COMPANY NUMBER.. 02393931 REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER: 1001834 LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMtTED (Company Litnited by Guarantee Mithout Share Capttat) REPORT & FINANCIAL STATEMENrs FOR THE YEARENDED 31 bAARCH 2024 LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECTLIMITED INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3 I MARCH 2024 Page No. 1- 16 Trustees. Annual Rep)rt{in¢ludiDg Dir¢ctor8' Report) 17- 19 IndeFndeot Auditor's Rep)rt 20 Statement of Finatsel￿ Adiviti¢s (illcluding And Expcuditiffe Awount) 21 Ba]8Dce Sheét Statement of Cath FIoiv5 23- 36 Note5 to the Fina￿1￿ Statemeots LONDON BLACK W0￿EN's PROJECT LIMITED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The Trustees present their rep)rt and fmancial stalements for the year ended 31 March 2024. which aT¢ a150 prepared to m¢el th¢ requirements for a director5, report and accounts for Companies Act purposes. This report h4$ bE¢n prepared in accordance with the Statem¢nt of RecommeDd¢d Practic¢- A¢￿*Unting and R¢porting by Charitie5 (FRS 102) and in accordance with the spechal provisions of Part 15 of the Compani¢s Act 2(M16 relating to $￿aller entities. The fmancial statements have been prcpaTed in accordance with the a¢counting w)IiciES set out in notes lo the accounts and ply with the Mernorandwn and Articles of Associalio4 the Charities Act 2011, the Companies Act 2006 and Accounting and R￿orting by Charities." Ststement of Recommended Practice applicable to cbarities prep￿Illg th¢ir accounts accordance with the Financial R¢porting StandaTd applicablc th¢ UK and Republic of Ir¢land published in October 2019. STRUCTURE, GOVERNANCE AND MelNACEMENr The OTganisation is a charitable company limited by guardntee. inL))rwTrrated on 9 June 1989 and registered as a ch￿lty on I I February 1991. Th¢ cDmpany was estabjished under a MenM)randum of Associatioo which establishcd th¢ objects and powers of the charitable company and it is governed by Articles of Association. tn the event of the con)pany b¢iDg wound up members ar¢ r¢quir¢d io con1ribut¢ an amount not excttding £1. DurTng 2023124, tbere were seven Man8gem¢nt Committee members. This w&$ a de¢re￿e from the previou5 year due to one resigDation. During the p¢riod the Mayjagement Committ¢¢ held 4 Full b0￿d meeting3. HEi and Finan¢ial matters w¢r¢ discussed in linked Finance and HR sU￿groupS ￿ part of focused topics arisitig with such discussions being ratified within Ihe full bo8 meetings. The two CoQhairs line manage th¢ Dir¢¢tOr. and Ixjth Co-chair's share responsibility for attending the either the Finance andlor HR suiw)mtllittee meetings. The Co-chairs a]s) ensure the support of the FinoJ)ce Manager. Recrul¢ment a￿d appointment of tbe Tn￿teeS The directors of the cotnpany are also charity trnstees for the puryog¢9 of cbarity law and under the company's articles are known &s members of the Manag¢m¢nt Committee. Un(kr th¢ r¢quirements of the Memordndum and Articles of AssociatiOD the members of the Management Con]mitt¢e are elected to serve for a period of thtee years after which they must be re- elected at the next Annual General Meeting. LBWP ￿VertISeS for new trnste¢s in the local and national press and through networking. However, in the Cut￿nt and ¢OtDpetitivc recruitment market we may employ an approach in fostering relationships with professionals who w¢ have identified within the sector that can add valu¢ to progr¢ssing th¢ work of the organi5ation. This ￿&Y rnean targeting for example black women who arr under-represeThted in the current b0￿d make-up as a result uf two Tesignations within the p¢riod. ODE resignation wa5 rec¢ived from the following: Edem Barbarn Ntutlly Any benefits ieceived by the trustees ar¢ incid¢ntal. For exornple, trust¢¢s can cover their travel expcnses to and from board meetings. No claims have been made to dat¢ (luc to mKtiDgs being held OD line to compensate for working dllting the day and reducing travel time. following a long day. Trustee indueti(tyn ond training LBIVP has a forn￿ ttLduction Progrgmme for new trustees proYidEd by on¢ of th¢ Co-chairs, the Treasurer, Director and FiDance Manager. It details the main tasks and responsibiliti¢s of the trustee. including th¢ Board's legal responsibilities witb Tegards to the cli￿llY Cull￿111S.S1Vll ￿l¢J C￿￿vd￿l￿s HuLtb¥, yiub¥JuiY4 & liiyLvi'iLal uv¥ivi¥w. ¢xl¥iiidl I￿)lIsLa￿ k¢y stakeholders, 8trategi¢, fundraising and delivery plan4 the key wlicies of the organi5ation, the structure, de¢isioD making and an ov¢rvi¢w of the Service areas and key priorities. Any benefits received by th¢ Inut¢e5 are incidental. For example. trustees cover their travel expenses to and from board meetings. LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMtTED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS. REPORT) FOR IHE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Priority for the Board in 2023124 will be to Yeview: Appoitlt an external professional to facilitale the development of a 5-y¢ar business plan Strategy. Discuss an organisation r¢-structure with salary incteases w05$ th¢ organisation. Update LBWP'S website d¢tsils Finalise LBIIT'S Logo Th¢ organiz*tional structure l&s below) shows breadth of wotk being undertaken by the organisation during the period. Most pmjects were sustained by extensions in funding. Howev¢r, there were no fijnding upli'ft5 per se. LBWP Organisational Structure April 2023 March 31st 2024 M4NAMfJENIEPff CONlfvlirrEF X 7 Flnoncid Consultant 'HS II FTICO.VIC KFRIN r.OUNDJlllON l K PJrr*¢ipJriDTI aiid Intlusion orlef l ￿ PJTtnet5hips and £valuanon I x Lo£alAdvis¥r Haring8yIDLUCH PAhD8gef ol ReluRe 6iAIfvIOPAC EMSA FsJrMtlng 14tsmplei C4S•¥W￿l mln Worker iooidlfr.ali)I GLAIMOPAL Z x PHrt-tfme gewokn. 'evthwn 5ités.K. Co"mi¢ Rdief I l ¥.Part4fme Case and ftefefrdl Wo IOX8ME Ix Family Law Aflvlsoi I x 5p*csa1151 COVID19 I x part-￿￿& F•¢lllOes har3ssft¥Eni l ¥ Part.ii¥ C(￿n￿lI1￿ (aDrdinator Y$lie Ikefv Ilu*in&sTJPPOrt 4rkèrl •v.d 31. MOJ 5peciJlst Fund I x ICT Conjultsnt Extomd, ainlczl The d1￿ctOr makes day-lo-day opeT#tioti)l and strategic decisions and guides the martagemeTht committee. in broad¢r Strategic issu¢s as may impact the work aDd suslainability of the organisation. The roie of the Manag¢toent CoTnmitt¢e is to ensure th&t the OTganization's business is properly conducted and that the affairs are directed in #¢eord¥n¢e with objects and ndes and that strategi¢ decisions are discussed and agTee& by: Producing a thre￿year business plan. strategy and impleTn¢ntatton plans Alld revie￿illg them on a ￿gUlar basis to make decisions about kry changes and ensuring funding ￿￿tract requirements are being m¢t. Agrecing the annual budget alld reviewiog it quarterly through th¢ f￿ance subcommittee. especially ¢thsuring that all ¢x￿ndItUre levels are set and adhered kn as laid out in the Fitwicial Procedures. D￿ldIng on all matters that create significant f￿￿￿la1 and operntiollal risk to the organisation or which affect aterial issues of principle. including staff structur¢ clwiges, pay and ienumer&lion. Establishing and overseeing a framework of delegation and syst¢tn5 of controL Der￿ing and ¢DSuring complianLK with the values and objectives of th¢ otgani￿t10rt. Agreeing all new tx)licies and procedures and any revisions. Making any necessary ￿tUrnS in respect of the org8nisatiotL Tbe agendas for the quarterly bo8Td and sub%ornrnittc¢ Meetings are produced in congultstion with th¢ Co - Chair5 of the Management Committcc and th¢ Director. Minut¢s art distributed to the Management Committee in advance of eacb Th¢ Director nhakes decisions about ￿] operational aspects of d¢livering the business and fi￿draiSIng Pla￿ including r¢crnitm¢nt of staff. perfonnance managemenL fi]ndraising, spend and service deliver. Sh¢. works with the senior nMrdgetnent team and delegates frontline operati(Trnal d¢¢i$ions to them with reg￿d5 to Servi￿ delivery. The frontline slaff ake day-ioday decisions Nryth rtgards lo the ¢lients they supporL with referen¢e to all the key policies and PTo¢¢dure& ferring any issues or concern5 to their line marfflger and up through the structure. LONDONBLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LD/ltTED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORD FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 The staff meeting structute which supports discussion and d¢¢isioTA-making is.. Director her SMT every month tr> discuss strAtegie and operett0￿1 m¢etings Director with the Finanre Manager every month to rgview the management accounts Director with Co-chair line manager every six weeks to review delivery plan and make deci510llS Manogers with froTrtliJJ¢ staff hold team meetings every month to discuss and decide service delivery issues Full team me?tings bi-monthly to discuss organisationavwider strategie issues In additiofy the perfonnanc¢ rnanag¢ment proce55 of weekly client case reviews, six-weekly fornial wpervisioD and annual appraisals are implemented for all staff. R￿k MaD4gemtnt Risk manag¢ment is ongoing atLd embedded in the operattonal proLThedures of the organisation. Risk Register The board of Tnjsteeg review and r¢vise the risk Tegi5ter on an annual basis. It covers stralegic fjnancial, HR and operational risk5. The director reviewed the register in 2023124. in ligbt of the subdued by ongoÉng risk of COVID19. In addition to this th¢ ArllLoUn￿rn¢nt of the Financial CrASiS and tmpact on the rise of prices and costs &% inlpaetittg tbe organisation budget ¢onsideted. Bujiness tolltinuity pla A Business Continuity Plan is in place and revised on an annual bosi& 1¢ identif￿S th¢ ¢riti¢al business processes and major risks to those. identifies responsibililies for managing the risks and timescales for review by the Director and SMT. audbted aeeovnts The fJnan¢tal st&t¢ments of the organisation aTe audited atmually by an external, qualified fJnaDcial management organisation, to ensure appropriate accounting