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The Registered Company Number is'. ¢)4425014 The Charity Registration Number is: 1099664 Wellbeing Connect Services (formerty known as Ebony People's Association) Company Limited By Guarantee Report of the Trustees and Financial Ststements For the year ended 31 March 2022

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WELLBEING CONNECT SERVICES {f0M)er￿ known as Ebony People's As50ciatlonl Company Limited By Guarantee Lesal and Adminlstratlve Inforniatlon CHARITY NUMBER: 1099664 COMPANY NUMBER: 04425014 The Board of DirectorslTrustee5 DrTheresa Ekong Michael Osinibi Akpevboghene Isaac Ogilo Jennifer Ugomma Ezinne Okorle Joana Spio Registered Offi 215 Fore Street Edmonton London N18 2TZ Bankers Barclays Bank PIC I Churchill Place London E14 5HP Independent Examiner Daniel Dele-ojo FCCA rimi and Co. Chartered Certlfied Accountants Arundel Business Centre 49 Ststion Road Harold Wood Romford RM3 OBS

WELLBEING CONNE￿ SERVICES Ifomierty known as Ebony People's As50ciationl Company Limited By Guarantee Report of the Trustees Yearended 31 March 2022 The Trustees present their annual report togetherwith the financial statements of the Charlty for the year ended 31 March 2022. Wellbeing Connert Services is a company limited by guarantee and a re8iStered charity 8overned by its memorandum and articles of associatlon. Charity number: 1099664. Company number 04425014. ATEMENT OFTRUSfEES RESPONSIBILMES Company law require5 the trustees to prepare financial statements for each financial year, which gives a true and frdlr view of the state of affairs of the charitable company as 8t the balance sheet date and of Its Incomlng reSoUr￿S and applicatlon of resources, includin8 income and expenditure, for the financial year. In preparing those financtal statements, the trustees are required to'.- - Select suitable accounting policies and then appty them consistently: Make judgments and estimate5 that are reasonable and prudent Prepare the financial statements on the golng concern basis unless it is inappropriate to presume that the company will continue in operation. The trustees are responsible for keeping proper accounting records which disclose with reasonable accuracy at any time the financial position of the organisation to ensure that the fjnancial statefflents comply with the Companies Act 2IJO6. The Trustees are a150 responsible for safeguarding the assets of the organization and for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and detection of fraud and other irre8ularities. OBJECtIVES OFTHE AssoaATION The objectives of the association are governed by a constitution: To relieve the hardship and distress of Individuals arTd famille5 of African and Caribbean origln who are experiencing mentsl health problems in their life. REVIEW OF AcnvmES DURING THE YEAR Wellbeing Connect Servicès {WCSI is a mental health organization operating in London. We provide support to all black and minority ethnic groups who are experiencing or have past experience of mental distress or ill health. During the year WCS provided advocary and support to individuals and their families in 3reas such as health Imental and phy5É¢all. debtjbeneffts, crime. domestic violence. Immigratlon, houslng and empioymenL

