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2022-03-31-accounts

Lucie-HelenaAdjo
Member
Yvette Robbin Coker
Member
SteveSellars
Treasurer
Yasmine Coulibaly
CompanySecretary
JenniferBerbeck
TrusteeandChair
Trustees languages intheLondon BoroughofLewisham andsurroundingareas. Theprincipal activityofthecharitablecompanyistoprovideinformation,adviceandsupporttospeakersofother Principalactivity Toundertakeanyothercharitablepurpose. reliefofpoverty, sickness and distress. Lewishamandneighbouringboroughsbytheadvancementofeducation,theprotectionofhealthandthe ThepromotionofanycharitablepurposeforthebenefitofthecommunityintheLondonBoroughof The objectsare Objectsofthecharity upto£1each. LMLASisa registered company, limited byguarantee.Membersofthecompanyhaveguaranteedtheliabilities LiabilitiesofMembers (FRS102) Thisreportcomplies withtheCharities Act 2011,theCompanies Act 2006andtheCharitiesSORP financiallyon1stApril 2003. Thisreportcoverstheperiod from1stApril 2021to31stMarch 2022. fortheyearended31stMarch 2022. Thecompanywasregisteredon22ndJanuary2002.Itstartedoperating The Trustees, whoactas directors forthepurposesofcompany law,presenttheirreportand financialstatements Report oftheTrustees fortheyearended31 March 2022 (Company limitedbyguarantee) Lewisham Multi Lingual Advice Service
residents. contributedtoLMLASexceedingourtargetand raisingover£700,000ingrantsand welfare benefits for Finally, I would liketothankallourfundersfortheircontinuesupportwhichhasassistedgreatlyand Recruitingmemberstomanagementcommittee Obtaining Quality Mark Fundraising Assistingresidentsaccessservicesandbenefits Our prioritiesfortheyearaheadincludethefollowing: manychallengesandausteritymeasuresfacingthevoluntary,publicandprivatesectors. Theservicehasbeeninoperationforover18yearsandcontinuestogo fromstrengthtostrength,despitethe Englishastheirfirstlanguage. supportatelephoneadvicelineandprovideadvice 3daysaweekonanoptionforclientsthatdon'thave Wearealsosupportedandinvolved in anewinitiativestartedbytheLondonBoroughofLewishamwherewe consumer,debt,destitution,education,employment,family, health, housing, immigrationandutilitiesrelated. pointsastheonlyorganisationinLewishamthatoffersadvice in allareasofwelfarebenefitsuptoappeallevel: LMLASissupportedbytheNationalLotteryFundandCity Bridgeandwillcontinuetobuildonitsuniqueselling communitiesofLewishamandsurroundingboroughs.Thisenablesresidentstoaccessservicesandbenefits. Lewisham Multi-Lingual Advice Service(LMLAS)isunique,providinginformationandadvicetodiverse Keyactivitiesoftheyear. setasidetoensurewewillbeabletocontinueouractivitiestoatleastMarch2023. betterHealthandTheCity BridgeTrustandtoMarch2023fromTheLondonBoroughofLewishamandreserve reserveoff117,260.WecurrentlyhavingfundingtoMarch2023fromtheCommunityLinks Bromley, Lewisham In2021-22theFinancial ActivitiesofLMLASfundersraisedto£103,925andexpenditurewas£144,488whichleft FinancialReview TheBoardaimstomaintainanunrestrictedreserveequivalenttothreemonthsrunningcosts. ReservesPolicy ReportoftheTrusteesfortheyearended31March2021(continued) (Company limitedbyguarantee) Lewisham Multi Lingual Advice Service
Chair eveelr
Jennifer Berbeck
ApprovedbyTrustees on 19th November 2022 and signed on their behalfby assetsofthecharity and prevent anddetectfraud andotherirregularities. 2006. They have general responsibility for taking suchstepsasarereasonablyopentothemtosafeguardthe ofthecharity and whichenablethemtoensurethatthefinancialstatementscomply withtheCompanies Act Keeping adequate accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any timethefinancial position TheTrusteesareresponsible for charitywillcontinueinoperation Preparethefinancialstatementonthegoing concern basis unless itisinappropriatetopresumethatthe disclosed and explainedinthefinancialstatement Statewhetherapplicable accountingstandardshavebeenfollowed, subjecttoany materialdepartures Makejudgementsandestimatesthatarereasonable andprudent Selectsuitableaccountingpoliciesandthenapplythemconsistently statements,thetrusteesarerequiredto: fair viewoftheaffairsofthecharity andofits