April 2022 – March 2023
Enfield Women's Centre Vicki Scarlett House, 31A Derby Road, Ponders End, Enfield, EN3 4AJ
0208 351 8934
info@enfieldwomen.org.uk
Registered Charity No 1002117
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Contents
Chair’s Report
Treasurer’s Report
Centre Activities
Long Covid Project
Enfield Pathways Integrated Consortium Enfield Well Being Fund Grant
Freedom Programme
Counselling Service
Food Distribution Project
External Activities and Events
White Ribbon
Acknowledgements
Networking and Partnership
EWC Personnel
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Chair’s Report 2022 -2023
Thanks to the success of the NHS vaccination programme, it would appear that in the UK, at least, Covid-19 has loosened its grip. This is with the caveat that infectious variants continue to evolve and are becoming more transmissible. However, at the time of writing, the World Health Organisation says they pose a low risk to public health, with no evidence that they currently cause more severe disease than other variants.
Remote platforms, such as Teams and Zoom, have proved so useful that we, along with many other organisations, have continued to use them throughout the year, to attend meetings and deliver services.
In the coming year, we plan to offer a mix of remote and in-person services.
Demand for our services continues to increase. In particular, our counselling service has been under great pressure. Over the past two years, adding in the complications of Long Covid, many women have seen their mental health deteriorating further.
The Freedom Programme, too, has seen a huge increase in referrals since the pandemic. These come from courts, social services, and voluntary and community service organisations.
There has been no let-up in demand for our food, clothing and toy bank. At Christmas we were able, once again, to pass on festive food and gifts to the clients at the heart of our work. This is thanks to partnerships with various local and national organisations and places of worship. We are grateful, on behalf of our clients, to all who donate.
As ever, I would like to give grateful thanks to my colleagues on the Management Committee, who continue to work unstintingly to support the critical work of the organisation.
Barbara Le Fevre Chair
Treasurer’s Report
This year has been one where we have seen the fruits of the Centre Director’s work in accessing funding for a range of projects enabling us to provide a series of activities for our clients. These have kept us busy, and we look forward to rebuilding our activities in the wake of the COVID restrictions.
I want to thank my colleagues on the Management Committee and the members of the Centre Team for bringing a sense of vibrancy and purpose back to the work we do.
It has been an exciting year, one we intend to build on for the future.
Beverley Woods - Treasurer
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Centre Activities
Due to a cocktail of funding we were able to provide a range of activities in this period.
Long Covid project – funded via NHS Charities Together, Royal Free Trust – This covered a range of services to people who had experience of Long Covid including Counselling, Confidence Building, Support group (Compassionate Crew) and Digital Inclusion training to build confidence in accessing services and information online.
Topics included in the Long Covid support group discussions; Domestic Abuse, Money Saving Tips, Cooking on a Budget, Kitchen gardening, Mental health support through Journalling,
Gender Identity, Walks for wellbeing, Yoga for core strength and healing, Stone painting, Bag making, Beauty products from your kitchen cupboard, Supporting others (Turkish Earthquake ).
Feedback from clients doing these courses; She feels very isolated from her family and that she has no supportive relationships, lack of trust and anxiety. She could not show any emotions growing up, Relationship with husband, interacting with close family,
Client has difficulty motivating herself, as she feels her sense of worth has been taken away from her. She states that this has caused her difficulty when trying to function in daily life.
She had more control of how she felt and how she expressed herself compared to how she perceived herself to be.
Enfield Pathways Integrated Consortium Funded by HM Government: Department for Levelling- Up, Housing and Communities
Funding enabled us to provide 416 sessions of counselling to women in the borough by way of covering costs of Extra Clinical Assessments and Clinical Supervision.
Feedback from clients includes; Since the assessment she had come off the antidepressants and was only using the sleeping pills occasionally. Was feeling more in control. informed me that she was finding herself occasionally forgetting her anxieties and having casual conversations with other women. Mainly just through talking it out, also worked on some mindfulness techniques for the anxiety and sleepless nights. Discussing client’s upbringing and comparing it to her daughter’s vs other people (cultural differences in expressing feelings). She felt more of a person and more confident in her own ability to do things for herself. This helped her to develop a voice of her own to ask for what she needs and would like, particularly with her brothers.