procedures are in pl￿< that fjnancial statements 3tt free from malerial misstatemetrt or fraudulent activity. The renumeration of the chartty's staff and freelance consultants is set by the Board of Trustses. taking into account the charity's fuwA¢ial p)sition and comparabl¢ roles in similar clwiiies. Wider nehvorlt8 LBWP Co-operates with a wide raDge of charities and organizations to d¢liver its objectives. key umbrella groups are Snkn, OYA Asian Women's Resource Centre, Women's Aid and the Women's Resource Centre. Imk*an is the only national umbrella women's orgonisation dedicated to add￿Ssing violeno against Bla¢k aftd mil￿ritiS¢a women and girls. LBWP is a member of the organisation and works ¢105ely with other members and the Imka8n team to influence policy, iikntify common are&s of intrrest and raise fimds for the sector. Imkaan supports th¢ membership by bringing them into direct contact with decision makers from the sector in Tegards to fulld1￿ pilicy developmenL Seryice user consuhation and many others. OYA is a five-charity collaboration of BME wfjlnen's OTganization'5 that pritnarily rcfugcs for women 8nd children. Key to the partnership is identifying joint 5tralegic goa15 and fimdraising for joint projects. In 2021122 th¢ partnership applied to MOPAC for funds to support 'holisti¢' services for BME women aDd childr¢n in re￿ges. The fimding of his project has continued, annually to date. The Oya group contiDu¢s to success￿1]Y deliver against its targets &s set in the bid atAd contributEd as a whole in differeni foTa with MOPAC sharing key llLtelligenee data that fi￿ther supports dcvelopm¢Dtal Work for BME women and th¢ir childreD. ID November 2024, MOPAC visited LBIVP refuges alld apoke to the OYA groups aE¥)ut the challenges faced by the BME sector, retstiott to fi￿altig, BME Service user needs and staff Asi*n Women's iie5Durce Centre (AWRC) is the lead partner for a CODSOrtium group. made up of 9 women's sector organization5 aeross London. The consortium group work britigs together the best expertise of each group to support BME women with No Re¢ours¢ to Public Funds= NRPF, who are vulnernble because of their ins¢cure immigration Status and thus exclusion from accessing mainstream services. The. intersectional (Social economic Status) issues faced by these women 18 addressed through th¢ work of the partnersknp in providing time limited safe refuge accommodation and floating support. LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMITED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Womtn's Aid m¢￿berShiP enables us to table k¢y strat¢gi¢ or operational issues for the sector. Memb¢rship of this group enabled LBWP to influence & broad iange of national and local government plans. poli¢i¢s and strategies. During the f￿anCIal period we have directjy influenced DA and the Depatlm¢nt of Levelling Up Community and Housing Commissioners. We have been able to represent survivor narratives and detnonstrate the impact of ￿lI]c1eS on the lives of women and girls impacted by domestic abuse aDd Violen￿ agaiDst women and girls (VAWG). NHS EAst IAbndon FDundatioll Trnst LBIVP continues to deliver racializ¢d and ¢quTtable primary care counselling services to BME women in general and specific work with all wom¢n with low level Mental Health. We are a refe￿al pathway for the NHA in the delivery of talking therapies in th¢ 'W0￿en,5 language of strength,. This joint strategic work aiTns to prevent and disrupt the c5calation of BME women being treated at secondary level psychological %ryice4 as 8 result of fAilure to identify needs within primary health care services. This can be ]inked to stereotyping, labelling. minimizing needs and discri￿lA￿tion. Joint working with LBWP promoteg equity and access lo inclusiv¢ 5¢rviees that suppotts access to professionals who represent tlLe ¢oJJmuntty at large and have a understa1￿]llg of the Signific￿¢¢ of nuan¢¢s within race cultsjre and religion. LB N¢whamlHaring¢y Domestic Homicide R¢vi¢ws eDabl¢s th¢ local authority to take a reflcctive view of f#tslAties that have oc¢urred be¢ause of domesti¢ abuse. Ra¢¢. lack of understanding of cultural nuances, languag¢ and int¢rs¢ding factors are often exposed as learning point5 following are DHR review. LBWP provides ¢xpert advice and support to co- professionals from oth¢r statutory and non￿at￿l￿ry &gen¢ies on th¢ aforementioned are￿. LB Ntwhgml HariDgey Multi-AgeDCy Risk Assessment CoDferences ar¢ ¢ss¢ntial for the ideJttifi¢ation and prevention of furth¢T violence that could lead to 5eriou5 injury or fatal injurylmurder of a vietimlsurvivor. As an Bgency we undertkn SafeLiv¢s risk ass¢ssn￿nts and wheT¢ a service us¢r Scores higl they are referred to a group of multi-ag¢n¢y pmf¢ssionals (the MARAC group) who review tl]e c&se and agree a variety of support and seryices to prevent or mittgate against personal risks. IIUS Projeet SteeriDg Group is a group initiated by LB WP and mad¢ up of k¢y p8rEners' local DA CommissioneT, GP Health Ceutre 5ervi¢es. Adult and Child Social Care and IRISI group. This. group of local professionals ov¢rs¢¢s the development and progress of the work at local level. LBWP was commissioned by IIUSI to deliver GP Practice training and advocacy support to identify 5urvivor5 of domestic abuse and VAWG, at prttnary care level. The work is supp)rted by the National 1[￿tIbJte of Clinical Exc¢llence (NICE) as pan of its standards for delivery of health s¢rvic¢s. OBJECTIVES, ACTITrITIES, ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORM ANCE Objects Public Btttefit LBWP was "established for the relief of povety and the Telief of menthl or phy5icaI distre55 arnong black minority ethnic and refugce wom¢n who have been maltreated by their husbands or lljale rne￿berS of their family and among the childTen of such wo￿¢￿, London Black Women's Project systematically seeks views from its b¢n¢ficiari¢5 with regard to the quality of services delivered. The view5 obtained from its benefici￿leS inforni thc futur¢ development of services. LBWP a150 reviews its seTvices on an annual basis to ¢n5ll￿ tbat 5eTYiC¢5 and activities Hre developed in lille with the aims and obj¢ctives. The man4gemcnl committc¢ confirrns that the Charity ComDJission Guidau¢¢ on Publi¢ Benefit has been reviewed and we aT¢ 1¢8r what th¢ benefits are, how the benefits r¢lat¢ to th¢ aims alld we are clear that the benefits are balan¢¢d agaitsst d¢lTim¢DI and hami. Aims and Obje¢tiY Aim The aim of the London Black WDm¢n's Project is to deliver the highest level of quality services towards protecting. promoting and d¢v¢loping the rights and resources of women, ¢hildr¢n atKI families from BMER communities. LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECTLIMITED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Obje¢¢fv The objectives of the ￿nd0Th Black Women'5 Project are.. To work towards the eradication of gender-based violen¢¢ perpetrgted against BME women and violence against Children. To prolect and support women and children experi¢ncing domestic violence by providing s&fe refvges, advice, guid4nce, counselling. a¢¢e$s to essential s¢ryi¢¢4 learningy employability and sustainability. To influence and affe¢t ¢hange in government polxcy and strategy and in legislation to counter gender•based viol¢n¢e and the ¢auses of violence against women and children. To provide a safe environmenL conthjcive to learning, iti which wom¢n can feel safe, empoweTed. supported and welcome. During 2023124, the ongoing sp¢cific obj¢¢tives w￿e.. To fmd fUnd]n￿c0st saving solutions to the ongoing 'cost of living. crisis as a result of politicAI change and the economic State of t￿ UK. To initial¢ aJd review LBWP buginesslstrategic plgn in light of insecure (Ullding (Y¢Arwon Yehr) To be a repregentative and participate in governmeDt level Str￿¢gi¢ oppottynities that challenges is5ue$ on commtS5ioniDg. NRPF exclusion4 migrdnt women. g¢nd¢r bias in yearwon-year fi￿dIng and PTomotiog safr women only spaces otsd services. D¢velop strong pgrtneyships locally and regionally with a wide rdDge of organisations and individuals to influence policy. strategy arLd cohesive service delivery that improves outcomes foT Black and minoritised women and girl5. To eommunie8te to deeision makers the ongoing impact of historical di5¢riminatory commissioning on tb¢ BME women's sector Services and the lack of gaining full ¢ost re¢ov¢ry ¢0 deliver services. To ensure all internal system59 procedures and proc¢5ses are robust 4ud effective to support our stsff team to deliver their objectiv¢s and our Tnstees to gov¢rn effectively. To continue to support the diredor aDd kad¢rship team AD key responsibilities a5 a result of Suc￿sSful growth. To ¢onttnue provide Well￿]tig adivities and services that empower, educate alld illfomi won)en in various aTeas of their l&ves. Str*tegi¢ OY¢ryiew of 2023-2024 A key issue for LB WP was to ensure that it conlinu¢d to P￿vide high quality services, evidenced ￿OUgh meeting its targets, milestones. ouiputs a￿d outcome commitmeois as per each funding contrg4Ct and collaborative commitments. This has been key in demonstrating both demand and the diverse needs of BME women accessing services thal are ¢ulturally sensitive and racially responsive to the needs of l. Single women and 2. Mothers with children 3. Children and Young People in their right. The provisiots of good quality refuge servi¢es ¢ontinu¢s with a new initiative pres¢ntsd througb the Mayor's Office, to provtde additiona] innovative homes to those women and fajnilies WI￿ have struggled to access refiige accommodation. As a response to the Mayor5 needs assessment and the gaps in housing survivors of domestic abuse, the Mayor introdu¢¢d the Don￿StiC Abuse Safe AccommodatiorL Housing Plan IDASAHP). Thls is part of new fi￿dIng available as split '¢apitsl' and 'revenue' ￿nding. Led by the local E4Uthority to improve local bousing oplions by renovatinglcreating new builds ID the local are& Local authoritie5 can the use the properties a5 part of l. Sallc¢uary Schetnes, 2. 