# **ANNUALREPORT: 2022-2023 Ealing Somali Welfare and Cultural Association (ESWCA)** ## **ESWCA: CHAIRMAN'S REPORT** **ESWCA | Annual Report 2022-2023** ## **OUR IMPACT** **122** **800+ Beneficiaries Successfully Supported** **Beneficiaries Avoided Homelessness** **350+** **million** **Physically Inactive Residents Improved Their Mental and Physical Health** **£109K** **Generated for Beneficiaries** ## Our Objectives - **ADVANCE EDUCATION PARTICULARLY OF PERSONS OF SOMALI ORIGIN IN EALING, BY THE PROVISION OF LANGUAGE AND LITERACY CLASSES, AND BY THE PROMOTION OF THE EDUCATIONAL NEEDS OF SOMALI PEOPLE WITHIN THE HOST COMMUNITY, AND IN SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE WAYS AS THE COMMITTEE MAY DETERMINE FROM TIME TO TIME.** - **RELIEVE POVERTY, PARTICULARLY AMONGST PERSONS OF SOMALI ORIGIN IN EALING BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, INFORMATION AND SUPPORT IN THE AREAS OF WELFARE BENEFITS, HEALTH, HOUSING AND TRAINING.** ## OUR Vision **ESWCA's vision is to contribute to a global alleviation of suffering and destitution experienced by those facing different challenges in life.** ## OUR Mission **ESWCA | Annual Report 2022-2023** 04 ## PROJECT ACTIVITIES ## **Community Connection Project** **The aim of the service is to bring together the local community and provide support to the most vulnerable. Our project targets all sections of the community with a further aim of creating a platform for their voices to be heard and to be resilient tin coping with life’s challenges. The project has engage with over 100 beneficiaries this year. The services provided are as follows;** - **Keep-fit and Healthy Eating sessions: We organise keep fit sessions for women and girls with mixed abilities. We also run sessions on healthy lifestyle and nutrition.** - **General Information, Advice and Guidance: Support provided to deal with welfare rights issues such as claiming for Universal Credit, Funeral and Grieving Payment support;confronting domestic violence; addressing debt and arrears (such as rent and council tax) issues; any other support required by users Coping support: Ongoing COVID 19 education, a Befriending service focused on reducing social isolation post-pandemic and mentoring for students impacted by the pandemic** - **A monthly girls and women’s forum: We will establish a selfhelp and safe space for women and girls to interact by dealing with common issues of concern and finding solutions through communal support facilitated by ESWCA staff and volunteers.** **ESWCA | Annual Report 2022-2023** ## PROJECT ACTIVITIES ## **Community Consultations** **We continuously to talk to and listen to our beneficiaries and residents to understand their ever changing needs and to come up with workable solutions.** **This year we have conducted the following consultations;** **Mental Health amongst Refugees and Asylum seekers Housing in Ealing (Focus on Availability and Disrepair) Early Child Development** **Dementia and Black Residents** **ESWCA | Annual Report 2022-2023** ## Case Studies + User Insights ## **Community Consultations** **Mr A is 82yrs old and is from Nepal and a former Gurkha seeing over 30yrs of military action for the British Army rising to the position of major.** **Mr A was facing homelessness and due to lack of support from any institution, he reached a point where he confided in us that he was finding living life a chore. We supported him secure sheltered accommodation and involved him in our community activities. Our intervention has transformed his life so much so that Mr A is now one of active volunteers supporting other Nepalese elders that come to our services.** **User Insights:** **‘I am so relieved that I found ESWCA and they are now part of my family’ Mrs G** **‘If it wasn’t for ESWCA** **I would have been** **sleeping on the streets by now’ Mr V** **ESWCA | Annual Report 2022-2023** EALING SOMALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT ANDACCOUNTS Year ended 3 1 March 2023 REGISTERED CHARITY NUMBER 1013717 Legal and AdminIs￿tiVe Inforniation Trustees/Directors' report Statement of Trustees. responsibilities Statement OF Flnanclal Actlvltles Balance Sheet Notes forn)Ing part of the flnancial statements 7-10 EALING SOPAALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATK)N ANNUAL REPOR T ANDACCOUNTS FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 FAling Somall Welfare and Cultural Assoaatlon WLS founded