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Enfield Wellbeing Fund Grant via Enfield Voluntary Action
To help women and families reduce childhood obesity, work to prevent heart disease and diabetes and help improve life chances by providing activities and information .
By increasing access to information on healthy food and budget menus ideas together with information on reducing risk of heart disease and diabetes
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activities carried out with our funding.
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Street dance classes for young people and parents
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Researching healthy affordable food ideas and sharing with clients
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Parents meeting at hall (hub) to share info, ideas on affordable healthy meal options
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The information was also shared with all those receiving support from the foodbank – 50+ families per week.
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Information shared included - recipes, debt advice info, where to access help with range of issues/activities – debt, housing, DV, dance and exercise classes etc.
Street dance sessions for children and including joint classes with parents – to get the family to participate in fun sessions encouraging physical activity.
Freedom Programme
For women and girls who have experienced Violence in the home. The sessions were always oversubscribed and carried out online. As always, we received referrals from a range of professionals including courts, social services, health, children and family support, DV support professionals.
Counselling Service
With the help of the extra funding from above projects as well as from Rise Mutual we were able to increase our counselling provision in the period. The extra funds enabled us to access more time from Clinical Assessors and Clinical Supervisors to meet the requirements set by the BACP. In particular we were pleased to be able to expand the dept of our multilingual provision by recruiting more counsellors form within our various communities. Referrals continue from a range of professionals and agencies.
Food Distribution Project
Sainsbury Stores in A10 and Lancaster Rod continue to collect donations on our behalf to help us meet the many families needing support. We were thankful to receive funding from two local supermarkets; Sainsbury and Tesco which enabled us to access various culturally sensitive and health aware foods. We ae operating two delivery rounds each week, one in the North of the borough and in the South. We also have people collecting in person. Each year we also work with local faith groups and other agencies to enable us to provide turkeys and hampers and gifts to the women and children we serve. Our drivers have reported
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family members bursting into tears and stating that, without our service, they would not have had a Christmas.
External activities and events
Some events and activities we were invited to contribute/participate in include; We were invited by Councillor Kate Anolue to speak at a conference she organised on “Impact of Covid-19 on DA in Enfield”
A talk to Highlands School Year 10 students on DA/VAWG was delivered by our Chair, Barbara Le Fevre
We were invited to speak at a Mental Health Awareness Week event organised by Saheli.
Black History Month event at Forty Hall, Black Barn with fellow Food Alliance Members
Vintage & Craft Fair; Xmas Market and Parade in Enfield Town; Ponders End Christmas Fair, Encaf Festival at Trinity church, Macmillan community event.
Oasis Hadley Community Awards Event for writing the True to Me programme for girls which has been used by the school for some years.
Mayor's “Domestic Violence and Mental Health” Awareness Day
White Ribbon Day 2022
As before we support and promote the White Ribbon campaign. We held our annual vigil for women and girls who had been attacked and killed around the world. As in last year, this was an online event due to the Coronavirus concerns. It was good to be joined by women from the community and also the statutory sector.
Acknowledgements
It is time to thank people for their help, support, donations and encouragement in enabling us to carry out the activities of the Centre. Thanking everyone who has helped and supported us can be a challenge each year in that we are always conscious that we may miss someone important. So - thank you to all who have helped, supported and encouraged us and apologies if you have been missed in the comments below. Do please contact us to enable us to rectify the situation.
Again staff and customers at Sainsbury have been magnificent in ensuring the donation boxes in their stores are generously filled. Many people contact us to donate direct having seen the Sainsbury boxes. These donations are welcomed by the families who are referred to us.
Edmonton Rotary Club for their much appreciate continued support for our clients. They provide us with tokens to share among our clients as well as helped us acquire and install a shed to hold the food and other
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donations.
As before, the people of Enfield came together to ensure we were able to bring some light to our families over the Christmas period with turkeys, hampers and gifts. These included Pastor Nick and the Revival Christian Church of Enfield and a year-long supply of food donations as well as ready meals from Tara at Exodus Youth Worx UK.
No acknowledgements would be complete without mention of the help and support from the Community Development Team at the Civic, Shaun Rogan, Debbie Gates, Jany Badoye. Their prompt responses to our varying queries have helped a tremendous amount.
