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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.”

Bosnia and Herzegovina UK Network

Bosnia House 639 Stratford Road Sparkhill Birmingham B11 4DY

Tel . ++44 0121 772 3052 www. www.bosniauknetwork.org Charity Number: 1067411

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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.

  9. Housing support

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MEMBERS OF THE BOARD AND PROFESSIONAL ADVISORS

The Board of Trustees

Zaim Pasic Muhamed Siranovic Dr Zdenka Besara Admir Svraka Emir Bolic Almin Kazic

Chief Executive Officer Dr Anes Ceric

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Patron
Registered office Independent Examiner
Bosnia House Derby Community Accountancy Service Jennifer Stone-Wigg MBE
639 Stratfor Road Babington Lodge Dr Waqar Azmi OBE
Alicia Kearns MP
Birmingham 128 Green Lane
Robert McNeil MBE
B11 4DY Derby
Fleur Anderson MP
DE1 1RY
Dr Kim Sadique
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ACHIEVEMENTS AND PERFORMANCE

The BH UK Network was set up in 1996 to provide practical and psychological support to Bosnian and other ethnic minority communities. The Committee consists of service users and service providers, including young, unemployed, elderly, vulnerable and disabled members of our community. Our work now divides into three main areas:

The reporting period up to the end of March 2024 represents a momentous period of activity that has resulted in our Bosnian community becoming the custodians of a major resource that will serve refugees for decades to come. In a world that continues to see horrific conflicts, we have been able to offer a loving and sympathetic welcome to refugees who have been through similar suffering to us.

Bosnian refugees are settled all over the world having fled genocide in the Balkans in the 1990s. Refugees to the UK set up local associations and the BH UK Network was set up in 1996 both to support these and to act nationally and internationally as a representative for Bosnians displaced throughout the diaspora. At a local level, we also needed to respond to the immediate emotional, physical and health needs of Bosnian Refugees in the West Midlands. In 2005 we amended our constitution to enable us to offer services to any refugees regardless of their background. This reflected the fact that the United Kingdom had given us a generous welcome, and we felt a need to help other immigrants fleeing war and disaster similarly.

Our New Centre

Funding support from Birmingham City Council’s Resettlement Grants Scheme and the Eveson Trust has resulted in very successful activities. By the end of 2022, we had up to 150 Syrian children attending weekend Supplementary School provision in addition to 50 young people in our established Bosnian Supplementary School. Funding in the Spring of 2023 from Birmingham City Council’s Homes for Ukraine Scheme, and also the Birmingham Council for Voluntary Service Engage

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for Ukraine Scheme allowed us to recruit two Ukrainian support workers who set up strongly attended activities which thrived, but which placed further pressure on us to also find space for a proposed Ukrainian supplementary school. We had had no direct access to secure outdoor space in our old building and we were struggling to provide space for activities. We had already consulted widely with users at the end of 2022 about creating a new facility. 2023 was the year we made it all happen.

A large Victorian Police Station in Sparkhill, formerly used as a museum for the West Midlands Constabulary Museum, came up for sale. The building has many rooms including a community hall. It backs onto a recreation ground and is next to a swimming pool and local library. We knew that it would be perfect for our needs.

The sale was subject to many conditions. Stephen Sutton from Cottons Chartered Surveyors in Birmingham was commissioned to help secure the sale. We are grateful to the office of West Midlands Commissioner of Police who helped expedite the purchase and also to the Birmingham City Council Planning Department for helping us through the changeof-use process. Our previous building achieved a relatively small sale price- the value of commercial property had dropped considerably in the wake of the Covid pandemic. We could not have made the purchase of the new building without the promise of major grants from the Eveson Trust, The Clothworkers Foundation and Veolia. We are also grateful to CAF Bank for giving us a mortgage to complete the purchase.

The Summer, in anticipation of the move, was a very busy period for us. Summer activities for young Ukrainians and other refugees were organised by Be Educated Yourself (BEY) a local Pakistani-led organisation under the supervision of Assad and his team. We hugely

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appreciate their work.

We took possession of the building on the 21st September 2023. Initial refurbishment work was carried out by dozens of volunteers, both young and old, mainly from the communities with who we work but also from the local South Asian Community. These worked long hours on weekends to make the building habitable.

There months after the purchase of the building, we held the first event (22 November 2023) attended by the Bosnian Ambassador in the UK, the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, the Deputy Lord Lieutenant of Birmingham, and the Chair of the Eveson Trust and, not least, many of our users and also children from our supplementary schools and BEY. Our main hall has been named Eveson Hall.

