## **CommUNITY Barnet** **Report of the Trustees and Accounts** **For the year ended 31 March 2023** **Company no. 03554508 (England & Wales)** **Charity no. 1071035** ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** |**TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT**
**YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**|| |---|---| |**CONTENTS**|**PAGES**| |Members of the Board and professional advisers|3| |Trustees Annual Report|
4 to 21| |Independent auditor's report to the members|22 to 24| |Statement of Financial Activities|| |(Incorporating Income and Expenditure Account)|25| |Balance sheet|26| |Cash flow statement|27| |Notes to the financial statements|28 to 35| 2 **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** The Trustees present their report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2023. ## Reference and Administrative Information |Charity Name:
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1071035
03554508
SEIDS Enterprise Hub
Empire Way
London HA9 0RJ
Trustees:
Antony Jacobson
Honorary President (to November 2022)
Anthony Vardy Chair
Christopher Cormie
Treasurer
Jyoti Shah
(to March 2023)
Michael Lassman
Data Protection Officer
Anita Harris
Safeguarding Lead
Mav Ghalley
Paula Arnell
Sharon Rutter
Prithma Athwal-Shah
Jemma Mouland
Keisha Chidziva
Julie Pal
Chief Executive
Selina Rodrigues
Head of Strategic Development
Jeni Osbourne
Head of Community Services
Helen Harte
Head of Business Development
Fehintola Kolawole
Head of Wellbeing
Liles Morris Ltd
Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors
First Floor
80 Coombe Road
Surrey KT3 4QS| |---|---| 3 **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **Introduction** CommUNITY Barnet is an award-winning independent community infrastructure and community development organisation that works on various social issues across seven London boroughs. We support residents, businesses and local communities, and encourage collaborative partnerships that lead to stronger and more resilient communities. We have strong partnerships with over 700 voluntary, community, and faith-based organisations. This enables us to provide excellent services to the residents of Barnet, Brent, Enfield, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, and Newham and reach almost 2.4 million people in London. We would not have been able to support community, voluntary, and social enterprises without the efforts of our staff, volunteers and trustees. Our Board of Trustees has provided guidance in developing new services while our staff and volunteers have played a leading role at the borough, London-wide, and national levels. We are committed to supporting and promoting civic activity, fostering collaborative partnerships, growing and enhancing volunteering, and increasing community fundraising. Thank you to all staff, volunteers and trustees. ## **Structure, Governance and Management** CommUNITY Barnet is a charity, registered with the Charity Committee, and a company limited by guarantee, registered with Companies House, incorporated on 28 April 1998 and is therefore governed by its Memorandum and Articles of Association. The charity was registered in 1979. At our AGM for 2021-22, on 16 March 2023, we presented an update of our Memorandum and Articles. The changes did not require permission from the Charity Commission but were changes made in accordance with Charity Commission guidance or simply to add further clarification. The proposed changes had previously been sent to the Charity Commission and Companies House for any comments and they were then circulated to our Members prior to the AGM taking place. We are pleased to report that the resolution to accept the changes was accepted unanimously and the relevant information was then duly submitted to the Charity Commission and Companies House. We also launched our new operational name, CB Plus at our 2021-22 AGM on Thursday 16 March, 2023. We informed the Charity Commission and Companies House of our intentions and confirmation of this at all relevant points in the process. 4 **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** A full list of the Directors serving on the Board of Trustees is provided above. The Directors of the charitable company are also the Trustees of the Charity for the purposes of charity law and under the company’s Articles are known as members of the Board of Trustees. The image above summarises our governance structure. Annually, CommUNITY Barnet’s members are invited and encouraged to nominate representatives to the Board of Trustees who they believe would make an effective contribution to the governance of the organisation. Organisational representatives must be registered members of CommUNITY Barnet, and nominations are restricted to one representative per organisation. ## **Recruitment and Appointment of Trustees** The process for the recruitment and appointment of trustees is set out in the Memorandum of Association and Articles as amended on 17 November 2016. The Board seeks to attract people with specialist skills to serve on the Board by way of co-option where such skill sets have been identified. The Board may, from time to time, appoint trustees from member organisations as a member of the Board either to fill a casual vacancy or by way of an addition to the Board. This is subject to the provisions of the Articles of Association. ## **Trustee induction and Training** Trustees are provided with an induction on joining the Board and are actively encouraged to take up relevant training and development to fulfil their role and responsibilities to CommUNITY Barnet. Prior to the Annual General Meeting (AGM), nominees are invited to attend a meeting with the Chair and the Chief Executive to discuss expectations, timings and frequencies of meetings, 5 ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** involvement in sub-committees and other relevant issues regarding the role of a CommUNITY Barnet Trustee. Once elected, each Trustee receives an Induction Pack which includes a Trustee role profile, a declaration, a Code of Conduct and an interest/declaration form that they are required to sign. An Induction and briefing of trustee responsibilities form part of the first Board meeting held after the AGM. Trustees are invited to the annual awayday to meet with staff. In their first few months, new trustees are supported by the Chair and Chief Executive. CommUNITY Barnet is committed to the development of all people working for the organisation in any capacity and will always endeavour to identify such opportunities for them. ## **Risk Management** The Corporate Risk Register is reviewed quarterly, by the Compliance and Risk Committee, after which a quarterly report is presented to the Board. The Corporate Risk Register is structured around reputation, key contracts, assets and strategic priorities. This Committee keeps a watching brief on the organisation’s corporate policies and procedures, including safeguarding and the implementation of our General Data Protection Regulations. The Committee ensures that adequate controls and systems are in place to mitigate any external and internal risks that the organisation may face. A review of the Corporate Risk Register is a standing item on the Board agenda. ## **Safeguarding** CommUNITY Barnet has incorporated safeguarding considerations into the corporate risk register as required by our regulator the Charity Commission. A review of all our policies is frequently undertaken. All staff, volunteers and trustees are required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check. In roles where there is access to vulnerable adults or children under 18 years of age, staff and volunteers must undergo an enhanced DBS check. There are Trustee and Staff Designated Safeguarding Leads who act as the point of contact for any local authorities where safeguarding concerns have emerged. If required, these would also be reported to the Charity Commission. There are additional safeguarding champions amongst the staff group who can be called upon to provide advice and expertise as required. Our policies and processes are reviewed and updated annual in line with the Charity Commission recommendations. ## **General Data Protection Regulations** CommUNITY Barnet has self-assessed its compliance with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) and completed a checklist compiled by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). 