2nd Stage A¢¢otyunodation 3.Dispersed Housing, as an ex3mple. A key element to this strai¢gy is to commisston the delivery of accoll]modation support utilising and partnering with 5peciali5e domestic abuse 5¢rvi¢¢s. LBWP w&$ approached by Haringey Cowicil to consider a joint venture. Haringey to identify Land an￿0[ buildings for new buildlrenovation lo create increased access to accommodation for vuln¢r¥bk groups such &q the LGB TQl+. Older women, large families, families with boys over 12 and BME group4 to name a few. LB WP will consider this prop)sal as the 'revenue' parther, d¢5igning the model and providing the service. This is likely to evolve in th¢ new fll)ancial year 2024-25. Developing quality services includes pmmoting and supporting the personal dev¢lopm¢nt of Mvmen Hrythin LBWP serYi¢¢s and addressing micro-impacts such &8 alleviating poverty. througb pra¢ti¢41 initiatives such as the food bank and seekiog donations and flnancial support (granlgmon¢tsry donations), regards w basi¢ living standards and overcoming debt. In addition tying to evolve a focus groups to suptrtTrrt the evolution of_LBWP a5 a iesponsive 5ervi¢e buih on wh&t womenlchildren want and llec￿ &$ opposed io intellectual thoughts of government ond the leadership within LBIVP. This means continually listening to and ad8pting its,holI￿i¢ and t￿dependellt services, to what service users are saying. This may also mea￿. simplifying its 5y5tems and pro¢esses lo ¢nsure accessibility in terms of language, neurodiversityy age and sexuality (chall¢n8ing heterosexual nonnative language through policie4 fornis et¢). LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECTLIbAtTED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT {tKCLUDING DIREcfoRS' REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 We hope to work more closely with ELOP in Newham to SUPFKIrt this work moving forward in 25126 as a Teolistic start and exploring funding that could 5UPPOrt this WOTk in 2024. Managing uuliti¢S is & major concern to the organisation because of signifi¢ant incre￿ed in utilities as propos¢d by th¢ government and any fvture arrangements that will come with a change in government. This means the continual security of maintaining back two ￿Unselling contracts via a strategic parth¢rsbip with the NHS East London Foundation Trust (ELFf) to provide primary care 'tsiking therapie5' from a health perspective to BME women living In the London Borough of Neutham who have experieoced.. dom¢sti¢ violen¢e (DV) and general mental hea]th issues IMH) Our dedicated and specialised service for our refuge setvice users and community women provides person ¢entred unselling for BME adult women who have experienced domestic or sexual violence, abuse, or gender-based violence. For servi¢¢ users living in our refjJge5, culturalty appropriate and trauma infonned therapy is part of a WTap8fouDd service available to them. and for community women our wuns¢lling service also incre￿9 a¢¢es$ to safe, confidential thernpeutic services and emotional support. We have intrniionalty re¢ruited BME ¢ouns¢llors who reflect the culturni backgrounds of our users and can communicate in various ¢omxnunity 1onguag¢s. Women receive weekly counselling session5 for 8 to 16 weeks an¢ if Deeded, can be referred for additional support or advocacy services during tiieir counsellirtg. We have maintained our foundation ¢ontra¢t for th)m¢stic violetk¢e counselling wid) ELFT for several yeark As part of their Newham Talking TheTapies (NTT) service. we provide sp¢cialis¢d counselling for BME women who have experienced the ¢motiona]. physical, and psychological impact of domestic violence and abuse. Referra15 are sent directly to our serviee after triage by NfT coll¢agues. and ¢ounsellors are assigned based on availability. and language andlor cultural needs wherever possible. The ELFT uses results from two base questionnaires wmpl¢ted by couns¢lling p&¢ients at every counselling session to assess improvement in mental health, the PHQ9 wbich is used to monitor the 5eveTity of depression and response to treatsnenL and the GAD7 which me8suTe5 the severity of anxiety. A comb1r￿tion of the two results works out an average 5tor¢ for"reli4ble improv¢m¢nt" whi¢h measures how muGh improvement Ftas been mad¢ with regards to the patient's mental health. The at￿lla1 target score awarded to LB WP is 51P/ts for each contract. we achieved a score of 62¥0 for the DV contract and 60Vo for the MH ¢otthcL Key chglleDges The increasing twmber of ¢ounsel]ing tefetTal$ received by th¢ s¢rvice always beeo a ¢hallenge and this year no exception. This impacts the capacity of the sAngk member of staff managing the counselling projects. gnd the w&i¢iDg list with clients waiting longer than preferred for their couns¢lling to be8iTh. However, we were able to avoid closing the wailing list this fman¢ial year alld increased OUT efforts to ensure clients were not waiting for all unreasonabl¢ amount of time for their therapy to begin. Mentsl health ¢hall¢ng¢s have also increased wtth servi¢¢ u8gr$ pr¢%nting with more complex needs, including requiring more involved supp)rt with pra¢tical issues such as housing. Our outyulsfoy the year April 2023 wilil end March 2024 include.. Specialist Coun8¢11ing for Women in the Refuges (MOPACIDASA funded) Number of womeu ac¢essiDg counselling: 35 DASA Refuge Continuation Funditig for Newham Refuges and Community Women in Newbam (GIA Funded) Number of women accessing counse14ing: 43 East London NHS Foundation Trusl-Newham Tajkimg Th¢rapi¢s- DV Contract Nunther of women accessing ¢ouns¢lliDg: 58 East Lond(m NHS Foundation Trnsl- N¢wham Talking Tb¢rapi¢s- FAH CoThtraet Number of women accessing counsellitig: 46 Strvict User Feedback Emotional support is key for dom¢sti¢ violence survivors to be able lo h¢al. and many of those accessing support have stated that they have improved their se]frs who have ensured thAt all th)cumentation5 r¢g8rding the client's domestic abusc is put fonvard to the Home Office along with other lega] documents in svpwrt of thcir application. Despite the lack of l¢gal aid providers on the market, the clients h&ve played an active role in gathering all documentationg and &skiDg questions to gath¢r a better understanding of the Law and how the UK Legal systern works. Once the client's tLR has been successfully achieved, the client fccls much at ease with a better understanding of Tesouree& In additio￿ the journey from the Ferpetrator to the refiJg¢ bas allowcd the women to gatheT immeDS¢ 5trengd4 courage and knowledge. All the women who have met London B1￿k Women'5 Project hav¢ all been guided being better infonned and guided into the right direction. LONDON BLACK WOMEN, S PROJECT LIMITED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORD FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Tallored guidan¢e and assistance were offered in navigating complex matters of f8mily law, areas such as ¢hild maintenan¢¢ applications, civil and Islamie divorces, child arrang¢Men￿ ¢ontsct order4 non-molestalion orders, and prohibited steps ord¢rs-espe¢ially in c&%es involving securiDg children'5 pa53POrts from their fathers. No. of women supported - I I I Number of women receiving solicitor support: 71 wom¢n-63.96/ Number of women Who￿ cases achieved a rrtTr5itive outc0Th￿. 67 womeD- IIUS Program This progr4D7me Sets out to support GP'S in identifying domestic abuse survivors at the earliest point in primary care suppTrrt. Following on from idcntifying patients at risk, refer the patient to a DV partner for follow-up prdctical support and action. In order to identify and suP￿rt patients GP'S must fJr5t recogtiise thal various ways in which patients may disclose. &s well S Tccognis¢ factor5 that impact disclosure and help seeking behai'iouts tbrough their tsP and Healthc￿e practices. The tRIS tean) deliver training on DoT¥)¢5tic Abuse to GP practice8 and supported patients that ar¢ r¢f¢rred to th¢m following the training. The traintng is delivcred jointly by the Advocate Educators (DA PractitlOD¢rs) and Clinical Le&ds who ar¢ GPS. During the fwst quarter of 2023, LBWP ap￿]nted and AE, who through personal circumstance was forced to resign. Despite appointh)¢nt of a new AE in August 2023, she was unable to commence working until Novetnb¢r 2023. This led to significant delays in delivery plans. Despits set-b4¢ks LBWP was ¢ommitted to ￿lfillIng its commitment to bring IRIS to Newh8Jn and this was evidenced by th¢ Manager of S¢rvi¢¢s and Projt¢ts and th¢ Director of LBWP, working with and training pra¢ti¢¢s themselve5. During the period LB were able to recruit a new AE to deliver training to the GPS and provide additional emotional ond pradi¢al support to $urvivors of domestic and sexual violence. Due to denwid the team exponded and a part-tim¢ AE was required to ￿pport the work, in order to achieve outwjnes and ovtputs. Within LB WP there is a collaborative and holistic approach to working with survivors. The a55imilation of IRIS into LBWP service provision led to addilioual benefit5 tt) the proje¢t and a¢¢ess to int¢rnal services as describ¢d in this report. IRIS PrD2rnm 2023-M*rch 2024 No. of women support¢d.. 18 °A of women fr(>m Africanl c￿1bbean backgrounds: 5= 27.77% /0 of women from South Asian ba¢kgTowids: 10= 55.55¥o °A of women ¢lassified as other.. 