This is a historic achievement for the Bosnian community in the UK and is the result of long-term teamwork. A big thank you to everyone for their tremendous contribution!

Now is the time to adapt the space and create new memories.

Our work with the refugee communities

Bosnia has a strong national identity. As refugees in the UK, our community has up to 15,000 Bosnian genocide survivors following the collapse of the former Yugoslavia. Our community in the UK includes people from both sides of the 1990s conflict, both Muslim and Christian. A national football league helped keep our scattered community together and gave us a chance to talk about our issues. Arising from this, the BH UK Network was formed to improve the quality of life for up to 15,000 Bosnian genocide survivors living in the United Kingdom, who moved over amidst the Balkan Wars. Many carry the physical and psychological scars of war and need long-term consistent support and care.

We continue to provide practical and psychological support to Bosnian and other ethnic minority communities. Our Management Committee consists of service users and service providers, including young, unemployed, elderly, vulnerable and disabled members of our community. Our work is now divided into three main areas: -

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The Bosnian Community

For our Bosnian Community, the elderly are now deteriorating rapidly as a result of longterm stress and old war injuries. Our young people are now cast into the role of being interpreters and carers. They increasingly understand the full horrific details of what happened to their older relatives. The family activities and outreach support we now offer maintain the ability of our elders to live independently and avoid hospitalisation, and also provide support to young people suffering secondary trauma. Our centre, which also hosts an active supplementary school, also provides regular community-based activities at the Bosnia House in Birmingham ranging from family celebrations and wakes through to events remembering the genocide in Srebrenica.

The West Midlands project funded by Community Fund continues to bring positive change in the lives of the most disadvantaged members of our community. 2 staff members are

available 24/7 and offer free, independent listening, advice, advocacy, and signposting services. We set up regular weekly activities including 35 hours/week of professional support to address our beneficiaries’ needs. These activities encourage more isolated people, including young carers, to come along and use the services. We serve those most

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in need, those without family, friends, or funds, and those who cannot care for themselves, especially with their lack of English language. We offer outreach services for elderly and/or disabled members of our community who are housebound; We have an out-of-hours telephone that our outreach worker holds so that our clients can access it 24 hours for any support regarding their hospital appointments, medication, transport, welfare benefits, their rent.

Our outreach worker has been supported by 24 volunteers aiding with housebound older members of our community including advice on welfare rights, health, social and housing issues, making phone calls on their behalf, and filling in forms. A weekly drop-in service in community languages offers a similar service. Our users include the hard-to-reach Roma community

Activity Number of
sessions		 Number
attending
Social gatherings for Elderly and disabled 42 394
Welfare and other advice Daily 946
Outreach Support Weekly 312
Bosnian Supplementary School Weekly 72
Sports Activity for Adults Weekly 134
Sports Activity for Young People Weekly 114
Support activities for young carers Weekly 42
General community social events including Eid 8 914
Bosnian Dance Group“Fahira“ 38 62
Combined Supplementary Schools event Birming-
ham		 4 278
National SupplementarySchools Event 1 365
Remember Srebrenica Events including Birmingham
Town Hall		 4 512
Bosnian Independence Day event in Parliament 1 105
Trips 2 118

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Our activities for all generations have reached over 1090 Bosnian families during the reporting period, promoting involvement in our culture, physical activity and social independence. For families attending events, our activities allow them to share experiences, socialise and speak their mother tongue language. We keep our members informed by regularly updating our Facebook and website as well as regular telephone contact.

During the reporting period, we have had support from 29 volunteers in organising elderly activities in our community centre, 14 of them being elderly and/or disabled. They help us with setting up rooms for social gatherings, printing materials, keeping records of people attending our activities, video recording of the events/workshops, attending our steering group meetings etc.

Over 390 older people attended our social activities during the period. Get-togethers, reminiscence and storytelling coupled with familiar food and refreshments have improved their mental health. Culturally appropriate counselling benefits to 87 carers, typically from families where older members of the family do not speak English or are disabled and in poor health. These carers benefit from our activities including social activities, peer group support, trips, and sports.

Our work at a national level informs the All-Parliamentary Bosnia Working Group. We held a celebration in Parliament for Bosnian Independence Day in March 2023 and are grateful to Alicia Keynes MP for her support in organising this. The event was attended by community members including young people and also by sympathetic members of both Houses of Parliament.