6 ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** The Board of Trustees has appointed a Data Protection Officer at the Board level who can liaise with the ICO, should there be any data breaches within the organisation. The Board of Trustees believes that the organisation has paid regard to its obligations and has processes and structures in place to protect personal data including moving our IT system to a cloud-based storage system, encrypted laptops and the implementation of a secure gateway. We have a secure data breach process and protocol in place, which has been tested for fidelity during the year. ## **Organisational Structure** The Board meets at least four times per year, and the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is appointed by the trustees to manage the day-to-day operations of the charity and provide professional advice and guidance to the Board on strategic and operational matters. To facilitate effective operations, the CEO has delegated authority within the terms of delegation approved by the Trustees for all operational matters. The operational activities of the organisation are managed by a staff team with a full-time CEO, a Senior Leadership Team consisting of Heads of Department and a total staff team of part-time and full-time staff supported by a team of volunteers. The CEO is responsible for ensuring that CommUNITY Barnet delivers the services specified and key performance indicators are met, as set out within our contractual and grant agreements with funders and commissioners. ## **Related Parties** CommUNITY Barnet is a member of the National Association of Councils of Voluntary Action (NAVCA), the National Council of Voluntary Organisations, and Locality. Our CEO is a member of the Association of Chief Executives (ACEVO) and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. ## **Objectives and Activities** In forming and reviewing the charity’s aims and objectives, the trustees have given due regard to public benefit guidance published by the Charity Commission as required by Section 17 of the Charities Act 2011. ## **Vision, Mission and Ambition** During 2022-23 CommUNITY Barnet delivered services under its new Strategic Plan with our Objectives and operating structure. 7 ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** Our vision, mission and strategic aims and objectives are set out as follows. An inclusive society con dent about celebra ng diversity and embracing di erence and achieving posi ve life outcomes. Improve life chances through ac vi es with residents and organisa ons to strengthen communi es and improve life for all. mpower people to design, decide and deliver their own solu ons Challenge and reduce ine uali es though targeted ac on nable sustainability of organisa ons by empowering them to be ambi ous nhance resident involvement and decision making trengthen asset based community development and cohesion Achieve change through early interven on and preven on eliver e cellent community infrastructure Contribute to partnerships and ac ons that promote e uity and reduce ine uali es 8 ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **Membership** CommUNITY Barnet’s members are intrinsic in helping to set our strategic direction and support the Board of Trustees. CommUNITY Barnet is a membership organisation with over 700 voluntary, community and charitable organisations and social enterprises registered on our database. Individuals are able to receive our newsletter and attend our public events. Members and individuals receive our newsletter and advice on funding and can access support with their organisational development. Membership support is an important function for us. However, the marketplace is becoming increasingly crowded – with organisations offering paid membership services for bespoke support and specialist small charities offering organisational support to a few organisations. We continue to offer a free service to our members. Our inclusive approach to supporting individuals and organisations has enabled us to widen and deepen our reach and enrich our networks to reflect London’s diverse communities. ## **Our organisational structure** CommUNITY Barnet has four departments: - Community Services – oversees community development (including hosting Hammersmith Big Local, safeguarding training and our organisational development work). - Strategic Development – responsible for leading fundraising, internal strategic development and overseeing external partnerships and stakeholder relationships. - Wellbeing Services – delivers the integrated wellbeing service in Barnet and Enfield Connections, the information and advice service in Enfield and our range of mental health services. - Business Development – oversees CommUNITY Barnet’s operational infrastructure, communications and reputation management and supports Barnet Giving. Volunteer management and support are shared across the departments to reflect role functions and contractual obligations. In addition, our Young People Thrive Service and Healthwatch delivery in Newham are both overseen by the CEO. 9 ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** **Our programmes, delivery and achievements in 2022-23** ## **PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS** |**PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS**|**PROGRAMMES AND PROJECTS**| |---|---| |**Strategic Objective: Enhance resident involvement and decision-making**|| |**Healthwatch Newham**|Commissioned by London Borough of Newham
We are currently in Year 2 in a 3-year programme of a
statutory service to amplify the voices of residents and
service users of health and social care. HWN has a seat on
the Health and Wellbeing Board. We also deliver the NHS
Complaints and Advocacy service, which is sub-contracted
from CB and delivered by Mind in Tower Hamlets and
Newham. The team is well regarded and has been delivering
some insightful work which has caught the attention of the
Mayor. We reviewed large scale and individual services,
ranging from a review of enhanced primary cares services, to
that of London Ambulance Service, to visits to individual care
homes.| |**Primary Care Group**|The Barnet Primary Care Group (PCG) is a volunteer-led
project. The emphasis is on patient perspective and
understanding and the communications that patients
receive. The Group works productively with teams at
Barnet CCG and Barnet Federated GPs, to analyse and
improve patient access and experience.Recently, this
included a summary of services printed in Barnet First
magazine distributed to all Barnet households; a poster and
leaflet to help patients in Barnet control their referrals; and
working with NHS 111 to help Barnet practices create
improved out of hours communications.| |**Cancer Awareness**|Cancer awareness campaigns, to increase early screening
and care, were delivered through the Primary Care Group
and the Wellbeing Teams.| |**Barnet African**
**Caribbean**
**Association**|CB acts as the Local Trusted Organisation, and supports the BACA Board,
developing business plans, strategy and fundraising.
BACA is based in West Hendon and works primarily with older people, providing
opportunities and activities which include culturally appropriate meals,
socialisation, health, education and welfare advice; activities to improve health
outcomes; cultural and heritage events; inter-generational befriending; and
support for young people who experience the Criminal Justice System.| |---|---| 10 **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** |**Safer**
**Neighbourhood**
**Board**|CB provides administration for this Board. CB is eligible to apply for SNB grants,
which have recently included projects on Healthy Relationships; Child Safety
animations (Children and the Internet, Nude Selfies; Advice for parents and
carers); and videos (Keeping Women and Girls Safe in Barnet; Healthy vs
Abusive Relationships; Modern Day Slavery.)| |---|---| |**Strategic Objective: Strengthen asset-based community development and cohesion**|| |**Barnet Wellbeing**
**Matters**|Funded by National Lottery Community Fund, CB leads a partnership of 5
organisations supporting different ethnic communities,to capacity build and
upskill them to develop their leadership and to deliver culturally sensitive mental
health services.They aim to become partners of the Integrated Barnet
Wellbeing Service. Partner organisations are Yaran; Barnet African Caribbean
Association (BACA); AidExcel; African Refugee Community and Romanian Culture
and Charity Together.| |**Community**
**Engagement in**
**Newham**|We deliver a series of commissioned projects secured through the work of the
Healthwatch team. These include
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project managing the Maternity Voices Programme
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developing the offer for children and young people living with learning
disabilities and autism in Newham
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review of hospital discharge for children with autism and learning
disabilities.| |**W12 Together Big**
**Local**|Big Locals are a resident-led programmes for selected super-output areas. CB is
the Local Trusted Organisation for W12 Together, based in White City and
whose 3 main themes are Youth, Health and Wellbeing, and Bringing People
Together. CB provides governance, financial management, staff contracts,
and during this year, we provided project management support for activities,
such as W12 Festival, Grants Programme and Health initiatives.| |**Racial Justice Fund**|
This recent programme was awarded funding by Trust for London, through
their Racial Justice Fund. CB will undertake research and then campaign and
influence decision-makers to adjust their processes, to increase their
recognition of and investment and support to Black business (Black social
enterprise and entrepreneurs).
