# **Annual report 2021-2022**
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Bosnia House
36 Medley Road
Greet, Birmingham B11 2NE
United Kingdom
T: 0044 (0)121 772 3052
W: www.bosniauknetwork.org
www.facebook.com/bosniauknetwork
Charity Number: 1067411
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## Contents
Members of the board and professional advisers ..................................................................... 3 Trustees’ annual report ............................................................................................................ 3-23 Independent examiners report ................................................................................................... 24 Statement of financial activities ............................................................................................... 25 Balance Sheet ............................................................................................................................ 26 Notes to the financial statements ............................................................................................... 27-31
## MISSION STATEMENT
“The Bosnia & Herzegovina UK Network exists both to provide practical, social and psychological support to all former residents of Bosnia and Herzegovina now living as refugees in the UK and also to share our experiences with, and provide support to other ethnic minority organisations in the voluntary sector.”
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## **MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS**
**The Board of Trustees** Zaim Pasic Muhamed Siranovic Meho Jakupovic Dr.Zdenka Besara Sabit Jakupovic Emir Bolic Almin Kazić
**Chief Executive Officer** Anes Ceric
**Registered office** Bosnia House 36 Medley Road Birmingham B11 2NE
**Independent Examiner** Derby Community Accountancy Service Babington Lodge 128 Green Lane Derby DE1 1RY
## **Patrons**
Jennifer Stone-Wigg MBE Dr Waqar Azmi OBE Alicia Kearns MP, Robert McNeil MBE
**The BH UK Network is a community based organisation that acts as a role model to other communities, leading the way on self-organising and empowering your own community.**
**Birmingham City Council is proud to be working with BH UK Network and looks forward to continuing to work in partnership to support newly arrived communities.**
## **Natasha Bhandal**
## **Senior Commissioning Officer Resettlement and Move On Prevention, Communities & Migration Birmingham City Council**
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## **TRUSTEES’ ANNUAL REPORT**
## **YEAR ENDED 31st MARCH 2022**
## **OBJECTIVES AND ACTIVITIES**
To promote any charitable purpose for the benefit of Bosnian and other refugees.
## **SUMMARY OF THE MAIN ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN RELATION TO THESE OBJECTS**
In planning our activities for the year we kept in mind the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit at our trustees meetings.
Our activities which demonstrate our public benefit are:
1. Interpreting and translating
2. Voluntary work placement
3. Supplementary schools
4. Capacity building
5. Advice on employment and training opportunities
6. Help with CVs and job application
7. Mental health
8. Providing information and guidance & newspaper and website
**“We were delighted for Anes to join our England Leadership Team day to tell us about the work of Bosnia and Herzegovina UK Network.**
**We believe when people are in the lead, communities thrive, so to see an organisation supporting people using a strong base of volunteers from the community is testament to that. We are impressed by Bosnia and Herzegovina UK Network’s approach of involving people with lived experience in the development of activities and decision making, empowering the community to create change. It was also great to hear about the other organisations across the UK in the network, and how they share knowledge and learning with one another to improve their services. Thank you for sharing your insights Anes. We really valued hearing first-hand about the amazing work you’re doing."**
**Meriel Leary Local Funding Officer The National Lottery Community Fund**
**Community Fund-we grateful to have opportunity to share our achievements with England Leadership team.**
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## **ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE**
**Participants of the programme celebrating Statehood Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina**
The BH UK Network celebrated **twenty five years** of operation during this last financial period. The issues for Bosnian Refugees have obviously changed immensely during this time.
We are a community which has integrated well in the UK, and our children are high achievers in education. We are still however **delivering front-line services at the cutting edge of social need.** Refugees from Bosnia in 1995 had suffered unspeakable horrors during the conflict.
Many of our elderly are deteriorating rapidly as a result of long term stress and old war injuries. Many of our young people are now cast into the role of being interpreters and carers and increasingly understand the full horrific detail of what happened to their older relatives. The family activities and outreach support we now offer are essential in maintaining the ability of our elders to live independently and
avoiding hospitalisation, and also in supporting the issues of young people many of whom are at risk of secondary trauma.
**As a community, we are deeply committed to helping other refugees that come from similar circumstances.** We are now in the second year of Birmingham City Council funding started in the 2021/ 22 period which has enabled us to employ both a male and female support worker from Birmingham’s **Syrian refugee community.** This project has already created a supplementary school with six Syrian volunteer teachers helping up to 150 children in activities which support their UK education, keep them in touch with their own culture and the Arabic language and gives them peer group support.
It is only recently that the BH UK Network has seen a reduction in the support we have needed to give to Bosnian refugees when the bodies of their dead relatives are discovered in mass graves. We still pro-
**H.E. Vanja FIlipovic, Alicia Kearns MP, Representatives of the various organisations and Bosnian Community**
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**Sports gathering in Coventry**
vide a telephone support line which is provides both first stage immigration and benefits information but also a ‘listening ear ’for community members. We anticipate the Syrian Community will need to set up similar support and our
## **Syrian development workers are now taking a strong lead on empowering their community.**
In addition to local activities we continue to have a strong national presence. At the same time that Ukraine was invaded, Russia was supporting rightwing Serbians in an escalation of hostile activity in the Balkans which clearly the broke the Dayton agreement and which threatened a new outbreak of
hostilities in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The BH UK Network has been strongly supported by our patron, Alicia Kearns MP, in
raising the issues in Parliament and subsequent action which prevented raising of funding for arms.