The Syrian and Ukrainian Refugee communities

During the reporting period, we employed two support workers from the Syrian Refugee Community and also two Ukrainian Refugees. They still work for us and are learning from our experience. Their deep connection with their communities has been key to the success of our activities. The Bosnian Community is largely Muslim but comes from a recognisably European

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background. This combination means that, as a non-religious organisation, we are deeply trusted by both the Syrian and Ukrainian communities. We aim for inclusivity so refugees from both communities come to Bosnian Events, Ukrainians have helped with the preparation of the Eid Celebration and Syrians have helped with Ukrainian Christmas and Easter events. For both communities, participants in our activities have been around 70% women and 30% men.

Networking

We share our experience with local, regional, and national organisations that help us to deliver planned activities. At a local level these include other frontline providers and organisations ranging from local housing providers to , Freedom from Torture, Migrant help, Victim Support and the Healing Hands Network, at a regional level e.g. NHS trusts, West Midlands Constabulary and at a national level work support for all the active Bosnian local associations and work which informs the All-Parliamentary Bosnian Working Group

Highlights during the reporting period

Activities during the reporting period as described above include continuation of regular drop-in services for Bosnian families, with access to information about welfare rights and immigration issues, weekend activities for Bosnian elderly and their families, including young carers, outreach support for isolated Bosnian Elderly to help them live independently and also, if possible, to die at home. In addition, there has been the organisation of regular activity and services for Syrian and Ukrainian refugees. We particularly highlight:

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Activity Number of
sessions
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attending
ESOL Classes for Syrian refugees
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ESOL Classes for Ukrainian Refugees
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Coffee Morningfor Syrian Refugees
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Boardgames for Ukrainian Refugees
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Syrian SupplementarySchool
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Support for welfare benefits issues
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Ukrainian Summer School and holidayactivities
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Employment Fairs and TrainingEvents
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Eid Celebration
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~~ee~~		 124
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Ukrainian Easter
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Ukrainian Christmas
~~ee~~		 1
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~~ee~~		 154
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General CommunityEvents and consultations
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Trips
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~~ee~~		 152
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Numbers of Syrian Volunteers
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Numbers of Ukrainian Volunteersnteers
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was attended by the Ambassador of Bosnia and Herzegovina based in London as well as representatives of Bosnian associations from Derby, Birmingham, Coventry, Hertfordshire, BH Advisory Centre London, Victoria London, the Women’s Association, and members of the Bosnian Centre for Advice from London. The event was an opportunity to reflect on our work, consult with members about our forward plans and recognise the contribution of 82 volunteers who play a vital role in the BH UK Network's everyday activities.

Volunteers

We are a community-led organisation, and volunteers play a central and crucial role in the continued development of the BH UK Network.

Many individuals have invested their time, effort, knowledge, and skills in the development of the BiH community in Great Britain and have made a positive difference to both the community and to individuals, changing things for the better with their selfless deeds. Without people the commitment of our volunteers it would not have been possible to deliver the support, services, and activities of which we are proud. On average, more than 80 people a year make a huge contribution to the sustainability of the BH UK Network.

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Volunteers are involved in every aspect of our work, including organising activities in Bosnia House; social gatherings for the elderly; our supplementary schools; training and seminars; preparing food for various activities; commemorating the Holocaust and the anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide; marking Bosnian national holidays; production and distribution of newsletters; traditional Bosnian dance classes and events; English language classes; and sporting events - football, basketball, tennis, darts, aerobics, dance, exercises for the elderly, reiki therapy.

During this reporting period, we had 82 volunteers who invested in total of 4974 hours of their time in helping us achieve the above-described activities.

To highlight the work of volunteers, we have introduced the Volunteer of the Year Award, and we are proud that many other organisations have recognised the importance of our volunteers, such as the awards given by Remembering Srebrenica.

Patrons of the BHUK Network

Dr Waqar Asmi OBE is the founder of Remember Srebrenica and has worked tirelessly with the BHUK Network to raise public awareness about genocide.

Robert McNeil MBE led forensic technical support in the wake of the Srebrenica massacre and latterly gained wide recognition as an artist portraying events from the Balkan War. He has generously donated paintings to the BHUK Network

Alicia Kearns MP is the first woman to chair the Foreign Affairs Committee and champions the human rights of ethnic Bosnians at both national and international levels.

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Fleur Anderson MP is the Member of Parliament for Putney, elected in 2019. She has served as Shadow Minister for Northern Ireland since September 2023 and is and a member of the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Bosnia and Herzegovina. Fleur was in Bosnia on several occasions during and after the war.