We have engaged Middlesex University to map the eco-systems of Black business
and provide a framework for organisations to deliver outcomes action for change
programmes. Barnet Council and Hammerson plc have confirmed their active
input to this programme. The planned outcomes are to increase the profile and
recognition of Black business, with increased and long-term engagement and
connections across the partners and stakeholders; and influence and shift the
policy and operations of decision makers, resulting in improved processes,
support and investment and longer-term sustainability for Black business.| |**Royal Free Charity**
**Tackling Covid-19**
**Inequalities Project**|Appointed in December 2021, CB provides project and grants management for
this programme.NHS Charities Together awarded a grant to Royal Free Charity,
to fund mental health,digital inclusion activities and support to those| 11 ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** |**and Grants**
**Management**|experiencing Long Covid. This is managed by 3 Partner organisations and
activities delivered through a range of smaller ‘grassroots’ organisations in
Tottenham and Edmonton. CB manages the project and grant management
framework, liaising with the community groups and supporting them in
providing insight and case studies. This is shared with external partners to
showcase grassroots’ organisations connections and impact, achieving life
changes,with those disproportionatelyaffected bythepandemic.|experiencing Long Covid. This is managed by 3 Partner organisations and
activities delivered through a range of smaller ‘grassroots’ organisations in
Tottenham and Edmonton. CB manages the project and grant management
framework, liaising with the community groups and supporting them in
providing insight and case studies. This is shared with external partners to
showcase grassroots’ organisations connections and impact, achieving life
changes,with those disproportionatelyaffected bythepandemic.| |---|---|---| |**North Central**
**London Volunteers**|This is a partnership, led by Volunteer Centre Camden, to promote and support
volunteeringin health services.|| |**Business**
**Development**|Our partnerships and networking on a local level has delivered excellent
outcomes for residents, particularly through emergencies such food and
essentials during lockdown and ongoing through the cost of living crisis. It
enables us to build strong relationships and collaborate with other
organisations, groups, and individuals within our community. By partnering
with other local and national entities, we can leverage our resources, expertise,
and knowledge to maximize our impact and address local needs more
effectively, while offering the same in return. We increase visibility; share
resources; enhance expertise; achieve greater impact; and improve
sustainability.
Projects during this period included the following:
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Digital Inclusion, including sourcing dongles, data packages and Chrome
Books to the value of £27000.
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Enabling social enterprise, through advice and guidance. This includes to
Flower Bank, enabling its development from a fledgling to a fully
functioning CIC; and Chipping Work Shop social enterprise supporting sole
traders (and resulting in rent-free premises for CB for 6 months).
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Crowdfunding and networking organisations and communities to provide
sources of food and digital equipment, supporting young people and their
families.|| |**Finance Traded**
**Services**|The finance team provides several organisations with bookkeeping,
Independent Examinations and Payroll services. In the 2022-2023 financial year,
the team raised £12k providing these services.|| |**Strategic Objective: Achieve Change Through Early Intervention and Prevention**||| |||| |**Barnet**
**Wellbeing Service**||Our mental health services focus on early and preventative interventions, and
also more complex needs requiring IAPT-compliant therapies. It comprises the
following services.
**Barnet Wellbeing Hub**
This service is delivered at the Meritage Centre, Hendon, by Meridian Wellbeing.
Residents can contact the Hub using a number of referral channels. This is the
'front door', allowing a single point of access to the whole Wellbeing Service
During their meeting appointment, clients complete an 'Emotional Health Check'
based on the WEMWEBBS and can then identify a set of personal goals which
inform their WellbeingPlan. This is supported byaskingall clients to complete a| 12 ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** PHQ9 and GAD7 self-assessment to understand their mental health and to check whether people have experienced suicide ideation. Where there are concerns about someone's wellness, the individual is referred to the weekly Joint Case Management Group jointly chaired by the Barnet Wellbeing Hub and the Network. The Wellbeing Café is a safe space at the Meritage Centre, where individuals can connect with others over a cup of tea and enjoy activities including Arts & Crafts, Table Tennis and more. Delivered by Meridian Wellbeing, it is staffed and led by volunteers who have lived experience of living with mental distress and poor mental health. The café is held at least twice a month. In 2022/2023, 1,512 residents accessed the Hub, and 1,397 individuals completed emotional health checks. **Community Talking Therapies Service** is provided by New Citizens’ Gateway – a specialist organisation providing support to refugees and asylum seekers who have fled war and conflict zone. The organisation provides a mixture of: - Step 2 IAPT-compliant psychoeducational workshops delivered by qualified therapists in non-clinical settings within the community. - 6 sessions of Step2 IAPT compliant 1-2-1 sessions ‘c This bespoke service is for refugees and asylum seekers – many of whom do not speak or are not confident in English. Adhering to the NICE Guidelines, bilingual qualified practitioners from different cultures and backgrounds provide psychoeducational workshops within the IAPT framework. **Young People Thrive** supports young people aged between 18-25 struggling with their mental and emotional wellbeing delivered by CommUNITY Barnet. It is available to young adults who do not have a diagnosed mental health condition but live with low levels of mental ill health and poor emotional wellbeing. The service delivered is a combination of webinars and in-person therapeutic group work and is supplemented by a 1:1 IAPT compliant therapeutic service to people experiencing low mood and or depression. The focus of the support is designed around the life needs of young adults in this age-group. It has been well-received by education partners including Middlesex University and Barnet and Southgate College. In 2022/2023, 112 young people were supported by the service. It is the smallest of all of the commissioned services. **Barnet Friends** is a telephone befriending service for adults aged between 18 to 55 experiencing isolation or loneliness. It is delivered by CommUNITY Barnet using trained Volunteer befrienders to provide emotional support and befriending to people as well as information on a range of activities and services that can help them increase their confidence and sociability. Some of the serviceusers live with a moderate or severe mental illness, so monthly supervision is provided by a Clinical Supervisor who reviews the cases being supported. Any individual viewed as being complex or experiencing high levels of mental distress 13 **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ||**COMMUNITY BARNET**
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**YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**| |---|---| ||is referred to expert agencies including GPs, the Network, the Joint Case
Management Group, and the Mental Health Trust.
**Barnet Recovery College**supports the recovery of Barnet residents with
moderate to severe mental illness and enables them to self-manage their
mental health conditions. It offers a wide-range of courses, designed to
promote mental wellbeing and increase participants' confidence by developing
tools and skills to support their recovery journey. Commissioned in April 2021,
it is delivered by Mind in Enfield and Barnet.
In 2022/2023, the team delivered 48 courses, including Anger Management,
Body Care, Art therapy, Get Ready for Work and Singing Skills. The service
supported 121 residents.| |**Enfield**
**Connections**|Enfield Connections is an inclusive information and advice service for Enfield
adults aged 18+, to make informed decisions in self-managing long-term care,
enabling them to live independently.
The programme consists of four elements:
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Telephone Information Line delivered by CommUNITY Barnet
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Drop-in Information Advice sessions delivered by CommUNITY Barnet
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Later Life Planning delivered by AGE UK Enfield
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Fast-track Disability Advice delivered by Citizens Advice Enfield
We were approached by nfield Council’s Resident ngagement &
Communications Coordinator Estate Renewal in Dec 2021 to start a new
outreach hub at Boundary Hall for Joyce Avenue and nell’s Park estate clients.
The service started in March 22 and runs once a month on an appointment
basis.
Enfield Connections is part of the community hub at the North Middlesex
Hospital and, in partnership with Age UK Enfield, Haringey Connected
Communities, Enfield Connections, Citizens Advice Enfield, and Enfield Carers
Centre, supports patients and their families or carers with general advice and
information on a wide range of issues. These include registering with a GP or
accessible transport, applying for benefits, housing or debt issues, accessing
support for health conditions, or finding out about health and wellbeing activities
in the community. The Hub was runner-up in the unsung category in the North
Middlesex Staff Award in 2022.
This year we have had 4773 interactions with residents:
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43% of the interactions were through the face to face and telephone
information service
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70% of referrals were from the Telephone advice line and face to face
appointments.