In 1990 by the late Ahmed Hassan. who has slnce been awarded by Ealing Councll for his works. It has been a re￿stered charity since 1992. ESWCA was established with the alm to advance educatlon and Tplieve poverty. and promote the needs of the refugee community. in particular the Somali community in and around Ealing. Over more than two decades following rhese objects and prfnciples. we have asslsted many new arrlvals In adlustlng to Ihelr new home. as well as provided assistance wlth translatlon. InreRraTh'on, education Iii the English language and other subiects, advice and adVO￿LY, and other fornis of support REGISTERED CHARITY NO: 1013717 REGISTERED OFFCIE.. Northlields Community Centre. 71A Northcroft Road West Ealing, London W13 95$ BANKERS NATWEST BANK EALING ACCOUNTANTS Unit9, 194 FORF STRFEf. i￿NDON, N18 2IB The dirertors of the charitsble company are its trustees for the puryose of charity law and throughout this report and are collectively referred as trustees. The appointed trustees are as follows: ASHA HASSAN- Chalr Person ALI ABDI- Treasurer SAMIRA HIRAD - Secretary EALING SOMALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION [ESWCA) Is a reglstered charlty wlth the charl commission and managed and led by its board oftrustees. The board and Indlvldual trustees take collectlve responslblllry for its declslons. The thair provldes leadershlp fo the board and takes responslbillty for ensurlng the board has agreed prlorltles appropiiate structures. processes and a pn)ductlve culrure and has trustees who are able to govern well an therefore add value to the chariry. The board of trustees makes sure that there are proper arrangements for the appointment, supervisioii support. appraisal, remuneration of the charitys staff. The charlty has also In place a proper framework for the recruitment. support and supervlslon of the charlty, volunteers. All dedslons relatlng to the governance and management of the chalry are taken and approved by the trustee colleetlvely. EALING SOMALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (ESWCA) engages In partnershlp wlth many othei otEanlsatlons and charitable companles, but thls does not have an Impact on the operatloi)al pollcles adopted b the charSty. The relationshlps between the charlry, related partles. and wlth other charltles and organlsatlons al'e solely It the pursult of Its alms and oblectlves as clearly Indlcated In the organlsatlon's governlng document. The charity manages its exposure to unexperted risks that the charity may face such as adverse changes i funding and other adverse events that may have a significant impart or the potential to inhibit areas of it charity operations in developlng and putting in place effectlve and efficlent mitigating measures. E4LING SOMALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION ANNULI REPORT ANDACCOUNTS FOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 A SUMMARY OF oirr IN rrs GO NG Doeu ADVICEANDADVOCACY SESSIONS Providing informatson. advice and guidance in a number ofareas including.. Housin& Welfare Rights, Pensions, Disability services, Form fillin8, Trdnslation Services HEALTH AWARENESS PROJECT A number of inits"atives to improve health and health awareness, including.. Weekly women's groups, Health awareness ralks and discussions. Keep fil sessions for the elderly and their carers, Khai awareness {parrnered with Neighbourly Care) ELDERS, PROIECTS A range of projects benefiting the elderly in partnership with Neighboiiriy Care and GOSAD. including.. Socialisation for the elderly and their carers (lunch clubs and social events). Keep fit ses.sions for the elderly And thpir cxrers. Hnme w.qit.% frnm vnliinrperq. ESOL CiASSES Beginner'5 ESOL c]asses, open to all. YOUNG WOMENS, PROJECT Project for the benefit of young women, 18-25; Socialisation. Health Awareness, Advice. Company law requlres the trustees to prepare finandal sratements thar Ovea rNe and falr vlew of the organisation's financialactivities during theyearand its financial position atthe end ofeach financialyear. In doing so. the trustees are required to: > Selert sultable accounttng policies and then apply them consistently Make judgments and reasonableand prudentludgments State whetherappllcableaccountlngstandards and £tatements ofrecommended pracdce have been tollowed, subject to any departures disclosed and explained in the fii)ancial statements Prepare the financial statements on the golng