestic violence, divorce/relationship
breakdown, forced marriage, rape,
suicide, self harm and isolation.
The Asian women who have received
counselling have given us feedback on
the difference the sessions have made
to their lives. They felt their cultural
values, religion and family
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circumstances were fully understood
and respected which resulted in creating
a safe and supportive environment.
Counselling sessions are held on
Wednesdays, generally between 5-7pm.
Friday daytime sessions are also now
being provided, as a result of requests
from service users. The two counsellors
are multi-lingual, speaking a variety of
Asian languages (Gujarati, Hindi, Urdu,
Punjabi and English) so that we can
ensure we are breaking down linguistic
and cultural barriers and making the
service accessible to vulnerable groups.
The process for a client to access
counselling involves a referral to the
service at which point an initial
assessment is carried out to assess the
client’s needs. Six sessions are offered
with a review in place for further
counselling sessions if required.
Since December we have seen an
increase in our counselling referrals,
particularly from general practitioners as
well as other agencies within the
borough of Enfield. This is mainly due
to our networking and partnership
approach.
Outreach / Home Visits and Hospital
Ward Visits
Some Asian women are not able to
leave their homes due to a disability or
they may be suffering from mental ill
health which has resulted in them being
housebound. On average two to three
clients are visited weekly. The project is
actively providing urgent outreach
support, which has resulted in
preventing our clients from being
hospitalised and/or isolated.
The Mental Health Officers also provide
advocacy support to clients at
assessment meetings with consultant
psychiatrists and community psychiatric
nurses. This joint working enables us to
receive advice from professionals and to
share and communicate information in
order to provide the best care to the
client. Advocacy is provided at other
health care appointments where the
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client feels they need support to
effectively communicate their issues.
We also visit the acute wards at Chase
Farm Hospital where advocacy and
support is provided to ensure client’s
needs are being met. At ward visits
clients are motivated and empowered so
that they are able to think positively and
work towards reducing their stay in the
hospital. Clients are supported with a
holistic approach on issues relating to
social services, education, employment
and welfare benefits. Assistance with
these matters has minimised the risk of
clients having lapsed episodes within
their depression and has helped them to
feel less isolated. It has encouraged
them to work towards being more active
within their communities.
Drop- in
The service provides a therapeutic
environment where the clients suffering
from mental ill health can socialise,
make new friends, relax and receive
advice, support and assistance within an
informal setting. The drop-in acts as a
preventative measure in dealing with
isolation that can often lead to an
escalation of depression and other
mental health problems.
A weekly drop-in is held between the
hours of 10am to 3.30pm when the
Mental Health Project Team members
are available for any queries or
problems that clients may have which
are employment, housing, health or
educational issues related. This safe
space allows Asian women to build a
support network. The drop-in is
attended on average by fifteen women
each week. The support provided at
these regular meetings encourages
women to build their confidence/self
esteem and to be able to live a more
active and involved life. The women’s
ages range from 25 to 65+.
They are from a diverse range of ethnic
backgrounds including: Asian Arab,
Bangladeshi, East African Asian, Indian,
Mauritian, Pakistani and Sri Lankan (see
pie chart 2).
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Pie Chart 2
Statistical breakdown of Service Users by
Ethnicity
Asian Arab
Bangladeshi
16% 6% 5%
2% East African
3% Asian
Indian
7%
Mauritian
Other Asian
61% Pakistani
A sewing class was run from last March
to July and proved to be very popular as
it helped women to learn new skills and
to see an end result i.e. a dress or a bag
that can be used in their everyday lives.
On the basis of suggestions from
service users, a gentle exercise class
was started in last August, which runs
from 10am to 11am. Arts and Crafts
classes are also provided in the weekly
drop-in from 11am -1 pm. The clients
have made bags using string, fabric,
paints, embroidery, sequins, etc. They
have learnt how to crochet, do patch
work, knit and flower making. The
clients found such activities both
therapeutic and relaxing as it takes their
mind off their problems and encourages
positive thinking. These classes have
been a real success, resulting in the
users becoming much more active
generally in their everyday lives and
more aware of their bodies and issues
around health and wellbeing.
Monthly talks during the workshops
raise awareness of different topics.
Guest speakers from various agencies
and organisations are invited once a
month to make presentations on key
issues affecting the client group. We
encourage clients to participate actively
by giving informal feedback after the
talk. The talks conducted during April
2006 to March 2007 were on the
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following topics: benefits for over 60’s,
how to be assertive, meditation, drug
awareness, building confidence/self
esteem, the importance of exercise, and
volunteering in Enfield.
Newsletters and Information leaflets
The service users are always kept
informed of any events taking place at
Enfield Saheli through information
disseminated in advance, by newsletter
and leaflets. These include details about
future workshops, trips, classes and
presentations.
Joint Working with Partners
The project has been actively involved
in promoting multi-agency partnership
work with various agencies and
organisations in order to provide an
efficient and effective service for the
Asian women in Enfield. The key
agencies, working groups and forums
that we have links with in Enfield are:
x Mental Health Unit at Chase Farm
Hospital Site / CMHT’s1
x Care programme approach
meetings
x Police faith forum
x Domestic violence forum
x Social Services
We have focused on working more in
partnership by linking with local and
national organisations that share the
same aims and objectives as us, some
include:
x Enfield mental health users group
x Mind in Enfield
x Confederation of Indian
Organisation (CIO)
x Drug Action Team
x Enfield Race Equality Council
x Enfield Voluntary Action
x Enfield Asian Carers’ Consortium
x Citizens Advice Bureau
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Community Mental Health Teams
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Referrals
We continue to receive referrals from
the following:
x General Practitioners,
x Chase Farm Hospital, mental health
unit, Day hospital and CMHTs
x Crisis Resolution home treatment
team
x Self referrals
The majority of the women accessing
the services are from Enfield. We have
now publicised the services to a wider
audience within Enfield. We have given
short talks and presentations to raise
further awareness of our services
amongst health and social care
agencies.
around mental ill health within the Asian
community and the wider community.
We challenge the myths, the
perceptions, misconceptions and stigma
attached to mental ill health within the
Asian communities, making a real
difference to people’s lives, as well as
having a positive impact on the services
in the community.
The mental health project has been
successful in working innovatively and
creatively with partners and we hope to
continue with this work.