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60% of interactions were via the telephone advice line. Our regular
monitoring of the service shows we reach a wide range of residents
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**YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**| |---|---| ||The London Borough of Enfield asked us to manage their Small Clubs Grant since
2019 and we managed this grant until March 2023. This grant is an award of up
to £250 for clubs and groups working to improve the health and wellbeing of
Enfield residents. Twelve community organisations received funding to support
their activities through the Small Clubs Grant.| |**Suicide Prevention**
**Zero Suicide**
**Alliance**|
Commissioned by Barnet Public Health, we delivered sessions to raise
awareness and encourage help-seeking behaviours. We delivered targeted
activities within male-dominated industries. This included workshops to male
dominated workplaces to tackle the stigma around mental health; encouraging
awareness of resources to use in crisis situations;providing well-being sessions,
lunch and learn seminars; and community engagement. We have also worked
with specifically with Jewish communities at JAMI and Eastern European
communities through at RCCT, to understand the barriers people face when
speaking about mental and raise awareness of the support available.
We are partners with Barnet Public Health on the Zero Suicide Alliance training
video, which is available online. We hosted several lunch and learn sessions
encourage all residents in Barnet to complete this training.| |**Serious Mental**
**Illness Health**
**Checks**|Commissioned by Barnet GP Federation, this project encourages anyone
diagnosed with a severe mental illness to attend regular health screenings. We
have distributed resources and encouraged residents and patients to attend
Health Screenings, and worked with partners including Public Health, Saracens,
Homeless Action in Barnet, many local GP surgeries, health centres, and
pharmacies.| |**Health Educators**
**Partnership Service**
**(HEPS)**|Led by Brent Carers, this partnership includes CB, and Brent Mencap,
Community Barnet (Young People Thrive), PLIAS, and SAAFI. The Health
Educators promote, maintain, and improve individual and community health by
providing support, and encouraging the adoption of healthy lifestyles. They
address critical health issues such as diabetes, hypertension, and arthritis,
aiming to prevent illness and promote well-being. They provide individualized
peer support to people with diabetes for a three-month duration. HEPS staff
give prominent support to the residents from minoritised backgrounds (Black
African and Black Caribbean, Eastern European, Chinese, and South Asian).
In 2022-2023 we delivered 742 events, engaged with 12995 residents and
identified 528 residents who were registered with a Brent GP.| |**Barnet**
**Thrive**|Barnet Young People Thrive provides Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) based
1-2-1 and group webinar and in-person mental health sessions to young people
aged 17-25 years living with low-level mental health difficulties such as anxiety,
low mood, sleep disorder, worry and stress. We work in partnership with
Barnet & Southgate College, Middlesex University, sixth forms and other
community based organisations to design and deliver sessions on topics such as
exam stress,mentallyhealthyhabits and managing procrastination.| 15 **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ||**COMMUNITY BARNET**
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**YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**| |---|---| ||In Barnet we have a place on the Barnet Safeguarding Children Board and 0-19
Advisory Board.
Barnet Thrive supported 112 young people and delivered 23 one-to-one
interactions.| |**Brent**
**Thrive**|Brent Young People Thrive is an anti-stigma and mental health awareness social
movement aimed at Brent children, young people, families and their
communities. Our engagement is based on the Thrive Framework (Anna
Freud) which is a needs-led approach to supporting the wellbeing of the child or
young person, while they remain centre to decisions around their care. We
inform, advise and signpost to local services and have Mental health champions
who share their view and that of their peers to inform decision makers about
CYP MH services. We work with schools, colleges, community and faith
organisations, parents’ and youth groups to inform, educate and gather
intelligence.
We are involved in the following advisory and implementation groups: Brent
Children and young people emotional wellbeing and emotional health group,
Brent Young Adults Mental Health and Wellbeing Partnership.| |**Hillingdon**
**Thrive**|In Hillingdon, we have been commissioned by the local authorities and Clinical
Commissioning Groups to deliver mental health and wellbeing webinars, 1-2-1,
and group sessions online using Zoom by a qualified therapist and a moderator.| |**IVCS**|Barnet Integrated Voluntary Community Service (IVCS) is for young people aged
between 17 and 25 years and provided within the partnership between the
Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust and Wellbeing Together CIC -
CB, Meridian, Mind in Barnet, Inclusion Barnet (BEH-IVCS).
We have 2 Young Adult Specialist Practitioners (YASP) seconded to BEH Mental
Health Trust. Their role is, to support the recovery of young adults living with
more complex mental health difficulties, to receive non-clinical wellbeing
intervention by helping them access community-based services. The majority of
the young adults they see will be transitioning from Child and Adolescent to
Adult Mental Health service.| |**Strategic Objective: Deliver excellent community infrastructure**|**Strategic Objective: Deliver excellent community infrastructure**| |---|---| |**Organisational**
**Development**|CB provides bespoke, group and one-to-one information, advice, guidance and
training to build capacity, skills and sustainability of not-for-profit organisations.
This covers business planning, governance structures, fundraising, asset
management, training, finance management and accounts, managing change
and staff amongst many others. For example, we recently completed peer
support training for Barnet Carers and wrote the business plan for nfield’s
Black Heritage Centre;hosted CityBridge Trust webinar forgrants;and| 16 **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ||**COMMUNITY BARNET**
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organisations, working with under-represented communities.| |**Local Trusted**
**Organisation Ro-EE**
**Hub.**|CB acts as host organisation to the Ro-EE Hub (Romanian and Eastern
European). Originally a department of CB, we provided capacity building,
guidance and support to enable them to establish an independent charity. We
continue to act as advisors and the Local Trusted Organisation for funding bids.| |**Barnet Giving**|CB has been a lead organisation, working in partnership with Barnet Giving,
from its inception to its first grant round and delivering its website and its
registration as a charity. CB continues to liaise with Barnet Giving to help enable
its development to a functioning entity.| |**Voluntary and**
**Community Sector**
**Emergency**
**Partnership**|CommUNITY Barnet is the joint London Lead for the VCSEP. We have a seat on
the national Strategy Steering Group and, with a range of statutory, emergency
and community organisations, we support communities to prepare for and
respond to emergencies (such as extreme weather, power outages high-risk
infections). We have championed smaller organisations and those working with
under-represented communities are heard, which has resulted in changes to
the strategy, training and guidance. We are funded by the GLA, to deliver an
engagement project in Barnet, with under-represented communities and
liaising with Barnet Council Emergency Planning team.| |**Strategic**
**Development**|This function includes the planning, strategy, fundraising and partnerships for
CB, across London Boroughs and nationally. This includespromoting the
excellent work of CB, the community sector, to create partnerships and learn
good practice and to help develop new projects and activities. This has resulted
in national recognition of our work and presentations to strategically important
forums such as Locality, NHS National Conference, NAVCA Anti-Racist Group,
VCSEP CapabilityEvents,and facilitatingCVS Directors Task and Finish Groups.| |**Barnet**
**Boroughwatch**|Barnet Boroughwatch (BBW) was originally a standalone organisation funded
through Hadley Trust, the Council and the Safer Neighbourhood Board. It is now
hosted by CB and aligned to Neighbourhood Watch.| |**Strategic Objective: Contribute to partnerships that reduce inequalities**|| |**Partnerships -**
**Nowruz**|This is a partnership of 8 community groups, with participants from
Afghanistan, Iran and Kurdistan. Its aim is to encourage community integration,
co-operation, build capacity, develop community resilience and jointly
celebrate our culture and values; to organise and deliver a jointly planned
festival/cultural event with communities that celebrate Nowruz; to
acknowledge the contributions and achievements of Persian, Afghan, Kurdish
and other speakers and other communities, to local business, social and cultural
life. This links to the annual Nowruz Festival, which has occurred less frequently
through the pandemic, but will take place again in 2024.| 17 ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ||**COMMUNITY BARNET**
**COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE**
**TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT**
**YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023**| |---|---| |**Partnerships -**
**Barnet Black**
**Refugee and Ethnic**
**Minority Network**|Barnet Black, Refugee and Minority Ethnic Network came together in response
to and being inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement (which gathered
momentum following the murderous attack on Floyd George on 25 May in
Minnesota by a white police officer).The Network is a forum through which
organisations come together to pool and utilise the skills of non-white
communities and organisation to better serve Barnet’s communities of colour.