Dr Kim Sadique is an Associate Professor in Genocide Prevention and Education at De Montfort University. and Chair of Academic Advisory Board at Remembering Srebrenica UK. Her most recent work is on guiding practices in memorial museums, such as Srebrenica Memorial Centre in Potočari, which has led to the development of a new model for genocide education.

Looking to the future

The Bosnian community will need to offer increasing support to older Bosnians and their carers for some years to come. Our second-generation young people are proud of their heritage and increasingly active in human rights work.

In terms of our work with other refugee communities, we aim to help them to be able to support themselves. We are happy to provide capacity-building support for as long as is needed, but we look forward to a time when the Ukrainian and Syrian communities have their representative structures and can plan for their own needs. We feel that the work we do with these communities and the wonderful relationships we have gained are a real privilege.

Birmingham as a city is having to navigate through severe spending cuts. Our new centre offers us the chance to attract resources into what is a deprived area of Birmingham and part of our strategy is to help other support organisations to maximise their contact with the refugees who come to us, and at the same time ensure that our building has a good income through rent and hire of room space. Remember Srebrenica and Maximus took office space with us

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The year in numbers

13440 Visitors

312 Outreach visits

14 Events

82 volunteers

1776 hrs Young people weekend activities

236 hrs Physical activities

24 IT sessions

24 Music classes

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4974 hrs voluntery work

168 ESOL sessions

8680 fb followers

4 Health awarness

62 Referals

42 social gatherings

64 articles published

594 X followers

161280 FB reach

16 partnerships

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during the reporting period and further major developments are in hand. At the same time, we will continue to attract grants to support the needs of the communities we work with.

Final remarks

Regular activities for Bosnians in the West Midlands during the reporting period were core funded by the Community Fund with other support from sources such as Neighbourhood Funds. Activities for the Syrian Community were funded through the Birmingham City Council Resettlement program. We are grateful to all our funders for their support.

We are proud that we managed to organise so many activities at the same time as undertaking a major move.

We are a small organisation, but we continue to respond to changing needs. We continue to be a refugee-led organisation with lived experience at every level of our organisation. We continue to challenge inequality, support refugees and punch way beyond our weight. As Chair of the Trustees of the charity, I would like to thank our patrons, our communities, our supporters and above all our volunteers who ensure our sustainability.

I look forward to our continued success.

Mr Zaim Pasic

Chairman

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ANNUAL REPORT 2024 BOSIYIA AIYD HERZEGOVIIYA UK NETWORK INDF.PE￿DE1￿ EXAMINFR'S RF.PORT TO THE TRU￿F.￿s YFAR F.NDF.D 3151 MARCII 2024 ImdLVEndenl ExAmintr'% Report lo the TruslLYJ of the 805nia And HerAyvin L K lieework I rqx)rt on the accounts ofthc cowy f(T the ycar cth 31 ma￿ 2024 which arc yct out on pw 8 kn 17. Respartlvt mpon%lbllitlt¥ of tht Intsltts #Ad examlmer As the charity truses of the TrusL you are responsible for the preparation of the accounts in xcordance with thc rcquircmcnls of thc Cbarities Act 2011 ('Ihc Act-). I re[￿ in req)ect of my eXamIn￿10n ofthe Tn￿1.& xcounts carried oui under Secti￿ 145 ofthe 2011 Act and in carrymg out my I have followed the applicable Directions gi%'en by the Charity COll]missi(￿ undcr ￿th1On 145(5Mb) of tk Acl. ImdependeDt ¢xamkner'$ statement I have coMple￿d my examinali(m. I confirni thai rA) material mallers have cAmie to my al￿11(M in coiine¢tion with the enmit￿li0n wthich Elves me cause to bebeve that any n￿(erial respe￿. c(wntmg rccords wcrc not kC￿ in accordancc scthion 130 of thc Acl or thc aLcounts th) nol arcord with thc ￿￿OUn[In¥ rcc(Jtds" I have no ¢on¢erns a￿1 have con* a¢r(￿S other maners ia conne¢ti4)n with the examination io wbich artcntiOD Should bc drawn ID ordcr to cnablc a pro￿ undcrstanding of thc ac¢ouDts to bc reached. Mark N¢w¢y ACMA T)crby C.OTnmunity Accounta7Ky Scrvicc Ilabing￿ Lodge 1211 (ifLYll DF.I IRY.. 21