On a more positive note we have also been raising the aspirations of young second generation Bosnians by taking them to Parliament for activities such as Bosnian Independence Day at the beginning of March. During the period, in collaboration with Remember Srebrenica, we organised many events in schools across the Midlands to raise understanding about the Srebrenica and to get people to commit to challenging genocide wherever it happens.
**Independence day of Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrated in the British Parliament**
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**Remembering Srebrenica Awards dinner organised in the Bosnia House**
We also ran many highly attended sports and cultural events aimed at maintaining engagement in our community. Our work gets strong recognition.
**The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the BH UK Network is a well- known event amongst Bosnians.** It was held in January 2022, in Bosnia House and joined by representatives of Bosnian associations from Derby, Birmingham, Coventry, Hertfordshire, BH Advisory Centre London, Victoria London and the Women’s Association and members of the Bosnian Centre for Advice from London. Our Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina, His Ex-
cellency Vanja Filipovic joined Statehood day and Independence Day celebrations in November 2021 and March 2022 with members of the Bosnian Embassy and other distinguished participants and the Deputy Lieutenant in the West Midlands,
**Mr. Simon Topman MBE DL joined our Ambassador at our Silver Jubilee Celebrations.**
**Our West Midlands project funded by the Big Lottery Community Fund is working beyond expectations to bring positive change in the lives of Bosnians and Herzegovinians in the UK.** There are 2 staff members who are available 24/7 and offer free, independent services. We started organising
**Holocaust Remembrance Day in Derby**
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**Syrian Supplementary school in Bosnia House**
activities as soon as lockdown restrictions stopped. All activities were set up and delivered with strong contributions from our volunteers that were recruited from our community, the majority of them being users of our service users.
We set up regular weekly activities including 35 hours/week of professional support to address our beneficiaries ’needs. These activities encourage more isolated people to come along to our events. We serve those most in need, those without family, friends or funds, those who cannot care for themselves especially with their lack of English language.
We set up outreach service for elderly and/or disabled members of our community that are housebound in Birmingham, Walsall, Sandwell, Wolverhampton and Coventry. We have an out of hours telephone that our outreach worker holds, so that our clients can access it 24 hours for any support. In the last year 44 elderly and disabled clients accessed the service ringing in regards to hospital appointments, medication, transport, welfare benefits, rent and health issues. Our outreach worker coordinated 19 volunteers to provided support to housebound older members of our community. We have also continued to reach the Roma community in Birmingham and Coventry helping them with educational, social and immigration issues.
**Weekend activities for young people** have given them the opportunity share experiences, socialise and speak their mother tongue. We provided counselling to 40 carers. These are carers within families who help disabled and in poor health members of the family who do not speak English. In addition to these, 125 Bosnian young people benefited from our activities including social activities, peer group support, trips,indoor sports...
Prior to the Covid 19 pandemic we were already starting to think that we needed direct access to green space for our users. We do not have any outdoor space for activities for young people. Our elderly have nowhere outside to sit and chat during the summer. Families have nowhere for BBQs. The pandemic forced temporary closure of Bosnia House and highlighted these issues. By the end of the reporting period activities had increased to a level where we are also struggling for space, particularly at weekends. We therefore started to talk with our users, including local groups, about our need for increased space. A priority for the new financial year is to try and find new premises either to augment what we already have or to replace the existing centre.
During the reporting period, we kept our members informed by updating our Facebook and web sites as well as regular telephone contact. In addition to our own community, we share our experiences with local regional and national organisations that help us to deliver planned activities, such as community organisations in the region, voluntary councils, NHS, Victim support.
We are proud that we managed to organise so many activities including social gatherings, networking, and peer group activities with gratecommitment from our staff and volunteers.
Zaim Pasic Chairman
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## **PATRONS OF BH UK NETWORK**
**Jennifer Stone-Wigg** , 71, was born and educated in England. She then moved to Switzerland, where her career in banking started. After retiring from the banking world, she started working at an art gallery, where she had the chance to meet Bosnian actors from Ratni Teatar (War Theater). This led to the beginning of her charitable work in B&H in 1995. In 2001, she founded her own organization.
Jennifer Stone-Wigg received M.B.E. (Member of British Empire) award in 2008 for her help with the underprivileged in Bosnia and humanitarian work.
Jenny has been patron of BH UK Network since 2007.
Jennifer Stone-Wigg, MBE
**Dr Waqar Azmi OBE** is the Chairman of Remembering Srebrenica. He is also the Chairman of Waterhouse Consulting Group, and a Governor of Birmingham City University. He has also been the UK Government’s Chief Diversity Adviser at the Cabinet Office and the EU Ambassador for Intercultural Dialogue.