It identifies gaps in service provision; raises funds to deliver these services;
shapes service delivery to meet the needs of the communities we serve.| |**Enfield Black**
**Community Health**
**Forum**|CB (as the lead contractor for Enfield Connections) sits on the Enfield Black
Community Health Forum alongside Enfield Council, NHS North Central London
CCG, and the Caribbean and African Health Network (CAHN) and other Black-
led organisations. This forum promotes inclusion, increases residents' voices,
and strengthens community resilience. It promotes collaboration between
multi-agencies and Black-led organisations working across Enfield to maximise
service offers to communities and ultimately improve health outcomes.| |**Newham Health**
**Equity Board**|Healthwatch Newham has a seat on this Board to provide both strategic
challenge and to bring the voice of residents to influential decision makers.
Led by Newham Public Health, the Board’s role is to review and address some
of Newham’s glaring health and life outcomes. Programme led by Newham
Public Health. We are leading a piece on safeguarding and chair a sub-group
of the Safeguarding Adults Board.| |**Barnet and**
**Newham**
**Safeguarding**
**Projects**|Commissioned by Barnet Council’s Prevention Fund, this 12-month programme
is delivered in partnership with the Safeguarding Adults Board. It aims to re-
frame the local narrative about safeguarding to ‘keeping all adults’ safe’.
In 2023, we are testing the accessibility for local residents on raising
safeguarding concerns, developing assets to encourage people to report
concerns and developing a video to inform people about safeguarding.
In Newham, our report, Keeping All Adults Safe, showed the struggles people
have in understanding safeguarding and has resulted in a dedicated Sub
Committee for Newham community organisations. They are now integrated
into the Safeguarding forums, helping services understand the needs of local
communities.| 18 **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ||**CORE FUNCTIONS**| |---|---| |**Finance**|| |**Financial**
**Management**|The functions include management of budgets, accounts, reporting on CB’s
finances, ensuring timely invoice payment, liaison with staff to ensure
projects do not exceed their Contract Income, and generating reports every
quarter for the Finance Committee with the assistance of the Treasurer.| |**Company Secretary**|Finance Manager, Keisha Chidziva, is Company Secretary and ensures all
documents and reports are submitted to Companies House as required.| |**Facilities and HR**|| |**Facilities and Office**
**Management**|The functions include:
• operational needs of each office, fit for purpose, office moves,
maintenance, and renovations, rent and building costs.
• health and Safety
• IT and equipment contracts.
• supplies and assets management.
• event management| |**HR**|The function includes
•
management of policy renewal, update and dissemination.
•
HR functions, including recruitment, employment regulations, staff
processes, safeguarding training and DBS checks.
The HR function is supported andqualityassured byPeninsular HR Services.| |**Communications**|| |**Communications**|The functions include the following.
•
Re-brand of the operating name to CB Plus and the website.
•
Design and production, including of Annual Reports; CB and Wellbeing
newsletters; printed materials (banners, postcards, posters and business
cards) and online materials (static social media imagery, gifs, videos,
animations, and animations).
•
Social media, and production of assets for CB campaigns and projects.
•
Social media. CB has 20,673 followers over 12 accounts and 3 platforms.
We have 2 YouTube platforms, Healthwatch Newham and CommUNITY
Barnet.
•
Design and update of 3 websites (CB; Wellbeing Hub; Healthwatch
Newham).| 19 **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **FINANCIAL REVIEW** ## **Risk Management** As required under the accounting and reporting SORP framework, the Board of Trustees conducts an annual review of the major risks to which CommUNITY Barnet is exposed, particularly those relating to the specific operational areas of the charity and its finances. The Trustees believe that by monitoring reserve levels, ensuring there are financial controls and by examining the operational and business risks faced by the charity, they have established effective systems to manage those risks. Over the past year the trustees have established a Performance Committee chaired by one of the trustees and supported by the CEO and the Head of Strategic Development. The Chairman of the committee reports back to the Board. CommUNITY Barnet has established a Corporate Risk Register which is supported by the quarterly review of the Strategic Delivery Plan. This approach to monitoring risk has ensured that trustees are able to receive regular reports on organisation wide performance. ## **Reserves Policy** The Board of Trustees has formulated a policy in respect of unrestricted CommUNITY Barnet reserves, which designates funds where specific needs have been identified as follows: " Contingency fund - A fund to: (1) provide funds to ensure that liabilities incurred under the terms of the current lease and other associated premises costs can be met and to provide funds to meet the costs of relocation on the expiry of the current lease and (2) an employee contingency to meet any additional costs incurred in respect of CommUNITY Barnet's responsibilities as an employer”. CommUNITY Barnet also maintains a General Fund where unrestricted funds not designated for a specific use are held. It is the Trustees' aim that the level of this fund is maintained at a minimum value equivalent to three months expenditure. The Trustees consider that a reserve at this level would ensure that, in the event of a significant fall in the level of funding, the charity will be able to continue current activities while consideration is given to ways in which additional funds may be raised. As at the year end £392,012 (£382,339) was held in Unrestricted funds and £213,629 (£114,400) in Restricted funds. All fixed assets are part of Unrestricted funds. ## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES** The trustees (who are also the directors for the purpose of company law) are responsible for preparing the Annual Report and the financial statements in accordance with applicable law and regulations. Company law requires the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year. Under that law the trustees must prepare the financial statements in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice (United Kingdom Accounting Standards and applicable law). Under company law the trustees must not approve the financial statements unless they are satisfied that they give a true and fair view of the affairs of the charitable company and of the incoming resources and application of resources, including income and expenditure, of the charitable company for that period. 20 ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE TRUSTEES ANNUAL REPORT YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **STATEMENT OF TRUSTEES RESPONSIBILITIES (Continued)** In preparing these financial statements, the trustees are required to: - a) select suitable accounting policies and then apply them consistently; - b) observe the methods and principles in the Charities SORP; - c) make judgments and accounting estimates that are reasonable and prudent; - d) state whether applicable UK Accounting Standards have been followed, subject to any material departures disclosed and explained in the financial statements; and - e) prepare the financial statements on the going concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the charitable company will continue to operate. The trustees are responsible for keeping adequate accounting records that are sufficient to show and explain the charitable company’s transactions and disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the charitable company and enable them to ensure that the financial statements comply with the Companies Act 2006. They are also responsible for safeguarding the assets of the company and hence for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irregularities. The trustees are responsible for the maintenance and integrity of the corporate and financial information included on the charitable company’s website. Legislation in the United Kingdom governing the preparation and dissemination of financial statements may differ from legislation in other jurisdictions. The trustees confirm that so far as they are aware, there is no relevant audit information (as defined by section 418(3) of the Companies Act 2006) of which the charitable company’s auditors are unaware. They have taken all the steps that they ought to have taken as trustees in order to make themselves aware of any relevant audit information and to establish that the charitable company's auditors are aware of that information. This report has been prepared in