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GRANBY SOMALI
WOMEN’S GROUP
ANNUAL REPORT
2020-21
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Granby Somali Women’s Group

Company Information April 2021

Directors:

MRS SIRAD ELMI MRS ASHA ALI MRSZAINABMOHAMMEDFARAH MSFOWZIAFARAH MRS SOFIA GAILEH

Registered Office:

12 Beaconsfield Street Toxteth Liverpool L8 2UU

Registered Number: 03344203

Registered Charity Number : 1068985

Accountants:

Mr Shahab Ullah Member of The Institute Of Financial Accountants (IFA) IFA Membership No: 284030 Director Khan Accountants Liverpool 76/78 Smithdown Road Liverpool L7 4JQ

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Objectives OF The Organization:

Granby Somali Women’s Group objective is to increase mainstream services for women from Somali and BME communities located in the Liverpool Ward. The center is a lifeline for a large number of Somali women and families and families from other BME Communities who are unable to access services due to barriers in language.

Granby Somali Women’s Group aims to achieve the following outcomes for service users:

Increase participation in activities, which reduce isolation.
Improved Access to Service Provision
Improved Confidence and Self-esteem
Improved Income and Opportunities
To reduce the language barrier

Activities offered at the Centre:

i. Outreach/Support Service: Surgeries providing benefit, housing, health and welfare, education, employment and training awareness.
ii. Help Advocacy and advice: Assistance with housing repairs, debt advice, asylum and legal sign positing, budgeting awareness and form filing assistance.
iii. Elder People Support: Somali Dance workshops and

Volunteering:

i. Younger Members: Summer Play Schemes, employment & Training Assistance, Self-esteem sessions.
ii. Open Days/Learning Events: Held in partnership with funders and statutory agencies.

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Achievements:

Liverpool City Council (CRG ) - Granby Somali Women's Group with its funding from Liverpool City Council (CRU) has been able to offer a twice weekly drop in service for Muslim women and those affected by health issues. The aim of the project is to enable Muslim women to feel less isolated and improve their quality of life by interacting with others from within the community and receiving assistance with their health issues. The sessions are targeted at those who are isolated and secluded from mainstream provision and outcomes center on building new friendships, gain knowledge and insight into the range of activities available within the community and center and being the first port of contact to address health issues. The women involved are isolated, face a language barrier, and are in desperate need of increasing their confidence and self-esteem.

Workers Educational Association (ESF) – The ‘Digital Me’ project, was a pre-employment project, funded by the WEA and equipped job seekers with digital skills to enable them to find employment. This helped to improve current skill sets/work experience, which participants may have never seen as a skill that they can use to find employment. This project reached women in isolation and those who were economically inactive due to barriers in language, low self-esteem, and low self-confidence.

National Lottery Community Fund - GSWG was able to secure funding from the National Lottery Community Fund for ‘our voices’ project. Our Voices aims to build upon existing awareness raising campaigns around the issues of FGM and sexual misconduct by providing direct support to those affected, giving them a voice against harmful practices. We have developed extensive experience of delivering and co-delivering services, advice and support to individuals from our communities who are directly affected by these practices helping individuals to come to terms with and overcome mental and physical health related issues within supportive environments that we provide. By incorporating FGM and sexual harassment/misconduct discussions into other messages which might include a wider range of health issues (e.g. sexual health, mental health) and into the wider social, recreational and support services that GSWG also provides, we will ensure that individuals get the support that they need in an appropriate and non-pressured way and increase their social

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connections through ongoing engagement. This project is now in its second year and during the pandemic, GSWG was able to adapt its services to continue to deliver the “our voices” project to the community using a range of platforms.

John Moores Foundation: Funding from John Moores Foundation to provide a grant towards the Project Manager’s role. The role of the project manager enables GSWG to continue running a variety of projects, which have been designed, developed and promoted by the women and service users involved with GSWG. This enables GSWG to continue being a frontline organization advocating for women and families from the BAME Communities in the Princes Park ward who face a language barrier and are unable to access mainstream support. Especially during the pandemic, this funding enabled GSWG project manager to continue to lead the organization during this precarious time and deliver the services required by its community.