WELLBEING CONNEcf SERVICES (WCS) (fonnerly known as Ebony People's Association) Report of the Trustees Iconydl Year eFbJed 31 March 2022 WCS also provided 5UPPQrt artd advke fOrCare￿ and chlldren of familieswith mentsl health probEems. Basic sUPPOrt wa5 in the form of respite forcarers and ChI￿reD. On a weekly basis durtng the year$L￿port was gNeTh on 8verage to 65 famiftesand children. REVIEW OF HNANCIALACTMTIES DURING THE YEAR The accountsforthe year under review are attached. The rnain source of the charws inume is from grants. There were other small osh donatK¢nsfrom indriiduals. Duringthe ye3rgrant income amounted to £175,121 compared with £222,456 forthe prevlou5 year. Totsl incoming resource5 were spent on the charitable activities on Advocacy &Support, Children & Fami1s and Respire & Support. There wa5 a net defiett of £5,235 forthe year. The charitable artNities carried out during the yearwere mainty from totsl incomin8 resource5 in the year as well asthe utyllbition of the net incomifig resour￿ brought foTward of £94.14& The r￿t in￿ming ￿$oU￿es being carried forward including reserves is now E112.909. APPOINTM￿OF￿U5TEE& INDUCTION AND TRAINING Tru5tee5 are appointed by the Board of Tru5tee5 using the basic 5kilts suNey method with more rellant on persons who have the relevant 5killsand expertise required by the tharity. ca￿ is tsken to ensure the Board hasthe rlght mlx of ski115 and experience to discharge its duttes and ensure efFecti¥e governano and managemenL Atrustee Induction is Organ￿ed for all new trustees to famillarr￿ t￿M with the contents of the Memorandum & Article5 of Association of the Charity. their legal obl￿atIons, roles and responsibilities undercharities Act and Company Law. Where necessary formal trainlng Is also organized for neWtr4￿tees to equip them with the knowled8e arbd skills rèquired fortheir roles. The current policyof the Charty is to maintain a reasonable amount of reserve dependlng upon the financial urcumstsnces of the charity to enable itto continue wlth its operation. RISK REVIEW The trustees Identifythe major risksto which the charity is expod each financial year when preparlng and up(latlnB Stratsgi¢ plan5, Èrl Particularthose ￿lats￿ to the operatlons and flnanos of the charity. The trustees then revlewany major rTrsks which have been identlfied and establas system5 to mltigate those rfsks. The charity is satisfied that there a￿ systemsln pL7ceto mltlgate their expDsure to the major rlsks which have been so identifted and rÈv*wed. The report wa5 approved bythetrustees on 12 September2022 and SiBneil on thelrbehalf by: Akpevt￿h&ne tsaac Ogllo DlrectorlTrL

WELLBEING CONNECT SERVICES Ifonnerfy known as Ebony People's Association) Company Limited By Guarantee Independent Examiner's Report on the unaudited Accounts of Wellbeing Connecr Services Year ended 31 March 2022 We report on the accounts ofthe tharitible company forthe yeaf ended 31 March 2022 whith are set out o pages 5 to 13. Respectfve resp￿sIbIlItIeS of trustee5 and wAarnlner. The trustees who are also the dirertors of the companyfor the purposes of comparjy law are responsible for the preparatlon of the accounts. Thetrustees consldeT that an audlt Is not required forthis year under sectlon 43121 of the Charitie5 Act 1993 (the 1993 Act) and th* an independent examination is needed. Having 5atlsfied ourselves that the charity trs not 51Jbject to an audtt under ¢ompany law and is ellgible for independent examination, it is our responsibility to.. examine the accounts under settion 43 of the 1993 Att,. follow the procedures laid down in the general DIr￿tIOns gNen by the Charity Commisslon lunder section 43171 Ibl of the Att, as amendedl- and stste whether particular mattets have cometo our attention 8as15 of Independent examlnerfs stat•ment Our examination was can5ed out in accordance with 8eneTal Dire¢tions given by the ChaTity Commlsslon. An examination include5 a revÉew of the aCcO￿ntIng Tecords kept by the charity and a comparison of zhe accounts presented with those records. It also Includes con5iLleration of èny unusual items or disclosures in the accounts, and seeking explanations from you as trustees cOn￿mIng any such matters. The procedures undertaken (Jo not provtde all the evidence thatwould be required ift an audit, and consequently no opinion is given as to whether the 3ccounts present a.true and fair ¥Se￿ and the report Is limited to those matters set out in the ststement below. Independent examinerfs statement In connection wlth our examination, no nwtter has come to our attention- whith 8ives us reasonable cause to believe that, tn any materlal re5pec¢ thè requlrements: to keep accountinB records in accordance with section 386 of the Companie5 Att 2006 and to prepare accounts whlch accord with the accountlnB records, comply with the accounting requirements of sectlon 396 of the Companie5 Act 2006 and ￿th the methods and principle5 of the Statement of Recommended PrattÉce= Account and Reportyng by CharitÉes have not been met,. or to which in our opinion, attefttion should be drawn in orderto enable a proper understandlng of the accounts to be reached Daniel Dele-olo FCCA rirni and Co. Chartered Certified Accountsnts Date 12 September 2022