He founded the British Federation of Racial Equality Councils, Herefordshire Race Equality Partnership and, Race Equality West Midlands.
Dr Waqar has been patron of BH UK Network since 2014.
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Dr Waqar Azmi, OBE
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**Mrs. Alicia Kearns** is a member of the Conservative Party of Great Britain and the president of the all-party parliamentary group for Bosnia and Herzegovina in the British Parliament.
Mrs Kearns is working with the UK Government, other MPs, the British Embassy in Bosnia and the Bosnian Embassy in the UK to find a way to prevent genocide happening.
In october 2022 MPs have chosen Conservative Alicia Kearns as the new chair of the influential Foreign Affairs Committee - the first woman to hold the post.
Alicia has been patron of the BH UK Network since 2022.
Alicia Kearns MP
**Robert McNeil MBE** , FAAPT is a Glasgow based painter who, following his retiring from a long career as an Anatomical Pathology Technologist (APT), now focuses on his roles as an ambassador for Remembering Srebrenica UK and an Affiliate Artist for UNESCO’s Refugees Integration through Language and the Arts.
When he retired in 2009, Robert realised his lifelong dream of becoming a painter. It started as a hobby, but he felt compelled to depict images from his former career to help him deal with a mild form of PTSD after working with victims of torture, who were then executed and thrown into mass graves during conflicts in Europe and Africa.
Robert has been patrton of BH UK Network since 2022.
Robert McNeil, FAAPT(Hon). MBE.
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## **Chronological list of our activities 1st April 2021 - 31th March 2022**
In addition to the activities listed below, also our regular weekly activities include: Drop in service in Birmingham and Coventry ;Outreach support to housebound members of the community in West Midlands; Mental Health support; Interpreting and translating; social gatherings and sport activities; Support to Roma community;Activities for young people, and providing volunteering opportunities.
**12/04/2021** - BH UK Network (community of BiH associations in Great Britain) in cooperation with the associations “Otkrij bosanski” from Vienna and “OBHU”, the Board of BiH teachers in Denmark held an online seminar for teachers of Bosnian supplementary schools from Great Britain, Denmark , Finland, Norway and Katra.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/online-seminar-strucno-usavrsavanje-nastavnika-maternjeg-jezika-bosanskog-jezika-u-dijaspori/
**27/04/2021** - BH UK Network informing Bosnian pensioners in the UK about the extended deadline for pickup of cheks at banks
http://bosniauknetwork.org/mio-pio-produzen-rok-podizanja-cekova-na-bankama-2/
**29/04/2021** - Sad Anniversary: Graham Bamford burnt himself alive because of the Killing in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Activists and members of the BH UK Network do not forget his name and often lay flowers in his honor in memory of the hero of Bosnia and Herzegovina not to be forgotten.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/ne-zaboravimo-grahama-bamforda-porucuju-delegati-bh-uk-networka-u-velikoj-britaniji/
**08/06/2021** - Sixteen year old Elma Jakupovic in London raises awareness about the war in Bosnia by dancing. We had the opportunity to see part of her choreography when she performed at the central event marking the Independence Day of BiH in Great Britain, organized by the BH UK Network.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/sesnaestogodisnja-elma-jakupovic-u-londonu-plesom-podize-svijest-rat-u-bosni-i-hercegovini/
**17/06/2021** - BH UK Network informing Bosnians about the relaxed measures in the UK regarding Covid 19 especially vulnerable ones by post and online.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/covid-19-od-danas-ublazenemjere-u-velikoj-britaniji/
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**07/06/2021** - BH UK Network informing BH COMMUNITY IN GREAT BRITAIN - Conditions of Entry to Bosnia and Herzegovina for holders of British travel documents-
http://bosniauknetwork.org/obavjestenje-ulazak-u-bih-za-nosioce-britanskih-putnih-isprava-pasosa-putovnice/
**09/06/2021** - THE REACTION OF THE BIH COMMUNITY TO THE VERDICT AGAINST RATKO MLADIĆ- The Mechanism for International Criminal Courts sentenced the war criminal, Ratko Mladić, and the mothers of Srebrenica followed the sentencing of the Srebrenica executioner.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/velika-britanija-reakcija-bh-zajednice-na-presudu-ratku-mladicu/
**11/06/2021** - The successful end of the school year of Bosnian supplementary school from Birmingham was celebrated by teachers, students of the BiH secondary school and their parents by going to the Dudley Zoo. Bosnian Association Birmingham has decided to treat teachers, students and their parents with tickets to the zoo.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/lokalni-izbori-u-bosni-i-hercegovini-4-oktobar-2020/
**15/06/2021** - World Refugee Day 2021 was marked in the premises of Bosnia house. BH UK Network decided in cooperation with the Celebrating Sanctuary and Near Neighbors organizations from Birmingham to host a workshop in Bosnia house . We are proud of the fact that the first event “Talk with a walk” was held in our premises as the beginning of the Refugee Week tour.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/lokalni-izbori-u-bosni-i-hercegovini-4-oktobar-2020/
**23/06/2021-** Marking the 22nd Gathering of Bosnian supple mentary schools in Great Britain. Due to epidemiological conditions, this year the school meeting took place online. Students of BiH supplementary schools in Great Britain have made an effort to present their knowledge and experience in BiH supplementary schools. (Victoria-London, Coventry, Birmingham, Manchester, Hertfordshire and Derby.)