3- 16.66f/io Number of women whose cases received positive outcomes 18 Numb¢r of women receiving CounsellinglFamily Support Worker support: 16 Partnership5 8nd Activitit5: The Legal Advice Team develO￿d partneTships with a range of wlicitOTS who mak¢ various applications to th¢ Home oifice on behalfof the clients." Tower Ha￿letS Law Centre. Middle5ex Law Chatllbers. Hannah Solicitors,. PE8XiS For MigTants and Refugees, Wimbledon Solicitors and Christine Lavernc Solicitors. The IRIS Team and the Floating Support 5eryice and the ￿gaI Team work iti partnership with other Domestic Abuse organi5ation e.g. Hcstia. Solace Womett's Aid. Ashiana Nelwork. Asian Women's Resource Centre,. WonLen at Risk Latin An￿riCan Women's Aid and Fonvard (FGM Specialists). Th¢ IIUS Tcam and FS Service work with other cbarities to provide w¢llbEing sUPPOrt to the women e.g. Newham TaK(iDg Therapies. Well Newham. New. ham M¢ntal Health Cafe. Crossroads" Tn￿ Ambassadors,. Liv¢ Well Newham: Rebuild Health CIC. People Power Project. LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMITED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING DIREcfoRs' REPORD FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Ch*lltn%es- DuriDg tbe year, Jve fDund: The issues that the legal team is faced with is the reduced amount of legal aid providers oll the markeL Due to high demand of legal aid under ImmigrLtion, this has impacted all clients who are eligible to access legal aid. Another key issue is the Home Offic¢ having reduced number of caseworkers available to decide SET(DV) Case5 within the titi)e frame set by the home ollice ot'6 months.'I'he target is r¢gutarly missed. In divor¢¢ cases. securing legal aid is ¢ven more difficult. Many legal aid unThilling to take on th¢s¢ cas¢s due to tbe low remuneration they receive for h9mdling them. To address this, divorce appli¢ations aT¢ prepared and submitted in-house, ensuring women can pro¢e¢d despite th¢ lack of external support. It is still a challenge fllLding accommodation for the Clients pending MVDAC application. Statutory authorities struggling Mryth fijnding to support familie$ pending MVDAC Imigrdnt Victirns of Domesti¢ Abuse Concession). Il is challenging foT the IRIS team to get GP practices to sign up for training regardless of the conta¢ts made and emails and letter5 sent offering the training foT free. R¢fug¢ s¢￿Ie¢s We have supported 88 women and 39 ¢hildren )cross the period of 202312024. We have enabled women and children to feel saft by a¢¢ommodating them across our s¢Yen re￿ges. Women have an increased understanding of self-care and care of their ¢hildren. By providing weekly keywork session and other fornis of asework and ewwork management we hLve seen that women feel mu¢h mor¢ empowered and know their righ￿ We have built a community environment foT the women whereby they f¢¢1 4 sense of belong2Dg. W¢ ar¢ very forTttnat¢ that we have mally different serYic¢s and funding streams within our org￿lsation. We work very closety with our collununity piojects and accept ref¢rr41s frotn our No Recourse to Public funds team (NRPF). This faciliiat¢s a "sitigl¢ point entry ' for support services for a woman so she do not needs to repeat her exp¢ri¢D¢es and therefore re•experience their trauma. We a150, hav¢ work¢d with a lot of partner agencies who hav¢ identified us 03 one of the lead organisations in supporting women and f4milA¢s that have ryo Rec4yur5¢ to Publi¢ Funds" We have worked very ¢losely with our in house legal team to ensure that lo￿/(+ of our 5¢rvie¢ suc¢essfuIly obtained theiT Ind¢finite Leave to Remain in the U W¢ have been working in line with our Empowernient Fram¢worL ¢nsuring that we are condu¢tiDg be$￿ke needs assessm¢nt for individual women aJtd familie5. Our 'emEh)wemient' viewpoint means that women are seen as having dreams. goals ombitions, poteutial and that tbeir experience of dom¢sti¢ and relafrd abuses, is not y4 defmition (Ff who thty are but an experience. We get to know the woman fw5t and then th¢ experience, taking a trauma infomied that is not limiting but emwweriDg gnd celebralory of the survival in$tiDCt of the wom¢n and Childre￿ we work with. Tb¢ Soeial Housing Problem We have recognised that il has tsken a loi longer to move wom¢ll and famtlies into independent living as the local authorilies have their ¢onstraint iti supporting hom¢less applications. In order to manage tbe time in whieh it tskes to successfully mov¢ our b¢n¢ficiaries ioo i3Trd¢p¢nd¢nt living and start resettlement work with them. Despite it being diffi¢ulL w¢ have successfully moved and ￿lsted approximately 45Yo of our service users onto independently living. We have started to work with both Londoo Borough of Newham and Haringey ID facilitatillg worksbops around housing mov¢ on and this is something which we endeavour to continue. Redrycing L(tyn¢lioe5$ ID DV On a weekly basis. we fa¢ililat¢d CotT¢¢ Morning Worksku)ps'. These sessions provided a space for all WOm¢D to ¢onnect with oth¢rs, whil¢ ￿$0 otT¢ring resour¢¢s on ¢mployment opportunitie& courses. and 50cia]izing with peels. We r¢cognise an opportunity for "microwconllnunity cohesion,. In the wider ci)mmunity it is le55 likely that the diverse rang¢ of women would get together and learn something about one another. maintsinirng wider stereotype5 and divisions through racist rhetoric. Within LBWP and tbrough festivals and events such as 'ramad2n, black history month. 16 d4ys of action and international women's day, women can come logether. This pr¢vents loneliness and isolation. io LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMtTED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Challeng Two of our niain ¢halleng¢s that we id¢ntified this y¢ar hL8 been with the change5 ITh th¢ immigration law. Since the introduction of thc Migrant victim5 Of dom¢stic Abuse conce￿10n. IMDVAC). we have ILad to rejeet many referrals as this legislation only provide5 tor recourse for 3 months after this the woman will not b¢ f¢bl¢ ID apply for beneflts in her ri¥ht& Therefore. she would have to leave the refuge setting and fac¢ further challenges and uncertainty. W¢ have h￿1 to work very close with our in house leal teams lo carefully assess and at￿lySe legal documents before admitting a woman. As a VAWG agency this is a challenging process. as we are fxed with safeguarding & woman and helpiug her to flee the abusive relalionsbip, with bureaucracies set out by such laws. Anoth¢r. challenge we hav¢ had is supporting women who have intense mental bealth sUPPOrt needs. We have had women referred to our agenciES that require highcr 5UPIM)rt needs. However. as they are from the BAME community to culthralty appropriate support we have had to step up and ensure thai our ￿at[have becn provid¢d the correct training and resourc¢5 10 supwrt he women. There have ￿en occ&sions in which we have had to move the women and wand CODtinue the 5llPPOrt to ensure t1￿ that other areas of their sUPPOrt needs are b¢ing met Adequately. Within the refug¢ service. we continue to recognise the shifts and patterns of women's needs and try and ensu￿ that we are meeting them on an individual an also a macro levcl. Serviee User Groups We have beell successful in ¢r¢ating service user groups and wnducted sessions in which we hav¢ gained invaluable f¢¢dback from the women to improve our services. We have also had group S¢S510ll which were led by service us¢r5 themselves. Some of the session we covered weTe: Domeslic Abuse Awareness and Understanding Workshops. Self-Est¢¢m Workshops Money Budgeting, nutrition and Cyber Secwity. DevelopiDg Children's *Dd Family Work As mentioned pr¢viously, w¢ 8r¢ fOr￿nate that our itthouse services complement one 8mother. Our internal plan from the previous year was to develop our children Services much further. Thi5 ye4r we ensur¢d that all the children had their own besp)ke support pian5 Outlining their itidividuai n¢¢ds seporat¢ to that of their mothers. We a]so provided Parenting Workshops: we have led workshops that eDabled moth¢rs to rebuild tbeir confidence and improve their positions within their family unit& fostering a healthier family dynamic. We also delivered He￿th and Safety Workshop& These workshops helped mot￿rS gain crucia] knowledg¢ about safeguarding their families itL diff¢reut environments. We also worked alongside NSCPP Stand Up Listen WoTkshops: we facilitated worksFLOPS aimed * supp)rting both moth¢rs and ehilth¢n in und¢rstanding their rights and ways to speak up and be heard. tn addition to this, w¢ OTganis¢d various a￿]ville$ for the children for the summer holidays. Our family support worker planued and organi5ed trips thai the families weie interested in. Some of which ranged from.. London Zoo, Local Patk Visits, Kew Garden& Ramsgate Beach Trip. LegolaD4 Londoll Aquariulll, London TransrMTrrt Museum, Theatre I Cinema Tickets, Ten Pin Bowling and Winter Wonderlalld. These outings were vital in fostcring a sen5¢ of normal￿. and adventure for both the children and th¢iT mothers, helping theln heal and grow in a supportive environment. Below are some of tbe feedback that we got from our surveys that arc carried out by all of our service users within the refye.. InfonnatioD Giving. 38.5 Yo of women rated this as Good, with 61.5 0/0 rating this &8 Very Good Helpfulness of 8t*f£ 30.8 Yo ofw)rlleTh rated this as Good. with 69.2Yo as Very G￿d Meeting Servite User expectations. Service users rated thts as Very Good 38.5 OA and Good 61.50A Suppor¢ing S¢rvie¢ users Service u8er8 ral¢d this a Good 23. lQh and V¢ry Good 76.9QA Supporting Seryiee user choices *Dd optlDIlS Servic¢ users rated this as Good 23.1 OA and 76.