COVID 19 Funders: During the pandemic, GSWG was able to secure funding from several emergency avenues, which enabled the Charity to cater to the needs of its community. Funding was made available from PCC Domestic Violence and Sexual Violence Fund, along with Steve Morgan Emergency COVID 19 Fund, Rosa’s COVID 19 Fund, COVID 19 Community Support Fund via the Community Foundation for Merseyside, National Lottery Community Fund COVID 19 Emergency Fund, Rosa Imkaan C19 Fund, Clothworkers Foundation and Smallwood Trust COVID 19 Frontline Women’s Fund. Without any of this funding, GSWG would not have been able to provide a range of services, which met the needs of not only its services users but the wider community during the pandemic and enable this frontline organisation to continue to provide a service, when many statutory services were unable. GSWG would like to take the opportunity to thank all its funds but especially those who were able to provide sustainability to the charity during these unprecedented times.

And GSWG would also like to say thank you to all our other small pot funders, as every penny counts and makes a difference to those, we all serve.

Challenges for 2022: As GSWG moves into 2022, the challenge of COVID 19 remains at the fore front. Loss of income, continues to be an issue, especially as many of the emergency funding that was made available to grassroots organisations, is no longer present. Many of

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GSWG service users continue to face unprecedented challenges due to the pandemic, which has led to economic and social fallout. Job losses, the shrinking of the economy and loss of livelihood are all issues affecting those that GSWG serves and the wider community. Additionally, the challenges faced by GSWG as an organization to remain sustainable and continue will be an extremely important challenge in the coming years ahead.

Despite these new challenges, GSWG continues to still move forward with its strategic plan and making sure that the ethos of the organization continues to flourish, enabling and strengthening its beneficiaries’ circumstances and making sure, that they are at the heart of everything that we do and try to achieve in the years ahead.

Reserves: The Charity aims to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level adequate to meet its needs.

Risk Management: The trustees have assessed the major risks to which the charity is exposed, in particular those related to the operations and finances of the charity, and are satisfied that systems are in place to mitigate exposure to the major risks. This report has been prepared in accordance with the special provisions of Part 15 of the Companies Act 2006 relating to small companies.

Granby Somali Women’s Group and its service users appreciate all the support and assistance they have received from Funders and would like to say a big thank you to them for the support and funds, which enable us to provide worthwhile projects to our service users and the wider community as a whole.

On Behalf of the Board

Chair - ............................................................

Committee Member - ............................................................

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CcAnpany Registered numb8r 03344203 Chanty Number 1C68985 GRANBY SOMALI WOMEN'S GROUP TRUSTEES. REPORT AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED 05 April 2021 Khan Accountants lIrpoOl 76n8 Smithdown Road Liverpool l74JQ *AAV[Z. 1210112022 COMPANIES HOUSE

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GRANBY SOMALI WOMENE GROUP Company Inforniation For the Year oTrdgd S April 2021 Directors Sofia Gaileh Sirad Elmi. Asha ALI Fosw£ia FARAH Zeinab MOHAMED FARAH Accountants 76n8 Smtthdo*Tr Road verpool ENGL4ND L7 4JQ R•gi¥tsr•d offi¢• Toxteth verpool L8 2UP Compwy Reglstered numlJ•r 03344203 Charity N4mib•r 1W985

GRANBY SOMALI WOMEN'S GROUP Ttee9. Report The TftB1 present they rewjrt ilh the FinancAal Staknent of the LL¥npany tt year ended 5 il 2021. Prfncipal activits The companls principal activity thring the to be Ihe runnry of a ¥KI gi¥tRYJ heW the Somali Vvomen's Community in kn¥erpx4. Trnstèès The fdlowing persons served as trustees the yw. Sofi• Gaileh Sirad Elmi. Asha ALI Fowaa FARAH Zeinab klOHAMED Stat•m•nt of Trust••s' R•sponsknilili•s C(wnpany law reqiires the trustees to pyepare finla1 statements that give a true and fair vi8w of the state of affairs of thè chanty at thè end of the ffinanrJal year anL1 of ts surplus or deficit the finano¥l year. In doing so the trustses are required to.. al Select suitable accounliro polic4es and apply them (y)nsistentty b) make judgemenls and estimates that are reasonable and Fyudert c) and prepare the finant>al statements M the concwn basis unless it is in•ppropriale to we5ume that the charty ill continue in business. The Intstees are responsible for maintsining accwntsng reeords whi¢h. disdose wth accura¢y al any ts.me the finantyal p0sOn ofthe charity and enables them lo ensure that the financi statements comply the Companies Act 20(E. The trustees are resF)nsible for safeguarding the assets oflhe ¢hanty and h¢n¢e trakino fSMahl hinx frjrthft eJAtp.ritin t)f frAiJrt tstr Kr•thJlxrili%. Rese The tharity aims to fflaintain unrestrid•d funds. wtsch are the free reserves ofth& charity. at a quatè to meet its needs. Risk magement The fnjsteès have ass8ss¢d the moTry risks to whi¢h the charity 1$ exposed, partIlar those related to the operations and finarsces of ihe tharity. and are satisfied Ihat systems are in place to mibgat• exposure to the major risks. This Telt has b prepared in accordan ilh lh• speoal pn)visions of Part 15 of the CC#MleS Act 2006 relaliTrJ to sm1 cornpans. allo Sofia Gail•h. Tntst•• Slrad Elmi- Tn 01 December 2021