Louise Nicholson is due a massive vote of thanks for her continued support with our website. We often rush off emails with requests for amendments and she responds immediately helping us to promote our work.
Paul at Selman Print – thanks for your rapid responses to our crazy requests.
Enfield Voluntary Action – for their invaluable support and information on a range of issues. The various fora they provide for community groups to come together to discuss concerns is invaluable.
Thank you to all our members and individual donors – without your support we would not be here. We also recognise that for some of you this is a big deal.
We again owe a debt of gratitude to Paul and Mick for carrying out deliveries of food to our families needing foodbank services.
Again – working with this dedicated team is a privilege, one for which I am truly grateful. So, thank you to all the Team and the Trustees for keeping the focus in these unfocussed times.
Networking and Partnerships
We value working with colleagues and partners in the Borough including a range of professionals, groups and networks/fora including Domestic Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Strategic and Operational Groups, Citizens Advice Enfield, Enfield LGBT Network, Enfield Voluntary Action, Local Motion (Core Group and Mental Health sub group members) Enfield Food Alliance, Ponders End Community Development Trust, Voluntary Sector Strategy Group, North Central London CCG stakeholders group, Early Help Network, Voice It Out Women, Enfield Children’s and Young People’s Services, Enfield Saheli, IKWRO, Imece, Naree Shakti, Samafal Women’s organisation.
This means we have an extensive list of groups and professionals to which we can refer clients for help we cannot provide . We operate knowing we cannot do everything and celebrate the vastness and variety of the people we work with.
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EWC Personnel
We owe a huge debt of gratitude to the wonderful band of women who assist us in various ways including turning up to stuff envelopes, meet and greet people at events, registers, tea duty, stalls at festivals and various events, help with walks and other activities.
This band of wonderful women is vital to us being able to provide quality, low-cost services in the borough. A big thank you to everybody.
Centre Personnel 2021 - 2022
Management Committee
Chairperson – Barbara Le Fevre Treasurer – Beverley Woods Yewande Bright, Brenda Landers, Marylyn Spencer, Ann Fahy
Office Team
Ginnie Landon, Laurie Dengel, Mary Bright, Marylyn Spencer, Amber Conway,
Counselling Team
Clinical Supervisor Lauren Hooper
Assessors & Clinical Supervisors
Susan Snow, Ersin Osman
Counsellors
Sadaf Butt, Tessa Bennett, Sally Hartley, Javeira Khan,
Senada Gjokaj, Amanda McDermott, Daisy Williams, Collette Bailey, Fiona Hasani, Gulsum Mankir, Jade Kelly, Melody Abelson, Rebeca Oben-Pepra, Romina Zuccolo, Samina Hussain, Sarah Noel
Facilitators, Trainers and Tutors
Nadine Johnson, Jade, Rhianna and Millie, Ersin Osman, Susan Snow, H Bennett, Angela Campbell
Ad hoc Volunteers
Claudia Deutschmann, Hasibe Dulgeroglu, Julia Mountain, Emine Mustapha, Jas Gosai, Cardina Beckford, Brenda Landers, David Le Fevre, James and Paul Dengel
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Advice From A Tree - Stand tall and be proud. - Go out on a limb. - Reach for the sky. - Adapt to change. - Branch out. - Stay grounded. - Remember your roots. - Drink plenty of water. - Get rid of dead wood. - Be confident. - Never stop growing. - Bend before you break. - Turn over a new leaf. - Enjoy the view.