**06/07/2021** - BH UK Network , in cooperation with the West Midlands committee of the Remembering Srebrenica organization , organized an appropriate program in Bosnia House to honor the 8,372 brutally murdered men and boys in the genocide committed in Srebrenica in July 1995. The commemoration was held in Bosanska Kuca, in Birmingham.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/velika-britanija-komemoracijom-u-bosanskoj-kuci-pocela-sedmica-obiljezavanja-genocida-u-srebrenici//
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**10/07/2021.** - A Peace March was organized in London , dedicated to all victims of the genocide in Srebrenica and all of our Bosnia and Herzegovina. All three generations of Bosnians and Herzegovinans, as well as people from many other countries of the world, were present at the Peace March
http://bosniauknetwork.org/london-tri-generacije-na-marsu-mira/
**27/07/2021** - BH UK Network welcomes the decision of High Representative Valentin Inzko to impose a law that prohibits and punishes the denial of genocide and the glorification of war criminals.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/bh-uk-network-nadamo-se-da-ce-donosenjem-zakona-o-negiranju-genocida-prestati-ponizavanje-zrtava-i-njihovih-najmilijih/
**23/09/2021** - BH UK Network published the first edition of the Syrian newsletter for the Syrian community in West Midlands - SAWT SURIAH
http://bosniauknetwork.org/syrian-newsletter-sawt-suriah/
**19/10/2021** - BH UK Network presented a certificate of thanks to Emir Bolić for his many years of contribution in organizing the commemoration of the genocide in Srebrenica.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/emir-bolic-uzor-koji-sluzi-svojoj-bh-zajednici-u-velikoj-britaniji/
**01/12/2021** - BH UK Network , celebrated its SILVER JUBILEE. It should be noted that among the distinguished guests of the ceremony was the representative of the Monarchy, Queen Elizabeth II, Deputy Lieutenant in the West Midlands, Mr. Simon Topman MBE DL It was a special day for all Bosnians and Herzegovinans who have been trying for years to contribute to the preservation of the Bosnian identity in Great Britain and our traditions with their work and effort.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/izaslanik-kraljice-elizabete-ii-prisustvovao-svecanosti-srebrnog-jubileja-bh-uk-networka/
**03/12/2021** - BIH CITIZENS IN GREAT BRITAIN DO NOT FORGET THE BIRTHDAY OF THEIR ONLY BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA - Bosnians and Herzegovinans from Derby, Nottingham, Coventry, London, Hertford, Guildford, Wolverhampton and other cities around Great Britain gathered in Birmingham to celebrate with dignity the Statehood Day of our one and only homeland Bosnia and Herzegovina. e multi-ethnic character and equality of all our citizens.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/bh-gradani-u-velikoj-britaniji-ne-zaboravljaju-rodendan-svoje-jedine-bosne-i-hercegovine/
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**12/12/2021** - BH UK Network awarded Milenko “Mišo” and Marić at the event on the occasion of Bosnia and Herzegovina Statehood Day in Birmingham.
Mišo Marić is a Bosnian poet, journalist, cultural worker and longtime associate , activist and friend of BH UK NETWORK.
Thank you Miso for your selfless friendship!