We are working alongside the statutory

agencies in line with their long term
strategic aims. We are providing a
crucial community service in the most
deprived areas of Enfield, such as
Edmonton and to some of the most hard
to reach groups, the ethnic minority
groups; therefore actively assisting the
health service in meeting their targets. Sabah Jafri
Mental health officer
FUTURE PLANS

The feedback from service users has

informed us that there is a need for
Group Therapy. They feel talking in a
group where they can hear and learn
from others who have similar
experiences or feelings would help them
to express themselves, build their
confidence and provide a support
network in their lives. The counsellors
agree that group therapy can be very
effective in clients changing learned
patterns of behaviour, learning new
coping strategies and gaining support
networks. This type of counselling is
also very cost effective and we are
Rubina Khan
currently considering proposals to take
this initiative forward. Mental health officer
Enfield Saheli is a flagship service in
relation to early intervention. We are
creating an awareness of the issues
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 ENFIELD SAHELI
A Registered Charity

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED

31ST MARCH 2007

Registered Charity No.: 1045236

VALLANCE LODGE & CO.

REGISTERED AUDITOR
CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS
UNITS 082-086
555 WHITE HART LANE
LONDON N17 7RN
 ENFIELD SAHELI

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

TO THE MEMBERS OF ENFIELD SAHELI

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2007

We have audited the financial statements of Enfield Saheli for the year ended
31st March 2007, which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, the
Balance Sheet, and the related notes. These Financial Statements have been
prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out therein.

This report is made solely to the Members of Enfield Saheli, as a body, in

accordance with the Constitution dated 15 May 2002. Our work has been
undertaken so that we might state to the associations’ members those matters
we are required to state to them in an auditors’ report and for no other purpose.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility
to anyone other than the association and its members as a body, for our audit
work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed.

Respective Responsibilities of Trustees and Auditors

The associations’ trustees are responsible for the preparation of the financial
statements in accordance with applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting
Standards (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice).

Our responsibility is to audit the financial statements in accordance with relevant

legal and regulatory requirements and International Standards of Auditing (UK
and Ireland).

We report to you our opinion as to whether the financial statements give a true
and fair view and are properly prepared in accordance with the Statement of
Recommended Practice, Accounting by Charities. We also report to you if, in our
opinion, the Trustee’s Report is not consistent with the financial statements, if the
association has not kept proper accounting records, if we have not received all
the information and explanations we require for our audit, or if information
specified by law regarding trustees’ remuneration and transactions with the
association are not disclosed.

We read the Trustees’ Report and consider the implications of our report if we
become aware of any apparent misstatements within it.