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVIIYA UK IYETWORK sTATEmL￿ OF FINANCIAL A￿1VITy YEAR Ehl>F.D 31• MARCH 20 Totsl FuDdJ Totsl FurKIs Year to 31 Ycarlo31 Mar 2024 MaT 2023 Fu•d% Fu•th ]Yote Income from: Cener*ted fund r)unati(m5 firanLS 2W7 21n 467.424 156,752 467,424 201,777 2,¥￿6 1&752 Total incomin% resour¢¢J 157,049 467324 624373 211,503 Raising fuTh4s Charitabl¢ a¢tiviti¢J Ico 317J30 3.13.110 3.13.1.10 159.259 Total r¢gour¢es ¢ip¢wd¢41 317110 159259 Net Incomlngl(ouigolng) resources before tr￿SferS 141.049 A50,094 291,143 52244 257.189 (257.189) Net Ineomlngl(out¥oln&) r¢¥oUr￿ for the ymr 398238 (107,095) 291.143 51244 170.750 140,709 311,459 259215 Bala￿e8 carried forward 33,614 60L602 311.459 Th¢ ¢huity hs no r¢wgTri¥¢d gains or lo￿ oth¢r than th¢ rcsults for year ls set alM)ve. All of thc I￿1vIll¢S of ￿ clwity class￿ a5 wntillUiD8. 22

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 BOSNIA AIYD HERZEGOVINA UK NETWORK BAT.AYCF. SFIF.F.T JI MARCFI 2024 2024 2023 Note Flxed Tangible assets 140,636 Cyrrent ¥g¢ts C&sh ￿ bank and in hand IW,072 192535 100.072 192J35 Credhors: an￿￿nti due within o•¢ ymr l2 (3IA7•) (21.712) Ntl eurrf•t S￿¢￿ 6&602 170.823 Creditor%: amouts falling due after onc year 13 (250.IMIO) Totsl amels leu c•rrent Ilabllltles 601602 311,459 et ￿ets 60L602 311,459 FuDd5 R￿tric￿ed .1.1.614 568,988 140.709 170,750 14 TOTAL FUhl)S 60{602 311.459 Th¢ fina￿la1 stal¢m¢nts w¢r¢ approvd by th¢ m¢mb¢rs of tk ¢onllniitc¢ on th¢ and &i￿d on thffl'r bchalf by" MuhaTwI Sirznov Tr￿stee D*: 23

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 BOSIYIA AND HERZEGOVIIYA UK1¥4ETWORK YOTES TO THE FINANCIAL sfATEMENTS YEAR EYDED 31 MARCII 2024 Aceounlin% policiej The priKipal accounting p)licies jud&¢n￿￿ and key sources of &41imatson uDcertiinty ID the preparntion of the financial ststements a￿ as follow3:

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Bosni& and Hcri¢¥ovina UK Nr￿)Ik is a wistcrrd charity. Thc charity's rcgl5tc￿d officc is 6394AI Strdifi)rd Ro4 Bimiin8hm Bl1 4EA. Ai the end of the year there were 7 Triistee 1.1 Accounting Convention Th&se aLLount4 ha￿¢ been prepared in aCCOTdAnce with FRS 102, -The Fil￿>¢1a1 Rqx)rting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of I￿land (-FRS 102."), "Account￿8 and Rcponing by Charitics" thc Statcmcnt of RccoMn￿cd Practicc for clwitics applying FRS 102, thc Companics Ad 2(X)6 and UK CKncTally AcccOcd Accountin¥ Prxticc ￿ it appla8 rrom l January 2015. The charity is a Public Benefit F￿lIty &4 defined by FRS 102. Tbe accounts a￿ prep￿d in Sterling whi¢b is the f￿￿kOnal ¢urrew of the charity. Monctary amounts in thcs¢ finan¢ial stat¢mcnts to thc ncarcst £. The &counts have been prep￿￿ on histiKi4x] cogl convenlion apart from ffeeknld prO￿tY that is caffied at math ￿Ille. The ￿lE￿￿al xcouniing FA)licies lopted are set out below. Thuc x¢(wnts for thc ycar 31 March 2024 ￿ thc fiT5t Kcounts of Bow'a and H¢r7¢govin4 UK NctWOTk prEpa￿d in ￿￿OrdanCe with FRS 102. The Fin4nEial Rcporting Stsndard an)licable in the UK and Republic of Irelan 12 GolnR eoneern At limc of approving thc accounts. thc trus￿5 havc a rcasonablc cxrnion that thc charity thquatc rcsouTfCS lo wnLinuc in (rymtjo￿I cxiytcncc for thc forcsccablc fuiurc. Thus the TnLsiees continue to adopi the going LO￿ern basis of accouniin8 in prepann8 the IJ Charitable Funds lJnrestriLted fun414 are avAilAble fiff the (liscretion of the tsILses in fiwtherdnce of general objectives of the cbanty. Re%triLted fun41% att 4ubjeLttsJ to restrictions ￿ their expenditure imrrtwd by the donor through the tern￿ of an ap￿aL l A In¢oming All Incoming resources are ittlwkd in the SOFA when the charity is legally entiiled ￿ (he income and the an)ount can be quantifi￿ with Thsonable accuracy. (lifts in kind have been in¢lu(kd at markct vaAuc of gift5 rcccivcd and in as5cts acquwcd. No anx)unts arc I￿lud(￿ in thc statcmcnts for ￿Tric0s donatsd by voluntcc 24