GRANBY SOMALI WOMEN'S GROUP Accountants. Report Accountants. reportlo th• div•¢torn of GRANBY SOIAAU WOMEN% GROUP fes itM"lrties of trustees and examiners The trustees Ivkno are also diTe¢tor5 ofthe ¢tthpany fty the pwpose of¢tynpany } #re spon5ible for the preparation of the accounis. The tnjstees consider that an audit is not required for this year under Secbon 43 {2) of the Chawilies N£t 1993 and that an examinab.on is needed. Having satisfied oursefves Ihat the tharity 1$ not subjecl to an audrt o)rnpany law and is eligible for independent examInatK. it is our responsibilty to.. - Examine thè accounts urKler Sectim 43 ofthe 1993 - To fdlo•V the wocedures ld dovm in the general Diredions given by the CharTty Csynmission under Seclion 43 (71{bl of the 1993 kl. . To stale wlthr partujlar matters have c¢me to my attent 8asis of Inde endent Exarniners ' Re Our examination was carriÈd oErt in ¥£>)rdanee h Ihe general th"redw)ns gNen by the Charity Commission. An examination indude$ ¥ review of a¢c(MJnting records kept by the crrty and a comparison of the accounts wesented 7Mth those records. It also incbjdes Consideration of any Unusual itèms or disdosus in Ihè xoJnts. arbj sÈÈking expl1$ trom you as trustees conceming any suth m•tters. The pr¢Kedu undertaken do {t ovitje all the evenCe that %Ul¢j r)è required in an audit and subsequenty no opinion has been 9iven a5 to whetsr the acco15 wes•nt a kn and f•"r ¥rJ the reptyt is Mit¢{l to those matters $et (yjt in the statement Inde endent Examiners. Statement In cijnnectr'on wrth the exaMi"0n. no matter has come lo my altention.. 11) vthich gives us reasonatde CaLe to believe that any material SpeCt the requirements.. . To keep aciunling records in •¢ffjrdance with Section 386 01 tr Companies Act 20C6." aThJ to ppare accounts that accc¥d the a¢counb"ng r¢ords. comply wrth Ihe a¢¢ounb"ng rnquirem&nl$ of Section 396 of the Crynpanies h£t 2006 arKI wrt the melhods and PrinrAes of the Charrties. - Have not been met.. or 121 to which, in opinmin. atten11 should be dra•m orderto enable a proper underslanding of the accounts to be rea¢hd. Mr Shahab Ullah Member of The Institirte Ot Fin•nrAal Attountants IIFAI IFA Membershlp No.. 284030 Director 76178 Liverpool ENGLAND L7 4JQ 1 December 2021

GRANBY SOMALI WOMEN'S GROUP Statement of Financlal Activltle8 for the year ended 5 April 2021 2021 2020 Incoming RQr¢0$ Mathel Insuran Cty of knveryxl ICRG Fun11) Workers EdU¢tion Ass?.atfft IESF) Steve Morgan Foundation COVID 19 Ck)thworkers Foundalion COVID 19 High Sh8mff Fund National Lottery C¢)ffmunty Fund Nats'onal Lottery Communty FUNI COVID 19 Emergw¢y Fund Sported The DLtlverton Trust Merseyside Play Actkjn c11 Rebate PCC Ctsvid Sexual Violen¢e FuThJ Cornmunty Foundati for P•lerseysth Hll tAckinson Fund smal TnJ5t COVID 19 FrclTre Women's Fund Plus De H¢)usin9 PHHolt LCVS Community Impxt Fur John Moore5 FouTrJati C(¥nmunity Foundation MerseysKle COVID 19 Community SLVPQrt Fund PCC Covid 19 Domestic viole FurKI Rosa COVID 19 Small Grants Rosa Imkaan C19 Fund Total 409 5.000 '11.922 2.400 27.460 15.990 4.855 4.950 1.030 249 4218 16.99) 21.400 13.630 9.600 5,000 5.000 25.000 10.IXIO 20.( 181.207 81.650 Managernent and Administrati of Charity In furtheranc¢ of c[ty Obie¢b¥es 5.526 79,734 85,260 55.855 70,496 126,351 tinT l Funds For Thè Y 95.947 44.701 Funds Brottl Forward 42.636 87.337 Total Funds rried forward 138.583 42.636