http://bosniauknetwork.org/miso-maric-prijatelj-bh-uk-networka/
**18/12/2021** - The Bosnian School and Association Manchester organised a graduation ceremony for the school’s students,and hosted H.E Filipovic.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/bh-gradani-u-mancesteru-ugostili-nj-e-filipovica/r/
**20/12/2021** -And this year, according to tradition, the Bosnian Association in Birmingham, in cooperation with BH UK Network, organized the traditional distribution of New Year’s packets to children from Birmingham and Wolverhampton. New Year’s packages for children were provided by the BiH association Birmingham. In a festive mood with a specially decorated Bosnia house and with Santa Claus, 50 New Year’s packages were distributed.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/bosanska-kucapodjela-novogodisnjih-paketica-za-nase-malisane/
**20/12/2021** - the Derby Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina held its regular Annual Assembly, where the Association’s work over the past 12 months was presented. BH UK Network, awarded Association with a silver jubilee award on the occasion of 25 years of existence and work.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/bh-udruzenje-derby-priznanje-za-25-godina-uspjesnog-rada/
**20/12/2021** - A NICE GESTURE FROM BH SUPPLEMENTARY SCHOOL COVENTRY: NEW YEAR’S GIFTS FOR PEERS IN THE HOMELAND
htthttp://bosniauknetwork.org/lijep-gest-bh-dopunskeskole-coventry-nase-je-samo-ono-sto-drugima-damo/
**21/12/2021** - UNFORGETTABLE SPORTS GATHERING ON THE OCCASION OF 25 YEARS OF BH UK NETWORK was organised by the BiH association Coventry and the BH UK Network. BiH citizens from London, Birmingham, Coventry, Hertfordshire, Manchester and Nottingham gathered together to celebrate 25 years of the umbrella organization of the BiH association in Great Britain.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/nezaboravno-sportsko-druzenje-povodom-25-godina-bh-uk-networka/
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**13/01/2022** - BiH support rallies were held in the Bosnia House in Birmingham (organized by the BH UK Network ), in London in front of the Parliament #LondonForBH2022), in Manchester (organized by the Bosnian School and Society in Manchester ) and Coventry (organized by the Bosnia and Herzegovina Community Association Coventry ), and support was not lacking from other BiH associations and Bosnian supplementary schools in Great Britain.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/velika-britanija-ustani-nesto-se-desava-i-tvoja-sudbina-se-rjesava/
**27/01/2022 -** BOSNIA HOUSE BIRMINGHAM – HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY. During supplementary classes in the Bosnian language, teacher Emir Bolić tried to explain the importance of Holocaust Remembrance Day to his students through a creative workshop and the screening of a short documentary.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/bosanska-kuca-birmingham-dan-sjecanja-na-holokaust/
**29/01/2022** - HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY ALSO MARKED IN BIRMINGHAM at the Millennium Point Center in Birmingham . The commemoration was attended by BH UK Network delegates.”
http://bosniauknetwork.org/dan-sjecanja-na-holokaust-obiljezen-i-u-birmingamu/
**30/01/2022** - Holocaust Remembrance DAy in Derby - The Bosnian folklore group “Mladost Bosne” under the watchful eye of their instructor Fahira Hasedžić had the honor of representing Bosnia and Herzegovina. community from Birmingham with his folklore performance in front of the audience at the QUAD center as part of Holocaust Remembrance Day.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/velika-britanija-dan-sjecanja-na-holokaust-jednog-dana/
**08/02/2022** - The theme for this year’s commemoration of the Srebrenica Genocide Remembrance Week. “Combatting Denial: Challenging Hatred”, was announced In the British House of Lords. The second generation of survivors in Great Britain took part in the program: Nejra Gazibegović, Amina Mekić, Emina Bolić, Hana Cerić and Selma Bektić . The event was also attended by Mujo Delić , who survived the genocide in Srebrenica.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/velika-britanija-u-domu-lordova-predstavljena-tema-obiljezavanja-genocida-u-srebrenici//
**18/02/2022** - Alicia Kearns MP has accepted our offer to be the patron of BH UK Network. Alicia fully supported the activities of BH UK Network and gladly accepted the offer to be our patron. She did not hide her emotions and gratitude during her stay in the Bosanska house, and accepted the recognition with the comment:
http://bosniauknetwork.org/alicia-kearns-mp-novi-patron-
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## bh-uk-networka//
**03/03/2022** - Independence Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrated in the British Parliament.
BH UK Network in collaboration with its patron, Alicia Kearns MP and NJ. E. Vanjom Filipovic, organized a festive reception. The event was attended by members of the British Parliament, H.E. Vanja Filipović, Lord Bourne of Aberystwyth, delegates of the BH UK Network and other distinguished guests.“
http://bosniauknetwork.org/dan-nezavisnosti-bosne-i-hercegovine-obiljezen-u-parlamentu-velike-britanije/
**04/03/2022** - Ceremonial reception at the Bosnian Embassy in London to celebrate the Independence day of our homeland was organised in the cooperation with the BH UK Network. The reception was attended by representatives of numerous embassies in Great Britain, members of the British Parliament, representatives of the BiH community in the UK and many other distinguished guests.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/velika-britanija-svecani-prijem-u-ambasadi-bih-povodom-dana-nezavisnosti-nase-domovine/
**08/03/2022** - Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens from the Bosnia and Herzegovina community in Hertfordshire/London gathered to celebrate the Independence Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Activists of all generations united to welcome their guests and officially celebrate the birthday of their homeland, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/proslava-30-godina-nezavisnosti-bosne-i-hercegovine-u-bh-asocijaciji-hertfdordshire/
**08/03/2022** - The premises of the Bosnian House in Birmingham were full of BiH citizens and representatives of British organizations who came to see what the students of the BiH supplementary school Birmingham had prepared on the occasion of the Independence Day of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/bosanska-kuca-u-birmingamu-cestitke-domovini-sa-ljubavlju/
**29/03/2022** - Envoy of Queen Elizabeth II, Dr.Nasir Awan MBE DL, attended the event in Bosnia House stating that he admires the Bosnian community in the UK.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/izaslanik-kraljice-elizabete-ii-u-bosanskoj-kuci-divim-se-bosanskohercegovackoj-zajednici-u-uk/
**30/03/2022** - Eight regional English boards and three national boards in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland were honored , as well as champions of Remembering Srebrenica UK , by survivors of genocide and crimes against humanity in Bosnia and Herzegovina who now live in UK. An awards dinner was held at Bosnia House in Birmingham.
http://bosniauknetwork.org/zahvala-i-priznanje-za-remembering-srebrenica-uk-od-prezivjelih-najstrasnijeg-zloci
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TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT
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YEAR ENDED 31. MARCH 2022
llldependent ExAmlner'8 Report to the Trustees of tbe Bosnla and Herzegovln* UK Network
I report on the accounts of thc company for the ycar cndcd 31 March 2022 which arc sct out on pages 12 io 21.