accordance with the provisions applicable to companies entitled to the small companies exemption. ## **APPROVAL** This report was approved by the board of directors and trustees on 19 December 2023 signed on its behalf by: Chris Cormie Treasurer/Trustee 21 ## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY BARNET YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **Opinion** We have audited the financial statements of Community Barnet (the ‘charitable company’) for the year ended 31 March 2023 which comprise the Statement of Financial Activities, Balance Sheet, Cashflow Statement and notes to the financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies. The financial reporting framework that has been applied in their preparation is applicable law and United Kingdom Accounting Standards, including Financial Reporting Standard 102 _The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland_ (United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice). In our opinion, the financial statements: - give a true and fair view of the state of the charitable company’s affairs as at 31 March 2023 and of its incoming resources and application of resources, including its income and expenditure, for the year then ended; - have been properly prepared in accordance with United Kingdom Generally Accepted Accounting Practice; and - have been prepared in accordance with the requirements of the Companies Act 2006. ## **Basis for opinion** We conducted our audit in accordance with International Standards on Auditing (UK) (ISAs (UK)) and applicable law. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s responsibilities for the audit of the financial statements section of our report. We are independent of the charitable company in accordance with the ethical requirements that are relevant to our audit of the financial statements in the UK, including the FRC’s thical tandard, and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with these requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. ## **Conclusions relating to going concern** In auditing the financial statements, we have concluded that the trustees’ use of the going concern basis of accounting in the preparation of the financial statements is appropriate. Based on the work we have performed, we have not identified any material uncertainties relating to events or conditions that, individually or collectively, may cast significant doubt on the entity's ability to continue as a going concern for a period of at least twelve months from when the financial statements are authorised for issue. Our responsibilities and the responsibilities of the trustees with respect to going concern are described in the relevant sections of this report. ## **Other information** The other information comprises the information included in the annual report other than the financial statements and our auditor’s report thereon. The trustees are responsible for the other information contained within the annual report. Our opinion on the financial statements does not cover the other information and, except to the extent otherwise explicitly stated in our report, we do not express any form of assurance conclusion thereon. Our responsibility is to read the other information and, in doing so, consider whether the other information is materially inconsistent with the financial statements or our knowledge obtained in the course of the audit or otherwise appears to be materially misstated. If 22 ## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY BARNET YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** we identify such material inconsistencies or apparent material misstatements, we are required to determine whether this gives rise to a material misstatement in the financial statements themselves. If, based on the work we have performed, we conclude that there is a material misstatement of this other information, we are required to report that fact. We have nothing to report in this regard. ## **Opinions on other matters prescribed by the Companies Act 2006** In our opinion, based on the work undertaken in the course of the audit: - the information given in the trustees’ report, which includes the directors’ report prepared for company law purposes, for the financial year for which the financial statements are prepared is consistent with the financial statements; and - the directors’ report included within the trustees’ report has been prepared in accordance with applicable legal requirements. ## **Matters on which we are required to report by exception** In the light of the knowledge and understanding of the charitable company and its environment obtained in the course of the audit, we have not identified material misstatements in the trustees’ report. We have nothing to report in respect of the following matters in relation to which the Companies Act 2006 requires us to report to you if, in our opinion **:** - adequate accounting records have not been kept, or returns adequate for our audit have not been received; or - the financial statements are not in agreement with the accounting records and returns; or - certain disclosures of trustees’ remuneration specified by law are not made; or - we have not received all the information and explanations we require for our audit; or - the trustees’ were not entitled to prepare the financial statements in accordance with the small companies regime and take advantage of the small companies’ e emptions in preparing the trustees’ report and from the re uirement to prepare a strategic report. ## **Responsibilities of trustees** As e plained more fully in the trustees’ responsibilities statement set out on pages 20 & 21 the trustees (who are also the directors of the charitable company for the purposes of company law) are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements and for being satisfied that they give a true and fair view, and for such internal control as the trustees determine is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error. In preparing the financial statements, the trustees are responsible for assessing the charitable company’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless the trustees either intend to liquidate the charitable company or to cease operations, or have no realistic alternative but to do so. 23 ## **INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT TO THE MEMBERS OF COMMUNITY BARNET YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **’** Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with ISAs (UK) will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these financial statements. Irregularities, including fraud, are instances of noncompliance with laws and regulations. We design procedures in line with our responsibilities, outlined above, to detect material misstatements in respect of irregularities, including fraud. The extent to which our procedures are capable of detecting irregularities, including fraud is detailed below: - Understanding the legal and regulatory framework applicable to the entity and how the entity is complying with that framework. - Laws and regulations identified as being of significance in the context of the entity. - Assessment of the susceptibility of the entity’s financial statements to material misstatement, including how fraud might occur. - Our assessment taking into account the scope and nature of the entity’s activities in the effectiveness of its control environment and compliance with the laws and regulations. ## **Use of our report** This report is made solely to the charitable company’s members, as a body, in accordance with Chapter 3 of Part 16 of the Companies Act 2006. Our audit work has been undertaken so that we might state to the charitable company’s members those matters we are re uired to state to them in an auditor’s report and for no other purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, we do not accept or assume responsibility to anyone other than the charitable company and the charitable company’s members as a body, for our audit work, for this report, or for the opinions we have formed. Alison Sanderson FCA Senior Statutory Auditor For and on behalf of Liles Morris Ltd, Chartered Accountants & Statutory Auditors First Floor, 80 Coombe Road, Surrey KT3 4QS Date: 21 December 2023 24 ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL ACTIVITIES** ## **(INCORPORATING THE INCOME AND EXPENDITURE ACCOUNT) YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds**|Total Funds| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|2022| ||**Note**|**£**|**£**|**£**|£| |**INCOMING RESOURCES**|||||| |Voluntary Income - Donations||**1,150**|**1,000**|**2,150**|-| |Investment income|**2**||||| |||**69**||**69**|55| |Incoming resources from|||||| |charitable activities|**3**|**119,735**|**1,290,482**|**1,410,217**|1,321,813| |Government grants||**-**||**-**|30,491| |Other incoming resources|**4**|**102,819**|**5,774**|**108,593**|140,862| |||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |**TOTAL INCOMING RESOURCES**||**223,773**|**1,297,256**|**1,521,029**|1,493,221| |||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |**RESOURCES EXPENDED**|||||| |Charitable activities|**5/6/7**|**(214,100)**|**(1,198,067)**|**(1,412,167)**|(1,496,218)| |||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |**TOTAL RESOURCES EXPENDED**||**9,673**|**99,189**|**108,862**|(2,997)| |||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |**NET (OUTGOING) /**|||||| |**INCOMING RESOURCES**|||||| |**BEFORE TRANSFERS**||**9,673**|**99,189**|**108,862**|(2,997)| |Transfer between funds|**12/13**|||**–**|–| |||--------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------| |**NET (EXPENDITURE)/INCOME FOR**|||||| |**THE YEAR AFTER TRANSFERS**||**9,673**|**99,189**|**108,862**|(2,997)| |**RECONCILIATION OF FUNDS**|||||| |Total funds brought forward||