GRANBY SOMALI WOMEN'S GROUP Balance Sheet as at 5 ApTiI 2021 2021 Fid ass•tB Tan9ible assets 7.OCiI 3.479 Natwest No1 Account Natwest No2 Accourrt Petty cash Total ¢urrwtAss•ts 78.848 61.532 342 140.722 27,017 11.632 808 39.457 Creditor5: amounts falling duo withSft one ar (8.839) 131.883 39.457 138.883 42,936 Capi¢al and re¥eN¢s Called up share ¢2pital Profit ar loss accojnt 31x1 138.583 300 42.836 Sharehold. fvnds 138.883 42.936 The directors are satisfied that the rvanY 1$ enl]U&J th) exempbon frtyn the requirement lo obtsin on audrt under Sadi 477 of the Companbes Act 201%. The Memb have rth)t rwLTrirad the c4xnpany k) obtain audié in x£ordan ilh section 476 of the Act. The directors ackrKMledge their RSFwbdits tr ¢¢yrWyirKJ wilh rnquirem$ of th• Companies kl 20C6 res to ac£[nI1n9 recy)rds and the preparation of accounts. The ac¢ounts have been prepared in accordan wilh Ihe provisions in Part 15 of the Companies Act 20Cfj applicxble to COrnP4nie$ $Lject to the small ¢ompanies r•9im•. Sofia Gaileh- Dire&or Sirad 8ftN- Dire¢lor Approved by the board on 1 D•cemb•r2021

GRANBY SOMALI WOMEN3 GROUP N¢)tes to th• Accounts tor th• year •nd•d 5 Aprll 2021 1 Accounling policies The finanaal SLmS have been pared under the hFstorical c05t convenbon and in ac¢ordan¢e with the SL7tement of Reeommended Pra¢tiee. Ac£ounting and Reporting by Charities ISORP 20051. appti¢able ao>wnting standards and the Compan$ 2006. The W&paI a¢Lwunb"ng poliraes adopted in the weparon of ts finan1 stalements a$ fdlow.. Accountlng Conv•ntlon The finanrial ststements have tn wepared under the histtrtal ¢osl and in cordance with the Finanaal StarKlard for Smallèr Entilies (effective April 20081. Tangible FwedAssets Deprery"¥tion 1$ provided at the fotkir#J annual Tates in order to wnte off eath 0$8et owr its estimated usefiA lrfe. Flxtyres, Filti"ngs aThJ EqLriIMrwit 20% reducirwj b•lè Incoming Resources Donations antj Grants Income from donation and grants, captsl gr8nts. 1$ irKluded in irthming res01CeS hen these are rKelvab. excapt as foll. .When donors SFeufy that donations and grants given to the th•nty must be used in future accounting periods. the inwme is deferred untsl tl)se periods. -an donors impose conditions which have to be fvlfilled beftye tr thanty becomes entbled to Llse suth income. the in¢Mie is deferred arKI not ind8 in incoming resource5 unb"I Ihe cld1110nS for have been rneL .When donor5 SE that donations and grants ir1rv oplal grants. for particular restri¢Xed purp)se5, which do rK)t amount to kwthidilnS regarding entFVemenL thi$ income 18 irKludeil in in¢omiNJ rescxrn of restncted bjnds when rwavable. Resources ended Resource5 exwded are irKkthd in the statem of Final kvibes on an aral basis. irKlUWe of VAT V•Mth cxrnot be rea)vw. Certain experYlilLrre 1$ alreY attn"Wbi8 to speufic activib'e5 and h8$ been irKluded in th)se cost categories on the basis of an estimate of th• proportion of the kn'me spent on those acts¥'e$. Taxatioft Anaty5is of the tsx ¢harge No liablilty to UK corporalion tax arise on ordinary acbvibes for lh year Ending S April 2018. Income and gains are exempt frDm ta¥81 89 they a apF4ied for charitable purposes only. The ch•rty l)enefft from var¢tyJs exemptions from taxalion afforded by tax legr$lab"on and is t)ot liable lo corporation tax on trKome or gains falliry 7Mthin these exempl$. The charity B not able to re¢ovw Value Added Tax. ExpwKlrture 1$ reCded in the xcounts inclusive ofVAT.