Wellbelng Connect Servlce8 - Statement of Flnandal Actlvltles for the year ended 31 Ma￿h 2022 Stat•mont of Finaneial Activities for tha yearended 31 March 2022 SORP ￿f9￿t￿l Unro8trlGtod Furtd6 Gurtertyear CuNentye Tolal Fund• Prioryear Total FundB Fun(k 20X In¢om8 & Endowments Irom: DoTratiorB & Grants 175,121 176.762 226,393 Expondlturn on: Raising fijnds Charitabb advibg¥ 1660 174447 178.447 132.699 Total oxpendltura 180.997 180,997 132,699 Net Incorne forthe year 16,87BI 16.2361 94694 Transfer• b•twegn fvnd¥ 24,tKXs Nèt In¢om8 after transfvrs 18,124 11786 93,694 Net rnovwnnt In fvods 641 18,124 14786 53,894 R•conelll•tlon of funds:. Total fvnd8 brouBltt¥orpryl 94.144 94144 451 Total fuThl8 carrfod foThYard 841 111288 111909 94,145

C&8h atbwdE ￿ In hwKE 113.$29 111￿8 94.145 9(145 112.269 94,148 111269 94,145 UmBlelad Funds Tottl ¢1odtyfvndB 111909 94,146 Tho thr8thr4 IIDtslo8¥1 INYO nQtwu￿thts fnwany ￿ oblOUI an seth)n476 trftho a￿D￿hav• Lwj pTrpared In accordwwith thè pmwion& tsCtynp8￿VJJbio￿ to thg smll Compari￿ FinaKaiReporting StondardforSm*r Etitik$18ffethÈ 2￿) Tru6ts0

The accountin8 policies and notes on pages 7 to 13 forni part of these financial statements. WELLBEING CONNEcf SERVICES Iformerly known as Ebony People's Association) Company Limited By Guarantee Notes to the Financial Ststements Year ended 31 March 2022 l Accountlng Polldes Accountlng convention The financial statements have been prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard for Smaller Entities leffective 20081. the Companies Act 2006 the Statement of Recommended Practice, Accounting Reporting by Charltles ISORP 20051 issued in March 2005. No separate income and expenditure account has been included because the company has no endowment funds. bl Donallons and grants Income from donations and grants, including capitsl grants. is included in incoming re50urce5 when these are receivable. except as follows: When donors specify that donations and grants given to the charity must be used in future accounting pertods, the income is deferred until those periods When donors impose condTtbons. which have to be fulfilled. before the charity becomes entitled to use such income, the Income is deferred and not included in incoming resources until the pre-conditions for use have been met. When donors speclfy that donations and grants, including capital grdnts, are for particular restricted purposes, which do not amount to P￿-conditIOnS regarding entttlemenL this income is included in incoming resource5 of restricted funds when receivable. Ineome Income is accounted of on accrual basis. The Charitvs income is Main￿ from grants and donations.

WELLBEING CONNECT SERVICES Ifonllerly known 35 Ebony People's As50ciationl Notes to the Financial Statements Yearended 31 March 2022 2 Resources expended Expenditure is recognized on an accrual basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes VAT as the Charlty is not registered for VAT and therefore is reported as part of the expenditure to which it relates Costs of 8eneratin8 fund5 comprise the costs associated wth attracting grant income. No such cost has been recognized in the year. Charltable expenditure comprises those costs incurred by the Charity in the delivery of its charitable èctivtties of Advocacy and Support, Children and Family Services and Respite & Support. It include5 both costs that can be allocated directly to such activities and those costs of an indirect nature necessary to support them. Support costs are the￿fOre not shown separately in the statement of financial activlties. Governance c05ts include those costs associated with meeting the constitutional and statutory requirements of the Charity and include accountancy fees and costs linked to the strategic management of the Charity. All costs are allocated between the expendtture categories of the SOFA on a basts designed to reflect the use of the resource. Costs relating to a partlcular activvty are allocated directly,. others are apportioned on an appropriate basis e.g.. time based and used. 3 Tatstton There is no liability to any UK Tax arising neither from the results nor from any activity of the Charity