￿fi LONDON BLACK w0￿￿N's PROJECT LIMtTED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT ONCLUDTrIG DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 ANALYSIS OF RESTRICTED Fi￿Ds The restri¢ted funds in¢ome enabled the orgwisation to develop* Sustain and reconfigure 8ervi¢e$ to women and support other infrastrn¢ts￿ areos of th¢ organis8tioa (Direc¢or, fmaThce worker. improvemertt in ICT fimctionality). The exPl8m￿lOns of these fi]ndin8 streams and their purpose can be found INNOTE 20.2 Asian Women's Resource Centre Big Lott¢ry Fund- Equine Project Big Lottery fjJnd- Vision of Me City Bridge Trust Clifford Chan¢e LLP Comi¢ Relief- Counselling Seryi¢es (Single lllvestrnent) Comic RelieflMOJ . ICT Digital Infraslrn¢￿re (Winter Campaign) DLUHC- Covid 19 DLUHC (LB Newh8m) DLUHC- OYA Project Kering Foundation London Community Fund London Community Fund (Wave 2) MOJ and MOPAC MOPAC- OYA MOPAC Service I MOPAC- Service 2 HM Government in Parthership with National IA)ttery Community Fund Rosa fi￿d THAIYK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS We would like to thank all the organi5&tion artd individuals that have supported us during the year: Asian Women'5 ResouT¢e Centre Cornic Relief The Domestic Abuse Commissioner for Bllgl#md and Wai¢s The Department for Levelling Up Housing and Commulliti¢s ELOP Greater London Authority LB Haringey Kering Foundation LB Newham Newham GP Practices and Health Centres Mayors Office for Policing aod Crime L￿nd0Th Quadrant Housing A550ciation Public Donations via Virgin Money Giving Southall Black Sisters University of East London Women's Aid Wom¢n'$ Resource Centre 12 LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMITED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 FINANCIAL REVIEW Th¢r¢ was an in¢￿a5¢ in the activities of the chatity in 2023n4. Incoming resources increased by 1.91f/*• (9.91OA 2022tt3) from £1,583,130 to £1.613.289, whilst expendithre increased by 15.270/0 (16.050/Lb) from £1.496.010 to £1.724.499. The deftcit for the year was-£l11.708 and was a reversaI of the prior years surplus of £87,120 for 2022123. Reyeryeg Policy Th¢ policy of the ch￿lty in respect of reserves and major risks is to incrvdse the General Fund for unrestri¢ted funds held by the organisation, whieh Can be used as a ¢ontingeThcy against emergen¢y or unplanned expenditure. The committee are reviewing the need lo create designated funds as part of unr¢stri¢t¢d ￿ndS where the organisation bas been able to identify timescak for expenditure on specifie proje¢ts/items. The Co[[￿1fte¢ believes that by designating fi￿dS in this Way* they carl ells￿re that the iong-tern] plans of the organisation ¢an b¢ reaiised, and the organis4ti0Th will be able ts) fulfil its contrdcbjal responsibilities to its staff, fLU)ders, users and the wider community. Tb¢ management conraittee has established a policy whereby the unrestrided fund5 Dot committed or invested in tangible r￿ed assets (*h¢ free reser¥¢s') held by the charity should be a rniDimum three months of the resources expeoded. which for the f]nancial year ended March 2024, would equal £420.026 in g¢neral funds. Any firther free reserves should be allocated to a designated fund for the provision of employment and staff COS￿ and for the capital expenditure L)n a new resour¢¢ ¢entr¢. Al this level the ma￿ageMent COTnmittee feels that they would be able to continue the current a¢tiviti¢s of the chwity An th¢ ¢v¢ni of a significant drop in funding. At presen( the free reserves which 8mount to £188.528 have follen short of the target level. Restricted fvnds Bre set aside in accordance with the teTmS and Conditions laid by the fwider ID question. Fundr4ising Standard Information L.B.W.P received £1.549 (202J23 £32,906) in public donations during the f]nan¢ial year. These were unsolicited donalions, and L.B.W.P does not currently employ the s¢ryi¢es of a pmfessional fimdraiser. L.B.W.P has received no complaints re￿￿dIng its fundrdi5ing activiti¢& ond is d¢v¢lopin8 & policy on fimdraising to ensure that any fiwther activities in this regard do not: unre&8onably iDtrude on a person's privacy. use unreasonably persistent approaches for the purpose of soliciting or otherwi5¢ procuring money or other property on behalf of the charity. place undu¢ pressure on a person tD give mODey or other property. P¥Jy Poliey Th¢ Truste¢s set the r¢num¢ration of th¢ key managcment personnel by comwing job descriptions with similar roles in comparable organisations and otber external data of its ¢omparntors Hojw expendi¢ure in tbe year has supported the key objectives of the chglrity Fiinding for the. yeir ended Marr.h ?n74, ha% ￿lpp￿rtt.d T. R W P tn de,livp.r nn all a8pe.r.t% nf its Dmernmme. nhje.ctive$ in¢luding supported housing bedspaces, coun5elling for women and girls in the wider based ¢ommunity. The provision of legal and other advisory servie¢s. Risk review and maD*gement The management committee h&s conducted ils own review of th¢ major risks to ￿￿1¢h L.B.W.P is exwsed, and 5ySteTns have been established to mitigate those risks. Signifi¢ant ext¢mal risks to ￿ndillg have led to the development of a $trategi¢ vision which has allowed, and continu¢ lo allow, for the div¢rsifi¢&tion of fi￿diTrg and activities. Internal risks are tninimised by the implementation of proc¢dure$ for aUthOri￿tion of 811 tr￿sa¢ll0￿S and projects and to en5UTe consistent quality of delivery for ail operational aspects of the company. These procedures wulI be periodically reviewed to ensur¢ that they continue to tneet the needs of L.B.W.P. Risk management is ongoing and embedded in the governance amd operational procedures of the organisation. The Board of Trustees reviews and revises th¢ risk r¢gister on an annual basis. it covers strategic, financial, HR and opeT&tional risks. 13 LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMtTED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT (tNCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORD FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 NIARCH 2024 A Key Risk identified during the period w￿. Cyber Critne.. LBWP took out additional iDsuraDc¢ ond impletnented additioThal piot¢¢tion through Solution Consujtants to review potential cyber-attack5 and phishing of its, ICT infr&sbwctyre lollowing th¢ Dir¢ctor5 email being hacked and Cloned over a period of D￿nths. wbich led to the rnisdiTection of funds, going into a fraudulent aecount. Insurance was taken out with Gallaghers Cyber InsuraDce Policy to give the organi5ation soTn¢ cover and protections ill case of another case. During the period up to and ending March 2024. government departments such a5 MOPAC became the victims of cyber-crime. PLANS FOR FtrruRE PERIODS The board agrec5 that it must ben¢fit from the work of the new directorto continu¢ to. Grow membership of the knard with ICT. Housing Specialist and Entrepreneurship skills. TargetTng young people, those with disabilities. young women and black minoritised women with lived expcriences onto the board. Review and improve the induction r¢sources for board memb¢r& using good practice infornivltion from the ¢haTity commission aThd otheTS relevant to gov¢rn8nce. Revise the strategic with the board and i consultsnt for 2023 - 2025 Secure target¢d fimding in order to gTOW and firtuteproof th¢ SMT kad¢rship team skills and knowl¢dg¢ as part of the growth and development of LBWP ond su¢¢¢ssion planning. CoDtinue to build r¢lation5hips within N¢wh8m and Haringey. We acknowl¢dge that the catt]paigD against th¢ 105S of the tender in 2018. damaged relationships between the organisalion and local authority . With a Mew director in place and with an attitude of a fresh start this is beginnitig to bappen. Prepare for fvture commi55ioning in Haringey. Creale and maintain partner5hip5 with key orggnisations locally to embed th¢ work of LBWP., demonstrating add¢d valu¢ and benefit to the organisation as well as the serYi¢¢ users. Specifically targeting young peopl¢ services. older age services, lesbian 2nd bi- sexual women's services and those who fit into the categories of being Deurodivergentldisabled. Campaign and petition for sustainable fvndin8 for the black minoritised seeior of 3 + more years, in partn¢r5hip ' wfrth other wornen's *ctor serv&ces. Campaign and petition for the most vuinerable groups of wom¢rk subject lo illunigrdtion ¢ontrol. A, No equality without Inclusion, CwYLpaign. Improv¢ whol¢ orgoJLisation skill$ in dats analysis and itnpact measvr¢m¢nt for arLnua] reports artd audit reports. Continue to develop and improve on bespok¢ and racialised services for young peopk and families, based on internal it)telligence from data gathered and internal analysis of impaet. Review and revis¢ the Finallcial Regulations and other key documents relevant to LBWP operdtion& Make saving5 where pssible to lessen the impact of the UK Finan¢ial Crisis and impact of Cost of Livitig on LB WP flnances. Look for creative ways to lessen the impact on staff 5alarie& as part of the Financial Crisis and Cost of Living. Wbere possible ieview staff salaries. Appeal to fund¢r5 and key decision makers re staff salaries. Take &dvantage of opportunities to secure mixed funding through partllEtship . Additionally, consider internal st￿ngthS of service de]ivery to initiate Charity Entre￿nCur5hip, to generate free in¢om¢ to buffer the impact of fi)rther impact of cost of living u5x)n the resourc¢s of LBWP, ensuring the senior management team engage in training. if and where possible as part of collaborative approach at SMT level. IAM)k lor Op￿rtUnItieS to expand work in Haringcy. 