GRANBY SOMALI WOMEN'S GROUP Notss to Ihe Accounts for the year end¢d S Aprll 2021 In¢omin9 Rwiuffc•s: Charitabl• Aclivit Markel In$LTrran City of Liver ICRG Fund) Workers EdurA Asscoation IESF) Sle¥8 Morgan Foundats'on COVID 19 Clothworkers FOundatt COVID 19 Nalional Loltery Community FLmd Na111 Lottery Community Fd COVIO 19 Emergtrtcy Fund Sported ler5eyside AayAclion Council PCC Covid Sexual v10kr Fund Communty Founda1Jon for Merseyside Hill Dickins( Fund Smallwood Trust COWO 19 Frontline Women's Fund LCVS CommurNty Impact Fund John Moores Foundat'c Communty Foundabon lor IAerseyside COWD 19 Communty PCC Cd 19 Dome$tic VK)lence Fund Rosa COVID 19 Small Grants Rosa Imkaan C19 Fund Funds 2021 Funds 2021 4.940 15.990 4.85S 4.218 16,950 21.400 25,IXIO 10,(rf10 20.000 181.207 2 th1aftagementand AdminBtration of Charlty 2021 Depreciation Ac¢ount•n¢y Other Office Cost 1.750 350 3,426 5,526 870 350 54.635 55.855 3 Cost of Furthornnc• ot Chaflty ObJ•ets Salaries & Wa9•S Prciects, Ao*wtisng & Sessi¢1 Charges 58,169 21.565 79.734 45,320 25.176 70,496 4 TaNjIb fixed ass•ts Fumilurn & Equlpmant Tot•1 Cwt Al 6 2020 Addthns 12.956 5.271 18.227 314 13.270 5,271 18.541 At 5 A. 2021 314

GRANBY SOMALI WOMEN% GROUP Notss to the Accounts for the yur •nded 5 April 2021 Depreciation At 6 April 2020 Chargè for the year At 5 April 2021 9.559 1.734 11,293 232 16 9,791 1.750 11.541 N•1 book ¥alu• At 5 April 2021 At 6 April 2020 6.934 3.397 3.479 S hlov•m¢nt in Fund• O&W2020 Incomlng Outgoing OS10412021 (10.9551 181,207 (85.260) 6 Sh¥• ¢•pital 2021 Nwnb•r 2021 lue Ajlotted. called (p fvlty wd". Cydinary shares £1 each 300 300

GRANBY SOIAALI WOMEN'S GROUP Flxed Assets As at S April 2021 Offle¢ Equipmont OpenirvJ Value at cost 06104r2020 Complrter Equipments Printers13} Photocopier Fax Ma¢hine TelWonel8nswering ma¢hir Sewng maChir {5) ' Microwav¥ FrKl9e Freezer Boilers Secunty Camera Total ¢ost valu• Office Desks (5} Tables161 Chairs Filing Cabinets Total ¢ost Valu• 2021 9,898 130 49 39 147 247 74 1.245 12.956 74 104 81 55 314 Op•nirtg Aecmulat•d D•prnclatlan 06101r2020 9.791 This page does not fomi part of th• st•tutwy finan¢i•l st*wn•nl

GRANBY SOMALI WOMEN'S GROUP Delailed income and expenditures Account for the y•ar onded S April 2021 2020 Total Income Brou9ht 181,207 81.650 Salaries & Wage3 Ub"lib"¢$ Insurance Proj•cts, Actvibes & SessNThl Bank thar9es Accountancy Payioll Softsyare Depreoalion ¢harge$ N•t Incomel 58.169 45,320 2,097 780 25.176 102 350 300 695 811 21,565 300 1.750 85,260 95.947 126.176 {44,526) Net IncomellLossl Ac£¢unl Ngt Incomel{L¢>ssl Account ¢rf 42,811 138,758 87,337 42.811 10

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Directors:

Registered Office:

Registered Charity Number : 1068985

Accountants:

Objectives OF The Organization:

Achievements:

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