concem basls unless It's InappiDpriate to presume that the organlsatlon wlll continue In operatlon for the foreseeable ￿ture. The trustees are responslble for keeplng proper accounTh'ng records that dlsclosewlth reasonable accui'acy at any time, the financial posltion of the companyandenable them to ensure thatthe flnandal complywlth applicable laws, regulatsons and the trust deeds. They are also responsible forsafeguarding the assets of the o￿aniSation aiid hence for takiiig reasonable steps for the prevention and detectlon of fraud and other1￿egUlarttleS Ineludlng money laUnde￿n8. Signed on behalf of the trustees: ASHA HASSAN ALI ABDI Chair EALING SOMALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL AsSOC￿TION ANNUAL REPORT ANDACCOUNTS FOR THE YLIR ENDED 31 MAROI 2023 I report to the trustees on my examination of the accounts of EALING SOMALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION IESWCA) fortheyearended 31 March 2023 As the chariry trustees of the Chariry you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts In acconlance wlth the requlrements ofthe Charttles Art 2011 ['the AeY}. I reporr In respecr ofmy examlnatton of the Charlty's accounrs Ca￿ed out under sectton 145 of the 2011 Act and in carryjng out my examination I have followed all the appllcable Dlrectlons glven by the Charlty Commission under section 14515)Ib) of the ACL I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention In connection with the examinatton glving me cause to believe that in any material respect . AccountlDg records were not kept in respect ofthe Charity as requ1￿ by sertion 130 ofthe Actr. or . The accounts do not accord with those records; or . The accounts do not comply wlth the applicable wulrements concernlng the forn) and content ofaccounts ser out In the Charttles (Accounts and Reports) Regulan'ons 2008 other than aiiy requlrement that the accounts give a ttwe and falr vlew whlch ts not a matter considered as part of an Independent examinatlon. I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examinatt'on to which attentlon should be drawn In this report in order to enable a proper undersranding of the accounts to be reached. Youslf Abdl - Ceitlfled Accoui)tant Date.. 2910112023 EALING SOMALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL AsSOC￿TION ANNUAL REPORT ANDACCOUNTSFOR THE YLIR ENDED 31 MARI]12023 ATEMENT OF FINANCIAL AcrtVlllES FOR ThE YL4R ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 UNIIEsfR￿￿FuM0S AE￿ FUNOS TOTALFLINDS TOTAL FLINDS INCOMINGRFSOURCFS VoluThtsry IncomtlGrdnts 35,OC 35,01)0 33.665 Legades IDvestmentlMo CharttableAtttvltles Other IMotshlN8 Re￿U￿tel AESOURCVS L¥PIM)BDF Cortl lorgeneral1￿ lun Charlt*bleAtUvllles (20,026) (20,026) 131,355) Op¢r#tlD8Costs (13,996) 115,996) 13,6851 TOTAL RESOURC&S EXPENDED: NrtSurplu$lDeft¢ltlortheyar {1,022) 11,022) (6,3751 OpenlnK Tr#Mlerolfv 16,962 16,962 23.337 TranslÈr oifwhds CUJSIPK FUNDS.. 11962 EALING SOMALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION ANNUAL REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARO[ 2023 BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2023 EALING SOMALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATION (ESWCA 2023 2022 Notes COMPUTllR 13) 770 (483) Tro (290) LE&8 ACCUM ULATED DEPRECIATION BOOK VALUE 287 BANK 14) 15) 16,(K)3 16,832 PREPA YMENTS DEBTOR5 TnT Al.rirMRFJ4T AAr¢rrN 16.W3 16.832 CREDITC.RS (6) {350) (350) Nrr As$rr8 15.940 16.962 FLINI)S C'ARRIED bDRIVARD RE￿R[crEDFUNDs 17) 15.940 16.962 UNRE.:sr]ucrED FUNDS 15.940 16.962 Approved by the board on 29/01/2024 and sl8ned on behalf of the board by: ASHA HASSAN. Chalr ALI ABDI - Treasurer EALING SOMALI WELFARE AND CULTUFiAL ASSOCIATION ANNUALREPORT ANDACCOUNTS FOR THEYL4R ENDED 31 MARCH 2023 NOTES FORMING PART OF THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS: ACCOUNTING POUCIE&. la) The financial statements have been prepared under the hlstorical cost coiivention. with the exception of investment. which are valued at the prevailing market prices. The financial stateinents have been prepared in accordance wirh the staremeni ofRecommended Practice-Accountingand reporting by charitles ISORP2005) tssued in March 2005. applicable U K accounting Standards and the Companies Act 1985. The prinapal accountt.ng poliLies adopted in the prepai-ations of the financial stateiiients Are set out below. Ib} INCOMING RESOURCE&. Voluntary income includes donats"ons, gjfts, legacios