Basis of Audit Opinion

We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing
(UK and Ireland) issued by the Auditing Practices Board. An audit includes
examination, on a test basis, of evidence relevant to the amounts and
disclosures in the financial statements. It also includes an assessment of the
significant estimates and judgements made by the trustees’ in the preparation of
the financial statements and of whether the accounting policies are appropriate to
the association’s circumstances, consistently applied and adequately disclosed.
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT

TO THE MEMBERS OF ENFIELD SAHELI

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2007 (Continued)

Basis of Audit Opinion (Continued)

We planned and performed our audit so as to obtain all the information and
explanations which we considered necessary in order to provide us with
sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance that the financial statements
are free from material misstatement, whether caused by fraud or other
irregularity or error. In forming our opinion we also evaluated the overall
adequacy of the presentation of information in the financial statements.

We have undertaken the audit in accordance with the requirements of APB

Ethical Standards, including APB Ethical Standard – Provisions Applicable for
Smaller Entities.

Opinion

In our opinion, the financial statements give a true and fair view, in
accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, of
the state of the association’s affairs as at 31st March 2007 and of its net
incoming resources for the year then ended and have been properly prepared
in accordance with the provisions of the Statement of Recommended Practice
– Accounting by Charities.

Units 082 – 086 VALLANCE LODGE &

CO
555 White Hart Lane REGISTERED
AUDITOR
LONDON N17 7RN CHARTERED
ACCOUNTANTS

2007

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STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2007

Notes Unrestricted Restricted Total

Funds Funds Funds 2006
£ £ £ £
INCOMING RESOURCES

Grants 3 - 93,669 93,669 120,506

Other Income - 627 627 844
Interest - 2,826 2,826 2,435

TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES - 97,122 97,122 123,785

RESOURCES EXPENDED

Direct Charitable Expenditure 4 - 85,600 85,600 80,848

Management and Administration

of the Charity 5 - 11,453 11,453 10,773

TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED - 97,053 97,053 91,621

Net Incoming Resources - 69 69 32,164

Provision Sundry Creditors
Written Back 7,462 - 7,462 -
Balances Brought Forward 948 95,193 96,141 63,977

Balances Carried Forward 8,410 95,262 103,672 96,141

The attached notes form part of these financial statements

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BALANCE SHEET
AS AT 31ST MARCH 2007

2006
Notes £ £ £ £

CURRENT ASSETS

Debtors 1,568 1,366

Short Term Deposits 116,757 111,301
Cash at Bank and in Hand 4,137 8,813

122,462 121,480
CURRENT LIABILITIES

Creditors: Falling due within one year 6 18,790 25,339

NET CURRENT ASSETS 103,672 96,141

TOTAL NET ASSETS 103,672 96,141

FUNDS
Unrestricted Funds 8,410 948

Restricted Funds 95,262 95,193

103,672 96,141

Approved by the trustees on 19th July 2007 and signed on their behalf.

Bharti Shetty. Acting Treasurer

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2007

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

1.1 Basis of Preparation of Financial Statements

The financial statements are prepared under the historical cost

convention and in accordance with the Statement of
Recommended Practice, Accounting by Charities.

1.2 Income

Donations and sundry income are accounted for as received by

the Charity. All other income is accounted for on an accruals
basis. No permanent endowments have been received in the
period.

1.3 Expenses

Expenses are accounted for on an accruals basis.

Direct Charitable expenditure includes all expenditures incurred

in pursuance of the charity’s objectives. The charity considers all
these expenses to be in respect of the Provision of counselling,
education, advice and information to Asian Women.

1.4 Tangible Fixed Assets for use by the Charity and Depreciation

Expenditure on Tangible Fixed Assets for use by the Charity are

written off in the year of acquisition.

1.5 Taxation

No provision has been made for taxation as the charity’s

charitable status renders it exempt from UK direct taxation.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2007

1.6 Management and Administration Expenditure

Expenditure on management and administration of the Charity includes

all expenditure not directly related to the charitable activity or fund-raising
ventures. This includes depreciation, office running costs and audit fees.