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 BOSf4LI AND HERZEGOVINA UK f4ETWORK NOTF.S TO THF. ￿NANCIAL STATF.mF.T￿ S R ENDED JI MAR￿1 2024 IS ReJource5 eIpelldwJ Al l ￿p￿allu￿ is ￿￿o￿￿t¢d fur b￿.15 4TKI hys kc¥J ¢1￿5￿7[1¢4 hca¢JiTbgs th&t aggregate &ll co%L% relkitirtg to the cALegory. Whete t￿$L$ cannot be directly &tttibuted ttj particular heading% they have been allocated to activities Oll a basis consistent with use of the TCSourccs. Futbd-raising costs arc ¢h05C incutrcd in 5cckillg voluntsry contributi(bns and do not inGI th th¢ ¢(1sts" of di￿￿1￿￿1￿¥ iT)r(w￿￿tI£M in thc 51WPVrt vf Ih¢ ch4rit4blc ￿tlY1t1¢ Its Delbtors Trade and otlw debtors are re£ognised at the settlemellt atllollllt due after any dIscr￿lI1ts offcrcd. PrcpaymcIits arc valucd a¢ thc amount prcpaid nct of ally tradc disCOUtLt5 duc. 1.7 Cash And t8&h t￿￿1V]￿￿￿ts Lash and cash equiTr'alents include cash hand: dep)sits held at call with banks. other short- tcTm IiqLnd inTrc5micDts with original maturitics of thr￿ months or I￿5. alld OVCTdrafts. Bunk uv¢r¢lr4fts' shDllryJ W'ithin bvtr()wings in cuJr¢nl li¥kn' ljtjts. I￿ CredStDrs nd proilslons Lreditors at￿ provisions are recognised where tbe charity has a presellt obligatioll resulting from a pasl cvcnt ihat will PToEMbly TC5uIt in thc transfcr of funds to a third pany and th unt to srl¢lr tTrK (Jbli¥¥¢i()n Tn¢￿￿￿￿ ¢StiTn¥tc¥J ￿1]￿bly. C.r¢4li¢iirs ay]d prnvi%iOrt% are tii)gttI￿d at theit %elt]eththl am()uttt &ftet allowing t(Ir aThy Irade discounts due. IS FinaDrial illstrurnellts Thr ¢hwtity hws- finaniial ￿5¢15 fiT1¥T￿l01 liybilitirs of y kind th￿$ q￿lIfy b￿%.7 tirtancittl inslnimertL8. Il&%ic finathtial itt%tnitnettL% are ittitiajly reCo￿LSed at v&] ue d %ub$4uerttly me&4ute41 at Iheit %etllethettt v&lthe_ Financial liabilitic5 74rc dCtccogn￿¢d whcn th d￿rity'S COlltTh%tual obligatiOll5 CQitc or azc 1.10 ED)pJo)'ee benefit Thc cosl of any unuscd holiday cirtitlcmcll¢ IS Tccogniscd in thc pcriod ID ￿thIch tb cmpl(yr¢'5 ¥Tr t￿riV￿. Termination benefits are recognised immediately as an expense whLYA chrity is dEn￿nst￿b1Y C4)ln￿ltted to temiiDate the en]plOyn￿￿t of all employee or to proYi(k tctiIiination bcncfits. The ckmrity is eKempt from tax on illcome and gains falling with se£tiOll 505 of the Taxes Act 1988 or 5ccrion 2$2 of thc Taxation of Cbargcablc GaiDs Act 1992 to thc cxfcn¢ that th￿¢ azc yplicJ ts) its ¢h￿rIt￿l¢ objwrtS. 25