Respeedve rtspon$lbllliles oftht tTh8tee8 and ¢x•mlntr
As thc charity Inistccs of the Trust, you arc rcsponsiblc for the preparation of the accounts in accordance
with the requirements of the Charities Acl 2011 ('Ihc Act").
I report in respect of my examination of the Tt'S accounts caTried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act
And in ¢aryinB out rny examination, I have followed thc applicablc DiTCCtions given by the Charity
Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examlner's st*tement
I havc complctcd my cxaminalion. I confinn thal no materi81 matters havc comc to rny allcntion in
conneciion with the examination which gives me cause lo believe thai any rna81 respeci:
accounting rccords wcrc not kcpl in accordance with Section 130 of the Act or
the ¢ou1$ do noi 0rd with th¢ a¢wunting tt¢OTds
I have no con¢¢rns dnd have ¢ome a¢ross no other matters in ¢onnection with the ¢xAmination to whi¢h
attenlion should be drawn in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts lo be Teached.
MaTk N¢w¢y ACMA
Derby Community Accountancy Service
Babington Li)dge
128 Green Lane
D¢tby
DEI IRY..
Dat¢
21st January 2023
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BOSNIA AND HERZEGoNA UK NETWORK
STATEMENT OF FtNANCIAL ACTtvrrY
YEAR ENDED 3111 MARCH 2022
Total Funds
Ycar to 31
Mar 2022
Totsl Funds
Yearto 31
Mar 2021
Unrestricted
Funds
Restricted
Funds
Note
Income from:
Generated funds
Donations
Grants
Other income
tnvestment income
240
9,756
133,580
133,820
9,756
168,061
5,295
Total incoming resources
9,996
133,580
143,576
173.556
Ex
enditure on:
Raising funds
Charitable activities
4233
4,233
132,115
136J48
90,766
Total resources expended
132,115
136J48
90,766
Net Incomlngl(outgoln£)
resources before transfers
5,763
1,465
7,228
82,590
Trdnsfer between funds
Net IncomIn(Outgolng)
resources for the year
5.763
1.465
7.228
82,590
Balances bTought forward
Balanccs carricd fonyard
160,643
166,406
91J44
92,809
251,987
259.215
169,397
251,987
The charity has no recognised gains or losses other than the ttsults for the
year as set out above.
All of ihe activities of the cknity are classed as continuing.
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BALANCE SHEET
31 MARCH 2022
2022
2021
Note
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
144,420
148,204
Current assets
Debtors
Cash at bgnk and in hand
151375
139,936
151275
139,936
Credltor5: amounts falllng due
thin one year
12
(23,640)
(20.844)
Net ¢urrent assets
127,635
119,092
Creditors: amounts falling due after
one year
13
(12040)
(15,309)
Total assets less current liAbilities
259215
25 1.987
Net assets
259315
251,987
Funds
Restricted
Unrestricied
14
14
92,809
166,406
91.344
160,643
TOTAL FUNDS
259315
251,987
The fllwicial statements were approved by the members of the committee on the
and signed on their behaifby:
Muhamed Siranovoc
Trusiee
Date:
21 st January 2023
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IYOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Accountlng polltle$
The principal accounting policies adopted. judgements and key sources of estimation
uncertainty in the preparation of the financial statements are as follows..
Charity informAtlon
Bosnia llnd HerLegovina UK Network is a regi51ered charity. The charity's registered olTi¢e
is Bosnia House. 36 Medley Road. Birmin8ham. Bl 12NE. At the end of the year there were
7 Tn]stes.
1.1 AccouDting convention
These accounis hav¢ been prepared in accordance with FRS 102. 'The Fin8ncial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" ("FRS 102.?. "Accounting and
RetM)rting by Charities" the Staiemeni of Recommended Prllcti¢e for charities applying FRS
102. the Companies Act 2iJ)6 and UK Genernlly Accepted Accounting Practice as it apples
from l January 2015. The charity is a Public Benefit Entity as defined by FRS 102.
The accounts are prepared in Sterling which is the fimctional cUencY of the charity.
Monetary amounts in these financial statements to the nearest £.
The accounls have been prepared on hislorical cost convention apart from freehold property
that is carried at nwket valuc. The pnncipal accounting policies adopt¢d arc S out below.