14 LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LDAtTED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT (INCLUDING DIRECTORS, REPORT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3 I MARCH 2024 REFERENCE AND ADMtNISTIL4TIVE INFORMATION Charity Name London Blaok Women's Project Corypany number 02393931 Charity 1001834 RegtheredoJJlee Operalional addres5 661 Barking Road Plaistow London EIJ 9EX Direclors and Trustees Th¢ Bo3Jd of Trustees Constitutes directors of the company for the pU￿oSe of company law and trustees for the purpos¢ of clwity law. The twstees servitig during the year and sinL* the year ¢nd were as follows: Ms Anjum Mouj M$ Donna M E Carty Ms Surriya Alllnad Ms Saika Alam Ms Rena Pathak Ms Polvitid¢r Kudhail Ms Edem B Ntumy Chair Co-chair Deputy Chair Secretary Treuurer resigned 6 June 2023 The trust¢¢S or¢ el¢¢ted it the Annual GeDerdl Meeting. No trustee r¢¢¢iv¢d any r¢muueralion for services during the year (2023 - 2024-Nil), nor have any beneficial iniertst in any ¢ontrau with the charity. Senior Mdnagemeni Teattt Ms Meril Esbun-Parker Manna AIMned Ekaete Dorcas Shebana Hartff Director SeDior Manager Senior Manager CouThselling Coordinator The day to day m8nagement of the ¢harity is delegated to the Dire¢tor. Banhers HSBC Bank plc 118 High Street North East HaJJJ London E6 2HX SI￿￿¢0ryAlld¥1Ors Barcant Beardon Limited Chartered Aecountants & Statutory Auditors 8 Blackstock Mews London N4 2BT 15 LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECTLIMtTED TRUSTEES'ANNUAL REPORT (tNCLUDtNG DtRECTORS' REPORTI FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 St*tement Trnstses Responsibilities The Trnstees. who are also the dir¢¢tors of lknndon Black Women's Project for the purpos¢ of Company law. are Teswnsible for preparing the Tru5tee5' ￿port and the accounts ID accordance with appli¢able law and United Kingdom A¢¢ounting Standard5 ￿nited Kingdom Genetally ACCe￿ed Accowiting Pta¢tiL¥). CornpaThy law r¢quireg th¢ trust¢¢s to prepare fjnancial st*ements br each f￿ancIal year that giv¢ a true and fair view of the state of the affairs of th¢ charity as at the balance sheet date. and to record its inc05UiDg ￿sOurceS and the application or rewurces. including income and expenditurE. for that yeat. In preparing those [￿ancIal State￿elltS, Trnstees are Tequir¢d to select suitable accounting policies and appty tbem consistently make judgetnents and ¢stimat¢s that aTe re&soDable and prndenl state whether applicable ac£ountS118 Stat)dards have been followed subject to any Tnaterial departures disclos¢d and explaitied in the fjnancial statemenL% and prepare the financial statemellts on a going concern basis Ullle￿ it is inappropriafr to asswne that the Ch￿￿ty will continue on that basis. Th¢ Trustees are responsibl¢ for maintaining adequate ac¢ounting records which disclose with re￿onable a¢curacy at any time the fuwjcial position of the ¢harity and enabl¢ them lo ensure that the financial statetn¢nts comply with the Companies Act 2006. The Trustees are also responsible for Safegua￿l￿g the assets of th¢ ¢haritable company and hence for tsking reasonabl¢ steps for th¢ prevention and detection of fraud gnd other irregularitie& The TTUStees are ￿sponSible for the maintenonce and integrity of th¢ wrpornt¢ and fjnancial inforniation included on th¢ haritabl¢ compauy's w¢b5ite in accordance with legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemi￿lI0ll of fmanciai statements. In ?￿rdance with Company law, as the wmpwy's dire¢tors. we certify tha¢ in 30 far as we ar¢ aware, there is DD relevant audit inforniation of which the company's auditors are unaware; and as the dir¢¢tors of the company we have tsktn f¢ll the st¢ps that w¢ oughi to have taken in order to make ours¢lv¢s awaTe of any relevant audit information and to ¢stablish that the ¢haTity's auditors are aware of that inforniation. Public Ben¢fjt St#tsm¢nt The trustees confm that they have complied with tb¢ duty An se¢tion 4 of the Charities Act 2011 to hav¢ due regard to the Charity Cottunission'$ general guidall¢e on publi¢ b¢u¢fiL"Clwiti¢s and public benefiv,. These fmancial statements have been prepared in aCcOrdart￿ with th¢ cF￿ltieS Statement of Recommetsded Practice (FRS102) Wkd in ace0rd￿¢¢ With th¢ sp¢¢ial provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small entities. This Report approved by the Trustees and signed OD its behalf by: Saika Alam Secretary Carty Co-chair - Lb" 16 tNDEPENDENf AUDITOR'S FEPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMITED OplRion W¢ have audited the financial statements of London Black WomeD'S P￿JeCt Limited for the year ended 31 March 2024 which comprise the Statement of FTnancial Activities, the Balanc¢ Sh¢eL th¢ Statemcnt of C*sh Flows and ]￿teS to the financial statements. including significant accounting polici¢& The financial teporting framework that bas been applied . their preparatioii is applicabl¢ law ￿]d UDlted Kingdotn Accounting Standanls including r,inancial ticporting Standard 102 The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in ihe UK and Repiiblic of Ireland (Unit¢d KingdollL Generally Accepted Accounting Prnctice). In our opinion the fmancial statements.. give a true and fair view of the state of the charltable company's affairs a5 at 31 Mareh 2024 and of its incoming regources and application of resource4 including its incom¢ and expenditure, for the year then ¢ndcd. have b¢¢n properly Preparcd in accoTdance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting PTa¢tic¢" and have been prop¢rly prepar¢d in accordanc¢ wilh th¢ requirementof the Companie5 Ad 2006. Bwfor oplnioN We CODducted our audit in ￿cordanCe with Int¢rnatioDal Standards on Auditing IUK) USA5 (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are furth¢r des¢rib¢d in the Auditor's responsibilitie5 for the audit of the f]namci&l statements s¢¢tion of our report. We are ind¢pendent of the charitable ￿mPanY in a¢¢ordance with the ethical requirements Ih&t are r¢levant to our audit of the fmamcial statements in the UK itt¢luding the FRC'S Ethical StaThdar￿ and we have fulfill¢d our other ethica] responsibilities in accordaD¢e with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient al￿ appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. Conel¥sions rela¢ing to going concern In auditing the financial statements. we have concluded the trustees. us¢ of th¢ going concern basis of a¢couDting in the preparation of the fmaocial statements is appmpriate. on the w)rk we have perfornied, we have not i(kntifi¢d any tllaterial uncertainties relating to events or conditions thal individuall). or Coll¢￿1vely, may east significaDi doubi on the clwitable Comp?￿Y'S ability to continue ￿ a going ¢oD¢ern for a period of ￿ l¢ast tw¢lve months from when the f￿￿1¢la1 statements are authori5ed for issue. Our responsibililies and the respon5ibiliti¢s of the trusteeswith respect to going ¢on¢¢rn are described in the T¢l¢vant sectiotLS ofihis report. her iHfornM¢ion The other inforU￿ti0n comprises the infoTmation included in th¥ trustees, annual repor¢ other than the F￿ancial stat¢ments and our auditor's report theTeOll. The tr￿StEeS Te5ponsible for the other inforniation contained within the annual r¢poTL Our opinion on the fmancial statements does not cover the other inforniation and, except tr> the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our reporL we do not express omy form of assurance ¢ODclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to rcAd the other infornwtion and, in doing so. consider whether the other iDt(TrTmation is rnaterially inconsistent with the fmancial statements or our knowledge obtailled in the course of the audit or oth¢rwis¢ appears to be materially misststed. If we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material mi551al¢m¢nts, w¢ are required kn detern)ine whether this gives rise to a material mi5Stat¢Jncnt in th¢ f]nancial stat¢ment5 themselves. I( based OD the work we have perfonned. we conclud¢ thsl there is a material misstatement of this oth¢r inf0T￿atio￿, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to repDrt in this regaTd. Opimion on other mattersprescnbed by Ihe CompaniesAet 2Q06 In our Opinio￿ based on the work undertaken in the course of th¢ audit: the infomi•tion giv¢n yn the trustees, re￿rt lincorrKJrating the directors T¢PQrt) for th¢ f￿ancIal year for which the fmancial statements are prepared is Consistent with the financial statsm¢nts' and th¢ directors, report has been prepa￿d in ac¢ordan¢¢ wlth applicable Legal requirements. 17 INDEPENDENT AUDITOR, S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECTLIMtTED Matt¢rs on whi¢h we ttre rÉqMired io pepori by exewion In the light of our knowledge and undeNanding of the charitable company and its envirotment omained in the course of the 3udiL we have not identified material tnis5tateTnents in th¢ dircctors, report. We have nothing to report in r¢S￿¢t of the following matters in relation to which the Cojnpanies Act 2006 r¢quires u5 t report to you if, in our opinion.. dequate accounting records have noi been kepL or returns ad¢quat£ for our audit have not been received frotD branches not visiled by us. or the financial statemeuts are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns: or c¢rtain di5e105ures of trustee5' remunerntion specified by law are not made" or w¢ hav¢ nol ￿e¢]ved aIl th¢ infomiation and explanations we require for our audit. or the tn￿¢5 wcre not cntitlcd to prepare th¢ financial statements aecordance with the small companies, regim¢ and take advantage of the small compaDie5' exemptiolls in pr¢wing th¢ dire¢lors' r¢port and from the requirement to prepare a strategic report. Responsibillties of trnstees As ¢xplained MO￿ fully in the trustees, responsibilities ststement s¢t out on page 18, the trnstees (who ¥xe the directors of Ihe clwitsble company for the purpos¢s of company law) are responsible for the pr¢paratioll of th¢ fllwial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fau view, and for 8u¢h internal ¢ontrol as the trustees delern)ine is n¢¢essary to ¢nabl¢ th¢ Preparatton of fll)ancial stat¢m¢n15 that 8r¢ free from material misstatement, whether du¢ to fraud or error. In pr¢paring the fjnancial statement5. the trustees aTe responsible for &ssessing the charitable company's abilty to continue as a going Con¢¢￿ di$¢losing. as appli¢able. matt¢rs related to going concen] amd using the going ¢oncern basis of countiDg unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the Ch￿itable ¢ompany or to ce&qe operation4 or have no Tealisti aherDative but to do so. Auditor's responsibililie5for the audit 0fthefinancial￿Qg8TrWllts Our objectives are to obtsin reasonable assurance about whether the f￿3￿ClaI ststem¢fjts ￿ a whole ore free from material misstat¢m¢nL wheth¢I du¢ to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor's report tbat includes our opinion. ReasoThable ossuran¢e is a high level of #5suron¢e, but is noi a guarattt¢e that an audi¢ ¢ondu¢tsd in aoeordance with ISAS (UK) will always detect material misstatement wherÈ it exists. Misstalements can arise from fraud or ¢tror #nd are eon8idered material if. individually or in the aggregate. they could reasonabty