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 BOSIYIA AND HERZEGOVINA UK IYETWORK YOTF.S TO THF. FtNANCIAI. sfATF.MF.Nrs YEAR EYDED 31 MARCII 2024 1.12 Depru?atioA Indi%'1du￿ fix￿ LOslin8 £1,(XX) or more are Lapltsll.￿I at cosi and are depreciatrd ovet tkir estimated usefvl e£onomic lives oa a strnighi lu￿ basis as follows:. A55et category ADnuaJ rate F4UltAncnt 2￿/0 Buildings Crldcal icrounthi% estlmates and Judgements ID thc application of thc charity's a￿oUntIng policics. thc IrustCC5 arc rcquircd to rnakc jud¥cTncnts. cstimatcs aTKI &%sumptiun5 alK)Ut thc ca￿1￿¥ amount of ¥d&NcL4 and liabililicy th￿ are reath.ly apparent from other soufL&S. The tslimated and &ssumptions are based on historical experience and other factors that a￿ considered io be ￿les,2n1. AcThMI rrsults diffci thcsc ￿lm￿s. Donatloms Total Funds I'i'xr to.11 MAr 2024 UArutrktrd Fwids Restrfeted Funds Yc8rloll Mar 2023 Donati¢M￿ from indivithMIs 297 297 Grxnti re¢eivble Total Fund5 Unrestrlcted Rtstrkted Yer lo 31 Yearto31 Funds UDds hlarch 2024 March 2023 Natio[￿1 Lottcry C(Nnmwty Fund Birnjingham Ciry Council (Korge Henry (IHCC (yeorge Square Accord NNS E%'es4)n TnL Blrminghun Voluntsry knir CounLiI ESL Lottery Fu￿1 CB & 111 I TAylor 1984 TnLsI Cjrimmill Tr￿l Fl¢yond BiTmin%ham Crnnmunity Fund Veolia Environmen￿ Tntst &1,044 122,427 86..314 54.728 1.000 5.-5.50 28.607 121427 200.000 21J).IMM) lJ,994 13.994 15.978 9.600 7,859 37.%10 7.859 37JOO 467.424 467,424 201,777 26

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 BOSIYIA AND HERZEGOVINA UK f4ETWORK NOTF.S TO THF. FtNANCIAI. ￿ATF.mF.￿s YEAR EYDED 31 MARCtI 2024 Interest receh'able I'exr to 31 ￿larCh 2U24 Y¢ar to 31 MarLh 2023 Bank inieresl receivable Sllndry Income Year lo 31 lblarch 2024 Ywto 31 March 2023 1271 1.615 Profit on building 154752 Z¥¥6 7. Total rewur¢u expended Staff costs Ci)nsultancy & other fec5 Reni & R￿)M Ilire uttlities Stationcry. p)stsgc & U￿OI￿atiOn T¢lcph(m¢ & intcrn¢t Office F4uipment & Renovali Trn%'el & refreshmeots costs Intcrc Sundry Dwciuti( 124.951 6&721 12J82 102,172 10,276 2,617 3,1130 11.198 1.810 11 12,721 29 1&760 597 3232 3,784 333J30 159259 27

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 BOSLYIA AND HERZEGOVINA UK IYETWORK NOTF.S TO THF. FINA.NCIAL STATF.MF.P￿S ITAR ENDED 31 MAR￿1 2024 Expcnditutr on charitablc actiTritics wa5 £333J30 (2023: £159259) of wbicb £317,330 stridrd (2023- £153.877) & Net {expelldltsreVlncome N& (cxp¢ndiliitryincvrn¢ Ivr th¢ yw is Hftrr ch¥T¥in￿(c￿lIt7Trg).. 2024 202.1 It￿ependent EKaniiiier's Fees Dcprcciation 65U 3,784 16,01)1) Trnyttt5 ke). mAn4gement persoDnel thr yr¥r trustf￿4 did not ￿￿1V¢ The key m4knageMÉ*t peYst)rtrtel t)r the thtirity of the tnL%tee% the Chief Execiiitve a￿l¢er a￿d othel members of the senior rLllThagen￿nt t&wn. 10. Empltsvtts Thc avcrdgc monthly Dumkr of PCT50ns ￿lOY¢d during thc ycar wa5 Yv4r tu 31 Mkvch 2023 No 31 M&rth 2024 Dircct Cknitablc Staff Admini51ratiun Emphymellt fO5ts YeAr to 31 Mar 2024 Ye4tio31 Nct Wagc5 and ￿laric5 Empl(TryW& Nati(Inal TnSVT4llf Employees Natiottal lrt%urartte artd Tax Pellsioll Costs 102J08 2J29 14,753 5,661 1.873 13.754 5,620 l2£951 102,172 No employee earned more than £60,(XK) per allllllm. 28