These are accounts for the ycar endcd 31 March 2022 are ihe first accounts of Bosnia and
Hcrzcgovina UK Nctwork prepared in accordancc with FRS 102, The Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland.
1.2 Going concern
Ai ihe lim¢ of approving the accounts. the Inlsiees have 8 reasonable expectalion thai the
charity has adcquatc rcsourccs to continuc in operational cxistcncc for thc foresccablc fiJne.
Thus thc Trslee5 continue kn adopt the going concern basis of accounting in pparing the
accounts.
IJ Charitsble Funds
Unrcstrictcd funds arc availablc for use at thc discretion of thc trnslce5 in fijrthcrance of the
8¢neral objectives of the ¢PrIty.
Designaled funds are unrestricted funds earn)arked by the trustees for particular purposes.
Resiricied funds are subjec*d to restriciions on their expenditure imposed by the donor or
through the tern of an appeal.
1.4 IDeOmitiE remurtes
All incoming resources are included in the SOFA when the charity is legally entitled to the
incomc and Ihc amount can be quaniifi¢d with reasonable accuracy. Gifts in kind havc b¢¢n
includcd at market valuc of gifts rccctvcd and in asscts acquired. No amounts are included in
thc financial stsicments for services donated by volunteers.
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
1.5 Resources eipended
All ¢Xnditurc 15 aOUnt¢d for on an a¢mials basis and b¢¢n ¢lassifi¢41 UDd¢r h¢8dings
that aggregate all costs relating to the category. Where costs cannot k direcily attTibuted lo
pthirular headings they have allwated lo ¥livities on a b&5i5 Consistent with use of the
resources. Fund-raising costs are those Incued in seeking voluntary contributions and do not
iTJ¢lude th¢ ¢0sts of disserninating infoTmation in th¢ 5UPPQrt of th¢ ¢haritabl¢ a¢tiviti¢s.
1.6 Debtors
Tradc and other debtors are recogmsed al the settlement amount due aftcr any trade discounts
offered. Prepayments are valued at ihe amount prepaid net of any trdde discounts due.
1.7 Cash gnd Cash equlv*lents
Cash and cash cquivalcnts includc casb in hand. dcposits hcld at call with banks. oihcr short-
iern) liquid invesiments with original maturiiies of three months or less, and bank overdrafts.
Bank ovcrdrafts arc shown within borrowings in current liabiliti¢s.
1.8 Creditors And provijlony
Creditors and provisions are recogniscd where thc charity has a pre5cnt obli8ation resulting
from a past event that will probably result in the transf¢r of fimds to a third paty and the
amouni due to sellle the obligation can bc measur or estimated rcliably. Crediiors and
provisions are nornially recognised at their settlemenl amount after allowing for ally trade
discounls due.
1.9 Flnanclal IDstrurnents
The chariry has flljancial assets and financial liabilities of a kind that qualify as basic
financial instruments. B&5ic financial instruments are initially recognised at tr510n value
and subsequently measured al their settlement value.
D¢recogAilion olfinancial liabiliftes
Financial liabililies are derecognised when the charity's contracnl obligations expire or are
dischargcd or caDccllcd.
1.10 Employee benefits
The cost of any unused holiday entitlement is recognised in th¢ period in which the
employee's services are received.
Terniination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense when the charity is
demonstrably committed to terniinale the employment of an employee or to provide
lennination benefils.
].] l Taxadon
The chllrity is exempt from tax on in¢om¢ and gains falling with se¢tion 505 of th¢ Tllxes A¢t
1988 or section 252 of the Taxation of Chargeable Gains Act 1992 to the extent that these are
pplied to its ¢haritable objts.
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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
1.12 Deprecladon
Individual fixed assets costing £l,(NN) or MO arc capitaliscd at cost and dcprcciaicd
ovcr their estimalcd uscful economic lives on a straighi line basis as follows:.
A¢1 eAtegory
Annual rate
Equipmcnt
2/0
Buildings
20/.
Crltl¢al a¢couDtID£ estlmates and Judgements
In th¢ appli¢4tion of th¢ charity's ar¢ounling poli¢i¢s, the tru5ttts ar¢ quIT to mak¢
judgements. estimates and assumptions about the carrying amount of assets and liabilities
that are not readily apparent frum other sources. The estimalcd and {xiad &8sumptions
are based on historicAI experience and other factors that are considered to be relevant. Acknal
results may differ from these estimaies.