be expeded to infiuen¢¢ the eeonomic decisions of users taken on the basis of these F￿an¢1a1 5tat¢tnents. Irregularities. including fraud, are instances of non-compli8nee with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our teS￿nsIbIlities, outlined above. to detect material misstateDJents ill resFttt of irregularities, including fraud. The ext¢nt to which our procedure5 are Capable of detecting i￿egul￿1ties, including fraud is detsiled below: the eDgagem¢nt partn¢T ensured that the audit team had th¢ appropriate COULpetence. capability and skill 10 identify and cognise any Don-Eompli8nce with applicabl¢ law5 and T¢gul*ions" we ideAtsfi¢d such laws and regulation5 applicable from our discussions with trustees and other manag¢m¢nt and frotn our knowledge and experi¢nc¢ of the Sector" we focused on Specific law5 and Tegulatii)ns which we considered may hav¢ a direct material effect on tbe fjttancial 5tatcments or the operations of the chaTitablc compyny, including the Companies Act 2006, thc Charities Act 2011 and the ChaTity SORP (FRS 102)" we considered the provisions of other laws and regul*ion5 that do not have a dire¢t ¢ffect on the fJDancial statem¢n but compliance with which might be fundam¢ntal to the charitable company's ability to operatc or to avoid &rn2terig1 penalty, including the Generdl Dth Prot¢ction R¢gulation (GDPK), Anti-fraud, bribery and COTruptioD l¢gislalion, Taxation legislation and Employrnenl legislatTron' we asse55ed th¢ extent of compliance with laws and rcgulatioN$ identified th)v¢ tlwough making enquities of D]#J￿gement and inspe¢ting legal COTTespondence" omd identified law5 and regulations were communicated wsthiDthe audit team and the t¢aJJ remained alert to instan¢¢s of non4omplion¢¢ throughout the audit. l8 tNDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMtTED We assessed the susceptibility of the charitable company's financial statements to nMteria] MisstatemenL including obtaining an understanding of how fraud might occur by: making enquiries of maTfdgement as to where they considered there Was $us¢eptibility to fr8ud, their knowledge of actual susp¢cl¢d and alleged fraud. and consideTing the internal controls in place to tnitigate risks of fraud and rw)n-CoMpli￿£C with laws and regulations. To address thc risk of fraud through tnanag¢m¢nt bias and overrid¢ of coutrols, we: perforn)ed analytical procedures to identify any unusual or u￿exp¢¢frd r¢]ationshipg' tested journal entries lo identify unusual transactions; assessed whether judgements and assumptions made in deterniining the accouDting ¢stirnates were indicative of potential bias: and investigated the rationale behind significant or unusua] transactions. In response to the risk of iTr¢gularitics and no[￿cOMplianc¥ with law5 and regulations. we designed procedur¢s which InGlUde￿ but were not limited to: agreeing fman¢ial statement disc105ures to underlyiDg 5UPP)rtiDg d(y¢uments reading the minutes of meetings of those charged with govem&nce' and enquiring of management as to actual and polcntial litigation and GlaillJ5. Because of the loh¢￿rtt limitations of an audil. there 1$ a risk that we will Dot detect all irregularities. in¢luding tbo8¢ leading to a material misstatement in the financial statements or noD-complianc¢ with regulation. This risk increases the more that compliance with a law or regulation is removed from the events and transactions reflected in the finanrial stalemenw &$ we will be less likely to become aware of instances of non-compliamce. The risk 15 also g￿¥trr regarding irregularities occurring due to fraud rather than error, as fraud involves tntentiona] concealment, foTg¢ry. collusio omission or misrepre5enlation. A further description of our r¢s￿nsIbl11tLeS is available on th¢ FRC'S w¢b5it¢ ￿. htt a5bUrdnLL;"atsdiior-￿rls JisiThllitiesvfor-the-audii-ot.(bL- descti tIOn￿[.the-audlIo￿10L?fj,￿￿a(j9￿ description forn)s part of our auditor's reporL .Uklwdithr￿￿udil. OttstbitiiiL￿fOr. This Use of twr reporl This report is made solely to the charitable company's members. as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Pl￿ 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work h•s been vndertsken so that we might slat¢ to the charttable company's members those matters we are requlred lo slate to them iti an wditor's report and for no other purpose. To the fulkst extent perniitted by law. we do not acLept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charttable company and th¢ ctthritsble company's membeTS as a body, for our audit work, for this report. or for the opinions we have fornied. Mukesh Khatri Senior Statutory Auditor 11- knL5 For and on behalf of BARCANT BEARDON LIMITED Chartered Accountants Statutory Audilors 8 Bla¢k5tock M¢ws Islington London N4 2BT 19 LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECTLIMtTED STATE￿NT OF FtNANCIAL ACTIVITLES (INCLUDING INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 In¢ome4T#dEyndlthre Notes Restricted Funds 2024 Unrestri¢ted Fund5 2024 Total Funds 2024 Total Funds 2023 b￿0￿¢ Imd ¢ndowm¢nlifvM,' Donations and legacies Charitable a¢tiviti¢s lllv¢stmeDts 187.541 508.773 4,942 906,743 5.292 192,483 1,415,516 5.292 J77,615 1.403,495 2.020 Total income and endowments 696,314 916.977 1,613291 1,583,130 Expendilure on.. Costs of raising ft￿dS Charitable activities 2.255 953.230 1255 1.722,744 1.732 1.494278 769,514 Total ¢xpgnditure 769.514 955,485 1,724,999 1.496.010 Net in¢om¢l(expendilJJr¢) (73,21)0) (38.508) (111.708) 87.120 Trgmsfers between funds 20 26,481 (26,481) Net movement in funds for the ye (46,719) (64.989) (111,708) 87,120 Reeonelliation offtsnds Totsl funds brought forward 239.682 253,517 493,199 406,079 Total fund5 carried forward 192,963 188.528 381,491 493,199 The $￿ement of fllwLcial activities includes all gains and losses recognised during Ihe year. AII iD¢OJhe and expendittwe derive from continuitig activities. 20 LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMITED BALANCE SHEET FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Notes 2024 2023 Tangible Fi¥edAssets 14 4.233 3,910 Curreni A.T.Te¢.f Debtors Cash at bank and in hand 16 391764 214,304 137.614 541,305 607,068 678,919 Credilors." Amounts falling due within one yegr 17 (229.810) (189.630) Net Cwrent Assets 377258 489,289 NelA55ets 381,491 493.199 Fupds R¢stri¢led fuods Unrestricted fityds - GeneTal funds 20 192,963 239,682 20 188.528 253.517 Total fijnds 381.491 493.199 These fthancial staiem¢Dts aT¢ prepgr¢d in ￿e0rdance with the provisions applicable to compaDies subject to the stnaIl o)mpanies regime. Signed on behalf ofthe board oftrustees.. Aldm Secretary Co-chair Date.. The not¢s on pages 23- 36 forni part of these fuvdncial statements. Company R¢gistration No. 02393931 21 LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECTLIMtTED STATEMETrtr OF CASH FLOWS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAIiCH 2024 Notes 2024 2023 Cashflowfvm operating activilies Net provided by operating a¢tivities 22 (326.744) 12,856 Cashflowfrom investing octivilies Interest income Purchase of tsngible fLx¢d assets 5.292 (5.549) 2.020 11.600} N¢t Cash (used inyprovided by investing activilies (257) Net incr¢ase cash ¢md cafh eq¥ivolenl$ In iheyear (327,001) 13,276 Cash apd cask eqtsiwlents ai ihe beginning Df theyear 541,305 528,029 C(4sh and cash equiM71ents at ihe endofrheyear 214,304 541,305 ofe&sk and ett$h tqulvdkftts Cash in bank and in hand 214.304 541.305 Cdsh and cosh equi￿[ents at ihe end r>f the year 214,304 541.305 22 LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECTLIMtTED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Accounting Policl The ptincipal aeeountin¥ po]icie5 adopted, judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty in th¢ PTeparation of the financial State￿entS are &8 follows: Gf4yeral informalion t7nd basis ofpreparalion London Bl&ck Women's Proj¢d Limited is a private charitable company litnitd by guarantee inCor￿ra￿d in England and Wales and h&$ no share capital. In the event of the charitable company being wound up tbe liability in respect of the guarantee is limiled to £1 per me￿ber of the charity. The registered office address is 661 Barking Road. Plaistow, London E13 9EZ. The chartty Consti￿t¢S a public benefit entity as defjned by FRS 102. The fJn8ncial 5tat¢ments bave been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statem¢nt of Rccommended Practice 4)plicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland issued in October 2019, the Financial Rep)rting Stsndard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), the Charities Act 2011, the CompaThies Act 2006 and UK Generally Accepted Practice. The fjnaneial statemettts are prepar¢d on a going ¢on¢¢rn basis under the bistoric cost convention. The fllwiciaI statements are prepared in sterling.. which is the fijnctional currency of the company. Monetary amounts in these fJnanciaI statements aJe rounded to the nearest £. Going Coneern The fmanc?al statements have been PTepared on a going concern basis as the trustees believe that no material unc¢rtaitilies exist. The trustees have ¢on$idered the level of funds held and the expected level of income and expenditure for 12 months from authorising th¢s¢ fmancial stalemettis. Th¢ budgeted illcome and expenditure is SU￿]¢1ent with the level of reserves for the clwitable company to be able to continue as a going Concern. Charitablg Funds Ullrestrleted fimds #r¢ available for use at the dis¢r¢lion of the members o( man4ement committee in furtherance of their charitable objectives unless the fimds have been designated for other purposes. Designated funds have been set aside for specific purposes by the trustees. Restrieted futtds are subject to specific conditions by donors as to how they may be used. The purpose5 and uses of the restricted fijnds are set out in the wtes to the accounts. 