Wellbeing Connect Services Detsil¢d •alysls of Incom8 and expendlturefortheyoar ¢nded 31 Ma￿h 2022 as r9quirBd by th8 SORP 2015 Thls analysls Is classsmlodby ¢onvwdonalnomlno1 dgs¢riptth andnotbyactivlty. 4 Donatlons, Grants and L•gaGI CurnntyO8r CuNontyoar QJttonty￿T Unrestrktsd Regtrlthd Total Fut Fub Funds P￿Or Year Total Fund8 2022 2022 2021 Don>tlon8 •nd 9Wls from IndMduai* Srnall donations ift0ivk1u￿tyIe88 than £10C#) 3,237 Total domtions •nd ilfts from 1ndlv1d￿1& 3.237 rgrtyear Cyrr•ntJw Currnnty04r Prloryfyar Unmb1ctsd It0￿cted Funds Totsl Fund8 Fur Fund• 2022 2021 R•vanvo grants from gov•rnmgnt4nd publ1¢ bodle8 En￿1￿ t)isabilrty A¢tkJn (Advwl 20,748 20.748 20,748 LoThJon Communty Foundation 27,913 Mkddb59x University- Placerwt 2,1 41(KJ 700 LoThaon Borough of (Youn9 London8rs Fund) Klind in Enfield (Sec 75 funditvJl 35.4C(¢ 9,379 9A79 18,758 London Borouoh of Enfeld (Holiday Ath"vil"es and Food Proyramm&l Enfield Town Sch¢)tsL8' P8rts)er8hlp 3.OCK) 2.000 8,532 Bam8rdo's 83,605 City of London 10,OCK) Marsh UK ICharill8x Aid Foundatton) 50.OCK) 15.0 NH8 North Cenitai L¢maon GCG (Advocacy and School Debatss) NHS Norlh Central London CCG {lneqU81￿eS Fundsl Southgats Rotsry Club 30,000 30.000 700 London Borow of Enffdd (Enfietd Cowd Local Support Granti Lmdon Borouoh of Enfi81d {Surnmwr Uni l¥ogr&nme) 1200

Wellbekng Connect Services D•tsll•d an•tysis of incom? and oxp•nditur• lorthe year ended 31 Moreh 2022 a8 requ5red by the SORP 2015 London BoTough of Enfiehl IPraL*cal Suprx)rt Grant) Totsl publie #8Ctor rnvenu8 grnnia 175,121 175,121 223.166 Total Donatlons, Grants and Legacles Total Donations. Grnnts and LogaGles 175.121 175.762 226,393 S Expandlture on eharitable acttvitles- Dlrnct spendlng CUrrenty￿r CfftntyegT Currwrty8aT PrfoiY6or Unre¥trJeiod Rwtrt¢i8d Totyi FurKIB Total Fund8 Funds Fund& 2022 2021 Staff Salaries Izgro COnt￿t hcHJts part tlme)- charitable actNf(ies Employers, Nl - Ch8rit8ble thties Contract Workers {Project Directors I Counsellors l Therapists I Social Worf(erl P￿esSIOnal Indemnity insurance 00.868 3,g61 2,242 61,801 40,241 2,314 2.314 2,134 Total fllrectspendlng 118.744 q18.744 89,226 Ex￿ndIture on charltalrte a¢tivitio> Grantfunding of a¢tlYltles Currortyear Cur¥orbtyear Currgrtyear PrfoTY Unr88trtt￿ R8Bts1dBd Toial Futth T(lal FundB Funds Cumt Year 2022 2022 2021 Proiect Pather (Edm(rtin Community 15,100 14100 Total grnnlmaking ¢0•ts 15,11)O 15,100 10