DonAtioni
Total Funds
Yearlo 31
Mar 2022
Unrestricted
FuDd$
Restricted
Funds
Ycarlo 31
Mar 2021
Donations from individuydls
Grants recelvable
Total Funds
Unrejtrlcted Restricted Year to 31
Yearto31
Fund5
FuDd5 Mar¢h 2022 March 2021
National Lottery Community Fund
Binningham City Council
Clothworkers Foundation
Binningham Ncighbourhood
Nctwork Schcme
Indep¢nd¢nt Ag¢
PO Codc Ncighbourh¢y)d Trust
CAF
79,077
44,553
79.077
44553
102.305
24.766
4,700
9,950
9,950
9.950
12,190
14.150
240
240
133,580
133020
168,061
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMEf•4TS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Interest recelvabk
Year to
31 March
2022
Year to
31 March
2021
Bank interest receivable
Sundry Income
Year to
JI March
2022
Year to
31 March
2021
Riyorn hire
Sundry
3,646
6,110
9.756
1.200
4.095
5.295
7. Total re8ourceJ expended
Stsff costs
Consuli4ncy & othct fecs
Rcnt & Room Hirc
Utilities
Stsiiortery. postage & inforn)8tion
T¢l¢phon¢ & int¢m¢t
Offic¢ Equipment & Renovation
Travel costs
Interest
Sundry
Depreciation
S877
6.711
234]
4548
541
1,769
15,607
4,028
449
4,792
3,784
67.515
4.446
2.277
3,025
1,194
5,695
338
516
1,976
3,784
136J48
g).766
Expenditure OD cbarilable activities was £136,348 {2021: £90,766) of which £132,115 was
resirict¢d (2021: £86.466)
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NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
Net (expendlture)Ancome
Nel (expenditureyincome for the year is slated after chaw'nW{crediting):
2022
2021
Indepcndcnt Examiner's Fees
Depreciation
580
3,784
9. Trustees and key managemeDI personnel
During th¢ year In¢¢9 did not re¢¢ive remuneration
Thc kcy managcmcnl pcrsonncl of thc charity consist of the Itee$, the Chief Executive Officer
and other mcrnbers of thc scnior njanagcmcnl team.
10. Employe
The av¢ra8¢ monthly nwnb¢r of persons employed during th¢ year was
Year to
31 M4rch
2022
No
Year lo
31 March
2021
Direct Charil8bl¢ Staff
AdtDiDi5tration
Employment eo%ts
Year to 31
Mar 2022
Yearto31
Mar 2021
Net WAR¢s and shlaries
Employers National Insurance
Employees National Inswan¢e And TAX
Pension costs
70,627
1,593
11,187
5,470
52,369
848
9,114
5.184
88.877
67,515
No ¢mploy¢¢ earned mole than £60,IKK) per annum.
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YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
11. Tangible rued assets
Equlpment
Bulldlng
Total
Cost
At 31 Maffh2021
Additions
Disposals
9J29
189,177
198,706
At 31 March 2022
9529
189.177
198.706
DepreclAllon
At 31 March 2021
Depreciation on Disposal
Charge for the year
At 31 March 2022
9329
40,973
50302
3.784
3.784
929
44,757
54386
Net book value
At 31 March 2022
144,420
148,204
144,420
148204
Ai 31 mah2o21
12. Creditors: Atnounts falling due within one year
2022
2021
HM Revenue and CustonLS
Salaries
Deferred income
The National Lottery Con)munity Fund
1.774
1.774
21066
19,070
20,844
23.640
13. Creditors: Atnounts falling du¢ after one year
2022
2021
Lng tcnn loan
12,840
12040
15,309
15,309
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NOTES TO THE FINANCLiL STATEMENTS
YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2022
14. Statement of funds
Al
l April
2021 Incomlng OutgolDg Trgnsfers
At
31March
2022
Ceneral reservt
160,643
9,996
(4233)
166,406
Total unr¢$tri¢ted funds
l(Al,643
9.996
(4233)
166,406
National. Lottery Community Fund
Norton Foundation
Birn]in%bam city Council
Binningham NeighiK)urhcKxl
S¢h¢rn
Independent Age
Post Code Neighbourhood trust
33.661
5,891
24,766
79,077
(66,447)
(5,891)
(38,160)
46291
44.553
31.159
9,425
6,001
11,600
9.950
(8,446)
(6,001)
(7,170)
10.929
4,430
Total rtrIcted fund$
91 J44 133,580
(132,115)
92.809
Total funds
251.987 143,576
(136J48)
259215
The National Lottery Community Fund money was spent on supporting the West Midlands
Bosnia community, outrcacb and mcnlal healih supwirt.
The Norton Foundation money was io buy equipment and fiunitutt that will be used for
aciivilies in our communiry cenire.
BiThningham city Council (Govcrnrncnt small business grant) was to bc spcnt b)n re5pondirng to
COVID
Birmingham Neighbourhood Scheme Spent providing ffgular weekly a¢tivities in Bosnia
House for local residents.
Indcpendcnt Agc fund was to support oldcr MCMIrS of our communiry during the pandcmic.
Post Code NeiRhFK)urh(yod tnjst ThdIng was to support development work to identify and
improve space wherc wc can otyer Covid-19 safe activiiies and rewriiing the current business plan
in light of covid-19
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## **PLEASE NOTE:**
The accounting convention is that our chariuty assets are wrriten down at 2% p.a. for f fty years. In note is the “tangible fixed assets” are the historical value less depreciation of Bosnia House.
“Other net assets” effectively represent our unrestricted reserve.
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