Enfield Women's Centre Unaudited Financlal Statements for the ear ended 31st March 2023 Charity Registration No.. 1002117
Enfield Womens Centre Contents of the Financial Statements for the ear ended 31 March 2023 Independent oxarninerfs report Stat•mènt of flnancial activitles Balanco sheet Notss to the financial statements
Enfield Women's Centre Icharity no: 1002117 Year ended 31st March 2023 Independent Examinerfs Report on the Financial Statements I have examined the financial statements on pages 2 10 4 which have been prepared under the historical cost convention 8nd the accounting policies sel out on page 4. Thi$ report is made solely to the charitys Trvstees as a body, in accordance with $¢clion 145 of the Charities Act 2011 and 1ggulalion8 made under 5eclion 154 of Ihal Act. My work has been undertaken so that I might slate to the charitls Twslees Ihose maiters l arn required lo state lo them in an Independent examinerfs report and for no other PLJrpose. To the fullest extent permttted by law. I do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charity and the charity's Trustees as a body. for my work regarding this report. Respective re6ponslb1lle3 of the trustees and examiner The Trustees responsibiltties for preparing the annual report and financial statements in accordance with Bpplicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards are set out in the Slalemenl of Trustees Responsibilities on page 2. The Trustees consider that an audit IB not required for this year under secllon 14412) of the Charities Act 2011 {Ihe Acti and that an independent examlnation Is needed. 1118 my SponSibl11ty as examiner.. la) lo examin8 the financi81 stslem8nts under Section 145 of the Act Ibl to follow the procedures laid down in the General Direction8 givÈn by Chariiy Commissioner8'. and (¢1 to state whether any particular m8ttets h8ve come to my attention My examination was carried out in accordance with the general Direction5 given by the Charity Commissioners. An examination in¢lud&$ a review of the a¢¢ounling CordS kept by the charity and a compari50n of the accounts presenled with those records. It also indudes consideration of 8ny unusual items or disclosures in the 8ccounts and seeking explanations from you as Trustees concerning any such mallers. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required In an audit. and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the accounts present a'lrue and fair and report is limited to those matters 8*1 out in the statement below. Independent Examlners Statement In connection with my examination. no m8tt8r has comè to my altention which gives rne Teasonable cause to believe that, in any material SpeCt. the Twstees have not met the requirements to ensure that.. la) proper accounting records are kepl in accordance wlh section 130 of the Act-, and Ibl accounts are Pl6P8fed which agree with the a¢¢ountlng records and comply with Ihe accounting requirements of the Act _ Peter Duboff Chortsr¢d A¢¢ountsnt Independent Examiner Kingsbury Hous8 468 Church Lane London NW9 8UA Datsd: Page 1
Enfield Women's Centre statement of FinanGial Activities for the ear ended 31 March 2023 2022 Incomlng resources London Borough of Enfield grant Job retention scheme grant Other grants emborship Counselling Sundry donations Ml8cellaneou$ income 54,393 31,200 6.396 4,485 40 65 3.184 15 4,841 Total Incoming resources 63,714 40,885 Resources expended Salaries Travel and sub5151ence Counselling Refreshments Training Food project Events and actiwlies Room hlre IT maintenance Electricity and water Postage Printing and stationery RPS equipment Membership subsuiplions Insurance Independent aOuntanY$ fees Furfough fees C8sh expenses Telephone Cleaning and malnlenance Sundries Bank charges DepreGiation of garden offic Depreciation of computer equiwient 20,969 2,422 9.095 173 2,090 4.250 12,747 3.903 19,370 1,482 38 1,045 5,230 350 2,008 1,790 811 1,175 1,853 216 1,269 300 900 2,617 2,451 1,100 198 1,084 250 200 2,180 2,045 2,043 1,374 11 61 107 546 358 Total resources expondgd 68.790 41,324 Nèt Incomlng resources Fund balance brought forward (5,0761 7,609 14381 8,047 Funds balanco carrfed forward 2,533 7,609 Page 2
Enfleld Wome 's Cen re Balance 31 March 2023 2022 Tingibl¢ Flxed A88gts 2,713 Currènt Ag8et8 Cash al bank and in hand Sundry debtors 880 2.920 4,989 120 7,909 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year {3001 1300) Not Currnnt A68ets (180) 7,609 N•t Assets 2,533 7,609 Reprn50ntod By: Unre51riGted fund3 Restrfcted fsjnds 2,533 7,609 2,533 7.609 The financlal statements have been prepared In accordance wllh the Charity Commission recommended guidelines and best practice. roved by the Management Committee and 81gned on their behalf by. Barbara l• F•vrn Chairperson Datsd: Ltsz Page 3