financial activities duringtheyear.Inpreparingthosefinancial forthepurposesofcompany law,topreparea financialstatementfor each financial year, which give atrueand The law applicabletoincorporated charitiesinEngland and Wales requirestheTrusteeswhoarealso directors StatementoftheTrusteesResponsibilities Toundertakeanyothercharitablepurpose. health andthereliefofpoverty, sickness and distress; and Boroughofewishamand neighbouring boroughs bytheadvancementofeducation,theprotectionof TopromotethepromotionofanycharitablepurposeforthebenefitofthecommunityintheLondon Our Public BenefitStatementisourCharitable Objective: year,includingfunders, advisers, volunteersandsupporters TheTrusteeswould liketoconveytheirgratitudetoallthosewhohavesupportedtheorganisationthroughthe ReportoftheTrustees fortheyearended31 March 2022(continued) (Companylimitedbyguarantee) LewishamMultiLingualAdviceService
ManchesterM1 2JW DucieStreet Unit 15 Ducie House Counterculture PartnershipLLP Tom Wilcox reached. attentionshould be drawninthisreportinordertoenable aproperunderstandingoftheaccountstobe Ihavenoconcernsandhavecomeacrossnoothermattersinconnectionwiththeexaminationtowhich theaccounts have not been preparedinaccordance withtheCharitiesSORP(FRS102). partofanindependentexamination;or than any requirement that the accountsgivea 'true and fairviewwhichisnot a matter considered as theaccountsdonotcomply withtheaccountingrequirementsundersection396ofthe2006Actother theaccountsdonotaccord withthoserecords;or accounting records were not keptinaccordance with section 386ofthe2006 Act; or connectionwiththeexamination givingmecausetobelievethat: I have completedmyexamination. I can confirm thatnomaterial matters have come tomyattentionin Independentexaminer'sstatement 2011Act. examination,I have followedtheDirections given bytheCharity Commission(undersection145(5/b)ofthe charity'saccountsascarriedoutundersection145oftheCharitiesAct2011("the2011Act").Incarryingoutmy 16ofthe2006Actandareeligibleforindependentexamination, Ireportinrespectofmyexaminationofyour HavingsatisfiedmyselfthattheaccountsoftheCompanyarenotrequiredtobeauditedforthisyearunderPart Act") thepreparationoftheaccountsinaccordancewiththerequirementsoftheCompaniesAct2006("the2006 Thetrustees(whoarealsothedirectorsofthecompanyforthepurposesofcompanylaw)areresponsiblefor Responsibilitiesandbasisofreport Account,theBalanceSheetandtherelated notes. March 2022 which comprisetheStatementofFinancial Activities,theSummary Income and Expenditure Ireporttothecharitytrusteesonmyexaminationoftheaccountsoftheabovecharityfortheyearended31 IndependentExaminersReportfortheyearended31March2022 (Company limitedbyguarantee) Lewisham Multi Lingual Advice Service

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LewishamMultiUngualAdviceService recognisedamountsandthereisanintention to settleona netbasisor to realise the assetandsettlethelabilitysimultaneously. Financlal assets and liabilitles are offset, withthenetamountspresentedinthefinancialstatements,whentherels a legally enforceable righttosetoffthe FinancialInstrumentsarerecognisedinthecharity'sbalancesheetwhenthecharitybecomespartytothecontractualprovisionsoftheinstrument. ofits financialinstruments. The charityhaselectedtoapplytheprovisionsofSection 11 'Basic FinanclalInstruments'andSection12'OtherFinancialInstrumentsIssues'ofFRS102toall FinanclalInstruments less,andbankoverdrafts.Bankoverdraftsareshownwithinborrowingsincurrentliablities. Cashandcashequivalentsincludecashinhand,depositsheldatcallwithbanks,othershort-termliquidinvestmentswithoriginalmaturitiesofthreemonthsor Cashandcashequlvalents Allremainingcostsareclassifiedassupportcosts.Supportcostsarethosethatassisttheworkofthecharitybutdonotdirectlyrepresentcharitableactivities. examinationfees,costslinkedtothestrategicmanagementoftheCharity,togetherwithashareofotheradministrationcosts. Governance costs includethosecosts associated with meetingtheconstitutional andstatutoryrequirements oftheCharity, including anyaudit/independent includingthemakingofgrantsandgovernancecosts. Expenditureoncharitableactivitiescomprisesthecostsincurred bytheCharityinthedeliveryofits activitilesandservicesinthefurtheranceofitsobjects, IrrecoverableVATischargedasacostagainsttheactivityforwhichtheexpenditurewasincurred. beendirectlyattributedorproportionallychargedtothefunctionalcategorlesofresourcesexpendedintheSOFA. Expenditure