Wellbelng Connect Servlce4 D•tslled anatysis of income and expgnditurofor the year Ond￿ 31 Mar¢h 2022 as rnqulrod by the SORP 2015 7 Support costs for charitablg actiYib•s eurnntyear C¥Yyorty￿T Curfonty••r Prfor Y￿r Unr•strfctsd R￿l*leted Totsl Funds Total FUN Furtds Funds Cunwrt Year 2022 2022 2022 Employeg a>sts notincludvdin diro¢t¢o8ts Delinwj contribution pension costs - recharged employees 791 791 478 Volunteercosts Volunteers. expenses Uziiza Ltd (Food Bankl Delicasil Ltd (Food Bank) Travel and subsistence- volunteèrs 4,260 4260 3,866 1,890 3.800 4090 Premises Expenses Rent payabte under operating leaBgs Rat&8 and water charges Llght heal and power Cleaning and waste management 9.750 447 4,318 9,760 447 318 386 9,760 176 2,241 110 Admlnistrative overheads Telephone, fax and intemet Stationery and printing Infomiation and publications Membership subscriptions Equipment expenses sOf￿are licAnw and exp￿SeS Infomation Commissionels Repairs and mairttenance Digital services El&trc81 expenses 1.233 1,825 1,572 1,823 2.099 1.825 1358 378 9,977 750 378 750 1.280 1(X) 100 250 Profession￿ I￿pa￿t0 tho Audftoror1ndepè￿EXamlner1n addkn to audlt8nd ex?mlnation fees As detailed in Nr&o 8 550 Professlonal fees paid to advlsora otherthan Iheaudltororexamlner Accountancy foe$ othar than examination or audit fees 150 150 1QO Support costs befor9 Teall(Thtlon 43A72 Total support c(￿- Current Year 44.606 43,472 11

Wellbelng Connect SeNlces Dotalled anatysis of income and expendiiuro forthe year endod 31 March 2022 as requlred by the SOKO 2015 8 Other ExpendI￿re- Governance costs CyNgnty•ar Cwrnttty•ar ¢￿P￿tyear Prforyear ilnm•tslctsd Reytrifjted T¢io1 Fund8 Totsl Fur#J8 FurbJB Fund8 2022 2022 20ZZ 2021 Fe8s pakl to ts examin6fs fimi Totsl addltlonal fe08 Includ￿ In •upwrt C08ts at Note 7 550 All the expendituTe in the prior year was unre8tiitknd. Pmfessional fees pald to the Audltor orlndependent Examln¢rin ad(Iltlon to auditand examin8tlon Ptloryw Prnryear Ptiory Funts F¥nd8 9 Total Charltsljlo axponditUT• ¢urMtyowr Cumniy68r Cuffontygar Prloryear Rpjtiiciod Total Funtls Tolal Fut Fund• 2022 Cunynt Year Funds 2022 2021 Totsl direct spending Project Partner (Edmont(￿ Gommunty Partn8fshÉp) Total 8UPPOrt costs 118,744 15,1(KJ 44.605 118,744 16.100 44.60$ 89.226 41472 Total EhaAtablè 0xpend￿re 178,449 178A49 131698 12

Wellbelng Connect Servlces Detalled analysls of Incom• and expendliure for th• yaar Ond￿ 31 March 2022 4$ requlred by thè SORP 2015 10 Exp¢ndltur• on ralslng funds CwFgntyw Cun¥#tJwr Cmntjwr PrIorY￿r R85trtct•d Totsl Funds Totsl Funds Fund• 2022 Cunwrt Year Fund• 2022 2022 2021 Costs for fundrai$ing Totsl fundralslng costs 2WO 13