**382,339**|**114,440**|**496,779**|499,776| |||-------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |**TOTAL FUNDS CARRIED FORWARD**|||||| |**12/13**||**392,012**|**213,629**|**605,641**|496,779| |||=**===============**|=**=================**=|=**=================**=|=**=================**=| The Statement of Financial Activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a statement of total recognised gains and losses has not been prepared. All of the above amounts relate to continuing activities. 25 The notes on pages 28-35 form part of the accounts ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE** **BALANCE SHEET AS AT 31 MARCH 2023** ||||**2023**|2022| |---|---|---|---|---| ||||**£**|£| |**FIXED ASSETS**||||| |Tangible Assets|**9**||**10,173**|3,550| |**CURRENT ASSETS**||||| |Debtors|**10**|**227,105**||354,920| |Cash at Bank and in Hand||**516,006**||504,966| |||------------------------------------||------------------------------------| |||**743,111**||859,886| |**CREDITORS: Amounts falling due within one year**|**11**|**(147,643)**||(366,657)| |||------------------------------------||------------------------------------| |**NET CURRENT ASSETS**|||**595,468**|493,229| ||||------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |**TOTAL ASSETS LESS CURRENT LIABILITIES**|||**605,641**|496,779| ||||=**=================**=|=**=================**=| |**FUNDS**||||| |Restricted Income Funds|**12**||**213,629**|114,440| |Unrestricted Income Funds|**13**||**392,012**|382,339| ||||------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |**TOTAL FUNDS**|||**605,641**|496,779| ||||=**=================**=|=**=================**=| These financial statements are prepared in accordance with the special provisions applicable to companies subject to the small companies regime. These financial statements were approved by the members of the committee and authorised for issue on the 19 December 2023 and are signed on their behalf by: ## **Chris Cormie** ## Treasurer Company Registration Number: 03554508 26 The notes on pages 28-35 form part of the accounts ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE CASH FLOW STATEMENT** ## **FOR THE 31 MARCH 2023** |**Note**
**Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities**
15
**Returns on investments and servicing of finance**
16
**Increase/(decrease) in cash in the period**
**Reconciliation of net cash flow to movement in**
**net debt**
Increase/(decrease) in cash in the period
17
**Movement in net debt in the period**
**Cash and Cash Equivalents at the start of the Year**
**Cash and Cash Equivalents at the end of the Year**||**2023**
**£**
10,971
69
11,040
11,040
11,040
504,966
516,006||**2022**
**£**
(115,874)
55|**2022**
**£**
(115,874)
55| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||||||(115,819)| ||||||
(115,819)
(115,819)
620,785
504,966| ||||||| 27 The notes on pages 28-35 form part of the accounts **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES** ## **Basis of preparation** The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention. The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) (effective 1 January 2019)-((Charities SORP (FRS102)), the Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS102) and Companies Act 2006. The Charity meets the definition of a public benefit entity under FRS102. Assets and liabilities are initially recognised at historical cost or transition value unless otherwise stated in the relevant accounting policy note (s). In preparing the financial statements the trustees have considered whether in applying the accounting policies required by FRS102 and the Charities SORP FRS102, the restatement of comparative items was required. After due consideration, it was concluded that no restatement of the comparatives was required. The financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. In arriving at this conclusion, the trustees have taken into account any material uncertainties that may affect the charity’s ability to continue as a going concern. The period covered by this assessment is at a minimum level of 12 months from the date of the approval of the accounts. ## **Recognition of incoming resources** These are included in the statement of financial activities (SOFA) when: the charity becomes entitled to the resources; the trustees are virtually certain they will receive the resources; and the monetary value can be measured with sufficient reliably. ## **Grants and donations** Grants and donations are only included in the SOFA when the Charity has unconditional entitlement to the resources. Donations represent voluntary amounts received during the year. ## **Fund accounting** General unrestricted funds comprise the accumulated surplus or deficit on income and expenditure account. They are available for use at the discretion of the Trustees in furtherance of the general objectives of the Charity. Restricted funds are funds subject to specific restricted conditions imposed by donors. 28 The notes on pages 28-35 form part of the accounts **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** Designated funds are funds which have been set aside at the discretion of the Trustees for specific purposes. There are no Designated Funds as at Balance Sheet date. ## **Resources expended** Expenditure is charged on an accrual basis and allocated to the appropriate headings in the accounts. All costs are allocated between the expenditure categories of the Statement of Financial Activities on a basis designed to reflect the use of the resources. Costs relating to a particular activity are allocated directly, others are apportioned on the basis of estimates of the proportion of time spent by staff on those activities. ## **Debtors** Trade and other debtors are recognised at the settlement amount due after any trade discount offered. Prepayments are valued at the amounts prepaid net of any trade discounts due. ## **Cash at bank and in hand** Cash at bank and in hand includes cash and short term highly liquid investments in deposits or similar accounts. ## **Creditors and provisions** Creditors and provisions are recognised where the charity has a present obligation resulting from a past event that will probably result in the transfer of funds to a third party and the amount due to settle the obligation can be measured or estimated reliably. Creditors and provisions are normally recognised at their settlement amount after allowing for any trade discounts due. ## **Depreciation** Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost of an asset, less its estimated residual value, over the useful economic life of that asset as follows: Equipment - 20% Straight line basis ## **2. INVESTMENT INCOME** |**VESTMENT INCOME**|||| |---|---|---|---| ||**Unrestricted**|**Total Funds**|Total Funds| ||**Funds**|**2023**|2022| ||**£**|**£**|£| |Bank interest receivable|**69**|**69**|55| ||=**=======**=|=**=======**=|**========**| 29 The notes on pages 28-35 form part of the accounts ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **3. INCOMING RESOURCES FROM CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES** |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds**|Total Funds| |---|---|---|---|---|---| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|2022| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|£| ||Grants, contracts and service level||||| ||agreements|**119,735**|