1.4 1ncomingResources Items of iThCDme are recognixd ￿ the fu)an¢ial stat¢ments when aLI th¢ following critcria are met: th¢ charity has entitlement to the funds. any perforniance conditions bave been met or are fully within the control of the charity. there 15 sufficient certainty thal receipt of the income is considered probable. Hnd the amount can be ￿tas￿red re]iably. Grant income is recognised Ththen IL As receivable. Fee income is recognised as it is earned. Donations are accounted for when receivable. Renta] income is recognised when receivable and is net of voids. Gifts in ktnd represent assets or setvices donated for distributioD or use by the charity. Assets given foT di5tributiOlI are rccogniscd as incoming resources only when distTibute& Assets given for use by th¢ charity are recognised when receivable. Gifts in kind are valued at the amount actually realised frotn the disposal of the assets or at thc price th¢ ch￿lty would otherwise have paid for the assets. Grgllls for th¢ purchase of fixed a%sets are recogDi5ed in full i5 the statement of f)nancial activities in th¢ p¢riod in which they receivable. R when comp¢ll¢d by the government atvarious w)iDts of titlle. MOJ- MOPAC A ftjndraiser (20 days) was empLoyed through this stseam of fundiDg to support the fwtancial sustainability of the org8ni5atlOll. Matched fimding was also required for th¢ following roles.. project coordinator (2 days) and facilities manager (80 hours). M8t¢h¢d fimdin8 was ￿s0 required for the ongoing supply of COVID19 compliant deep cleantng, PPE resour¢¢s travel costs for service users and X8 staff in relation to 4tt¢ndiD% 30 emergency face to face appointments. 50 BME women were able to benefit from 14 sessions of ¢ouns¢lling. which took into account their interse￿10￿81 and ¢quality needs (i.e. language), following traum& Counsellors b¢n¢fitt¢d from group c]inical supervision for a period of 6 month MOPAC- OYA Project Th¢ OYA consortium h&s been granted temporary fi￿dIng for si¥ months in 2021-22 by the GLA in the context of the covid19 etnergen¢y response for the maintenance of increased support and ¢apa¢ity in by and for specialist refjjge provision. This is an extension of that grant that aims to maintsin the increased refuge bedspaces available to BME women atsd provide further supporL The Mayor's Needs Assessjnent pres¢llt#lioll re¢ogniz¢d th¢ needs of BME worn¢n accessing refug¢ spaces and spaces wher¢ int¢rs¢¢tionality. race and w¢ial status were integrated. because of women's narratives 8nd journeys to safe accommod￿10￿ tsking longer and ¢n¢ounteTing rncism and di5criminJtion from many bodi¢s along the way. 33 LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMtTED NOTES TO THE FtNANCIAL sTATEm￿s FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 Name of reslrictolfund D￿trip￿0￿ andpurposes ofihefmnd MOPAC- Service I Safe Accommodation seryiees employs the following rokg to add wrap around support and ituptove quality serYice5 to women living in refuges. Compl¢x Case Wother, Specialist Housing Advisor, Itt]migration Advisor, Family Law Advisor. Women who are r¢￿ttled/￿0Ve on. MOPAC- Service 2 Safe Accommodation scrvices employs the following rol¢s to add wrap arOllT￿ support and improve quality services to WOTnen living in refuges. Children's alld Fatnily ThetapisL Counselling CooTdinator and Counsellor. Women who are resettledltllove on also have &cccss to the services. IRISI The NICE gui(klines recognise that GP'S must ask p&lients about their experiences of dom¢stic abuse. The funding of IIUSI (Identification and R¢re￿al5 to Improve Safety). package. tiains GP'S in how to go about this within their primary care duties and to work with LB WP as a referring agent to continue supporting patients. they have idenlified as potential victim-svrvivors. LB WP trnins GP'% alongside apFKJillt¢d GP praditioners knoiwn as Clini¢al Leads and a]50 provides an Advo¢a* Educator who leads on the delivery of training. whilst providing follow-lip PTactical support to survivors. Rosa Fund My Body, My Rules.. Specialist legal advi¢e pmject focusing on the experiences of Sexual harassment and abuse of BME and migrnni ThDmen in th¢ tsortb-south BME aThd migrant women'5 concentrations. The Rosa FuThd and LBIVP worked together to understand the needs and complexities of Sexual Harassment within the Context of Violence Against Women and girls. 3 x Advice workeTS were employed to supptsrt the development of the work and to support wom¢n to utilise rights based services to ¢bange th¢ir situation& L4)ndon Conllnunity Fund Matched funding for vulnerable women, so that they ¢an travel io k¢y appointments in a safety. T￿1 ¢0sts wtre covered to prevent women from being 8￿tted. This funding cannot be undeTrestimated becaust, it also prevented wom¢n from usiDg public transport at periods (>f iTrme during the paDdemi¢ wh¢re not every member of the public were wearing masks. Using this forni of transwrt wh¢n w0n￿n lived in multiple occupancy accommodation was not viable. London Community Fund (Wave 2) FwNlin% was used to support additional hours required to maintain the straiegic leadership of the director {incr£ase of 4 to 5 days). in being abl¢ lo steer the organisation through COVID19 and to estsblish key PaTtn¢rships to share good practic¢ knowledge, to protect stsff alld users. additio￿ th¢ aTTival of cov￿19, muled discussions about BREXtT aDd d¢layed responses from goven]ment to safeguard the welfare of women and children meant that womeo presented with more intense needs. LBWP was concerned to mitigate against vicarious traurna and therefore clinical Supervision for staff was imperative. To manage the distances between siles within NeMIMm and Haring¢y, fmaneiai support enabled improved coordination of PPE. additional bealth and safety measure5. orgaDiziog floor and wall signag¢lposters prosocial distsncing through a Facilili¢s anagement. Children also r¢¢¢ived 10 tablets to help with homework when the￿ were school closu￿$ as mums ¢ould not afford laptOP5 to arr¢ss QDline l¢arning. Deep ¢l¢aJ)ing requirements were p¢rsist¢ntly n¢¢d¢d across ajl sites. LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECT LIMtTED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENrs FOR THE YEAR ENDED 3 I MARCH 2024 rthrl¢iedftsnd Deseriplion, naimre andpurposu of ihefund HM Government in Partnership with National Lottery Community Fund Six month grant to expand our Current specialist counselling service to rellch tllo￿ BAME young WO[n￿ and girls, BAME refugees and asylum seekers 8nd children who are experiencing mental and ¢tnotional issues as Tesult of dOll￿StiC and other fornis of gendered violcnce, due to an incTease in demand for counselling during the Covid-19 cri51S. BLF- Equine Project Big Lottery Fullding of a summer wogram to improv¢ health and wellbeing. LBWP believcs that therapy and healing so k diverse and interactive for all s¢ryices users. We conceived th¢ idea of alternative therapy and the Equitie project. LBIVP look¢d at the impact of COVID19 on its residents and decTrded to provide an altemative experience of going into the colllltyside and experiencing 2n alternative environmcnt from an urban city. We considered that BME on benefLts or who were W0￿]￿g but had a tigbt budget would not be able to afford this type of opporlunity, so w¢ felt being given this opportunity to experience a diff¢r¢nt way of being and living was imp)rtant. The purpos¢ is 3-fold To help BME women and ¢hildr¢n to improve their mental health and well-being through learuing about horses and ¢xp¢ri¢ncing nature. providing tools to promote wellness and refleelion when returning to on urban environmellL To PTovide an un¢onventional space for women to talk and creale ideas that will ¢ontribute to fll￿re projects at LBWP. Provide fjjn activities for children in a spatt where they cats ruty play. explore through olose int¢raction with hoTSes and the ¢nvironment. The proj¢ct happened during AugustlS¢pt¢mb¢r 2021. 5 x 4-houT sessions Ice a week for 5 w¢¢k5' 5 women and 3 children per session. Totsi.. 25 women and 15 children. BLF- Vision of Me The BLF Women and Gtr15 1nitiaiiv¢ funds a project called Vision of Me. The project focuses on women girl's creativ¢ ag¢ncy ID the process of recovery and healing. Workers deliver support in divers¢ ways guided by women and girls including the use of art in tbe support process. The proj¢¢t helps to shift power dynamics from providers to users of services by streDgthening their voice in the ptocess of supp)rt 20.3 Transfers from general funds to restrictrd funds tepiesent a sFtt)rtlall in restri¢tcd fimding on those proj¢cts rnade up by general funds. During the year. £26,481 (2023 - till) w&$ transferred from thc g¢neral reserves to four iestricted reserves. 35 LONDON BLACK WOMEN'S PROJECTLJMtTED NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 fvL4RCH 2024 21 ofNetAssels belween FAnds- Current Yeor R¢stri¢t¢d Funds 2024 Unrestricted Funds 2024 Totsl 2024 Tangible fixed assets Casb #t bank and in hand Other net current assetsl(liabilities) 4233 45,806 162.954 4233 214.304 162,954 168,498 168.498 212.993 381.491 Analysls ofNelA$sels be¢ween Funds-Preth)#s YaTr Restricted Funds 2023 Unrestricted Funds 2023 Total 2023 Tangible fixed a55ets Cash at bank in hand Otbtt net current assets/(liabilities) 3,910 301.623 (52.016) 3,910 541.305 (52,016) 239,682 239,682 253.517 493,199 22 Re¢oncllialion ofjvel Income to Nel Cash Flowfrom OpertslingAetiiryhes 2024 2023 Net incortte for the year Adjustments for: Inter¢st incom¢ Deprectation (Jn¢rease)Idecrease in debtors In¢rease/(decr¢95¢1 in creditors {111,708) 87,120 (5,292) 5,226 (255,150) 40.180 (2,020) 3,378 (32.102) (43,520) (326,744) 12,856 2? 1 ,4n&fy'sts of Cht7nyc$ in Jyel Debi At l April 2023 Cash-flows At 31 March 2024 Cash in bank and in hand 541,305 (327,001) 214.304 23 RdoledP4pty Trqns4clions One trustee's family member was employed a Subcontractor during th¢ year (2023 - one). She paid £3,500 (2023 - £4,025) for her services. Thère were no outstanding balances at the year