Enfield Women's Centre Notes to the Financial Statements At 31 March 202 ACCOUNTING POLICIES BASIS OF ACCOUNTING These accounts have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance wf(h applicable Accounting Standards. In Pparing the finanaal statements the charity follows besl practice a5 sel out in the Statement of Recommended Practice'Accounling and Reporting by Charities" ISORP 2005} and applicable UK stsndards and the Charities Act 2011. INCOMING RESOURCES All income from grants. donalfvjns. deposlt Interest, and similar incoming resources is recognised on a receipt basis. In¢ome from fund raising events is recognised bayed on the year in whKh the event lakes aCe. RESOURCES EXPENDED All expen¢Jilure Is Tecognised on a payments basiy. FUNDS For thi$ year funds held by the Charity are unrestricted. Garden Computsr Office equipmant TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS Total COST Brought forward Additions during the year 10,3 2.183 10.356 3,617 1,434 Cafrl•d f¢r4vard a8 at 31 March 2023 12,539 1,434 13,973 DEPRECIATION Brought forward Charge for the year 10.356 546 10,356 904 359 Carrled forward as at 31 March 2023 10.902 359 11,260 NET BOOK VALUE At 31 March 2023 1.637 1.076 2.713 Al 31 March 2022 DEBTORS 2023 2022 Oep05it held by EDF Slalutory malemily pay 1.000 1,000 3,989 1.000 4.989 Page 4
Enfield Women's Centre Notes to the Financial Statements continued At 31 March 2023 CREDITORS FALLING DUE WITHIN ONE YEAR 2023 2022 Accruals 300 300 TAXATION Enfield Women's Centre is a registered charity and accordingly is exempt from taxation on its income and gains where these are applied for charitable purposes. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS None of the trustees were paid any expenses or remunerats'on by the charity during the year ended 31st March 2023. DESIGNATED AND UNDESIGNATED FUNOS All funds are undesignated. Page 5
Enfield Women's Centre {Charity no.. 1002117) Year ended 31st March 2023 Independent Examinerfs Report on the Financial Statements I have ex8mined the financial statements on pages 2 lo 4 which have been prepared under the historic81 co81 convention and the accounting policies sèt out on page 4. Thi8 Port 1$ made solely to the ch8¥iVs Trustees as a body, in accordan¢e wlth section 145 of the Chariligs A 2011 and regvlations made under Section 154 of that Act. My work has been undertaken so that I might slate lo the ¢haritys Trustees those malters l am required 10 31ale lo theffl in an Independent examinerf5 report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, I do nol accept or assume responsibilty to anyone other than the charity and the charills TIu5tees as a body. for my work regarding this report. Respective responsibilities of the trustees and examinèr The Trustees responsibilities for preparing Ihe 8nnu81 report and financial statements in 8¢cordance wih applicable law 8nd Untted Kingdom Accounting Standards are sel oul in the Slolem8nt of Trustees Responsibilities on page 2. The Trustees consider that an audit is not required lor this year under section 144{21 of the Charities Act 2011 (the Act) 8nd thal an independent examinalion is needed. 11 is My SponSibl11ty as examiner.. 181 lo examine the financ181 statements under section 145 of the Act Ibl to follow the procedures laid down in the Gen¢r81 DI¢tiOnS given by Charity Commi5Sboners.' and l¢} lo stsle whether any particupar matters have come to rny attention My examinatson was carried out in accordance with the gèneral Directions given by the Chartty Commissioners. An examination includes a review ofthe accounting record3 kept by the charity and a comparison ol the a¢¢ounts psented with those records. 11 also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounts arKI seeking explanations from you a5 Trustees concerning any su¢h matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be reqUId in an audil, and consequenuy no opinion is given as lo whether the accounts present a'true and fair vievl and report Is limited to those matters sel out in the st8temeni below. Indèpendent Examiners Statement In conneclion with my examination, nr) matter has come to my attention which glves me reasonable cause to beliève thal. in any material respect, the Trustees have not m8t the requirements to ensure that.. lal proper accounting fecord5 are kepl in 8ccordance with section 130 of the A¢l', 8nd Ibl accounts are prepared which agree with the accounting records and comply wilh the accounling requiremenls of the Act Peter Duboff charter Accountant Independent Examiner Kingsbury House 468 Church Lane London NW9 8UA Dated: P8ge 1