**1,290,482**|**1,410,217**|1,321,813| |||=**=================**=|=**=================**=|=**=================**=|**==================**| |**4. **|**OTHER INCOMING RESOURCES**||||| |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds**|Total Funds| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|2022| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|£| ||Other income|**102,819**|**5,774**|**108,593**|140,862| |||=**============**=**+**=**====**=**=================**|=**============**=|=**============**=|**=============**| |**5. **|**COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY**|**FUND TYPE**|||| |||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds**|Total Funds| |||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|2022| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|£| ||Community support services|**161,767**|**1,006,454**|**1,168,221**|1,265,014| ||Children & Young people services||**31,252**|**31,252**|12,310| ||Healthwatch Newham||**160,361**|**160,361**|173,461| ||Healthwatch Brent||**-**|**-**|-| ||Support costs|**45,733**||**45,733**|38,629| ||Governance costs (Note 7)|**6,600**||**6,600**|6,804| |||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |||**214,100**|**1,198,067**|**1,412,167**|1,496,218| |||=**=================**=|=**=================**=|=**=================**=|**==================**| |**6. **|**COSTS OF CHARITABLE ACTIVITIES BY**|**ACTIVITY TYPE**|||| |||||**Total Funds**|Total Funds| |||**Direct costs**|**Support costs**|**2023**|2022| |||**£**|**£**|**£**|£| ||Community support services|**1,168,221**|**45,733**|**1,213,954**|1,303,643| ||Children & Young people services|**31,252**|**-**|**31,252**|12,310| ||Healthwatch|**160,361**||**160,361**|173,461| ||Governance costs (Note 7)|**6,600**||**6,600**|6,804| |||------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| |||**1,366,434**|**45,733**|**1,412,167**|1,493,218| |||=**=================**=|=**===============**|=**=================**=|**==================**| 30 The notes on pages 28-35 form part of the accounts ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **7. GOVERNANCE COSTS** ||**Unrestricted**|**Restricted**|**Total Funds**|Total Funds| |---|---|---|---|---| ||**Funds**|**Funds**|**2023**|2022| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|£| |Audit fees|**6,600**||**6,600**|6,804| |Legal and professional fees||||-| |Costs of trustees' meetings, AGM etc||||-| |Other financial costs|**–**|**–**|**–**|-| ||--------------------------|----------------|--------------------------|--------------------------| ||**6,600**|**-**|**6,600**|6,804| ||=**============**=|=**=======**=|=**============**=|**=============**| |**TAFF COSTS AND EMOLUMENTS**||||| |**otal staff costs were as follows:**||||| ||||**2023**|2022| ||||**£**|£| |Wages and salaries|||**671,869**|667,298| |Social security costs|||**65,790**|69,224| |Other pension costs|||**24,257**|17,172| ||||------------------------------------|------------------------------------| ||||**761,916**|753,694| ||||=**=================**=|**==================**| ## **8. STAFF COSTS AND EMOLUMENTS** **Total staff costs were as follows:** ## **Particulars of employees:** The average number of employees during the year, calculated on the basis of full-time equivalents, was as follows: |**2023**|2022| |---|---| |**No**|No| |**27**|29| |=**=======**=|=**=======**=| No employee received remuneration of more than £60,000 during the year (2022 - Nil). The key management personnel of the charity comprise the Trustees and the Chief Executive Officer. The total employee benefits of the key management personnel of the charity was £58,401 (2022:£55,620). The Trustees do not receive any remuneration in respect of their role as Trustees. 31 The notes on pages 28-35 form part of the accounts **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **9. TANGIBLE FIXED ASSETS** ||**Fixtures,**|**fittings**| |---|---|---| |**COST**|**and equipment**|| |||**£**| |At 1 April 2022||**63,943**| |Additions in the year||**10,862**| |At 31 March 2023||**74,805**| |||=**===============**| |**DEPRECIATION**||| |At 1 April 2022||**60,393**| |Charge for the year||**4,239**| |||-------------------------------| |At 31 March 2023||**64,632**| |||=**===============**| |**NET BOOK VALUE**||| |**At 31 March 2023**||**10,173**| |||=**============**=| |At 31 March 2022||3,550| |||=**============**=| |**10. DEBTORS**||| ||**2023**|2022| ||**£**|£| |Trade debtors|**192,740**|269,708| |Other debtors and prepayments|**34,365**|85,212| ||------------------------------------|-------------------------------| ||**227,105**|354,920| ||=**=================**=|=**===============**| |**11. CREDITORS:** **Amounts falling due within one year**||| ||**2023**|2022| ||**£**|£| |Trade creditors||| ||**1,542**|807| |Other creditors|**79,305**|85,978| |Accruals and deferred income|**66,796**|279,872| ||-------------------------------|------------------------------------| ||**147,643**|366,657| ||=**===============**|=**=================**=| Included within Other Creditors is an amount of £28,987 representing the balance of Third Party Funds in respect of the Wormholt and White City Big Local Funding - £28,978 and RCCT - £9 . 32 The notes on pages 28-35 form part of the accounts ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **12. RESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS** ||**Balance at**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**||**Balance at**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**1 Apr 2022**|**resources**|**resources**|**Transfers**|**31 Mar 2023**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Community|||||| |support services|**109,079**|**1,111,122**|**1,006,454**||**213,747**| |Healthwatch|||||| |Newham|**11**|**168,974**|**160,361**||**8,624**| |Children & Young|||||| |People services|**5,350**|**17,160**|**31,252**|**-**|**(8,742)**| ||------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------| ||**114,440**|**1,297,256**|**1,198,067**||**213,629**| ||=**=================**=|=**=================**=|=**=================**=|=**===============**|**==================**| ## Details of Restricted Funds/Projects: Community Support Services – Building capacity in community organisations. Healthwatch – Delivery of local Healthwatch contracts. The transfers to Unrestricted Funds represents amounts initially spent on the delivery of the projects now reallocated. ## **13. UNRESTRICTED INCOME FUNDS** ||**Balance at**|**Incoming**|**Outgoing**||**Balance at**| |---|---|---|---|---|---| ||**1 Apr 2022**|**resources**|**resources**|**Transfers**|**31 Mar 2023**| ||**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**|**£**| |Designated Fund -|||||| |Contingency|**120,000**|**–**|**–**||**120,000**| |General Funds|**262,339**|**223,773**|**(214,100)**||**272,012**| ||-------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------| ||**382,339**|**223,773**|**(214,100)**||**392,012**| ||=**===============**|=**=================**=|=**=================**=|=**============**=|**===============**=| The transfer from Restricted Funds represents the recovery of amounts initially spent on the delivery of the project. The Designated Fund- - Contingency to cover additional costs in respect of responsibilities as an employer - £20,000 - Contingency to cover the cost of relocating the Community Barnet offices - £100,000 33 The notes on pages 28-35 form part of the accounts ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **14. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS** |**14. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS**|**14. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS**|**14. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS**|**14. ANALYSIS OF NET ASSETS BETWEEN FUNDS**| |---|---|---|---| |**Tangible fixed**
**assets**
**Net current**
**assets**
**Total**
**£**
**£**
**£**
**Restricted Income Funds:**

Community support services
**–**
**213,747**
**213,747**
Healthwatch Newham
**–**
**8,624**
**8,624**
Children & Young People services
**–**
**(8,742)**
**(8,742)**
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------------------------------------
**–**
**213,629**
**213,629**
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**Unrestricted Income Funds**
**10,173**
**381,839**
**392,012**
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**Total Funds**
**10,173**
**595,468**
**605,641**
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**15. RECONCILIATION OF THE NET (OUTGOING)/INCOMING RESOURCES TO NET CASH**
**INFLOW/(OUTFLOW) FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES**
2023
2022
£
£
Net (outgoing)\incoming resources
108,862
(2,997)
Depreciation charges
4,239
2,764
Interest received
(69)
(55)
(Increase)/Decrease in debtors
127,815
(68,109)
(Decrease)/Increase in creditors
(219,014)
(46,773)
Fixed Assets Additions
(10,862)
(704)
**Net cash inflow/(outflow) from operating activities**
**10,971**
**(115,874)**|||| |||**10,971**|**(115,874)**| **16. ANALYSIS OF CASH FLOWS FOR HEADINGS NETTED IN THE CASH FLOW STATEMENT** ||2023|2022| |---|---|---| |**Returns on investments and servicing of finance**|£|£| |Interest received|69|55| |**Net cash inflow for returns on investments and servicing of finance**|69|50| 34 The notes on pages 28-35 form part of the accounts ## **COMMUNITY BARNET COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE NOTES TO THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS YEAR ENDED 31 MARCH 2023** ## **17. ANALYSIS OF CHANGES IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS** ||At 1.4.22|Cash flow|At 31.3.23| |---|---|---|---| ||£|£|£| |Net Cash:|||| |Cash at bank|504,966|11,040|516,006| |Total|504,966|11,040|516,006| 35 The notes on pages 28-35 form part of the accounts