| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 Allexpenditureisincludedonanaccruals basisandisrecognisedwhenthereisa legalorconstructiveobligationtopay for itsexpenditure.llcostshave |
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 AccountingPolicies |
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tothecompany. | otherwisecomplywiththerequirementsoftheCompaniesAct2006relatingtoaccounts,sofarasapplicable | yearandofitsprofitorlossforthefinancialyearinaccordancewiththerequirementsofsection396andwhich | preparingaccountswhich give atrueandfair viewofthestateofaffairsofthecompanyasattheendofthefinancial | responsibilitiesforensuringthatthecompanykeepsaccountingrecordswhichcomplywithsection386andfor | theCompaniesAct2006andnonoticehasbeendepositedundersection476.Thedirectorsacknowledgetheir | Forthefinancialyearended31stMarch2021thecompanywasentitledtoexemptionfromauditundersection477of | relatingtosmallentities. | Theseaccountshavebeenpreparedinaccordancewiththespecial provisionsofPart15oftheCompaniesAct2006 | Thenotesonpages9to11formapartofthesefinancialstatements. | Fortheyearended31March2022 | NotestotheFinanclalStatements | (company limitedbyguarantee) |
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