and grants thai provlde col'e fundiiig oi'are of general nature are recognised where there is entitlement, certainly of receipts and the amount can be measured wlth sufflclent rellabillry. Such Income Is only defeired when: The Donorspecified that the ￿Tant or donation m￿st onty be used in fu￿re accounting periods, or The Donor has imposed condidons. which must be mei befo￿ the charity has uncondltj'onal entldement. Income fvom commercial ￿dIng activities is recognised as earned as the related goods and seNices are provided. Investsnent Income Is recognlsed on a recelvable basls. Income from charftable activitles includes Income received under contractor Whe￿ entt. tleinent to grant fundlng Is subl¢Yt to spedflc performance CODdltlons Is recognlsed as earned las the tElated goods orservlces are provlded). Grant thcome Includes In the category provlded fundlng to support performance actlvldes and Is recogntsed where there Is entitleinenL certaliily of recelpts and the amountcan bemeasuredwlthsufflcientreliablllty. Income Is defenyd when admtsslon fees or perforniance related grants recelved In advance of the perforn)ances or eventto whlch they re]ate. 1¢) RESOURCESEXPENDED: Expendlture is recognlsed when a liabiliry Ls Incurred. Contractual agreements and performan related granLS are recognlsed as goods oi.se￿IceS are supplied. Othei. grant paymeiits are recogni5ed when a constrnctive obligation arises that result in the payment beii)g unavoidable. Cost ofgenernting funds are those costs Incurred In attracljngvoluntaiy Income, ai)d those Inclkrred in tradingactt'wtt'es that raise funds. Charftable actlvitles Includlng expei)dlture L8soclated wlth the activldes are Included the dlrect costs and supportcosts relan'ng to these actt'vities. Governance costs Include those Incurred In the governance ofthe chartty and Its assets and are primarity associated with constitutional and statutory ￿quIrernents. Id) REsfRICTED FUNDS: Restricted ￿ndS are to be ￿Sed forspecified purposes as lay down by the founder. Direct and support expendiNre, which meets these criteria, isdefined tothe ￿ndtogetherwlth a fairallocation of other costs. EAUNG SOMALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL ASSWIATION ANNUAL REPORT ANDACCOUNTSFOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MAR(712023 le} UNRESTR[￿ED FUNDS: Unrestrlrted funds are funts reeelved wAth no restrlctlons placed In thelr expendlture and are avallable as generalfunts. ifj Revenue grants credited to incoming resources on the earlierofwhen theYa￿ received on when they aredue. NOTE I TOTAL 2022 DONORS Commun CmrtKJrs Gfart ThLS fy.rl CatVLotter fyanL Claricffj F￿￿e5.. ¢3)SAD LB EAUNG RESTrICTED INCOM£ UNRESTRICTED INCOME TOTAL 2023 1S,D)J.CO 4,665.CO 4,LKQ.CO IQLll).OJ 2QCthC ¢mo) 20,CQIOO ,¢moo TOTAL 41M(XI 35,(fAioD 34665.(KJ NOTE 2 EXPENSE ant￿le Acliiill Vc4unlwrs Trnwl EXF￿58$ S•laries Omce Ccsls In5UMC• PrLrfe5￿cfi* Smlc•s IUThI¢TED FiINDSI 2Q026.0) MKMICTED FUIIDS TOTAL. *)2JI 20,026.0) o. o.( 6,3&).¢X• 157.0) 350.¢X) 193.0) o.( 31,355.LYI 36). 157. 3￿.ts) 193.( 7.650.C*) 157.Q) 350.LI) 193.LKI Websrt• 9XI.( sC*￿t CL%Is 30.￿1 0.0) YOTAL 34Oll.t io EALING SOPAALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL ASSOCIATK)N ANNUAL REPORT ANDACCOUNTS If)R THEYEAR ENDED 31 MAR(JI 2023 N(YfE 3 Thngbl• fa•d ass•t% Fixed coltihg in exeem of £IIX#) are capitalised and are shown at h￿tOr￿al rosL t*preciation is pfovided, after tskin9 into account of any grants recelvabk. Tanyible r￿ed a68ets are depreciated at 20Vo reducing balaKe. At Cost 0110412022 Additions C*"spoMIs Rev•lU4t￿n5 TranBf•rs As at 31 March 2023 770 770 Accumul•t•d D•pr•C1a￿n •6 at 01104B022 (290) Chaige for the At 31 March 2023 193) (483 Net P•)ok Value at 31 March 2023 CASH ATMM( APL• r4 114 The charity has a cash balance of £16,lJ)3 kn Its bank aCCo￿t as at 31 March 2023 ACCRU4LSICREDIT Accounthg Fees . 350 £350 FtTTr41)S CARRILD TrDRIVARD The charlty has carrled forward a totsl funds of £15.940 to the financial ￿ar. The charitable company Is exempt from tsyAth)n uThler seclknns 466 to 493 of the Corporaljon TaxAct 2010 Cash stat•n*nt The company has tsken advantsge of the exemption in Financial Reporting Stsndard No I from produciny a cash flow ststement on the grouThJs that rfc is a small company li EAUNG SOMALI WELFARE AND CULTURAL ASSWIATION ANNUAL REPORT ANDACCOUNTSFOR THEYEAR ENDED 31 MAR(712023 Thwe ¥e ro re14t•J Pa￿ b• thth•J. END 12