Charity Registration No. 1048965 ERITREAN PARENTS & CHILDRENS ASSOCIAI'ION Trustees Reports and Financial Statements For the year ended 31ST March 202d TAHIR ACCOUNTANTS EPCA Office N l Thorpe Close London WIO 5XL ERITREAN PARENTS AND CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION A-REFERENCE AND ADMINSTRATION DETAILS Trustees Annual Report From I, April 2023 to 3151 March 2024 Regisiered Charily no. 1048965 Principal Address.. 1 Thorpe Close London W10 5XL During April 2023-March 2024 the MC members were.. Jamal Omar Chair Mrs Hawa Omer -vice Chair Mr Hassan Adeiii -Educalion aleha Ali -social Affairs Saeed Abdulrahman - Member Sophia M Said - Member B-STRUCTURE, GOVERNMENT AND MANAGEMENT Governing Documents: Constitutlon of Charity Trustees, selection methods Constitution (adopted 1811112000) Association Trustees are elected or reappointed annually. As the Association runs a supplementary school, and has achieved a Quality Framework bronze rewar(S. To achieve the following criterion must be met. *•lit,.StstemÈnt of alms I '"Llst of Management Committee %lipgving;DBS checks jforffl8rly CRB) . whore necessary Eaual opportunities statèment Reuistration form foi" children -. Register.8 of attenddnce C-de of condiir.t ?nd complaints proeedure. %.wty Job descriptions and role descriptions for staff and vcluryyeeis . , :Staftirig and volunteer polici List of stsff and volunteers showing DBS checks.;" iV.91!1l H-al*th and safety policy Risi( assessrrienls Offsite procedurès . Firtanr'ial rule., Accounts": EPCA is a member of Supplementary School forum in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The forum provides avenue to exchange experience between locally active organizations, it also allows us lo adopt and harmonize policies that are compalible with local authorily and laws insligaled by the government. Moreover, it provides an opportunity to share resources and provide training opportunily for member organizations and their staff. C-OBJECTIVIES AND ACTIVITIES Eritrean Parent5 & Children's Association was established for the relief of need and advancemenl of education amongst Eritreans who live in London. Supplemenlary schools, classes (mainstream subjects i.e. English, Mathematics, cultural enrichment classes, Art, Drama, Taekwondo, Swimming and Fool Ball. (Activities carried out during 2023-2024) Boys Football Sewing Boxing club Grenfell Mosaic Football competition Coding club Wodrow14ouse Residential Joint workshop with EMYUK outreach (Teen's difference career options) Art & Craft workshop Eid Party Math & English Tuition Zumba for girls D-ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE We manaapd to enroll over ninety learners lo our supplementary school. We also recruited twelve volunteers lo run the Supplementary School successfully. We run successful key stage two, key stage three and key stage four support classes in Math's, Science and mentoring. We organized regular parent orientation classes. We organized regular youth classes for girls. We organized Eid party, and workshops aimed at young people lo Raise their aspiralion and self confidence E-FINANCIAL REVIEW Our main sources of funding for this year were Partnership of Supplementary schools, Health Forum and the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. Reserve Policy The Associalion held no reserves during the period under review. F-ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS: We are indebted lo the generosity and dedication of all the volunteers who work with the Association. Their continued commitmenl and hard work is highly appreciated by the Trustees. G-MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE MEMBERS, RESPONSIBLITIES: The members recognize their responsibilities for keeping proper accounting records and preparing financial siaieniEnls each year. The appended accounts have been prepared on the receipts and payments basis and have been examined by an independent examiner, whose report is also appended G-DECLARATION The trustees declare that they approved the trustees, report above. Signed on behalf of the charity's trustees.. Signature Name Jamal l Omar 20/01 /20 Ll Signature Name Hawa Y Omer 102r' INDEPENDENT EXAMINER'S REPORT TO THE TRUSTEES OF ERITREAN PARENTS AND CHILDRENS, ASSOCIA TION I have examined Ihe allached account and stalement, which have been prepared on the receipts and payinenls basi5 sel oul page 5-7 and noles of accounts. Respective responsibilities of Trustees and Examiner As truslees of Ihe Managemeiit Committee, you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts. and