2. STATUS OF THE CHARITY

Enfield Saheli is an unincorporated Charity under the Companies Act 1985 and
registered with the Charity Commissioners

3. GRANTS RECEIVED

Grants have been received to fund the various activities as follows:-

Unrestricted Restricted
Grants Funds Funds Total 2006
£ £ £ £

London Borough of Enfield - 46,043 46,043 45,140

Enfield Primary Care Trust - 42,626 42,626 41,586
London Probation Board - 5,000 5,000 -
Big Lottery Fund - - - 33,780
- 93,669 93,669 120,506

4. DIRECT CHARITABLE EXPENDITURE

Unrestricted Restricted
Funds Funds Total 2006
£ £ £ £

Publicity - 284 284 -

Counselling - 2,120 2,120 2,645
Postage, Stationery and Photocopying - 2,137 2,137 1,524
Insurance - 1,508 1,508 1,442
Staff Training - - - 360
Telephone - 495 495 472
Salaries and National Insurances - 73,564 73,564 69,925
Staff Recruitment - 4,096 4,096 3,439
Travel Expenses - 467 467 126
Sundry Facilities for Clients - 929 929 915
- 85,600 85,600 80,848

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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2007

5. MANAGEMENT AND ADMINISTRATION

Unrestricted Restricte
Funds d Funds Total 2006
£ £ £ £

AGM Costs - 421 421 481

Office Services - 10,181 10,181 8,075
Audit Fees - 623 623 623
Equipment - 228 228 1,594
- 11,453 11,453 10,773

6. CREDITORS
£ £
Salaries 17,903 16,775
Rent 202 6,712
Accruals 685 1,852

18,790 25,339

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Our thanks to the following for their continued financial

support:

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ENFIELD

Our contact: Nicki Nicolaou.

_______________________________________________
ENFIELD PRIMARY CARE TRUST

Our contact: Jacqui Dyer

_______________________________________________

Enfield Saheli’s gentle exercise

class in action!

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 MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

CHAIRPERSON MRS SAROJ PAREKH

VICE CHAIRPERSON MRS BHARTI SHETTY

ACTING TREASURER MRS BHARTI SHETTY

TRUSTEE MRS JAYA AJODHA

TRUSTEE DR JANE JESSUP

TRUSTEE DR VEENA SINGH

TRUSTEE MRS USHA PATEL

TRUSTEE MRS R.T LETCIMEI DESAI

TRUSTEE MRS NIKITA CHAWLA

STAFF MEMBERS

PROJECT COORDINATOR MS NEERA LAKHMANA

MENTAL HEALTH OFFICERS MRS SABAH JAFRI

MRS RUBINA KHAN
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER MRS HASU SHAH

FINANCE ASSISTANT MRS BALA SUNDRALINGAM

AUDITORS VALLANCE, LODGE & CO

SESSIONAL STAFF
YOGA TUTOR MS BARBARA JOSEPH

EXERCISE TUTOR MS EILEEN ALGAR

COUNSELLORS MS ILA BELL AND

MRS MARYAM MOBIN

ARTS AND CRAFTS TUTOR MRS NOOR JAHAN

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Pictures of the last Annual General Meeting

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ENFIELD SAHELI WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR
TIME AND SUPPORT TOWARDS THE AIMS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE
PROJECT

INDIVIDUALS

Oliver Tracey Julie Thakrar

Rosalind Glancey Nicki Nicolaou
Richard Perry Paula Jeffrey
Sam Ankarah Sam Bell
Zoya Joseph Seeva Vellupillai
Amurjit Panjwani Sumita Choudhry
Beryl Little Tracey Coe
Chandra Bhatia Eileen Fursland
David Spells Jane Jo
Deanna Rogers Judy Smith
Hyacinth Marshall Jennifer Hamadi
Lorraine Chilton Christine Donaldson
Jacqui Dyer Arti Lal
Judy Flight Lorinda Saleh
Corrine Thompson

ORGANISATIONS

Age Concern Enfield Parents Centre

Asian Health Agency Enfield Voluntary Action
Asian Women’s Health Network Enfield Women’s Centre
Barnes & Partners Enfield Racial Equality Council
Benefits Agency Geeta Patel & Co
Community Aid GGCCE
Confederation of Indian Organisations Home Start
Connexions Mind In Enfield
MKC Trust – Roko Cancer Campaign D.I.A.P
Citizen’s Advice Bureau Nawp @ Haringey
Pragati Asian Women’s Association Race Hate
Domestic Violence Forum Southgate College
Edmonton Police Station Staff of Community House
Enfield Asian Carer’s Consortium Tamil Relief Centre
Enfield College Two ‘E’
Enfield Disablement Association Vallance Lodge & Co
Enfield Social Services Women’s Safety Forum
Enfield Turkish Cypriot Association

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