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donation. requiredeferraloftheamount.IncometaxrecoverableinrelationtodonationsreceivedunderGiftAidordeedsofcovenantis recognisedatthetimeofthe Cashdonationsarerecognisedonreceipt.Otherdonationsarerecognisedoncethecharityhasbeennotifiedofthedonation,unlessperformanceconditions measured.Noamountsareincluded forthecontributionofgeneral volunteers. thecosttothedonorortheestimatedresale value.Donatedfacilitiesandservicesarerecognisedintheaccountswhenreceivedifthevaluecanbereliably incomefrom donated goodsismeasuredatthefair valueofthe goods unless thisisimpracticaltomeasure rliably,inwhich casethevalueisderived from reliably.Grantsofageneralnaturethatarenotconditionalondeliveringcertainlevelsofserviceareincludedindonationsandlegacies. incomefromdonationsorgrantsisrecognisedwhenthereisevidenceofentitlementtothegift,receiptisprobable,anditsamountcanbemeasured income: withthetransactionwillflowtothecharityandtheamountcanbereliablymeasured.Thefollowingspecific policiesareappliedtoparticularcategoriesof Allincomeisincludedinthestatementoffinancial activitieswhenentitlementhaspassedtothecharity; itisprobablethattheeconomicbenefitsassociated Income purpose.Restrictedfundsareavailableforusesubjecttorestrictionsimposedbythedonororthroughtermsofanappeal. otherpurposes.Designatedfundsareunrestrictedfundsofthecharity whichthetrusteeshavedecidedattheirdiscretiontosetasidetousefora specific Unrestrictedfundsareavailableforuseatthediscretionofthetrusteesinfurtheranceoftheircharitableobjectives unlessthefundshavebeendesignatedfor Charitablefunds operationstocontinueatasustainablelevelforaperiodofatleast12monthsfromtheapprovaloftheaccountsbythetrustees. efinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedona goingconcernbasisasthetrusteesareconfidentthatsufficientfundswillbeavailabletoenable tooperatefortheforeseeablefuture. havenorealisticalternmativebuttodoso.Underagoingconcernbasis,theaccountingpoliciesadoptedassumethat thatcharitablecompanywillcontinue FR$102requiresthetrusteestoadoptagoingconcernbasisinpreparingthefinancialstatementsunlesstheyintendtoliquidatethecharitablecompanyor GoingcOncern unlessotherwisestatedintherelevantaccountingpolicynotes. ThecharitymeetsthedefinitionofapublicbenefitentityunderFRS102.Assetsandliabilitiesareinitiallyrecognisedathistoricalcostortransactionvalue editionissuedinJanuary2019)",theFinancialReportingStandardapplicableintheUKandRepublicofIreland(FRS102)andtheCompaniesAct2005. and"AccountingandReportingbyCharities:StatementofRecommendedPractice-AccountingandReportingbyCharities(SORP(FRS102),second Thefinancialstatementshavebeenpreparedinaccordancewiththecharitablecompany'smemorandumandarticlesofassociation,theCharitiesAct2011 ACcountingconvention Lewisham Multi Lingual Advice Service is aprivatecompanylimited byguaranteeincorporatedinEngland. Charityinformation 1
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tothecompany. otherwisecomplywiththerequirementsoftheCompaniesAct2006relatingtoaccounts,sofarasapplicable yearandofitsprofitorlossforthefinancialyearinaccordancewiththerequirementsofsection396andwhich preparingaccountswhich give atrueandfair viewofthestateofaffairsofthecompanyasattheendofthefinancial responsibilitiesforensuringthatthecompanykeepsaccountingrecordswhichcomplywithsection386andfor theCompaniesAct2006andnonoticehasbeendepositedundersection476.Thedirectorsacknowledgetheir Forthefinancialyearended31stMarch2021thecompanywasentitledtoexemptionfromauditundersection477of relatingtosmallentities. Theseaccountshavebeenpreparedinaccordancewiththespecial provisionsofPart15oftheCompaniesAct2006 Thenotesonpages9to11formapartofthesefinancialstatements. Fortheyearended31March2022 NotestotheFinanclalStatements (company limitedbyguarantee)