you coiisider tliat an audil is not required for this year (under section 43{2) of the Cliarilies Acl 1993 aiid Ilial an independent examination is needed. It is my responsibility lo slate, on Ihe basis of procedures specified in the General Directions given by Ihe Charity Commissioners under section 43-{7) (b) of the Act, whether particular matters have come to my alteiition Basis of independent examlner's statement My exaniinalion was carfied oul in accordance with General Directions given by the Charity Commissioners. An examinalion includes a review of the accounting records kepl by the charily and a comparison of tlie accounts presented with those records. It also includes consideration of any unusual items or disclosures in the accounls, and seeking explanalions from the Iiuslees concerning any such matters. The procedures undertaken do not provide all the evidence that would be required in an audit, and consequently I do not express an audit opinion on the accounts. Independent examiner's stalemenl In the course of my examination, no matter has come to my attention 1. which gives me reasonable cause lo believe that in, any malerial respect, the Iruslees have not mel the requirements to ensure that,. proper accounting records are K'ept (in accordance with section 41 of the Act).. and accounts are prepared which agree wilh the accounting records and comply with the accouniing requirenic-. rit- of tlie Act., or 2. To which, in my opinion, attention should be drawn in order lo enable a proper understanding of the accoiinls to be reached. Idris Tahir Liceiised Accounlanl Date.. 24/01/2025 Tahir Accountants EPCA-Office N, l Thorpe Close, l_ondon W105XL ERITREAN PARENTS & CHILDREN ASSOCIATION 1048965 Receipts and Payments Accounts For the period from To 0110412023 3110312024 , Receip'ts atid Payments i:: Unrestricted funds Restricted funds Endowment lunds Total funds Last year to the nèarest £ lo the neaie9t to the nearest £ to the nearÈ8l £ to the nearosl r_ Receipts Nestwoy Development Trusl ?arenls Contnbullon R 8 of Kensington & Chelsea RBKC G. Accouiits IRebaie) John Lyon5 Other Income 11,575 11,575 9,424 26015 26,015 23,478 12,880 12.880 1.880 12,157 4,000 1,635 1,635 28 Sub lotal 27,651 24,455 52,106 50,947 Assel and Investment sales, elc, Total recelpts 27,651 24,456 52,106 60,947 Payments RENT AND RATES 4.509 4,509 7.794 SESSIONAL TUTORS 6,019 1.515 4000 10,019 7,491 VOLUNTEER EXPENSES 1400 2,915 2,730 YOUTH ACTIVITIES 2.641 1,428 50 10000 12,641 17,IdQ rELEPHONEIINTERNET 1000 2,428 1,071 CASH VVITHDRAWALS 50 338 EDIJCATION MATERIALS 776 506 1,282 5.487 SUNDRY 1,506 1,506 790 VE14UE HIRE 8,000 1600 9.600 7,200 COOERDINATOR PAYMENTS 2780 2,780 Sub iotal 26,444 21,286 47,730 50,050 Toral paynients Net of receipts/{poymenlsJ Transfers betweon funds 20,079 3,169 4,375 897 Fun(1 aJJU￿11 IIL b Il. C3sli lunds last year end Cash funds th15 year end 17,637 20,079 3,169 22,012 17.637 ,ERITREAN PARENTS & CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION Unrestrlcted lund5 Regtrlcted fund8 Calcgorles Delalls to nearest £ to neare51 £ ash funds CASH AT BANK AND IN HAND 22,012 17,637 Tolal cash fund5 22,012 17,637 (agree balances with receipts 8nd payments accounllsll Unrestrlcted lund RÈ8trlcled funds lo nearest £ to nearest £ Dc.i.Iilg Fund to whlch Dclalls Cost {optlonall Fund to whlch Dela115 Cost loptional} Assets retained for the charity's own iise Fund to whlch relates Amount due tlonal When due o tional Details Liabilities Signed by one or two Iruslees on behalf of all the Iruslees Print Name ateo Signature Jamal l Omar (Vice Chairman HaN3 Omar 20101120?j 2010112025 ERITREAN PARENTS AND CHILDREN'S ASSOCIATION NOTES TO THE ACCOUNTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 1. Accountlng Basis These accounts liave been prepared on the receipts and paymenls basis. 2. Unrestricted Funds Unrestricted funds are donationslcontribuiions and other incomes received or generated for Ihe objects of the charity without further specified purpose and are available for general funds 3. Restricted Funds Reslricted funds are to be used for specific purposes as laid down by the donors. Expenditure, which meets these criteria, is identified to the fund, together with a fair allocation of management and support costs. 4. Management and Administration Costs Management and adminislration costs relate to admin support to the charity. The truslees give all their time free of charge. S. Depreciation: Equipmenlslcomputers actual costs are depreciated 113 p.a. on a straight-line basis.