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 BOSIYIA AND HERZEGOVINA UK NETWORK NOTF.S TO THF. FtNANCIAI. ￿ATF.mF.￿￿s YEAR EYDED 31 MARCII 2024 I l. Tanglbk flxed Equlpll￿t Bmlldln2 Total Coll At .1 l Ma￿h 2023 Additions Disposals At 31 MArch 2024 9529 189,1TT 198,706 800,(m￿ 800,000 (189,177) (1¥9.177) 9529 8110.000 8119.529 Depreciltioo At .1 l Ma￿h 2023 DepreLiation on Disp)sal LTharge for the year At 31 March 2024 9529 48.fj41 (48541) I￿000 (4￿1) 16,000 9J29 14000 25,529 Net book i'alDe At 31 March 2024 784.000 784.000 Al 31 Ma￿h 2023 140.636 140.6.36 IL Creditor¥: Amounts fallmg duc wrthm onc ycar 2024 2023 HM Revenue aod Lustoms Salarics Dcfcrrcd iDcom Th¢ Nat￿n￿ [• Cixmnunity Fund 1955 7,617 997 20 20.715 31A70 21.712 13. Creditors: AT￿)Unts falling allcr ycxr 2024 2023 Long t¢rm loan 29

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA UK IYETWORK NOTF.S TO THF. FINANCIAI. ￿ATEmF.￿s YEAR EYDED 31 MARCH 20 l& Staten￿t of funds At l April 2023 Ineomlng Outyolng Transf At .1IMxr¢h 21124 General reserve 17Ix7￿ 157.IM9 (1 Al￿1} L57.189 568.988 Total UDre¥trirted hndg 17Q750 157.049 (I&Iy)0) 2S7.189 $68988 National. Lottery C(MJununity Fund Binningham City Council Birmin¥harn Nc1¥bl￿rh0Oa 47212 83,1144 45J93 121427 (los￿5) (141262) (19th89) 24,411 6069 n9 2￿3 23911 200,000 (4n9) {U23) (21377) (2￿.000) (l￿)rEe Square Accord NNS Ei'cson Trust BIr[n￿ Vohmtsry Savicc C.ounril ESC Lollery FuThl LIJ & 111 l Taylor 19114 Tr￿st (irimmitt Tn Bcyond Birnlingbam Communrty Fund V￿112 Environ￿￿] Trt￿l 2J34 12146 13.994 (2AL¥) {4J85) (&￿) lo￿) (7859) 37,500 (37JOO) Totsl rtstrkted funds 140,709 467,424 (317JJO) (257,189) 33,614 Total fuDdJ 311.459 624.473 (333J30) 602.602 Thc N￿lon￿ l• Communjty FUTKI m(mcy wa5 sp¢nt on SUN￿1n¥ th¢ Wcst Midland B(Ksnia community, outreach a￿1 mentsl health supp)rL Birn]ingham Lity L ouncil money w&$ spent on supFx)rtmg Syrian refugees Birnllngham Ncighbourh(*xl Schcrnc 5pcnt proiiding Tcgular w'cckly ac¢ivillcs ID Bosm'a Hvusc for l(Ka] rcsid¢nts. The CKYJrge Square Accord NNS w&4 sP￿t suppxtsn8 the midla￿14 B￿lan LX)mmunity B4Mia community. The Ei'eson TnLSt money was spent on supporring ukraini￿ refugees. Bmwngham Voluntary S¢rvi¢¢ Q"(xuKiI mO￿Y was sp¢nt on supp)rnng ukrall￿ rcfugces. ESC. tA>ttcry Fund 5EKnt Im mcnthl health 5UPtx)rt. CB & 111 l Taylor 1984 Tn￿1 was on trrtll'lding renovalion. Grimmitt Trusl was speDt on bUild￿g renovatio Bcyond Binninthm Community Fund spcnt on Iwilding rcnoi7tion. Vcvlia Envirvnm¢ntal Trust SPCDI on buildin¥ T￿￿vation. 30

ANNUAL REPORT 2024 BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA UK NETWORK NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEmE￿s YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2024 15. Anatysis of net assets Tangible fixed assets less associated loan Other Det assets Total Unrestricted Funds 534,1)00 34,988 568,988 Restricted Funds National Lottery Cornmunity Fund Birn]ingham City Council Eveson Trust 24,411 6,869 2J34 24,411 6,869 2J34 534,000 68,602 602,602 16. Related party transactions The clwity had no related party transactions that required disclosure. 31

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